Minute of Meeting of Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 29 May 2024 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 28 August 2024
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ECONOMY & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 9:30am. Present: Bailies A Bailey, C McLaren and M Williamson; Councillors H Anderson, S Carr, A Chan (Substituting for N Khogali), D Cuthbert (Substituting for C Stewart), E Drysdale, J Duff, A Forbes, K Harvey, D Illingworth (Substituting for F Smith), G Laing, W Robertson and J Welch. In Attendance: A Williams, Director – Economy, Place and Learning, F Crofts, Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure, D Littlejohn, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (up to Item 5), S Panton (up to Item 5); S D’All, L Chiles, S Denyer, B Cargill; C Daly (all Economy, Place and Learning); J Guild, S Hendry, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Strategy, People and Resources). Apologies for Absence: Councillors N Khogali, F Smith and C Stewart. Councillor E Drysdale, Convener, Presiding. 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Convener welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no Declarations of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. MINUTE OF MEETING OF ENVIRONMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF 7 FEBRUARY 2024 The minute of the meeting of the Environment, Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee of 7 February 2024 was submitted and approved as a correct record. Being the first meeting of this Committee, and in the absence of an Outstanding Business Statement, it was agreed that the following outstanding actions be brought forward to the August meeting of this Committee following agreement by Environment, Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee in November 2023: 1. Officers to conduct a review of the process of gully cleaning, open discussions with SEPA and representatives of the farming and land owning community and to bring any potential proposals for change back the next meeting of the Committee. 2. A report relating to the introduction of a short term let control area will be brought forward to the next meeting of the Committee.
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4. PLANNING ENFORCEMENT CHARTER REVIEW There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (24/159) seeking approval of an updated version of the Council’s Planning Enforcement Charter, following review, as required by The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Resolved: The recommended update to the Council’s Planning Enforcement Charter, be approved. 5. EXTENSION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO MARCH 2026 There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure (24/160) updating the Committee on the period of the existing Road Maintenance Partnership (RMP) agreement and proposing an extension to the existing arrangement. Resolved: (i) An extension to the existing partnership agreement (Appendix 1) between Perth and Kinross Council and Tayside Contracts to deliver the road maintenance, winter maintenance and reactive emergency response service, be agreed. The agreement will be for a period of two years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026, with a further two-year extension option subject to review. (ii) The RMP to report performance to Committee annually as part of the Council’s performance management framework. THERE FOLLOWED A SHORT RECESS AND THE COMMITTEE RECONVENED AT 10.45AM. 6. STREET LIGHTING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Environment & Infrastructure (24/161) seeking approval to extend the existing partnership agreement with Dundee City Council, Angus Council and Tayside Contracts for the shared service delivery of Street Lighting across the geographical areas of all three councils. Resolved: (i) The contents of the report and the continued method of service delivery by means of a 5 year Partnering Agreement, be noted and agreed. (ii) The SLP to report performance to Committee annually as part of the Council’s performance management framework. 7. ACTIVE TRAVEL STRATEGY - CYCLING, WALKING AND SAFER ROUTES (CWSR) PROJECTS 2024/25 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure (24/162) (1) detailing the Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes (CWSR)
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projects implemented in 2023/24, and (2) seeking Committee approval of the proposed list of active travel projects for 2024/25. Resolved: (i) The schemes implemented from the Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes Grant Funding in 2023/24 as detailed at Appendix 1, be noted. (ii) The list of works for active travel projects for the financial year 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 2, be approved.