Community Council Minutes - June 2007
COLDINGHAM COMMUNITY COUNCIL (CCC)
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 19th June 2007 (Download Printable Copy)
ATTENDANCE:
Ged Hearn, Chris Anderson, Allan Simmons, Alan Bogle, Jim Fullarton. Apologies: Gwynn Thomas
1 Apologies
Cllr J Fullarton passed on apologies for absence from Cllrs D Raw and M Cook.
Apologies from GT due to sickness.
Advanced apologies from AB for July meeting were noted.
2 Nominations/Appointments
Nomination of Rhona Mackay (ref 7B/152) of 1 Burnside cottage, Coldingham TD14 5NF was proposed by AS and seconded by CA. The nomination was carried unanimously.
3 Minutes of last meeting (May 15th 2007)
One correction re AOB Memorial garden item: it was the BBC Beechgrove programme who had been asked to visit the site to offer further advice
4 Treasury Report
CA reported: £790.35 in bank account now that SBC Grant has been received. There were two outstanding cheques re hire of hall for youth club and Jane Barribal (website). Also £60 had been earmarked for youth garden competition.
Allowing for acrruals that leaves £634.35. When Youth Club account is up and running it will be able to pay back the £206 owed to CCC to-date.
5 Police Report
Officer in attendance reported: The high visibility and covert patrols have been continuing which have resulted in a number of youths being formally warned and in some cases dealt with. There have been further break-ins at the caravan sites that are under investigation.
It was pointed out by those present that the Priory Garden area is another site of frequent youth gatherings involving alcohol misuse, minor damage, and litter. The police were aware of this and similar gatherings in the car park area next to Coldingham surgery.
Following a suggestion of cctv for carparks the police advised that that would be a matter for SBC.
6 Matters Arising
Carpark lighting update
AS to follow up lighting improvements with Lisa Chiles (SBC lighting)
Youth Club update
A separate Youth Club bank account was being set up, and once the mandates were in place the existing funds would be able to pay back to Coldingham CC the start-up funding leant to-date. The youth club meeting of Friday 22nd June would be the last until after the Summer holidays so it was expected to have all finances and the Youth Club committee in place for the new season. It was noted that attendance could be anything between 10-20 which was reasonable given the primary school numbers.
Beach updates
Re car park extension – JF advised that SBC were seeking a reasonable lease of 10-15 years which was currently a point of discussion.
It was noted that Jetskis have again been in use. These were not against the law unless a by-law was sought and introduced to ban them.
The meeting was pleased to hear that the beach has been awarded YellowFlag status. It was felt that this should be made clear to visitors by having a flagpole to carry the flag in a prominent position. AS to contact John Dent at SBC re this.
Traffic & High Street issues
It was agreed that the best approach would be to seek the views of residents affected by High Street parking by inviting them to a discussion at the village hall. GH offered to help deliver invites to High Sreet residents.
Pathway strimming
The Garden Party expressed concern that some new plants had been destroyed with the last round of strimming. AB offered to undertake the strimming duties in future but first it was necessary to obtain costs for a suitable heavy-duty strimmer through SBC contacts. JF advised that strimmers were available with wheel support which meant they were not subject to health and safety issues. It was noted that AB would be covered by CC public liability insurance.
Action AB to follow up
Coldingham Gala
AS informed the meeting that this year’s gala was going ahead on July 29th and that a larger group were now on the Gala team to gain understanding of the process to spread the workload and as a longer term investment .
7 Planning
SBC Public Consultation – supplementary planning guidance on replacement windows.
Action - AS to review and summarise key points for next meeting
Windfarm status update - The application was yet to be on the agenda at SBC – September was now anticipated. A site visit by SBC planning was expected in August. It was agreed that ideally a balloon (blimp) showing the true height of the proposed turbines would be a visible benefit in order to draw attention to the inaccuracies of graphic representations. GM agreed to pursue availability and costs of blimps. The aim would be to show the true impact of the proposal on residents and the moor, using helpful and persuasive means, not anti-windfarm slogans.
07/01023/FUL Walkers Butchers, Bridge Street – erection of residential annexe linked to shop – this was supported.
07/00892/REM Steadings 1&2 plots – Milldown Farm – erection of two dwelling houses with integral garages
07/00965/FUL St Vedas, Coldingham Bay – erection of dwellinghouse on top of existing function room
The above two applications were supported although concerns were raised re traffic impact on the beach road as a result of, both, increased regular use and construction traffic - additional passing places would be required. Re Milldown, it was also noted that the right of way should be retained and that the CC was not in favour of street lighting being introduced because it would impact on the ambience of the area.
8 SBC East Berwickshire Councillor’s report
JF reported as follows: He has the Technical Services portfolio.
Waverley project is a key focus – now under review along with all transport projects.
New High-School projects – Duns is expected to be completed late 2008, and Eyemouth in Spring 2009.
School buses to have seatbelts installed as part of contract renewal process, and supervisors will be introduced on all runs.
9 Correspondence
Scottish Health Council News – copies handed out for information
Bridget Darling retirement – a key member of Berwickshire CC Forum and many CC roles. Retirement event will be at Newton St Boswells on July 3rd. RSVP’s required.
10 AOB
Coldingham Website
AS explained how the website had been set up under an initial grant and we now paid an annual maintenance fee to Webmaster, Jane Barribal (JB).
JB explained the existing commercial operation, and that she had been taking the initiative to handle messages and enquiries directly. If commercial parties (eg Spar shop) wanted their pages updated she would charge them a nominal £10 directly and this had been the modus operandi.
JB said there was an outstanding invoice. CA advised that the cheque for this was in the post.
GH introduced Mike Clift to the meeting who had just moved into the village and had website expertise through his company (mandarin-solutions). He was keen to provide a service for the village and offered to take over the website for Coldingham free gratis. He had existing sites that could be looked at to demonstrate his skills. The meeting was supportive of this direction after considering JB’s views, who had no objections.
There was a vote for thanks for Jane Barribal for her time and effort over the last few years in setting up and maintaining the existing site.
CA proposed Mike Clift (MC) be co-opted for his website skills, AB seconded and the proposal was supported.
CA and AB offered to meet with MC to further evaluate this direction.
War Memorial
it was noted that recent cuts had been done with a strimmer so grass not collected – grass-collecting lawn mower was expected. The Garden Party were satisfied with the standard but it was agreed that all should monitor the situation and report any issues at future meetings.
Public Toilets – It had been reported very recently that these were not working – JF to follow up
Date of next meeting: Tuesday July 17th 7.30pm VILLAGE HALL
(note – there will be no August meeting)
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