1 Welcome
1.a to note:declarations of interest in any items on the agenda
1.b to agree:order of business
2 Approval of minutes of 16 September 2019 and 21 October 2019 meeting
3 Matters arising from previous minutes (and not included on agenda below)
4 Community Police Officer’s Report
5 Presentation and Q&A: Euan Leitch onTenements: strengthening the repair & maintenance culture through legislation
Update on the final recommendations of a Scottish Parliamentary Working Group set up to establish solutions to aid, assist and, where necessary, to compel owners of tenement properties to maintain their buildings and upcoming (legislative) developments.
6 Planning
6.a to note: 19/05092/FUL Demolition of existing building & erection of 58 flatted residential development, 14 Ashley Place
6.b to note: status of current planning applications (NOV 2019)
6.c to note: any other Planning matters relevant to LCCC area
7 Parks & Green Spaces
7.a to note: Powderhall Railway Path update
7.b to note: Friends of Pilrig Park report
7.c to note: other Park Friend’s reports
8 Transport & Clean Streets (10)
8.a to note: CPZ consultation update
8.b Trams to Newhaven
8.b.i to note: update on Community Councils Together on Tram (CCTT)
8.b.ii to note: construction timetable; Leith Walk enabling works; bidirectional cycle-path
8.c to note: any other Transport & Clean Street matters relevant to LCCC area
9 Licensing
10 LCCC Governance and Office Bearers’ reports
10.a Community Council elections
10.a.i to note: problems with election process impacting at least three community councils
10.a.ii to note:vacancies for individual Community Councillors and representatives from recognised (registered) local interest groups
10.b Appointment of LCCC members to committees, committee conveners and subject leads, LCCC representation on outside bodies
10.b.i to agree: appointment of Engagement Officer
10.b.ii Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
10.b.ii.1 to note: EACC AGM on 21-11-19 will elect new office-bearers; nominations close by 7pm on 19-11-19.
10.b.ii.2 to note: John Tibbitt has been nominated for Chair of EACC by other CCs and his proposalto improve EACC’s performance.
10.b.iii to agree: LCCC to nominate John Tibbitt as Chair of EACC as a first step towards implementation of his proposals
10.b.iv to note: previous LCCC committees: planning, transport & clean streets, parks and & green spaces; parking working group; licensing subject lead; incoming correspondence triage
10.b.v to agree: committee structure, appointment of LCCC members to committees, committee convener/s, working group/s, subject lead/s and incoming correspondence triage
10.c to note: other outside bodies and need to appoint LCCC reps
10.d to note: Treasurer’s report
10.e to note: reports from other Office Bearers
10.f to note: Comms Group report
11 Open Forum[1]
12 AOCB[2]
13 Bulletin[3]
13.a Save Iona Street: campaign launched to prevent new student flats being built in Leith (EdinburghLive, 1-11-19)
14 Future Meetings (usually 3rd Monday of the month) and meeting topics/presentations
14.a to note:
2019: 16 Dec; 2020: 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 16 Mar, 20 Apr, 18 May (incl AGM), 15 Jun
14.b to note: future presentations and charrettes
14.b.i 16 Dec: 19/04682/PANpresentation by CEC & Collective Architecture on Powderhall site (165 Broughton Rd)
14.b.ii tbc 20 Jan: Bonnington Road Lane development PAC by Platform
14.b.iii tbc: talk by CEC Archeology Officer and FCA on findings at 70, 72 Newhaven Road (17/01183/FUL)
14.b.iv tbc: 19/00415/PAN (rear of 139 Leith Walk)
[1]this agenda point allows members of the public to raise issues of public interest
[2]this agenda point allows LCCC members to raise issues not covered by the agenda
[3]this is for information only; any discussion to be brought to a future meeting