Kingswells Community Council

Minutes of
Kingswells Community Council Meeting

Date:

Monday 19^th March, 2009

Time:

8 pm

Venue:

Kingswells Community Centre

Chair:

Barrie Buchan (Chair)

Participants

Alan Stott, Ian
Cox (Secretary), Colleen Manson, John Gerrie, Stan McEwan

Apologies:

Councillor Wendy Stuart, Tom
Straiton Lord Provost Peter Stephen, Alex Carnie, Meg Sands

Representatives
/ Observers:

Reg Geddes from the police

Sally from Evening Express

Elaine ACC

Item

Action

1

Introduction by Chair

Adventure Aberdeen made a presentation on the
proposals for Fairley road school.

There will be a room at the end of
the building for corporate use and use by the community, but this will not be
suitable for the Youth Group and all it's equipment, etc.

There is an area for administration,
a changing room and a briefing room.

The plans are frozen until ACC decide
to go ahead.

Community can access the room when
free in the evenings and at the weekend.

Elaine to get an extension written to
allow the Youth Group use of the facility until building work starts.

The Youth Group will continue to look
for a portacabin.

The ownership of the football pitch
is unknown.

KCC is to receive a copy of the plan
for the modifications.

The Summerhill site may be used by
Tesco or the Police.

The youth group could apply for some
of the activities, which are for groups of 8 people.

There should not be any parking
issues as the people are picked up in a minibus.

The refurbishment should take about 4
months, and may start mid May. 

2

Police Report

Police report was received and distributed by email.

Reg introduced some of the City Wardens. There are currently 4 to
cover the A1 area, and numbers will be increased to 6 in time. Two will cover
Kingswells.

The area is covered by wardens in other areas when required.

Main problems are seen at night and at the holiday period.

Fairely Road traffic is being monitored by the police and ACC roads department

The recent
fatalities on the A944 occurred at the junction going to Blackburn

Reg needs
the car registration or a description of the car belonging to the people who
are acting suspiciously in various streets in Kingswells.

3

Points from
Member of the Public

Members of
the public discussed the Oakbank proposal to move to East
Middlefield.

Ben Reid already
has outline planning permission for the site.

Advice was
given to the residents and residents were advised to speak to Cults Community
Council.

Residents
should send their objections to ACC. Each person is allowed his or her own
objection. All letters should be copied to the councillors and the community
councils representing Cults and Kingswells.

4

Attendees and Apologies

As Above

5

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the previous meetings were approved.

6

Matters Arising
(not covered below)

N/A

7

Councillors & ACC

Elaine gave a
description of her role. Ruth Morris will replace Elaine in April. Elaine and
Barrie will identify points that will be acted upon.

Elaine kindly
offered to pay for a new notice board to replace the one that is leaking.

8

Treasurers Report

See AGM

Funding should be set aside for a Gala Day.

9

AOCB

The KCC
objection still stands for the Core Paths.

Ian was appointed as Treasurer. The
constitution allows a member to hold two posts on the management committee.
The situation will be reviewed in October after the community council
elections.

The number for complaints about
helicopters is in the newsletter.

10

AGM

Barrie presented the chair's report

Ian
presented the accounts. These were adopted.

There
was no AOCB

Meeting
was followed by ‘cheese and wine'.

11

Date of Next meeting:

Next meeting will be on 13th April,
2009 in coffee shop of Kingswells Community Centre.