There was submitted a joint revenue and capital budget monitoring report by the Director of Finance & Resources and the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for the period to 14 November 2025. The report intimated that the projected revenue outturn at 31 March 2026 for those services reporting to this Policy Board was an overspend of £0.380 million (1%) against the revised budget for the year and the projected capital outturn at 31 March 2026 was a breakeven position. A number of revenue budget adjustments were detailed at section 6 and Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the projected revenue outturn overspend position of £0.380 million be noted;

(b) That the projected capital outturn break-even position be noted;

(c) That the budget adjustments detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report be noted; and

(d) That the budget adjustments proposed at section 6.3 of the report be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to activity within the service. The report provided an overview of key service activities since the last meeting of this Policy Board held on 5 November 2025 and an update on the services and key projects delivered during this period.

DECIDED:

(a) That the update on the wide range of activities provided in the report be noted; and

(b) That the updated Assisted Collection Service Policy, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the proposed introduction of parking controls and a 'resident only' on street parking scheme at Marchfield Avenue in Paisley following reports from residents of the street being used as an informal airport carpark, impacting on residents’ lives and their ability to go about their daily business. The report summarised the findings of a letter-drop survey of residents and a parking survey carried out thereafter. The proposals were detailed at sections 6 and 7 of the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the preparation of the necessary traffic order and associated consultation process to proceed with a view to introducing a ‘resident only’ parking permit scheme on Marchfield Avenue be approved; and

(b) That the outcome of the consultation process be reported back to a future meeting of this Policy Board.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the ongoing Restoring Renfrewshire's Rivers project which was established in 2024 to map the distribution and remove invasive non-native plant species from five of Renfrewshire’s water courses; River Calder, Locher Water, Dargavel Burn, Old Patrick Water, and Sergeantlaw Burn. The report detailed at section 7 the proposed next steps to build on the work carried out to date.

DECIDED: That the progress made to date on the Restoring Renfrewshire’s Rivers project and planned next steps be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Clyde Valley Residual Waste Contract.  The report advised that the first six years of the 25-year agreement had been completed and provided performance related information together with a number of changes which had been made to the inter-authority agreement.

DECIDED:

(a) That the contents of the report be noted;

(b) That the proposed changes to the Inter-authority Agreement be approved;

(c) That delegated authority be awarded to the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure to sign the updated agreement on behalf of the Council.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the Renfrewshire Council (Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland, South) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023.

DECIDED: That the recommendations in the report be approved.