Kyle Community Council
Minutes of the meeting held on Wed 3rd Feb 2010 at 7.00 pm in New Meeting Room, Kyle Village Hall
Agenda:
1. Any apologies
2. Approval of last minutes
3. Matters arising ( May come after item 5.)
4. Police Matters ( Parking on pavement at Gateway, person tripped on
step trying to
get past parked van.)
5. Future of old surgery site ( Member from Housing Ass.)
6. Appointment of Community Service Officer Portree ( Ruby)
7. Position on the
old toll booth office ( Ruby, could it be used as an ambulance centre)
8. Outcome of meeting in the Lochalsh with ref to Local Plan
9. Pot holes after the big freeze.
10. Christmas lights.
11. Future car parking around Kyle ( reminder point for future meetings)
12. Correspondence
13. A.O.B.
Present: Mr A R McKerlich (Chair), Mr B Easter.,
Mr C Macrae, , Mr A.MacDonald, Mr N.Tasker, Mrs E.Hathway,
Mrs R.Macrae. Mr C.Morrison,
Mrs A Sinclair HC
Police Rep PC. B.Charmers
Housing Association, Mr Iain McIver
1. Apologies: Mr T.Harvey,
2. Approval of minutes of meeting held on 14TH October 2009 was proposed by Mrs E.Hathway
seconded by Mr C Macrae.
3. Matters Arising
Item numbers ref to as they appeared on M.O.M. 14th October. 2009
Most matters arising from last meeting are also subject of this meeting so no comments under this heading.
4. Police Matters.
Matters from last meeting:-
PM(c) Boy racers / fast vehicles along the road past the Butec Base towards the fishery pier. Police contact has been made with the Watch Keeper at BUTEC for comment and to report any incidents of speeding traffic. Up date this meeting (3rd Feb 2010) is that no further reports of speeding.
PM(a) Concern was raised over street runners not wearing high vis dress wear especially when running early evening and poor light with the onset of winter nights. A notice was placed in the W.H.F.P. It was also suggested that maybe a notice could also be placed on the notice board down at the Leisure Centre in Kyle.
New Police Matters.
PM(a) Parking on footpath outside Gateway Snack Bar and obstruction of footpath to pedestrians. Large delivery vehicles can partially park on the footpath if by parking fully on the road would cause an obstruction. Fully parking on the footpath is prohibited, as in the case of the van belonging to the Gateway. Police to contact owners of the Gateway about the parking. Letter to be sent to George Speed by the C.C. with ref to parking on footpaths.
PM(b) Further up date on last comment from Sgt Hunter at the last meeting. Numbers of officers for Kyle are still under strength.
No further Police Matters PC Charmers was excused from the remainder of the meeting to return to normal duties.
5. Future of the Old Surgery.
Mr Iain McIver was present from the Housing Association. Proposed plans, drawn up by Wittets Architects, for the site were shown to the meeting. The proposal is for 3 x double units and
1 x single unit. An offer for the site has not yet been made to the NHS but will all depend on the outcome of the planning consent. No planning application has been submitted to date. The old surgery would have to be demolished to make way for the new development. Certain aspects of the design did not meet with full approval of the meeting but until planning application is made no objection can be made to any part of the design by the C.C. although Mr McIver did take note of points put forward.
Questions to Mr McIver:- Waiting list in Kyle - 59 applications outstanding for housing.
Land bank in Kyle – There is no land bank in Kyle but the Association are on site at Plocton, Dornie and negotiations in Balmacara.
Gap site in the
Expected start time for old surgery site – Could be Xmas 2010 on site.
Although Mrs A.Sinclar (H.C.) was present at the meeting owing to her position did not take part in any discussion relating to the above topic, Future of the Old Surgery.
No further questions Mr McIver was thanked for his attendance and left the meeting, he did leave behind a copy of the proposed development.
6. Appointment of Community Service Officer Portree.
How the system will work was not fully clear to the C.C. The feeling is that the system is for persons who may be carrying out community service, owing to court orders etc, and would carry out tasks for the community like painting, grass cutting etc. A letter to be sent the Sheriff Court Portree for full clarification and the area to be covered by the scheme.
7. Position on the old toll booth office for the
A
suggestion was put forward by the C.C. to look into the possibility of using
the old toll office as an Ambulance centre / waiting area. Present system is that operators of the on
call ambulance sit at home. If called
out the driver then has to pick up the 2nd team member who may live
some distance away before attending the call out, which may be closer than the
2nd person being picked up resulting in lost time. A letter to be sent to head of ambulance
service in
8. Outcome of meeting in the Lochalsh Hotel with ref
to Local Plan and the Co-op.
Firstly the meeting was not an open meeting for public comment but was a hearing between the Co-op and council rep ( Mr Tim Stolt) with a government reporter in the chair to make a final report.
In short the Co-op objected to the extent of the commerce boundary as shown on the Local Plan and wanted the boundary to be restricted to a more central area of Kyle. This would really limit the opportunity for any major commercial interest within Kyle. Owing to the geological lay out of Kyle i.e., rock formations, the chances of another large retail store opening within Kyle were very limited. It was mentioned at the hearing that Broadford would be a better location owing to the flatter terrain. The final report on the findings should be completed by the end of March, not sure if the C.C. will be forwarded a copy or will be notified on how to obtain a copy or will it just appear in the WHFP.
9. Pot holes after the big freeze
Owing to
the recent spat of freezing weather the state of roads around Kyle and
surrounding area had deteriorated considerably with past cold repairs to pot
holes opening up once more. One area of
concern was highlighted as being very bad and that was opposite Railway Terrace
entrance on
On the subject of the big freeze a note of thanks has been passed onto George Speed with ref to how the footpaths around Kyle had been kept clear during the snow falls.
10. Christmas lights
It was highlighted to the meeting that the Christmas light display is now the responsibility of the C.C. for installation and removal. Last years display has been removed and the lights are being stored in Rossy’s builders yard. Rather than wait until near the end of the year for thoughts on next years display it was proposed that the ball should be kept rolling to look into obtaining more display units. It was proposed that Brian should look into the price of further units for hanging on the smaller lamp posts along the sea front and the main car parking area, as these are easier to install.
11.Future car parking around Kyle.
This is an age old problem and with the start of a new year and season no changes have taken place with regards to parking around and within Kyle. No changes in place with regards to the introduction of parking charges or the possible opening up of other parking locations suggested at previous meetings. Mrs A. Sinclair to contact Mt J.Tolmie for the latest update on parking around Kyle in particular with ref to an area around the Amazon Fish Factory.
12. Correspondence.
1. Request for a donation for repair to the Lighthouse footpath. As the C.C. had made a donation in the past to the centre it was decided that no donation would be made at this time as donations have to be spread around. A letter to be sent in answer to the request
2. Information from the NSPCC with ref to a national awareness campaign. The information to be past onto the Youth Café for placing on their notice board.
3. Planning notification with ref to building alteration between the Free Church Hall and the Church.
4. NHS Highland info on Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. Info to be posted on village notice board. Info available at www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk
or help line 0800 0121 833
5.
Other correspondence received to do with upgrading
broadband provision within the Highlands and
http://www.berr.gov.uk/consultations/page54155.html
6. Info from Scottish Natural Heritage.
13. A.O.B.
13.a Alterations to the Islander Bar. Mrs A.Sinclair to check if any planning application has been applied for?
13.b Steps down from the main car park still closed off. Letter to be sent to Mr G. Speed for explanation as to why they were closed and request for them to be reopened .
13.c Concrete pipe now relocated to road entrance to BUTEC for use as a planter. Members to check if location is OK. Funds in place for planting out this year. Planter at bottom of Co-op steps to be checked for damage.
No further items meeting closed at 21:00 hrs