CCC Minutes 27/02/06

CROMARTY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

CROMARTY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Meeting held on Monday 27 February 2006 at the Hugh Miller Institute

Present:

Community Councillors: Anne Short (Chair), Jane Clunas, Douglas Cooper, Alex Davidson, Susan Florence, Douglas McPhee, Wilf Taylor, Ronald Young, Margaret Binnie, Rachel Robertson, David Alston

In attendance: PC Williams

CC Secretary: Caroline Vawdrey

Item

Details

Action

Chairwoman's welcome: Anne welcomed CC members to the meeting.

1

Apologies: None

2

Approval of 30 January 2006 minutes:

D McP noted that item 4:1 should read that 4 of the 6 teams were winners.

With this amendment the minutes were approved.

Proposed: Douglas McPhee

Seconded: Jane Clunas

3

3:1

Police Report:

PC Williams reported that there had been no major issues over the last month. Over his beat area there had been 51 incidents.

3:2

DMcP enquired if there had been any follow up of the car driving around Victoria Park and causing damage to the football pitch. PC Williams said that this had not been reported to the police.

3:3

DA reported that the Ross and Cromarty Area Committee had been given a police presentation. This highlighted their high detection rates and decline in thefts, but stated that the high level of road traffic incidents – including those involving drink - driving remained a concern.

4

4:1

Youth Issues

Friday Club: Teams have been entered for 11 events going in the Highland Youth games. The club has 3 drivers who are to take their minibus test. The boating club has invited the Friday Club to sail with them. D McP noted that some Highland Council youth leaders had expressed concern about Youth Work in Cromarty. DA to follow up.

DMcP ongoing

DA ongoing

4:2

Multi-court: There will be a car boot sale and other fundraising activities.

JC ongoing

4:3

Youth Reps: Marcelli Hogg and friend, and Owen Robertson are willing to be youth reps. AS & DA to visit Primary School

RY & RR ongoing

AS & DA ongoing

5

5:1

Matters arising from 30 January meeting

5:8 Links Bus shelter: John Hearmon (THC) hoping to meet John Nightingale to discuss.

RR, RY ongoing

5:2

8:1 Reeds Path: Duncan Macpherson has erected a new fence.

5:3

13:4 Dog Fouling: AS met the dog warden who will write to known offenders and carry out checks in Cromarty. AS has pooper scoopers which she will deliver to the shops. AS will ask John Hearmon about extra bins

AS ongoing

5:4

14:2 Christmas lighting: Application completed and accepted. It won’t be possible to light the Denny as there is no spare capacity. Eyelight consultations will be giving a free presentation of some of their lighting ideas.

RR, RY ongoing

6

Local Plan – findings of the public enquiry

CC members noted that the proposal for building at the west end of Cromarty was rejected by the by the Reporter.

It was also noted that an offer had been made by HSCHT on the Townlands Barn site.

7

7:1

Treasurer’s Report:

Bank balance: (up until 24 January) - £5474.01

AD

7:2

Expenditure since my last report was:

  • £40.00 to the CC secretary
  • £2.33 for tax on Bank interest

Income since my last report was:

  • £11.66 interest from Bank of Scotland

7:3

Total bank interest from 1998 to March 2004 was £345.99. Currently there is £609.52. CC members to consider how to use this for March meeting. One suggestion was as a contribution towards leaflet reprint costs.

All CC members

8

8:1

Planning

Bamboo Fencing, Bank Street: CC members agreed to comment on their concern about road safety due to a lack of pavement.

MB

8:2

62 Church St: CC members agreed that they were supportive of the application, but would express concern about further parking requirements on Church St.

8:3

Shed, Well Lane: CC members agreed to inform The Highland Council that they continued to dispute that Well Lane was in individual private ownership, and that sheds along it discouraged access.

Cllr Alston did not take part in any of the discussion on planning matters

9

Highland Councillor’s Report

DA reported that:

  • Area Manager, Bob Cameron will be arranging a meeting for community councils in late April or early May.

  • Council tax has gone up 4.5%, because Scottish Executive funding has only increased by 1.4% and that this constraint on local authority budgets is likely to increase in the next 2 years.

  • The budget cuts will lead to efficiency savings, and are likely to lead to council reorganisation through a reduction in, or removal of, the Council area structure.

  • Structural changes are also taking places in HIE LEC structure, which will be announced shortly.

DA

  • DA has asked for discussion over the land ownership and future arrangements for the Gaelic Chapel to be brought to R&C Area Committee. CC members agreed to write and ask Bob Cameron for a speedy resolution.

  • Care homes were discussed by CC members, DA pointed out that use of private care where it can be provided would release LA money for the care of people in their own homes.

  • The East Church is to feature in the next BBC series of Restoration.

CC to write to Bob Cameron

10

10:1

Correspondence

NTS: The cobbles at Hugh Miller Cottage are being re-laid and Martin Gostwick offered that they could do other work in Cromarty, if time was left. CC members suggested the Paye.

AS to inform Martin Gostwick

10:2

Black Isle need to play: has written to ask for funding, but the CC agreed that it didn’t have spare finance from supporting Cromarty and District initiatives.

10:3

Invitations to meetings and seminars: Several of these were received, but CC members were not able to attend.

10:4

Bus Contracts: are coming up for renewal, and so there is an opportunity to comment. DMcP to read and pass thoughts to AS

DMcP to read and pass thoughts to AS

10:5

Scottish Executive Planning Advice note: MB to read

MB to read

11

11:1

AOB

Bank Street Lights: One of the lights is flickering. AD will ring the Fortrose service point to report

AD ongoing

11:2

Cromarty Fire Safety Unit: will be carrying out home safety checks and will be able to offer help including fitting smoke alarms

11:3

Shore street kerbing: is to channel flood waters to the coast.

11:4

Cromarty Image Library: Has become so big that it is now costing Plexus money to run.

11:5

Cromarty Leaflet: There is a stock of 6,078 left, and it needs reprinting. There is £694.50 in the guidebook account that can be used for the leaflet – but more will be needed. Leaflet SC to draw up costs for leaflet reprint.

Leaflet SC to draw up costs

11:6

CC Election Date: This will be on May 25th. There will need to be an advert 6 weeks before. A SC of AS, RY, and MB will plan the election.

11:7

CC AGM: This will be before the CC meeting on April 27th

Date of next meeting:

Monday 27 March 2006 at 19.30

in the Hugh Miller Institute

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