Minute of Meeting of Perth Common Good Fund of 3 February 2025 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 5 May 2025
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Perth Common Good Fund Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 High Street, Perth on Monday 3 February 2025 at 1.30pm. Present: Depute Provost A Parrott; Bailie C Ahern; Councillors L Barrett, P Barrett, A Chan, S Donaldson, I Macpherson, C Mair, I Massie and J Rebbeck. In Attendance: S Doyle and S Kimmet (Culture and Community Services); F Lambie, A O’Brien and D Coyne (all Finance and Business Support), A Taylor, S Dockerill and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Councillors G Laing, E Drysdale and S McCole. Depute Provost A Parrott, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting and apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest In terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct Councillor A Chan declared a non-financial interest in Item 5 Para 5.7 (Perth Chinese Association). 3. Minute of Meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund of 25 November 2024 for Approval The minute of meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund of 25 November 2024, was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Matters Arising There were no matters arising. 5. Applications For Financial Assistance There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities (25/20) providing details of four small grant applications received. Small Grants (1) Perth Festival of the Arts Resolved: Perth Festival of the Arts be awarded a grant of £2,281 towards their Community Stage and free shows in Perth City Centre. (2) Perth Chinese Association
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Resolved: Perth Chinese Association be awarded a grant of £4,655 towards their Chinese New Year Celebrations which recently took place on 25 January 2025. (3) Hearts and Minds Resolved: Hearts and Minds be awarded a grant of £1,536 towards their 2025 Clowndoctors in the Classroom project at Fairview Primary School. (4) The Scottish Brass Band Association Motion (Depute Provost A Parrott and Councillor P Barrett) The Scottish Brass Band Association be awarded a grant of £2,500 to assist with the hire of Perth Concert Hall for their March 2025 Regional Contest. Amendment (Bailie C Ahern and I MacPherson) The Scottish Brass Band Association be awarded a grant of £5,000 to assist with the hire of Perth Concert Hall for their March 2025 Regional Contest. In terms of Standing Order 21.5 a roll call vote was taken. 5 Members voted for the Motion as follows: Depute Provost A Parrott, Councillors L Barrett, P Barrett, I Massie and J Rebbeck. 4 Members voted for the Amendment as follows: Bailie C Ahern, Councillors A Chan, I MacPherson and C Mair. 1 Member abstained as follows: Councillor S Donaldson Resolved: In accordance with the Motion. 6. 2025/26 Budget and 2024/25 Financial Statement There was a submitted report by the Strategic Lead – Finance and Business Support (25/21) (1) seeking approval of the budget for 2025/26 for the Perth Common Good Fund and (2) providing details of the Income and Expenditure to 31 December 2024 and the projected outrun for financial year 2024/25. Resolved: (i) The Perth Common Good Fund Budget for 2025/26, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report 25/21, be approved, subject to the Financial Assistance – Cost of
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Living category being revised from £23,267 for 2025/26 to £30,000 with the consequent impact on the planned deficit. (ii) The draft Budgets for the Perth Common Good Fund for 2026/27 and 2027/28, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report 25/21, be noted. (iii) The projected Income and Expenditure to 31 March 2025, as set out in Appendix 2 to Report 25/21, be noted. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN ORDER TO AVOID THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WHICH IS EXEMPT IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973. P1. Proposed Assignations of Two Ground Leases of Common Good Land at Harbour Road, Perth: Landlord’s Consent There was a submitted report by the Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (25/22), seeking approval to grant landlord’s consent to the Council’s tenant, Daltrade Limited, for assignations of two ground leases at Harbour Road, Perth to Castlecroft Securities Limited. Resolved: Landlord’s consent to Daltrade Limited to assign two ground leases at Harbour Road, Perth totalling 0.916 acres to Castlecroft Securities Limited, be approved. ~~~~~~~~