BURRA AND TRONDRA COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINUTES A meeting of the above Community Council was held in the Hamnavoe School on Monday 9 th February 2009

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1 BURRA AND TRONDRA COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINUTES A meeting of the above Community Council was held in the Hamnavoe School on Monday 9 th 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.)

2 (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 . 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

3 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 30 th March (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 24 th 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

4 (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. It was agreed that they should be invited to attend our next meeting if available. (l) Shetland Marine Spatial Plan Interim Draft A copy of the above Plan had been received from Rachel Hope, NAFC Marine Centre. From January onwards there will be a soft implementation period where the Plan will be tested. This soft implementation period will be an important time where users have the opportunity to influence the plans final development. It is hoped that the Plan will be adopted by both the SIC and other regulatory bodies such as SEPA, SNH and FRS as formal policy. It is anticipated that this will be in Oct ANY OTHER BUSINESS (a) Burra Skip Mr. Jonathan Duncan expressed concerned regarding the mess around the skip and also the debris blowing across the road into the ditches. He suggested siting the skip behind the factory away from the main road. Also discussed was the possibility of a compound similar to the one in Whalsay which seemed to be a success. This would need to be of sufficient size to hold two skips to enable the truck to drop off an empty skip before loading on the full one. This had been discussed some time ago but the members agreed that this should be looked into again. The Clerk was asked to make enquiries with SIC Legal & Admin in the first instance about siting the skip behind the factory, and also to get two quotes for a chain link three sided compound. (b) Noticeboard Toogs Bus Shelter It was reported that the noticeboard is in need of attention inside the Toogs bus shelter. The Clerk to contact Mr. Ali Bruce. (c) Children at Play signs The Clerk pointed out that there are two signs left over from our last order with Art Machine. The members agreed that these should replace the broken signs at the Chapel and also on the East Isle. The Clerk to ask Mr. Ali Bruce to put up the new ones. (d) Road Gritting Due to the recent spell of snow the subject of gritting was discussed. The following issues were raised: Pre-gritting is only done to Hamnavoe and it was pointed out that there is now probably more people living in the Bridge End area than Hamnavoe. (The population in Bridge End has increased significantly in the past 10 years.) This road is also single track. On some occasions the road has not been gritted at Bridge End before the school bus arrives. Carers in the community are going out as early as 7am to the elderly, and also at night, and the roads have not been gritted. The Clerk to contact SIC Roads stressing the last point in particular. Minutes 09/02/08 Page 4 of 5

5 (e) Viewpoint in Trondra Mr. Jonathan Duncan pointed out that cars are parking off-road in Trondra (between Sylvia Inkster s house and Tommy Isbister s) and this would now need to be filled in with Type 1. The Clerk to contact SIC Roads. (f) Bench site - Lodi Mr. Hughes advised that a bench is to be put in place in Lodi with the money raised on the walks held in memory of Robbie Christie. He asked if it would be possible to have some road materials for the purpose when the order is put in this year. This was agreed by the members. 5. DATE OF NEXT MEETING - The next meeting was set for Monday 2 nd March The meeting closed at 9.45pm. Chairman Minutes 09/02/08 Page 5 of 5