Economic Development Services Committee

Tuesday 24 October 2000 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Provost Roach, Councillors Blair, Campbell, Hunter, Jackson, McCormick, O’Rourke, Rebecchi and Robertson (Y).

Chair:  Councillor McCormick presided. 

In attendance:  Depute Chief Executive, Miss M McKnight (for Director of Legal & Support Services), Mr J Aird (for Director of Resource Services), Head of Economic Development Service, Head of Planning Services, Head of Property Services and Head of Transportation and Roads Service.

Apologies:  Councillor McGhee.

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

944

Capital Programme 2000/2001 - Technical Progress

944

There was submitted a report dated 29 September 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive on the technical progress of the Capital Programme 2000/2001.

Noted

945

Capital Programme 2000/2001 - Technical Progress:  Transportation and Roads

945

There was submitted a report dated 3 October 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive on the technical progress of the Capital Programme 2000/2001. (Provost Roach entered the meeting during consideration of this item of business).

Noted

946

Street Naming

946

There was submitted a report dated 5 October 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive on the proposed naming of the streets within the housing development at Levan Farm, Gourock.  (Councillor Blair entered the meeting during consideration of this item of business).

Decided:  that the names Finbraken Drive, Blairbeg Place, Clachaig Place, Ballochyle Place and Blairmore Place be adopted as shown on the plan appended to the report.

947

Street Naming

947

There was submitted a report dated 9 October 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive on the proposed naming of the streets within the housing development within the former school at Quarrier’s Village, Bridge of Weir.

Decided:  that the names School Wynd and School House be adopted as shown on the plan appended to the report.e

948

Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 6

948

There was submitted a report dated 5 October 2000 by the Director of Resource Services on the position of the Revenue Budget 2000/2001 as at 20 September 2000.

Decided:

(1)  that the Committee note that there will be a review of the payments to contractors and associated income; and

(2)  that the current position of the Revenue Budget be noted.

949

Capital Programme 2000/2001 - Financial Position

949

There was submitted a report dated 4 October 2000 by the Director of Resource Services on the financial position of the Capital Programme 2000/2001.

Noted

950

Access to the Countryside and the Need for an Inverclyde Wide Access Strategy

950

There was submitted a report by the Depute Chief Executive (1) advising of proposals within the Land Reform Bill relative to access to the countryside, (2) highlighting the likely implications for the Council and (3) recommending the engagement of consultants to develop an access strategy at an estimated cost of £15,000 which it was anticipated would be funded by contributions from the Council, Paths for All, Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire, the Lower Clyde Project and Scottish Natural Heritage.

Decided:

(1)  that the Committee approve the concept of establishing an Inverclyde Council Access Strategy; and

(2)  that the Committee note the virement of the sum of £2000 from within the Planning Services budget towards the cost of engaging consultants to develop an access strategy, subject to the complete funding package detailed in the report being assembled.

951

Amendment to 2000/2001 Capital Programme

951

There was submitted a report dated 5 October 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive seeking approval to vire £7000 of the projected underspend from the work to the ramp at Bogston Station to the preparation of the Local Transport Strategy and the Public Transport Fund bid.

Decided:  that approval be given to the virement of £7000 between the specified projects in the Transportation and Roads Service’s 2000/2001 Capital Programme.

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)

Alleged Public Right of Way at Hill Cottage, Inverkip                            12

DLO/DSO Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 6                                 8

952

Alleged Public Right of Way at Hill Cottage, Inverkip

952

There was submitted a report dated 5 October 2000 by the Depute Chief Executive on an alleged right of way at Hill Cottage, Inverkip (1) outlining the background to the use of the route and advising of the current position and (2) seeking approval to assert the route as a right of way in terms of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967.

Decided:  that the Committee agree to the Head of Planning Services and the Director of Legal and Support Services taking all necessary steps to assert the route shown on the plan appended to the report as a right of way.

953

DLO/DSO Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 6

953

There was submitted a report dated 5 October 2000 by the Director of Resource Services on the position of the Revenue Budget 2000/2001 as at 20 September 2000.

Noted