Agendas, reports and minutes

A hybrid meeting of the Sutherland County Committee will take place in the Chamber, Council Offices, Drummuie, Golspie on Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 10.30 a.m.

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 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 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 Sutherland County Committee.

4. Police – Area Performance Summary                                                                                                                       

Poileas – Geàrr-chunntas air Coileanadh Sgìreil

There is circulated Report No SCC/12/24 by the North Area Commander.

The Committee is invited to note 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.

5. Winter Service Plan for 2024/25                                                       

Plana Seirbheis Geamhraidh airson 2024/25

There is circulated Report No SCC/13/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – Place.

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

6. Dornoch Common Good Fund – Invitation to Pay Parking Scheme

Maoin Math Coitcheann Dhòrnaich - Sgeama Cuireadh gus Pàigheadh airson Parcadh                                                                                    

There is circulated Report No SCC/14/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – Place

The Committee is invited to agree that £956.00 costs incurred by the Council’s Parking Enforcement Team to operate the invitation to pay parking scheme at Sutherland Common Good sites is charged against the Dornoch Common Good Fund.

7. Dornoch Common Good Quarterly Monitoring Report                                                

Aithisg Sgrùdaidh Ràitheil Math Coitcheann Dhòrnaich

There is circulated Report No SCC/15/24 by the Head of Community Support, Contact and Engagement and Head of Corporate Finance & Commercialism.

The Committee is invited to:

i scrutinise and note the Quarter 4 monitoring statement for the Dornoch Common Good Fund;

ii homologate community grants for 2023/24 and 2024/25 (to date); and

iii delegate to the Community Development Manager authority to approve Dornoch Common Good grants up to £10,000 within the annually set budget and following consultation with relevant Ward Members

8. Ward Discretionary Awards

Duaisean fo Ùghdarras Uàird

North, West and Central Sutherland Ward Discretionary Budget applications approved 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024:

Lairg Community Council - Lairg Bird Hide upgrade £2,000.00

Sutherland Women's Football Club - Transport Funds £1,600.00

Farr Youth Development – High Life Highland - Day Trip to Durness £240.00

The Sutherland Community Partnership - Community Learning Exchange £500.00

Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust - Kyle Feeds £1,000.00

Lairg & District Community Initiative - Replace Flag Pole £500.00

North West Training Centre - Learning Programme 23-24 £1,750.00

Farr Edge 2000 – Continue Service £1,240.00

Tykes Young Carers Project Ward 1 – Programme of Respite Residential £2,500.00

Culrain Hall – Heating Upgrade £1,200.00

Scoure Community Development Company – Safe Parking for Affordable Housing, Scourie School £1,000.00

North West Schools PC – Extra- curricular activities £1,000.00

East Sutherland School Sports Association £1,000.00

Scourie Community Development Company – Spring Wellbeing (Scourie) £440.00

Total £15,790.00

East Sutherland and Edderton Ward Discretionary Budget applications approved 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024

The Committee is asked to note that the following East Sutherland and Edderton Ward Discretionary Budget applications have been approved since 1 April 2023:

Clyne Heritage Society (CHS) - Aultcraggie Roundhouse Community Archaeological Excavation £500.00

Dornoch Bowling Club – Victorian Benches £700.00

East Sutherland Camera Club – Highland Challenge 2023 £600.00

Sutherland Women’s Football Club – Transport Funds £1,600.00

Go Golspie – Caretaker Post £500.00

The Sutherland Community Partnership – Community Learning Exchange £500.00

Dornoch Academy – Edinburgh Book Festival Literacy Trip £1,175.00

The Embo Trust – Old School Reset £600.00

Highlife Highland – Dornoch Youth Summer Services Programme £1,000.00

Tykes – Programme of Respite Residential £3,000.00

Embo Trust (Urras Euraboil) – Embo Community Centre Resilience £999.99

East Sutherland Schools Sports Association £2,560.00

Helmsdale PS PC – Crossing Patroller Hut £850.00

Golspie Youth Action Project £1,415.00

Total: £15,999.99

9. Minutes                                                                                                                                                       

Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for noting Minutes of the Sutherland County Committee held on 14 May 2024, which were approved by the Council on 27 June 2024.