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Performance Management 2017 / 18: Quarter 4 (Year End)

Sustainable Development Committee Director of Development

Business Performance: Cultural and Information Services: Heritage

• Business Plan actions and KPIs all to target
• 2,716 visits to both Museum nan Eilean sites in Q4
• 44,000 visitors over year
• HES confirmed funding to Archaeological Research Agenda
• Scotland’s Early Silver exhibition planning complete
• Conservation Officer recruited (in post Q1 2018 / 19)

Business Performance: Planning and Building Standards

• Business Plan actions and KPIs all to target
• key work-stream around the Local Development Plan (LDP)
• Report of Examination now received from Scottish Government
• concurrent report seeking approval to adopt new LDP
• work on new and revised Supplementary Guidance ongoing

Business Performance Economic Development

• Business Plan actions and KPIs
• Islands Visitor Survey
• VisitScotland, Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council
• significant growth in the sector
• 2020 target for growth met in 2017
• Tourism Infrastructure Fund
• expression of interest developed and submitted
• invited to submit full application by end July
• key focus of application around chemical disposal points;

camper van facilities; signage; interpretation; path improvements

• fisheries conference held in Balivanich

Business Performance Economic Development

Capital Projects

• Castle Grounds Regeneration Programme
• re-scoped tendering completed and value engineering underway
• resubmission to HLF in June

Regeneration Capital Grant Fund

• Round 3 (Harris Marina and Balivanich Business Units)
• Harris Marina – 95% complete with completion anticipated in Q2
• Balivanich Business Units – construction commenced
• Round 4 (Lewis Heritage Programme and Castlebay Harbour)
• Lewis Heritage Programme – construction commenced
• Castlebay Harbour Initiative – pontoons complete and slipway

construction underway

Business Performance Economic Development

Regeneration Capital Grant Fund

• Round 5 (Stornoway Regeneration and Cnoc Soilleir)
• engagement with Partners to secure construction
• Cnoc Soiller re-scoping and project staging
• Round 6 recently announced
• Stage 1 closes Friday 29 June 2018
• LEADER and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
• LEADER Youth Fund (to celebrate 2018 Year of Young People)
• six Youth LAG Project Applications approved
• four General Round Applications approved
• one EMFF application approved
• two Expressions of Interest received for assessment

Business Performance Economic Development

Busi sine ness ss Gatew eway ay Q4 YTD new business start-ups 12 51 businesses supported to achieve growth 5 22 FTE jobs created / safeguarded 15 95.5 young people supported 2 16 Business Enterprise Skills Workshops delivered 25 64

Business Performance Energy Unit

• Business Plan actions and KPI’s on track
• HVDC Radial Connector moving towards delivery
• continued engagement with SSE, OFGEM and developers
• cable “Needs Case” to be submitted July 2018
• Contract for Difference Auction Q1 2019
• cable completed and energised September 2023
• developing Shared Ownership Joint Venture with Stornoway Trust
• supporting a Community Energy Consortium scheme

Business Performance Energy Unit

Energy Supply Company (ESCo)

• Our Power in place as licenced supply partner
• mid-range ‘Hebrides Energy’ tariff available
• competitive THTC and Pre-Pay Meter tariffs available
• Our Power working towards a non-domestic tariff

Outer Hebrides Energy Group

• supporting SPA’s Deep Water Port project
• hosting Equinor / Hywind visit (Floating Offshore Wind)
• engaged with Marine Scotland / Crown Estate Scotland to release

new Floating Offshore Wind sites European Energy

• bidding for a €260K Energy Efficiency project under INTERREG

Atlantic Area programme with Canary Islands, Ireland and France

Risk Management

Operational Risks

• perational risk register reviewed quarterly
• risks relate to ensuring financial and staff resources are in place to

deliver statutory and business plan requirements Business Continuity Plan

• critical services have been identified and are covered by an up-to-

date Business Continuity Plan for 2018 / 19

Financial Performance: Development Department

Serv rvic ice Tota tal l Budget £k £k Actu tual l Spend £k £k Varia iance £k £k

Economic Development 1,707 1,706 (1) Energy Unit 184 187 3 Planning Development 899 837 (62) Cultural & Information Services 721 742 21

Tota tal l Contr troll llable le Costs ts

3,511 3,472 (39)

Other Issues

External Factors

• impact of current ‘Remote Island Wind’ consultation
• on-going engagement with SSE, OFGEM, BEIS and developers
• Spaceport 1
• Islands Deal engagement

Self Assessment

• one complaint in the quarter

Priorities for Next Quarter

• finalisation of 2017 / 18 business plan
• implementation of Heritage Forum
• adoption of new Local Development Plan and associated docs
• development of new and revised Supplementary
• ongoing housing site identification and appraisal
• RCGF – submit Stage 1 applications
• attract additional LEADER funding via re-distribution
• progress Actions arising from Fisheries Conference
• Tourism Infrastructure Fund application
• novation of Lews Castle Grounds project
• on-going Spaceport development activity
• support ‘Remote Island Wind’ and Needs Case submission
• Islands Deal
• service redesign activity

Service Redesign: Economic Development

• meetings of project team
• initial consultative activity
• data gathering complete and options development initiated
• treatment of investment funds
• potential for the use of arms length organisations
• cross-departmental, high-level, high-value thematic activity
• Natural Resources
• Physical Capital / Infrastructure
• Population and Labour
• Human Capital
• Technology

Service Redesign: Economic Development

• options will be refined through MOWG and Sub-Committee
• approval of options and evaluation criteria
• options appraisal to be conducted for September / October series