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DUNROSSNESS COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Chairman			 		    	Clerk
Mr Donald Robertson					Mrs Shirley Leslie
7 Toabsgeo			Ringesta
Virkie			Quendale
Shetland  ZE3 9JJ					Shetland  ZE2 9JD
Tel:  01950 460300					Tel: 01950 460868
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					           www.dunrossnesscc.shetland.gov.uk

Minute of Meeting of Dunrossness Community Council held in Dunrossness Primary School on Monday 25 May 2009.

PRESENT:
Mr D Robertson 	Mrs F Mitchell  		Mrs W Kay 		Mrs S Malcolmson 
Ms C Laignel 		Mr I Garrick 		Mr J Sinclair  		Mrs E Mainland  
Mr R Nickerson		Cllr A Duncan		Cllr J Budge

APOLOGIES
Mr R Mainland		PC Ian Brown		 Mrs Pat Christie (Community Worker)

IN ATTENDANCE:
Mrs S Leslie (Clerk)	

09/10	MINUTE

The Minute of the meeting held on 27 April 2009 was adopted on the motion of Ms Laignel.

09/11	POLICE REPORT
	
PC Brown was unable to attend the meeting but Mrs Mainland reported on 
his behalf that there had been 7 routine incidents dealt with by the police in the Dunrossness area over the past month.  Mrs Mainland also reported that, as reported in the press, a person had been charged and reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with a recent theft from Turniebrae.

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09/12	MATTERS ARISING

1. Road Matters: 

a)  Sumburgh Lighthouse Road: There was nothing new to report.

b)  Allan’s of Gillock to Robins Brae Speed Limit: There was nothing new to report.

c)  Dunrossness Primary School to A970 Walkable Verge: There was nothing new to report.

2.  Westvoe Car Park: There was nothing new to report.

3.  Grutness Car Park: There was nothing new to report. 

4.  Levenwick Graveyard Access: There was nothing new to report.
  
5.  Fair Isle Fire Station: Mrs Mitchell reported that the Chief Fire Officer had visited Fair Isle recently and had been made aware of the current situation regarding the Fair Isle Fire Station.

6.  Water Issues: 

a) Scousburgh/Bigton: There was nothing new to report. 

b) South Voe Sewage System: There was nothing new to report.

7. Scousburgh Sand Public Toilets: There was nothing new to report.  

8. Fair Isle Ferry Service: Mrs Mitchell reported that Fair Isle had sent an e-mail (copied to each of the local councillors) to Mr Greenhill, SIC Head of Infrastructure Services, requesting that the issue of a replacement for MV Good Shepherd be put to an appropriate committee for discussion.  

9. Community Council Website: There was nothing new to report.

10.  Community First Responder Schemes: There was nothing new to report. 

11.  Mossy & Scousburgh Hill ‘Tidy Up’: The Clerk reported that the dumped materials have now been removed and the original security fence at Mossy Hill has been removed and replaced with a stock fence.

12.  Bottle Bank Provision: The Clerk reported that the Bottle Banks are now in place at the Bigton Shop.  

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09/13	WINDYBRAE, DUNROSSNESS

Mr Robertson welcomed Martha Nicolson, SIC Service Manager Children’s Resources, and her colleague Elizabeth Stark to the meeting.  Ms Nicolson reported that Windybrae has been taken over by SIC Children’s Resources and, following recent refurbishment works, has been inspected and approved, ready for use, by the Care Commission.  Although there area still some staff vacancies to be filled and IT works to be completed, this would not hinder the use of the building should the need arise.  Ms Nicolson explained that currently when a child (or children) is deemed to need to be accommodated and ‘looked after’ and there is no extended family or foster carer to fill this role, the child is placed in Leog House.  A new ‘Leog House’ is being built at Quoys and will be able to accommodate three children who have been assessed to need ‘looking after’ longer term.  Occasionally, the service gets a small family group of children who require ‘looking after’ for a short time and sometimes a ‘challenging’ child comes into their care who requires a lot of attention before they ‘settle down’.  With the introduction of Windybrae, it is anticipated that Leog House will be used for the long term care cases and Windybrae for short term for anything from a single child to a small sibling group.  In the future the service would like to be in a position to run the two parts of the houses as individual units.  Mrs Mainland enquired how teenage children, formally living at Leog House, would like moving to the country.  Ms Nicolson replied that a lot of children coming into their care originate from a country area and it is not anticipated that any child being accommodated at Windybrae would be there for any longer than six months.  The service also tries to ensure that each child continues to attend their home areas school. 
Ms Nicolson stated that she was aware that there had been some unhappiness within Dunrossness with regard to Windybrae’s previous role and the effect it had on the community and she was therefore keen to keep the local community informed of the latest plans for the building.  The members welcomed her suggestion of an open day and it was agreed that this could be advertised in the forthcoming Community Council Newsletter.  Ms Nicolson will therefore forward details of the event to the Clerk. 

09/14	FINANCE AND GRANT APPLICATIONS 

1.  Tom Best – To assist with the costs of a one year course at Fosen Folkenhøgskule in Norway studying square sail, rope work, sail work, navigation, weather, sea survival, fishing and handling of traditional wooden boats in the shared Shetland/Norwegian tradition with a view to inputting the knowledge and experience back into Shetland’s skill pool: Mrs Mitchell declared an interest.  It was agreed on the motion of Mr Garrick, seconded by Mr Robertson, to award the requested sum of £500.

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09/15	PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND PLANNING MATTERS

There were no planning applications for consideration.

09/16	FEEDBACK FROM EXTERNAL MEETINGS  

1.  Dunrossness Primary School Parent Council Meeting: Mrs Mainland had attended the above meeting on 11 May.  Mrs Mainland reported that the main point of discussion was the current project to develop the school garden area.  As it is a large project, it has been split into various parts and raising funds to carry out the proposed works is on-going.  Sunday Teas in the Bigton Hall are planned for 28 June and the Parent Council AGM is on 14 September 2009.

09/17 	CORRESPONDENCE 

1.  Shetland Islands Area Licensing Board letter ref. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Applications for Premises Licences: Ness Boating Club, Spiggie Hotel and Sumburgh Hotel have recently applied for Premises Licenses.

2.  ‘Thank you’ letter from South Mainland Community Association Senior Citizens for grant received: The letter was noted.

Letter from David Stewart MSP ref. Victims’ Commissioner for Scotland: Mr Stewart has launched a public consultation document which sets out his proposals to create a Victims’ Commissioner for Scotland.  
Mr Stewart stated that ‘if passed by the Scottish Parliament the Bill will bring the voice of victims of crime, and witnesses, to the heart of government in Scotland.  The consultation document is available online at www.davidstewart.co.uk.  A hard copy can be obtained by telephoning 
Mr Stewart’s regional office on 01463 716299.

4.  Shetland Amenity Trust letter ref. Carbon Reduction Officer for Shetland:  The letter stated that ‘Shetland Carbon Reduction aims to reduce Shetland carbon footprint by 28,000 tonnes over two years, primarily through education and raising awareness’.  Miss Bolt, Carbon Reduction Officer for Shetland states that, although she will be liaising with many organisations, her main focus will be on community groups, individuals and businesses.  She will be working with these groups to develop personal carbon reduction plans as well as providing advice and information on carbon reduction initiatives.

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09/17 	CORRESPONDENCE (Continued)

5.  SIC Ferries letter ref. Community Council Hires: The Clerk had previously forwarded a copy of the letter to Mrs Mitchell.  The letter states that Fair Isle has been awarded 4 Community Council Ferry Hires for the year 2009/10.

6.  SIC letter ref. Local Development Plan Update: The Shetland Development Plan Scheme can be viewed on the web at www.shetland.gov.uk/planning/LocalDevelopmentPlan.asp.  A hard copy is available at SIC Grantfield reception, the Library and at Community Officers throughout Shetland.  As part of the new Local Development Plan Review process, the Council is required initially to produce a Development Plan Scheme.  This Scheme sets out the authority’s programme for the preparation and review to the Local Development Plan and requires to be reviewed annually.
 
7.	The following are available from the Clerk on request:
•	The Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS) Annual Report and Financial Statements
•	APRS Spring 2009 Newsletter
•	The Crown Estate Spring 2009 Newsletter
•	Scottish Health Council, Issue 4, Spring 2009 Newsletter

09/18	ANY OTHER BUSINESS 

1.  Unadopted Roads: The Clerk reported that she had received two late applications for assistance with the upkeep of unadopted roads.  These were considered and the supply of materials approved.  

2.  Patient Travel: Ms Laignel reported that she had received a report of another ARI patient being dropped at Aberdeen Airport and there being no one apparently available to help with their luggage.  As it was understood that this should no longer be the case, it was agreed to write to BAA at Aberdeen regarding the matter.

Mr Nickerson and Cllr Duncan joined the meeting at 9 pm.

3.  Public Housing Provision: Cllr Duncan raised the issue of public housing provision in the South Mainland and suggested that the three South Mainland Community Councils should discuss the matter and put forward to the Council a joint request for additional housing.  Mr Garrick stated that he considered each of the three community council areas were far enough apart to be considered individually.  This was agreed.  

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09/18	ANY OTHER BUSINESS 

3.  Public Housing Provision (continued): Mr Robertson stated that he thought the Councillors would have a better idea of demand for public housing in the area.  Mrs Mainland enquired how many council owned houses there actually are in the area now.  Cllr Duncan agreed that he would obtain numbers of people waiting to be awarded a house in the Dunrossness area from SIC Housing before the next Community Council meeting and requested that the issue be included on the agenda for discussion.  This was agreed.

There being no other business the meeting closed at 9.20 pm.

                                                                                                        Chair

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF DUNROSSNESS COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
WILL TAKE PLACE IN DUNROSSNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 29 JUNE 2009.