Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, High Street, Dingwall on Monday, 12 August 2024 at 10.30 am.

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

Recording Notice: This meeting will be recorded and uploaded to the Council’s YouTube channel.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Legal and 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 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. Recess Powers / Cumhachdan Fosaidh

The Committee is asked to note that the recess powers granted by the Council at its meeting on 27 June 2024 did not require to be exercised in relation to the business of the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee.

4. Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Update / Cunntas às Ùr mu Shaor-phort Uaine Inbhir Nis agus Chaolas Chromba

There will be a presentation by Mr Calum MacPherson, Chief Executive Officer, Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.

The Committee is invited to note the presentation.

5. Police – Area Performance Summary / Poilis – Geàrr-chunntas Dèanadais Sgìreil

There is circulated Report No DSA/10/24 by the North Area Commander. 

The Committee is invited to note the progress made against the objectives set within the Highland Local Policing Plan 2023-2026 Year 1, attached as Annex A to this report, for the period covering 01 April 2023 – 31 March 2024.

6. Winter Service Plan 2024/25 / Plana Seirbheis Geamhraidh 2024/25 

There is circulated Report No DSA/11/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – Place.

The Committee is invited to approve the Winter Service Plan for 2024/25.

7. Dingwall Common Good Fund Monitoring 2024/2025 / Sgrùdadh Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Pheofharain 2024/2025

There is circulated Report No DSA/12/24 by the Heads of Community Support and Engagement and Corporate Finance and Commercialism.

The Committee is invited to scrutinise and note the Quarter 4 monitoring statement for the Dingwall Common Good Fund.

8. Dingwall and Seaforth Ward Discretionary budget applications approved since last meeting / Iarrtasan buidseat fo Ùghdarras Uàrd Inbhir Pheofharain agus Shìophort air an aontachadh bho choinneamh mu dheireadh

The Committee is asked to note that the following Dingwall and Seaforth Ward Discretionary Budget applications have been approved since its last meeting.

i. Dingwall Fire Brigade Community Group - Gala Week 2024 - £1,250.00 
ii. Conon Bridge Community Council - Refinement of Social Media - £300.00 
iii. Black Isle Farmers' Society - Black Isle Show Sponsorship 2024 - £400.00 
iv. Youth Highland - Summer Activities 2024 (Multi Ward) - £500.00 
v. Dingwall Football Club - Equipment for Season 2024/25 - £961.00

9. Minutes / Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for noting Minutes of Meeting of the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee held on 20 May 2024 which were approved by the Council on 27 June 2024.