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North Ayrshire Council · 5 December 2023
Back to Cabinet — 5 December 2023 and its agenda
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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, 05 December 2023 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 7 November 2023 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). EDUCATION ITEMS FOR DECISION Reports by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) 3 Early Learning and Childcare – Redesign of Service Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) to seek approval to engage with parents and carers on the proposed redesign of Early Learning and Childcare in North Ayrshire to match capacity to demand in the context of a reducing pupil roll and a corresponding revised funding allocation (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 4 North Ayrshire Council Strategic Community Learning and Development Plan 2021-24 Progress Report Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) to provide an update on the North Ayrshire Council Strategic Community Learning and Development Plan 2021-2024 through the six-monthly update report (copy enclosed). 5 HMIe Progress Review of Community Learning and Development Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) to advise Cabinet of the outcomes of the recent Progress Review of Community Learning and Development by HMIE (copy enclosed). GENERAL BUSINESS FOR DECISION Reports by the Chief Executive 6 Procurement Annual Activity Report 2022-23 Submit a report by the Head of Service (Finance) to provide Cabinet with an update on Procurement activity for the period 22/23 (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Place) 7 Review of the Management of Temporary Furnished Accommodation Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to advise Cabinet of the outcome of the review of the North Ayrshire Temporary Accommodation policy and seek approval for the establishment of a Temporary Accommodation Fund to support students and people in employment who have no entitlement to Housing Benefit (copy enclosed). 8 Sustainable North Ayrshire Strategy Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to seek approval of the proposed Sustainable North Ayrshire Strategy 2024-27 (copy enclosed). 9 Community Transport Pathfinder Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to provide Cabinet with an update on the Community Transport Pathfinder work and proposed next steps (copy enclosed). 10 Consultation Response on Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to seek approval of the proposed consultation response to Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 11 Great Harbour Masterplan Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to approve that the Great Harbour Masterplan for Irvine Harbourside is referred to Planning Committee for consideration as a material planning consideration, related to the adopted Local Development Plan and setting out the wider development aspirations for the area (copy enclosed). 12 Irvine Town Centre: Long-Term Plan for Towns Levelling Up Fund Award Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) to update Cabinet on the award of funding for Irvine under the Levelling Up Fund and seek approval for the interim governance structure and early commencement of work to develop a Long-Term Plan for the investment (copy enclosed). 13 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. 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 seating areas will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers, using the press or public seating area or (by invitation) participating remotely in this meeting, you are consenting to being filmed and consenting to the use and storage of those images and sound recordings and any information pertaining to you contained in them for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. If you do not wish to participate in a recording, you should leave the meeting. This will constitute your revocation of consent. 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 Elected Members Marie Burns (Chair) Shaun Macaulay (Vice-Chair) Tony Gurney Alan Hill Margaret Johnson Christina Larsen Church Representatives Mr Andrew Bruce Ms Elizabeth Turbet Rev Mark Goodman Teaching Representative Ms Jacqui MacKenzie Youth Council Representatives Chair: Apologies: Attending: