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In the absence of the ASCC Chairman, Mr Jim Gear, Mr Bobby Hunter took the Chair and welcomed everyone to the meeting. 2009/04/02 APOLOGIES Apologies were received from Mr Jim Gear, ASCC Chairman and Mr Arnold Duncan, Scalloway Community Council. 2009/04/03 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 11 TH OCTOBER 2008 Following amendment at item 2008/10/01 to included Ms Kathleen McGrath as being present the minutes of the meeting held on 11 th October 2008 were approved by Mr Jim Anderson and seconded by Mr Donald Robertson. 2009/04/04 MATTERS ARISING 4.1 Soft Verges – update A report from Mr Ian Halcrow, Head of Service – Roads, Shetland Islands Council had been circulated to all Community Councils. The Chairman asked the members for their comments. Mr David Sandison said some work had been carried out in the Scalloway area. Mr Dan Thomason pointed out that the road at Cullivoe in Yell could be dangerous for pedestrians as there was a lot of trucks and heavy traffic that used this road and there are no hard verges for pedestrians to walk on. The members went on to discuss the problems pedestrians encounter when trying to walk along roads in Shetland, especially in rural areas, where there are no hard verges and it was agreed that ASCC should ask SIC Roads Department to consider the possibility of providing hard verges on one side of the road. The Chairman asked the members if there were any further actions they wanted the ASCC take and it was agreed that if Community Councils have further concerns re hard verges they should write to Kate Massie and she will compile a priority list which will be forwarded to SIC Roads Department. There will be an update of this item at the next meeting. Action: Community Councils & Kate Massie 4.2 Change of Licensing Laws – update Mr Brian Hill presented this and circulated papers to the members. He said that his department had received more applications for licences than normal. Following his presentation Mr Hill asked if there were any questions. Mr Ian Isbister asked about under 14 year olds being admitted to local halls when there was a licensed bar. Mr Hill said that there is no law restricting admittance of under 14 year olds to licensed events in local halls this is more O:\ASCC Meetings\ASCC Meeting 11 April 2009\Approved Mins 11 April09 kmassie.doc 2
an issue of protecting children in this environment. Mr Isbister pointed out that these events are difficult to steward and it was agreed that this is a problem. The members thought that it would be better if the Licensing Board had dialogue directly with the Community Halls. Mr Jan Riise pointed out that there is no legal force not to allow under 14 year olds into local halls when there was a licensed bar it was up to the hall committee to act as responsible license holders. There was no further comment on this item. 4.3 Fuel Cost – update Following the ASCC meeting in October 2008 Mrs Kate Massie wrote to Mr Tavish Scott MSP with the concerns raised at the meeting regarding the high price of fuel in Shetland and the detrimental effect this has on remote and rural areas. The letter of reply from Mr Tavish Scott MSP was circulated and noted by those members present. No further action was requested. 4.4 Model Scheme of Establishment of Community Councils and Code of Conduct for Community Councillors The Chairman asked Mr Jan Riise to comment of this item. Mr Riise informed the meeting that the four documents have been finalised by the Scottish Government. All local authorities will look at these documents for approval and use by Community Councils. Mr Riise said that these documents were due to be discussed at Community Council Liaison Officers meeting in Glasgow, which had been scheduled for March 2009 but had subsequently been cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled for 22 nd April 2009 and Jan Riise and Kate Massie will attend the meeting. Mr Riise will take the documents to the meeting and will feedback to Community Councils with any update. The Chairman asked if the Scottish Government Documents were mandatory and Mr Riise said no. Mr Dan Thomason asked if there was any legislation on how to deal with non-attendance at meetings of Community Council members. Mr Riise said that in the Model Scheme it recommends that if there is non-attendance of a member for more that six months they will be disqualified as a member of the Community Council but this ruling has not been agreed locally as yet. There was a short discussion and it was agreed that the Model Scheme and Code of Conduct would be an agenda item for discussion at the next Joint Liaison Group Meeting. Following a meeting of the ASCC/SIC Liaison Group in September, a formal recommendation will be put to the ASCC AGM in October, with a report to Council by the end of the year. O:\ASCC Meetings\ASCC Meeting 11 April 2009\Approved Mins 11 April09 kmassie.doc 3
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