AGENDA ITEM AND CONTENT

ACTION POINTS

1. INTRODUCTIONS

The meeting was opened at 7.30 p.m. by our newly elected Chair, BK.

Welcome was extended to all attendees, including our invited guests, Councillors Gordon Murray, and Barry McCulloch, and specifically to Mr Peebles of North Lanarkshire Traffic and Transportation Department. Apart from the committee, and invited guests, it was noted that there were 9 attendees at this meeting.

2. APOLOGIES

There were no apologies.

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

There is an open invitation for the police to attend our meetings. We will hopefully meet the new sergeant soon.

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 Ms Ailsa Clunie, seconded by Mr Mike Ogden.

4. TREASURER'S REPORT

JT stated that there was not much to report. The accounts were as detailed in last meeting minutes. Cash in hand has reduced to £51.38, after an expenditure of £10. The new grant cheque is on its way after the problem of 'non receipt' of minutes by NLC was sorted out.

(Future minutes will be e-mailed to NLC Administration Dept to avoid any future dilticulties).

5. COMMUNITY POLICE

There were no representatives from the Police available to attend the meeting. However, AC had spoken to Constable Scott and Samson together, who were unaware of the fact that a Community Council had been formed for Craigmarloch, and of our standing meeting agenda item for the Community Police, should they desire to make use of it. AC raised the issue of stone throwing at the pond area, and they agreed to visit the youth club regarding same, as it was suspected that the throwers were from there. They would also speak to Dullatur golf club regarding the report that some members had been on different occasions, urinating near the pond.

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 - We have been advised by NLC that they do not intend to build a path. AC has also written to the Brewers to see if they would consider building one - ongoing AC.

AP6/3 Bus Shelters - 4 have been requested in writing. Nothing further to report, other than the matter was being progressed - ongoing AC.

AP7/3 Litterbins - These have been requested already, and Barry McCulloch agreed to progress. Litterbins are now starting to be erected - 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. An inspection of site is now being organised - ongoing BM. AIII/4 Trafric Congestion Eastrield Rd - M-r Peebles of NLC attended this meeting, (see below). - discharged.

AP115 Grant Applications - JT looking at to see if any appropriate. This will be a long term action point, which will need the involvement of the other Community Councils, the identification of a specific project / projects, and the creation of a Business Plan / Case to support same. - ongoing JT.

AP4/5 Community Centre - letter written to NLC, still waiting response. ongoing AC.

APS/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 has now written regarding same, and awaits a response. - ongoing AC.

AP2/7 MeBride Property / NLC - Letters written requesting details of common land and insurance liability. Awaiting responses from both - ongoing AC. AP4/7 Telephone Mast. - Letter written to 02, and copied to Dullatur Golf Club. We still await a response. As planning permission was granted for the temporary structure for 6 months only, and we are now at 8 months, Gordon Murray has agreed to take up the matter with NLC - ongoing GM.

AP5/7 Glen Moriston Path. - Letter written to NLC, awaiting response - ongoing AC.

AP6/7 Mosque - building start date - 2 Letters written and still awaiting response. The Council agreed to discharge this action point. - discharged. AP118 Maria Murray's resignation - letter of thanks written - discharged. AP2/8 Broadband - AC trying to establish number of people interested / on any waiting list. - ongoing AC.

AP3/8 Visit to B. McCulloch's Friday surgery by AC&BK - Took place discharged.

AP4/8 Special Education Meeting - Organised for 20 June 7.30. ongoing AC/AM.

AP5/8 St Maurices' school buts - Can they be utilised at new school - ongoing AC.

7. SECRETARY'S REPORT

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:

We were also reminded of the specially arranged meeting on 'Education and 'Nursery Provisions, to be held tomorrow, Friday 20th June, 7.30p.m. at the new school.

AP1/9 AC

The main agenda item for this meeting, was given to traffic and congestion issues, specifically around Craigmarloch area, and Cumbemauld in general. BK thanked Mr Peebles of NLC for attending our meeting. Mr Peebles indicated that he would do his best to answer our concerns only on traffic and road issues, and those questions that he could not answer, he would take away and endeavour to get a response from the responsible person in NLC.

The main area of concern was the congestion in Eastfield Road at present, and also that which could be anticipated as a result of various factors:

Mr Peebles acknowledged our concerns, and stated that Eastfield Rd was built as a main distributor road that was designed to be able to carry 10,000 vehicles max, each way per day. Whilst there were a number of imponderables in relation to what could happen as a result of traffic re-routes / A80 upgrade work, the road was presently carrying 5000 vehicles each way per day, measured in a very recent traffic survey, which he would give us a copy of. The real bottleneck would be the Broadwood roundabout and tail backs up the Eastfield Road. He unfortunately admitted to having no easy or cost effective solution for this problem. It would cost millions to sort.

In relation to speed of traffic, the average recorded speed on Eastfield Rd, in the school vicinity, was approx. 4Omph. Although some cars were greater than this, the numbers were not sufficiently high enough for the Police to take action. He stated that NLC would not reduce the limit to 3Omph, and that the matter was in fact a police issue.

On the Auchenkilns roundabout upgrade, Mr Peebles stated that the work would take in the region of 18 months to complete. Related work to the A8 would be completed by February 2004, and timescales for the work to the A73 was dependent on contracts being settled.

After some further debate on a range of road and traffic issues, Mr Peebles agreed to take away a number of issues back to NLC and give us a formal response on them. These included;

0 The path at Glen Moriston

A& Peebles, again was thanked by BK for his attendance, and for his responses.

10. COUNCILLOR MURRAY

Councillor Murray updated the meeting on the fact that NLC were not intending to spend the £4.9M received from the sale of the site opposite Eastfield School, on any of the educational needs of Cumbemauld, including the new school in Craigrnarloch. Copies of his letters to @ Murdo Mclver Head of Education, and to Aft Gavin Whitefield, Chief Executive, on education provision in general in Ctimbemauld, were made available to the meeting. Letters to NLC in relation to nursery and primary provision at the new school, were made available.

Other subject matter included traffic issues in relation to the proposed Auchenkilns flyover, closure of Tryst Rd in relation to the new Tesco development, and traffic in the vicinity of the new school

11. COUNCILLOR McCULLOCH

Councillor McCulloch had to leave the meeting early. We were advised by one of the meeting attendees, that he had now been appointed as chair of one of the most powerful committees in North Lanarkshire - the Policy and Resources Committee.

12. A.0.C.B.

No other business was discussed

13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The date for the next meeting is as follows:

7.30 p.m., Thursday, 18 September 2003, Craighalbert Church.

There will be 2 interim meetings of Council members only, during the summer break. These meetings will be at the school, and the dates / times are