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Leisure & Development Committee Meeting 18th February 2020 7PM

Leisure and Development Committee

Date: Tuesday, 18th February 2020 Time: 07:00 PM

Agenda

  1. Apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest
  3. Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 21 January 2020 (summary attached)

    FOR DECISION (Items 4-7 inclusive)

  4. Community Development Strategy (report attached)

  5. Inclusive Cycling Scheme (report attached)

  6. Growth Deal ToR (report attached)

  7. RDP Village Renewal (report attached)

    FOR INFORMATION (Item 8)

  8. Rural Business Development Grant Scheme (report attached)

  9. Correspondence (report attached)

  10. Matters Reporting to the Partnership Panel

  11. Consultations

  12. Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor McMullan, seconded by Councillor Chivers referred from 3 December 2019 Council Meeting

    CRISIS IN THE LOCAL BEEF INDUSTRY

    That this Council recognises the vital contribution that our farmers make to our rural economy.

    At present our beef industry is in a state of crisis due to unprecedented low farmgate prices.

    This Council supports the calls for an intense and co-ordinated period of product protection and promotion by processors, retailers and the food service industry.

    That this Council now embarks on a Council-wide campaign supporting the call to "Buy Local Produce" and also call on the British government to invest in local farmers by making additional funding available to help them deal with the current financial crisis and the uncertainties being created by Brexit.

  13. Notice of Motion proposed by Alderman Finlay, seconded by Councillor Anderson, referred from 3 December 2019 Council meeting (information supplied attached)

    I, Alderman John Finlay, wish to propose that a blue plaque, in recognition of Mr James Sayers, be erected at his former home in Loughguille and that Council make a subsequent application to the Ulster History Circle for this and Council pay for the erection of the plaque.

    FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION (Item 14-15 inclusive)

  14. PEACE IV Legal Challenge (report attached)

  15. LD Current Financial Position (report attached)

  16. Any other relevant business notified in accordance with Standing Order 12. (o)