Minute of North of Scotland Regional Network 1
Meeting held in AB1 Building, 48 Huntly Street, Aberdeen
on Friday, 21st February 2020 at 11.00 a.m.
Present:
Cameron Grant |
Vice Chair (Chaired Meeting) |
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 |
Ruth Fraser |
Committee Member |
RF |
Tom O’Brien |
Committee Member |
TO |
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In attendance:
Morag Hutcheon |
Observer |
MH |
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Apologies:/Absent:
Bill Chapman |
Chair |
Apologies |
Patricia Millar |
Committee Member |
Apologies |
Susan McLellan |
Scottish Government |
Apologies |
Derek Wilkie |
Committee Member |
Absent |
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Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest
CG welcomed all to the Meeting and asked everyone to introduce themselves for the benefit of MH. Apologies were then given as stated.
Declarations of Interest – CS gave his for being on the SHR Board. |
CG
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Minute of Meeting held on 10th January 2020 and Matters Arising
This was proposed by AM and seconded by GL as an accurate record of the Meeting. Matters Arising –
None.
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Treasurer’s Report
LHM advised the following - £ January 2020 - Bank Account Opening Balance 1,334.68 Cr Deposits for the Month 1,500.00 Less Expenditure for the Month 1,054.69 Leaving a Balance of 1,779.99 Cr Petty Cash Opening Balance 4.00 Cr Deposits for the Month 50.00 Less Expenditure for the Month 41.92 Leaving a Balance of 12.08 Cr
AM wanted it Minuted at this point, which was seconded by CG, that they commended LHM for the accurate and well presented Accounts each month.
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Business Matters • Age, Home and Community Group Report – SB had not forwarded the December Minute as stated last month but did so during the Meeting, together with the Note from the follow up Meeting on Housing 2040. CS wanted it noted that he was on this Group representing Positive Voice and not the Regional Network although he would Report to this Group when SB was unable to attend. CS advised that at the last Meeting he had asked that Housing for Older People with HIV be included in their Action Plan. • SHR Liaison Group Report – LHM attended this with TO as an Observer and advised that the main thing to highlight was that they had received a presentation on the preliminary findings of the Annual Assurance Statements. 95% (179) were received on time – 7 were late, 6 of which were received the following week. The only one still outstanding was Glasgow City. To the date of the Meeting (28/1/20) they had still 3 of the 7 Housing Associations and 3 Local Authority Landlords to visit (which would be completed the following week) for informal discussions with Staff and Committee Members to hear what worked well and what had not. One of the main issues most highlighted was the lack of the Toolkit at the very beginning. The Full Report is due out in March. CS advised that the SHR were also doing Webcasts to reach a wider audience. • Website Training Update – CS advised that he had heard nothing and LHM read out a short reply on this from Susan which stated that there was no update as a Member of Staff was off ill.
CS felt we should complain (to which all agreed) about this situation and the fact that no Regional Network Members were consulted on what they would like the Website to look like before it was implemented. CG/LHM will raise this at the Chairs and Secretaries Meeting next week (25th). • 2040 Consultation Response Event Feedback – All felt it was unnecessary to have us all travelling to Dundee as it could have been carried out at our Meeting as the Regions were split anyway albeit in the same room which was kind of distracting. All agreed the Venue (Apex) was good, once you gained entry! • Chairs and Secretaries Meeting on 25/2/20 – LHM included this on Agenda to advise that the Venue had been changed to the Radisson, West George Street, Glasgow and the Observers would now be GL and CS as AM had to pull out.
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A.O.C.B. • AGM – CS advised that George Walker (SHR) had declined the invite however, Mike Dailly has said that he would like to attend. LHM read out the reply she had from Susan re the Housing 2040 Team attending in which they felt they would have nothing to Report so after much discussion, it was decided that only Kevin Stewart and Mike Dailly should be invited to talk and that LHM would write to them accordingly. • Regional Network Representation – Susan had sent this to all and LHM stated that Susan had advised that she had Members from other Regions interested so the best way forward on this would be discussed at the Chairs and Secretaries Meeting. • ACHA’s Annual Tenants’ Conference – CG wanted to highlight this which went very well and the main thing raised by the young Tenants who attended was Communication. One of the young Tenants was also on the Youth Parliament and stated that the Scottish Government (TP Team) never communicated with them. CG was able to say that they had (and still do) on numerous occasions but had never received a reply! ACHA are also producing a Facebook Page and are going on You Tube.
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Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting –
Friday, 3rd April 2020 at 11.00 a.m. in the Scottish Government Offices, AB1 Building, 48 Huntly Street, Aberdeen.
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