Knoydart Foundation
Community Directors Meeting
Monday 14th September 4:30 p.m. 2020
Attending Via Tele Conf: GH/IR/JD
Apologies: DA, MA
Also Attending: CD
Minutes taken by: CD
Declarations of Interest:
Approval of Previous Minutes:
Approved by Board
Matters Arising:
- Financial Update
a. Dashboard
ACTION – CD – Put staffing issues on the agenda and give an update.
B. Draft Accounts
ACTION – CD – Send Draft accounts to whole board.
ACTION – CD – Send notice of AGM for Wednesday 21st October.
ACTION – CD – Confirm who stands down.
ACTION – CD – Confirm Jane Reid - Millburn update
a. Legal agreement in place
b. Possible visit
ACTION – CD – Check if HSCHT is paying for this - Constitution Update
a. Process for voting on September 22nd.
b. Proxy Voting process
ACTION – CD – Send an email that they can vote via proxy and encourage people to do so
c. Process on the day
ACTION – CD – Get a trial run set up 5:30 Wednesday.
ACTION – CD – Ask Steph to do the technology.
ACTION – CD – Get two people to have lists of membership and tick off participants and votes
ACTION – CD – Put up a web page – old constitution and new constitution.
d. Process for second stage
ACTION – CD – Confirm the questions. Compose email to Scottish Land and Estates, Dave Thomson and Richard Martin
e. Membership Update
Sam Easson and Sam Gardener approved subject to checks
ACTION – CD – Provide hard copy version Unique File Name. Deleted Names remain on the list with “Removed” Next to them. - HIE Conversation
Millburn, Manitobas, Huts.
Boat, Freight Service, Care workers, Home helps? Courses. - Venison Production
a. Upgrading larder
b. Selling Venison locally
c. Agreement with KT
ACTION – CD – Draw up lease for Larder. - Response to J.P.
JP has conversationally approached us and offered to sell the pub to the KF. The board has discussed it. - Housing Plan inc. Manitobas/Farm Bothy
On Back burner until Morven from HSCHT comes back from holiday. - Move Lawyer
Agreed to move the Lawyer for Rural Housing Burden work.
JD left the meeting
a. Title Deeds
ACTION – CD – Does JL need the complete title deeds to do the job of Rural Housing Burdens? Can we do something quicker to get Johann’s plot sold.
ACTION – CD – Follow up with Denis Rixon on archiving - Ultramarathon proposal
ACTION – AD – Ensure that BTU are aware that it’s their responsibility to discuss it with other land owners.
Discuss it with the community – suggested through the community council.
ACTION – AD – Can the board see a proposal from them. - Knoydart Retreats Film
ACTION – CD – to negotiate the location fee.
Any Other Business
Date of Next Meeting
22nd September, 2020
