Minute of North of Scotland Regional Network 1
Meeting held on Friday, 2nd October 2020 at 11.00 a.m.
via Zoom
Present:
Cameron Grant |
Vice Chair |
CG |
Leonora Montgomery |
Secretary/Treasurer |
LHM |
Steve Byrne |
Committee Member |
SB |
Colin Stewart |
Committee Member |
CS |
Alasdair Mackenzie |
Committee Member |
AM |
Gerald Low |
Committee Member |
GL |
Tom O’Brien |
Committee Member |
TO |
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In attendance:
Susan McLellan |
Scottish Government |
SM |
Tony Kelly |
TPAS |
TK |
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Apologies:/Absent:
Bill Chapman |
Chair |
Apologies |
Patricia Millar |
Committee Member |
Apologies |
Ruth Fraser |
Committee Member |
Absent |
Derek Wilkie |
Committee Member |
Absent |
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Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest All were welcomed to the Meeting and Apologies were given as stated. Declarations of Interest – CS declared being on the SHR Board. |
LHM CS
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Modifying Local Connection Consultation TK gave presentation on background to this which was followed by a lengthy discussion on what our answers should be. TK took note of these and will forward to LHM to enable her to formulate a response to the Consultation by the due date of 23rd October 2020. Minute of Meeting held on 21st August 2020 and Matters Arising This was proposed by AM and seconded by CS as an accurate record of the Meeting. Matters Arising – 5. A.O.C.B. Second bullet point re PM’s concern – TO advised that he had been contacted to participate in two consultations on Rents and Repairs and LHM advised that she had received a further complaint from PM which she wanted raised today in that she as Chair of her Group was not being kept in the loop about what is happening with TP and she is being told secondhand about Members of her Group being contacted. TO stated that he thought that this was probably due to her not having a computer but as all pointed out, there is post and telephone. GL stated that he had also not received any contact from Perth and Kinross Council and had tried unsuccessfully to contact them as the Rent Consultation was due. Some discussion followed on the different ways Landlords were contacting their Tenants re Consultations with most doing it by both post and online which is as it should be.
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Treasurer’s Report LHM advised that there being no expenditure in August and September the balances remain the same at £1,651.40 Cr in the Bank Account and £32.05 Cr in Petty Cash. |
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Business Matters • Age, Home and Community Group Report – SB advised that he has still heard nothing regarding Meetings. • Website Update – CS advised that he had another Meeting with SM and Civic for some last minute issues and is hopeful that this will go live around the 15th October 2020. • Basecamp – CS just wanted to show us a quick way to post an email on this so shared his screen and asked us to contact him if we had any issues. • SHR Liaison Group Update – LHM advised all that the Pre-Meeting had been arranged for 13th October 2020 and the Meeting with SHR on the 27th October 2020. • Chairs and Secretaries Update – LHM asked SM if any progress had been made regarding Zoom Meetings and was advised that Annabel was in the process of fixing a date which we should be advised of shortly. • Meeting Dates for 2021 – LHM raised this and after discussion it was agreed that these should be every 8 weeks and still on a Friday these are therefore – 8th January; 5th March; 30th April; 15th May (Saturday – AGM); 9th July; 3rd September; 29th October and 17th December.
A.O.C.B. None.
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Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting – Friday, 20th November 2020 at 11.00 a.m. via Zoom.
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