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Under reference to item of the Minute of the meeting of the Consultative Forum held on 19 February 2016 there was submitted a report by the Clark relative to Consultative Forum members.
The report intimated that the Minute of Agreement of the Clyde Muirshiel Park Authority Joint Committee stated that ‘The Park Consultative Forum shall consist of up to 35 members including the Chair and two Vice Chairs of the Park Authority who shall be ex efficio members of the Park Consultative Forum. The Park Authority shall co-opt up to a further 32 non local authority members who shall be representative of the national interest in the countryside, tourism, recreation and conservation in the Clyde Muirshiel area and of appropriate local interests within that area. Without prejudice to the foregoing generalities the interests to be represented may include: farming, land ownership, enterprise, tourism, rambling, voluntary organisations, outdoor sports, protection of the natural heritage, wildlife and of the coastal strip’.
Membership of the Consultative Forum currently stood at 23 members and these members were detailed in the appendix to the report.
DECIDED: That the current membership of the Consultative Forum be noted.