9 - Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park – Proposed Governance
Renfrewshire Council · 31 August 2022
Back to Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board — 31 August 2022 and its agenda
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___________________________________________________________________ To: Infrastructure, Land & Environment Policy Board On: 31 August 2022 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Chief Executive ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park – member appointment to Liaison Groups ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 The purpose of this report is to agree the individual member appointments to the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Liaison Groups. 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Board: i) Confirm the two elected members from the ILE Board who will represent the Council on the newly formed Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Liaison Group with one member being appointed from the Administration Group and one member being appointed from the opposition members; and ii) Confirm the two elected members from the ILE Board to represent the Council on a Renfrewshire / Inverclyde Clyde Muirshiel Park Liaison Group, with one member being appointed from the Administration Group and one member being appointed from the opposition members. _________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1 In January 2022, ILE Board agreed the principle of setting up two Liaison Groups to oversee future planning for Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park (CMRP).
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This was in response to the decision by the local authorities of Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and North Ayrshire agreed to dissolve the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Authority with effect from 31 March 2021. 4. Proposed Governance 4.1 The preparation work on the new CMRP Strategy will be overseen by a CMRP (Renfrewshire) Liaison Group. 4.2 No change is proposed to the current Renfrewshire Council Scheme of Delegation which places responsibility for Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park (CMRP) with the Infrastructure, Land & Environment (ILE) Policy Board of the Council. Officers from Environment & Infrastructure, Chief Executive’s and other services will continue to provide support as required. 4.3 The CMRP (Renfrewshire) Liaison Group will also offer invitations to all current ward 9 Renfrewshire councillors. 4.4 The agreed position from the January 2022 Board now requires a further 2 members of the ILE Board to be nominated to represent the Board on the Liaison Group. These should be one from the Administration Group and one from the opposition members. 4.5 Members of the Board are asked to come to the meeting on 31 August 2022 with their nominations. 4.6 The February 2021 report to the CMRP Authority agreed that there would be a Renfrewshire / Inverclyde CMRP Liaison Group set up. This was endorsed by the ILE Board in January 2022. The cross-boundary Group will act as a sounding board for the outcomes of work emerging by both local authorities (including the work of the CMRP (Renfrewshire) Liaison Group. This cross- boundary group is proposed to meet twice a year with dates to be arranged and agreed. 4.7 The Renfrewshire / Inverclyde Group would be made up of two elected members representatives from each of the two authorities together with senior officers from both Councils. 4.8 In the case of Renfrewshire, the proposal is that the 2 representatives for the cross-boundary group would be drawn from the ILE Board. These could be the same members as agreed to represent the authority on the Renfrewshire Liaison Group. As for the Renfrewshire Liaison Group, members of the Board are asked to come to the meeting on 31 August 2022 with their nominations. ___________________________________________________________________ Implications of the Report 1. Financial – None. The operation of the proposed Liaison Groups and the preparation of a CMRP Strategy will be met from existing budgets.
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2. HR & Organisational Development – None. 3. Community Planning – The intention will be that the outcomes of the CMRP Liaison Group will be widely reported and shared with Community Councils and Local Partnerships to ensure that activities and initiatives can be aligned as far as possible. 4. Legal – None. 5. Property/Assets – The Council is a key landowner within CMRP and any decisions regarding changes to the existing use of that property will continue to be made by the appropriate and approved Board and officer delegations for Renfrewshire Council 6. Information Technology – None. 7. Equality & Human Rights (a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. Required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health & Safety – None. 9. Procurement – None. 10. Risk – None. 11. Privacy Impact – None. 12. Cosla Policy Position – Not applicable. 13. Climate Risk – None. The CMRP Strategy will examine opportunities to reduce climate risk and align with the Renfrewshire Climate Adaptation Strategy in due course. _________________________________________________________ List of Background Papers (a) Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park – proposed governance; ILE Board report; 26 January 2022 ___________________________________________________________________ Authors Alasdair Morrison; Head of Economy and Development tel: 07979700472 George Hunter; Chief Economic and Regeneration Officer tel: 07483947410