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

Submit report by the Provost for the period from 7 May - 16 June 2019 (copy enclosed).

The accuracy of the Minutes of meeting held on 15 May 2019 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, for noting, the Minutes of meeting of committees of the Council held in the period 7 December 2018 - 11 June 2019.

Submit report by the Chief Executive on the Minutes of the meeting of the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership Board held on 16 May 2019 (copy enclosed).

In terms of Standing Order 7.2, note the undernoted appointments by a political Group, both effective from 2 July 2019:-

Submit the undernoted appointment, for noting:-

Submit report by the Chief Executive to agree the Council Plan 2019-24 and the supporting delivery and performance management arrangements (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the unaudited Annual Accounts for the year to 31 March 2019 to the Council for approval (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the unaudited Trustees’ Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2019 to the Council, as trustees, for approval (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the Treasury Management and Investment Annual Report and Prudential Indicators for 2018/19 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Director (Health and Social Care Partnership) on activity designed to deliver the Council’s aspiration to become trauma-informed (copy enclosed).

“I welcome the decision of the First Minister and subsequently the Leader of the Council to declare a climate change emergency. This Council has taken a pro-active approach to tackling climate change since the publication of the first Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy (ESCCS) in 2014 and I welcome the process, set out in the recent Cabinet paper, which will initiate the preparation of an updated ESCCS for publication in 2020.  If we are to take the climate change emergency declaration seriously, can I ask the Leader to review the decision to remove climate change from the Council’s risk register as recently reported to the Audit and Scrutiny Committee?”

“Can I ask the Leader how he feels local businesses, community groups and political parties are best able to promote events in North Ayrshire?”

“It is now policy to allow large swathes of council land to revert to their natural state in the hope of encouraging biodiversity.

What steps are being taken to ensure that the resultant foliage achieves that goal and does not simply become overtaken by a weed monoculture or, worse, non-indigenous invasive species?”

“Can the Portfolio Holder explain why the consultation from Peel Holdings in respect of the Hunterston site was passed to the Planning Committee for comment rather than Cabinet, and why no views were sought from local Elected Members?”

Can the Chair of Planning confirm that no councillor or officer at North Ayrshire Council suggested that the Oil Rig Decommissioning Planning Application should be lodged in three parts?

Any other items which the Provost considers to be urgent.

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