Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Nairnshire Committee will take place Remotely on Monday 23 January 2023 at 10.30am.

Recording Notice: Please note this meeting will be recorded and uploaded to the Council’s YouTube channel

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 provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Housing Revenue Account: Garage Rents 2023/24
Cunntas Teachd-a-steach Taigheadais: Màil Gharaidsean 2023/24

There is circulated Report No NC/01/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.
The Committee is invited to agree a level of rent increase to apply to Nairnshire Garages and Garage Sites.

4. Nairnshire HRA Capital Programme 2022-23 Update and 2023-27 Programme
Cunntas às Ùr air Prògram Calpa Cunntas Teachd-a-steach Taigheadais 2022-23 agus Prògram 2023-27

There is circulated Report No NC/02/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.
The Committee is invited to

i.   note the update on the 2022-23 Nairnshire HRA Capital Programme at section 5 of the report and Appendix 1 to the report;
ii.  note the resources available to Nairnshire at paragraph 6.7 of the report;
iii. agree the proposed investment priorities in the HRA Capital Programme for Nairnshire 2023-27 as set out in Appendix 2 to the report; and
iv.  note that updates on the Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme will continue to be provided through ward briefings and at future Local Committees as requested by local Members, in addition to reporting to Housing and Property Committee.  

5. Area Roads Capital Programme 2023/24
Prògram Calpa Rathaidean Sgìreil 2023/24

There is circulated Report No NC/03/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment & Economy.
The Committee is invited to approve the proposed 2023/24 Area Roads Capital Programme for Nairn Area.

6. Community Regeneration Funding – Assessment of Applications
Maoineachadh Ath-nuadhachadh Coimhearsnachd – Measadh Iarrtasan

There is circulated Report No NC/04/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment & Economy.
The Committee is invited to:

i.  consider all applications presented for funding and agree whether to approve, defer or reject the application.  An approval of funding should detail the amount approved and outline any conditions of funding that Members wish to attach to the approval over and above the required technical conditions.  A deferral would allow an applicant to resubmit the current application at a future date with updated information or for the project to be approved subject to further funding becoming available. A rejection would mean that the application will not proceed and any future application to the fund should be brought forward initially as a new expression of interest; and  
ii. agree which applications should receive a funding award from Highland Coastal Communities Fund up to the value of the available area allocation.

7. Nairn Common Good Fund – Audited Accounts 2021/22, 2022/23 Quarter 3 Monitoring and General Update, 2023/24 Budget
Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Narann – Cunntasan Sgrùdaichte 2021/22, Sgrùdadh Ràitheil Cairteil 3 2022/23 agus Cunntas Coitcheann Às Ùr, Buidseat 2023/24

There is circulated Report No NC/05/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Communities and Place.
The Committee is asked to:

i.   agree the Nairn Common Good Fund Statement of Accounts for 2021/22 (Appendix 1a) and the final 21/22 Monitoring Statement (Appendix 1b); 
ii.  note the position of the Nairn Common Good Fund and 2022/23 outturn as shown in the Quarter 3 monitoring statement against budget (Appendix 2a and 2b); 
iii. agree the Nairn Common Good Fund budget for 2023/24 detailed within the report (Appendix 3); and 
iv.  as part of the 2023/24 budget and agree to the:
1.)  creation of a new part time Nairn Common Good Fund Officer post to support the development of the Fund and its associated project work; and
2.)  addition of a Common Good Events budget line of £10k.

8. Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for noting Minutes of Meeting of the Nairnshire Committee held on 15 November 2022 which were approved by the Council on 8 December 2022. PP. 75-81

9.  Exclusion of the Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public should be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

10. Nairn Common Good Fund – Former Harbour Street Jet wash Tenancy
Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Narann – Gabhaltas Seann Nighe Jet Sràid a’ Chala 

There is circulated Joint Report No NC/06/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Communities and Place and Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment & Economy.
The Committee is invited to consider the report.