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Scotland Excel Executive Sub-committee
22 Oct 2021 - 09:30 to 11:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
Provost Bill Howatson (Aberdeenshire Council); Councillor Angus Macmillan Douglas (Angus Council); Councillor Andrew Johnston (City of Edinburgh Council); Provost Norman A Macdonald (Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar); Councillor Stephen Thompson (Dumfries & Galloway Council); Councillor Altany Craik (Fife Council); Councillor Ruairi Kelly (Glasgow City Council); Councillor Jimmy Gray (Highland Council); Councillor Joe Cullinane (North Ayrshire Council); Councillor Paul Di Mascio (North Lanarkshire Council); Councillor John Shaw (Renfrewshire Council); Councillor Amanda Hawick (Shetland Islands Council) and Councillor Josh Wilson (South Lanarkshire Council)

Councillor John Shaw (Convener): Councillor Paul Di Mascio (Vice Convener)
 
Standard Items
Further Information
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Provost Bill Howatson (Aberdeenshire Council); Councillor Andrew Johnston (City of Edinburgh Council); Councillor Stephen Thompson (Dumfries & Galloway Council); and Councillor Joe Cullinane (North Ayrshire 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.
Councillor Craik declared an interest in item 3(b) of the agenda – Request for Associate Membership: University of St Andrews – as he was a member of the University Court and indicated that it was his intention to leave the meeting during consideration of this item and not to take part in any discussion or voting thereon.
1 Minute
Minute of meeting of the Executive Sub-committee held on 17 September 2021.
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There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Executive Sub-committee held on 17 September 2021.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Joint report by Treasurer and Chief Executive of Scotland Excel.
2
There was submitted a joint revenue budget monitoring report by the Treasurer and the Chief Executive of Scotland Excel for the period 1 April to 17 September 2021.  

The report intimated that at the end of period 6, Scotland Excel was projecting a break-even position by year-end in its core activities and a planned £173,000 drawdown from project reserves by year-end within projects. It was noted that both budgets would continue to be monitored closely over the remainder of the financial year. Further detail was provided in section 3 of the report.

Appendices 1 and 2 to the report provided an analysis of the actual spend to date along with projected net expenditure for 2021/22 and included a summary of movement in both the revenue reserve and projects reserves.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Chief Executive of Scotland Excel.
3(a)
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive of Scotland Excel advising that Live Active Leisure Limited had submitted an application to become an associate member of Scotland Excel. 

The report provided details of the organisation and the legislative position in relation to the application.

DECIDED: That the application by Live Active Leisure Limited to become an associate member of Scotland Excel, with no annual membership fee, be approved subject to completion and signing of the agreement documentation.
Report by Chief Executive of Scotland Excel.
3(c)
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive of Scotland Excel advising that the University of St Andrews had submitted an application to become an associate member of Scotland Excel. 

The report provided details of the organisation and the legislative position in relation to the application.

DECIDED: That the application by the University of St Andrews to become an associate member of Scotland Excel, with no annual membership fee, be approved subject to completion and signing of the agreement documentation.
Report by Chief Executive of Scotland Excel.
3(b)

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive of Scotland Excel advising that Zero Waste Scotland Limited had submitted an application to become an associate member of Scotland Excel. 

The report provided details of the organisation and the legislative position in relation to the application.

DECIDED: That the application by Zero Waste Scotland Limited to become an associate member of Scotland Excel, with no annual membership fee, be approved subject to completion and signing of the agreement documentation.

Note that the next meeting of the Executive Sub-committee will be held at 9.30 am on 19 November 2021.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of the Executive Sub-committee would be held at 9.30 am on 19 November 2021.


At this point in the meeting, the Convener welcomed Councillor Josh Wilson (South Lanarkshire Council) to his first Scotland Excel meeting.
 

Attendance

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NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
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NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
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Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Altany Craik (Fife Council)3(b)Member of University CourtPecuniaryLeft meeting and took no part

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