Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the City of Inverness Area Committee will take place REMOTELY on Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 10.00am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

Business

1. Apologies for Absence    
Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. New Years Honours
Urraman na Bliadhna Ùire

Members are advised that the following individual has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List: -

Paula Morag Lloyd, for services to the Vulnerable in Inverness during the Covid-19 Response (Inverness).

4. Spaces for People – Updates and Next Steps
Àiteachan do Dhaoine – Fios às Ùr

There is circulated Report No. CIA/2/21 dated 3 February 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Infrastructure and Environment.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.     consider the progress made to implement the Spaces for People Highland project to support physical distancing during the pandemic; 
ii.    note the outcome of monitoring of interventions; 
iii.   note that work is progressing on schemes for Riverside Way & Millburn Road through the Inverness City Active Travel Network project; 
iv.    agree to retain the four key interventions in Inverness whilst Government recommendations for physical distancing remain in place, including extending Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders under Coronavirus legislation, if required; 
v.     agree for officers to develop design options for a permanent street change for Academy Street for consideration at a future committee, and 
vi.    agree for officers to develop design options for a permanent street change around Inverness Castle for consideration at a future committee. 

5. Events and Festivals
Tachartasan agus Fèisean

There is circulated Report No. CIA/3/21 dated 28 January 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Transformation.

The Committee is invited to:- 

i.     agree the vision, values and objectives detailed in Appendix 1; 
ii.    agree to preserve the current events & festivals budget in the sum of £0.303m to support the development of a refreshed events and festivals programme;  
iii.   note that the governance arrangements with scrutiny through the Events and Festivals Working Group, with annual reports to CIAC will continue; and
iv.    note the next steps as detailed in section 7.1 of this report and that a subsequent paper will be presented at the May 2021 CIAC.

6. Housing Revenue Account: Garage Rents 2021/22
Cunntas Teachd-a-steach Taigheadais: Màil Gharaidsean 2020/21

There is circulated Report No. CIA/4/21 dated 3 February 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to agree a level of rent increase to apply to Inverness Garages and Garage Sites.

7. Inverness Common Good Fund
Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Nis

a) 2019/20 Final Position, Financial Monitoring and Capital Projects
Sgrùdadh Ionmhasail agus Pròiseactan Calpa

There is circulated Report No. CIA/5/21 dated 3 February 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Resources and Finance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.     consider the Inverness Common Good Fund final monitoring report for 2019/20 and balance sheet as at 31st March 2020; 
ii.    consider the financial monitoring report to 31 December 2020; and note that overall expenditure is within agreed budgets; and
iii.   scrutinise the current status of capital projects.

b) Grants Applications over £10,000
Iarrtasan Tabhartais thar £10,000

There is circulated Report No. CIA/6/21 dated 26 January 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Resources and Finance.

In this connection, there is circulated separately a copy of supporting documentation as Booklet A.

The Committee is invited to consider the applications for funding.

c) ICGF Budget Setting for 2021/22 and Capital Programme
Buidseat ICGF – 2021/22

There is circulated Report No. CIA/7/21 dated 2 February 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer, Resources and Finance and Executive Chief Officer, Communities and Place.

The Committee is invited to agree the Common Good Fund budget for 2021/22 detailed within the report and Appendices

8. Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:-

i.     City of Inverness Area Committee held on 19 November 2020 and 18 January 2021 (Special) for noting; 
ii.    Inverness City Arts Working Group held on 10 December 2020 for approval;
iii.   Inverness Common Good Fund Grants Sub-Committee held on 27 November 2020 and 25 January 2021 for approval;
iv.    Victorian Market Stakeholders Group held on 10 November 2020, 8 December 2020 and 12 January 2021 for noting; and
v.     City and Area of Inverness Economic Recovery Sub-Group held on 9 December 2020 and 21 January 2021 for noting.