Minutes of meeting - 21st September 2006

Extract Minutes of meeting at Hallhill Healthy Living Centre, Dunbar

Corrections of previous minutes

The accident involved a fishing boat which collided with the rock and was damaged due to having insufficient fenders in place, and no one was injured

Seabird Centre Camera

DHT met Tom Brock regarding the possible funding. The closing date for applications is 30th September.

The project proposes to fund the removal of mallow from Fidra the Bass Rock and Craigleith which is an invasive species and is harming the habitat of Puffins which are in decline in the area. It is also intended to include the monitoring of Kittiwakes in the project and includes the erection of a camera linking the Seabird Centre to the Kittiwake colony at Dunbar Harbour .

Business Plan

Battery - 5 quotations received for preparation of conservation plan. DHT to review these and will send a copy to ELC specialist for comments. The results should be available for the next Board meeting.

Toilets and Showers - the application has been sent to the Big Lottery and an acknowledgement has been received. Site to be investigated after funding has been agreed.

Interpretive Panels (Information Boards) - ongoing

Fishing Day trips - ongoing

Sea Life Monitoring - DHT thanked all particpents for their presentation to the harbour users.

Parking - ongoing

Harbour Visits - ongoing

Bridge - Work planned to start in October

24/7 Access - ongoing

Business Plan Review and Update - Ongoing

Finance Report

No report at this meeting

HMC Update

Seerad funding to be applied for the ladders, wall and slipway inspections/surveys to ascertain repairs required and methodology and creation of hard standing.

Quotations are awaited for the repairs to the HM office

Projects Update

Projects

North Wall - will be resurveyed pending grant

Ladders - pending grant - Listed Building consent now agreed.

Tidal Depth Gauge - will be erected early October

Hard Standing - pending grant - one objector to planning permission and DHT to arrange a meeting and visit objector.

Fuel Store -Contractors are now on site and the physical installation is complete. Awaiting Trading Standards. DHT to arrange meeting with potential fuel suppliers.

MacArthur's Store - Heritage Lottery Fund have re-confirmed that Community access and a DHT office must be included in the building to qualify for funding but the location of these is flexible.

Slipway - pending grant

Diving Platform - awaiting HMC meeting

Harbour Incident Report

This report has already been circulated to HMC members and will be discussed at their next meeting

AOB

Insurance -The issue of the requirement to lift and check the mooring chains on an annual basis reviewed. The main chain would be impossible to lift and DHT to check if insurers would accept a annual check of samples of the main chain.

The issue of more effective communication by DHT to be reviewed

The AGM will be held in November

Date of Next Meeting

Thursday 12 th October @ 1830hrs at Hallhill Healthy Living Centre