Minute of Meeting of 18 October 2016

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 18 October 2016

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Eric McNulty (Chair), Barbara Bell, Caroline Lang, Catherine Mabon, Michael Scott (Secretary), Matilda Hall (Treasurer), Dot Halliday, Andrew McEwan.

SBC Councillor: Simon Mountford.

Public: Nil

ACTION

1

Apologies

Community councillors; Neil Thomson, Tom Edgar, Richard Pedersen.

SBC Councillor: Alec Nicol.

2

Minutes of Previous Meeting of 20 September 2016

The minutes of the previous meeting of 20 September having been circulated were passed as a true record of events, bar a typo on p1 and p2.

Proposed: Cllr Hall; Seconded: Cllr McEwan.

Secretary

3

a

Matters Arising from Actions 20 September 2016

Typo

Completed.

b

Xmas Lights

SBC grant of £800 has arrived.

c

Trees and Hedge by Morebattle graveyard

SBC Cllr Mountford reported that SBC Officer Alastair Finnie had the path in hand.

Cllr Hall reported that both sides of the hedge were being trimmed by the landowners on one side and SBC on the other.

SBC Cllr Mountford noted that SBC did not regard the trees or their roots as a hazard to graves on the site.

d

Morebattle PS Headteacher appointment

Cllr McEwan reported that Adam Lindsay’s temporary appointment had been made permanent.

e

Consultation on removal of public payphones

Completed.

f

Queen 90^th Birthday Celebration Trees

Cllr Hall reported that location had been agreed and that supplier will advise on exact position in relation to the road verge.

g

Footpath Alternative to Road in Morebattle

Cllr Hall and a local resident had recently looked at a possible route for a path and Cllr Hall will speak to the landowner soon and then to an SBC Access Ranger.

Cllr Hall

h

Linton Mill Bridge

SBC Cllr Nicol not present to report. Cllr McEwan had attended with SBC Officer A. Finnie and colleague and they will respond with proposals in due course.

4

Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy consultation, deadline 31 October 2016

Secretary read through questions and recorded community council’s responses.

Secretary

5

Consultation on removal of public payphones

Secretary read email from SBC Officer Douglas Scott. Community Council response had been passed on.

6

Correspondence

·   Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2018 to 2020
Agreed that Morebattle area was lacking suitable sufficient accommodation to support a significant walking festival.

7

Items for Circulation Folder

·   Southern Uplands Partnership Autumn 2016

·   New SBC Trade Waste Permit Scheme

·   Police Service Scotland survey “Your View Counts”

·   Scottish Borders National Park Stakeholder Meeting, Jedburgh Town Hall, 17 November  2016

·   SESplan Proposed Strategic Development Plan Publication - 13 October to 24 November 2016 & Public Event, SBC HQ, 10 November 2016

·   Jedburgh & Kelso public invited to discuss local property plans, Tait Hall, Kelso,
27 October 2016

·   Public Protection Briefing (Child Protection), Jedburgh, 4 October 2016

·   Scottish Civic Trust Annual Conference 2016, Linlithgow, 15 November 2016

·   Kelso Ward Police Report, September 2016

·   Scottish Borders Digital Forum, summary of event 26 September 2016

·   Police Scotland - Bogus Callers In Kelso Area 05/10/2016

·   ARC Scotland survey: “Transitions for young people with additional support needs: the national picture”

Secretary

8

a

AOB

Planning Application 16/01282/FUL

Replacement Windows, 2 Valley View, Teapot Street, Morebattle

Agreed.

Chair will circulate planning application emails for comment as applications are now online.

Chair to request application hard copies from SBC for larger developments.

Chair

Chair

b

Jinty Scott Trust

Originally set up “to be used for Morebattle community and administered by the Church session.”

Chair to contact the administrators for more information on how the funds are disbursed. Treasurer lives in Yetholm.

Chair

c

Remembrance Sunday

Treasurer has purchased three wreaths for Linton, Hownam and Morebattle and will contact suitable members of the community including a Kelso HS student who has visited the WW1 battlefields.

Treasurer

d

Church of Scotland minister

Una Stuart has temporarily replaced Robin McHaffie following his recent retirement.

e

Institute Refuse Bin

SBC Cllr Mountford reported a need for a black refuse bin for the institute and noted a missing inspection cover on the road by the Institute (either SBC or a utility company responsibility).

9

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

10

Next Meeting

7pm Tuesday 15 November 2016, Village Institute, Morebattle.

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