The Board received
verbal update reports from those Members who attended the Harbour
Community Forums. The updates were
given as follows:
Salcombe Kingsbridge Estuary Conservation Forum
(SKECF)
The representative advised that the next
SKECF meeting was to be held on Tuesday, 17 September
2019.
South Devon & Channel Shellfishermen
The representative advised that:
-
an
application
had now been made by the Council to the Maritime Management
Organisation for funding towards the purchase of Personal Flotation
Devices. By way of a further update,
the Chief Executive advised that the application had sought 75% of
the total funding and therefore, if successful, there would need to
be a means of raising the additional monies. A Board Member proceeded to make the point that
Fishermen in Cornwall were each required to contribute £30
towards their own devices;
As a cautionary note, the Board was advised that,
whilst Plymouth City Council had been successful in its Bid,
officers were not aware of any other local authority that had been
awarded funding. Members concluded that
it would be useful to receive a progress update at the next Board
meeting.
Kingsbridge and Salcombe Marine Business Forum
The representative
informed that the marine businesses were generally
content. However, in response to recent
thefts, some concerns had been raised over the service that was
being provided by the security company.
Following a brief discussion, the Harbour Master advised that the
current contract was due to expire in 2020 and a future options
report would therefore be presented to the Board before the expiry
date.
Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club (KEBC)
The representative did not provide an update
to this Board meeting.
East
Portlemouth
The representative informed that the Parish
Council had last met in September and no issues relevant to the
Harbour had been raised at this meeting.