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North Ayrshire Council · 18 February 2025
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Cabinet A Meeting of the Cabinet of North Ayrshire Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 14:30 to consider the undernoted business. Meeting Arrangements - Hybrid Meetings This meeting will be held on a predominantly physical basis but with provision, by prior notification, for remote attendance by Elected Members in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003. Where possible, the meeting will be live-streamed and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home. 1 Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda. 2 Minutes The accuracy of the minutes of meeting of the Cabinet held on 21 January 2025 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed). Reports by the Chief Executive 3 Petition - 'Save Saltcoats and Ardrossan Libraries from Budget Cuts' Submit a report by the Head of Democratic Services to advise of the outcome of consideration by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of a petition in relation to Saltcoats and Ardrossan Libraries (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 4 Petition - 'Possible Parking Charge Enforcement in Kilwinning' Submit a report by the Head of Democratic Services to advise of the outcome of consideration by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of a petition in relation to possible parking charge enforcement in Kilwinning (copy enclosed). 5 Petition - 'Possible Closure of Dreghorn Library' Submit a report by the Head of Democratic Services to advise of the outcome of consideration by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of a petition in relation to Dreghorn Library (copy enclosed). 6 Petition - 'Proposed Closure of Beith Library' Submit a report by the Head of Democratic Services to advise of the outcome of consideration by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of a petition in relation to Beith Library (copy enclosed). 7 Petition - “Proposal to Cut the Eglinton Park Rangers Service and Closure of the Community Garden” Submit a report by the Head of Democratic Services to advise of the outcome of consideration by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of a petition in relation to Eglinton Park rangers service and community garden (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Communities and Housing) 8 Proposals for Community Investment Fund (CIF) Expenditure Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Housing) to determine applications by Locality Partnerships to allocate CIF funding to proposed projects (copy enclosed). 9 Community Asset Transfer – Brisbane Centre Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Housing) seeking approval for the transfer of ownership of the Brisbane Centre, Bath Street, Largs, KA30 8BL to the Clyde Coast and Cumbrae Men’s Shed (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Education) 10 Public Conveniences Submit a report by the Executive Director (Education) to provide advice in relation to the provision of public conveniences following a series of recent engagement (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Place)
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 11 UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025/26 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to provide an update on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) and seeking approval for the proposed approach to the additional year of funding for 2025/26 (copy enclosed). 12 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. Exclusion of the Public - Para 9 Resolve in terms of Section 50(A)4 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude from the Meeting the press and the public for the following item of business on the grounds indicated in terms of Paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act. Non Disclosure of Information In terms of Standing Order 21 (Disclosure of Information), the information contained within the following report is confidential information within the meaning of Section 50A of the 1973 Act and shall not be disclosed to any person by any Member or Officer. 13 Lease to a Nominated Party: Lease of two areas of Cunninghame House to Airwave Solutions Limited Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to seeking approval to lease an area within the Lift Motor Room and an area at roof level of Cunninghame House to Airwave Solutions Limited, to enable the relocation of telecommunications equipment and associated aerial from Bridgegate House (copy enclosed). 14 Disposal of the former Greenwood Conference Centre, Greenwood Gate, Irvine KA11 4GZ Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to provide an update on the outcome of the marketing exercise and offers received at the Closing Date in respect of the former Greenwood Conference Centre, Greenwood Gate, Irvine KA11 4GZ (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Webcasting Please note: this meeting may be filmed/recorded/live-streamed to the Council's internet site and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home, where it will be capable of repeated viewing. At the start of the meeting, the Provost/Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed/recorded/live-streamed. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 2018. Data collected during the webcast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. Generally, the press and public will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you acknowledge that you may be filmed and that any information pertaining to you contained in the video and oral recording of the meeting will be used for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. In making this use of your information the Council is processing data which is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact dataprotectionofficer@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Cabinet Sederunt Marie Burns (Chair) Shaun Macaulay (Vice-Chair) Tony Gurney Alan Hill Margaret Johnson Christina Larsen Chair: Apologies: Attending: