Agenda and minutes

Venue: Top Floor of the Templar's Hall, Harbour Street, Tarbert

Contact: Lynsey Innis, Senior Area Committee Assistant; Tel: 01546 604338 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were intimated by:-

 

Councillor Donald Kelly

Lindsay Dougan, SSE

Stuart Irvine, East Kintyre Windfarm Trust

Alastair Calder, ALIEnergy

2.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

3.

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Minute of previous meeting, held on 10 September 2015. 

Minutes:

The Minute of the previous meeting held on 10 September 2015 was approved as a true record. 

 

Matters Arising

 

Margaret Pratt asked for details of the response from Audrey Martin in relation to “Money from Extensions to current windfarms”.

4.

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Report by East Kintyre Windfarm Trustees

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The group gave consideration to a written report updating them on the financial status of East Kintyre Community Council and applications submitted to year ending 31 March 2016.

 

Decision:

 

The group agreed to note the contents of the report.  Mr Reppke agreed to advise Stuart Irvine of the request from Scottish Power for more information on the positive work being done.    

 

 

(Ref:  Report by East Kintyre Community Council, submitted.)

5.

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

Margaret Pratt advised that she had sent a report to the Council and circulated copies of it to Members present. 

 

Decision:

 

The group agreed:

 

1.    to note the good work being undertaken and the Argyll projects that have been supported; and

2.    to note that there shall be consultation on the payment mechanisms where there are extensions to existing schemes or re-equipping of sites like Tangy. 

6.

Inveraray Windfarm Trustees

Minutes:

There was no update from Inveraray Windfarm Trustees. 

 

Decision:

 

The group agreed that the Senior Area Committee Assistant would write to Inveraray Windfarm Trustees requesting an updated Statement of Accounts and circulate to Trustees for information. 

 

7.

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Report by ALIEnergy

Minutes:

ALIEnergy had submitted a written update on ALIEnergy activity. 

 

Decision:

 

The group noted the written report submitted.

8.

Scottish Community Foundation

Minutes:

There was no update from Scottish Community Foundation.

 

Decision:

 

The group agreed that the Senior Area Committee Assistant would write to Scottish Community Foundation requesting an update and circulate to Trustees for information.   

9.

Any Other Business

Minutes:

Siobhan McLaughlin from Scottish Power gave a verbal update on recent Scottish Power activity within the area, and expressed her appreciation of  the excellent work being done. 

 

Decision:

 

The group noted the verbal update provided.

 

 

 

The Chair thanked the Trustees and other officers for their input and attendance at the meeting.