Monday, 15 April 2019 at 7pm
McDonald Road Library, Nelson Hall
- Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies
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- to note: declarations of interest in any items on the agenda
- to agree: order of business
- to agree: co-option of new Community Council member Ian Mowat
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- Approval of Minutes of 18 March 2019 meeting
- Matters Arising from previous minutes (and not on agenda below)
- Community Police Officer’s Report
- Planning
- City Plan 2030
- to note: LCCC’s submission Local Development Plan Process: City Plan 2030 impact on LCCC area – “expanded statement of our thinking”
- to agree:to progress this through a local plan charette in August/September facilitated Duncan Bremner, Citizen Curator (proposal)
- to note: status of current planning applications (to 13-04-19)
- 19/00415/PAN (rear of 139 Leith Walk)
- to note: PAC events on 22 and 23 April at McDonald Road Library have been postponed for 3-4 weeks (Ross Manson 10-04-19) and that the formal submission of a detailed planning application is programmed for Autumn this year. (Ross Manson 22-03-19)
- to agree: pre-application consultation with LCCC in June in the preferred format (charrette) and date (as part of 17 June CC meeting)
- to note: any other Planning matters relevant to LCCC area
- City Plan 2030
- Parks & Green Spaces
- Transport & Clean Streets
- Tram Extension to Newhaven
- to note: CEC decision to go ahead with tram extension and key dates
- to agree: during the Early Contractor Involvement period (to October 2019) to continue to pursue LCCC interests through the coalition of CCs (CCTT)
- to note: CEC’s agreement to close Leith Street for 20 days in May as reported in Broughton Spurtle
- to note: any other Transport & Clean Street matters relevant to LCCC area
- Tram Extension to Newhaven
- LCCC Governance and Office Bearers’ Reports
- to agree: to nominate a new Treasurer (to be appointed formally at the AGM) to allow handover preparations to get underway
- to note: Comms Group Report
- to note:Treasurer’s Report
- Licensing Report
- to note: Consultation on Draft Revised Guidance for Licensing Boards (closes 11-06-19)
- to note: reports from other Office Bearers
- organisation of Leith Gala 8 June
- to note: forthcoming CC elections (in October)
Event | Day |
Notice of Election (start of nomination period) | -52 |
Close of Nominations (forms to Returning Officer) | -31 4pm |
Withdrawal of Nominations | -31 4pm |
Candidates’ personal statements | -21 |
Notice of Poll (if required) | -21 |
Polling Day | 0 |
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- to agree: practicalities of promoting CC elections through Comms Group (posters, leaflets) and potential collaborative promotion with neighbouring community councils
- to agree: AGM (20 May 2019) – speaker (TBC), agenda, practicalities
- to note: review of membership of LCCC committees and working groups
(1) Communication Group: Jack Caldwell, Sheila Kennedy, Bruce Ryan (2) Licensing: Sheila Kennedy (3) Parking working group: Charlotte Encombe, Sheila Kennedy, Julian Siann (4) Parks & Green Spaces Committee: Charlotte Encombe, Nick Gardner (5) Planning Committee: Clara Boeker, Nick Gardner, Lorraine Moore, Damien Sefton, Julian Siann, Harald Tobermann (6) Transport and clean streets Committee: Harald Tobermann, Sheila Kennedy, Clara Boeker (7) Clean streets subcommittee: Sheila Kennedy, John Wilkinson |
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- to note: draft protocol for LCCC agendas for adoption at AGM
- Bulletin
- Waverley Station Masterplan consultation to 26 April 2019 (Network Rail)
- Place-Age: Leith Neighbourhood Exhibition 22-26 April 2019
- Open Forum
- AOCB
- Future Meetings (usually 3rd Monday of the month) and meeting topics/presentations
- Dates 2019: 20 May (AGM), 17 June
- to note: potential future presentations
- Briefing by Euan Leitch, BEFS on upcoming Tenement Maintenance legislation and related matters – date TBC