10th October
FREUCHIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minute of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 10thOctober 2018
At Lumsden Memorial Hall, commencing at 7.30pm
1. Present: C Waugh, B Stevenson, M Ross, R Lindsay, F Towns, R Taylor,
C Tully, I Tweedie
In Attendance: Cllr D MacDiarmid, K Grieve, Messrs G and J Clark (for item 8(b) only)
Apologies: Cllr A Heer
2. Election of Office-bearers:
Each position was nominated and seconded -
(a) Chair – C Waugh
(b) Vice-Chair – B Stevenson
(c) Secretary – R Taylor
(d) Treasurer – M Ross
(e) Minute Secretary – C Tully
3. Police Report – Cllr MacDiarmid will bring this to the next meeting.
4. Minute of meeting held on 12thSeptember – minute agreed
5. Matters Arising:
(a) A92 Road Safety: costing proposals were being carried out over the summer by BEAR Scotland. C Waugh had contacted BEAR Scotland to enquire if there was an update for tonight’s meeting. Unfortunately, due to holidays, no one is available from BEAR Scotland to provide an update or costings on the proposals. C Waugh and P Laughlin have had a meeting with MSP Willie Rennie who has conveyed his support.
Cllr MacDiarmid will endeavour to arrange another meeting, it was agreed C Waugh, R Taylor and C Tully would represent the Community Council when a date is agreed.
(b) Play Park seats– K Grieve had spoken with George Fraser of Fife Council to advise him that he had inspected the seats and found that the repairs needed could be completed by himself. Community Council members gave their thanks and approval for the repairs to be carried out. Thereafter K Grieve will report back to the Community Council any future maintenance required.
(c) Overgrown trees at telephone box– no update, however, R Taylor offered
to contact Lorraine Evans of Fife Council to enquire if there is any progress in relation to this matter.
(d) Community Speed Watch– feedback was that training will be given over the winter period, the Speedwatch programme does not start till the spring.
6. Fife Council matters:
(a) Grit bins removal– Cllr MacDiarmid informed the meeting that Bill Lindsay of Fife Council has not yet completed the consultation period on the removal and relocation of grit bins.
(b) Damaged road sign at Albert Tavern– sign has not been fixed, Cllr MacDiarmid will address this again with Fife Council.
(c) Lower Road – the road between the Albert Tavern and the Garden Centre has a number of potholes which has been brought to the attention of C Waugh by a number of residents. Cllr MacDiarmid will report this to Fife Council.
(d) Walkabout – Cllr MacDiarmid suggested a ‘walkabout’ Freuchie which would identify any areas that require repair which could be taken to Fife Council. It was agreed that F Towns, R Taylor and K Grieve would assist with this report.
7. Treasurer’s Report/Financial Matters:
The current bank balance up to the 6thSeptember 2018 was £7,083.01. The Grant received from Fife Council was £562.24. There is one cheque outstanding, P Laughlin does have a receipt for this. New bank forms will need to be completed by the new Secretary and Chair, the forms have to be submitted to the bank in person with their ID.
8. Planning:
(a) New applications: None
(b) Applications determined by Fife Council:
Messrs G and J Clark attended the meeting to give members an update on their proposal to erect two dwelling houses with associated access to Morar, Church Street, Freuchie. No formal submission has been made to Fife Council as yet until they ascertain who owns the access lane. Mr G Clark submitted a copy of the application to complete land searches to the Chair, C Waugh. Messrs G and J Clark thanked the Community Council for their ongoing support with their planning application.
(c) Applications in process of determination by Fife Council: None
9. Incoming Correspondence: None
10. Sub-Committees:
(a) Freuchie in Flower– F Towns provided an update on the loss of plants in the polytunnel. Pentland Plants have kindly given advice on why this may have happened and how to prevent in the future, there was also a generous donation of 800 new plants from the company.
(b) Freuchie Sports Court– M Ross informed the meeting that there is money available in the Community Council account to assist with maintenance of the Sports Court. I Tweedie also suggested that the Parent/Teacher Council could be approached to share any maintenance costs if required. This information was thanked by the Chair and Cllr MacDiarmid agreed that it is important we don’t allow the facility to deteriorate as it is frequently used by the community.
11. Freuchie Flood Action Group:
Cllr MacDiarmid informed the meeting that no meeting had taken place as
yet. C Waugh would like to inquire about First Aid training for volunteers and
whether volunteers would need to have a Disclosure Scotland to be
completed to help in an emergency centre. Another query posed by
C Waugh was if a certificate of hygiene is required to provide food at an
emergency centre. Cllr MacDiarmid will contact Fife Council to confirm the
above points.
12. Any Other Competent Business:
(a) C Waugh will invite the previous Chair of the Community Council, Irene McCartney to the next meeting in order for a formal presentation to take place to thank her for her time and commitment to the Community Council over the years.
(b) F Towns asked the members if there were any other ways we can get the community informed and more involved in the areas covered by the Community Council other than putting the minutes of the meeting on the community noticeboard. One proposal was that a copy of the minute could be placed on the window of Lumsden Hall alongside other community events. Also suggested was putting a noticeboard up in the lending book room within Lumsden Hall. Linking in with the Parent/Teacher Council on joint ventures was another option put forward by I Tweedie. Everyone in attendance agreed that all were a way forward in ensuring the community was informed and hopefully encourage them to get involved.
Date of the next meeting: Wednesday, 14thNovember 2018 @ 7.30pm
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