Category Archives: Meetings and minutes and reports

Trams: phase map; ‘meet the team’ event

(The following map and ‘meet the team’ information is provided for the information of LCCC residents, visitors and businesses. It is neither an endorsement or a criticism of the tram-works.)

Tram-Construction phase map

Click the image to see the full-size PDF. Trammap2 (small)

 

Meet the team and find out more about the project

On Thursday 7 November 2019 we will be hosting the first in a series of events in the coming months, giving residents and businesses the opportunity to meet the team and discuss our plans for taking trams to Newhaven.

A range of team members from Sacyr Farrans Neopul JV (infrastructure contractors), Morrison Utility Services (utility diversion and archaeology), the City of Edinburgh Council and Turner and Townsend (project managers on behalf of the Council), will be on hand to talk you through our plans and explain our construction programme and approach, Support for Business package and project archaeology.

The event will take place in South Leith Parish Church, Constitution Street from noon until 7:30pm. The church is fully accessible. You can find out more information on how to get to the venue by clicking here.

Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 26 September 2019

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, at 200 Bonnington Road, on Thursday 26 September 2019 at 5:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Continue reading →

LCCC committee convenors etc appointed

At Leith Central CC’s first post-election meeting (Monday 21 October 2019), the following convenors, representatives and committee-members were agreed:

Planning

  • Convenor: Pierre Foressier
  • Other members: Nick Gardner and John Wilkinson

Transport and clean streets

  • Convenor: TBC
  • Other members: TBC
  • Harald Tobermann and Charlotte Encombe will continue to represent LCCC at Community Councils Together on Trams, which meets with CEC’s trams team towards the end of each month.

Parks and green spaces

  • Convenor: Nick Gardner
  • Other members: TBC

Licensing

Decisions were held over until LCCC’s November 2019 meeting. Hence

  • Convenor: TBC
  • Other members: TBC

 

 

LCCC September 2019 **DRAFT** minutes

Please note that these are draft minutes, and so do not represent LCCC’s agreed positions etc. If there are any queries, please contact LCCC. Due to various connectivity issues, this draft was not approved at the October meeting.

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of Leith Central Community Council, held in Leith Community Education Centre on Monday 16 September 2019 at 7:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision. Continue reading →

LCCC election results

Elected, coopted and local-interest-group representative members

At the meeting of LCCC on 21 October, the following were declared elected or *co-opted as members of Leith Central Community Council:

  • *Alan Dudley
  • Jack Caldwell
  • Charlotte Encombe
  • Pierre Forissier
  • Nick Gardner
  • Fee Gerlach
  • Sheila Kennedy
  • Ian Mowat
  • Harald Tobermann
  • John Tibbitt
  • John Wilkinson
  • Amy Woodgate

Hence LCCC has space for 4 co-opted members.

No local interest groups (LIGs) were registered as wishing to be represented on LCCC.

It also has space for 8 members representing local interest groups operating in its area.

Appointment of office-bearers

Role Nominee(s) Proposer(s) Seconder(s) Result
Chair Charlotte Encombe Nick Gardner Ian Mowat Elected nem con
Vicechair Harald Tobermann Ian Mowat Pierre Forissier Elected nem con
Secretary Sheila Kennedy Nick Gardner Harald Tobermann Elected nem con
Treasurer Ian Mowat Harald Tobermann John Tibbitt Elected nem con
Engagement Officer Amy Woodgate This election was held over due to A Woodgate’s and J Caldwell’s absence.
Fee Gerlach
Jack Caldwell