Monday, 19 August 2024 at 7pm
at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library

1 Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies

1.a Present, apologies

1.b to note: declarations of interest in any items on the agenda

1.c to agree: order of business below

2 Approval of minutes of the ordinary LCCC meeting on 17 June 2024

3 Matters Arising from previous minutes (and not included on agenda below)

Item	Actor	Action	Progress
3 row 4	Cllrs Caldwell, Rae	Keep pushing for fixes to tram-route issues
3 row 5	H Toberman, P Forissier	Check whether Albert St bin-hub changes will be OK	postponed to OCT
3 row 10	S Kennedy	Write a proposal for action by CEC on traffic problems in Abbeyhill colonies
4.a	P Forissier	Contact relevant police team to ask for return of CCTV to Dalmeny St.
5.a	H Tobermann	Express LCCC’s disappointment about the lack of progress on the Powderhall path to CEC	done
6.a	H Tobermann	Thank CEC for undertaking the discussion with the Manderson St developers, and ask that it is done in other cases	done
6.b	P Forissier	If time permits, submit LCCC’s objection on Ashley Place
6.c	P Forissier	If time permits, submit LCCC’s objection on Murano Place
6.c	B Ryan	Try to find contact details for NHS Lothian official who predicts population changes	done
6.d	P Forissier	Submit LCCC’s objection to the 8 Middlefield PBSA, based on residents’ input
6.f	B Ryan	Enable P Forissier to automatically count and report nummary numbers each meeting
7.b.iii	H Tobermann	Submit a deputation decrying the lack of detail in the report to TEC about Brunswick St	done

4 Policing matters

4.a to note: local (ward) Police Report July/August 2024

4.b to note: Police Scotland – Edinburgh City Division Scrutiny Report 4/23 to 3/24

4.c to note: reports of continued drug dealing in Pilrig Park and Police Scotland’s ongoing and future response

5 Parks and green spaces

5.a to note: update from Friends of Pilrig Park

5.b to note: any other Parks and green spaces matters relevant to LCCC area

6 Planning

6.a to note: Vestas Offshore Wind Blades UK Ltd – Proposal of Application Notice, Land to the East of Imperial Dock, Port of Leith; Luci Holland report on drop-in event

6.b to note: workshops about the University of Edinburgh’s 2025 – 2030 Community Plan (28/8 or 3/9/24)

6.c to note: plans to turn 8/2 Smith’s Place into six holiday flats (24/03019/FULSTL and 24/03020/LBC)

6.d to note: any other Planning matters relevant to LCCC area

7 Transport and clean streets

7.a to note: application to refurbish office building “Calton Square” (59 Leith Street, 24/03604/FUL) and potential impact on public transport to/from South Side from road closure during construction

7.b to note: update on Tram Project post-construction: (upcoming) personnel changes; reasons behind upcoming tram driver strike

7.c to agree: to campaign for a comprehensive (rather than piecemeal) post-Tram construction strategy which

• addresses the resources required to monitor contractor defects (and compliance)
• reviews (and amends/fixes) big and small issues where design (agreed by CEC in the Final Business Case) is not working as expected (or simply wrong), noting that not of all these will be immediately affordable, but that they should at least be catalogued, so that they can be appropriately prioritised
• reviews of ad hoc measures introduced during the construction phase
• and reverses planned, but temporary measures introduced during the construction phase

7.d to note: update on Councillor Caldwell’s proposed schemes for the Local Traffic Improvement Programme

7.e to note: any other Transport and clean streets matters relevant to LCCC area

8 Licensing

8.a to note: any Licensing matters relevant to LCCC area

9 LCCC Governance

9.a to agree: co-option of local resident Simon Preston

9.b to agree: co-option of local resident Avril Ewing

9.c to note: the election of Tracy Gilbert as local MP and ex-officio member of LCCC

9.d to note: vacancy of Vice Chair to be filled (advice and support available)

9.e to note: Phase 3 Statutory Consultation of the Scheme for Community Councils and their Boundaries closes 21 August 2024

9.f to note: community metrics: Edinburgh is the UK city with the strongest sense of community spirit according to new study (EN, 29-7-24), but: The European countries with the strongest sense of community (Preply, 11-07-24)

9.g to note: any other LCCC governance issues

10 Open Forum (local residents)^[1]

11 AOCB (LCCC members)^[2]

12 Future Meetings and planned meeting topics/presentations

1. 2024: 16 September, 21 October, 18 November
2. 2025: 20 January, 17 February, 17 March, 21 April, 19 May (AGM), 16 June

^[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.