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North Lanarkshire Council · 3 February 2025
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23 January 2025 
Members of the 
Communities Committee
Chief Executive’s Office
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic)
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street,
Motherwell ML1 1AB
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk 
Notice is given that a Meeting of the Communities Committee is to be held in the Council
Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Monday, 03 February
2025 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) 
Members : 
Clerk Name: Karen Swan
Clerk Telephone: 07919 730272
Clerk Email: committee@northlan.gov.uk 
G Woods, P Patton, D Ashraf, C Barclay, A Beveridge, B Burgess, A Bustard, D Crichton, K
Duffy, F Fotheringham, K Harmon, M Hughes, J Jones, J Keltie, A Khan, M McBride, B
McCluskey, B McCulloch, P McDade, L Mitchell, L Nolan, N Shevlin, A Smith, J Toner, C
Williams.

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Agenda 
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical
Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000   
2 Community Board Local Development Programme
Submit a report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) providing an update
on the progress of the Community Board Local
Development Programme projects. 
7 - 64 
3 Community Boards and Partnership
Communications Strategy
Submit report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) providing an update
on key progress linked to supporting the development
of the Community Boards model. 
65 - 76 
4 Campsies Grant Award Programme  - Round 3
Funding
Submit report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) seeking approval to
grant awards to a variety of organisations through the
Campsies Grant Fund, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the
report. 
77 - 90 
5 Community Safety Strategy 2025-2030
Submit report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) seeking approval of
the new Community Safety Strategy (2025-2030). 
91 - 168 
6 Local Outcome Improvement Plan Performance
Report 1st April 2024 – 30th September 2024
Submit report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) providing a
snapshot of the progress of the 9 Local Outcome
Improvement Plans for the period from 1 April to 30
September 2024 and detailing the implementation of
the Management and Monitoring Framework approach. 
169 - 200

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7  Grant Awards Programme (GAP) 2025-26
Submit report by Chief Officer (Strategic
Communication and Engagement) providing an
overview of applications received for the Council’s
revised Grant Awards Programme for 2025/26 and
seeking approval to allocate discretionary funding to
Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. 
201 - 222 
8 Active and Creative Communities and Community
Facility Usage and Footfall - Q3 24-25 and Q3 23-24
Submit report by Chief Officer (Operations) providing
an overview of a range of sports culture and leisure
venues and community facilities, comparing quarter 3
of 2024-25 and quarter 3 of 2023-24. 
223 - 234 
9 Active NL: Supporting Health in North Lanarkshire
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
outlining the current support offered by the Active
Health programme, the results from the support
provided and planned next steps. 
235 - 242 
10  Motherwell Half Marathon
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
seeking approval to host a half marathon event in
Motherwell. 
243 - 248 
11  North Lanarkshire Community Planning
Partnership: Annual Oversight and Outcomes
Report 2023/24
Submit report by Chief Officer (Business and Digital)
seeking approval of the North Lanarkshire Partnership
Strategic Leadership Board’s annual oversight and
outcomes report 2023/24. 
249 - 274 
12  Driving Digital Locally – Communities Update
Submit report by Chief Officer (Business and Digital)
providing an update on the progress of key ‘digital
locally’ activities and the planned next steps. 
275 - 286  
Contracts

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13  Contract Awarded Below Committee Approval
Threshold
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) notifying of the Contracts Awarded since
the last meeting of the Committee with a value below
the financial threshold requiring approval. 
287 - 290