{"id":2308,"date":"2014-02-02T11:28:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T11:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2024-07-07T22:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:04:43","slug":"community-council-minutes-2012014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/community-council-minutes-2012014\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Council Minutes 20\/1\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minutes<\/strong><\/b> of the Ordinary Meeting of the Burgh of St Monans and Abercrombie Community Council<\/strong><\/b> held on 20 January 2014 at 7.30 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Anderson (Chairman)<\/span><\/td>\nG Brown (Treasurer)<\/span><\/td>\nR Craib (Secretary)<\/span><\/td>\nM Ashworth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E Hughes<\/span>V Salvage<\/span><\/td>\nD MacGregor<\/span>P Copland<\/span><\/td>\nW Buchan<\/span>E Riches<\/span><\/td>\nE Porteous<\/span>(Minute Secretary)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1<\/span><\/td>\nWelcome and Apologies<\/span><\/strong><\/b>The Chairman welcomed everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apologies from: \u00a0V Bland, P Shafren, E Scott.<\/span><\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nReport from Community Police Officer for East Neuk Area<\/span><\/strong><\/b>The Chairman introduced Sergeant Anderson, Community Police Officer for the East Neuk area, and asked Sergeant Anderson to give an update of what has been happening in the area.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sergeant\u00a0Anderson said he was a Community Sergeant based in <\/span>St Andrews.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said that in relation to the St Monans area there had been 5 recorded crimes including: a crime relating to insurance; a report of a house break-in; and another crime related to bogus workmen, which is the subject of a bigger investigation.\u00a0 He said that he would report back in relation to January. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A member of the public asked if the police still patrolled in the evenings.\u00a0 Sergeant Anderson confirmed that they did, and went on to say that he still had 7 staff, split across 3 shifts who are responsible for the area; that they responded to priority calls as well as routine calls; and that if there are any issues they tend to focus on a particular area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman asked about the consultation between different stations and the manned hours which had come through towards the end of the year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sergeant Anderson replied that the Community Service is still in play. \u00a0Anstruther is still open and there is a service there.\u00a0\u00a0 It is under review, and that was the reason for the consultations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman checked whether there were any further questions and thanked Sergeant Anderson for coming along to the meeting.<\/span><\/td>\n

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3<\/span><\/td>\nLast Minutes and Matters Arising<\/span><\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>3.1 (3.5)\u00a0(10.3)\u00a0 Problem with the road at the back of Miller Terrace<\/strong><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

P Copland said that he had a meeting with Lynne Davidson and he had walked over the road at the back of Miller Terrace, which he said was quite bad; full of potholes; about 300 sq m requires upgrading. <\/span><\/p>\n

He went on to say that there are two options: <\/span><\/p>\n

(1) scrape it down to a reasonable level, then upfill it with clean stones, and top-dress it with red blaize.\u00a0 Because there are refuse wagons of up to 30 tons picking up waste using that road, this may not be the best idea.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

(2) Make it up to road grade. There would be no requirement for draining; but it would drain to the Mair.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>He thought that Lynne Davidson, having seen it, was quite sympathetic. It would be a full road width, but would narrow in some places where there was a lamp standard\u00a0(she said she would check if it was an adopted light).\u00a0 Lynne Davidson had indicated that she would probably give a response within 2 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>P Copland said that he did not think it was worth going back to the original estimate.\u00a0 Lynne Davidson will have consultations with some of the road engineers to see what the best make up of the road would be, and submit an estimate.\u00a0 P Copland said Lynne Davidson had agreed that it would probably be cheaper if we got someone outwith the Council to do the work.\u00a0 He thought he had managed to get Lynne Davidson to take note of what really was the problem \u2013 (that the road is not designed for a bin lorry, and that lorries come down that road 4 times a week).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman said that when details were received, that he would be quite happy to put a note through the doors of the residents in Miller Terrace – which might say that we now have details and invite them to the next meeting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3.2 (9.4) Community Pay Back<\/strong><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

Ruth Craib said that Archie Melville had got back to her (when she was on holiday).\u00a0 V Salvage said that she had emailed twice and heard nothing.\u00a0 She said that she asked if there was any way the CC could attend a meeting regarding whether St Monans can get anything from Pay Back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman suggested that the CC give Archie Melville to the end of this week, and then find out what the escalation process is.\u00a0 He said that he did not want to wait until the next meeting, and added that we will make sure that his line manager is copied in.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>V Salvage said that she would contact him after the meeting, and went on to say that Archie Melville has had the list about 3 times, and that about 18 months ago he had been with the CC and had been given a list of all the remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3.3 (8.7) \u00a0Wheelie Bins at the at the back of East Shore<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

R Craib said that she had contacted Waste Aware about the Wheelie Bins.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A member of the public commented that it was reported in a newspaper that Fife Council will do away with all the bins and instead\u00a0 just have one bin per household.\u00a0 The Chairman said that for businesses \u2013 as from 1 January \u2013 have to segregate their rubbish.\u00a0 The Councillors had heard nothing of the change the member of the public had seen reported in the newspapers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3.4 (8.3) Possible Closure of the Heritage Centre<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

R Craib said that we asked about the possible closure of the Heritage Centre.\u00a0 The Lease was to September 2013<\/span> and we have had no further notifications.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>(A member of the public asked what to do when someone comes to read the electricity meter at the Heritage Centre.\u00a0 V Salvage replied that Ian Reekie has the keys.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3.5\u00a0 (8.8)\u00a0 Railing for the Plerick<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

V Salvage reported that she was still awaiting costings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3.6\u00a0 Amendment to Minutes of Previous CC Meeting<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cllr J Docherty mentioned an error in the Minutes of the previous Ordinary CC Meeting to the Minute Secretary stating that Lynne Davidson\u2019s name had been wrongly typed in (as Leanne Davidson).<\/span><\/p>\n

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4<\/span><\/td>\nChairperson\u2019s Report<\/span><\/strong><\/b>Chairperson had nothing to report.<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nSecretary\u2019s Report<\/span><\/strong><\/b>5.1\u00a0 Beautiful St Monans<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Secretary said that she had an email from Win Brown about Beautiful Fife.\u00a0 The decision to be made is whether to go forward again with the competition.\u00a0 There are several people in the group who are quite ill.\u00a0 \u00a0At the moment, taking part in the competition is not realistic, unless a number of new people join the group. \u00a0It is felt that it is probably best not to go forward for the competition this year. \u00a0There are also some people in the group who will be busy with the Chelsea garden, including the \u2018Wellie Boot\u2019 garden. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>G Brown added that he thought that Win Brown would like more people, but added that, if we do not get more people we will do what we can, but that the decision as to whether to enter the competition has to be made quite soon.\u00a0 V Salvage stated that she had the facts and that she was happy to make up a Poster.\u00a0 She added that it was too late for the \u2018Loaves and Fishes\u2019, but suggested that the CC could put it on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A member of the public added that if you got a couple of people from each street that that would help.\u00a0 V Salvage replied that the best thing to do would be to approach people who would be interested and ask them personally.\u00a0 R Craib suggested that although any help would be good, it is sometimes better to be more specific, eg ask people to look after their street.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman said that we could get people to help with weeding but asked whether the group needed help with planting.\u00a0 G Brown answered that there is not a huge amount of new things to be planted, but the barrels and tubs still need to be planted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Cllr E Riches asked about the money situation for the Chelsea garden.\u00a0 G Brown answered that money was still very short.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>5.2\u00a0 Sea Queen Committee<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

V Salvage reported that more people are required for the Sea Queen Committee as the number has gone down from 12 to 9, and it has got to the stage that if people do not support it, it will not go ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A member of the public asked if the CC had tried to get support for this from the Primary School.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>W Buchan replied that he had tried to get people to back the proposed new skatepark, and Mrs Shafron sent letters to all the parents and no-one came forward. However,the school will be approached to ask for parental help with Sea Queen Day.<\/span><\/td>\n

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6<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/td>\nTreasurer\u2019s Report<\/span><\/strong><\/b>The Treasurer reported that there had been no change since his last month\u2019s Report.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>6.1\u00a0 G Brown stated that the CC had agreed to pay \u00a3100 for church lighting, and that he had cheque written out for that amount.\u00a0 He also said that he also now had the cheques for Burns\u2019 Night.<\/span><\/td>\n

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7<\/span><\/td>\nPlanning<\/span><\/strong><\/b>7.1\u00a0 G Brown said that the only planning matter he had to report on was for 20 West End.\u00a0 G Brown informed the CC that he lived nearby; and stated that the new owner was present at the meeting to answer any questions that anyone might have.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

G Brown went on to say that he personally had no problem with what is proposed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman clarified to the meeting the role of the CC in these matters.\u00a0 He stated that, as a CC we are here purely to reflect the wishes of the local community.\u00a0 The CC has no more sway than anybody else.\u00a0 The reason we took the step of requesting Statutory Consultee Status \u00a0was because it is a Conservation Area and this would give us time to discuss the application at the cc meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>G Brown was asked what changes were proposed.\u00a0 He stated that windows and raised decking at the sea end of the house were proposed, but that the existing windows are PVC and the proposal is to change to new PVC windows and to replace the Velux windows.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regarding requirements for being in a conservation area, these changes are happening at the back of the house.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman checked whether anyone had any concerns regarding this proposal, and stated that if it was keeping, in line with what the CC have done in the past, and as long as it is not forward facing \u2013 we will not record anything.<\/span><\/td>\n

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8<\/span><\/td>\nPublic Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/b>8.1\u00a0 Water by the Garages in Queen Margaret Street<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public stated there was water at the garages in Queen Margaret Street.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman said that this would be dealt with by Housing Department in Fife Council.\u00a0 R Craib stated that she had tried to contact Housing and that she would try again to get back to them regarding both sets of the garages in Queen Margaret Street.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.2\u00a0 Dogs\u2019 Mess<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Replying to a comment about dogs\u2019 mess the Chairman stated that the only way to combat that is to telephone the Dog Warden.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.3\u00a0 Cemetery Path<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

V Salvage raised a point on behalf of the Spar family.\u00a0 She said that a resident had recently been buried in the graveyard.\u00a0 Where he is buried there is no path anywhere near the graves; and anyone visiting the grave has to go over very rough terrain.\u00a0 W Buchan added that the ground is rather soft at the south side of the cemetery.\u00a0 R Craib said she would contact Liz Murphy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.4\u00a0 Hedge at the Pend<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

V Salvage had received complaints about the hedge at the Pend, and said that it made it difficult to walk without having to bend.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

R Craib thought that the person to contact regarding this was <\/span>Ian Barbour.\u00a0 V Salvage said she would contact him.\u00a0 The Chairman stated that he thought we had contacted them 8 weeks ago, and thought that the CC should be getting Fife Council to do the work and bill the person who owns the property.\u00a0 It was decided that an informal approach should be made to the owner initially to see if the problem could be resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.5\u00a0 Molehills in the Cemetery<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public informed the CC that someone had come to deal with this that day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.6\u00a0 Discarded Freezers beside the Main Road<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public informed the CC that 2 freezers had been lying near the Chinese Takeaway beside the main road for a long time.\u00a0 She commented that she thought that it was dangerous for youngsters.\u00a0 R Craib said that she would contact Waste Aware \u2013 (and ask them again about the bins in Forth Street).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.7\u00a0\u00a0 Water on Bridge to Cemetery<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public said that there was water was flowing over the bridge going over to the cemetery \u2013 towards the drain at the end.\u00a0 P Copland said that he would look at it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.8\u00a0 Waste Bin at Johnston\u2019s Close<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public commented that the waste bin at Johnston\u2019s Close has not been emptied.\u00a0 R Craib said she would contact Waste Aware.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8.9\u00a0 Rubbish beside Gourlay Crescent<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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9<\/span><\/td>\nAOCB<\/span><\/strong><\/b>9.1\u00a0 Footpath from Abercrombie to St Monans<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

M Ashworth said she had previously mentioned about the footpath from Abercrombie to St Monans.\u00a0 Last week P Copland sent a message to us saying that Fife Council were going to put red blaize, but were not going to do the bit from the farm to the track.\u00a0 M Ashworth stated that this bit of path is very muddy and dangerous.\u00a0 If the Council put red blaize on top of what we have got this will all wash down and block the drains.\u00a0 We should perhaps ask them to use something other than red blaize.\u00a0 The Chairman asked if the Council had put this into project planning.\u00a0 P Copland answered that, because it was a Capital project it would be put in the Schedule of Maintenance for 2014-15 Budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Chairman asked P Copland, as he was the person who deals with Transportation, if he could ask Stuart Fairclough if it was possible to have a site visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/b>9.2\u00a0 Beach Clean<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

A suitable date re tide times is being looked into.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9.3 (9.6) Bus Shelter at the top of Station Road<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

P Copland said that W Buchan had raised the issue of harling coming off the bus shelter at the top of Station Road.\u00a0 P Copland said that he had sent an email to Ross Walker, who said he would get someone to check and report back regarding finance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9.4 (9.7) Signpost at the Town Hall<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

P Copland said that W Buchan had raised the issue of the signpost near the town hall, which had rotted and fallen over.\u00a0 P Copland said he had informed Stuart Fairclough, but had not received a reply to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9.5\u00a0 Tree Planting<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A member of the public asked the CC if there was any more news about the planting of trees.\u00a0 G Brown said that the CC had previously talked about the planting of trees: at the West End towards the church \u2013 to replace the ones that had been cut down; and to replace the elm trees that used to be along the road towards Elie.\u00a0 He said that we do have about 30 or 40 very small trees in pots.\u00a0 A member of the public commented that it would be nice to have trees beside the church where you go over the burn.The trees at West End are growing back and trees on the main road would require to be larger and hardy to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9.6\u00a0 The Railway Man<\/strong><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

Cllr D Macgregor said he was not sure if it was strictly relevant, but that he had been to see the film \u201cThe Railway Man\u201d and there were some wonderful shots of St Monans.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9.7\u00a0 Old Railway Bridge<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

M Ashworth stated that she doubted whether the CC would get any response from the Council regarding the state of the old railway bridge.\u00a0 She had contacted Murray Scott and Jim Hannay<\/span><\/p>\n

She said she would contact them again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9.8\u00a0 Fife Council Community Plan<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cllr Riches said that Fife Council is always setting plans.\u00a0 The latest is a Community Plan \u2013 to talk about priorities such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reducing social inequalities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This will come round to all the Community Councils.\u00a0 There is likely to be money in budgets: something like \u00a3500,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Working with the voluntary sector<\/span><\/li>\n
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10<\/span><\/td>\nClose and Date of Next Meeting<\/span><\/strong><\/b>The Chairman thanked everyone and closed the meeting.<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The next meeting will be on Monday, 17 February 2014<\/strong><\/b> at 7.30 pm<\/strong><\/b> in the <\/span>Mayview Hotel Function Suite.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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