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Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside and Erskine Local Area Committee
25 Nov 2015 - 18:15 to 20:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Standard Items
Community Representatives
Langbank Community Council; Houston & Killellan Kirk; Brookfield Community Council;
Renfrewshire Visually Impaired Forum; Erskine Community Council; Crisis; Erskine Youth
Council; InBishopton Community Web Site; Bridge of Weir Community Council; Bishopton
Scout Group; Bishopton Primary School Parent Council; Our Lady of Peace Parent
Committee Nursery; Erskine Youth Football Club; Bishopton Parish Church; Bridge of
Weir Tenants’ & Residents’ Association; Renfrewshire Youth Voice; Renfrewshire Early
Years Forum for the Voluntary Sector; Linwood Community Childcare; Bridgewater
Housing Association Limited; Erskine Community Association; Linwood Community
Council; Linwood Tenants’ & Residents’ Action Group; Erskine; Bishopton Community
Council; Inchinnan Community Council; Houston Community Council; Linwood Friendship
Group; Brighter Bridge of Weir; and Cairellot Day Nursery.
A Clark (Bridge of Weir Community Council); A Johnstone, Brighter Bridge of Weir); M Dundas (Brookfield Community Council); J Taggart, (Erskine); R Finnie (Houston Community Council); I Cameron (Houston & Killellan Kirk); E Harkness (MSYP); N McBride, Renfrewshire Early Years Forum for the Voluntary Sector and M McElhinney (Linwood Community Council).
Further Information
This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. 

A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/agendas. 

For further information, please either email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk or telephone 0141 618 7112.
Present
Councillors Clark, Audrey Doig, J MacLaren and Noon.
Chair
Councillor Clark, Convener, presided.
Community Planning Partners
Inspector Glass (Police Scotland) and Dr Van Der Lee (Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership).
In Attendance
J Trainer, Acting Head of Early Years and Inclusion (Children's Services); A McNab, Transportation Manager and M Hendry, ASIST Mediation Co-ordinator (both Community Resources); and K Graham, Head of Corporate Governance (Lead Officer) and D Low, Senior Committee Services Officer (LACs) (both Finance & Resources).
Additional Items
The Convener intimated that there were additional items of business in relation to applications for grant funding received from Erskine New Interest Group and Woodlands Community Bowling Club, which had not been included in the notice calling the meeting. The Convener being of the opinion that the items, which were dealt with at item 9 of this Minute, were urgent, authorised their consideration.
Applications for Local Area Committee Funding
9
There were submitted one continued application and one new application for Local Area Committee grant funding.

DECIDED
: That the applications for funding be determined as follows:-

Erskine New Interest Group – rent and speakers costs - awarded £405 (previously awarded in principle) 

Woodlands Community Bowling Club – assistance towards cost of upgrading bowling green – awarded £500
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor M Brown, Provost Hall and Councillors Holmes and Mullin and N Barrington, Langbank Community Council.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Briefing note by Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
  1. pdf HSPC briefing (126Kb)
1
There was submitted a report by Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership relative to the formation of an inclusive Strategic Planning Group to support the Integration Joint Board and to ensure that stakeholder groups had a voice and influence in the delivery of health and social care services.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by the Director of Community Resources.
2
There was submitted a report by the Director of Community Resources providing an overview of the activities of the Safer & Stronger Renfrewshire Partnership, consisting of Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and other community safety agencies for the Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine Local Area Committee (LAC) area during the period 1 July to 30 September, 2015.

The report contained statistical information which had been provided by a number of community planning partners including Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Renfrewshire Community Safety Partnership.

The report provided information on Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine  community safety statistics; environmental enforcement and improvement activities; protecting vulnerable residents; building safer communities; diversionary activities; the integrated control room and CCTV system; and the work of the Renfrewshire Adult Protection Committee. 

DECIDED:  That the report be noted.
Senior Committee Services Officer (LACs) to report.
3
The Senior Committee Services Officer (LACs) advised that no questions had been submitted for consideration at the Open Session.

DECIDED: That it be noted that no questions had been submitted for consideration at the Open Session.
Report by the Director of Finance & Resources.
4
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the establishment of 21 community councils throughout Renfrewshire following the recent four-yearly elections. The report detailed the community councils, including those in the Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine LAC area, that had achieved at least the minimum amount of nominations to be established.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by the Director of Children's Services.
5
There was submitted a report by the Director of Children’s Services relative to the progress made in establishing additional Families First Core Teams in Gallowhill, Johnstone and Foxbar localities.

The report intimated that the Council at its meeting held on 25 June, 2015 approved proposals for deploying significant investment in response to the recommendations contained in the Tackling Poverty Commission report. The Council agreed to allocate £1 million from the tackling poverty fund to extend the successful and innovative Families First Core Team approach into three new localities of Gallowhill, Johnstone and Foxbar. Work was being taken forward to recruit staff to Core Teams and it was expected that the new service would commence early in 2016. In addition a community engagement process had commenced to ensure that the priorities for the Families First Core Team would be identified by local parents and children in each of the localities.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Council decision to allocate £1 million to extend the provision of the Families First model to Gallowhill, Johnstone and Foxbar be noted;

(b) That it be noted that the recruitment process had commenced and the additional Families First Core Teams service was expected to commence in Gallowhill, Johnstone and Foxbar early in 2016; and

(c) That it be noted that a process of engaging the local community had commenced to ensure that the Families First priorities were identified by local parents and children.
Presentation by MSYPs.
6
It was proposed that the presentation be delivered at the next meeting of this LAC to be held on 24 February, 2016.  This was agreed.

DECIDED: That this presentation be delivered at the next meeting of this LAC to be held on 24 February, 2016.
Report by the Director of Finance & Resources
7
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the timetable of Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine LAC meetings to February 2017.

DECIDED:

(a) That meetings of this LAC be programmed for 31 August and 23 November, 2016 and 22 February, 2017; and

(b) That meetings of the LAC continue to be held at 6.00 pm at suitable venues in the LAC area.
Report by the Director of Finance & Resources.
8
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine LAC budget for 2015/16. Appendix 1 to the report provided details of the expenditure committed by the LAC to date together with available budgets.

The Senior Committee Services Officer (LACs) referred to the award of a grant amounting to £1,000 to Bishopton Scout Group at the meeting of this LAC held on 2 September, 2015.  He advised that the Scout Group had been successful in their efforts to self-fund the firework display and that the £1,000 grant award was no longer required. 

DECIDED:

(a)  That the report be noted; and

(b)  That it be noted that the grant amounting to £1,000 to Bishopton Scout Group was no longer required and would be returned to the Youth Challenge Fund for redistribution.
The next meeting of this LAC will take place at 6.00 pm on Wednesday, 24th February, 2016.
10
It was noted that the next meeting of the Houston, Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside & Erskine LAC would be held in a venue to be confirmed at 6.00 pm on 24 February, 2016.

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