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Scottish Countryside Access Network (SCAN)

Minutes of Committee Meeting 12th March, 10.30 am Council Offices, Perth

1. Present: Angus Duncan, Nick Morgan, Jane Pritchard, Rob Garner, Kenny Auld, Helen Todd, Sarah Johnston, Anne Gray, Alastair Fullwood, Phil Waite

Apologies: Rona Gibb, David Clyne, Sue Hilder

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

Minutes, subject to one change, were proposed by Rob, seconded by Anne

3. Actions

Actions arising from the minutes above were checked off as either discharged or carried forward (see actions points at end)

4. SCAN Events

Paths and Climate change was a good day with good discussion. SATIN could provide further training on path, design maintenance and management. AD will discuss at the next SATIN meeting in late April.

SNH may consider other similar events when a study finishes as a good way to disseminate the information.

Rights of Way event on 9th May: times may need to be revised and if committee members need to stay overnight, case studies could be looked at the previous afternoon. Angus will circulate the brief David did for the event, and will do agenda for AGM.

5. NAF

It was agreed that Angus will give a presentation updating SCAN’s position at the meeting on 21st November as he is not available for the May meeting. Angus to advise Mark Wrightman.

Phil will write a paper for the May meeting on the temporary diversion/closure of core paths. He will circulate to committee for others to add to it, and will give Kenny four questions that can be sent out in a survey.

Angus will speak to Simon about the possibility of him joining SCAN committee or, in some other way, increasing communication between NAF and SCAN.

Intensive and commercial access was not really discussed at the last NAF meeting.

6. SCAN Review

Joyce will send e-mail chasing responses to the survey on data systems. Kenny will get responses from the West of Scotland Access Group, many of whom are not SCAN members. He will then have a presentation of findings ready for May.

Membership: Kenny will circulate a list of members, and who they represent, so we can see where the gaps are.

There will be an e-mail discussion on the documents David has prepared prior to the next SCAN meeting, which will concentrate solely on the SCAN Review and the Rights of Way event/AGM.

7. Current Issues

Not discussed.

8. A.O.B.

Not discussed.

9 . Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday 18th April, 10.30 – 2.30, bring your own lunch. Flip chart required

Date of CARRIED FORWARD ACTIONS INITIALS Meeting 19.01.12 Training session on using SCAN website led by David to be ar- DC ranged ASAP 19.01.12 Put legal case studies on to website All ITEM IMMEDIATE ACTION INITIALS 5 AD to advise Mark Wrightman of SCANs desire to do a presentation AD at the November NAF meeting 5 Write and circulate paper for NAF re temporary diversions/closure PW of core paths 5 Speak to Simon re better communication between SCAN and NAF AD 6 Send reminder e-mail re data systems survey JR 6 Collate information from data systems survey KA 6 Circulate list of members, and who they represent KA 6 e-mail discussion on SCAN Vision and Strategy All ITEM FUTURE ACTIONS INITIALS Jan 2014 start planning 2014 Access Fair Prepare presentation for NAF November meeting AD