Venue: Marriage Room, Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre
Contact: Melissa Stewart, Governance Officer - 01546 604331
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The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting, giving a special welcome to the newly elected members. |
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Apologies Minutes: An apology for absence was
intimated from Councillor Iain Paterson. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: Councillor MacQuire declared a non-financial interest in item 9 (Appointment to Outside Bodies – Dunbritton Housing Association) of these minutes on the basis that his relative was the Chair of Dunbritton Housing Association.Ìý He advised that the interest was insignificant in terms of the request to appoint a member on behalf of the Area Committee and he remained in the meeting when the matter was determined. |
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Minute of the Meeting of the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee, held on 17 March 2022 PDF 217 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee meeting of 17 March 2022 were approved as a correct record. |
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Public Question Time Minutes: The
Committee Manager read out a question from Sarah Davies, Helensburgh Resident
and Helensburgh Community Councillor, regarding Lighting in Colquhoun
Square.Ìý “Can
it please be explained why it has taken six months from the first report of problems,
an upheld official complaint and numerous phone calls to get the lights
repaired in Colquhoun SquareÌý (All those
who answered my numerous calls were, efficient, polite and helpful I thank them
for that) Are the lights now fully operational? Why
at no time were the reported faults logged on the website as reported, as other
lighting faults are? Can
we please be assured that this problem will not occur again. Functional Street
Lighting is a matter of Health and Safety particularly for women, girls, the
elderly and the vulnerable.†Mark Calder, Project Manager responded by advising
that the lighting was not currently operational.Ìý This was as a result of the columns being
non-standard construction, requiring specialist parts.Ìý He advised that the ordering had been
impacted by a review of suppliers to ensure continued best value.Ìý The parts have been ordered but due to the
specialist nature there was no timescale for their delivery. With regard to the upheld
complaint, Mark explained that the complaint was in regard to the flow of
information rather than the fault.Ìý This
had been due to the operational and customer facing case management systems
being misaligned due to a glitch.Ìý
Regarding the website, he advised that the complaint had been logged,
was in the system, and was being actioned. In terms of assurances that there would be no
further issues, Mark commented that it was not possible to assure that there
would never be another fault but that changes in the management and reporting
system should reassure that service requests are robustly and appropriately
managed.Ìý Mark advised that he was in
correspondence with the author of the question and that he would update the
person directly when more was known about the delivery timescales. Councillor MacQuire
commented that to his knowledge 14 of the 22 lights had now been fixed. |
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Police Scotland Update PDF 121 KB Update from Inspector Roderick MacNeill, Police Scotland Minutes: The
Committee considered an update by Inspector MacNeill which
included the appointment of a new Chief Inspector, Samantha Glasgow; Operation
Balaton (the multi-agency approach to ensure effective policing due to summer
tourism); joint patrols with 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute Council and National Park Wardens;
support for community events such as discos and a Midnight football league;
speeding and crime figures; and DBI (Distress Brief Intervention) which
training is ongoing to ensure those in distress can be assisted to get the
right care of partner organisations. Decision The
Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Inspector MacNeill
for his attendance and informative update. (Reference:Ìý Undated Report by Inspector MacNeill, submitted) |
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Integration Joint Board Performance Report (May 2022) PDF 846 KB Report by Head of Strategic Planning, Performance and Technology Minutes: A
report providing the Committee with an update on the impact on service
performance and the progress made with regard to remobilising health and social
care services in 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute up to 31 March 2022 was considered. Decision The Helensburgh and Lomond
Area Committee:
(Reference:Ìý Report by Head of Strategic Planning,
Performance and Technology, 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute HSCP dated 7 June 2022, submitted) |
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Primary School Report 2021-22 - Helensburgh and Lomond Area PDF 184 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education Additional documents: Minutes: A
report providing a range of key information about school provision in the
Helensburgh and Lomond area during the school session August 2021 to June 2022
along with the National collection of attainment and achievement data from June
2021 was considered. Decision The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee considered and noted the contents of the
report. (Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education, dated 7 June
2022, submitted) |
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Roads and Infrastructure Services Update PDF 215 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Amenity Services Minutes: A
report providing a general update on key activities of the Service over recent
months and highlighting works being undertaken which were of relevance to the
Helensburgh and Lomond area was considered. For
the benefit of the new Members of the Committee, the Project Manager also gave
an overview of the extensive remit, scope and responsibilities of the Service
and the wide range of work and strategic projects currently being undertaken
across the whole Council area. Decision The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee noted and considered the contents of the
report. (Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure
Services dated May 2022, submitted) |
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Appointments to Outside Organisations PDF 299 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Minutes: A
report asking the Committee to consider making appointments to a number of
local bodies/organisations within the Helensburgh and Lomond area was
considered.Ìý The Committee Manager also advised
that an additional request to appoint a substantive representative to the
Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee had been received since the agenda had
been issued and invited the Committee to also consider making an appointment to
that group. Decision The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee agreed to make the following
appointments:
(Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory
Support dated 24 May 2022, submitted) |
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Request for Financial Assistance - Helensburgh and District Twinning Association PDF 282 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Additional documents: Minutes: A report providing
information on a request from the Helensburgh and District Twinning Association
for financial assistance to help with a visit to Thouars
in 2023 and a visit to Helensburgh by residents from Thouars
in 2024 was considered. Decision The Helensburgh and Lomond
Area Committee agreed to award the sum of £833 from the Helensburgh and Lomond
Area Twinning Budget for 2022/23 to Helensburgh and District Twinning
Association. (Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory
Support dated 25 June 2022, submitted) |
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AREA SCORECARD FQ4 2021-22 PDF 438 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services Minutes: A
paper presenting the Area Scorecard for Financial Quarter 4 2021/22 (January to
March 2022) which illustrated the agreed performance measures was considered. Decision The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee: 1. noted
and considered the performance and supporting commentary as presented; 2. noted
that upon receipt of the Quarterly Performance Report the Committee should
contact either the Responsible Named Officer or the Performance Improvement
Officer with any queries; 3. noted
that work was ongoing and that Members should respond to the Performance
Improvement Officer with requests or comments regarding the layout and format
of the Performance Report; and 4. noted
the proposal to include the additional Corporate Outcome Indicators within the
quarterly Area Committee report. (Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services
dated 9 May 2022, submitted) |
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Helensburgh, Cardross and Dumbarton Cyclepath Update Additional documents:
Minutes: A report updating Members on the progress made since the previous report to the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee on 17 March 2022 in relation to the delivery of a dedicated, high quality walking and cycle route linking Helensburgh, Cardross and Dumbarton was considered. Decision The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee the continued efforts of Officers to engage with WSP Design Consultants to confirm the programme to complete the design process. (Reference:
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Strategic Transport dated
19 May 2022, submitted) |
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Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee Workplan PDF 319 KB Minutes: The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee Workplan was
before Members for information. Decision The
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee noted the contents of the Workplan. (Reference:
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee Workplan dated
14 June 2022, submitted) |