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In 2021, at the request of OCHDA, an ‘informal’ meeting was held involving the key Council Officers involved in discussions with OCHDA, the local (Oban, Lorn and the Isles) elected Members of the Council and the elected Members of the Harbour Board. In advance of the meeting a briefing note (dated June 23rd) was produced by Council Officer which contained a number of significant errors. Following feedback from OCHDA this briefing note was amended (alterations were highlighted) in July and reissued. At the meeting OCHDA presented the then-new analysis of vessel movements in the Bay showing the rapid increase in traffic particularly associated with the North Pier and the transit berths. From this meeting, which solidly demonstrated the case for the Trust Port being based on the North Pier. Documents here include the two briefing notes and OCHDA’s comments on the first, the evidence presented by OCHDA to the meeting and OCHDA’s record of the meeting. One document (entitled Key supporting information), which relates to the detailed analysis of vessel movements and finance, was modified to clarify financial matters and this is made clear in the document.