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Argyll and Bute Council · 15 August 2023
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Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT
Tel:  01546 602127  Fax:  01546 604435
DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD
8 August 2023 
NOTICE OF MEETING 
A meeting of the BUTE AND COWAL COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP will be held BY
MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 15 AUGUST 2023 at 10:00 AM, which you are requested to
attend. 
Douglas Hendry
Executive Director 
BUSINESS 
1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES 
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
3. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BUTE AND COWAL COMMUNITY
PLANNING GROUP HELD ON TUESDAY 2 MAY 2023 (Pages 5 - 12) 
4. COMMUNITY PLANNING 
Presentation by Community Development Officer 
5. COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE
(Pages 13 - 18)  
Report by Committee Manager 
6. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 
(a) Transport Update - Argyll and Bute Council (Pages 19 - 20) 
Report by Contract Officer, Argyll and Bute Council

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(b) Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) 
Verbal update by Transport Scotland 
(c) Western Ferries 
Presentation by Managing Director 
7. CLES - COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING 
Presentation by CLES 
8. PARTNER UPDATES 
(a) Police Scotland Update (Pages 21 - 24) 
(b) Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Update (Pages 25 - 30) 
(c) Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership - Public Health Update
(Pages 31 - 34) 
(d) Live Argyll - Community Learning Services Update (Pages 35 - 36) 
(e) UHI Argyll Update (Pages 37 - 38) 
(f) Skills Development Scotland Update (Pages 39 - 42) 
(g) Opportunity for Verbal Updates 
9. SHAPING PLACES FOR WELLBEING (Pages 43 - 46)  
Report by Community Link Lead - Dunoon 
10. BUTE COMMUNITY COUNCIL - CONSULTATION EXERCISE 
Presentation by Jim Osborne, Bute Community Councillor 
11. COMMUNITY FOCUS 
(a) Sandbank Community Development Trust (Pages 47 - 50) 
Presentation by John Park, Director 
12. CLIMATE CHANGE 
(a) Climate Change Working Group Highlight Report (Pages 51 - 54) 
Report by Chair of Climate Change Working Group 
(b) Friends of Glenan Wood 
Verbal Update by Friends of Glenan Wood

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(c) Progress on Argyll and Bute Climate Hub 
Update by Argyll and Bute TSI 
(d) Opportunity for verbal updates on community based initiatives 
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING 
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 31 October 2023. 
Bute and Cowal Community Planning Group 
Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (Vice-Chair) Charles Dixon-Spain (Chair)   
Contact: Julieann Small, Senior Committee Assistant - 01546 604043