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Minutes of the meeting held in The Seaview Suite of the On Tuesday 10th March 2008 Sederunt: Charles French Chairperson Fran Hutton Vice-Chairperson Robert Taylor Bill Reid Les Hutchison Constance Campbell Jane Stokes Helen MacIntosh Amanda Gregory Housing Officer David Stewart Councilor Present As the Chairperson had tendered his apologies the Vice Chairperson took the chair and opened the meeting at 1900 hours and welcomed all present. . Item 1. Apologies. 1.1 Apologies were received from Jane Stokes, Helen MacIntosh and Amanda Gregory. Charles French will be late. Charles arrived at 7.20pm Item 2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting . 2.1 It was proposed by Bob and seconded by Fran that the minutes be accepted. The minutes were accepted and signed by the Chairperson as a true record. Item 3. Matters Arising from Minutes 3.1 We are still awaiting confirmation from ENTRUST of registration. Item 4. Correspondence 4.1 Copies of all correspondence were available. Item 5 Lossiemouth Web Site 5.1 If there are any items that members think should be included in the website please email them the Charles and he will include them. Item 6 Environmental Grant 6.1 The Environmental Grant has been confirmed as £15,000.oo Item 7 Housing Officers Report 7.1 Amanda was unable to attend the meeting Item 8 Garages and Parking Areas 8.1 Four areas had been identified and they need to be prioritised Hythhill has damaged garages which need to be repaired as they are a danger to the public. The cost will e £7,500.oo Queens Lane the garages need painting and minor work. The cost will be £2,000.oo Hythhill creation of extra parking. The cost will be £6,250.oo The priority was agreed and is as laid out above. Item 9 Investing in Affordable Housing 9.1 Fran went through the questions in the consultation on investing in affordable housing and the answers were agreed. Item 10 CIH Conderence 10.1 Charles attended the conference today and Bob will be attending tomorrow. 10.2 Chales reported that the minister is pulling money down from next year and making 640m available for 7,000 affordable housing to be built. It was not clear if they were for purchase or renting. 10.3 There were a lot of interesting stands at the conference. This is the last year in Item 11 Northern Lights Regional Network 11.1 Fran and Les will attend the AGM from the Forum 11.2 It was agreed to submit an amendment to the constitution of the NLRN. The amendment to reduce the number of extra meetings from two to one per year. Item 12 AOCB 12.1 The issue of dog mess in the cemetery was raised. Charles said that this had been raised at the Community Council. It was agreed that the Chairperson should write to the appropriate department and ascertain what action the council is taking to stop dogs fouling in the cemetery 12.2 Bob raised points on the fencing at Coulardhill Terrace. Number 27 still have no back fence and number 25 (owner occupier) were never asked if they wanted to have a fence erected and pay for it. It was agreed that Charles would speak to Amanda on the matter. 12.3 The ENTRUST application was before the Council Committee today but the answer was not yet known. Item 13 Date and Time of Next Meeting 13.1 The next meeting of the forum will be held on 14th April 2009 at 7.00pm in the Seaview Suite of the 13.2 There being no further business the meeting closed at 1940 hours and the Chairperson thanked all those present for attending Signed…………………………………………Chairperson 14th April 2009 |