Councillor E Devine, Chair, presided.

Councillors E Devine and Audrey Doig; O Reid, C Thorpe, L Feely, M Higginbotham and S Marklow (all Renfrewshire Council); I Cunningham, Engage Renfrewshire;  J Wilby, Forum for Empowering Communities; and J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

R Yarr, University of Strathclyde; G Evans; Intu Braehead; K Brough, NHSGGC; T Van Duivenbooden; Sustrans; and S Graham, C Grainer and C MacDonald (all Renfrewshire Council).

S Duncan, Leap; J Cameron, Renfrewshire Council; A Fraser, FLAIR; R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport; J Still, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership; and L O'Connell, Patrizia UK.

There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.

There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Greener Renfrewshire Thematic Board held on 30 January 2017.

DECIDED:  That the Minute be noted.

The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval.

DECIDED:

(a)   That action GR.01.02.16(5) be removed as it was now complete; and

(b)   That the Rolling Action Log be approved.

Under reference to the Minute of the Meeting of the Greener Renfrewshire Thematic Board held on 29 August 2016, there was submitted a report by the Head of Public Protection, Community Resources, Renfrewshire Council relative to the Low Carbon Travel and Transport (LCTT) Challenge Fund.

The report advised that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Strathclyde University and Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park had each offered to combine their proposed applications with Renfrewshire Council however, the project failed to obtain sufficient capital commitment from the other major partners to meet the minimum project value which had resulted in the project not meeting the eligibility thresholds for European Regional Development Funding and no application being submitted.

It was noted that the project still had potential and officers would now develop a revised project and continue to explore funding options for a smaller project which would include all of the key elements and benefits of the original.

Transport Scotland had been informed of the progress made to date and they had advised that should project funding become available for lower cost projects the Council and its partners would be in a strong position to be able to submit an application.

DECIDED:

(a)   That the award of pre-application support funding for the Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund and the subsequent completion of the funded feasibility report by SWECO be noted;

(b)   That it be noted that Renfrewshire Council had been unable to submit the joint
application for LCTT Challenge Funding on behalf of Renfrewshire Council, NHS Glasgow and Clyde, Strathclyde University and Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park; and

(c)   That the proposal to investigate taking forward the project at lower cost be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Head of Public Protection, Community Resources, Renfrewshire Council relative to an update on the Stalled Spaces Scotland Renfrewshire
programme. 

DECIDED:

(a)   That the update position of Phase 1 & 2 of Renfrewshire’s Stalled Spaces Programme be noted; and

(b)   That Architecture and Design Scotland’s proposal to hold a Scottish Stalled Spaces learning event in Paisley and the ongoing discussions with Engage Renfrewshire on proposed arrangements be noted.

Under reference to the Minute of the meeting of the Greener Renfrewshire Thematic Board held on 30 January 2017, relative to the Community Planning governance arrangements, a workshop was held to develop and ensure an effective transition to new working arrangements.

In order to meet the objectives of the workshop the Board focused on key questions
around agenda, key learning, 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 solutions presented.

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 solutions presented; and

(b) That the workshop be noted.