Action Note of Ward Forum held on 17 September, 2007, at the Town House, Inverness at 7.30 p.m.

Attendees

Jimmy Flint, Ward Manager – Inverness Central Ward, Highland Council (Chair)
William Gilfillan – Corporate Manager – Highland Council - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey

David Haas – City Manager – Highland Council

Bet McAlister - Councillor – Highland Council

Peter Corbett – Councillor – Highland Council

Donnie Kerr – Councillor – Highland Council

Janet Campbell – Councillor – Highland Council

Ali Locke – Merkinch Community Council

Dell MClurg – Merkinch Community Council

Ivor Bisset – Merkinch Community Council

Kate Fairclough – Inverness B.I.D

Stefan Krause – Inverness B.I.D

Andy Dixon – Inverness Courier

Annette Clunas – Dalneigh Primary School

Pat Haugh – Crown Community Countil

Blair Marquis – Northern Constabularly

Richard Arden – Southside Road Resident

Bill Walker – Resident

Helen Murray – MacDonald Street Resident

Donald MacLennan – Resident Ardconnel Terrace

Brian Beattie – Resident Ardconnel Terrace

Barry Kane – Dalneigh Community Council

Janet Home – Culcabock & Drakies Community Council

Jimmy Flint, Ward Manager in the Chair

Apologies: None

Agenda

1. Background information on the Forum

Presentation by William Gilfillan – Corporate Manager – Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey

2. A Presentation on Flood Prevention

Presentation by Sam MacNaughton – Head of Transport & Infrastructure regarding flood prevention in the Central Ward Area. Extracts from SEPA Flood Maps were displayed for Fluvial & Coastal Flood Events.

3. A Presentation on Community Safety Issues

Inspector Blair Marquis updated the Forum on Community Policing issues and the new Fixed Penalties that have taken place from 7^th September 2007 – in the first week 24 were issued to the public.

Debate by Forum on under age drinking in the city centre, boy racers, noisy exhausts, concerns in the number of licensed restaurants and bars open to early hours of the morning.

Action: Police would monitor and issue Fixed Penalties when
required.

4. Questions from the Public

Debate on Street Cleaning standards

Action: TECS – to look at this and report back.

Gully emptying was not being done enough and raises the concern of flooding on the streets in the city.

ACTION: TECS – Clean the Gullies on annual basis. Looking at how to improve this.

Other matters arising for investigation:

There are no youth activities in the city after 10pm
Speeding around the city.
Consultation on flooding to be advertised to the public that live in the vulnerable areas.
Transport in the city needs looking at – too many cars in the city centre.

5. Date of next meeting

Date still to be decided for next meeting.