Cemetery Maintenance and Road Access Fund
Argyll and Bute Council · 14 June 2023
Back to Oban Lorn & The Isles Area Committee — 14 June 2023 and its agenda
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL OBAN, LORN AND THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES JUNE 2023 CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND ROADS ACCESS FUND 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 At the Policy and Resources Committee in October 2022 it was agreed that, subject to confirmation of the Crown Estates allocation for 2022-23, to allocate £300,000 towards a Cemetery Maintenance and Roads Access Improvement Fund (£75,000 for each administrative area). This report provides options for approval and has been informed by a meeting with the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Members. 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 It is recommended that the Area Committee: agree the package of proposals up to the value of £75,000, note that regular updates will be provided via the Roads and Infrastructure weekly briefing. 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 The Council allocated £300,000 of Crown Estate funding to a Cemetery Maintenance and Roads Access Fund, to be split between the four administrative areas (£75k each). A Oban, Lorn and the Isles business day meeting was held on 8 February 2023 where officers presented some suggestions for use of the Fund and the following proposals were discussed as priorities for members: Area Location Proposed Works Estimated Cost Mull Kilpatrick Cemetery, Bunessan Wall repair £7,500 Kilfinichan Cemetery Remove steps and replace gate £5,000 Tobermory, Middle Cemetery Gravel for paths £7,500
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3.2 It is proposed that regular updates on progress will be provided via the Roads and Infrastructure weekly briefing. 3.3 In the future, it is open to the Policy and Resources Committee to consider allocating further funding from the Crown Estates allocation to a second phase Cemetery Maintenance and Roads Access Fund, if Members agreed that this was a good use of funding. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 This report provides the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee with options on how to spend the £75,000 that has been allocated from the Crown Estates funding to a Cemetery Maintenance and Roads Access Fund. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy – Policy decision taken through P&R Committee for this funding allocation 5.2 Financial – Crown Estate Funding allocation of £75,000 per administrative area. 5.3 Legal – none known 5.4 HR – none known. 5.5 Fairer Scotland Duty: none known. 5.5.1 Equalities - protected characteristics – where appropriate EqSEIAs will be carried out to identify any implications 5.5.2 Socio-economic Duty – where appropriate EqSEIAs will be carried out to identify any implications 5.5.3 Islands – where appropriate Island impacts assessments will be carried out to identify any implications 5.6. Climate Change – due regard will be given to climate change with a view to minimising any climate change impact and these will be considered as and when they arise Lorn Kilbrandon Cemetery Wall repair and fence repair £10,000 Pennyfuir Cemetery New road for extension to north £40,000 All areas All OLI cemeteries Levelling of lairs £5,000
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5.7 Risk – risk managed through toolbox talks, safety briefings and where appropriate risk registers – all of the above are monitored through the RIS leadership and management teams 5.8 Customer Service – the works to the cemeteries will help towards improving customer experience. Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure: Kirsty Flanagan Head of Roads and Infrastructure: Jim Smith Policy Lead for Roads and Infrastructure Councillor Ross Moreland May 2023 For further information contact: Tom Murphy, Operations Manager Jim Smith, Head of Roads and Infrastructure Service