MINUTE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT NEXT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING DUNROSSNESS COMMUNITY COUNCIL Chairman Clerk Sherri Malcolmson Shirley Leslie Sula, North Exnaboe Ringesta Virkie Quendale Shetland ZE3 9JS Shetland ZE2 9JD Tel: 01950 460847 Tel: 01950 460922 E-mail: [email protected] Minute of Meeting of Dunrossness Community Council held in Dunrossness Primary School on Monday 25th November 2019 PRESENT Mrs S Malcolmson Mr J Robertson Mr G Waddell Mr A Sinclair Mrs A Brown Mrs C Irvine APOLOGIES Mrs F Mitchell Mr H Harrop Cllr R McGregor (ex officio) Cllr G Smith (ex officio) NOT PRESENT Mrs S Waddell Ms H Moncrieff Cllr A Duncan (ex officio) Mrs P Christie (Community Involvement & Development Officer) IN ATTENDANCE: Ms S Leslie (Clerk) 2 x Police Officers 19/54 COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS It was noted that Mrs Greaves had tendered her resignation as a member of Dunrossness Community Council on 20th October 2019 due to time constraints resulting in her not being able to be as in involved in DCC business as she had hoped. The Clerk had acknowledged Mrs Greaves resignation via email and thanked her for her input during her time as a member of Dunrossness Community Council and wished her well for the future. 19/55 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 19/56 MINUTE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT NEXT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING 25 November 2019 page two of four 19/56 MINUTE The Minute of the meeting held on 28th October 2019 was adopted on the motion of Mrs Brown. 19/57 POLICE REPORT Two Police Officers attended the meeting. The Police Report for October noted 15 recorded incidents. These included one road traffic collision (no injuries) and a house fire (no injuries). The remainder were routine items. The officers reported that Police Scotland in Shetland (and elsewhere in Scotland) have been focusing recently on a Winter Safety Campaign aimed at ensuring drivers are as prepared as they can be for winter weather and poorer driving conditions. Various motoring matters, including the speed of vehicles travelling to and from the airport through Dunrossness, were also discussed. It was noted that Police Scotland have a daily presence in Dunrossness due to their requirement to visit the airport on a daily basis and are always on the lookout for speeding drivers. Speed checks are also carried out in the area on a regular basis. 19/58 MATTERS ARISING 1. Road Matters: a) Bigton Graveyard Road: Cllr Smith had reported via email that he had consulted Neil Hutcheson, SIC Roads, regarding the promised repairs to the Bigton Graveyard road and that it is planned to carry out these works March/April 2020. b) Hardbrakes Housing Estate Road: Cllr Smith had reported via email that he had consulted Neil Hutcheson, SIC Roads, who in turn had consulted Grant Glenfillan, SIC Housing Services, regarding the upkeep of the Hardbrakes Housing Estate road. Mr Glenfillan had reported that the SIC are in the process of refurbishing the houses they acquired at Hardbrakes and he expects that the Housing Service will have a minority share of the road. He intends to check this and then discuss the roads issue with the owner(s) of the other properties. He suggests that repairs would be best undertaken on completion of the refurbishments, possibly with the Roads Service as “contractor”. c) Road Signs to Airport: There was nothing new to report 19/58/2 MINUTE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT NEXT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING 25 November 2019 page three of four 19/58 MATTERS ARISING 2. Air Traffic Control: There was nothing new to report 3. Sumburgh Airport Parking Charges: There was nothing new to report. 4. Sumburgh Airport Water Rescue Craft: There was nothing new to report. 5. Proposed Kirk Yard Bench: On hold until early Spring. 6. Scatness Bus Stop: There was nothing new to report. 19/59 FINANCE AND GRANT APPLICATIONS There were no grant applications for consideration. 19/60 PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND PLANNING MATTERS There were no Planning Applications for consideration. 19/61 FEEDBACK FROM EXTERNAL MEETINGS No external meeting had been attended. 19/62 CORRESPONDENCE 1. Email ref. Defibrillators: As requested at the recent ASCC meeting, the Clerk had forwarded a list of Defibrillator locations in the Dunrossness area to Michael Duncan, SIC/ASCC. The Clerk had also queried the position regarding the upkeep of these units. Mr Duncan had replied that following the ASCC meeting there was an action to talk to partners at Scottish Ambulance Service to determine who has overall responsibility for Defibrillators being registered, monitored and maintained. A meeting date for these discussions has now been set for the beginning of December and details of the outcome will be forwarded to Community Councils. 19/62/2 MINUTE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT NEXT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING 25 November 2019 page four of four 19/62 CORRESPONDENCE (Continued) 2. Email from Criminal Justice ref Upkeep of Beach Notice Boards: The Clerk had previously email Criminal Justice to thank them for painting the Keep Scotland Notice Boards at St Ninian’s and Westvoe Beaches. Julie Halcrow had replied and offered to add this task to their Annual Maintenance list. She had also noted in the summer that the St Ninian’s Chapel Site was a bit overgrown and enquired if the Community Council would be interested in Criminal Justice undertaking some ground maintenance next year. The members agreed both of the above suggestions would be helpful. The Clerk will contact Ms Halcrow to this effect. 19/63 ANY OTHER BUSINESS 1. Ditches & Road Flooding: Mr Sinclair reported that there were parts of the verge along the Straight Mile at Bigton that appeared to be unstable and likely to fall into the ditch. He had also noted in these areas that the road surface is showing signs of cracking. Mr Sinclair suggested that over-ditching could be attributing to these issues by undermining the verges. It was also noted that the same can be found on the Clumlie road. It was noted that, in general, the verges on single track roads are now often very narrow and ditches very deep which is challenging for both walkers and the vehicles they encounter. Mr Sinclair also reported that there is sometimes an issue with surface flooding on the main A970 at the end of the Sumburgh Hotel road. It was noted that this was previously a serious problem until SIC Roads had carried out some drainage works – possibly a soakaway. It was suggested that possibly this soakaway was now silted up with sand etc and needed to be redone. The Clerk will email SIC Roads regarding both these matters. There being no other business the meeting closed at 8:45 pm. Chair THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF DUNROSSNESS COMMUNITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE PLACE IN DUNROSSNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 20TH JANUARY 2020. MINUTE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT NEXT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING External Funding Sources: For more information on current external funding sources, see below: Community Capacity & Resilience Fund https://srn.fundingscotland.com/news/2019/11/04/round-5-of-the- community-capacity-resilience-fund-ccrf-is-now-accepting- applications?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email National Lottery Community Fund https://www.celebratenationallottery25.com/ PJ Charitable Trust https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/pf-charitable-trust/ The Robertson Trust http://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news/final-deadlines-for-applicants- to-our-open-awards .