Kingswells Community Council

Minutes of Kingswells Community Council Meeting

Date:

Monday 12^th May, 2008

Time:

8 pm

Venue:

Kingswells Community Centre

Chair:

Barrie Buchan (Chair)

Participants

Alex Carnie, Alan Stott, Stan McEwan, David Meiklejohn (Treasurer), Ian Cox (Secretary), John Gerrie, Meg Sands

Apologies:

Tom Straiton, Elaine Sinclair, Councillor Wendy Stuart, Councillor Len Ironside,

Representatives
/ Observers:

Lord Provost Peter Stephen,

Reg Geddes from the police

Sally Hind from Evening Express

Item

Action

1

Introduction by Chair

1a

Sederunt

2

Police Report

The KCC police report was distributed by email, the report for the public would be sent by Inspector Munro.

Reg

The new CCTV system was demonstrated.

Reg was offered the position of system administrator, but turned down the offer. This is not something the police would contemplate..

Ian was appointed system administrator..

The CCTV system is registered at Stan's home address.

All appropriate data protection will be sourced.

Kingswells News and the press will be informed of the new system.

All were very impressed, and Stan was thanked for all his hard work setting up the system.

Reg

Alan

It was noted the there is now a new generation of children from Kingswells and Bucksburn gathering in groups / gangs. This can be very intimidating

Barrie advised of the plans for new double yellow lines at the end of Cromar Gardens. There was some debate on the parking at school times. The new yellow lines were welcomed.

Reg will put another notice in the school newsletter.

Reg

Reg was thanked for his attendance in his spare time.

3

Attendees and Apologies

As Above

4

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the previous meetings were approved.

5

Questions to the Chair from Public Attendees

N/A

6

Matters Arising (not covered below)

Kingswells Signs: Ian advised that he had be in touch with ACC. Although welcome signs would be generally be discouraged by ACC due to the lack of clear boundaries, Kingswells may be an exception. Alan to arrange a meeting with Ron Clark at Dyce.

Alan

7

Councillors

Peter advised that there will be a meeting on 28^th May to discuss the barriers at the Park and Ride.

Peter arranged a meeting for 14^th May to discuss traffic congestion at the Kingswells Roundabout. Ian to attend.

Ian

The new safety barrier installed as part of the Westhill Cycle route will be removed due to safety concerns raised by KCC

A new design of Dog Bins is required to prevent contents being removed.

There will be cut backs in grass maintenance by ACC.

Peter was thanked for his attendance.

8

Treasurers Report

Current bank balance is £10, 680 this is made up approximately of the following:

CCTV £3,000

Small project grant £6,000

KCC fund £1,680

David to provide a more exact breakdown for the next meeting.

The list of uses identified by the public were considered briefly, but it was decided to consider this more fully at the next meeting.

David

KCC

9

AOCB

Barrie and Ian to visit Airyhall CC to see if they can provide any advice to this newly formed community council. Meeting date to be confirmed.

Barrie
Ian

It was noted that there was no advert in the paper advising the KCC meeting dates. Ian confirmed that ACC had been given all the meeting dates. KCC to monitor.

Sally to see if she can get an advert placed if ACC advert is not arranged.

KCC

Sally

School lights require a £200 timer switch this will be required if the youths are to be able to use the facilities in the darker nights.

School wants to remove the hill in the playground and replace it with play equipment.

The school pond is a SUDS drainage pool and funding of £6,500 has been provided in this year's budget to address the current issues with the pond.

Hanging Baskets:

This year hanging baskets will be sponsored by:

Aberdein Considine

Bill's Wok Inn

Community Centre (2 No)

KCC (2 No)

KCC would like to thank all sponsors on behalf of the community.

Next meeting should consider the use of all KCC funding for 2008.

10

Date of Next meeting:

Next meeting will be on 9^th June, 2008 in coffee shop of Kingswells