Committees

A meeting of the City of Inverness Area Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness on Monday 3 June 2013 at 10.30 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

Michelle Morris
Assistant Chief Executive

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 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.  Election of Depute Provost
Taghadh Iar-Phròbhaist

Nominations will be sought at the meeting for the post of Depute Provost.

4.  Appointment to Inverness Women’s Aid
Cur an dreuchd gu Cobhair Bhoireannach Inbhir Nis

The Committee is invited to appoint a replacement for Mrs B McAllister to Inverness Women’s Aid.

5.  Inverness Campus Update
Cunntas as Ùr mu Làrach Inbhir Nis

A presentation will be undertaken by Ms Karen Thomson, Team Manager- Inverness Campus, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

There is circulated Report No. CIA-024-13 (27kb pdf) dated 15 May 2013 by the Director of Planning and Development which provides an update with the development of Inverness Campus.

The Committee is invited to:

i.  endorse the work the Council is pursuing in partnership with HIE to attract
    inward investment to the campus; and
ii.  note the progress with the development of the Inverness Campus Project

6.  Glen Urquhart High Associated School Group Overview
Sealladh Coitcheann air Buidheann Sgoiltean Buntainneach Ghlinn Urchadain

There is circulated Report No. CIA-025-13 (108kb pdf) dated 2 April 2013 by the Director of Education, Culture and Sport which provides an update of key information in relation to the schools within the Glen Urquhart High Associated School Group (ASG).

The Committee is invited to scrutinise the content of the report.

7.  Inverness Community Safety Partnership – Improving Public Space
Com-pàirteachas Sàbhailteachd Coimhearsnachd Inbhir Nis – A’ Leasachadh Àrainnean Poblach

There is circulated Joint Report No. CIA-026-13 (521kb pdf) dated 22 May 2013 by the Inverness City Manager and Area Commander (Highland Division – Police Scotland) which provides an update on the activities of the Inverness Community Safety Partnership (ICSP) and provides information in relation to priority issues for 2013.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  approve the ICSP priorities for 2013 and the establishment of a new
    Operation Respect – Daytime; and
ii. endorse the evaluation report on Operation Respect – Winter 2012/13 and
   the work of the Inverness Anti-Social Behaviour Partnership.

8.  Tenancy Management and Partnership Working Report
Rianachd Gabhaltais agus Aithisg Obrachadh Chom-pàirteach

There is circulated Report No. CIA-027-13 (499kb pdf) dated 20 May 2013 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Housing and Property which describes the activity and partnership working in relation to Tenancy Management and gives details of the activity across all tenures for the Inverness City and surrounding area from April 2012 to March 2013.

The Committee is invited to endorse the work carried out by the Tenancy Management Team in conjunction with our partners and the recorded activity of the team in 2012/13 as given in Appendix 1.

9.  Housing Performance Report – 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013
Aithisg Dèanadais a thaobh Taigheadais – 1 Giblean 2012 gu 31 Màrt 2013

There is circulated Report No. CIA-028-13 (489kb pdf) dated 20 May 2013 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Housing and Property which provides information on how the Housing and Property Service performed in relation to Housing Performance Indicators during the four quarters of 2012/2013.

The Committee is invited to scrutinise the information provided on performance for the four quarters of 2012/13 from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013.

10.  Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets Programme
Prògram Rothaireachd, Coiseachd agus Sràidean nas Sàbhailte

There is circulated Report No. CIA-029-13 (40kb pdf) dated 22 May 2013 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which invites Members to approve the projects delivered through the Scottish Government funding for Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets, for the Inverness Area, as set out in Appendix 1.

The Committee is invited to approve the Safer Routes to School Projects as listed in Appendix 1.

11.  Maintenance Programme for Road and Bridge Works
Prògram Gleidhidh airson Obraichean Rathaid agus Drochaid

There is circulated Report No. CIA-030-13 (117kb pdf) dated 22 May 2013 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which invites Members to approve the Maintenance Programme for Surface Dressing, Resurfacing, and Bridge Maintenance for the City of Inverness and Area for 2013/2014.

The Committee is invited to approve the Maintenance Programme for Surface Dressing, Resurfacing, and Bridge Maintenance for the City of Inverness and Area for 2013/14.

12.  Food Waste Collections
Togail Sgudal Bìdh

There is circulated Report No. CIA-031-13 (88kb pdf) dated 21 May 2013 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which details the introduction of the arrangements for Statutory Food Waste Collections in Inverness.

The Committee is invited to approve the arrangements for introducing statutory food waste collections in Inverness.

13.  Investing in Inverness and Area – Capital Projects
Tasgadh ann an Inbhir Nis agus a Sgìre – Pròiseactan Calpa

There is circulated Report No. CIA-032-13 (58kb pdf) dated 16 May 2013 by the Director of Finance which shows the annual budget, expenditure to end of April 2013 and projected year end position for 2012/13 for City of Inverness and area projects included in the Council’s Capital Programme.

The Committee is invited to scrutinise the capital programme for Inverness and Area.

14.  Inverness Common Good Fund Financial Monitoring Report to 30 April 2013
Aithisg Sgrùdadh Ionmhais Maoin Maith Choitchinn Inbhir Nis gu 30 Giblean 2013

There is circulated Report No. CIA-033-13 (35kb pdf) dated 24 May 2013 by the Inverness City Manager which presents the expenditure monitoring position for the Common Good Fund as at 30 April 2013 and the projected year-end position.

The Committee is invited to:

i. scrutinise the financial monitoring report; and
ii. approve the revised format.

15.  Inverness Common Good Fund Grant Funding and Capital Monitoring
Maoineachadh Tabhartais agus Sgrùdadh Calpa Maoin Maith Choitchinn Inbhir Nis

There is circulated for approval Minutes of the Meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee held on 13 May 2013 (109kb pdf).

There is also circulated Report No. CIA-034-13 (82kb pdf) dated 22 May 2013 by the Inverness City Manager which sets out the current applications for grant funding to be determined together with a summary of funds available and the current status of capital projects.

In this connection, there is circulated separately a copy of supporting documentation as Booklet A (2024kb pdf).

The Committee is invited to consider the applications and scrutinise the current status of capital projects.

16.  Burial Grounds Commutation Fund
Maoin Co-iomlaid nan Cladhan

There is circulated Joint Report No. CIA-035-13 (55kb pdf) dated 24 May 2013 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services and the Director of Finance which invites Members approve the proposed Burial Ground Commutation Fund Work Programme for the period 2013 to 2016.

The Committee is invited to approve the proposed Commutation Fund Work Programme 2013-16.

17.  Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

There are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate, Minutes of the:-

i. City of Inverness Area Committee held on 15 April 2013 for noting
ii. Inverness City Art Working Group held on 2 May 2013 (39kb pdf) for
    approval;
iii. Inverness Common Good Fund Civic Hospitality Working Group held on
25 April (20kb pdf) and 17 May 2013 (17kb pdf) for approval; and
iv. Inverness Partnership held on 17 May 2013 (21kb pdf) for approval.

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

The Committee is asked to resolve in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that public be excluded from the meeting for Item 6.4 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

19.  Common Good Fund – Sites and Premises Updates
Maoin Maith Choitchinn – Cunntas as Ùr mu Làraich is Thogalaichean

There is circulated to Members only Report No. CIA/036/13 dated 15 May 2013 by the Head of Property Partnerships which summarises the property transactions recently approved by the Head of Property Partnerships, under the Highland Council’s Scheme of Delegation, after consultations with local Members as appropriate and in accordance with policy, together with a statement on the current position in respect of Inverness Common Good fund rents and tenant arrears, if any.

The Committee is invited to note Inverness Common Good transactions approved by the Head of Property Partnerships, under delegated powers, during the period 15 November 2012 to 10 May 2013; and the position regarding the tenant rent roll as at 10 May 2013.