ELH - 6 February 2013 - Minutes - Orkney Islands Council

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MINUTE of the MEETING of the EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING 

COMMITTEE of ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL held in COUNCIL OFFICES, 

KIRKWALL on 6 FEBRUARY 2013 at 10.30am 

Present: 

Councillors Janice Annal, J Harvey Johnston, 

Stephen G Clackson, Alan G Clouston, Robin W Crichton, 

James Foubister, Steven B Heddle, Russell P Madge, 

Jack Moodie, John T Richards and Owen Tierney 

Reverend William Burnside and Mary Maley 

Clerk to the 

Committee: 

In Attendance: 

Observing: 

Apology: 

Not Present: 

David S Miller, Committees Officer 

W Leslie Manson, Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing 

Peter Diamond, Head of Schools 

Karen Greaves, Head of Leisure and Lifelong Learning 

Evelyn Mathershaw, Head of Strategic Development and 

Regeneration (for Items 1 to 5 and 7 to 13) 

Frances Troup, Head of Housing and Homelessness 

William Ross, Principal, Orkney College (for Items 5 to 14) 

Kenny Low, Strategic Finance Senior Manager 

Peter Trodden, Solicitor 

Clare Gee, Arts, Museums and Heritage Service Manager 

(for Items 9 to 13) 

Garry Burton, Sport and Leisure Manager (for Items 5 to 16) 

Hazel Flett, Senior Committees Officer 

Kirsty Groundwater, Press Officer 

Councillor Alistair C Gordon 

Jo Hill 

Declaration 

of Interest: Councillor John T Richards – Item 17 

Councillor Janice Annal in the Chair 

1 PERFORMANCE MONITORING 

1 APRIL TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 

After consideration of a report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing, copies of which had been circulated, with reference to the Minute of the 

Meeting of the Education, Leisure and Housing Committee held on 13 June 2012, 

paragraph 3, the Committee:-

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NOTED:- 

1.1 the circumstances surrounding performance reporting as a result of the recent 

Council management restructure, as detailed in section 5 of the report by the 

Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing; and 

1.2 the performance of Education, Leisure and Housing for the reporting period 

1 April to 30 September 2012, as set out at section 6 and Annexes 1 and 2 of 

the report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing. 

Mary Maley left the meeting at this point. 

2 COUNCIL HOUSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 

After consideration of a joint report by the Executive Director of Development and 

Infrastructure and the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing, copies 

of which had been circulated, and after hearing a report from the Head of Strategic 

Development and Regeneration, with reference to the Minute of the Meeting of the 

Education, Leisure and Housing Committee held on 14 November 2012, paragraph 

1, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

2.1 that, of the 145 units comprising the Council’s initial House Build Programme, 

122 units had been completed, and a further two projects, comprising 27 

housing units were currently on site, as follows:- 

2.1.1 15 units at Garson, Stromness – 11 units due to complete on 

30 September 2013, with the final 4 units being delivered alongside the 

next phase of the house build programme; and 

2.1.2 12 units at Albert Street, Kirkwall – due to be completed in September 

2013; 

2.2 that, on 3 September 2012, the Council approved a further House Build 

Programme, that would deliver a minimum of 87 housing units, for completion 

by 31 March 2015; 

2.3 that the House Build Programme, referred to at paragraph 2.2 above, 

comprised the following projects:- 

2.3.1 Burray – 6 units; 

2.3.2 Black Building Site – 4 units; 

2.3.3 Garson – 12 units, plus 3 units from the previous phase; 

2.3.4 Stenness – 6 units; 

2.3.5 Watersfield – 25 units; 

2.3.6 St Margaret’s Hope – 12 units; 

2.3.7 Kirkwall, Extra Care Housing – 12 units; 

2.3.8 Isles housing – 4 units at locations to be confirmed; and 

2.3.9 Glaitness Farm Buildings – 6 units for young persons’ accommodation 

with office and store; and

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2.4 the progress update on the projects, referred to at paragraph 2.3 above, as 

detailed in Appendix 1 to the joint report by the Executive Director of 

Development and Infrastructure and the Executive Director of Education, 

Leisure and Housing. 

The Committee resolved to RECOMMEND to the Council:- 

2.5 that the Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure should submit a 

report, to the next meeting of the Committee, detailing the Strategic Local 

Programme, with budget information against individual projects; and 

2.6 that the Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure should continue 

to provide updates on progress with the House Build Programme, to alternate 

meetings of the Committee, including information on progress against budget 

for individual projects. 


REVIEW 

After consideration of a report by the Executive Director of Development and 

Infrastructure, copies of which had been circulated, and after hearing a report from 

the Head of Strategic Development and Regeneration, with reference to the Minute 

of the Meeting of the Education, Leisure and Housing Committee held on 

14 November 2012, paragraph 2, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

3.1 that the Council’s Strategic Plan had a target of providing 100 new affordable 

houses per year during the lifetime of the Single Outcome Agreement; 

3.2 that, to date, 122 new homes had been completed, and a further 23 were 

under construction; 

3.3 that, to date, grant funding, totalling £3.2 million, had been awarded from the 

Scottish Government to the Council’s House Build Programme; and 

3.4 that a review of the Council’s House Build Programme had been undertaken, 

which indicated the following:- 

3.4.1 the average cost per unit for the Council’s new build properties was 

£133,966.91, including land costs which had proved to be significantly 

higher than was initially anticipated; 

3.4.2 the average cost per unit compared well to costs incurred by Orkney 

Housing Association Limited and other providers of affordable housing 

in the Highlands and Islands region; 

3.4.3 as the new programme of house building work was ongoing, houses 

would be delivered for the most economically advantageous price; and

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3.4.4 with the exception of the refurbishment of Andersquoy, Kirkwall, and the 

provision of extra care housing at St Margaret’s Hope, all of the 

contracts had been let to Orkney based companies. 


LAND ACQUISITION 



of which had been circulated, and after hearing a report from the Head of Strategic 

Development and Regeneration, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

4.1 that guidance issued by the Scottish Government in October 2012 indicated 

that the Council was required to seek Ministerial Consent for the acquisition or 

disposal of assets in relation to the Housing Revenue Account; 

4.2 that, of the nine projects contained within the Council’s Housing Development 

Programme, the following six had been identified as land owned by the 

Council but not presently held on the Housing Revenue Account:- 

4.2.1 Burray; 

4.2.2 Black Building Site; 

4.2.3 Garson; 

4.2.4 Stenness; 

4.2.5 Watersfield; and 

4.2.6 St Margaret’s Hope; and 

4.3 that the sites, referred to at paragraph 4.2 above, required to be transferred to 

the Housing Revenue Account at market value, following valuation by the 

District Valuer. 


4.4 that the Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure should apply to 

Scottish Ministers for approval to acquire land not presently held on the 

Housing Revenue Account, for the six projects contained within the Council’s 

Housing Development Programme, referred to at paragraph 4.2 above. 

5 DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ORKNEY 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING 



of which had been circulated, with reference to the Minute of the Meeting of the 


3, the Committee:-

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NOTED:- 

5.1 that, on 14 November 2012, the Committee deferred consideration of 

allocating additional funding of £475,000, from the Scottish Government, to 

enable further discussions to be held with Orkney Housing Association Limited 

(OHAL) regarding the provision of shared equity housing as a method of 

maximising the external grant and the number of housing units that could be 

provided; 

5.2 that, since the meeting referred to at paragraph 5.1 above, the Scottish 

Government had now confirmed a further tranche of funding, amounting to 

£275,000; 

5.3 that additional funding, totalling £750,000, in respect of the delivery of 

affordable housing, was now available for allocation to the Strategic Local 

Programme and allocated to projects that required to be completed by 

31 March 2015; 

5.4 that discussions had been held with OHAL regarding the additional funding of 

£750,000, referred to at paragraph 5.3 above; 

5.5 the options available for utilising the additional funding of £750,000, referred to 

at paragraph 5.3 above, as follows:- 

5.5.1 Option 1 – the Scottish Government be advised that, as neither OHAL 

nor the Council could develop affordable housing at the advised 

subsidy levels without additional input, Orkney would not take up the 

offer of additional funding; 

5.5.2 Option 2 – the funding, together with any subsequent funding becoming 

available, be utilised by the Council to deliver additional units of Council 

housing; 

5.5.3 Option 3 – the funding be offered to OHAL for the delivery of affordable 

housing in areas to be determined by the Council; or 

5.5.4 Option 4 – the funding be offered to OHAL, for the delivery of affordable 

housing in areas to be determined by the Council, and that a grant of 

£215,000 be proposed from the Council’s Strategic Reserve Fund; 

5.6 that it was anticipated that both Options 3 and 4, referred to at paragraph 5.5 

above, would deliver a mix of social rented and low cost home ownership 

housing, but that Option 3 would deliver considerably fewer units that either 

Option 2 or Option 4; 

5.7 that, should Option 2 be adopted, at the current Council house subsidy of 

£34,000 per unit, this would deliver 22 additional units, although a further 

contribution of up to £722,000 from the Strategic Reserve Fund would also be 

required;

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5.8 that, should Option 2 be progressed, the proposal was that the majority of the 

22 additional units of accommodation would be provided in Stromness and 

Kirkwall, with a maximum of 6 units being delivered in the Isles, at locations 

yet to be identified; 

5.9 that, in respect of Option 3, initial discussions with OHAL indicated that they 

would be able to deliver 5 or 6 units of rented accommodation, but would 

require a grant from the Scottish Government of approximately £85,000 per 

unit, which was far in excess of the benchmark of £54,000 per unit; 

5.10 that, should Option 3 be adopted, this would be contrary to the logic 

implemented by the Council previously to maximise the number of housing 

units delivered; and 

5.11 that, in respect of Option 4, OHAL had indicated that they would be able to 

deliver 21 units, of which 10 would be shared ownership and 11 would be 

rented, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the joint report by the Executive Director 

of Development and Infrastructure and the Executive Director of Education, 

Leisure and Housing. 

On the motion of Councillor R P Madge, seconded by Councillor S B Heddle, the 

Committee resolved to RECOMMEND to the Council:- 

5.12 that Option 4, referred to at paragraph 5.5.4 above, be adopted, namely that 

the additional funding, totalling £750,000, made available by the Scottish 

Government for the delivery of affordable housing, be offered to OHAL, for the 

delivery of affordable housing in areas to be determined by the Council, and 

that a grant of £215,000 be proposed from the Council’s Strategic Reserve 

Fund; and 

5.13 that the Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure and the 

Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should submit a joint 

report, to the next meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee, requesting 

a further contribution, of up to £722,000, from the Strategic Reserve Fund to 

the Housing Revenue Account to assist with the delivery of affordable housing 

in Orkney. 

6 COUNCIL HOUSE RENTS 


Housing, copies of which had been circulated, and after hearing a report from the 

Head of Housing and Homelessness, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

6.1 that consultation, undertaken in November/December 2012, in relation to the 

annual rent increase for Council houses for financial year 2013/14, proposed 

an increase of Retail Price Index (RPI) plus 1%;

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6.2 that the consultation, referred to at paragraph 6.1 above, included advising 

that the RPI at September 2012 was 2.6%, resulting in a proposed rent 

increase for 2013/14 of 3.6%; and 

6.3 the results of the consultation, referred to at paragraph 6.1 above, as detailed 

in section 6 of the report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing. 

Councillor J Annal, seconded by Councillor S B Heddle, moved that, with effect from 

1 April 2013, Council house rents should be increased by 3.6%. 

Councillor J Moodie, seconded by Councillor O Tierney, moved an amendment that, 

with effect from1 April 2013, Council house rents should be increased by 3%. 

On a vote being taken 2 members voted for the amendment and 9 for the motion, 

and the Committee:- 

Resolved to RECOMMEND to the Council:- 

6.4 that, with effect from 1 April 2013, Council house rents should be increased by 

3.6%. 

7 PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF WILLOWGRANGE, BERSTANE ROAD, 

KIRKWALL 




NOTED:- 

7.1 that the property known as Willowgrange, Berstane Road, Kirkwall, a 

detached 3 bedroomed bungalow, had been unoccupied since November 

2012; 

7.2 that the property compared poorly with the standards required for energy 

efficiency and therefore required significant expenditure to bring it up to the 

Scottish Housing Quality Standard; 

7.3 that the property was in the style of a Dorran Bungalow, a form of construction 

that was classed as a defective house in terms of Part 14 of the Housing 

(Scotland) Act 1987, on which lenders did not offer mortgages; 

7.4 that it was considered uneconomic to seek to improve the property; and 

7.5 that the preferred option was to demolish the property, with the site to be 

retained on the Housing Revenue Account for future development.

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Councillor J Annal, seconded by Councillor J Moodie, moved that the property known 

as Willowgrange, Berstane Road, Kirkwall, be demolished and the site retained on 

the Housing Revenue Account for future development. 

Councillor O Tierney, seconded by Councillor J Foubister, moved an amendment that 

the property known as Willowgrange, Berstane Road, Kirkwall, be sold on the open 

market. 




7.6 that the property known as Willowgrange, Berstane Road, Kirkwall, be 

demolished and the site retained on the Housing Revenue Account for future 

development. 

8 SCHOOL CARE ACCOMMODATION SERVICE 

PAPDALE HALLS OF RESIDENCE 

CARE INSPECTORATE INSPECTION 




NOTED:- 

8.1 that the School Care Accommodation Service of Papdale Halls of Residence 

was inspected by the Care Inspectorate on 27 and 28 September and 

1 October 2012; 

8.2 that the Care Inspectorate inspection, referred to at paragraph 8.1 above and 

summarised at Appendix 1 to the report by the Executive Director of 

Education, Leisure and Housing, focussed on the following four areas:- 

8.2.1 quality of care and support; 

8.2.2 quality of environment; 

8.2.3 quality of staffing; and 

8.2.4 quality of management and leadership; 

8.3 that the four areas inspected, referred to at paragraph 8.2 above, received the 

following gradings:- 

8.3.1 quality of care and support – grade 2 – weak; 

8.3.2 quality of environment – grade 2 – weak; 

8.3.3 quality of staffing – grade 3 – adequate; and 

8.3.4 quality of management and leadership – grade 4 – good; and

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8.4 that the Council had submitted an action plan for improvement, attached as 

Appendix 2 to the report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing, to the Care Inspectorate as required, which would be implemented 

accordingly. 

9 PAPDALE HALLS OF RESIDENCE 

CRITERIA FOR ENTITLEMENT TO PLACES 


Housing, copies of which had been circulated, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

9.1 that the number of current residents at Papdale Halls of Residence exceeded 

the capacity of the new Halls; 

9.2 that some pupils required a place in Halls in order to access their statutory 

right to education at Kirkwall Grammar School (KGS); 

9.3 that there was currently no specific policy guidance on isles pupils’ entitlement 

to a place in Halls; 

9.4 that, for isles pupils in the KGS catchment area, those with an absolute 

entitlement to a place at Papdale Halls of Residence in order to access KGS 

were as follows:- 

9.4.1 pupils from Sanday, Stronsay, Westray and Papa Westray who 

normally transferred at beginning of S5; and 

9.4.2 pupils from North Ronaldsay and Eday who transferred at the beginning 

of S1; 

9.5 that the Council had long recognised that circumstances were different for 

different pupils and their families, and had therefore been very flexible in 

responding to choice over many years; 

9.6 that a number of pupils had requested a place in Halls on a discretionary 

basis, and the Council had normally agreed to those requests; and 

9.7 that, unless the Council introduced means to control entitlement to a place at 

Papdale Halls of Residence, future rolls may exceed the capacity of the Halls. 


9.8 that, from August 2014, the Council should restrict the number of residents at 

Papdale Halls of Residence to its capacity of 70, through the prioritisation of 

entitlement, in decreasing order of entitlement, as follows:-

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9.8.1 pupils with an entitlement as described at paragraph 9.4 above; 

9.8.2 pupils from Hoy, Flotta or Egilsay who wished to attend KGS but did not 

wish to travel daily; 

9.8.3 pupils whose parents made placing requests with a compelling case, for 

example their child required courses not available at the junior high 

school; 

9.8.4 pupils from Rousay, Shapinsay or Wyre who did not wish to travel daily; 

and 

9.8.5 pupils from Norway who were part of the exchange programme; 

9.9 that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should 

undertake an engagement exercise with relevant Parent Councils in order to 

explain the necessity for the course of action, referred to at paragraph 9.8 

above; and 

9.10 that powers be delegated to the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing to determine exceptional requests for a place at Papdale Halls of 

Residence, which did not meet the decreasing order of entitlement referred to 

at paragraph 9.8 above. 

Please refer to the Minute of the General Meeting of the Council held on 

5 March 2013. 

10 HIRING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES 



Head of Leisure and Lifelong Learning, the Committee:- 

NOTED 

10.1 that current policy for school lets allowed the letting of school facilities for clubs 

and organisations but lets for private gain were not accepted; 

10.2 that an individual had requested a private hire of areas within a Council facility 

to run an entertainment event, including licensed refreshments; 

10.3 that the request, referred to at paragraph 10.2 above, did not accord with 

current policy for school lets and, accordingly, had been refused; and 

10.4 that, although it was recognised that the connections between Council facilities 

and the community and local businesses were important, where the facility 

was a school, the Council had also to be mindful of the views of the parent 

community and be sensitive to the type of activities which were promoted in a 

school. 

Councillor J Annal, seconded by Councillor R W Crichton, moved that the Executive 

Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should undertake a consultation with 

school parent forums and other stakeholders in school communities to collate the 

views regarding a change in policy in respect of hire of schools and community 

facilities for private gain.

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Councillor J Foubister, seconded by Councillor O Tierney, moved an amendment that 

no change be made to existing policy in respect of the hire of schools and community 

facilities for private gain. 




10.5 that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should 

undertake a consultation with school parent forums and other stakeholders in 

school communities to collate the views regarding a change in policy in 

respect of hire of schools and community facilities for private gain; and 

10.6 that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should submit a 

report, to the next meeting of the Committee, detailing the outcome of the 

consultation, referred to at paragraph 10.5 above, and if appropriate, a revised 

policy. 



11 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES 



Head of Leisure and Lifelong Learning, with reference to the Minute of the Meeting of 

the Education, Leisure and Housing Committee held on 14 November 2012, 

paragraph 14, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

11.1 that, on 11 December 2012, the Council accepted, in principle, the proposal 

from an anonymous benefactor to provide a monument to Dr John Rae at the 

Stromness pierhead, and that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure 

and Housing should liaise with the benefactor to establish the finer detail of 

the proposal; 

11.2 that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing and the 

anonymous benefactor had established the finer detail of the proposed 

monument to Dr John Rae, as detailed in section 5 of the report by the 

Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing; and 

11.3 that the optimum location for the monument within the Stromness Pierhead 

development was currently being finalised in conjunction with the architect.

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12 COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROJECTS SCHEME 

APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

NORTH RONALDSAY TRUST 



Head of Leisure and Lifelong Learning, with reference to the Minute of the Meeting of 

the Education, Leisure and Housing Committee held on 14 November 2012, 

paragraph 17, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

12.1 that, on 14 November 2012, the Committee considered an application from 

North Ronaldsay Trust for financial assistance, from the Community Heritage 

Projects Scheme, in respect of the repair of 200m of the North Ronaldsay 

sheep dyke which circumnavigated the island, at a total estimated cost of 

£10,000; 

12.2 that Council approved a grant of 25% of the total eligible cost, up to a 

maximum sum of £2,500, from the Community Heritage Projects Scheme, 

towards the project, referred to at paragraph 12.1 above, subject to proof of 

capital expenditure of not less than £10,000 being provided to the Executive 

Director of Education, Leisure and Housing; and 

12.3 that, during the severe storms in December 2012, the North Ronaldsay sheep 

dyke sustained substantial damage, resulting in an estimated two miles of 

sheep dyke now in urgent need of repair. 

The Committee suspended Standing Orders and thereafter Councillor J Foubister, 

seconded by Councillor S B Heddle, moved that a grant of 50% of the project costs, 

up to a maximum sum of £5,000, be awarded. 

Councillor R W Crichton, seconded by Councillor J Moodie, moved an amendment 

that a grant of £10,000 be awarded. 




12.4 that a grant of 50% of the project costs, up to a maximum sum of £5,000, be 

awarded from the Community Heritage Projects Scheme, towards the project, 

referred to at paragraph 12.1 above, subject to proof of capital expenditure of 

not less than £10,000 being provided to the Executive Director of Education, 

Leisure and Housing; 

12.5 that the award of assistance, referred to at paragraph 12.4 above, should 

supersede the award of assistance made in December 2012, referred to at 

paragraph 12.2 above; and

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12.6 that powers be delegated to the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and 

Housing, in consultation with the Solicitor to the Council, to conclude an 

Agreement, on the Council’s standard terms and conditions, with North 

Ronaldsay Trust, in respect of the funding, detailed at paragraph 12.4 above. 

Reverend W Burnside left the meeting at this point. 

13 SCAPA FLOW VISITOR CENTRE AND MUSEUM 

PROPOSED REFURBISHMENT AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS 

After consideration of a joint report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure 

and Housing and the Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure, copies of 

which had been circulated, and after hearing a report from the Head of Strategic 

Development and Regeneration, with reference to the Minute of the Meeting of the 


20, the Committee:- 

NOTED:- 

13.1 the funding opportunities, as detailed in section 7 of the joint report by the 

Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing and the Executive 

Director of Development and Infrastructure, which the Executive Director of 

Education, Leisure and Housing would continue to pursue; 

13.2 the Stage 1 Capital Project Appraisal, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the joint 

report by the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing and the 

Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure, in respect of 

refurbishment and improvement of the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and 

Museum; 

13.3 the additional project information, including the level of works proposed, as 

detailed at Appendix 2 to the joint report by the Executive Director of 

Education, Leisure and Housing and the Executive Director of Development 

and Infrastructure; and 

13.4 the cost of progressing funding applications, estimated at £75,000, which cost 

would require to be met from within existing service budgets. 


13.5 that the Executive Director of Education, Leisure and Housing should submit a 

stage 2 Capital Project Appraisal, in respect of refurbishment and 

improvement of the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum, for inclusion in 

the capital programme setting process for 2013/14 onwards. 



14 COLLEGE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE

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After consideration of the Minute of the Meeting of the College Management Council 

Sub-committee held on 22 January 2013, copies of which had been circulated, the 

Committee:- 

RESOLVED:- 

14.1 to approve the Minute of the Meeting of the College Management Council 

Sub-committee held on 22 January 2013 as a true record, subject to the 

following amendment:- 

14.1.1 that the words “and business” be inserted between “community” and 

“representatives” at paragraphs 4.4 and 4.5 of the Minute. 


14.2 that the recommendations contained at paragraphs 1.5, 2.4, 4.5, 5.3 and 5.4 

of the Minute of the Meeting of the College Management Council 

Sub-committee held on 22 January 2013, including the amendment referred to 

at paragraph 14.1 above, as detailed in Appendix 1 to this Minute, be 

approved. 

15 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC 

RESOLVED, on the motion of Councillor J Annal, seconded by Councillor 

J H Johnston, that, under section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 

1973, the public should be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the 

grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I 

of Schedule 7A of the Act. 

16 DEVELOPMENT AT DOUNBY COMMUNITY SCHOOL 

RESOLVED that, under section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 

1973, the public should be excluded from the meeting for this item on the grounds 

that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 2, 

6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 



Sport and Leisure Manager, the Committee:- 

Resolved to RECOMMEND to the Council what action should be taken with regard 

to a development at Dounby Community School. 

The above constitutes the summary of the Minute in terms of the Local 

Government (Scotland) Act 1973 section 50C(2) as amended by the Local 

Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.

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17 PROPERTY IN KIRKWALL 

Councillor J T Richards declared a non-financial interest in this item, in that he had 

assisted an applicant to complete a housing application, and left the meeting at this 

point. 



that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 2 

of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 



Head of Housing and Homelessness, the Committee:-

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to property in Kirkwall. 



Government (Access to Information) Act 1985. 

18 STROMNESS ACADEMY 

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING 



that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 

and 11 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

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Head of Schools, the Committee:- 


to support for learning within Stromness Academy. 



Government (Access to Information) Act 1985. 

19 CONCLUSION OF MEETING 

At 2.50pm the Chair declared the meeting concluded. 

Signed: J Annal

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