Knoydart Community Hall, 6pm
Attending: Reagan Nunn, Davie Newton, Terra Burgoyne, Aaran Watson, Angie Rupp, Jenny Ruddle, Philip Evemy, Helen Evemy, Tom Harris, Sara Donald, Corinna Calder, Calum Wilson, Sara Wilson, Steve Brooks, Stuart Dillett, Sam Easson
Apologies – None
Declarations of Interest – None
Minutes of Previous Meetings inc. single item agenda meetings
December Board Meeting minutes – Approved
Matters arising
Matters arising and actions from last Meeting – None
Updates
- Knoydart Trading Update – from meeting today.
- Bunkhouse and wee hooses have taken lots of bookings for this year (2025)
- £182,000 in the bank
- Shop is doing well – we now have a scanner!
- KRL update
- Under-grounding is now complete.
- New turbine runner for greater efficiency.
- Increasing list of new connections expected.
- Starting trials of new smart meters.
- Had a call with Artemis who deal in electric boats (KR looking at adding charging points on the pier)
- Discussion around feasibility of electric boats.
- KR would offer charging points for electric and non-electric boats
- This would mean less noise, less pollution and more income
- Foundation Office update
- £18,500in maintenance costs for the year
- Land management update – FIRNS, Deer Management budget, management agreements, Deer Management Group JMT
- Cull target on track
- FIRNS meeting was held last week – going well
- Ranger update – genny shed, masts, mapping and next year.
- Have been liaising with cruise providers for the 2025 season.
- Walking tours for Silver Seas have been arranged.
- Multiple people will be providing the tours.
- Ranger station is still in-progress.
- Coastal litter cleanup days are being arranged.
- Seeking funding for the seasonal ranger position
- Cornerstone meeting may take place in early spring
Items for decision/recording
none at present
Reports
- Accommodation Project Officer report
- Work on the workers accommodation will start back up soon.
- First invoice in for preliminary work from funders
- Planning is in for construction support facility which has been validated.
- Water supply for Millburn needs upgrading to cope with current and future needs
- Sara will be arranging a meeting with KT, KF and KR to discuss bunkhouse refurb
- Working through the maintenance list and developing a maintenance budget
Items for discussion
- Accounts – present situation with cash at bank overview and P&L
- £550,000 total – £182,748 Trading, £63,000 operations, £95,000 #2 accounts
- Forward planning capital projects – date of meeting?
- Need to do some financial planning if we want to do future housing projects.
- Discussion about bringing in a financial planning expert.
- All boards need to have a meeting and involve the community before making an agreement
- AP – DN to organise a meeting about this in February
- RHB housing meeting verbal report
- AP – Corinna to send RHB policy to Stuart and Andrew
- HebNet and fibre update
- Inverie bay area will be fully fibre before the end of the year.
- Fibre will have to be dug into every house
- No internet disruptions expected
- Place plan
- No Updates
AOB
Would it be possible for Corinna to send out a reminder a week before the meeting to everyone who needs to write a report?
Discussion about land management foot count – DN and SD to arrange a discussion
Trying to get a water supply at the top side of the bridge for Millburn’s water supply.
Directors to be mindful of declaring which ‘head’ they are speaking with during the meeting with Mr. Henkel on Friday.
