Policy and Resources Executive Sub-Committee

Tuesday 14 June 2007 at 4.30 pm

Present:  Councillors Blair, Brooks, Clocherty, McCabe, McKenzie and Wilson.

Chair:  Councillor McCabe presided.

In attendance:  Corporate Director Regeneration and Resources, Head of Economic and Social Regeneration, Mr I Cameron (for Head of Finance), Mr H McNeilly (for Head of Legal and Administration), Head of Organisational Development and Human Resources and Community Support Services Manager.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee.

431

Special Event – Orange Walk in Upper Port Glasgow

431

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Regeneration and Resources on an application received on behalf of the Loyal Orange Institution of Scotland to hold a rally on 30 June 2007 on Council property in upper Port Glasgow.

Decided:

(1)                                                                                                    that approval be given in principle for the application for the let of Council property subject to satisfactory final negotiations with Strathclyde Police and other Council services; and

(2)                                                                                                    that agreement be given to the holding of the event at the grass area beside Park Farm Community Hall, identified as site 2 on the map appended to the report.

432

Special Event – Battery Park 11 August 2007

432

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Regeneration and Resources on an application received on behalf of the Grand Black Chapter of Scotland to hold its annual demonstration in the Battery Park on 11 August 2007.

Decided: that approval be given to the application for the let of the Battery Park to the Grand Black Chapter of Scotland subject to satisfactory negotiations with Strathclyde Police, other partners and other Council services.

433

Grants to Voluntary Organisations

433

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Regeneration and Resources listing urgent second round applications for grants to voluntary organisations.

Decided: that grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:-

Ref No

Organisation

Grant

IS/28

Port Glasgow Comet Festival Group

£5,000

IS/33

Branchton Community Centre

£5,000

IS/139

Craigend Resource Centre

£5,000

IS/143

Inverkip Youth Projects

£1,100

IS/144

Clune Park Resource Centre Association

£5,000

IS/145

Auchmountain Community Resource Centre

£5,000

IW/138

Boglestone Community Association

£5,000

The Convener, being of the opinion that the undernoted report by the Head of Organisational Development and Human Resources was relevant, competent and urgent, moved its consideration to allow the employees concerned to be released on the dates provisionally agreed should the Sub-Committee agree to the action recommended. This was unanimously agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

434

Release of Employees under the Council’s Severance Scheme

434

There was submitted a report by the Head of Organisational Development and Human Resources seeking approval to release employees under the Council’s severance scheme, which was agreed, all as detailed in the appendix.