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Welcome and Apologies Minutes: Joe
welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted apologies. |
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Minutes: Minutes
from the last meeting were approved. Updates on outstanding actions: National recovery report to be
advised to partners 鈥 Pippa has had no update on this, mainly due to still
being in Covid response, action to be marked as
ongoing. Suicide Prevention 鈥 Action to be
marked as complete. Outcome 3 Update 鈥 Anthony
Standing, outcome lead, was unable to attend this meeting and the action will
be moved into the New Year.听 Cross Cutting Themes - Rona will write to partners to expand on cross cutting themes after the updates given today, action to be marked as ongoing.听 |
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Updates from Groups on Cross Cutting Themes |
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Minutes: Mhairi Paterson, CWB Coordinator,
North Ayrshire Council (NAC) and Brian Connelly, Scottish Enterprise gave a
presentation on Community Wealth Building. Mhairi introduced Community
Wealth Building (CWB) as a new economic concept based on enhancing wellbeing
and inclusion. The presentation provided background to North Ayrshire Council鈥檚
CWB Strategy, its objectives based on the five CWB pillars, the work undertaken
thus far and planned next steps. There was emphasis on the need to work closely
with communities, local and regional anchor organisations and across silos to
deliver the social, economic and environmental benefits of Community Wealth
Building. Brian explored the concept of CWB from the perspective of an anchor
institute exploring the application of the five pillars from within the
organisation. One of the key points raised was to avoid exploring CWB pillars
in isolation, with several opportunities to explore how they interact. In
addition, there is a need to ensure that CWB looks to properly engage with
communities as part of the process of implementation. Mhairi noted that NAC are early
on in their CWB journey, but they have already benefitted from lessons learnt.
The key is engement with 鈥渁nchors鈥 in communities and having clear vision that
can be bought into, with collaboration to help deliver that. Brian agreed that
CWB is a journey, whereby you learn with a proactive approach based in best
practice from elsewhere, while finding the approach that works best in your
individual area to make the local economic development strategy collaborative,
inclusive and sustainable with democratically controlled local economies. CWB
must provide tangible outcomes for the long term, with a serious commitment to
take that forward and a desire to retain the wealth in a specific geographical
area. Morag asked where we are trying
to get to with CWB 鈥 need to understand how it has worked in other areas and
filter that into the partnership to agree what to take forward in 麻豆免费版 and
Bute. She felt it would be beneficial to take forward points and questions as
discussion points in a wider discussion offline. Cathleen asked if 麻豆免费版 and Bute
are going to adopt a model similar to that in NAC. Pippa noted that in many
respects there are elements of this that we are already applying in the area
and would want to ensure to include that within the key CPP theme. Pippa felt
it would be worth getting volunteers from CPP to form a sub group to do work
around developing a response to 鈥渨hat CWB means for us鈥. Fergus agreed that a
group needs to be formed to have more detailed conversations with Brian and
Mhairi, as this is something that 麻豆免费版 and Bute has to embrace and move
forward on given the remoteness and unique challenges of this area. Mhairi and
Brian noted that they would be happy to contribute. Kirsteen added that CWB is not
currently not part of the 麻豆免费版 and Bute recovery plan, and is keen to have a
role in the recovery plan taken up by the CPP group (and the outcome group
already exists) so there needs to be ownership of the 2 existing work streams
with any additional group set up. She noted that we are the economy most
disadvantaged after Covid and that we really need to
get on with this. Kirsteen is happy to be part of a sub group but outcome 1 and
the recovery plan could be utilised to take action and mainstream this in our
other work. Kirsteen expressed that the important thing is that we are moving
forward on this to benefit our communities. Cathleen agreed that this needed a
community and council approach. ACTIONS 鈥 Rona to look into where these discussion already exists to
ensure that all CWB pillars are addressed at the same time and who is to be
involved in the discussions. Nicola to share emails for Mhairi and Brian to the relevant partners so
facilitate further discussion off table. Joe gave thanks to Mhairi and
Brian for their presentation. |
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Update on Child Poverty (Joanna MacDonald) PDF 207 KB Minutes: Joe thanked Joanna or her support
to this item as Chair of the Child Poverty Working Group (CPWG) and for her
ongoing work to bring partners together on this. Joanna said it was a privilege to
be chairing the CPWG, the group comprises members from all partners, and meets
regularly, with a huge focus on child poverty issues and impacts (especially
over last 9 months with Covid). Statistics are
collated monthly that allow them to see the impact of Covid
on child poverty in 麻豆免费版 and Bute 鈥 which is sadly a deteriorating position
in the short term. At the groups last meeting there was an update on the
provision of a full time programme assistant to support work on child poverty
and young carers. The group also discussed the work on child poverty action
plan reporting, including children鈥檚 rights. Joanna felt it was fitting to have
this update after the CWB presentation as tackling child poverty also has real
ownership and commitment in 麻豆免费版 and Bute; it is multi-agency in the truest
sense. The Child Poverty Action Plan report is due to be published in February
2021, and will be notified to the Scottish Government. Joe thanked Joanne for her update
and all work behind done the scenes to make a difference on this matter, Joanna
said it is very much a team effort. |
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Update on Climate Change (David Rennie) PDF 152 KB Minutes: Joe noted that David works for
the council鈥檚 Community Planning and Development team and is facilitating the
Climate Change Group to get Partners together on Climate Change. David then
gave his presentation. The Climate Change group is looking to build on and
promote the work being done by partners 鈥 common themes, good practice etc. The
group will next meet early in the New Year. This group is also linking to the
Council Climate Change Board and their work with the Council decarbonisation
plan, which has just been approved. David asked if there were any other
partners that would like to join this work. Derek noted he would like to be
included in future meetings. The group are pulling together an easy to
understand climate change directory which can show the good work of the council
and partners, and how they can be involved on future projects. The group is
keen to expand to look at wider climate change impacts and what else is
happening in the wider communities throughout the area and to set up a
directory of, and promote, the positive work on climate change being done and
the CPP can help move that forward. 麻豆免费版 and Bute is one of the most successful regions in Britain for its
ability to offset carbon emissions. The link to the council decarbonisation plan can be found here /moderngov/documents/s168952/Decarbonisation%20Plan%20-%20Master%20Copy%20v11.0%20Autosaved.pdf Derek asked if there is a
specific sub group that is looking at business opportunities of being net zero
carbon. David advised that was not something the group were looking at
presently and would welcome Derek鈥檚 attendance to add this to the discussion.
Morag added there is a 鈥済reen鈥 element of the wider economic resilience forum
and that the work of the climate group could also align with that. ACTION 鈥 David to follow up on that with Morag off table and add Derek
to Climate Group meeting distribution list.听
Cathleen asked if the council is linking with Education on this, to which David noted that Education are part of the climate change board, and they have provided a large number of examples in the decarbonisation plan, that will all be taken on board by the climate group, Fergus agreed that Education are an integral part of that board and that will remain the case moving forward. |
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Update on Digital Inclusion PDF 408 KB Minutes: Martin was unable to attend the meeting but Joe thanked him for his report which shows the excellent positive impact in getting devices out to people in 麻豆免费版 and Bute through two projects. One is a community social enterprise project, the other is a Scottish Government project and the council has linked with both to support these. If anyone has any comments on questions on Martins paper they can be forwarded to him at martin.turnbull@argyll-bute.gov.uk. |
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Matters Arising from Area Community Planning Groups (Stuart McLean) PDF 245 KB Minutes: Stuart McLean gave a summary of
the paper, noting that the November Area Community Planning Groups (ACPGs) held
across the 4 areas were the first to be held since February (due to Covid). In September members from the council Governance
and Community Development teams met with the Chairs and Vice Chairs and it was
agreed that future meetings would be held virtually for November and February
and a demonstration session on the use of Skype was offered and was appreciated
by those who participated. There was broad agreement that
the November meetings were successful and inclusive. Rachel Whyte of Islay
Community council was voted Vice Chair for the MAKI ACPG, and the OLI ACPG
considered a report to fill their vacant Chair and Vice Chair roles, confirming
that they will be filled at the February 2021 meeting. H&L
ACPG raised concerns regarding the lack of clarity and guidance around
befriending and the lack of communication with voluntary organisations.
Kirsteen noted that this matter has already been followed up with the
organisation that had raised it and was due to a misunderstanding because in
terms of the COVID response, the Caring for People Manager was representing the
Caring for People Partnership which included both Council and HSCP, so there
would have been no separate communication from HSCP. In the same conversation
the organisation had raised that they no longer knew their local HSCP contacts.
Kirsteen has already raised this with Charlotte Craig, HSCP who will be sending
a communication to highlight clear lines of communication with the local or
nation teams so groups know how to escalate matters arising to the appropriate
HSCP members. The 麻豆免费版 and Bute TSI will forward that communication on to all
third sector organisations. Stuart thanked Kirsteen for her response. H&L ACPG asked the Management
Committee to consider what difference the new United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child legislation could make to decision making and engagement
within the Community Planning Partnership framework (raised by Rosie Sumsion,
Member of Scottish Youth Parliament). Joanna said that children鈥檚 rights
underpins the work of the child poverty action group and she can provide a
specific response to the group. Rona added that this is being looked at in
specific legislation in the 麻豆免费版 and Bute Children鈥檚 Forum (where the outcome
4 lead sits). There can also be liaison with the members of the Scottish youth
parliament on how best to involve young people on Community Planning. Young
people are welcome at ACPGs, and work last year considered specific timings and
meeting locations to support attendance.听
Rona suggested that could be revisited given the new digital format of
meetings. At CPP Management Committee there are specific membership places for
members of the Scottish Youth Parliament, and the CPP team can speak to them to
ensure that input from policy areas they are looking at is fed into the
management committee. Rona asked partners to share any
ideas or good practice of how they are engaging with young people to help us
improve. ACTIONS - Joanna to provide a specific response to the H&L ACPG on
this. Rona and Stuart to discuss ACPG meeting format to ensure youth can still
engage with that. CPP team to liaise with MYSPs to raise matters to the Management
Committee. Partners to forward ideas or good practice of how they are engaging with
youth to Rona. The MAKI ACPG asked for the poor
attendance of partners to be highlighted at the Management Committee. Joe asked
for the reasons behind low partner attendance to be explored and that there was
more information needed to identify the cause and invigorate attendance. Stuart
noted that he will be meeting all the ACPGs in February and will review the
governance around membership to ensure it is accurate.听 ACTION 鈥 Stuart to feedback to CPP MC as required regarding MAKI
membership update and attendance. |
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Update on Wild Camping (Fergus Murray) Minutes: Fergus
gave an update on the issue of irresponsible wild camping. Since the last
Management Committee there has been a meeting held with 15 different
stakeholders represented to discuss this complex issue. There is no single
solution and we need to be mindful of unintended consequences of actions on
private sector operators, fragile business models and the impact on
communities. A virtual survey was created to engage with, and get comment from,
the local community to understand the impacts of wild camping and motor homes,
and to map existing assets and resources to use as a basis to fine tune a draft
action plan. The survey is out for comments with stakeholders now. This is
a national issue, which has developed over a period of time (exacerbated by the
pandemic) and one that will not go away. We need to be realistic with what
limited resources can achieve. There is a need to identify short, medium and
long term options to tackle this issue, and these will form an action plan
going forward. A poster to communicate what we are doing is being amended and
will be issued to communities soon. One of
the big issues is how we can resource this and make use of what we have
already, and fill any gaps, in a difficult financial time. We are trying to
encourage private sector and communities to get involved and view this as an
opportunity e.g. can they help to provide facilities that motor homes can use,
can communities create overnight stay areas, can farmers open up any land for
motorhomes (no licence needed if max 3 on site). There has been success
securing 拢10k funding for a motor home disposal option in Oban, but it is
challenging to find site for that. There has also been an application to the
tourism and infrastructure fund that will address some issues if successful.
There is a need to focus on the critical infrastructure issue such as fresh
water, waste water facilities and rubbish disposal.听 We also recognise that access to some areas
will need to be restricted to camping and motor homes and we will need to work
with the forestry commission and other partners to move that forward.听 Fergus
noted that by the next CPP meeting in the New Year he hoped to have the survey
results and a draft action plan in place. Derek
noted that the national parks are forming a steering group to look at this
issue and Pippa advised him that we already link in with Loch Lomond and the
Trossachs National Park, with an end of season review planned for later in
December. Fergus also noted that the National Park attend his meetings. Douglas
noted how the season is extending and spreading outwith the traditional time
period of Easter to October. He also asked to be copied on the survey for
comment and the draft action plan. ACTION 鈥 Fergus to send relevant
information to Douglas. CPP admin to provide Fergus with contact details for
Douglas. Cathleen
noted how the National Park actions such as moving on wild campers has been
pushing them into the Cowal area. She also noted work ongoing regarding the
bottle return scheme and its effects on the islands. With campers bringing food
to islands and then trying to dispose of the waste, she felt the bottle return
scheme needed to be factored into the plans. Fergus advised that motor homes contribute
approximately 拢100 a night to the local economy, but he recognises the
additional pressures on the seasonal increase in population due to tourism and
gave reassurance that all waste aspects are under consideration. |
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Agree Partnership Groups Sitting Under 6 Outcomes for Future Updates (Rona Gold) PDF 231 KB Minutes: Rona asked that, in addition to
the information in her report, can partners please forward any comments or
contributions to her to ensure we can capture all the key partnership groups
that sit under each of the 6 outcomes. This will enable full updates on these
to be provided to the management committee meetings next year.听 ACTION 鈥 Partners to forward any updates and comments to Rona. |
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Meeting Schedule for 2021 (Rona Gold) March, June,
September and December 2021 (with Full Partnership taking place in either
September or December). Minutes: Rona noted the proposal to hold
quarterly meetings in 2021 - March, June, September and December 2021 (with
Full Partnership taking place in either September or December). Depending on
current rules and guidance at that time, the Full Partnership may be held
online and the CPP team are looking at options to do that, either provided for
us or by hosting it ourselves. ACTION 鈥 Partners to forward any comments on the proposed schedule of
meetings for 2021 to Rona. |
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AOCB Minutes: John
noted that Brian Gibson will retire from Police Scotland before the next
Management Committee meeting and he wanted to extend his thanks for all Brian鈥檚
work within the CPP and Police Scotland. Joe added his best wishes to Brian for
a long and happy retirement and also thanked him for all his support to the CPP
over the years. Brian noted that Marlene Bailey, Douglas Wilson and Laura Evans
will become the community planning leads for the police for 麻豆免费版 and Bute
area. A83 Cathleen
asked what the committee is doing about the A83 as the current situation is
having a massive negative effect on infrastructure in the Cowal
area. Joe noted that the A83 is an item he had also planned to raise for
discussion and he has raised it to the highest levels in his own organisation. Pippa
added that the work to look at an alternative corridor route was a step in the
right direction, but the ongoing situation of only daylight operation of the
OMR, continued instability of the hill, and the time period to progress to a
permanent solution was unacceptable. The Council, on 26 November, agreed a
motion for the Leader to write to the First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary
for Transport requesting urgent consideration of the interim measures and
involvement in whatever group oversees that. The Council are looking at the
possibility of utilising the forestry road for haulage as businesses have
raised concerns regarding the slowness of the OMR convoy route when it is open.
Pippa has raised this with both BEAR and Transport Scotland and is pushing to
see how quickly we can get an interim solution looked at. The Council鈥檚 roads
team are looking at other suggestions. She noted that various alternative
routes are being used and we need to mitigate any negative impact of that and
look to how we can we improve them. Morag
said the recent 麻豆免费版 and Bute Overarching Recovery Group discussed the A83 and
they agreed it is important that we are all lobbying at a senior level. She
asked if partners could share the lobbying they are doing to ensure we are
aligned in our messaging. Fergus
added that this is a critical issue for 麻豆免费版 and Bute. We are trying to
encourage people to live and invest in the area, while everyday there is
messaging on the radio that the A83 is closed. This is not a great incentive to
investors. He agreed it is important to all raise this as an issue that needs
to be addressed, the council has responded as strongly as it can in the letter
to the First Minister. Most options are long term but an immediate response is
needed. He said the Strategy Transport Review Plan 2 (STRP2) is another big
issue, this is looking at transport infrastructure over the next 10 years and
is concerned what has been left out of the scope of that. He is working with
HITRANS and HiE to communicate that to government. Cathleen
suggested overnight ferry crossings would take some pressure off the roads and
it would be good to proactively get the message out that the area is still open
and can be reached by ferry, Pippa is happy to raise those points. Fergus added
that the 麻豆免费版 Resilience Forum have requested to Transport Scotland that the
Dunoon ferry operates 24 hours. Both BEAR and Transport Scotland attend that
forum and the views of members were clearly articulated to them at that
meeting. John
wondered if there has been consideration of a national media communication to
advise we are open for business. Pippa said this has been an ongoing challenge
at steering groups meetings and has had mixed success at national levels giving
inaccurate information on OMR opening (or not) and the media have not been as
responsive as we would like them to be. It was
agreed that this is not the time to set up a new group to deal with this issue,
as various stakeholder meetings are already looking at this. Partners were
asked to raise the A83 in any forum that they are able to, to the highest level
through strategic groups to government. The more people that can raise the
important issues, the better, as this is now a major ongoing risk and we need
to all challenge the timescales around it 鈥 especially as we come into the
winter. ACTIONS
鈥 All Partners to raise the issue of the A83 to the highest levels in their
organisations. Rona
will gather issues from Partners and prepare a letter, on behalf of CPP, to
bring together what is being covered in other existing groups. |
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Date of Next Meeting To be advised in due course. Minutes: To be advised in due course. 10. CLOSE Joe
thanked all for attending the meeting and thanked all those who provided supporting
papers, he wished Brian Gibson a happy retirement and wished everyone a good
Christmas and happy new year. 听 |