November 2022 Minutes

APPROVED minutes Cambusbarron Community Council Ordinary meeting 150 held on 15 November 2022 at the Community Centre at 7pm

 

Members, office bearers and residents

Janice Paterson, Vice Chair (JP) *         Ann Finlayson, Chair (AF) Melissa Nelson, Treasurer (MN)    Jennifer Macleod, Planning (JM)* Cathie Graham (CG) *        Douglas Campbell, (DC)

Richard Blore (RB)                                Scott Farmer, elected rep (SF)

Pam King, police (PK)                            Mark Hill, Headteacher (MH) *

Alastair Spike, police (AS)                      Shaun Nesbitt, resident (SN) Helen Bang, minute clerk (HB)

 

* Not in attendance at this meeting

 

1.               Welcome and Introductions

• The Chair welcomed everyone to the

 

• Apologies

Apologies were received from Janice Paterson, Jennifer McLeod and Mark Hill.

 

• Minutes of previous meeting held 18 October 2022

These were approved with no amendments. Proposed MN, seconded AF

ACTION HB to circulate.

 

Actions from October were covered on the agenda, listed below for Reference:

Item   Regarding          Action

• Burnside NB
  • Seven Sisters NB
  • Safer Routes AF/NB

2.3.6 Quarry Road                                                                                 NB

• Citizen Jaffray Triangle AF
• Lease of community centre for meetings MN

3.5.3 Minute clerk fee                                                                             MN

• Sequoia Grove NB

4.1     Website developer details Derek Townsend WebReturn                  HB

 

• Conflicts of interest

The following conflicts of interest were noted: AF on CCDT Board, MN Walled Garden Group, RB on CCDT Management Group. MN Save Gillies Hill. JP Save Gilles Hill.

 

2                 Matters arising

 

• Burnside Orchard (RB)

 

• Benches (RB)

One is made, the other is in progress.

• Seven Sisters

The planners had altered plans to build houses with more bedrooms than were on the original plan. SF advised the application has gone to planning - looking for a variation in the planning permission. ACTION AF to email Neil Benny.

 

• There had been a visit from Stephen Spiers regarding pedestrian crossings for this development. The CC had been advised that a piece of land belonged to the council, we are now being told it does not and this restricts where the crossing can be sited.

 

DC has land plans and will check these. ACTION DC.

 

• Rovers Park Project (RB)

Ongoing. Nothing started so far. Funding for this comes from Foundation Scotland.

 

• Play Park Improvements (AF)
  • Another meeting is needed regarding gym equipment - Donna was looking to see if the area was big enough to accommodate the equipment.

MN - we have £35K - there is a deadline, will it be possible to extend this?

It was recommended that there be a search of Land Registry to find out who owns the land where the bridge is. ACTION DC agreed to do this and bill the

1. ACTION AF to contact Neil Benny regarding this issue.

 

• Quarry Road (DC)
  • DC had a helpful meeting with Garry Neil on 14 DC will forward an email when received.

 

• SF - issues have been reported regarding communication with community councils and CC enquiries/Stephen It has been agreed to see if this can be improved.

 

• Fleming Trust (AF)

AF to contact cabinet maker - Bay furniture company. Ongoing.

 

• Motorway Bridges (DC)

 

• Christmas in Cambusbarron (AF)

AF circulated the leaflet which will be delivered to all households. We are making 22 lit baskets which will be put up around the village.

 

• School bookings (AF)

The school is now available for bookings. There was a discussion regarding the best venue for meetings. The activity room at the community centre is a possibility and will be used for January. This is to be reviewed in May.

3                 Reports

 

• Quarry (DC)

Nothing new to report regarding the ROMP. This item can be removed from the agenda for the time being and reinstated when/if Patersons begin any work.

 

• School (MH)
  • Attached as Appendix I

 

• There is a cost-of-living increase working group at the Council- there is provision for younger children and they are looking at providing P6 and P7 but there are issues with food regulations/ nutrition and allergy compliance. MN Borestone and Bannockburn have a breakfast club.

 

• Police (taken first as they were in attendance)
  • Attached as Appendix II

PC Spike introduced himself, he has just joined PC King and they hope to achieve more as a team.

Priorities - antisocial behaviour, drug use/dealing, road safety, community engagement and reassurance. During the past month from 15 October to 14 November there was one crime reported, one undetected (domestic assault) no pattern or trends.

 

36 calls were made to the police including vulnerable persons, missing persons, anti-social behaviour, road traffic matters (not criminal) they have also been assisting in neighbour disputes.

 

• AF - there has been incidents of vandalism, there was a fire in the woodland adjacent to the school, they had removed a bin from the school and set fire to it. 23 October.

ACTION PK to check to see if this incident was reported and will speak to headteacher MH.

 

• MN had received an email saying resident was concerned about a relative working at the shop who had approached young people hanging about and received abuse. It was pointed out that there are cameras at the shop and the car park.

 

PK - there have been youth issues at the school. There are new CCTV cameras which have been twisted around which the janitor has to keep realigning. Police have identified some of the troublemakers.

 

PK asked if anything had happened regarding vandalism in the woodland, damage to benches. Unfortunately not.

 

• AF - quad bikes and trail bikes are still an

• Planning (JM)

Nothing of relevance this month. JM would like someone with more experience to take on this role. Shaun Nesbitt was asked if he would consider taking on this role and agreed. Ward 5 is our area. ACTION AF add SN to the email circulation list.

 

• Treasurer's Report (MN)
  • Attached as Appendix III
  • Funds from Foundation Scotland arrived - £3870 was allocated to Christmas in Cambusbarron for a variety of activities.

 

• Greener Cambusbarron will receive £1500 for each of the next three years to pay for hanging baskets. We are looking into what other funding is available for the new self-watering plastic pots.

 

• Internet banking is now

 

• Funds available to the Community Council = £2873.26

 

• The fee for the minute clerk is currently £40 and may be reviewed in April next year. In the meantime, CBCC has proposed to pay £50 per meeting from their own funds with immediate effect. Agreed unanimously. ACTION MN.

 

• Murrayshall Quarry and ROMP Covered in item 3.1

 

• Sequoia Grove (MN)
  • Appendix IV

3.7.8 Andy Kavanagh is preparing technical drawings showing how to maintain trees in the area. DC - they seem to be saying they can preserve the trees but want to extend into the area from the 1984 planning permission. We need to see how much more land they would require.

 

• Roads

Nothing specific to report. To be removed from agenda.

 

• Greener Cambusbarron

They will be planting on Thursday and then finished for the season. Attached as Appendix V.

 

• CCDT (AF)

The lease has been signed off. The school has asked for a three month notice period if they required the land for expansion. The felled trees on the land are an issue - scavenging is alright, use of chainsaws is not.

 

4                 Main Agenda

• Burnside (MN)

Towards the end of the summer this area is in a poor state, overgrown with nettles etc. We would like contractors to clear out the area and then volunteers could keep on top of it. The water is completely brown. Could David Wilson from

Barratt Homes take any action on this? It was agreed that MN could approach him. ACTION MN.

 

• Website
  • MN has been in contact with WebReturn - Derek Townsend, and is waiting for a response regarding costs etc.

 

• It was noted that Stirling Council are not updating their website with approved Community Council minutes although these are provided.

 

• National Planning Framework (DC)
  • Attached as Appendix
  • The CC had put comments to the consultation. DC received a reply on 8 November saying an independent analysis report has now been published and that they have now published a revised National Planning Framework 4. See hyperlink in the Appendix.

 

• Roads around the village
  • One area seems to have been missed - near the top of the school towards the Bowling Club.
  • Yellow lines were not reinstated after road resurfacing so people are parking wherever they This makes it difficult for buses to get through. Gillies Hill, Wallace Place etc. ACTION SF.

 

• Electric car charging points
  • There has not been proper consultation on this. On 23 August when we were on the summer break, Julie McPhee sent an email and later compared Cambusbarron community centre car park with Bannockburn library car park which is much larger. The charging points would take up parking spaces. Trees have also been damaged. Currently work has been stopped.

ACTION AF to contact Julie McPhee.

 

• Out of office email - this would be helpful during the months when the CC does not meet.

 

5                 Correspondence (AF)

• There is a Bowling Green quiz on 18/11/22

 

• The CCDT Ceilidh is at the community centre on 26/11/22 - tickets are available from the library.

 

6                 AOB

• There was no further council

 

• Date of next meeting: This will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 17 January 2023 in the Activities Room at the Community Centre.

 

 

The meeting closed at 9pm. Appendices follow:

 

Cambusbarron Primary School Report – 15/11/22

Pupil Leadership continues to be developed in school through various groups;

P6 Leaders of Learning

4 P6 pupils joined training delivered at Riverside Primary and will take an active role in evaluating the learner experience at Cambusbarron Primary. So fare they have

• Conducted an audit of our learning environment to support consistency of approach across the school
• Worked to analyse feedback from our Parents night regarding our school
• Planning a whole school evaluation of our school grounds - alongside Learning Through Landscapes. This group will recruit new members in due course and take a turn in visiting another school and hosting a school to visit

P5 Lunchtime Leaders

Our new Lunchtime Leaders receiving training at the end of term 1 and have been working in the dining hall supporting their peers. The team have demonstrated their initiative and commitment in improving the dining experience for all.

House Captains

Have re-launched our House Points system and are currently planning the following

• To establish a litter picking group and laise with the Leaders of Learning re developing our school grounds
• Planning activities and ideas for Children in Need
• Beginning planning to re-establish House Meetings and review how they will deliver their election promises.

Digital Leaders

• Mr Brown is currently recruiting digital leaders form P5-P7 to support the development of digital tech in school.

School Building Update

A full Options Appraisal is currently being undertaken. This will explore both a new build and extension options for the school, including the costs involved for each and is likely to take until the end of this financial year for this process to be

completed. The Assets team will look to update any further details they may have in the New Year.

 

 

Pupil Progress Meetings

It was lovely to have parents and carers back into school to attend Pupil Progress Nights. The evening went well and feedback on the door was very positive. With the support of our House Captain Timekeepers, the evening ran to time. Due to sytaff

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix IV Sequoia Grove

 

Sequoia Grove November 22

 

I can confirm that in the last 6months we have prepared technical drawings indicating how we could successfully retain the 5 trees in the area proposed for quarrying.

 

In respect to the protected species report, I can confirm this was issued to Stirling Council 1st Oct ’21 and subsequently discharged as completed on 5th Oct ’21. It is not customary to share

reports on protected species but I can advise that we continue to monitor certain species known to be in the vicinity of the development.

 

This information was taken from Andy email

 

 

Appendix V Greener Cambusbarron

 

The final winterising will take place this week and we then close for the season. The next report will be in the Spring. Plans are being formed to replace the wooden display at Birkhill Road and this will be replicated at St Ninians Road welcome sign in 23/24 as these wooden structure reach the end of their life. As always new volunteers to help are very welcome – especially for the watering rota.

 

 

Appendix VI

National Planning Framework 4 [NPF4]

Comments on the draft NPF4 from the Scottish Govt were submitted on behalf of the CC in March 2022. The following reply was received on 8^th November

 

Thank you for responding to the consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework 4 which closed on 31 March 2022.

 

We have now published the independent analysis report of the responses to the consultation. Further information, and the Revised Draft NPF4, is available

at TransformingPlanning.scot.

 

Kind regards,

 

Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Division Scottish Government

 

The analysis report summarises the various comments received and the revised draft NPF4 shows how these comments have, or have not, been incorporated.