Minute of Meeting 21 April 2015

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 21 April 2015

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Eric McNulty (Chair), Barbara Bell, Michael Scott (Secretary), George Aitchison, Dot Halliday, Andrew McEwan, Neil Thomson, Matilda Hall, Catherine Mabon, Tom Edgar, Richard Pedersen. SBC Councillors Simon Mountford

Public: 1

ACTION

1

Apologies

SBC Councillor Alec Nicol.

2

Minutes of Previous Meeting

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

Proposed: Cllr McEwan; Seconded: Cllr. Hall

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a

Matters Arising from Previous Meeting

Trysting tree Cllr Hall to progress remaining issues.

Cllr Hall

b

Defibrillators Cllr Bell had no response from the business organisation owning the Border Hotel, Yetholm re. the defibrillator on their building. To progress.

Cllr Aitchison reported that the units at Morebattle and Hownam had been fitted with Cessford to follow on a new 15’ pole in late April. The Linton unit was in hand. Cost for installation of all units: £584 and the units themselves: £1450.

Treasurer to investigate further source of funding as total cost was more than had been originally envisaged.

Cllr Bell

Treasurer

c

Morebattle Street Names Cllr Bell reported some progress and would produce map with street name proposals.

SBC Cllr Mountford suggested contacting SBC Officer Ronnie Pattenden and to walk around the village. The cost could be the basis of an application to the Council’s ‘Small Schemes’ programme.

Cllr Bell

d

Community Resilience Cllr Pedersen reported on a recent exercise at Oxton.

e

Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Integration consultation Cllr Halliday offered to look into an event coinciding with the 16 June community council meeting.

Secretary to forward SBC contact details.

Cllr Halliday

Secretary

f

Community Council Insurance Cover

Completed.

g

Cheviot Area Forum Cllr Bell reported that having attended the recent meeting, that there would be a12-month pilot scheme. There had been some concern that towns might dominate the locality-based scheme over rural areas but the Council had offered assurances that it was not about moving service delivery to local communities.

i

Linton Community Hall Cllr Edgar reported that he had confirmation that the hall no longer belonged to SBC and that he would go to the Land Tribunal in an effort to improve access to the building. There was now an active hall committee.

4

Morebattle development site (next to graveyard)

Cllrs McNulty, McEwan, Thomson and Mabon to visit the site and agree an approach to resolving the issue of encroaching trees at the kirkyard.

SBC Cllr Mountford to liaise with SBC Access section and Planning re. their management of adjacent path.

KCC

SBC Cllr Mountford

5

Davidson Committee request

Cllr Bell also sits on the Robert Davidson committee and reported that the group wished to develop short guided walks based on the life and works of the poet. The first walk would take place on 13 June, involve actors, last around 90 minutes and was being developed with community councillor Eleanor Crawford who had been involved with the Flodden anniversary. Cllr Bell asked if the community council’s could cover the Davidson group’s activities.

Secretary to inquire with SBC’s insurance officer.

Secretary

6

Morebattle archive

Cllr Hall noted that there would be a meeting on 26 April to progress cataloguing papers and objects. Request for £20 from the community council to purchase paper, index cards, etc.

Chair

7

Planning applications

SBC Cllr Mountford was not present for discussion of planning applications. Cllr Edgar left during discussion of his planning application.

·  15/00280999
Erection of dwellinghouse, land north of Hownam Howgate Farmhouse, Morebattle
No objections.

·  15/00397/FULL Alterations and extensions to create two Dwellinghouses, Linton Bankhead Farm, Morebattle
No objections.

Secretary

Secretary

8

Community council elections 2015

Secretary tabled nomination forms and election notices. Materials to be emailed to community councillors.

Cllr Mabon to place advert in Southern Reporter.

SBC Cllr Mountford to administer the AGM elections.

Treasurer noted that the 14/15 grant had not yet arrived.

Secretary

Cllr Mabon

SBC Cllr Mountford

Treasurer

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Correspondence

·  Spring Clean 2015

·  SBC Scrutiny Committee - Subjects for Review
SBC Cllr Mountford noted that the committee had been reinstated and that he was sitting on it.

·  Yarrow CC: Query re. Community Councils owning infrastructure assets.
KCC had no such assets.

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Items for Circulation Folder

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

·  Co-ordinated approach to services through area forums - potential Cheviot Area Pilot

·  Cheviot Area Forum, 1 April 2015

·  Safer Borders newsletter, April 2015

·  BT ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ scheme

·  Borders Railway Golden Ticket Competition

·  NHS Borders Out of Hours Service update, April 2015

·  Resilient Communities Workshop, 12 May 2015, SBC HQ

·  NHS Borders Equality Mainstreaming Report

·  SBCCN meeting minutes 18 February 2015, agenda 22 April 2015

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a

AOB

Cllr Pedersen reported that there was a proposal for a sign by St Cuthbert’s Way by the junction of Otterburn and the main B road into Morebattle to promote local facilities. Sign to be designed by a local artist.

b

Member of the public noted that the plaque on the Jubilee Bridge was incorrect as it was to celebrate Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and not Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee (2012). SBC Cllr Mountford to discuss with SBC Cllr Nicol.

SBC Cllr Mountford

c

Cllr McEwan encouraged everyone to visit the Morebattle Facebook page and website.

All

d

Cllr Mabon has passed details of the Bob Pringle Award to Cllr Hall.

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Items for Next Meeting Agenda

Kelso Laddie visit.

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Next Meeting Meeting ended 8.30pm

7pm Tuesday 19 May 2015 for AGM followed by monthly meeting at 7.30pm, Village Institute, Morebattle.

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