Agendas, reports and minutes

A special meeting of the Caithness Committee will take place remotely on Friday 19 February 2021 at 10.00am.

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

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. Town Centre Fund
Maoin Meadhan a’ Bhaile

There is circulated Report No CC/07/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. consider and agree investing £16,100 in CCTV infrastructure in Wick;
ii. consider and agree investing £25,625 in CCTV infrastructure in Thurso; and
iii. consider and agree the proposed variance to the agreed 2019/20 TCF project to be delivered by Thurso Community Development Trust and award the remaining 2020/21 TCF allocation of £2,379 towards its delivery.

4. Wick and Thurso Active Travel Plans
Planaichean Siubhal Gnìomhach Inbhir Ùige is Inbhir Theòrsa

There is re-circulated Report No CC/05/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment.

The Committee is invited to:-

iv. note the contents of the report, in particular the recent policies that identify walking, wheeling and cycling at the top of the sustainable transport hierarchy;
v. approve the use of the Wick and Thurso Active Travel Masterplans as material consideration when dealing with development proposals and as supporting documents for funding bids; and
vi. agree to delegate authority to the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment to liaise with other bodies, including Transport Scotland, with a view to identifying funding opportunities and a delivery programme to target early improvements across the Wick and Thurso active travel network.