Minute of Meeting of 17 July 2018

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 17 July 2018

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Matilda Hall (Treasurer), Michael Scott (Secretary), Lesley Sunderland, Caroline Lang, Tamzin Thomas, Barbara Bell (Chair).

SBC Councillor Simon Mountford.

Public: Nil

ACTION

1

Apologies Community Councillors Tom Edgar, Roderick Murray,  Catherine Henderson.

2

Minutes of Monthly Meeting of 19 June 2018

Amend ‘Next meeting’ item.

Proposed: Cllr Lang; Seconded: Cllr. Sunderland.

Secretary

3

a

Matters Arising from Actions 19 June 2018

Minutes of Monthly Meeting of 15 May 2018

Completed.

b

Walter Leitch Bequest

No update from SBC contact. No applications to date, deadline 31 July 2018. Chair to chase up school contacts.

Chair

c

KCC Nominations gift

A small orchid was presented.

d

Kelso Laddie/Jethart Callant visit, 24 June 2018

Chair thanked everyone who had participated and helped. The issue with the steps was noted as needing a solution for 2019.

e

Insurance

Secretary read out response from Edinburgh City Council. It was suggested that Kelso Laddies’ Association be contacted in relation to insurance for the Morebattle ride-out and Yetholm CC in relation to their Resilience Group.

Secretary

f

GDPR awareness

Secretary unable to attend.

g

Scottish Borders Physical Disability Strategy Consultation, deadline 2 July 2018

Completed.

h

Planning Applications

Completed.

i

SBC: Developing Digital Skills survey

Secretary read out response.

4

Pass minutes of AGM of 15 May 2018

Amend Chair report ‘Graeme’.

Proposed: Cllr Lang; Seconded: Cllr. Bell.

Secretary

5

Planning Matters
18/00805/FUL Ms Pauline Macgillivray, Installation of oil storage tank and boiler,  Wideopen, Mainsfield Avenue, Morebattle TD5 8QP
18/00803/FUL Mr & Mrs Alistair & Marion Currie, Replacement windows and door, 3 Mainsfield Avenue, Morebattle TD5 8QW

18/00729/FUL Marchcleuch, Change of use from Agricultural to Residential.

No issues with any of the planning applications.

Secretary

6

Correspondence

·   Chair tabled a thank-you card from the 2017 Jethart Callant.

7

Items for Circulation Folder

·   Localities Bid Fund Round 2 closes 1 October 2018

·   Scottish Water - Customers across Scotland asked to use water wisely

·   Scottish Borders Community Council's Network Meeting 17 August 2018

·   National Council of Rural Advisers consultation ‘A Rural Conversation: Together We Can, Together We Will’, deadline 24 July 2018
Circulate link to all Kalewater CC.

Secretary

8

a

AOB

Morebattle in Bloom

Preparations taking place on 23 July.

b

Thank you letter to Andrew McEwan

Secretary to write to Andrew on behalf of Kalewater CC.

Secretary

c

Social Housing

Cllr Lang to contact Eildon Housing re. recent issues.

Cllr Lang

d

Potholes

Chair noted that a recent pedestrian accident had resulted in patching of potholes. SBC Cllr Mountford believed that the current repairs would be made more permanent.

e

Parking issues

Ongoing parking issues at the junction of Main Street and Mainsfield Avenue were noted.

9

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

N/A.

10

Next Meeting

7pm, Tuesday 21 August 2018, Village Institute, Morebattle.

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