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The Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager gave a presentation to members which provided an update on the Community Impact Assessment work done to date; shared data from the Public Services Panel relevant to this Local Partnership; and requested Local Partnership discussion on members experiences on how COVID had impacted their community.
The presentation highlighted the key points arising from data and research undertaken in relation to COVID-19 cases; employment and support for business; neighbourhood hubs; the distribution of 1,250 digital devices/connectivity through the Connecting Scotland Programme; and health and wellbeing.
The presentation also detailed responses on the questions: what has affected you most during the coronavirus pandemic?; which of the following things are major worries for you?; how is your household managing financially?; is there help that you feel you currently need but you are not receiving?; compared with how you felt on a typical day before the start of March, how would you say you felt? and compared responses received from residents from the Villages area and those received from residents from other areas of Renfrewshire. The results from the Public Services Panel consultation on the effects of the pandemic were also provided.
The Chief Executive, Engage Renfrewshire provided details on the programme of listening events held over winter 2020/21 facilitated by Engage Renfrewshire and the key points to date.
Discussion followed in the course of which the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager was heard in answer to a number of issues raised by members on the presentation. As part of these discussions, it was proposed that if the information was available to the Council, that the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager provide information to a future meeting of the Local Partnership in relation to fuel poverty in the Local Partnership area; that the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager provide a link to the Community Impact Assessment to members of the Local Partnership; that the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager make contact with members of the Local Partnership to establish if they were aware of any groups that required assistance to allow them to meet remotely and virtually; that in terms of applications for grant funding, applicants be requested to demonstrate either that members of groups were based in the Local Partnership area, that they would be able to spend any award in the local area, or directly contribute to the local area in some way. This weas agreed unanimously.
That Chair reminded members of the agreed priorities for the Local Partnership and requested that members advise the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager of any other local priorities members wished to be included prior to consideration of applications for grant funding, which would be considered at the next meeting of the Local Partnership.
She further intimated that, if required, a further meeting of the Local Partnership could be held prior to the meeting which would decide on applications for grant funding to discuss and agree further priorities, if this could not be done by emailing members for agreement.
It was further proposed that the future of village bus provision and what could be done to stop the loss of villages services be considered at a future meeting of the Local Partnership.
DECIDED:
(a) That the presentation be noted;
(b) That, if the information was available to the Council, the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager provide information to a future meeting of the Local Partnership in relation to fuel poverty in the Local Partnership area;
(c) That the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager provide a link to the Community Impact Assessment to members of the Local Partnership;
(d) That the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager make contact with members of the Local Partnership to establish if they were aware of any groups that required assistance to allow them to meet remotely and virtually;
(e) That in terms of applications for grant funding, it be agreed that applicants be requested to demonstrate either that members of groups were based in the Local Partnership area, that they would be able to spend any award in the local area, or directly contribute to the local area in some way;
(f) That members advise the Strategic Partnership & Inequalities Manager of any other local priorities members wished to be included prior to consideration of applications for grant funding, which would be considered at the next meeting of the Local Partnership; and
(h) That the future of village bus provision and what could be done to stop the loss of villages services be considered at a future meeting of the Local Partnership.