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Tiree Community Council – March 8th 2023 public meeting

Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 8 March 2023 at 7pm. This will be a hybrid meeting, taking place in the Trust Office Board Room, Crossapol, and via Zoom

TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL (TCC)

AGENDA

  1. Welcome by Phyl Meyer, Convenor
  2. Apologies
  3. Declarations of interest
  4. Minutes of last meeting
  5. Matters arising: including report on community garden
  6. Correspondence
  7. New members of TCC: Angus John MacKechnie and other possible candidates
  8. Argyll and Bute Council Budget meeting: lessons learned and thanks to ward councillors
  9. Tiree Customer Service Point: possibilities for development
  10. Ferries: reports of meetings from Tim Arkless and Phyl Meyer; re-formation of the Tiree Transport Forum; strengthening links with Coll Transport Forum; postponed meeting with Angus Campbell
  11. Fishing: HMPA update
  12. Phone box project update
  13. Planning applications
  14. Invitation of Jenni Minto MSP to the next meeting
  15. AOCB
  16. Date and venue of next meeting

This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, those wishing to attend in person can do so at the Trust Office, Island Centre, from 6:50pm. It would be helpful to let us know you plan to attend in person so we can plan for numbers – phyl@tireecommunitycouncil.co.uk

Those wishing to join remotely can do so using the following Zoom link:

Join Zoom Meeting
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Dial in by phone:
+44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom
+44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom
Meeting ID: 865 4545 1564
Passcode: 831812

Guidance on joining the meeting by Zoom:

You can choose how you view the meeting using the app if joining via the internet – “Gallery view” shows you multiple participants

Please note that by default you will join the meeting muted (i.e. you will not be sending sound out to the rest of the participants) – please leave yourself muted unless you need to speak, and when invited to do so by the chair, and remember to re-mute afterwards. This is needed to ensure that the call is not made very difficult to follow by background noise from multiple people, which can be extremely disruptive to the call.

We suggest that members of the public not enable their camera, unless wishing to be seen when making a contribution to the meeting. This saves bandwidth and reduces the size of the recording for the minutes. Please note that our meetings may also be streamed to our Facebook page, where they may remain and be viewed after the meeting has ended.

If joining on a PC, tablet or other device, please set your screen name to a recognisable form of your actual name so that other participants know who you are – this is required if you wish to participate via either speaking or using the text chat.

The mute and unmute button is in the lower left, and looks like a microphone, next to the button for switching your webcam on/off.

If you are using a telephone to dial in, the mute and unmute command can be given by typing on your handset: *6

Requesting to speak:

If joining by computer, you can find a button to “Raise your hand” to ask to speak under the “Participants” menu, accessed by pressing the Participants button (looks like a human figure, in the middle of the bottom part of the window). You can also use the chat function to make a comment or to ask to speak on a point.

You can “raise your hand” to ask to speak if phoning in by using the code: *9

As ever if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help you take part in the meeting accessibly, please let us know by e-mailing phyl@tireecommunitycouncil.co.uk

New TCC first meeting of 2023 – Wed 25th Jan, 7pm

Following a brief period of being unable to operate due to insufficient numbers, the Tiree  Community Council has now been formally reconstituted after a by-election increased our numbers to the required level.

Your current Community Council is now:

Phyl Meyer (Chair), John Holliday (Secretary), Jacqui Bennett (Treasurer) and Tim Arkless.

Our first public meeting will take place via Zoom at 7pm on Wed 25th Jan 2023.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome by chair Phyl Meyer and housekeeping
  2. Apologies
  3. Declarations of conflicts of interest
  4. Minutes of last meeting
  5. Matters arising
  6. Correspondence: Police report, HIAL, Response from Douglas Hendry re our letter on Island Community Impact Assessment,  resignation of Dr Mike, Potential meeting with Andrew Kain and Ross McLaughlin, Argyll and Bute Islands Sounding Board
  7. Duties of Councillors – Discussion of who will do what in terms of e.g. Facebook page, meeting streaming, website maintenance, banking signatories, handling of correspondence, representation on Tiree Transport Forum.
  8. Reports from Argyll and Bute Councillors and Members of the Parliaments
  9. Co-option of more members – discuss a process
  10. Potential closure of Tiree Service Point – response from TCC and the community
  11. Reports on Meetings: Ferry Stakeholders Group, including an update on waiting room at the pier, Community garden project
  12. Potential joint working with other island Community Councils
  13. Engagement with Parent Council
  14. Planning matters: Proposed amendment to our planning policy – under “Scope” replace requirement for comments to be made directly to us with requirement for the comments to be made via the Argyll + Bute Council planning portal. Report on any current planning applications from December/January.
  15. Policy on the balance between virtual, hybrid and in-person meetings
  16. AOCB
  17. Date of next meeting

Meeting papers:

Tiree CC Inaugural Minute 19.12.22

Meeting joining instructions:

Please note: our meetings are recorded for the purpose of minute taking. If you do not wish your camera feed to be recorded, please do not enable your camera. Keeping it off, rather than on but covered over also helps reduce internet load for participants.

When you first join the meeting at the start time – you may find you are in a Waiting Room, please just wait for the meeting to start and you will be admitted automatically.

Join Zoom Meeting online by PC or smart device:

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 891 6417 2285
Passcode: 771482

Dial by your location
+44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom
+44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdWEspyCth

Guidance on joining the meeting:

You can choose how you view the meeting using the app if joining via the internet – “Gallery view” shows you multiple participants

Please note that by default you will join the meeting muted (i.e. you will not be sending sound out to the rest of the participants) – please leave yourself muted unless you need to speak, and when invited to do so by the chair, and remember to re-mute afterwards. This is needed to ensure that the call is not made very difficult to follow by background noise from multiple people, which can be extremely disruptive to the call.

We suggest that members of the public not enable their camera, unless wishing to be seen when making a contribution to the meeting. This saves bandwidth and reduces the size of the recording for the minutes. Please note that our meetings may also be streamed to our Facebook page, where they may remain and be viewed after the meeting has ended.

If joining on a PC, tablet or other device, please set your screen name to a recognisable form of your actual name so that other participants know who you are – this is required if you wish to participate via either speaking or using the text chat.

The mute and unmute button is in the lower left, and looks like a microphone, next to the button for switching your webcam on/off.

If you are using a telephone to dial in, the mute and unmute command can be given by typing on your handset: *6

Requesting to speak:

If joining by computer, you can find a button to “Raise your hand” to ask to speak under the “Participants” menu, accessed by pressing the Participants button (looks like a human figure, in the middle of the bottom part of the window). You can also use the chat function to make a comment or to ask to speak on a point.

You can “raise your hand” to ask to speak if phoning in by using the code: *9

As ever if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help you take part in the meeting accessibly, please let us know by e-mailing phyl@tireecommunitycouncil.co.uk

Inaugural meeting of the new 2022 session of the TCC

Following the election of Community Councillors in 2022, unfortunately TCC did not quite have enough members to re-constitute. We therefore had to suspend operations while a by-election was held to try to top-up our numbers. Fortunately this was successful and we now have the minimum required number to re-form.

The inaugural meeting of the new session has to be facilitated by an official from Argyll and Bute Council – this took place on 19th December 2022. Office bearers were elected, and an updated form of the TCC Consitution (incorporating changes to the scheme of establishment made by A+BC last year to make holding virtual meetings permissable permanently) was approved, as well as the Standing Orders.

The new office bearers are:

Chair: Phyl Meyer

Secretary: John Holliday

Treasurer: Jacqui Bennett

The note of the meeting and all papers, including the passed documents, are linked below:

Tiree Inaugural Minute 19.12.22

Tiree Community Council Signed Constitution 2022

TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL STANDING ORDERS FOR MEETINGS 2022

Co-option Form

Declarations of Interest Protocol

Model complaints procedure for Community Councils

Notice of August Meeting and Draft Minutes of June Meeting

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 10th July 2022 at 7pm.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome and ‘Housekeeping’
  2. Apologies 
  3. Declarations of interest 
  4. Matters arising; including access to SurveyMonkey
  5. Correspondence: Cllr Hampsey, Freedom of Information request to Argyll and Bute Council, Scottish Communities Climate Action Network, Pier View Land
  6. School: submission asking for a review of the decision not to do an Island Community Impact Assessment on recent appointments at the school; Community Services Committee meeting on Collective Leadership Model on the 25th of August
  7. Light pollution at school
  8. Ferries; Report on meeting with Transport Scotland about the idea of a ferry between Mull, Coll and Tiree; Submission to the Scottish Government’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee inquiry into ferries; Letter from Don McKillop about the winter timetable and relief programme for the closure of Uig pier
  9. Air Service; Meeting with Transport Scotland about the next PSO for the Tiree-Glasgow air link
  10. Water resilience; Meeting with Euan Innes from Scottish Water about the adequacy of Tiree’s current water supply and possible future changes
  11. Inappropriate car parking on Crofts and Common Grazings
  12. Planning applications; Campsite and Pods on school playing fields; re-application at Vaul
  13. Housing Crisis; Discussion of new Short Term Lets Licensing Scheme and Planning Control areas
  14. Community Council Elections; timetable and meeting of Community Council in September
  15. AOCB; a chance to raise matters not on the agenda

Meeting papers:

Meeting joining instructions:

Please note: our meetings are recorded for the purpose of minute taking. If you do not wish your camera feed to be recorded, please do not enable your camera. Keeping it off, rather than on but covered over also helps reduce internet load for participants.

When you first join the meeting at the start time – you may find you are in a Waiting Room, please just wait for the meeting to start and you will be admitted automatically.

Join Zoom Meeting online by PC or smart device:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85681745966?pwd=b2R2Z2NqRTBmUFQ4ZEdqVFIrcTBBQT09

Meeting ID: 856 8174 5966
Passcode: 525971

One tap mobile
+441314601196,,85681745966#,,,,*525971# United Kingdom
+442034815237,,85681745966#,,,,*525971# United Kingdom

Dial by your location
+44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom
+44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdWEspyCth

Guidance on joining the meeting:

You can choose how you view the meeting using the app if joining via the internet – “Gallery view” shows you multiple participants

Please note that by default you will join the meeting muted (i.e. you will not be sending sound out to the rest of the participants) – please leave yourself muted unless you need to speak, and when invited to do so by the chair, and remember to re-mute afterwards. This is needed to ensure that the call is not made very difficult to follow by background noise from multiple people, which can be extremely disruptive to the call.

We suggest that members of the public not enable their camera, unless wishing to be seen when making a contribution to the meeting. This saves bandwidth and reduces the size of the recording for the minutes. Please note that our meetings may also be streamed to our Facebook page.

If joining on a PC, tablet or other device, please set your screen name to a recognisable form of your actual name so that other participants know who you are – this is required if you wish to participate via either speaking or using the text chat.

The mute and unmute button is in the lower left, and looks like a microphone, next to the button for switching your webcam on/off.

If you are using a telephone to dial in, the mute and unmute command can be given by typing on your handset: *6

Requesting to speak:

If joining by computer, you can find a button to “Raise your hand” to ask to speak under the “Participants” menu, accessed by pressing the Participants button (looks like a human figure, in the middle of the bottom part of the window). You can also use the chat function to make a comment or to ask to speak on a point.

You can “raise your hand” to ask to speak if phoning in by using the code: *9

As ever if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help you take part in the meeting accessibly, please let us know by e-mailing phyl@tireecommunitycouncil.co.uk