urgent in order to advise the Committee of the up to date position of the Revenue Budget and moved that the item be added to the agenda. This was unanimously agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

1089 REVENUE BUDGET 1998/99 1089

SUBMITTED: Report dated 8 October 1998 by the Executive Director Resource Services on the current position of the Revenue Budget as at 16 September 1998.

DECIDED:

(a) That the virement request for £6,500 within the Leisure Management Budget be agreed; and

(b) That it be remitted to the Executive Director Education Services to submit a report to the next meeting of the Committee on Libraries shift allowance savings.

1090 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1998/99 FINANCIAL POSITION 1090

SUBMITTED: Report dated 22 September 1998 by the Executive Director Resource Services detailing the financial position on the current and proposed projects included in the 1998/99 Capital Programme.

NOTED

1091 INVERCLYDE COUNCIL EVENTS 1091

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation on the up to date position relating to events organised by Inverclyde Council.

DECIDED:

(a) That the list of events organised by the Council be supported subject to Revenue Budget constraints; and

(b) That it be agreed that funding be allocated from the Common Good Fund as follows:-

Events	Cost
(i) Remembrance Sunday	£1,200
(ii) OAP Christmas parcels/lunches	£21,000
(iii) Comet Festival	£ - unknown
(iv) Megawatt Festival	£21,900
(v) Christmas switch-on	£7,000
(vi) Fireworks display	£10,500
(vii) Gourock Highland Games	£10,000

1092 WHINHILL GOLF CLUB 1092

SUBMITTED: Report dated 25 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation regarding proposals to build a new club house facility at Whinhill Golf Club.

DECIDED:

(a) That the action taken to date to co-ordinate a proposal for a new club house facility at Whinhill Golf Club be approved;

(b) That the costs involved in order to progress the project be noted;

(c) That the project be supported and it be included in the 1999/2000 - 2003/2004 Capital Plan with a possible phasing to begin in the next financial year; and

(d) That the Chief Executive be asked to submit a report to the Policy and Strategy Committee advising on how opportunities arising from possible lottery funding can be utilised for projects which do not otherwise form part of the Capital Programme.

1093 CAPITAL PROJECTS 1093

SUBMITTED: Report dated 24 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of additional capital projects which require to be included in the Capital Plan.

DECIDED: That it be agreed that the following projects be included in the 1999/2000 - 2003/2004 Capital Plan:-

Project	Estimated Cost	Phasing
Ravenscraig Recreation Centre - Access Link	£95,000	1999/2000
Gourock Pool	£200,000	1999/2000
Whinhill Golf Club	£200,000	1999/2000
Play Areas	£200,000	1999/2001
Port Glasgow Town Hall	£700,000	1999/2000
Paddling Pools	£75,000	1999/2000
Clyde Muirshiel Recreational Park	£50,000	1999/2000

1094 FIREWORKS DISPLAY 1094

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation on proposed arrangements to progress the public fireworks display to be held in the Battery Park on Saturday 7 November 1998. It was noted that special seating arrangements in the park would be made for the Provost and disabled visitors only.

DECIDED:

(a) That the action taken to prepare for the 1998 fireworks display be approved;

(b) That it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation to submit a report to the Policy and Strategy Committee seeking funding of up to £12,000 from the Common Good Fund to hold the event; and

(c) That in view of the urgency of the request it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation to make use of the procedure under Standing Order 66.

1095 SWITCH ON OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 1095

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the arrangements being made for the switch on of Christmas lights in December.

DECIDED:

(a) That the arrangements being made for the Christmas Switch On event be approved; and

(b) That a report be submitted to the Policy and Strategy Committee requesting funding of £7,000 from the Common Good Fund in order for the event to take place.

1096 IBM CHRISTMAS GROTTO 1096

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation on preparations being made with regard to the provision of Santa's Sleigh and Grotto for 1998 and to arrangements for the use of the Battery Park Pavilion.

DECIDED:

(a) That the arrangements being made to prepare for the provision of Santa's Sleigh and Grotto during the Christmas period be approved;

(b) That the relocation of the IBM Grotto to the Battery Park Pavilion be approved in principle; and

(c) That it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation to examine the options of further use of the IBM Grotto by Inverclyde Council.

1097 PARKS CLIENT REPORT 1097

SUBMITTED: Report dated 29 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the Ground Maintenance Contractor's performance, identifying ongoing works and forecasting items which require to be addressed in the forthcoming period.

DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted and that the actions taken to manage the Grounds Maintenance Contracts be approved.

1098 SUMMER PLAY SCHEMES 1098

SUBMITTED: Report dated 29 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the statistical information in relation to this year's summer play schemes.

NOTED

1099 WATERFRONT LEISURE COMPLEX UPDATE 1099

SUBMITTED: Report dated 18 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the action taken to promote and develop the Complex.

NOTED

1100 LEISURE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES: STATISTICAL INFORMATION 1100

SUBMITTED: Report dated 23 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the number of users of facilities run under the Leisure Management Contract in the Department of Leisure and Recreation for the period from 13 July 1998 to 20 September 1998.

DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted and that the actions taken to ensure target attendances be approved.

1101 BUDGET SAVINGS 1101

SUBMITTED: Report dated 6 October 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation recommending how specific budget savings could be achieved following deficits in the budget relating to travel and subsistence costs and income allocation from the Scottish Office.

DECIDED:

(a) That with regard to the travel and subsistence deficit, it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation (i) to request the Policy and Strategy Committee to approve additional revenue funding to meet a shortfall of £15,280 in the travel and subsistence budget (ii) to fully inform the Policy and Strategy Committee of the reasons relating to the shortfall and (iii) to advise the Policy and Strategy Committee that if it is of the view that the balance should still be found from the Leisure and Recreation budget then the budget savings list which was presented last year would require to be revisited; and

(b) That as further information is required from the Scottish Office with regard to income allocation, it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation to report back to Committee when full discussion with the Scottish Office has taken place.

1102 RESOLUTION: EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS 1102

On the motion of the Convener it was agreed unanimously that, in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the undernoted items of business on the grounds that consideration of the items involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act as are set out opposite each item:-

Item	Paragraph(s)
Leisure Management Facilities - Income Information	9
Waterfront Leisure Complex - Refrigeration Plant Maintenance	6 & 8
Cafe Services at McLean Museum and Art Gallery	9
Leisure Management DLO/DSO: Revenue Budget 1998/99	8

1103 LEISURE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES - INCOME INFORMATION 1103

SUBMITTED: Report dated 23 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation advising of the income from facilities run under the Leisure Management Contract in the Department of Leisure and Recreation for the period from 13 July 1998 to 20 September 1998.

DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted and that the action taken to ensure target income is achieved be approved.

1104 WATERFRONT LEISURE COMPLEX - REFRIGERATION PLANT MAINTENANCE 1104

PREFERRED SUPPLIER

SUBMITTED: Report dated 23 September 1998 by the Director of Leisure and Recreation on proposals for maintenance cover on the ice refrigeration plant at the Waterfront Leisure Complex.

DECIDED: That the purchase of a 12 month maintenance contract from Star Refrigeration at the cost of £11,790 without tendering the contract for reasons of continuity as detailed in the report be approved.

1105 CAFE SERVICES AT MCLEAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 1105

SUBMITTED: Report dated 23 September 1998 by the Executive Director Education Services advising that following the trial period of the provision of cafeteria facilities at the McLean Museum and Art Gallery, the facility was operating at a loss and the service was discontinued on 2 October 1998.

DECIDED:

(a) That it be noted that following discussions between the Executive Director Resource Services, Hotel Services and the Head of Service for Libraries, Museums and the Arts that the cafeteria facilities ceased to be provided at the McLean Museum and Art Gallery from 2 October 1998;

(b) That the deficit incurred since 25 May 1998 during the trial period be met from the Museum's Revenue Budget for 1998/99; and

(c) That it be agreed that a cafeteria service is not viable in the McLean Museum and that alternative use be considered for the room, eg. as a meeting room which could be available for let at Council rates.

1106 LEISURE MANAGEMENT DSO/DLO: REVENUE BUDGET 1998/99 1106

SUBMITTED: Report dated 7 October 1998 by the Executive Director Resource Services on the position of the Revenue Budget 1998/99 as at 16 September 1998.

DECIDED:

(a) That it be noted that the DSO is £50,890 short of the revised target; and

(b) That it be remitted to the Director of Leisure and Recreation to submit a report to the next meeting of the Committee giving details of action to be taken to address the shortfall in projected income and provide updated income projections as a result of this action.