Venue: Corran Halls, Oban
Contact: Lorna Elliot, Community Governance Manager - 01631 567995
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WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and general introductions were made. Apologies for absence were intimated by: Councillor Kieron Green Laura MacDonald, Community Development Officer, Argyll & Bute Council Alison Hardman, NHS Highland Peter Bain, Head Teacher of Oban High School Eleanor MacKinnon, OLI Health and Wellbeing Network Morag MacLean, North Argyll Carers Centre OLI Youth Forum |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: No declarations of interest were intimated. |
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Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community Planning Group 17 November 2016 PDF 82 KB Minutes: The minute of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community Planning Group meeting of 17th November 2016 was approved as a correct record. |
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STANDING ITEM: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE |
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Report by Community Planning Manager PDF 122 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Community Planning Manager took the Group through a report which provided discussion points raised from the Community Planning Partnership Management Committee meeting on 20th December 2016 which includes:-
It was noted that the OLI Community Planning Group put the parking issue and the presentation from North Argyll Carers Centre to the last CPP Management Committee. Decision The Group noted the contents of the report. (Ref: Report by Community Planning Manager dated 16th February 2017, submitted). |
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Amendment to Area CPG Terms of Reference - Report by Community Governance Manager PDF 109 KB Minutes: The group considered a report outlining a proposed amendment to the Area Community Planning Groups Terms of Reference which would clarify that outgoing officer bearers can stand for re-election at the end of their first period in office and that no one person can serve in the role of Chair or Vice Chair for more than two consecutive two year periods. Decision The Group:-
(Ref: Report by Community Governance Manager dated 16th February 2017, submitted). |
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PARTNERS UPDATE Opportunity for verbal updates by Community Planning Partners Minutes: Scottish Fire and
Rescue Derek Wilson gave an update to the Group on the last quarter of October to December 2016. He advised that there has been an increase in deliberate fires but assured that Scottish Fire and Rescue continue to work with partners and young groups to raise awareness. He confirmed there has been a small decrease in accidental dwelling fires but have also been working with partners and assisting in home fire safety visits to give guidance where they can. Derek advised there has been a good decrease in special services call outs which are not fire related events. He updated the group on the Biker Down Campaign which highlights the danger spots on roads to help to reduce accidents and he advised the ‘Cut it Out’ Campaign continues in schools working alongside the Council Road Safety Officer and would be attending Oban High School next week. Derek spoke about the Oban Winter Festival and advised that Scottish Fire and Rescue held an event where 24 people took part and a good response was had. He advised that over Christmas time they put an advert in the Oban Times to raise awareness for the festive and winter fires and have got information of this online. He confirmed that they continue their programme with the British Heart Foundation for CPR training and advised Scottish Fire and Rescue will be going into Oban High School and training 6th year students. During the following discussion it was suggested that it might be useful to provide recruitment information at the events to encourage young people to consider a career in emergency services. There was also discussion around providing tailored training to people with disabilities and Oban Community Council indicated that they would welcome a CPR training session a one of their meetings. Police Scotland Mark Stephen updated the Group on the Christmas Campaign ran by Police Scotland which focused on issues such as Anti-Social Behaviour and drink driving. He confirmed this campaign was very successful and received positive feedback from the Police Scotland Twitter page where they were open and transparent with the public on their whereabouts with the speeding gun etc. He advised that road traffic accidents are down since the last quarter and they have been out on the A85 to try and reduce fatal accidents. He confirmed that there will soon be a launch of the Rural Watch Campaign in Dalmally and Appin followed by Kilmelford where Community Officers can feed information on crime trends back to Police Scotland through the website, He advised that the Police and Priorities is working in line with the communities views on ‘Your View Counts’ where a survey is done locally and nationally. He confirmed that the Youth Engagement Officer, Claire Brown, is working with pupils in Oban High School where she has set up a Mid Night League at the High School for Friday and Saturday nights and has set up an event in the local cinema for young girls to attend and talk about personal safety. She has also arranged for hairdressing training to be given to boost confidence and self-esteem. Mark advised that adult volunteers will be going through training at the start of April, working with guidance teachers to help pupils gain more confidence and be in the better part of the community. He advised that two officers have been trained in Mull and Oban to go into the community and give counter terrorism advice at harbours/ports to get the message out there Oban Community
Council Duncan Martin updated the group on the well-attended successful meeting that Oban Community Council held last month in the Corran Halls to address concerns regarding the potential closure of Oban Hospital which had been reported in the press. 400 people attended and everyone was impressed with the commitment to provide services locally. They hope to hold another meeting in June. Area CPG Chair The Chair advised the meeting that she and the Vice Chair had attended a meeting the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Area CPGs and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Management Committee in January. The meeting had been very useful and another meeting will be arranged in due course |
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COMMUNITY PLANNING OUTCOME PROFILE TOOL - COMMUNITY PROFILES PDF 125 KB Facilitated discussion on outcomes and inequalities of outcomes experienced by communities in the CPG Area within the context of Community Planning and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act. Additional documents: Minutes: The Group took part in a discussion using information provided by the Community Planning Outcome Profile Tool (CPOP) and local knowledge regarding the outcomes and inequalities of outcomes experienced by communities in the CPG Area within the context of Community Planning, Single Outcome Agreement’s overarching objectives and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act Locality Planning legislation. A demonstration of the Place Standard Tool was provided by the Community Development Officer and a short presentation highlighting the CPOP was provided by the Improvement Service. General discussion took place in respect of the priorities for the area, which were transport, infrastructure, housing/rooms for rent, jobs for young people, ferry cancellations and education. It was suggested that all agencies should work together to bring back the key worker status and make it part of the working contract The Community Planning Manager agreed to forward the comment to the CPP Joint Recruitment Working Group Decision The Group agreed that a briefing note summarising the outcomes of discussions be forwarded to the next meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Management Committee for consideration. (Ref: Briefing Note by Community Governance Manager, dated 16th February 2017, submitted). |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING Discussion
facilitated by the Area Governance Manager on items for inclusion on the Agenda
for the next meeting. Outcomes to be
discussed:- Outcome 1 – The Economy
is diverse and thriving Outcome 5 – People
live active, healthier and independent lives Minutes: The group noted that the date of the next Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community Planning Group is scheduled for Thursday 27th April at 6:30pm in the Corran Halls, Oban. The outcomes to be discussed at the next meeting will be:- Outcome 1 – The Economy is diverse and thriving; and Outcome 5 – People live active, healthier and independent lives. The Chair advised that members of the partnership should consider how these outcomes impact on their communities and submit potential agenda items to the Senior Area Committee Assistant by email. The Community Governance Manager advised of a restructuring within the Council’s Governance and Law department. She advised that whilst future meetings would continue to be supported, exact details of that support would be confirmed in due course. |