Department of Business Operations and Partnerships
Director: Louise Pringle
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000
website:
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date: 8 December 2023
When calling please ask for: Linda Hutchison (0141 577 8388)
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TO: Provost Montague; Deputy Provost Campbell; and Councillors Anderson, Bamforth,
Buchanan, Convery, Cunningham, Devlin, Edlin, Ireland, Lunday, Macdonald,
McLean, Merrick, Morrison, O’Donnell, Pragnell and Wallace.
EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
A meeting of the East Renfrewshire Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Giffnock on
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 5.00pm.
The agenda of business is as listed below.
Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Provost will make a statement that the
meeting will be webcast live and recorded for later, publicly accessible archive
viewing.
Yours faithfully
Louise Pringle
L PRINGLE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS
1. Report apologies for absence.
2. Declarations of Interest.
3. Submit for approval as a correct record and signature the Minute of the Meeting of the Council held on 25 October 2023.
4. Submit for approval as a correct record the Minutes of Meetings for the period
26 October to 12 December 2023.
5. Item Remitted to the Council:-
(i) Interim Treasury Management Report for 2023/24 - Quarter 2 – Report by Head of Accountancy (Chief Financial Officer)(copy attached, pages 5 – 20)(Audit and Scrutiny Committee – 23 November 2023).
Audit & Scrutiny Committee Recommendation
That the attached organisations for investment of surplus funds be approved.
6. Motion on Notice
The following Motion has been received on notice:-
(i) East Renfrewshire Council acknowledges that 29 out of 32 councils in
Scotland have now publicly supported the campaign for a ban on single
use disposable vapes. The Council further acknowledges that both the
UK and Scottish Governments are now publicly in favour of a ban on
single use disposable vapes and are now actively moving towards
creating legislation to ban them.
We move that East Renfrewshire Council now support the campaign for
a ban of single use disposable vapes and that the Leader write to the
Scottish Government minister responsible notifying them of our
support.
Proposed by Councillor David Macdonald
Seconded by Councillor Annette Ireland
7. Statements by Conveners and Representatives on Joint Boards and
Committees.
8. Provost’s Engagements – Report by Director of Business Operations and
Partnerships (copy attached, pages 21 – 22).
9. Revision of Contract Standing Orders – Report by Chief Officer, Legal and
Procurement (copy attached, pages 23 – 64).
10. Revenue Estimates 2024/25 – Advance Savings Proposals – Report by Head of
Accountancy (Chief Financial Officer)(copy attached, pages 65 – 72).
11. Vision for the Future – Report by Director of Business Operations and
Partnerships (copy attached, pages 73 – 78).
12. Eastwood Leisure Centre – Report by Director of Environment (copy attached,
pages 79 – 86).
13. Modernisation of Eastwood Council Headquarters, Giffnock – Report by Chief
Executive (copy attached, pages 87 – 94).
14. HRA Land Transfer for Aurs Road Realignment Project – Report by Director of
Environment (copy attached, pages 95 – 100).
15. East Renfrewshire Council Public Access Defibrillator Strategy 2022 – 2027 –
Update December 2023 – Report by Chief Executive (copy attached, pages 101
– 108).
A recording of the meeting will also be available following the meeting on the
Council’s YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com/user/eastrenfrewshire/videos
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information, please contact Customer First on 0141 577 3001 or email
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You can read Papers/Reports on Council webpage here -
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/council-131223 
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