Minutes of the AGM
July 7th, 2009
Heights Hotel, Portland
Apologies: Paul Green, John Ray, Nicky Turrel, Jackie Harvey, Nikki Billington, Lyn Cooch, Mrs Trent.
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting
Minutes from last meeting approved.
Short Presentation by Sarah Watson from Dorset Squared (D2) (Chalk & Cheese). Chalk and Cheese ”aims to support existing and encourage new sustainable land and marine based enterprises which rely on and contribute to the quality and understanding of our unique and beautiful environment”
This is a pot of money – some £3,100,000.00 for funding local projects in more rural areas. The projects must be new and land or marine based with a sustainability factor and enterprise focussed.
Applications are open now and the fund runs from now until 2013. Although it is an EU programme it recognises local input and applications are decided by local people.
There is a Local Action Group and this is open to all and meetings are held every two months in a place which is central to the area covered by this project. Sarah recommended people to go along to the next meeting which is at Broadmayne Village Hall 30th July 6.15pm. She also recommended that the first of these meetings you attend you attend as an observer so that you can pick up on the criteria and then have your say at the next meeting as to which projects should be funded or not as the case may be or if more information is needed before a decision can be made.
Any grants can be used in conjunction with funding from private trusts for example and there is an expectation for match funding including in kind contributions.
Clive Saunders raised the question as to possibility of a fishing pier and Sarah thought it wood be worth a try if the project was income generating.
The Chairman thanked Sarah for coming and talking to us.
Chairmans Annual Report was circulated and Phil then gave his annual address. He made it clear that ongoing support is essential for the Partnership to continue thriving and that the past year has been our most successful to date. He made an appeal for input from the community to ensure our objectives move forward and are achievable and that we can continue to be a driving force on the Island
He thanked Mark Jackson for running the Fortuneswell project for the Partnership.
Update on the Fairfield Centre project which as though we are finally getting there. We now have to produce some drawings and a report as to what we wish to do before Dorset County will move any further forward and this is being put in hand.
Phil then thanked the officers for their continued work together with Angie Mustill for allowing us the facility at the Heights, Rachel Barton for her continued support, Neil Lemon for the work on the Partnership web site and Margaret Tout for organising the raffles.
The Chairman then read out the secretary’s report as Gillian is having difficulty talking for very long at the moment (the Chairman and her husband both hope that condition continues for a while longer!)
Audited Accounts were circulated, approved and adopted.
Election of officers. Nominations were in for Chairman – Phil Laming, Vice Chairman – Neil Lemon, Secretary – Gillian Philipps, Treasurer – Andrew Harvey.
All nominations seconded and duly elected.
The Chairman then thanked Gareth Jones for his support throughout the past year and Gareth pledged his continuing support.
AOB. Tim Munro announced that he had just come from a Council meeting where it had been confirmed that £90,000 is being set aside for the placing of three CCTV cameras – two in Fortuneswell and one in Easton Square.
He also announced that £48,000.00 was being set aside for a feasibility study for sea wall repairs.
Mark Jackson is concerned about the number of blocked drains that are causing problems and appealed for us to inform him of as many as we can so that we can make the council do something about it.
Next meeting 1st September 2009 at Heights Hotel 7 pm. Agenda to follow.
