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BURRA AND TRONDRA COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINUTES A meeting of the above Community Council was held in the Hamnavoe School on Monday 9th February 2009 Present Mr. W. Hughes (Vice-Chairman) Mr. J. Duncan Mrs. J. Henry Mrs. A. Fullerton Apologies Mr. R. W. Hunter Mr. L. Tait Mr. L. Moncrieff Mrs. K. Tait In Attendance Cllr. Andrew Hughson Cllr. Betty Fullerton Cllr. Iris Hawkins Mrs. J. Adamson (Clerk) 1. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING The Minutes were approved by Mrs. A. Fullerton and Mrs. J. Henry. 2. MATTERS ARISING (a) Toogs Playpark Mr. Jonathan Duncan reported that he had passed on a list of contacts for the School, Playgroup and Youth Club to Mr. Malcolmson to enable him to find out what the children would like to have in their playpark. (b) Planning Applications The Clerk had received the weekly lists of planning applications to the Council for planning permission. (c) Swings at The Glen The Clerk and Miss Sylvia Jamieson are dealing with this. (d) Traffic Calming in Atlaness A reply had been received from Mr. Ian Halcrow, Head of Roads, proposing that they revisit the possibility of yellow lines in Atlaness. A map was attached showing their proposals and asking our views. The yellow lines suggested were welcomed by the members but they requested a few alterations. The first alteration was the removal of the yellow lines at the garage of No. 12 Atlaness, which would hinder the residents parking in front of their own garage, and the other is additional lines around the left hand corner entering Atlaness extending in front of Nos. 4 and 2 Atlaness due to the fact that there are also private houses at the end of this road. The Clerk to respond accordingly to Mr. Halcrow. (e) Sale of House Sites Still waiting for a copy of the draft guidebook which was to be sent out for perusal from SIC. (Cllr. Fullerton to chase the relevant department.) (f) Visibility at Meal Junction/Signs Nothing further heard from Mr. McNae who was to visit the site. A suggestion was put forward that new signs could be lighted at the junction. Also suggested was extending the streetlights to the Meal junction. The members agreed that the new Executive Director of Infrastructure Service Department should be invited to attend our meeting in April when this matter could be discussed with him. (g) Sewerage Extension – Update Nothing further to report on this to date. (h) Egg Box Surfacing at Beach, Hamnavoe No works done to date. (i) Sign Language Nothing further had been received from Mrs. Helen Budge who was to raise the issue with staff from the sensory service and also ask the ASN Management Team to consider our suggestion. (j) Bins at Duncansclate A new bin was to be put in place at Duncansclate and the old bin removed further down the road. This to be checked out as members unsure if this had been done. (k) Toilets at Beach, Hamnavoe – Disabled Access Mr. Emptage had replied by e-mail. He is in the process of getting notices made for a number of toilets and attached a copy of the notice for the toilets in Hamnavoe. The notice stated that the nearest accessible toilet is at Meal Beach, Burra or Burn Beach, Scalloway. The members did not think it necessary to include the Burn Beach as it is too far away and the Clerk was instructed to reply asking that this be amended. With regard to having the toilets refurbished to accommodate disabled users, he stated that there were no plans at present to do this due to the relatively close proximity of the other toilets in the area that have facilities – Meal beach & Burn Beach. He pointed out that the Council does not have a capital expenditure budget allocated to toilets as there are other Council capital projects which are considered to have a higher priority. The members agreed that they would all have a look at the toilets and the access before the next meeting to assess the situation before anything further is done (l) Bridge End Outdoor Centre – Plastic Recycling Bin The Clerk will check to see if this has been put in place before the next meeting. (m) Alcohol & Drugs Event – Scalloway J. H. School Mr. Jonathan Duncan, who is also Chairman of the Hamnavoe Parent Council, pointed out that flyers had been put out to parents of Hamnavoe School pupils regarding the event held at the Scalloway School. He will, however, bring this up at the next Parent Council Meeting to see if they are interested in holding a similar event in Hamnavoe. 3. CORRESPONDENCE (a) Discontinuation of Hall Surgeries A letter had been received from Dr. Malcolm, Scalloway Health Centre, informing us regards the discontinuation of surgeries held at the Hamnavoe Hall. He explained that to some extent this decision had been imposed upon them due to the ever increasing rules and regulations regarding hygiene, etc. He advised that unfortunately the premises and facilities at the Hall no longer met the required standards as set by “Guidelines for Minimal Standards for Clinical Premises”. They have also conducted a detailed survey of patients attending the Hamnavoe Hall over the past few months and, apart from the fact there is not a great demand, they have also identified that the vast majority of patients either came by car or had easy access to private transport. He emphasised that the doctors will continue to do home visits and any patient who is either too frail or too ill to reasonably be expected to attend the Health Centre, would receive a home visit if necessary. Minutes 09/02/08 Page 2 of 5 After some discussion the members agreed to invite Dr. Malcolm, or whoever he appoints, to attend our next meeting to discuss the matter. (b) New Executive Director of Infrastructure Services A letter was read out from Mr. Gordon Greenhill introducing himself as the new Executive Director of Infrastructure Services. He pointed out that he would be willing to attend one of our meetings if we so wished. The members agreed to invite Mr. Greenhill to our April meeting. (c) Proposed House Site – Helen Fullerton, 6 Glenburn Road Mr. Harmsworth, SIC Legal & Admin, had written to advise of the above and asked for the Community Council’s views on the proposed site. The plan attached was passed around the members who had no objections. The Clerk to advise Mr. Harmsworth. (d) Letter of Thanks A letter of thanks had been received from the Filsket Riding Club for the donation received from the Community Council. (e) SIC (Hamnavoe School) (Variable 20mph Speed Limit) Order 2009 A letter had been received from SIC Roads with a copy of the above draft Order for information. After discussion the members agreed that they would prefer to see a permanent 20mph speed limit through the whole of Hamnavoe but if this would mean waiting longer to have this put in place, then the variable 20mph limit suggested would be acceptable. It was also agreed that this should begin at the top of Hulsidale, not as marked on the attached plan. The Clerk to reply to Mr. Hutcheson with these comments. (f) Local Bus Services A letter was read out from Mr. Michael Craigie, Head of Service, Transport, advising that ZetTrans has been undertaking a review of local bus services in Shetland. A number of small improvements to bus services elsewhere in Shetland are now being proposed. These are changed that can be made within existing contracts and without additional cost. He advised that since the contract for bus services within Lerwick and from Lerwick to Scalloway and Burra is due for renewal later this year, he does not propose to make any immediate changes to these services, but instead proposes to look in detail at all the services in the area, based on the research already done, in order to design and seek to ensure a fit for purpose service for the area. He therefore intends to be in touch with us again before the summer to ask for comments on this. The Transport Service will also be producing a new transport timetable for the year from 30th March 2009. (g) The Future of Scotland’s Hills and Islands A letter had been received from The Royal Society of Edinburgh who published a report in Sept 08 of its independent expert inquiry into the future of Scotland’s hill and island areas. They are organising a series of public events around the country to highlight the issues raised in the report and are holding a public event in conjunction with SIC in the Lerwick Hotel on 24th February. (h) Local Development Plan Review – January update A copy of the above had been received from Hannah Nelson, SIC Planning. (i) TSB Jr Football Club – New youth goals for Hamnavoe Pitch Mr. Glenn Gilfillan had written on behalf of the above club requesting funding to purchase a set of youth goals for the Hamnavoe pitch as these are in need of replacement. As there will be more applications for funding next month it was agreed that this should be carried over to the next meeting. Minutes 09/02/08 Page 3 of 5 (j) Burra Isle FC – New mower for pitch An application for funding was received from Burra Isle FC to assist in the purchase of a new Honda mower. This application was also carried over to the next meeting. (k) Shetland NHS Board’s Annual Report A copy of the above had been received. Cllr. Fullerton suggested that we invite a member of the Board to attend one of our Community Council meetings in order to keep us up to date on issues.

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