1. 1. The purpose of this note is to provide Members with the monthly performance and progress reports covering the period January 2024 for all service areas (see Appendix 1)

Further to Technical Note 019-24 issued on the 7th February, Officers can confirm that agreement has been reached with St Andrews Church, 29 Roman Road, Bearsden regarding the use of their toilet facilities whilst Bearsden Hub remains closed.  The toilets will be accessible to the general public between the hours of 11am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, and 11am to 4pm on a Saturday.  There will be no access on a Sunday.  This agreement will commence on 4th March 2024.

1. The purpose of this Technical Note is to provide Elected Members with an update on the progress of the Canniesburn Toll Improvement Project (‘the project’).
    

1. The purpose of this Technical Note is update Members regarding the publication of a Report on councillors’ remuneration by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC).    

1. The purpose of this Technical Note is to update Members in relation to the ongoing Police Scotland consultation regarding the proposed closure of both the Milngavie and Bishopbriggs police stations.

2. Members will recall that at its meeting on 14th December 2023, Council instructed officers to submit a report to Council which would detail the outcomes of discussions with Police Scotland in relation to the proposed closure of the police stations in Milngavie and Bishopbriggs. 

1. As part of the Council’s wider digital transformation programme, officers are now progressing with Phase 1 of Oracle Fusion which will see the Council replace all Finance and Procurement systems.
2. The Applications that will make up the new system are cloud based, delivered as a suite of modules, and built with security as a priority.   It will ensure the Council has an improved, easier to use and more efficient Finance and Procurement system in place.
3. In anticipation of Oracle Fusion going live, a system shutdown for approximately two weeks is now in operation.

1. The Canal Project of Industry Street, Kirkintilloch, provides interim supported accommodation for young people, where a third party is the current tenant and service provider, the property being owned by the Council.
    
2. The lease (and contract’s) natural expiry is 31 March 2024, meaning notice needs to be served to terminate the lease and this will happen by 16 February 2024.  This notice will bring the end to the lease and the current service provided.
    

The purpose of this Technical Note is to update Members in relation to proposed increases by Scottish Water in relation to their Retail Charges Scheme for 2024/25.

On the 1st February 2024 Scottish Water announced an 8.8% increase in rates for 2024/25.  These unmetered household charges are levied at rates attributable to the households relevant Council Tax Band and are collected by the Council on behalf of Scottish Water. These rates are set out in the table below. 

The purpose of this Technical Note is to update Members in relation to the arrangements for the Council’s budget setting.  

2. Members will be aware that the Diary of Council meetings for the current year, includes a meeting of Council to determine the Council’s budget, namely 22nd February 2024.  This date was set in April of last year and was based on timescales from previous years in terms of availability of information, along with the Council’s usual slot for the printing and issuing of Council Tax bills.