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Minutes of Meeting held
12th February 2009
Attending
Steven Christie; Heather Anderson; Charles French; Michael Pirie; Elizabeth Miller and Robert Taylor.
Present
Graeme Davidson [MC] and Cllr Sharp
Apologies
Harry Walton; Jean Walton; Robert Amos and Vivian Smith [Tenants]
Cllrs McGillivray; Coul; McIntyre; Murdoch; Paul; Leadbitter; Divers; Shand;Russell and Iain Terry [MC].
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Welcome
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Steven welcomed all to this month’s meeting
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Matters Arising
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1. The Core Group has met the criteria for joining En Trust and is now a member. An application for funding will be sent shortly.
2. Kim Su is to be invited to be April’s guest speaker. Secretary to make arrangements.
3. Finance Training, date set, 9th March 2009, 7pm, Cedarwood. Moray Council to pay for this.
Minutes proposed by Charles French.
Seconded by Elizabeth Miller
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“Post”
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1. Ipos MORI questionnaire.
2. CIH, workshops agenda, if interested in attending please contact Tina.
3. Moray Council inspection report.
4. Moray Council official guide has now been published.
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Treasurers Report
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Statement No 74 shows that there is £1,074.25.
All agreed to adopt the new expenses forms.
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HBV
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Please see the minutes
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TP Group
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Please see the minutes
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Tenants Handbook
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Last minute suggestions to Graeme as soon as possible.
*Heather suggested that tenants should be informed that “Call out charges” may be incurred when an “Out of Hours” call turns out not to be an emergency.
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AOCB
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1. Graeme explained The Assignation Policy. This is going to Housing Sub Committee in March.
2. TIGHRA news, TIGHRA and TPAS will hopefully joining forces. TIGHRA conference to go ahead in September. Secretary will have more information at the next meeting.
3. Northern Lights web site will go live on the 12th May 2009.
4. New Housing Minister is Alex Neil.
5. Affordable Housing questionnaire, 5th March, 7pm in Cedarwood.
6. Finance Training 9th March, 7pm in Cedarwood.
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Meeting closed 9pm.
Next meeting Thursday 26th March 2009, 7pm in Cedarwood.
*The secretary would like to remind everyone that HBV and TP Working group minutes can be sent out on request.
Additional
MINUTES
Taken at extra Meeting
5th March 2009
Attending
Steven Christie, Heather Anderson, Elizabeth Miller, Michael Pirie, Bob Taylor, Jean & Harry Walton, Robert Amos and Graeme Davidson.
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Welcome
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Steven welcomed all to this extra meeting.
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Northern Lights
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Northern Lights [Region 2] are holding their AGM on the 18th April in The Town & County Hall, Aberdeen. All those interested in attending please give names to the secretary by the end of the meeting or no later than the 15th March.
There is still a tenant vacancy on the Northern Lights committee. The chair was asked to apply for this place. Proposed by Charles French and seconded by Harry Walton. All agreed.
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En Trust
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The group approved the membership to En Trust at the last meeting. En Trust requires The Core Group the make and approves three short printed objectives for the minutes. They will read as follows;
We, The Moray Tenants Core Group, reaffirm the following three objectives:
1. The Moray Tenant Core Group shall not distribute profits and shall apply all of its income to the furtherance of the objects above.
2. The work of The Moray Tenant Core Group shall not benefit of landfill site operators who may contribute to The Moray Tenants Core Group and claim credit under the Landfill Communities Fund. Nor shall it be for the benefit of contributing third parties, as defined in landfill tax regulations.
3. In the event of the organisation disbanding any remaining Landfill Communities Fund money shall be transferred to any enrolled Environmental Body, and not to an organisation of similar objects and status.
The above was proposed by Harry Walton and seconded by Elizabeth Miller, all agreed.
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Affordable Housing
Questionnaire
(Scot Gov)
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The questionnaire was filled out by the members with grateful help from Graeme Davidson. The secretary will send this away.
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Meeting closed at 9pm.
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