Minute of Meeting of 21 August 2018

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 21 August 2018

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Matilda Hall (Treasurer), Lesley Sunderland, Tom Edgar, Catherine Henderson, Barbara Bell (Chair).

SBC Councillor Simon Mountford.

Police Scotland Kelso beat officer Suzanne Howgego

Public: Nil

ACTION

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Apologies Community Councillors, Roderick Murray, Michael Scott (Secretary), Caroline Lang, Tamzin Thomas.

2

Minutes of Monthly Meeting of 17 July 2018

Proposed: Cllr Bell, Seconded: Cllr Henderson.

Secretary

3

a

Matters Arising from Actions 17 July 2018

Insurance

Ongoing enquiries re: Resilience Group and Morebattle ride-out. Yetholm has also been charged and has paid for both ride-out and resilience. Suggestion that Cllr Murray should contact Jim Fraser at Sprouston. Secretary to go back to insurers. Cllr Henderson to follow up issue with SBC Network.

Cllr Murray

Secretary

Cllr Henderson

b

Morebattle in Bloom

Community Council wishes to express thanks to everyone for watering the displays.

Secretary to write letter of thanks

Secretary

c

Potholes

SBC Cllr Mountford to report deterioration of road surface at Tofts Bridge.

SBC Cllr Mountford

d

Parking Issues

Ongoing problem of cars parked on advisory white line at the entrance to Mainsfield Avenue creating a problem for traffic entering Mainsfield Avenue. Cllr Hall offered to approach the owners directly to discuss the issue.

Cllr Hall

e

Social Housing

Recent incident in Old School Gardens not mentioned in Kelso and District Police report, July 2018. 

4

Scottish Land Fund

Community Council pleased to note both applications have been successful, and wishes to acknowledge huge amount of work done by both groups.

Secretary to write letters of acknowledgement to both groups.

Secretary

5

BC Local Community Path Maintenance Grants for Community Councils
Small grants of  450 pounds for local path maintenance available  - this could cover strimmer money and insurance (if necessary).

6

Correspondence

N/A

7

Items for Circulation Folder

·   Localities Bid Fund Round 2 closes 1 October 2018

·   Scottish Borders Council's Household Survey, deadline 25 September 2018

·   SBC update: headstone testing programme

·   Scottish Water - Water Resources Update

·   Cheviot Area Partnership - 12 September 2018

·   Kelso and District Police Report, July 2018

·   Scot Govt. Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee - Call for views- Transport (Scotland) Bill

·   SCDC Support offer: Community-led action planning

·   SUP Newsletter August 2018

·   Scottish Ambulance Service meeting, 2 October 2018

·   PAS support for local place plans and community engagements

·   Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership Annual Performance Report 17/18

·   Bipolar Scotland Borders support group

·   Campaign for a Scottish Borders National Park update

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a

AOB

Music Festival proposal

Cllr Hall has been approached with a proposal for small classical music festival by Helen Duncan. An in depth proposal will be brought to the CC at the next meeting. Cllr Hall queried whether this could be funded via the Localities Bid Fund.

b

Community Company

Transfer of funding to Kalewater Community Company approved.

Treasurer

c

Bottle bank

Ongoing discussion as to appropriate site for this initiative.

9

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

N/A.

10

Next Meeting

7pm, Tuesday 18 September 2018, Village Institute, Morebattle.

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