Welcome and apologies:

Present: Ed Pybus, John Butcher, Catriona Renfrew, John MacColl, Nicola Greenall, Victoria Wince.
Apologies: Robin Webster, Gordon Blair
Welcome: Kate Stephens, Karen Raeburn and Iain McKinley, members of the public present.

Approval of minutes of the inaugural meeting

Agreed with amendment hard copy of handbook required x2 CR to follow up with A and B.
Declarations of Interest noted that a register is not required but we will discuss further whether we wish to develop one. For item 8 NG declared an interest as working for A and B Climate action network. EP also declared an interest as partner works for ABCAN.

KCC processes

B Model Complaints process adopted.
C Standing orders adopted subject to inserting dates.
D Constitution adopted.
E Co-option
Previous practice was to invite additional input from someone with expertise to particular meetings rather than formally coopt.
Various views were expressed in the discussion including that co-option would strengthen our numbers; that we had enough members; that we could invite interest in being coopted to gauge possible numbers, but point made how would we select if more people interested in co-option than places? Agreed to discuss further at the next meeting.
F Community engagement and communication.
Agreed to continue to invite people to register their email address to receive information, to use Facebook and notice boards to communicate.
Agreed to develop a web site as main communication vehicle action EP.
CR will draft a communication summary of each meeting to go out widely.
G Meeting Schedule and venues
Agreed Kames was a good venue.
Agreed meetings should alternate between 15.00 and 18.00 start times to enable a range of people to attend.
Agreed meeting should be four weekly, CR to circulate schedule for discussion at the next meeting.
Agreed that we should aim to get remote access for meeting. CR to raise with hall lead.
There was also a discussion on connection with councillors which we agreed to return to.

Council Budget survey:

Agreed this is an important issue but too late in this year’s process for Kilfinan CC to engage. Agreed to discuss our approach for future years.

Visitor levy consultation:

Agreed this is an important issue with different views across the community and lots of forums for discussion which the CC should publicise and encourage people to engage with.

Kilfinan Local Place Plan

NG presented a short paper proposing the CC agreed to initiate the Local Plan process with Argyll Climate Action Network (ABCAN) Bute and Cowal Rural team, facilitating.
Agreed the CC will work with ABCAN to develop a Local Place Plan with action to NG to circulate a proposal for membership of the steering group for approval by email.
JB will join the group as second member for CC.

Argyll Rally

CR presented her short paper, following a detailed discussion it was concluded that the CC needed to ensure that the A and B Council are made aware of whether community views have been taken into account and whether economic issues have been fully considered.
Agreed letter to be drafted to Director of Infrastructure, indicating CC wish to express views before Council make a decision. Draft to be circulated for agreement, with proposal to enable community to express views. CR
Agreed CR to represent CC on Rally Liaison group and RW to be asked if he wished to be second member.

Broadband issues:

JB highlighted lack of progress to deliver comprehensive broad band coverage.
JB agreed to seek views and pick up in place plan process.

Storm mobile coverage

A and B Council had highlighted process underway to collate issues with telecoms during Storm A.
Agreed to communicate process which was in place and to return to issue of storm resilience.

Bute and Cowal Area Committee and Community Planning Group

CC has opportunity to be involved in the groups, important for a to engage with Councillors and wider statutory bodies.
Agreed CR to list bodies and meeting cycles for further discussion.
Cr to represent CC at Area Committee, pending further discussion.

Ferry Issues.

Various concerns expressed about unilateral ferry decisions, without consideration of community needs and concern that non-island services are not treated as lifeline.
Agreed CR to write to CalMac raising issues and asking for engagement with CC.
Tarbert CC to be contacted for their views;

Correspondence

Noted that posting an outline of the meeting for the public rather than making the draft minutes available is acceptable.
Draft minutes should go to community councillors, ward councillors and communitycouncils@argyll-bute.gov.uk 14 days from the date that the meeting took place. Agendas should be available not later than 7 days prior to meetings.
Community Nature and Climate events/training: noted.
National speed limit consultation: Agreed to be considered in local place process. NG
Email from G Hogg proposing CC role in pontoon and defibrillator. concerns expressed in discussion about proposals. Agreed need to understand better to make decisions. EP to follow up with GH and report back to next meeting.

AOCB

Energy project NG outlined current position, action next agenda.
Treasurer outlined plan to establish banking arrangements. Agreed NG and EP to be second cheque signatories. Internet banking to be established.

Date of next meeting Monday 24th March 18.00