Tiree Community Development Trust s3

Tiree Community Development Trust

Monthly Board Meeting

Date / 12th March 2013
Time / 7.30pm
Venue / Rural Centre
Present / Trust Directors: Pat Campbell, Rosaleen Campbell, Mark Armstrong, Roger Jarvis, Trudy MacKenzie,
John Bowler
Staff: Andy Wright, Sophie Isaacson, Jackie Jones, Sam Bouchnak, Shari MacKinnon
Apologies: Isabella MacKinnon

1. Welcome and Apologies – The Chair welcomed all present.

2. Previous Minutes – The minutes from the previous meeting were approved, proposed by PC and seconded by RJ.

3. Matters arising –

· Community Account Management (CAM - HIE) – Donald Melville is awaiting our response, board agreed to commit for 12 months and review the situation. AW to action.

· Robertson Trust – AW has been advised that a funding application can be submitted re continued funding of the youth programme. AW/SI to action by 5th April.

· TREL to find out if SSE is liable for TREL’s loss of income. AW to action.

· An Talla Sign – RC has spoken to An Talla committee and they are currently planning to have it repaired. SB suggested funding may be available from Comunn na Gàidhlig and will advise the committee. SB to action.

4. Declaration of any conflict of interest – There was no conflict of interest declared.

5. Meetings in the previous month-

(a) Donald Melville

Notes from this meeting were distributed and discussed.

(b) Stuart Millar – Coop

Notes from this meeting were distributed and discussed. An update from this meeting will be published in the next issue of An Tirisdeach. Agreed to meet again in 3 months.

(c) Transport Group

Minutes from this meeting were previously distributed.

6. Meetings for the coming month –

(a) School Presentation

A selection of Trust staff and directors are giving a presentation on the Trusts purpose and role in the community to all secondary pupils on 21st March.

7. Staff/Staffing Update – Staff reports had been circulated prior to the meeting and were discussed.

(a) Posts – LDO/MCC/AAI Grad Post– working groups & line management

Local Development Officer – Jackie Jones & Sam Bouchnak began work on 1st March and are currently planning to meet with all community groups to gather up-to-date information. This will be reported at the May board meeting. TMK will line manage.

Music & Culture Coordinator – Donna MacLean will begin work on 1st April. IMK & RC have joined the Music & Culture steering group. IMK will line manage.

Adopt an Intern Swimming Pool Researcher – Dr Louisa Cliff has been appointed and will begin work on 1st April, based on Tiree for 2 months. JB & RC have joined the Swimming Pool steering group. JB will line manage.

(b) Team Coordinator

A report by PC had been circulated prior to the meeting and was discussed. A final report will be presented at the next meeting for the board to consider before a final decision is made.

8. Finance Reports –

(a) Monthly Budget Update

AW presented the monthly financial update to the board.

(b) Windfall Budget Update

AW presented the Windfall Fund budget update to the board.

9. TREL – TREL are due to meet 14/03/13. Cable boat is on site and due to begin work on the damaged cable week commencing 18th March.

10. Tiree Broadband – CIT are due to meet next month - nothing to update on this month.

11. Tiree Array Sub Group (TASG) –

(a) Meeting with Audrey Martin – TMK due to meet with AM this week and will have an update for next meeting.

(b) RESET – there were no applications received for the second round of RESET funding. RESET subgroup has agreed to fund a place on Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust trip for a Tiree youth aged 16-17 years.

(d) Meeting with Richard Lochhead and Fergus Ewing – AW is working on organising a meeting to discuss community benefit from offshore wind farms.

12. Windfall Fund –

(a) Meetings – it was agreed that separate meetings would be held quarterly to assess full Windfall applications.

(b) Timescales – it was agreed that a time limit will be set for accepting grant offers and that Windfall enquiries will only be valid for 6 months.

(c) Enquiries - A number of enquiries have been received – SI summarised each enquiry for the Directors to make comment on. Applicants who have enquired but not yet submitted a full application to be contacted and encouraged to submit full application. SMK to action.

13. Business Plan – TMK presented the first draft of the Trusts business plan that had been compiled by the staff and requested feedback from board. All directors to action.

14. AOCB -

(a) Energy Saving Trust – MA & AW & Energy Savings Trust had a telephone meeting to discuss the possibility of Trust/Windfall offering loans though Energy Savings Trust. Meeting went well and Energy Savings Trust is keen to be involved.

(b) Argyll & Bute Council Local Development Plan – This is now online for commenting on. Trust to agree response.

· Donna MacLean has resigned as a co-opted director as she will now be employed as M&C coordinator.

· The board agreed that Stewart MacLennan be asked to join the Trust Board as a Co-opted director. AW to action.