AGENDA ITEM AND CONTENT

ACTION POINTS

The meeting was opened at 7.30 p.m. by Chair, MM.

Welcome was extended to all attendees, including our invited guest Councillor Gordon Murray.

2. APOLOGIES

Apologies were as indicated above.

Neither of the beat policemen was available, due to work commitments.

The new sergeant has been invited to our future meetings.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

Copies of the minutes of the last meeting, were available to all meeting attendees, who were given time to read and digest same.

The minutes were accepted as being an accurate account of the meeting, nominated by Mr Jim Storrie, seconded by Ms Marion Young.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT

JT reported that all the Council’s financial records had been forwarded to the auditor for verification.

The present balance was £393, with £50.10 in petty cash.

Recent expenditure included £20 donation to Planning Aid for Scotland, and £12 joining fee for Association of Community Councils.

As the new financial year had started, the Treasurer would apply for our grant, which should increase compared to last year, due to increased electoral register.

AP1/7 JT

5. COMMUNITY POLICE

There were no representatives from the Police available to attend the meeting.

6. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

AP6/2 Letters to NLC re unfinished roads – 2 letters have now been written requesting details of the roads that have been adopted, with no formal replies to date. All roads are up for adoption, with contractors attending to outstanding issues raised by NLC. 1 letter has been received by Dundas.

To note that the contractor has to maintain roads for 1 year after adoption by NLC

– ongoing AC.

AP9/2 Path at Craigmarloch Lodge – ongoing AC.

AP5/3 Factors – Meeting 7 has this topic as the main discussion item. – discharged.

AP6/3 Bus Shelters – 4 have been requested in writing. – ongoing AC.

AP7/3 Litterbins – These have been requested already, and Barry McCulloch agreed to progress. – ongoing BM.

AP8/3 Footpath lighting and shrubbery at Tesco vicinity – Letters have been written already by the secretary. Barry McCulloch has also written on our behalf, and awaits a response. – ongoing BM.

AP9/3 CCC Representation – Article included in Newsletter. - discharged.

AP1/4 Traffic Congestion Eastfield Rd – still no details available regarding the traffic survey. Mr Lawson, NLC Planning and Roads has been invited to either the May or June meeting. (see Secretary’s report) - ongoing AC

AP2/4 Mosque - building start date – Letter written welcoming the members of the Islamic Learning Centre to the community. Regarding start date for building work, there has been no response as yet - ongoing AC.

AP1/5 Grant Applications – JT looking at to see if any appropriate. Meeting with Ms McPhail of NLC next week should help in this area – ongoing JT.

AP4/5 Community Centre – letter written to NLC - ongoing AC.

AP5/5 Crime Prevention Panel – Meeting attended by JB, who has agreed to be the Council representative at future meetings. – discharged.

AP1/6 NLC Access Forum – Unfortunately JB was unable to attend – discharged.

AP2/6 Scottish Community Councils Association – CCC now a member. – discharged.

AP3/6 Meeting with Ms McPhail NLC – arranged for Thursday 24 April - ongoing JT

AP4/6 Registered Tenants Organisation – Unclear as to whether Secretary has applied or not for CCC to become a member, as she is presently on annual leave. - ongoing AC.

AP5/6 Croy Quarry Proposal – It was felt initially by most of the Council members that this was a ‘done deal’ and that we could not influence matters. Councillor Murray however advised that this was not the case, as the new terms were still not agreed. He advised that we could write requesting deadlines and dates, what is happening and when, and perhaps get someone from NLC Planning to attend a CCC meeting to answer our concerns. Secretary to write to NLC. - ongoing AC.

7. SECRETARY’S REPORT

The Secretary’s report was given by AM, as AC was on holiday.

Various items of correspondence were to hand that would be made available at the end of the meeting to interested parties. These would also be circulated to all Community Council members. Subjects covered included:

8. COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FEEDBACK

9. FACTORING

The time left available in the meeting for factoring discussion, was probably less than planned, due to the time that was taken up by normal business.

There appeared to be 2 factors, whom residents in the area were, or had experienced problems with – McBride Property, and Hacking and Paterson.

1. Cut the grass themselves and arrange some appropriate insurance cover.

2 Make approaches to NLC to see if they would adopt the land. (Previously NLC would accept one of payment of the equivalent of 1 year’s factoring fees from each resident, to look after the common land. The current figure would now appear to be 20 times this amount)

3. Seek another factor, if there are any recommended ones about.

It was suggested that the complainants should examine their title deeds for details of common land, and that the Community Council would write to McBride Property, for their version of what they regard as common land and insurance liability. Perhaps we should also be asking the question of NLC.

JB agreed to provide a copy of the list of Property Factors to those affected

AP2/7 AC

AP3/7 JB

10. COUNCILLOR MURRAY

Councillor Murray advised the meeting that £800M of funding was being made available for the development of the old Ravenscraig site, whilst £24M was the sum quoted for Cumbernauld. He suggested that we should be asking NLC for a detailed timescale for development work at the Town Centre

11. COUNCILLOR McCULLOCH

Councillor McCulloch was not present.

12. A.O.C.B.

AP4/7 AC

AP5/7 AC

AP6/7 AC

AP7/7 BK

13. DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS

The dates for the next meetings are as follows:

7.30 p.m., Thursday, 22 May 2003, Cumbernauld Primary School.

7.30 p.m., Thursday, 19 June 2003, Cumbernauld Primary School.