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Callander Community Council Minutes of the mee ng: Monday 14th October 2019
Community. Chris Corden (CC-Chair), Susan Holden (SH-Vice-Chair), Lucia Bobkova (LB) Councillors Richard Johnson (RJ,) Brian Lu (BL), Mike Lu (ML), David Moore (DM), Marilyn Moore (MM), Roger Wa (RW), Elaine Wa erson (EW), Sheila Winston (SW-Town Co-ordinator)
Also in Cllr. Jeremy McDonald. Michelle Flynn (SC), S rling Observer A endance. Toto McLellan (Minute Secretary). 7 members of the public
Chair of Mee ng: Chris Corden
Topic Detail/ Discussion Ac on 1.Introduc on Introduc on C.Corden welcomed everyone to the mee ng. Apologies Apologies: Cllr Mar n Earl, Brian McKay, Alex Mitchell, David Shearer, John Watson, Police Scotland 2.Elec on of Following the resigna on of Elaine Wa erson as secretary, Lucia Bobkova was Secretary nominated for the post by RJ, seconded by DM, approved unanimously and duly elected. Thanks were expressed to EW for her support during her me as secretary. 3. Minutes of Amendments: ‘The Golf Shop’ should be termed the former Eagle Hotel, 30 Main St. Aug Mee ng Bracklinn Car Park/ Leny Falls Bridge: Should read ‘Forrestry Commission car park to the Bracklinn Falls’, a Landscape Partnership project with the Na onal Park’. Coilhallan Wood: Should read ‘signs WILL BE put up.’ Minutes: ML had requested that pages be numbered. Proposed: DM Seconded: BL 3. Minutes of Amendments: Sept Mee ng Airtricity: RJ declared an interest in the Senior’s Christmas dinner applica on. This was not of a cri cal nature, RJ was thanked for raising the issue. Airtricity: Applica on for contribu on to the Seniors Christmas dinner should read £220 not £100 7f: Nik Turner is Li er Preven on Officer for the Na onal Park, not Li er Manager. City Region Deal: RJ to report, not DJ. AOCB: Drugs: Should read ‘A mee ng was to be held’ Bridgend: LB had made the comment that care must be taken regarding GDPR when circula ng reports. Names and addresses must not be included without prior consent. Proposed: DM Seconded: ML 5. Reports a) Chair: CC and DS met with Thornhill & Blair Drummond Community Council who from Office have been campaigning for allevia on of the traffic conges on at Blair Drummond Bearers: Safari Park, which is considered to be reducing usage of the A84, and impac ng on tourism across the area. Community Council Conversa on: CC and MM a ended mee ng in Strathyre, different aids and websites for Community Councils were discussed. Insurance: S rling Council will arrange addi onal insurance to cover vehicles used for Community Council work. 2
Street Names: Sugges ons are ongoing for street names to be used in the new Claish development. It was agreed that ML will approach rela ves of Helen Duncan, to seek approval for her name being put forward. ML
Twinning: An invita on has been received to twin Callander with Callander, Ontario. RJ reported on a previous twinning venture which did not progress due to lack of funding infrastructure. Cllr McDonald will enquire as to whether funding now exists for Cllr McD twinning. A looser arrangement may be progressed. CC will contact Mike Caitly. CC b) Secretary: Not available. c) Treasurer: Report provided: Airtricity Fund: £71,189.41; Admin Fund: £4870.25 Admin grant and Community Pride grant received from S rling Council. 6.Mat Arising a) AIRTRICITY: No movement b) Ancaster Nothing to report. Square c)Bridgend Mee ng was held on 2nd Sept. Firm informa on is required from S rling Council. A speed bump has detached from the tarmac, Cllr McDonald will address, and will a end Cllr McD the next mee ng. The forthcoming Parking Strategy will look at how car parking affects traffic. It was reported that the pole in Grant Court is to support a speed camera. More consulta on is needed with Claish developers re future increase in traffic. d) Callander An ar cle on this new visitor concept will appear in the next Ben Ledi View, invi ng Observatory opinion, and a dra website is being constructed. The project is considered poli cally topical, and will fall under Educa onal Tourism, with ample material to engage visitors over a period of 5 days, or 5 repeat visits. It was agreed to work strenuously towards implementa on of the project. Cllr McDonald queried funding source, which will be addressed at the appropriate juncture. e) Camp Vandalism at the site has been reported. This offers an opportunity to talk to the Place community regarding care and upkeep of their playpark. Cos ngs for a sensory wall are Playpark hampering progress, it was agreed to proceed without this, and agreed that future funding for the wall could poten ally come from CCC if necessary. f) Envion- Leny Falls Bridge: Project will be out to tender by Christmas. ment Golf Course Path: Work should have started today, comple on within 6 weeks. Coilhallan Wood: The no ce which will go up at the entrance to the wood will be submi ed by FCS to the S rling Observer, comments to be lodged within 20 days. Woodland Path: Report has been heard that the recommended plans were agreed by everyone, but residents have not had sight of them. No work has been done. Cockhill: ML will contact Forest Conserva on regarding the trees over Cockhill, which lack monitoring, and are being re-stocked too close to the road. ML Flooding: S rling Council will hold a drop-in session on 23rd Oct 2-9pm, to discuss flood allevia on. RJ will a end. A copy of the report is available. A recent ar cle by RJ in the Ben Ledi View reques ng volunteers for the Community Flood & Snow Group drew many responses, including Killin Mountain Rescue. g)Plas cFree The inaugural mee ng was met with enthusiasm. McLaren HS Head Boy has Callander approached S rling schools to promote discon nua on of plas c knives and forks, and he is also cos ng the possibility of issuing each student with a re-useable flask. Cllr McDonald suggested research into sponsorship of flasks. An eco-group has been set up to monitor non-recycling. Sco sh Water have declined to install a water fountain in Callander, as S rling have been designated as recipients of the one-per-area target. Zero Waste Scotland have been very helpful, and suggest a gradual process. A further 3
mee ng will be held at the end of October, followed by a public mee ng and workshops hosted by Zero Waste Scotland, venue kindly donated by McLaren Leisure Centre. It was suggested to weave the project into next year’s Summerfest. h) Planning East Mains Nursery, Manse Lane: Callander CC have strenuously objected to this applica on, which is poorly detailed, lacking in essen al reports, and raises concerns over vehicular access and overdevelopment. Copy of objec on circulated. i)Website Report provided, small progress. Opinion was divided over the advantages of a CC- Development dedicated website over one integrated with exis ng websites and services. It was agreed to discuss this further when BM is present. j) Roads, P&P Report provided. i)S rling City Disappointment was expressed at lack of consulta on on reports commissioned by Region Deal S rling Council.This will be discussed at the joint mee ng of CCC and CCDT on 15th Oct, feeding into Callander Partnership mee ng on 18th Oct. RJ has compiled ques ons. It was agreed that only Op on D addresses exis ng issues. Forma on of a St Kessogs working group was agreed, with CCC taking the lead. ML asked for formal statement that the Callander Observatory project should be taken forward. Approved. j) Visitor Info. 20,000 visitors were recorded between May and October, which exceeds previous Visit Centre Scotland numbers. From 20th Oct opening will be reduced to 3days per week, this may change for Winterfest. More stock is required to ensure healthy budget. Appointment of LB as director was discussed. 7. Updates a) Police Report: Report provided. Police Scotland are offering local surgeries once a from other month to communi es. It was agreed that this is not required in Callander, as the local Organisa ons office is situated here, and the police have enough to do. b) Callander Community Development Trust: SH will report tomorrow night. c) Town Co-ordinator. A reason must be given for reten on of phone boxes. EW has contacted NP Planning regarding the recent offering assistance by a visitor from Texas. d) Callander Partnership: Covered above. e) Callander Landscape Partnership: No issues. f) Na onal Park: The Na onal Park, Stephen Kerr MP and Cllr Earl all endorse the applica on for a drinking fountain in Sta on Rd. g) S rling Council: No issues. 8.AOCB CYP: The lack of children using CYP is causing concern, short-staffing and lack of funds cited as reasons. S rling Council provide some funding, MF suggested that Outreach MF may be available. It was noted that free hot chocolate was offered in the past. SC Cllr McD Liason Officer and Local Councillors will be asked to look into funding and incen ves. 9. Close Date of Next Mee ng: 7.30 pm on 11th November 2019 at CYP