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Meeting Summary
Forum for Empowering Communities
15 Mar 2017 - 16:00 to 18:00
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  • Visitors
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Documents

Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
L O’Brien, Barnados; I McLean, Bridgewater Housing Association; A McNiven, Engage
Renfrewshire; A Fraser, Linstone Housing Association; J Wilby, Paisley West End & Central Community Council; S McLellan, RAMH; S Cruickshank, Renfrewshire Access Panel; K Taylor, Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau; S Graham, Renfrewshire Council; R Robertson, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership; and J Kiddie, Renfrewshire Law Centre.
Chair
A McNiven, Chief Executive, Engage Renfrewshire.
A McNiven, Chair, presided.
Present
LO’Brien, Barnardos; A McNiven, Engage Renfrewshire; J Wilby, Paisley West & Central Community Council; S Graham, Renfrewshire Council;  and R Robertson, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership.
In Attendance
J Divers, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; I Cunningham, S Miller, J Ferrie, and K Miller (all Engage Renfrewshire); and S Tkacenko and C MacDonald (both Renfrewshire Council).
Standard Items
Members of the Press and Public
Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting.
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.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx

For further information, please either email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk or telephone 0141 618 7112.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
I McLean, Bridgewater Housing Association; S McLellan, RAMH; K Wallace, Renfrewshire Wide Credit Union; K Taylor, Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau; and M Gallacher, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
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 commencement of the meeting.
Minute of previous meeting held on 1 February 2017.
1
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Forum for Empowering Communities Thematic Board held on 16 November 2016.

DECIDED:  That the Minute be agreed.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
2
The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval.

DECIDED:  

(a)   That actions RF.01.09.13(8), RF.27.01.15(2) and RF.01.09.15(8) be removed from the action log as they were now complete; and

(b)   That the action log be noted. 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
3
Feedback reports from the members who had been present at the various Thematic Boards were submitted for noting. 

DECIDED:    That the feedback provided within the reports be noted.
Discussion & workshop on the new governance structure.
4
Under reference to the Minute of the meeting of the Forum for Empowering Communities Thematic Board held on 1 February 2017, relative to the Community Planning governance arrangements a workshop was held to develop and ensure an effective transition to new working arrangements for the Forum for Empowering Communities Group.

In order to meet the objectives of the workshop the Board focused on key questions around agenda, learning, governance and membership. It was noted that the results from the workshop would be circulated to members who were not present at the meeting to afford them an opportunity to comment and to ensure that members who participated were satisfied with the feedback recorded.

DECIDED:   

(a)   That it be agreed that the results from the workshop be circulated to members who were not present at the meeting to afford them an opportunity to comment and to ensure that members who participated were satisfied with the feedback recorded; and

(b)   That the workshop be noted.

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members
Name
No attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.
Absent
NameReason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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