Community Committee

Thursday 20 March 2003 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Provost Roach, Councillors Blair, Calvert, Hunter, Jackson, McCabe,  McGhee, Morrison (M), Robertson (A) and White.

Chair:  Councillor Morrison (M) presided.

In attendance:  Director of Community & Protective Services, Miss M McKnight (for Director of Legal & Support Services), Head of Financial Services, Head of Property Services, Head of Grounds, Transport & Cleansing Services, Head of Environmental & Consumer Services, and Head of Leisure & Community Support Services.

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

    297

Revenue Budget 2002/03 - Period 11

297

There was submitted a report dated 21 February 2003 by the Director of Finance on the position of the Revenue Budget as at Period 11 (5 February 2003).

Noted

    298

Capital Programme 2002/03 - 2003/04

298

There was submitted a report dated March 2003 by the Director of Community & Protective Services on the up to date position in respect of the Capital Programme 2002/03 to 2003/04.

Noted

    299

Scale of Charges 2003/04

299

There was submitted a report dated 27 February 2003 by the Director of Community & Protective Services on the proposed increases in the charges for 2003/04 for facilities and activities within Leisure & Community Support Services.

Decided: 

(1)  that the prices shown in the scale of charges appended to the report for 2003/04 be approved; and

(2)  that it be remitted to the Director of Community & Protective Services to provide a further report on the review of charges and letting policy in due course.

    300

Food Standards Agency Audit

300

There was submitted a report dated 6 March 2003 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the outcome of the second audit of Inverclyde Council's food safety service carried out on 11 and 12 December 2002.

Decided:  that the contents of the report be noted and that the action plan set out in Appendix 1 of the report be approved.

    301

Strategic Waste Fund Bid 2002/03 and Outline Implementation Plan

301

There was submitted a report dated 6 March 2003 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the successful bid for additional resources from the Strategic Waste Fund in this financial year and putting forward a suggested implementation plan to form the basis of a bid for longer term funding from the Strategic Waste Fund. 

Decided:  that the success of this year's Strategic Waste Fund Bid be noted and the outline implementation plan detailed in paragraph 3 of the report be approved.

    302

Grants to Voluntary Organisations

302

There was submitted a report by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the change of Committee remit in respect of grants to voluntary organisations and suggesting a new way forward for dealing with the grants.

Decided: 

(1)  that the new remit in respect of grants to voluntary organisations for the Committee be noted; and  

(2)  that a Grants Sub-Committee be established comprising five Members with full delegated powers to take decisions on applications received for this budget: membership being three Members from the majority group and two Members from the minority groups.

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 for the following items on the grounds that the business 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 opposite each item.

Item                                                                                                                      Paragraph(s)

DLO/DSO Performance Reports - Period 11                                          8

Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Fridges                                     6, 8 & 9

    303

DLO/DSO Performance Reports - Period 11

303

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance on the Community DLO/DSO's performance for the period to 5 February 2003 (Period 11).

Noted

    304

Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Fridges

304

There was submitted a report by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the results of the joint tender issued for the collection, recycling and final disposal of redundant fridges and freezers from the eight authorities in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley area.

Noted