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Agenda and minutes

Oban Lorn & The Isles Area Committee - Wednesday, 10 April 2019 10:30 am

Venue: CORRAN HALLS, OBAN

Contact: Andrea Moir, Senior Area Committee Assistant - 01369 708662 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were intimated.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Councillor Robertson declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (project 12. Friends of Kilbride) due to her husband’s involvement with the organisation and (project 10. Crossroads) in her role as Chair of Crossroads North Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ.

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Councillor McCuish declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (project 1. ACT – Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ & the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust and project 14. Grab Trust) due to his involvement with these organisation.

 

Councillor Vennard declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund (project 11. Footprint ALBA) due to his involvement with the Oban Plastics Group.

 

 

3.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FUND 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Report by Community Development Officer

Minutes:

 

 

Councillor Robertson having declared a non-financial interest at Friends of Kilbride and Crossroads North Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ left the meeting and took no part in the discussions of these items.

 

Councillor McCuish having declared a non-financial interest at ACT – Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ & the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust and the Grab Trust remained in the room for the entirety of the item.

 

Councillor Vennard having declared a non-financial interest at Footprint ALBA remained in the room for the entirety of the item but abstained from voting.

 

The Committee gave consideration to a report recommending the distribution of the Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) Grants for 2019/2020 for the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area.

 

The meeting adjourned at 12pm and reconvened at 12.50pm

 

Motion

 

That the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee agree to award Footprint ALBA be £2498 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Green, seconded Councillor McGrigor

 

Amendment

 

That the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee agree to award Footprint ALBA be £1500 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Lynch, seconded Councillor Robertson

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands, there was 2 for the Motion and 2 for the

Amendment. On there being an equality of votes the Chair gave her casting vote to

the Amendment andÌý Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Decision

 

The Oban Lorn and the Isles Area Committee:

 

  1. Agreed to award Footprint ALBA be £1500 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

2. ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Agreed to award the grant recommendations as follows:

 

Ref

No

Organisation

Grant 18/19

Total Project Cost

Amount Requested

Recommend-ation
2019

1

ACT - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,912.53

Ìý£2,500

£1,250

2

Air Ghleus

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,500

Ìý£2,500

£242

3

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ RDA Carriage Driving Group

£2,052

Ìý£6,150

Ìý£2,500

£1,650

4

Bookends Festival, Benderloch

£495

Ìý£555

Ìý£555

£400

5

Coisir Ghaidhlig an Obain (Oban Gaelic Choir)

ÌýN/A

Ìý£13,698.09

Ìý£1,500

£242

6

Comunn Gaidhealach an Obain (Oban Mod Academy)

Ìý£2,000

Ìý£9,184.50

Ìý£2,500

£1000

7

Comunn Gaidhealeach Mhuile (Mull Junior Mod Club)

ÌýN/A

Ìý£1,020

Ìý£900

£500

8

Co-Roinn ³Ò³óྱ»å³ó±ô¾±²µ Mhuile agus Idhe (Mull & Iona Gaelic Partnership)

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,751

Ìý£2,500

£500

9

Craignure Recreational Activity Facility Team (CRAFT)

ÌýN/A

Ìý£72,603.60

Ìý£2,500

£2,500

10

Crossroads North Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ

Ìý£2,480

Ìý£3,440

Ìý£2,500

£750

11

Footprint Alba

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,498.33

Ìý£2,498.33

£1,500 (on a division)

12

Friends of Kilbride

ÌýN/A

Ìý£1,996

Ìý£1,231

£1,231

13

Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees (SCIO)

ÌýN/A

Ìý£26,478

Ìý£2,500

£1,250

14

Grab Trust

ÌýN/A

Ìý£4,302

Ìý£1,152

£242

15

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,500

Ìý£2,500

£242

16

Hope Kitchen

ÌýN/A

Ìý£2,300

Ìý£2,300

£2,300

17

Mull Museum

ÌýN/A

Ìý£10,975.20

Ìý£2,500

£1,000

18

Oban Communities Trust – The Rockfield Centre

Ìý£2,500

Ìý£3,366

Ìý£2,240

£242

19

Oban Winter Festival*

ÌýN/A

Ìý£27,350

Ìý£2,500

£2,500

20

Oban Youth Cafe

Ìý£2,000

Ìý£1,908

Ìý£1,608

£750

21

Project Trust*

ÌýN/A

Ìý£5,328.80

Ìý£2,224.80

£1,976

22

Roses Charitable Trust

ÌýN/A

Ìý£4,440

Ìý£2,500

£2,500

23

Seil Island Community Hall Charity

ÌýN/A

Ìý£5,290

Ìý£2,500

£241

24

Sound Waves SCIO

Ìý£2,500

Ìý£54,698

Ìý£2,500

£242

 

 

Total Available

£25,250

 

* Events & Festivals

Total Recommended

£25,250

 

3.      Agreed to recommend to ACT - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust and Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees that they coordinate activities to ensure the full value of the award is realised.

 

 

(Ref: Report by Community Planning Manager, dated 2 April 2019, submitted.)