Minute of Meeting on 17 June 2014

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 17 June 2014

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Eric McNulty, Michael Scott, Dot Halliday, Richard Pedersen, Cathy Mabon
SBC Cllrs Alec Nicol, Simon Mountford.

Public: 1

ACTION

1

Apologies

Community Councillors George Aitchison, Matilda Hall and Andrew McEwan.

2

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting of 20 May having been circulated were then passed as a true record of events.

Proposed: Cllr Halliday; Seconded: Cllr McNulty.

3

a

Matters Arising from 20 May Actions

Completed

b

Completed

4

‘Pub is the Hub’ Scheme

Details were in the circulation folder which had not been brought to the meeting.

5

Correspondence

·   Kelso Community Woodlands and Kelso Paths Groups EGM, 26 June 2014

·   SBC letter: Community Council insurance cover
To be handed to Treasurer at next opportunity.

Secretary

6

Items for Circulation Folder

The Secretary summarised some of the items going into the new circulation folder as listed on the agenda.

• SBCCN meeting minutes, 15 May 2014
• Police Scotland Kelso area monthly report, April 2014
• SESplan: Housing Need and Demand Assessment 2 – Publication of Consultative Draft for Comment: http://sesplan-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/hndaconsdra 
• Queens Baton Relay - Schedule of closures
• Community energy workshop, North Lanarkshire, 22 August 2014

7

a

AOB

Cllr Hall had asked whether funding could be made available to a local group. More details required. Agenda item for July.

Secretary, Cllr Hall

b

SBC Cllr Nicol reported that Anne Brown had been awarded a BEM in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

c

Cllr Halliday thanked SBC Cllr Mountford for progressing the handrail and step at Morebattle Parish Church

d

Member of public reported on poor maintenance of vegetation by SBHA at Heughhead. As a SBHA board member SBC Cllr Mountford would look into the issue.

SBC Cllr Mountford

e

As a condition of receiving grant funds from SBC the community council is required to accept the Code of Conduct annually and did so in the May AGM. The AGM minutes were circulated and proposed by Cllr McNulty and seconded by Cllr Halliday.

Treasurer

f

Cllr Halliday suggested that with the expansion of Morebattle housing along Mainsfield Avenue that the 30mph signs should be moved to Morebattle Mains to reflect the changes. SBC Cllr Nicol noted that Traffic Order would be required and that he would look into the issue.

SBC Cllr Nicol

8

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

‘Pub is the Hub’ scheme

Secretary

9

Next Meeting

7pm, Tuesday 15 July 2014 at the Village Institute, Morebattle.

Meeting concluded at 7.30pm.

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