VENUE: Cockburnspath Primary School.

1. PRESENT:
John Hay, Clifford Bertram, Tom Dean Marnie McGregor, Jean Virtue, Peter Hood, Kate Tulloch, Councillor John Elliot (Duns and District North SBC), PC  Rachel Stevenson (Lothian and Borders Police Force) and 3 members of the community.
1.1. Apologies: Angela Brading Matt Deeming Fiona Deeming.

2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF 14th FEBRUARY 2007
2.1. Minutes discussed and accepted.

3. POLICE MATTERS.
3.1.  All quiet this month, apart from the stone throwing incident mentioned last month.

4. MATTERS ARISING.
4.1. Public meeting: Kevin McCall has been invited to the public meeting on 22nd February.
4.2. Station Yard houses: confirmation from John Elliot that the access to both properties is through the original entrance to the yard and there does not seem to be permission for individual driveways on to the road.
4.3. Potholes and blocked underpass drains: SB Local have been phoned.

5. CORRESPONDENCE.
5.1. Torness Liaison Committee: statement of results and notification of meeting; Tom will attend.
5.2. E-mail re; Balcony on Coast Guard lookout.
5.3. BCCF AGM and business meeting 28th March: Tom and John will attend. Could it be brought up that the amount of consultations etc coming our way is getting out of hand.
5.4. SBC: the following;
5.4.1. Community Council Scheme Review, Minutes of 8th Feb and 28th Feb. Further consultation to come.
5.4.2. Social Enterprise Partnership event, flyer.
5.4.3. Community Councils Network newsletter and AGM flyer.
5.4.4. Social Enterprise Chamber AGM.
5.4.5. Supplier event.
5.4.6. Equalities training for Community Councillors, Info’ sheet.
5.4.7. Training day; Planning Aid for Scotland.
5.5. Letter from Michael Moore MP; Invite to the 4th Borders Digital Forum.
5.6. BAVS; Explanation of opt out of collaboration of services for the whole Scottish Borders.
 

6. PLANNING MATTERS.
6.1. Two Houses behind Hay Terrace; no objections.
6.2. Erection of New Cockburnspath Garage; Site plans looked at, our comments of support are as per previous application.
6.3. Erection of dwelling house South of Cove Farm, no observations.

7. REPORTS.
7.1. Kate gave a report on a consultation meeting re; Coldstream dental facility . It seems to be favourable. Without the reduction of cover elsewhere. Even Though as John Elliot stated there are no plans for dental facilities in the new High Schools. Kate will follow up.

8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS.
8.1. Bank Head Church Yard; wire netting still to be rabbit proofed, from August last year. Also the gate is hard to open and there are moles in the church yard.
8.2. Any reason for recent number of power cuts, they appear to have been pretty general. Email to Ewan Robeson MSP.
8.3. Web Site address; www.cockburnspathandcove.co.uk.
8.4. Village Hall; the monies from the wind farm fund for the Dishwasher has been received and item purchased and is working well.
8.5. Question as to the position of the application to build to the south of Cove Hamlet. To be followed up.
8.6. Community Windfarm Fund Consultation; A tool kit will be issued to community council with a view to giving guidance the organisation of these funds.
8.7. John thanked the members of the public both regular and new for their attendance and re-iterated that these meetings are open to all members of the community.

9. NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY  11th April 2007; in the school at 7pm.