Minute of Meeting of 16 March 2021
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Kalewater Community Council Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 16 March 2021 Online via Zoom Present: Community Councillors; Barbara Bell (Chair), Matilda Hall (Treasurer), Lesley Sunderland, Michael Scott, (Secretary), Catherine Henderson, Tamzin Thomas. SBC Councillors; Simon Mountford, Euan Robson. Public: Nil |
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Apologies: Siusaidh Hall, Tom Edgar, Caroline Lang. |
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Minutes of Monthly Meeting of 16 February 2021 Proposed Cllr Thomas, Seconded: Cllr. Sunderland. |
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Matters Arising from Actions 16 February 2021
Community Council vacancies Information is on the Morebattle noticeboard. |
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Morebattle Toilets Request for a ‘Closed’ sign to be added. |
SBC Cllr Mountford |
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Scottish Borders Area Partnership attendance SBC Cllr Mountford reported that he had spoken to SBC Officer Clare Malster and that councillor Henderson has been invited to the next meeting. |
Cllr Henderson |
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Forthcoming vacancies for Secretary and Treasurer office-bearers Cllr Murray has been making village shop customers aware of the opportunities to get involved. Chair to draft a print communication for local distribution, including Cessford, Hownam and Caverton. Cllrs Thomas and Murray offered to help distribute the flyer. Chair suggested that the defibrillators could also be checked during any mail-drop. Cllr Henderson would check the Linton unit. Secretary noted that during the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions the community council could continue to operate with only 3 members. Chair noted that any local 6th year students studying politics might be interested in being co-opted. |
Chair Cllrs Murray, Thomas
Cllr Henderson |
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Correspondence Secretary briefed the meeting on a delivery of Scottish Borders Community Council Network 2019 guides for Berwickshire community councils that had arrived without any accompanying note. Suggested that he contact the chair, Colin McGrath. On the issue of community councils SBC Cllr Robson noted that the SBC 5-yearly review of the community council scheme was underway and as he sits on the group he will provide updates. Cllr Murray concerned about proposals to potentially amalgamate community council with village hall committees. Morebattle has two active hall committees. SBC Cllr Mountford thought that the review would come forward with a range of proposals. |
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Request from a member of the local community Secretary reported a request from a local resident to name a section of road after a well-known resident in the Kalewater CC area who had recently died. Cllr Murray knew everyone concerned and would respond to the request. |
Cllr Murray |
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Scottish Borders Council second phase consultation on draft Anti-Poverty Strategy, deadline 16 May 2021 Chair to circulate. |
Chair |
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Overgrown path near Kale Water Chair had received an email from a member of the local community re. an overgrown and unmanaged path at the bottom of Well Brae which accesses the Jubilee Bridge. Chair noted that the Kale Water was undercutting the riverside path. Cllr Sunderland noted that material had been deposited near the repaired section of boardwalk. Contact SBC Access team. |
Cllr Sunderland |
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Morebattle Village Shop Chair noted how good the customer service and management of the village shop had been in the past 12 months – extremely helpful and well-stocked. There had been lots of improvements and there were more to come. |
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Covid-19 Vaccinations Chair thanked all members of the Kalewater community involved in vaccination efforts (inc Cllr Henderson). |
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Items for Next Meeting Agenda Scottish Borders Council second phase consultation on draft Anti-Poverty Strategy, deadline 16 May 2021 |
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Next Meeting 7pm, Tuesday 20 April 2021, online via Zoom. |
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Signed: Date: |
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