Minute of Meeting of Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 20 March 2024 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 19 June 2024
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HOUSING AND SOCIAL WELLBEING COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee held in the Council Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth on 20 March 2024 at 9.30am. Present: Bailies C Ahern, R Brock and C McLaren; Councillors P Barrett, B Brawn, S Donaldson, A Forbes, M Frampton, I James, B Leishman, I MacPherson, T McEwan, F Smith and J Welch. In Attendance: A Williams, Director – Economy, Place and Learning; E Ritchie, Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities; L Haxton, D Stokoe, S Watson (all Communities), S Hendry, A Taylor, R Ramsay, and M Pasternak (all Corporate and Democratic Services). Also in Attendance: Local Senior Officer D Heaton, Group Commander S Kabamba and Station Commander J Snedden (up to and including Item 5) (all Scottish Fire and Rescue Services). Councillor T McEwan, Convener, Presiding. 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Councillor T McEwan welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no Declarations of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct 3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minute of the meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee of 24 January 2024 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STATEMENT The Outstanding Business Statement was noted, and it was agreed to remove the completed actions. 5. PRESENTATION – SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE WATER SAFETY CAPABILITIES Station Commander J Snedden provided a slide based presentation covering all aspects of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Water Safety Capabilities. Station Commander J Snedden and Group Commander S Kabamba answered Members’ questions thereon.
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The Convener thanked Station Commander Snedden for his very informative presentation and thanked him and his colleagues for their attendance. 6. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND 2023/24 – 2ND ROUND There was submitted a report by Head of Culture and Communities Services (24/92) informing of the funding commitments made for the second round of the 2023/24 Community Investment Fund (CIF) in Carse of Gowrie and Kinross-shire and seeking agreement on a future paper for a further round of CIF in 2024/25. Resolved: (i) The funding decisions taken by Ward Panels for 2023/24 CIF as detailed in Report 24/92, be noted. (ii) A further report details proposals for a future round of CIF in 2024/25 be submitted to the next meeting of this Committee on 19 June 2024. 7. GREEN LIVING FUND 2023/24 – FUNDING AWARDS There was submitted a report by Head of Culture and Communities Services (24/93) informing of the funding commitments made through Participatory Budgeting in the 2023/24 Green Living Fund across the seven Local Action Partnership (LAP) localities. Resolved: (i) The funding awarded through participatory budgeting for the 2023/24 Green Living Fund and recommendations for any future participatory budgeting exercise, be noted. (ii) The carry-forward of £7,146 to be retained for further allocation, be approved. (iii) A report on the 2024/25 funding be brought to the next meeting of this Committee on 19 June 2024. ~~~~~~~~~