Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Recovery, Improvement & Transformation Board will take place REMOTELY on Monday 23 August 2021 at 10.30am.

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

1. Apologies for Absence    
        
2. Declarations of Interest

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. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Geàrr-chunntas na Coinneimh Roimhe

There is circulated for noting Minutes of Meeting of the previous meeting held on 24 May 2021 which were approved by the Council on 24 June 2021.
        
4. Recovery Action Plan: Update and Exceptions Report
Plana Gnìomh Ath-shlànachaidh: Aithisg Ùrachaidh agus Eisgeachdan

There is circulated Report No RB/10/21 dated 9 August 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer Transformation.

The Board is invited to note:- 

i.    the latest summary of progress against the Council’s Recovery Action Plan;
ii.    any recommendation or observations to Council in respect of progress on the Recovery Plan and associated actions; and
iii.    the overall status of the Recovery Action Plan including that with one exception, actions are now complete, business as usual or are subsumed into the Transformation Programme, an update on which is also reported within today’s agenda.
        
5. Improvement and Transformation Programme 2021-2022 Update
Fios às Ùr mu Phrògram Leasachaidh is Cruth-atharrachaidh 2021-2022 

There is circulated Report No RB/11/21 dated 13 August 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer Transformation.

The Board is invited to note:-

i.    the latest progress on the Council’s Improvement and Transformation  Programme’s Projects;
ii.    the ongoing progress regarding recruitment to the posts within the Improvement and Transformation Programme;
iii.    the latest progress on the Council’s Improvement and Transformation Programme in respect of the 21/22 cashable benefits; and
iv.    the ongoing work in the PMO implementing the use of existing technologies to deliver enhanced support for a complex and significant programme and the sharing of good project management practice across the Council and partners.
        
6. Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund Bid Update
Maoin Dèanamh Cothromach – Fios às Ùr

There is circulated Report No RB/12/21 dated 16 August 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment and Economy.

The Board is invited to note the update.
        
7. Roads Investment Update
Fios às Ùr mu Thasgadh Rathaidean

There will follow Report No RB/13/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment and Economy.