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Johnstone and the Villages Local Area Committee
24 Aug 2017 - 18:00 to 20:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Standard Items
Community Representatives
Capability Scotland/Corseland School; Elderslie Community Council; Fitness for Disabled; Greensyde Carers; Howwood Community Council; Howwood Sports & Hobbies Group; Johnstone Black Belt Academy; Johnstone Castle Community Learning Centre; Johnstone Community Council; Johnstone PC Learning Group; Johnstone Seniors Forum; Johnstone Tenants; & Residents’ Association; Kilbarchan Community Council; Lochwinnoch Community Council; Lochwinnoch Elderly Forum; Quarrelton Area Tenants’ & Residents’ Association; Renfrewshire Early Years Forum for the Voluntary Sector; Renfrewshire Visually Impaired Forum; Renfrewshire Walking Network; Renfrewshire Youth Voice; Sandyflats Tenants’ & Residents’ Association; Spateston Residents’ Association; Scottish Youth Parliament; and St Paul’s Church Dramatic Society.
D Wadsworth, Elderslie Community Council; J Anderson, Howwood Sports & Hobbies Group; W Dean, Johnstone Community Council; A McBain, Johnstone Seniors Forum; M Lavery, Quarrelton Area Tenants’ & Residents’ Association; R Boyd and M Dougan, Renfrewshire Youth Voice; and S McGee, Scottish Youth Parliament.
Chair
Councillor Steel, Convener, presided.
Community Planning Partners
Dr S Sutton (Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership); and Inspector Glass (Police Scotland).
In Attendance
G McNeil, Head of Amenity Services (Lead Officer) and C Robertson, Warden Services Manager (both Community Resources); S Graham, Partnerships Planning and Development Manager (Chief Executive’s); E Graham, Community Learning Officer (Children’s Services); and D Low, Senior Committee Services Officer (LACs) and A McNaughton, Senior Committee Services Officer (both Finance & Resources).
Apology
Councillor Bibby.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
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.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to commencement of the meeting.
Renfrewshire Youth Voice propose Ross Boyd for membership of this LAC and  Mark Dougan as his substitute.
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In terms of paragraph 2.2 of Renfrewshire Council’s Scheme of Decentralisation it was noted that Renfrewshire Youth Voice had expressed an interest in participating in the LAC. The Renfrewshire Youth Voice representative would be Ross Boyd and the substitute representative would be Mark Dougan.

DECIDED:

(a) That it be agreed that Renfrewshire Youth Voice be represented on the LAC; and

(b) That it be noted that the Renfrewshire Youth Voice representative would be Ross Boyd and the substitute representative would be Mark Dougan.
Report by the Chief Officer, RHCP
2
There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to the Community Connectors Initiative; the launch of an information campaign highlighting various health-related resources in the community; the development of a new Health & Social Care website; and notification of a joint inspection of adult services by the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by the Director of Community Resources
3
There was submitted a report by the Director of Community Resources providing a progress update on Renfrewshire Community Safety Partnership activities carried out in the Johnstone & the Villages LAC area during the period 1 April to 30 June 2017.

The report provided information on Johnstone and Villages community safety statistics; environmental enforcement and improvement activities; protecting vulnerable residents; building safer communities; diversionary activities; and a spotlight on the National Strategic Assessment on Unintentional Harm.

DECIDED
: That the report be noted.
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(a) Pedestrian Crossing – Johnstone

In response to a question about the operation of the pedestrian crossing in Johnstone High Street, the Head of Amenity Services advised that the matter was being investigated.

DECIDED: That the information provided be noted.

(b) Hall Bookings for Local Voluntary Groups

J Anderson suggested that the cost of hiring Council-owned halls be discounted for local voluntary groups.

DECIDED: That the suggestion be noted.
Presentation by the Head of Policy & Commissioning
5
The Partnerships Planning and Development Manager gave a presentation on the review of LACs.

DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
Report by the Director of Finance & Resources
6
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to project feedback received from community and voluntary groups in receipt of LAC funding.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by the Director of Finance & Resources
7
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the Johnstone & the Villages LAC budget for 2017/18.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 6.00 pm on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Johnstone Town Hall.
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The next meeting of this LAC was scheduled to be held at 6.00 pm on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Johnstone Town Hall.

DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of this LAC be held at 6.00 pm on 23 November 2017 in Johnstone Town Hall.

Additional Meeting Documents

Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending Apology
Councillor Derek Bibby 
NameReason for Absence
Councillor Jacqueline Cameron 

Declarations of Interests

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

Visitors

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