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WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Minutes: Following Kevin Champion’s
intimation to stand down as Chair at the previous meeting, the Vice Chair, Ryan
MacIntyre welcomed everyone to the meeting and
general introductions were made. Apologies for absence were
intimated on behalf of:- John McLuckie,
Community Planning Partnership Lead Councillor Amanda Hampsey, ߣsirƵ and Bute Council Samantha Campbell, Health and
Social Care Partnership Jane
Fowler, Head of Customer and Support ߣsirƵ Linda
Battison, Oban Tourism Alliance Jim
Tolmie, Oban & District Access Panel Linda
Duncan, Crossroads Jane
Metcalf, Coll Community Council |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest intimated. |
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MINUTES |
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Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group 10 May 2023 PDF 305 KB Minutes: The minutes of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group held on 10 May 2023 were approved as a correct record. |
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Appointment of Chair to Area Community Planning Group PDF 113 KB Report by Committee Manager Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a report advising members of the procedure to be
followed when electing officer bearers and asked the Group to consider the
appointment of Chair to the Oban, Lorn and the Isles
Area Community Planning Group. The Committee Manager invited nominations from
those on the call for the position. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group:- 1.
agreed to elect, Ryan MacIntyre
Member of Scottish Youth Parliament, as Chair of group for the next 2 year
period; and 2.
noted that
nominations for the position of Vice Chair would be sought at the next meeting. (Reference:
Report by Committee Manager, 16 August 2023, submitted) |
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COMMUNITY PLANNING Presentation
by Community Development Officer Minutes: Antonia
Baird, Community Development Officer at ߣsirƵ and Bute Council, provided the
Group with an overview of Community Planning in ߣsirƵ and Bute. The
presentation included information on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act
2015; the roles and responsibilities of the Community Planning Team; where the
Area Community Planning Groups fit into the partnership and their relationship
with the Management Committee; cross cutting themes and principles of effective
community planning. The
presentation also included information on the development day which is held
once a year; action plans for each of the Area Community Planning Groups as
well as the ߣsirƵ and Bute’s Outcome Improvement Plan and how the Community
Planning Team communicate with partners and members of the groups. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the
information provided. (Reference: Presentation by
Community Development Officer, ߣsirƵ and Bute Council) |
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COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE PDF 228 KB Report by Committee Manager Minutes: Consideration was given to a briefing note which provided information on matters discussed during a meeting of the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Management Committee, held on 22 June 2023. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Community Planning Group considered and noted the briefing note. (Reference: Report by Committee
Manager, ߣsirƵ and Bute Council, dated 16 August 2023, submitted) |
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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE |
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Public Transport Provision Report by Contracts Officers, ߣsirƵ and Bute Council Minutes: In the absence of the report of Public Transport Provision within Oban, Lorn and the Isles, it was agreed to carry forward this agenda item to the next meeting. |
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Access to ߣsirƵ and Bute (A83) Presentation by Transport Scotland Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a presentation by Transport Scotland and Atkins WSP
Joint Ventures on the permanent solution for the A83. The presentation included
information that had been delivered at both virtual and in person public
exhibitions within in the locality, specifically key features and benefits of
the preferred route; the preferred route plan; the scheme assessment process
and the next stages of the assessment and construction phases. Decision The
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning
Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference:
Presentation by Transport Scotland and Atkins WSP Joint Ventures) |
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HOPE KITCHEN PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS PDF 278 KB Report by Catriona Petit, Hope Kitchen Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a report and general introduction to the Connecting
Communities Collective, which is a new partnership involving Hope Kitchen,
Atlantis Leisure, Lorn Health Options, ALIenergy and the Youth Café who are
working together to reach and serve more people within the Community. Catriona Petit advised that they have secured funding from the Community-Led Local Development Fund and
Investing in Communities Fund, which will support the project for the next 3
years. Catriona further advised that a
Development Officer has been employed to help organise events and link up work
and events with other partnerships and seek new development opportunities. Hope Kitchen are launching
a new short survey for new projects which will open on 22nd August
2023. Partners were encouraged to
complete the survey via the following LINK - Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered
and noted the report. (Reference: Report by Mika Schroder, Development Officer, Connecting Communities Collective, August 2023) |
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COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING Presentation by CLES Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a presentation on Community Wealth Building from
Charlie Murphy from CLES (Centre for Local Economic Strategies). Charlie
highlighted that the CLES mission is to develop local economies which work for people,
planet and place and that it is the lead organisation for Community Wealth
Building in the UK. Charlie advised the Group that
CLES have been commissioned by the TSI on behalf of the CPP to conduct research
on Community Wealth Building in ߣsirƵ and Bute. It was highlighted that CLES
would be running a workshop in Oban on the 6th September exploring
Community Wealth Building in ߣsirƵ and Bute. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Presentation by Charlie Murphy, Centre for Local Economic Strategies) |
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PARTNERS UPDATE |
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Minutes: The Group gave consideration to
an update provided by Sergeant Matthew Shaw, which included information on the
ongoing work of the Service and provided information on the expansion of the
Partners intelligence portal; youth engagement activities and Social Media and
Banking Fraud. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the
information provided. (Reference: Report by Police
Scotland, submitted) |
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Scotland Fire & Rescue PDF 397 KB Minutes: The Group gave consideration to a
written report from the Scotland Fire and Rescue. As no-one was in attendance
from the fire service, the Committee Manager advised that he would relay any
questions back to them with regards to the report. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the
information provided. (Reference: Report by Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service, submitted) |
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Skills Development Scotland PDF 394 KB Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a written report from Skills Development Scotland
(SDS). As no-one was in attendance from the SDS, the Committee Manager advised
that he would relay any questions back to them with regards to the report. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and note the report. (Reference: Report submitted by Skills Development Scotland, 16 August 2023) |
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Live ߣsirƵ - Community Learning Development PDF 268 KB Minutes: The Group gave consideration to an update from Maureen Evans Live ߣsirƵ
- Community Learning ߣsirƵ. The update provided information relating to the
GIVE summer Programme; Summer Sensations was a 2 day induction programme for P6/7
pupils from all primary schools in the area in partnership with Atlantis
Leisure, Active Schools, Youth Café and Hebridean
Pursuits. Maureen also advised that Community Learning Development are also
going to be working in partnership with Police Scotland in setting up
diversionary activities for youths. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community
Planning Group considered and noted the report. (Reference: Report by Live ߣsirƵ – Community Learning Development, 16
August 2023) |
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Crossroads North ߣsirƵ PDF 82 KB Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a written report from Crossroads North ߣsirƵ. As
no-one was in attendance from Crossroads, the Committee Manager advised that he
would relay any questions back to them with regards to the report. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area
Community Planning Group considered and note the report. (Reference: Report submitted by Crossroads North ߣsirƵ, 16
August 2023) |
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ߣsirƵ and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership - Public Health Update PDF 310 KB Minutes: The Group considered a public
health update from the ߣsirƵ and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
(HSCP) on the ongoing wellbeing and prevention activities overseen and
delivered by the HSCP Public Health Team in ߣsirƵ and Bute. The update
highlighted information on the Public Health Intelligence Team (PHIT); the
Money Counts Level 1 awareness raising sessions; the Living Well Networks and
the merge of the Living Well Strategy and Prevention Board. As
no-one was in attendance from the HSCP, the Committee Manager advised that he
would relay any questions back to them with regards to the report. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and note the report. (Reference:
Report by Health Improvement Lead, ߣsirƵ and Bute Health and Social Care
Partnership, submitted) |
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Living Well Network PDF 393 KB Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a report provided by the Oban and Lorn and the Island Living Well Network. Carol Flett advised of the recent and upcoming work that the
Network had scheduled, including a zoom meeting that took place on 23rd
June focussing on Community and Patient Transport; A “Living Well on Coll” event took place on 16th August at An Creidh where there were 15 people in attendance; the next meeting of the Living Well Network
will take place by Zoom on 29th November the focus of which will be
Signposting specifically how to disperse as much information to communities on
what support is available to them Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the report. (Reference:
Report by Oban and Lorn and the Islands Living Well Network,
7 August 2023) |
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Minutes: The
Group gave consideration to a report from the ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI which
highlighted that at the June 2023 Community Planning Partnership (CPP), the
ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI Chief Executive Officer presented a fourth paper on moving
the local Community Wealth Building (CWB) agenda further forward and that at
the end of June, TSI commissioned a three day Combined First Aid at Work and
Paediatric First Aid course at Atlantis Leisure Centre in Oban for Third Sector
organisations. The report also provided information on future events such as
the next meeting of the ߣsirƵ and Bute Social Enterprise Network which is
scheduled for Thursday 24th August at 2pm in the newly refurbished Inverary Hub. As no-one was in attendance from the TSI, the Committee Manager advised that he would relay any questions back to them with regards to the report. Decision The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the report. (Reference: Report by ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI, 31st July 2023) |
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Opportunity for Partner Verbal Updates Minutes: Jen Broadhurst, ߣsirƵ and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau Jen
Broadhurst highlighted that ߣsirƵ and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have
been very busy and have supported just under 800 clients in the last 3 months
with 370 of those being new to the bureau with the majority being in relation
to welfare rights. Of those clients 218 were provided with welfare rights
support, 41 were supported to access digital, food or fuel crisis funding. Jen
added that the overall client financial gain, generated from the advice
provided was just under £360,000 with 78% of the funding being generated by
Welfare Rights. Jen
also provided information on other areas such as the new data hub which
provides statistical data on the range of clients that they support across the
region; debt advice; the Armed ߣsirƵ advice project which has been extended
until the end of the year; energy advice; the adviser training programme; the
cost of care research; the updating of the Bureau’s business plan and the
wellbeing networking event which is to be held on the 13th
September. Catriona Petit, Hope Kitchen Catriona highlighted that Hope Kitchen had been working in partnership with West Highland Housing Association and ALIenergy by providing a space for clients to come in and receive housing and energy advice. Hope Kitchen will also be hosting a fund raiser Grand Quiz at the Corran Halls on 16th September 2023, all partners are welcome to attend. Judith Hawcroft, North ߣsirƵ Carers Judith
highlighted that the North ߣsirƵ Carers are supporting 817 unpaid carers, 150
of which are young carers. Referrals are
coming in thick and fast and that staff are working at capacity to ensure
referrals are dealt with as they come in. Judith advised that the carer vacancy
on Tiree had been filled, but that the post on Coll remains vacant. During the
summer 22 young carers were taken to the
Young Carers Festival, where they had the opportunity to relax and enjoy being
children and shrug off their responsibility for a while. and enjoy being children and shrug off their responsibility for a while. Ryan MacIntyre, Scottish Youth Parliament Ryan advised that the International Overdose Day was held and filmed in Dunoon and that this would be shared with partners and elections are scheduled with partners encouraged to share information with the young people they work with. |
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COMMUNITY FOCUS |
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Presentation by Keep Oban Beautiful Minutes: The
Group considered a presentation by Maurice Wilkins of Keep Oban Beautiful which
provided information on how the group was started. Maurice also highlighted
some of the projects the group had been, involved in such as removing invasive
alien plants and litter, tree planting and providing a seating area overlooking
the burn and the Oban Spring Clean. Future
plans for the group include a waterfall walk on wasteland adjacent to Oban High
School and ѳ䲹’s Tower, planters and boxes within
the town and campaigning for better protection of Oban’s green spaces and to
connect these green spaces to create a wildlife corridor through the town. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the
information provided. (Reference: Presentation by
Maurice Wilkins, Keep Oban Beautiful, August 2023, submitted) |
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CLIMATE CHANGE |
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Climate Change Working Group Highlight Report PDF 126 KB Report by Chair of Climate Change Working Group Minutes: Consideration was given to a
report which highlighted the ongoing work of the Climate Change Working Group.
The report outlined the proposal to produce a strategic Action Plan as a means
to address the climate emergency in ߣsirƵ and Bute; the approved governance
arrangements to support the Climate Change Project Manager post and the ongoing
work on the recruitment of a Project Manager. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the
information provided. (Reference: Report by Chair of
the Community Planning Partnership Climate Change Working Group, dated 2 August
2023, submitted) |
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Progress on ߣsirƵ and Bute Climate Hub PDF 181 KB Written update by ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI Minutes: It was noted that a written
update from ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI would be circulated to the Group following the
meeting and that any questions should be sent to the Committee Manager to
forward to the ߣsirƵ and Bute TSI for consideration and response as
appropriate. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group noted the update. |
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Opportunity for Verbal Updates on Community Based Initiatives Minutes: There were no verbal updates
provided under this item. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 8 November 2023. Minutes: The
Chair thanked everyone in attendance at the meeting, and thanked all partners
for their continued proactive work in the community. The Group noted that the next
meeting of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area
Community Planning Group would take place on Wednesday 8th November
2023. |