CCC Minutes 06/06/06
CROMARTY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Meeting held on Monday 26th June 2006 at the Hugh Miller Institute
Present:
Community Councillors:
Jane Clunas, Vivienne Griffiths, Douglas McPhee, Rachel Robertson, Anne Short, George Selvester, Wilf Taylor, Andy Young, Ronald Young,Youth Representative: Marsaili Hogg, Owen Robertson
Community Council Secretary: Caroline Vawdrey
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Chairwoman's welcome Anne welcomed CC members to the meeting. |
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1 |
Apologies Douglas Cooper, David Alston |
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2
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Approval of previous minutes It was noted that item 10:3 Should read that Cromarty Mains residents should be encouraged to join the mains sewerage supply. With this amendment the minutes were accepted. Proposed: Ronald Young Seconded: Douglas McPhee |
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3 |
Police Report None |
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4 4:1 |
Youth Issues Youth reps: Marsali and Owen raised the following issues:
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JC ongoing |
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4:2 |
Friday Club: D McP reported that they had booked Victoria Park for a Ross-shire Football Tournament a year ago, but that the bikers’ rally had advertised their event for the same weekend – and now wanted to take over the park for that weekend. This would mean moving the football tournament to Dingwall at extra cost. It was agreed that AS should investigate this further with Graeme Ross (Leisure Centre Manager, Fortrose) who is responsible for Victoria Park bookings and with Irene Mackay and Sparks. If the football tournament has to move the CC was of the view that compensation should be paid to the Friday Club. |
AS ongoing |
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5 5:1 |
Matters arising from previous meeting 7:2 Christmas lighting: Choice of lights still to made. |
RY, RR ongoing |
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5:2 |
7:3 Bus Timetable: VG will download the new time table when it comes out on 6th July |
VG |
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5:3 |
14:3 Cromarty Post Office: Letters of support have been written |
AS completed |
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6 |
Multi-sports Court Update JC reported that Roy Old from Russell Leisure had visited the site – and had commented that it would save £15K to build on the old skateboard park site. However this will be in the path of the new road going into the Sandilands development. The multi-sports court group is therefore going to ask THC if they could either receive compensation or have a new base provided for them. Complete costs – including a new base – for a tennis/basketball/football court would be around £30K |
JC ongoing |
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7 |
East Church/ ’Restoration’ The BBC have now provided dates:
There is a small working group who are arranging promotion and events for the day – who require a budget for the production of promotional and information leaflets, paying for entertainment etc. AS asked the CC if they would be prepared to authorise payment from the Common Good Fund in order to match funding from HIE and Cllr Alston’s Discretionary Budget. AS outlined the current budgetary position of the Common Good Fund (£3,267 available for 2006/7) After discussion CC members agreed to up to £1K being spent from the fund. |
AS ongoing |
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8 8:1 |
Sandilands Project RY had nothing further to report |
RY ongoing |
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8:2 |
Design Brief – JC referred to a discussion with Una Lee (THC Sustainable Development Officer) who had commented that Ross and Cromarty was to be a pilot area for THC’s new Sustainable Design building brief – and recommended that this should form part of the Sandilands Design Brief. CC members agreed with this view. |
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9
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Treasurer’s Report CC assets - £9,290.02Income and expenditure to June 26th
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VG |
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10 10:1 |
Planning Rebuilding chimney at Braehead – no CC comment |
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10:2 |
Revised plan for Denny Site: RR left the plans out for CC members to inspect and comment on. RR expressed the view that the roofline angles and lack of chimneys were inappropriate. Several members agreed with this, and also felt that the window filled end wall was out of keeping with the Town’s architecture. |
RR |
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11
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Highland Councillor’s Report None |
DA |
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12 12:1 |
Correspondence Moray Firth Partnership Footpath Launch, Calor Gas Awards: Dates have passed for these items |
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12:2 |
Cromarty Business and Community Association: This is to be formally dissolved, and the left over money to go towards the multi-sports court |
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12:3 |
Charter 88: This organisation has written asking the ‘Parish Council’ to support the UK Sustainable Communities Bill. It was unclear what the organisation stands for. The CC agreed to sign the letter of support |
AS ongoing |
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13 13:1
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AOB Bikers’ Rally: CC members agreed that the Bikers Rally booking should be subject to them providing sufficient stewards and toilet facilities, and that rubbish should be cleared up and taken away. AS to inform Graeme Ross. |
AS ongoing
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13:2
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Dog Poo Bins: Victoria Park – the bin has been put here as the park is often used as a short cut. Rota – JC has 2 more names for the rota. |
JC ongoing |
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13:3
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Shearings Bus Tours: Complaint – and photographic evidence – has been made about Shearings buses parking on Shore Street – and blocking the road. CC members agreed to write to Shearings concerning this. |
CV to write to Shearings |
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13:4
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Footpath Leaflet: Ready to go to printers. CC members requested that the picture of the harbour be replaced with a recent one. JC agreed to ask Susan Christie to do this. HIE will provide funding for reprint of the leaflet. |
JC ongoing
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13:5
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Recycling Bins: GS commented that cars turning at the recycling bins was making the area unsightly – and wondered whether it might be possible to find a new site. AS responded that the CC given the matter a lot of previous consideration – but did not have a good alternative. AS suggested that all CC members consider this matter for the next meeting. |
All CC members
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13:6 |
Coalsheugh Well seat : The vegetation needs trimming in this area – and RY offered to do so. |
RY ongoing |
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Date of next meeting: Monday 31 July 2006 at 19.30in the Hugh Miller Institute |
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