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Renfrewshire Council · 29 February 2024
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21/02/2024 Notice of Meeting and Agenda Council Date Time Venue Thursday, 29 February 2024 09:30 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Membership Provost Lorraine Cameron (Convener): Councillor Iain Nicolson (Leader): Councillor Cathy McEwan (Depute Convener): Councillor Jacqueline Cameron (Depute Leader): Councillor Jennifer Adam: Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson: Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling: Councillor Stephen Burns: Councillor Michelle Campbell: Councillor Graeme Clark: Councillor Carolann Davidson: Councillor Eddie Devine: Councillor Andy Doig: Councillor Audrey Doig: Councillor Chris Gilmour: Councillor Edward Grady: Councillor Gillian Graham: Councillor Neill Graham: Councillor John Gray: Councillor Anne Hannigan: Councillor John Hood: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes: Councillor Robert Innes: Councillor Alec Leishman: Councillor Bruce MacFarlane: Councillor James MacLaren: Councillor Kenny MacLaren: Councillor Mags MacLaren: Councillor Colin McCulloch: Councillor Janis McDonald: Councillor David McGonigle: Councillor Jamie McGuire: Councillor Marie McGurk: Councillor Iain McMillan: Councillor John McNaughtan: Councillor Kevin Montgomery: Councillor Sam Mullin: Councillor Will Mylet: Councillor Jim Paterson: Councillor Emma Rodden: Councillor John Shaw: Councillor Ben Smith: Councillor Andy Steel: Members of the Press and Public Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting. Hybrid Meeting Please note that this meeting is scheduled to be held in the Council Chambers. However, it is a hybrid meeting and arrangements have been made for members to join the meeting remotely should they wish. MARK CONAGHAN Head of Corporate Governance
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21/02/2024 Further Information This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx For further information, please email democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk Webcasting of Council Meeting This meeting will be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site – at the start of the meeting the Provost will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed. Generally the public seating areas will not be filmed. The cameras focus on the main participants. If you have any queries regarding this please contact Committee Services on democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk. To find the webcast please navigate to: https://renfrewshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home and select the meeting from the calendar. Procedures for Budget Meeting Copies of the notes of the procedures to be followed in respect of consideration of (i) the Revenue Estimates and Council Tax; and (ii) the Housing Revenue Account Budgets, Rent Levels and Capital Investment Plans are attached to the relevant reports. Section 112 Statement Members’ attention is drawn to the enclosed statement regarding declarations in terms of Section 112 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
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21/02/2024 Items of business Apologies Apologies from members. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement. 1 Minutes of Meetings of Council, Boards and Panels Council, 14 December 2023, pages 1139 - 1156 Communities and Housing Policy Board, 16 January 2024, pages 1157 - 1164 Regulatory Functions Board, 17 January 2024, pages 1165 - 1172 Education and Children's Services Policy Board, 18 January 2024, pages 1173 - 1180 Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Board, 22 January 2024, pages 1181 - 1186 Economy and Regeneration Policy Board, 23 January 2024, pages 1187 - 1192 Planning and Climate Change Policy Board, 23 January 2024, pages 1193 - 1198 Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board, 24 January 2024, pages 1199 - 1206 Local Review Body, 30 January 2024, pages 1207 - 1210 Regulatory Functions Board, 1 February 2024, pages 1211 - 1220 Placing Requests and Exclusions Appeals Panel, 7 February 2024, pages 1221-1222 Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board, 8 February 2024, pages 1223 - 1236 Placing Requests and Exclusions Appeals Panel, 20 February 2024, pages 1237 - 1238 Leadership Board, 21 February, 2024 (copy to follow) 2 Provost's Update Hear from Provost 3 Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2024/25 Report by Director of Finance & Resources 3 - 40 4 Non-Housing Capital Investment Programme, Prudential Framework and Treasury Management Strategy, and Capital Strategy 2024/25 – 2028/29 Report by Director of Finance & Resources 41 - 98
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21/02/2024 5 Housing Revenue Account Budget & Rent Levels 2024/25 and Housing Capital Investment Plan 2024/25 to 2028/29 Joint report by the Directors of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure and Finance & Resources 99 - 116 6 Accounts Commission Section 102 Report (S.102) – School Accommodation for Dargavel Village Report by Chief Executive 117 - 164 7 Cross Party Working Group: Review of Governance Arrangements Report by Director of Finance & Resources 165 - 188 8 Governance Arrangements Report by Director of Finance & Resources 189 - 192 9 Notice of Motion 1 by Councillors Nicolson and Hughes "Renfrewshire HSCP Review Renfrewshire Council calls on Renfrewshire HSCP to stop its current review and proposals for Adult Day and Flexi-care Services and to prioritise work on other areas of its budget options. The Fraser of Allander Report into disability services makes it clear that individuals with vulnerabilities were impacted significantly by Covid. This requires time and consideration to be taken, on how these services are shaped for the future and to place the service users at the heart of these discussions." 10 Notice of Motion 2 by Councillors Devine and Hood "Sma Shot Day Parade - 2024 This Council instructs Council Officers to return the Sma Shot Parade to its historic route of Brodie Park – Braids Road - Neilston Road – Causeyside Street – Gauze Street, finishing in Abbey Close where the cork effigy will be burnt. This should be implemented for the Parade on 6 July 2024." 11 Notice of Motion 3 by Councillors Davidson and McDonald "Sma Shot Day - 2024 Council will reverse the decision to downgrade the Sma Shot Parade and festivities. Council will honour the well-established route of the Sma
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21/02/2024 Shot Parade and celebrations this year and for the foreseeable future. Council will also honour the traditions involved with this day of the workers conquest over the corks and will continue with the burning of the cork. Sma Shot Day is a day of immense pride to the people of Paisley. Council will agree to continuing to take the parade to the top of Causeyside Street onto the High Street and round onto Cotton Street and ending on Bridge Street, with all the stalls and entertainment historically provided as expected and enjoyed by the people of Renfrewshire." 12 Notice of Motion 4 by Councillors Steel and J Cameron “TALBOT BRIDGE GRAPHICS “Council notes the deterioration in the condition of the ‘Talbot Bridge’ graphics at Linwood Toll. Council agrees that preservation of heritage plays an important role in community identity and directs the chief executive to write to Network Rail asking them to engage with stakeholders to explore options to restore the signage.””