ROYAL BURGH OF ST. ANDREWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
There will be a Monthly Meeting on Monday 3rd November, 1997, in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall at 7 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Submissions from members of the public.
3. Minutes of the Council Meeting of 6th October, 1997.
4. Matters arising
(a) St. Andrews Community Participation Conference.
This conference which was to have been held on 1st November, has been postponed till next year owing to the lack of responses, and a questionnaire is enclosed about the new date.
(b) Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland
The Association, following an earlier letter, has repeated its invitation to the Council to join, and enclosed publicity.
5. Correspondence:~
(a) Sustainable Fife Plan
A copy of the Plan has been sent, and comments are requested,.
(b) Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council
A newsletter has been received.
(b) Fife Health Council
10 copies of a newsletter have been received.
(d) Guidelines for Fireworks Displays
The Fife Council has sent copies of these.
(e) Remembrance Sunday.
The Council is invited to send representatives and to lay a wreath as in previous years.
(f) The Chairman and four other representatives are invited to the St. Andrews's Day Service and Civic Reception on Sunday 30th November at 3 p.m.
6. Matters raised by Committees, etc.,
7. Matters raised by Fife Councillors.
8. Other matters of public concern.
ROYAL BURGH OF ST ANDREWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Meeting 3rd November, 1997 - MINUTES.
Present Mr. Macgregor (Chairman), Mrs. Cassells, Mr. Crichton, Mr. Fraser, Dr. Goudie, Mr. Gray, Mr. D. Macdonald, Mr. M. Macdonald, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. MacMillan, Mr. Muir, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paterson, Dr. Riddell, Mr. Risk, Mr. Sangster, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Strachan, and Mrs. Tero. Student Representatives Mr. P. Corrigan and Ms. S. Campbell and Councillors Cassells, Hill, Liston and Melville.
1. Apologies
Mrs. Carleton, and Mrs. Stewart-Meiklejohn.
2 Submissions from members of the public
(a) Misses Joanna Stephen and Rebecca Banner called upon the support of the Council in their proposed plan for an ice rink/games hail to be built ideally on the land adjoining the East Sands Leisure Centre. The Council applauded their vision and suggested that in the first instance they should put their proposals to the new Youth Committee (it was understood that Miss Stephen already belongs to the Youth Committee).
(b) Mr. Gordon Christie addressed the Council on some other interesting papers which he now possesses and advised the Council that he was urging Fife Council to have the St. Andrews Commissioners Box returned to St. Andrews and put into the safe keeping of the University Library.
At this point an alteration to the agenda was made to allow Dr. Goudie to voice his concerns to Councillor Hill over certain aspects of the way the planning application for the John Knox Road housing site was being handled Mrs. hill advised Dr. Goudie to 'stick to his guns'. It as agreed that Fife Council should be advised that it was the Council's opinion that future affordable housing building should be directed firstly towards the Craigtoun Road area.
(c) Mrs. Henderson, Fife Council Locality Manager for the St. Andrews area addressed the Council on the remits which her job covers and on the future plans Fife Council have for the area office.
3. Minutes of the Council Meeting of 6th October, 1997
Accepted.
4. Matters arising
(a) St Andrews Community Participation Conference
This was passed to the Finance & General Purposes Committee for attention.
(b) Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland
It was noted that the Council had already joined this association.
(c) (2(a))
An acknowledgement had been received from Fife Council re letter sent reiterating the Council's position on the St. Leonard's Field site.
(d) Street names (See separate sheet)
A member of the public had suggested the name of Braid be considered. Consequently the names of Braid Crescent and Brewester Place had been the suggestions forwarded to Fife Council. Mr. Gray suggested that the name of 'Provost Niven' should be considered when Fife Council next approaches the Council for suggestions.
5. Correspondence
(a) Sustainable Fife Plan
Passed to the Planning Committee.
(b) 5cottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council
Passed to the Welfare Committee.
(c) Fife Health Council
Passed to the Welfare Committee.
(d) Integrated Transport
Responses required by 14th November - passed to the Planning Committee.
(e) Correspondence received from a member of the public re Wheely Bins.
The Secretary. was instructed to reply saying that we had already expressed our concerns to Fife Council.
(f) Wonderland Illumination
This was passed to Mr. Sangster.
(g) Remembrance Sunday.
Nominated to attend for Council - Mr. Sangster, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Muir, Mrs. Stewart-Meiklejohn and Mr. Macgregor. Any Council member is welcome to attend.
6. Matters raised by Committees
Planning Committee (See separate sheet)
Mrs. Murray circulated a sheet covering the response made by the Planning committee to the summary report of the proposed regeneration of the Harbour area. It was crucial to prioritise the plans. Mr. Cassells said that Heritage Funding was be sought if there was to be a more concerted plan. The timsecale involved would count out the project being complete by the Millennium. Answers were required by the regeneration committee by the end of November and the Planning Committee would take this on board. Dr Goudie asked for the reaction of the Council re Historic core of St. Andrews being included and for any ideas in concept not detail. Fife Enterprise are represented on the Harbour Steering Committee.
(3) and (4) for information.
(5(i) and (5(u) for noting.
(6) Fife Healthcare and V.O.N.E.F. will also be represented.
Welfare Committee
Senior Citizens' Christmas Party
to be held in Students' Union on Tuesday 16th December. Entertainment still to be finalised.
St Andrews Day.
Mr. Muir outlined the plans for the Community Council display.
Loches/Upper Arlington (Cultural Links)
Dr. Riddell reported that the social evening and membership drive had been most. successful and that thesum of £340 had been received from Upper Arlington, £300 to cover cost of sending further photographs to Upper Arlington and £40 to cover costs of a journalist writing a monthly news column for the local newspaper.
Event
Mr. Lindsay is considering enlarging the newssheet and enquired if it was possible to purchase a laser printer. Monetary assistance could be requested from the 200 Club, Trust Fund and Common Good Fund and Hamada Trust.
Recreation & Leisure Committee.
The photographic competition was going well and judging will take place shortly.
No meeting for the committee on Tuesday.
200 Club and Draw.
7. Matters raised by Fife Councillors
Mr. Cassells has requested a valuation of the ground at 1 Greyfrairs Garden.
Ms Liston has sought information on the pictures in the Council Chambers/Town Hall so that this may be available for the public on St. Andrews Day.
Community Council Scheme - still pursuing the rights of student representatives to vote.
Fife Council opening of St. Andrews One Stop Shop - any Council member is welcome to attend.
ROYAL BURGH OF ST ANDREWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minute of INAUGURAL MEETING of the YOUTH COMMITTEE held in Madras College on the 13th November 1997
Sedurunt
Owen Greene, Philip Reid, Linsay Buntin, Rebecca Banner, Joanna Stephen, Graeme Eadie, Alistair Irwin, Charlene Brand, Mr. M, MacDonald (Treasurer, Community Council) and Mr. A. Strachan (Community Council).
Apologies for absence were received from Euan Bennett and Mrs. M. Cassells (Community Council).
Chairman
It was agreed that for the inaugural meeting Mr. Strachan should act as chairman.
Business
(a) Remit
The remit of the Youth Committee was ratified as undernoted
(1) To act as a communication link between the youth of St. Andrews and the Community Council
(ii) To ascertain and represent the views of the young people of St. Andrews and communicate these views to the Community Council.
(b) Election of Office-Bearers
The following office-bearers were unanimously elected :
Chairman ... Owen Greene
Secretary... Linsay Buntin
(c) Finance
It was agreed to accept the offer of a grant of £50 from the Community Council 200 Club towards the administration expenses of the Youth Committee. This fund would be under the control of the Treasurer of the Community Council.
(d) Survey
It was agreed that consideration might be given to the carrying out of a survey to help find out what young people do in their spare time and where they go, if there are things they would like to do which are not available, and what things concern young people. This matter was remitted for discussion at a later meeting.