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Local Partnership - Renfrew
4 Dec 2024 - 18:00 to 20:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
Councillor Edward Grady: Councillor John Gray: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes: Thomas Johnston (Renfrew Football Club): Cairinne Macdonald (Renfrew YMCA): G Burgess (Renfrew Community Council): Councillor Jamie McGuire: Councillor Cathy McEwan: Councillor Jim Paterson:  Blair Ross (Renfrew Sea Scouts):  Vacant (Renfrew Development Trust):  Stuart Wild (Renfrew Victoria FC).

Councillor John Shaw (Chair).
Standard Items
Recording of Meeting

This meeting has been recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. If you have any queries regarding this please contact committee services on democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk

 

To find the recording please follow the link below.

https://youtu.be/ckyuL_jpnk4

The Chair intimated that this meeting of the Local Partnership would be recorded and that the recording would be available to watch on the Council's website.
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Members of the Press and Public - contact details
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Erin McGarry (Trinity High School); Blair Ross (Renfrew Sea Scouts): Stuart Wild (Renfrew Victoria FC); David Cavan (Renfrew High School).
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to commencement of the meeting.
Minutes of previous meetings held on 4 September 2024 and 26 September 2024.
1
There was submitted the Minutes of the meeting of this Local Partnership held on 4 September and 26 September 2024.

DECIDED: That the Minutes be approved.
2 Local Development Plan
Presentation by A Williamson, Strategy and Place Manager, Chief Executive's.
2
K Dalrymple, Development Plans and Housing Strategy Team Leader, Chief Executive's, gave a presentation on the new Renfrewshire Local Development Plan (LDP3) and Local Place Plans.

DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
3 Traffic and Roads in Renfrew
Presentation by Gerard Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection and Roads, Environment, Housing & Infrastructure.
3
G Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection & Roads, Environment, Housing & Infrastructure, gave a verbal update on traffic and roads projects within Renfrewshire.

DECIDED:  That the verbal update be noted.
Report by Chief Executive.
4
Under reference to item 1 of the Minute of meeting of this Local Partnership held on 26 September 2024, there was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the Partnership’s local priorities.

The Partnership’s four local priorities were set out in the appendix to the report:  sustaining and enhancing Renfrew Town Centre; making the most of public assets; strengthening social connections; joint working and collaboration.

DECIDED: That the draft local priorities for Renfrew Local Partnership be approved.
Report by Chief Executive.
5
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update on the Partnership’s grant funding awards and budget; an update on the Partnership’s development programme; and an overview of Winter Connections projects being hosted by local organisations in this Partnership area.

It was noted that £39,096.10 was left in the Renfrew Local Partnership Grant Fund and after discussion it was agreed that once the funding applications had been exhausted the remaining funding from grant fund be put aside for a water feature/mechanism for the pond located within Robertson Park.  This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED

(a)  That the report be noted.

(b)  That it be agreed that once the funding applications had been exhausted the remaining funding from the Renfrew Local Partnership Grant Fund be put aside for a water feature/mechanism for the pond located within Robertson Park.
Verbal Report by Partnership Manager, Chief Executive's Service.
6
S Graham, Partnership Manager, Chief Executive’s updated members on the progress of projects that had been awarded Renfrew Local Partnership funding.

DECIDED: That the verbal update be noted.
7 Applications For Local Partnership Funding To Renfrew Local Partnership 2024/25 and Funding Proposals
Report by Chief Executive (not available - to follow).
7
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to applications for funding from Renfrew Local Partnership in 2024/25.

The report intimated that the available allocation for the Local Partnership was £39,096.10. It was noted that the total value of applications received for funding was £6,833.18.

(a) that the undernoted applications be awarded as detailed:

FR1162  Arkleston & Newmains Over 60s Club - £1,840
FR1029  Soup Friday – to remove the volunteer expenses from the award; award £100 for stationery costs; seek confirmation on rent and pro-rata the cost for 4 months rather than the full year.  

DECIDED: That it be agreed to award the grant applications as detailed above.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
8
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the dates of meetings of this Partnership for 2025.

DECIDED:  That meetings of the Renfrew Local Partnership continue to be held online via Teams at 6.00 pm on 5 February, 24 April, 27 August and 5 November 2025.

Supplementary Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
Councillor Edward Grady: Councillor John Gray: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes: Thomas Johnston (Renfrew Football Club): Cairinne Macdonald (Renfrew YMCA): G Burgess (Renfrew Community Council): Councillor Jamie McGuire: Councillor Cathy McEwan: Councillor Jim Paterson: Blair Ross (Renfrew Sea Scouts): Vacant (Renfrew Development Trust): Stuart Wild (Renfrew Victoria FC).

Councillor John Shaw (Chair).
Standard Items
To Follow Item

I refer to the agenda for the meeting of the Renfrew Local Partnership to be held on Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 6pm and enclose the undernoted report relative to item 7 previously marked 'to follow':

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
No apology 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

Visitor Information is not yet available for this meeting