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Local Partnership - The Villages
20 Feb 2025 - 18:00 to 20:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
Councillor Robert Innes (Chair):  Meg Gilzean (Bridge of Weir Tenants and Residents Association) (Vice-chair)

Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson: Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling: Councillor Jacqueline Cameron: Councillor Andy Doig: Councillor Audrey Doig: Councillor Chris Gilmour: Councillor Gillian Graham: Councillor John Hood: Councillor James MacLaren: Councillor Colin McCulloch: Councillor David McGonigle: Councillor Iain McMillan: Councillor Emma Rodden: Councillor Andy Steel: Ross Anderson (Lochwinnoch Community Council): Ian Andrew (Houston Community Council): Anne-Marie Balfour (Elderslie Community Council): vacant position (Bridge of Weir Community Council): Mike Dawson (Brookfield Community Council): James Fletcher (Brookfield Bowling Club): Natalie Graham (Lochwinnoch Youth Club): Fiona Stewart (Kilbarchan Community Council): vacancy (Howwood Community Council): Lindsay Brown (Elderslie Wallace Foundation):
 
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling, Councillor John Hood and Councillor Colin McCulloch and Ian Andrew (Houston Community Council).
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 or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
1 Minute
Minute of meeting of this Local Partnership held on 21 November 2024.
1
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of this Local Partnership held on 21 November 2024.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Report by Chief Executive.
2
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive providing an update on the draft refreshed Local Priorities; the timeline and arrangements for Local Partnership grant funding in 2025/26; the current budget position; and the refreshed processes for Local Partnership community representatives to claim expenses.

The Connected Communities Manager advised that the Local Partnership’s remaining balance of funding was £2,275. Following discussion, it was agreed that the Connected Communities Manager investigate opportunities for this funding to be utilised for shared equipment for local events and provide an update on the allocation of this funding to a future Local Partnership meeting.

DECIDED: 

(a) That the report and budget monitoring report be noted; 

(b) That the Local Priorities appended to the report be agreed; and

(c) That the Connected Communities Manager investigate opportunities for this funding to be utilised for shared equipment for local events and provide an update on the allocation of this funding to a future Local Partnership meeting.
Presentation by Connected Communities Manager.
3
The Connected Communities Manager intimated that the report in relation to updated guidance for the Sustainable Futures Fund and the Villages Investment Fund had been approved at the meeting of the Council’s Leadership Board held on 19 February 2025 and advised that she would circulate a copy of this report to members of the Local Partnership. 

DECIDED: That it be noted that the Connected Communities Manager would circulate a copy of the report considered by the Leadership Board to members of the Local Partnership.
Note that the next meeting of this Local Partnership will be held remotely by MS Teams at 6.00 pm on 1 May 2025.
4
DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of this Local Partnership would be held remotely on MS Teams at 6.00 pm on 1 May 2025.

Declarations of Interests

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

Visitors

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