Meeting Details

North Ayrshire Council
7 Nov 2018 - 14:00 to 16:00
Occurred
Meeting open to the public.
  • Documents
  • Members Attending
  • Others Attending
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Agenda Items
1 Apologies
2 Declarations of Interest

Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

The accuracy of the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 September 2018 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Provost for the period from 11 September - 29 October 2018 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Leader's for the period from 11 September to 29 October 2018 (copy enclosed).

  1. pdf Leader's Report (1713Kb)

Submit, for noting, the Minutes of meetings of committees of the Council
held in the period 16 August - 24 October 2018.

Submit report by the Chief Executive on the Minutes of the meeting of the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership Board held on 20 September 2018 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Chief Executive on the findings of a short-life working group of Elected Members on Questions and Motions to Council, and to invite the Council to consider its recommendations (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Council's Monitoring Officer advising of the various roles to be undertaken by the newly appointed Chief Executive, Craig Hatton, in terms of the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, and seeking approval for the Chief Executive to appointed as a Director of North Ayrshire Ventures Trust (copy enclosed).

Submit report by Chief Executive seeking Elected Member representation on the Council’s  Corporate Equality Group (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Chief Executive on the process for the Council’s response to the Review of Local Governance (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the likely financial position of the Council’s General Fund in the medium term to inform the development of budget proposals (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Economy and Communities) on progress with the Ayrshire Growth Deal and seeking Council agreement to delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree the final Heads of Terms with the UK and Scottish Governments (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Economy and Communities) on governance proposed for the Ayrshire Regional Economic Partnership/Ayrshire Growth Deal (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Economy and Communities) seeking (a) the Council’s approval for expenditure from Irvine Town Trust by Irvine Locality Partnership which would result in the winding up of this trust; (b) the Council’s approval for expenditure from the McGavin Park Trust by Kilwinning Locality Partnership which would result in the winding up of this trust; and (c) to update the Council on the current balances of the dormant and low value charitable trusts (copy enclosed).

In terms of Standing Order No. 12 submit:-

"At the full Council meeting on the 17th of December last year, I had initially proposed a motion, seconded by Councillor John Glover, asking if North Ayrshire Council would inspect all war memorials in the run up to this year's centenary commemoration, and where needed, do any maintenance and cleaning work in order to bring the memorials and cenotaphs up to a suitable standard for the many events that will take place around the localities. The motion was amicably withdrawn, after the Council Leader gave his assurance that this was already well in hand via the CMRF. Can he give Members an update as to the exact state of play with the condition of the war memorials across North Ayrshire?"

“Who is the contractor responsible for recycling North Ayrshire’s waste, and where is the waste processed? 

What proportion of waste handled by this contractor is sent overseas, and what assurances does the contractor give to the Council that all waste, whether processed in the UK or overseas, is actually getting recycled?”

“Can the portfolio holder confirm that a Tree Condition Survey will be carried out in respect of trees in Largs which are currently threatened with removal?”

“In light of the recent announcement by the Minister for Health and Sport to write off the debts of the NHS bodies in Scotland, can the Leader of the council, who sits on the Board of NHS Ayrshire and Arran advise us of the implications for the North Ayrshire Integration Board?”

"To ask the Portfolio Holder for Place if he can provide me with an update on the re-housing of the tenants of the High Flats in Fullarton?"

“In September this year, the Audit and Scrutiny Committee asked for and received a briefing on the risks associated with BREXIT. Given the increasing likelihood of a no deal BREXIT, can the Leader confirm if the council is having to review contingency plans to deal with this potential outcome?”

"To ask the relevant member, how much money in total has been spent on the high flats in Irvine by NAC, on work of any kind, (maintenance or upgrading etc), in the last ten years"

"Following the recent issues surrounding the removal of trees in three streets in Largs and the comparison by some to the removal of Douglas Park Shelter, will there be any changes in the way NAC consult with residents and members of the public in similar situations that may arise in the future.

 

There have been two site visits to assess the trees with two different Arborists. Has a written report or survey now been done.”

“NAC collected the BID levy on behalf of Largs Matters Ltd from local businesses in Largs under Rates Legislation.

 

Now that the five year BID has come to an end, will NAC be involved in returning the balance of funds to the businesses or as the statute states, given to an organisation with a similar aim?”

17 Motions
In terms of Standing Order 13, submit:-

"CHARTER AGAINST MODERN SLAVERY


North Ayrshire Council pledges to:-

1. Ensure that our corporate procurement team receive appropriate training in modern slavery.

2. Require its contractors to comply fully with the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 and the Modern Slavery Act 2015 wherever they apply, with contract termination as a potential sanction for non-compliance.

3. Challenge any abnormally low-cost tenders to ensure they do not rely upon the potential contractor practising modern slavery.

4. Highlight to suppliers that contracted workers are free to join a trade union and are not to be treated unfairly for belonging to one.

5. Publicise our whistle-blowing system for staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.

6. Require tendered contractors to adopt a whistle-blowing policy which enables staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.

7. Review contractual spending regularly to identify any potential issues with modern slavery.

8. Highlight for our suppliers any risks identified concerning modern slavery and refer them to the relevant agencies to be addressed.

9. Refer for investigation via the National Crime Agency’s national referral mechanism any of its contractors identified as a cause for concern regarding modern slavery.

10. Report publicly on the implementation of this policy annually."

 

"I move that new owners of empty dwellings who can demonstrate that they are actively undertaking major repair work to render the dwelling habitable, be allowed the maximum discount under the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 for a period of up to 12 months.

 

 Effect of this change will be:

  • When the property has no history of empty discount being claimed, new owner gets discounts as set out in current policy (no change);
  • When the previous owner has claimed empty property exemption for a maximum of one year, the new owner can claim 50% discount for 1 year;
  • When the previous owner has claimed empty property exemption for less than a year, new owner can claim the remainder of the 12 months of the original claim, then 50% discount until 12 months from date of change of ownership."
18 Motion
In terms of standing Order 22, submit:-

"That the Council amend Section 13 of the Scheme of Administration to read:-

 

"Staffing and Recruitment Committee

Constitution

Six members of the Council, namely the Leader of the Council, a member of the Administration, the Leader and a member of the Opposition, a member of the Conservative and Unionist Group and a member of the Independents, shall constitute the membership of the Committee.  The Cabinet Member holding the relevant service portfolio relating to that particular Chief Officer appointment shall also be a member of the Committee for business relating to that appointment only.  Each member will have a named substitute who may attend meetings in their place when necessary."

19 Urgent Items

Any other items which the Provost considers to be urgent.

Webcasting

Please note: this meeting may be filmed for live and subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site.  At the start of the meeting, the Provost will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed.

 

You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998.  Data collected during the webcast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site.

 

Generally, the press and public seating areas will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and consenting to the use and storage of those images and sound recordings and any information pertaining to you contained in them for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public.

 

If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact committeeservices@north-ayrshire.gov.uk.

Sederunt
North Ayrshire Council
Ian Clarkson (Provost)
Robert Barr (Depute Provost)
John Bell
Timothy Billings
Joy Brahim
Marie Burns
Joe Cullinane
Scott Davidson
Anthea Dickson
John Easdale
Todd Ferguson
Robert Foster
Scott Gallacher
Alex Gallagher
Margaret George
John Glover
Tony Gurney
Alan Hill
Christina Larsen
Shaun Macaulay
Jean McClung
Ellen McMaster
Ronnie McNicol
Louise McPhater
Davina McTiernan
Tom Marshall
Jimmy Miller
Jim Montgomerie
Ian Murdoch
Donald Reid
Donald L Reid
Angela Stephen
John Sweeney

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Timothy BillingsItem 16(3)As a member of the group ‘Think About Plastic – Arran’Non-PecuniaryDid not necessitate the Member leaving the meeting
Councillor Anthony GurneyItem 17(2)As the relative by marriage of the owners of a property for salePecuniaryDid not necessitate the Member leaving the meeting

Others Attending

In Attendance

C. Hatton, Chief Executive; L. Friel, Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support); K. Yeomans, Executive Director (Economy and Communities); S. Brown, Director (Health and Social Care Partnership); A. McClelland, Head of Service (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum) (Education and Youth Employment); R. McCutcheon, Head of Service (Commercial) (Place); and A. Fraser, Head of Democratic Services, A. Craig, Senior Manager (Legal Services), A. Beveridge, Communications Support Officer (Media and Internal Communications); H. Clancy and D. McCaw, Committee Services Officers and M. Anderson, Committee Services Team Leader (Chief Executive's Service).

Chair

Provost Clarkson in the Chair.

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