Item 6 - Draft Minutes IRED 04 02 26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 May 2026
Back to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee — 20 May 2026 and its agenda
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INFRASTRUCTURE, REGENERATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE At a Hybrid Meeting of the Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors David McBride, Kevin Crawford, Michelle McGinty. Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock, Martin Rooney, William Rooney, Hazel Sorrell, Clare Steel and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Gail Macfarlane, Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood; Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources; Michelle Lynn, Asset Manager; Christopher Anderson, Section Head and Principal Solicitor; and Nicola Moorcroft and Scott Kelly, Committee Officers. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lauren Oxley and Gordon Scanlan. . Councillor David McBride in the Chair STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING Councillor McBride, Chair, advised that the meeting was being audio streamed and broadcast live to the internet and would be available for playback. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Lawrence O’Neill declared an interest in the item ‘Pride in Place Impact Fund Allocation’, being Chair to the Board of a funding recipient, and indicated that he would leave the meeting during consideration of this item. RECORDING OF VOTES The Committee agreed that all votes taken during the meeting be carried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. ITEM 6
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OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee held on 12 November 2025 were submitted and approved as a correct record. UPDATE ON ACTIVITY BY CLYDEBANK PROPERTY COMPANY LTD A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial position of Clydebank Property Company following completion of the audit of the 2024/25 accounts. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources and the Asset Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note that the Clydebank Property Company returned a 2024/25 net loss of £0.060m; and (2) to note that as at 31 March 2025, Clydebank Property Company had total reserves of £2.883m of which £2.464m were non-distributable and £0.419m were distributable. Having previously declared an interest in the following item, Councillor O’Neill left the meeting at this point. PRIDE IN PLACE IMPACT FUND ALLOCATION A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration seeking approval for allocation of funding from the Pride in Place Impact Fund. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Councillor McBride, seconded by Councillor Sorrell, moved that the Committee:- (1) notes that the Council has been allocated £1.5M of Pride in Place Impact Fund in 2025/26 and 2026/27; (2) approves the allocation of £0.240M to Holm Park improvement, Clydebank; (3) approves the allocation of £0.060M to Western Titans BMX Club track improvements, Clydebank;
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(4) approves the allocation of £0.600M to create new destination playparks in Alexandria (Christie Park) and Dumbarton (Dumbarton Common); (5) approves the allocation of £0.600M to community grants for capital projects which meet the aims and objectives of the fund; (6) authorises the commencement of procurement processes relating to the projects as appropriate and the subsequent award of contracts by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration; and (7) agrees that in the event of any project not appearing to be deliverable within the required timescale or requirements of the funding conditions then the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration may substitute an alternative project following consultation with the Convenor of IRED Committee. As an amendment, Councillor Pollock, seconded by Councillor Traynor, moved:- That the Committee agrees to the recommendations as set out in the report with the following amendment to recommendation (7):- That in the event of any project not appearing to be deliverable within the desired timescales or requirements of the funding conditions, then the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration brings the matter back for consideration to a future IRED Committee or hold a Special IRED Committee meeting to determine how the funding should be allocated. On a roll call vote being taken, 3 Members voted for the amendment namely Councillors Crawford, Pollock, and Traynor and 6 Members voted for the motion namely, Councillors McBride, McGinty, Martin Rooney, William Rooney, Steel and Sorrell. The motion was accordingly declared carried. Note: Councillor O’Neill rejoined the meeting at this point. INFRASTRUCTURE, REGENERATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE MONITORING REPORT 2025/256 TO PERIOD 7 (31 OCTOBER 2025) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the revenue financial performance to 31 October 2025 of those services under the auspices of the Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources and the Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note a projected adverse variance against budget of £0.416m (2.41% of total budget); and (2) to note the current projected use of earmarked reserves of £0.504m.
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INFRASTRUCTURE, REGENERATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MONITORING REPORT 2025/26 TO PERIOD 7 (31 OCTOBER 2025) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the capital financial performance to 31 October 2025 of those services under the auspices of the Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood and the Asset Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the current position of the 2025/26 IRED capital budget; (2) to note the revised completion dates in respect of one project detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, reported to Council on 17 December 2025; (3) to note the reprofiling of three projects in Appendix 3 to the report, reported to Council on 17 December 2025; (4) to note additional capital budget of £0.500m for food waste vehicles reported to Council on 17 December 2025, as detailed in paragraph 4.4 of the report; (5) to grant delegated authority to the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration, in consultation with the Procurement Manager, to award procurement and contract awards for projects relating to the Local Economic Development Plan to develop Mitchell Way and Main Street in Alexandria; and (6) to grant delegated authority to Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood, in consultation with the Procurement Manager, to award any procurement and contract awards for projects related to the vehicle replacement programme. Note: Councillor Steel left the meeting during consideration of this item. The meeting closed at 10.48 a.m.