ACTION

1.      Introduction by Chair

·        Seredunt

Attendees and Apologies

·         As above.   (Barrie to take minutes in Ian’s absence )

2.      Police

1. Police Report for April

3 priority crimes reported for Kingswells.

7 calls logged re “Quality of Life” incidents.

3.      Points from the Public

·        None  

4.      Approval of Minutes from previous meeting (10^th April 2006 )

·        Signed off by Chair

5.      Matters arising from previous meeting

a.    CCTV: appoint someone to take this point forward.

Patrick offered to take on this role. He will liaise with Mr Darker, shop owners and Cllr. Stephen. He will reassess cost and prioritise cameras.   Patrick to report back at next KCC meeting.

Lighting will require upgrading from ‘yellow’ to ‘white’.  Cllr Stephen will speak to ACC official re upgrading quality of lighting in village centre and update KCC at next meeting.  

Patrick

Cllr Stephen

6.      Councillor Stephen

a.      Update on Bain’s bus

Launched and running. Timetables now available. School children and members of the community to be encouraged to use this new service.  

b.     Any other business

Dry Stane dyke has been vandalised in Cromar Gardens lane and will need repaired.

Cllr. Stephen

7.      Environmental Issues.

a.      SMG maintenance of Bucks burn area-update from Meg.

Frequent telephone calls made to a Mr Raymond Edgar of SMG with no response. Will now wait to see if mention in KCC minutes will encourage response. Meg to update at next KCC meeting.

                 b. Shopping area cleaning- update from Stan

Stan to provide update at next KCC meeting

·        “Keep Kingswells Beautiful”

Meg has arranged with ACC a ‘clean up’ day. This now requires an ACC

6 page ‘risk assessment’ form to be filled and much more paperwork than previously. Posters have been distributed throughout Kingswells. Advertised on Kingswells.com. Barrie to notify school.

·        Update on work on playground extension.

Cllr Stephen and Meg have been corresponding re incomplete work by builders. Most of the work has now been completed. However, a few are still outstanding –

v     Cleaning the footpath along side dyke

v     Additional planting around pond.

v     A staggered timber fence at the end of the footpath at Kingswood Avenue.

Meg to update KCC at next meeting on progress.

·        East Dyke – requires assessment on current condition.

·        Wall on Community Centre – stone work has been damaged and required repaired. Barrie to speak to CC Management re repair

Meg

Stan

Meg.

Barrie

Meg.

John

Barrie

8. Youth Group. Barrie to provide an update.

Youth Group up and running successfully. Good amount of young people attending each week who seem to enjoy the experience and are responding well to responsibility of setting up the project. 2 professional youth workers have been seconded from Beacon Centre. Volunteer rota in place. Table football, air hockey table and seating, TV. etc had been donated. Football nets and posts had been purchased. Residents around Fairley Road were apprehensive about the project and their concerns are noted. Youths aware they must be responsible and show respect re noise, language, litter, property damage with footballs etc. Community PC has spent an evening with the Youth Group and will be a regular visitor in the future. Suggestion of an open evening /BBQ to meet with residents to allay fears.

9. Planning

a.      Local Plan Inquiry

·        Barrie to contact LP Action Group to arrange meeting to complete Pre Cog. Documentation.

·        Cockers Roses application will be presented to Planning Committee on 18^th May. KCC continues to strongly object to this application as it contravenes planning guidelines.  

b.     AWPR. Any comments on the proposed route.

·        KCC agreed this is a developer driven route which would provoke a long legal fight. KCC role will be to strive for the best measures of mitigation as the road passes Kingswells.   

Barrie

10. Treasurer’s Report

a. Summary of accounts.

David Meiklejohn had been e mailed following last meeting but has not contacted KCC members. Accounts require to be urgently submitted into ACC.

David

11. AOCB

a. A dog was injured on broken glass. Any suggestions about what can be done to prevent further injuries(to children or animals)

KCC agreed that best measure was to encouraged public to pick up intact glass bottles before they get broken.

12. Date of Next Meeting

Monday 12^th June 2006 

Kingswells Community Council

8pm.

Meeting closed at 22.10

Barrie T. Buchan (Mrs)

Vice Chair  

Date of issue – 15^th May 2006