November

KEMNAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL - REPORT OF THE MEETING IN KEMNAY VILLAGE HALL

ON THE 29th NOVEMBER 2007 AT 7:30 PM

Present:
Chris Hunneyball (Chairman), Margaret Christie, David Evans, Annie Ferries, Neil Johnson. Janet Newberry, Eric Pashley, Paul Smart, Mavis Wainman.

Attending:
Two members of the public.

1. Apologies:
Bill Blackwood, Pat Findlater, Susan Milton, Jim Piggins, Alex Thomas, Cllr Sheena Lonchay, Cllr Allison Grant.

2. Welcome:
Chris Hunneyball welcomed those present, and in particular Ken White of Kintore Community Council.

3. Police Matters:
There was no police presence, and consequently no report.

4. The Minutes of the Meeting held on 25 October 2007
were approved.

5. Question Time:
The matter of the rejection of the Donald Trump planning application was raised, but was felt to be not relevant to KCC.

6. Matters Arising from the Minutes:
a) Traffic calming in Paradise Road: - lan Rendell of Aberdeenshire Council wrote that the east section of Paradise Road would be added to the list of sites for assessment with a view to lowering the speed limit. A speed limit on Fyfe Park could be introduced only if it were combined with traffic calming measures which would be considered for a future budget.

b) Skate Park Graffiti: - It was agreed to enquire about the progress of this complaint.

c) Waste Collection Containers: - Nom Wright had claimed that these were left in Bogbeth Park only for the duration of one working day, but it was maintained that they were at times left overnight. Clarification was to be sought.

7. Aberdeenshire News:
There being no Aberdeenshire Councillor present, there was no report.

8. ASCC ACM:
No paperwork or proxy voting papers had been received for this meeting. An ASCC working group had been set up by the Scottish Government to consider reorganisation of community councils. From the documents available on the website. the scheme proposed appeared to be highly regimented. It was established that we belonged to ASCC because Aberdeenshire Council paid our membership fee.

9. Planning Matters and Applications:
a) Barratt's Appeal - Aquithie Road:
It was noted that the appeal had been rejected. It was suggested that something positive might be done about encouraging commercial development on the site. It was agreed to ask Aberdeenshire Council to approach Arnold Clark for permission to put it on their list of available sites.

b) New Applications: - There were three new applications in the Kemnay area, none of which appeared to be contentious. It w agreed that the Community Council should indicate support for the first phase of the Fetternear development if planning permission was sought for it during the Christmas period.

10. Community Planning:
a) CP Executive meeting of 7 November: - The meeting had spent some time considering the question of migrant workers and their impact on planning. Solutions to the problem of alcohol abuse at youth events had been discussed.

11. Christmas Lights Sub-Committee:
a) Kemnay Christmas Trees: The Forestry Commission had given permission for two trees to be removed from the woods opposite Aquythie. It was hoped to have the trees in place shortly.

12. Report from Safety Group representative:
There being no safety representative present, there was no report.

13. Area Forum Report:
The Vice Chairman had resigned and had not yet been replaced.
Information on the future of Community Councils would be available in due course.
There would be a training session for Community Councillors, probably in January.
The implications of the freezing of Council Tax increases were not yet clear.

14. Report from Community Learning and Development Representative:
There being no safety representative present, there was no report.

15. New Business:
a) Saltire Society Award: The certificate had been framed and would be hung in the Village Hall.

16. Unfinished Business:
a) Conservation Area: - The letter was approved and would be mailed to those affected.

b) Access to riverside walk: - Members were still unhappy at the access available.

c) Goal Posts: - Progress was still being sought on the erection of the goal posts.

d) School buses: - Some buses are service/school buses, others pick up pupils in locations which necessitate their traversing High Street.

17. Correspondence:
a) Education Leisure and Learning - harmonising of charges: The Council received notice of the meeting after it had taken place - although it is not a user group.

b) Aberdeen Forward: - Members did not wish a talk by the Master Composter officer.

c) Review of Polling Districts: - Members saw no need for a change to the status quo.

d) Valuing young People conference: - There were no applicants.

e) Shell fund: Members thought there might be interest in this in other areas in which they were involved.

Date of Next Meeting:
Thursday 31 January 2008 at 7.30 pm.

Members of the public are welcome to attend