Minute of Meeting of 21 March 2017

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 21 March 2017

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Eric McNulty (Chair), Barbara Bell, Caroline Lang, Catherine Mabon, Michael Scott (Secretary), Matilda Hall (Treasurer), Richard Pedersen, Dot Halliday, Andrew McEwan, Tom Edgar.

SBC Councillors: Simon Mountford, Alec Nicol

Public: Nil

ACTION

1

Apologies

Community councillors; Neil Thomson

2

Minutes of Previous Meeting of 21 February 2017

The minutes of the previous meeting of 17 February having been circulated were passed as a true record of events.

Proposed: Cllr Hall; Seconded: Cllr Lang.

3

a

Matters Arising from Actions 21 February 2017

Jinty Scott Trust

Chair had emailed a local trustee but no response to date. Ongoing.

Chair

b

Broken public bench at bottom of Pikings

Cllr Pedersen reported that he had the timber and would make the repair and would paint the metalwork in the summer.

Cllr Pedersen

c

Morebattle Tree Request

Cllr Hall reported that SBC Officer A. Finnie was looking into the issue of the copper beech trees.

Cllr Hall

d

Domestic Roadside Hedge

Secretary reported that SBC roads section would look at any potential road safety issues.

e

Morebattle Path proposal

Ongoing.

f

Community Council Insurance cover

Completed.

g

Gifted Bench

Cllr Bell passed details to the Secretary of the bench donor in order to write a letter of thanks.

Secretary

h

Morebattle PS

Cllr Hall reported a good response.

i

Minor Public Road near Old Caverton - Caverton Mains

SBC Cllr Mountford had emailed SBC. Ongoing.

SBC Cllr Mountford

j

Morebattle Cemetery Lairs

SBC Cllr Mountford reported from SBC that there are lairs available for immediate use only. There are none available for presale - for purchase now to be used in the future. The lairs that are available are along the bottom fence looking up towards the church. Following a request SBC Cllr Mountford would ask how many lairs were left.

SBC Cllr Mountford

4

Planning Application 17/00359/LBC Internal and external alterations to form holiday accommodation, South Pavilion (Store) Marlefield House, Marlefield, Kelso

There were no objections.

Secretary

5

Border Union Agricultural Society Bicentenary Bursary Fund

Details of the Bursary were circulated. More information can be found on the website http://www.buas.org/buas_grant_training_fund.html .

6

Kalewater Community Council elections 2017

Chair Cllr McNulty announced his retiral at the end of his current tenure at the May AGM.

Cllr Halliday also announced her retiral at the forthcoming AGM.

7

Scottish Borders Council consultation Draft Supplementary Guidance Renewable Energy, deadline 17 April 2017

The circulation folder was not present and the item could not be discussed.

8

Scottish Government consultation on Future of Scottish Planning System, deadline 4 April 2017

The circulation folder was not present and the item could not be discussed

9

Correspondence

Community Empowerment Act discussion request.

Agreed to invite SBC Officer C. Malster to attend the April meeting to present on the Act.

Secretary

10

Items for Circulation Folder

·   Southern Uplands Partnership newsletter 2017

·   Scottish Ambulance Service - Registration to Resuscitation Campaign

·   Kelso Ward Police Reports, February 2017

·   Improvements to Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ funding

·   Floral Gateway Awards 2017

·   Results of Scottish Community Councils Twitter Hour 7 March 2017

·   Napier University research: Community councillor survey

·   Scottish Government/YoungScot Survey on proposals in Places, People & Planning

·   Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Scotland Annual Gathering, Perth, 28 March 2017

·   Scottish Government consultation on unconventional oil and gas, deadline 31 May 2017

·   Scottish Government Aspiring Communities Fund, opens 7 April 2017

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a

AOB

Salt Bin

Cllr Mabon noted that a salt bin in the village had been damaged by a reversing vehicle and that SBC had removed it. Cllr Pedersen to make enquiries.

Cllr Pedersen

b

Potholes

SBC Cllr Mountford has reported potholes near Whitton Farm

c

Linton Hall

Cllr Edgar reported some progress with access issues relating to Linton Hall.

d

Hedge

Cllr Hall reported the hedge by the Glebe had been cut.

12

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

Kalewater Community Council elections 2017.

13

Next Meeting

7pm Tuesday 18 April 2017, Village Institute, Morebattle.

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