Agendas, reports and minutes

A Special Meeting of the Highland Council will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 3 October 2023 at 9.30 am 

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 Legal and Governance 

BUSINESS

1. Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence
A’ Gairm a’ Chlàir agus Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt/Aithris Fhollaiseachd

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. Membership of the Council
 Ballrachd na Comhairle

The Council is advised that the result of the By-Election for Ward 7 (which will be held on 28 September) will follow. 

4. Minutes
 Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated, for approval, Minutes of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Monitoring Group held on 18 August and 22 September 2023.

5. Update on Progress of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport 
Cunntas às Ùr mu Adhartas air Saor-phort Uaine Inbhir Nis agus Chaolas Chromba 
   
There will follow Report No. HC/39/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment and Economy.

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

The Council 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 Paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

7. Outline Business Case - Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport  
Dreachd Chùis Gnothachais – Saor-phort Uaine Inbhir Nis agus Chaolas Chromba
   
There will follow to Members only Report HC/40/23 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment and Economy.