Secretary's report
Consultations
1. The Parks, Greenspace
and Cemeteries Service would welcome your views and feedback,
the link below will take you directly to the consultation through which any
comments or suggestions can be made. This consultation will close on
Wednesday 22 November 2017 and the results reported to the Transport and
Environment Committee in March 2018.
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/parks-events-review-2016-17
Done, November 20th. Response ID ANON-U4AZ-RFYC-R.
The Southside Community Council, responding to
opinions expressed by residents, is strongly against events involving vehicles
being allowed on the grass in our parks. The Meadows has been severely damaged
by such events, and the grass cannot recover from heavy vehicles and tracks in
the grass. Events should move to locations with hard surface, or be much
shorter than those that have increasingly been held on the Meadows.
Meadows festival. It is inappropriate to have
many cars on the grass, although some are of the opinion that it may be justified
for this non-commercial event lasting for only 2 days.
Underbelly: The Southside Community Council
and other residents have long opposed commercial events involving heavy
vehicles being allowed to park on the grass for long periods in our parks. This
event is much longer than is suitable, and the Meadows is
severely damaged every year. This event should move to a location with hard
surface (or be much shortened, though this would be much less satisfactory).
Promises that some money would be used to maintain the park have not evidently
been honoured, and the neighbourhood
gains nothing, and loses much from this event.
August funfair: Any event on the grass is for
too long a time, even if the organisers would like
longer. Damage is done and the grass takes a long time to recover. The noise
from this event was terrible in the late afternoon, and may have been worse
later on.
2. https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ce/2018-19-council-budget-engagement/
Closes 19 Dec 2017, done.
3. 2. 31 Oct 2017: From: Nicholas Fraser (Nicholas.Fraser@edinburgh.gov.uk), Depute Clerk
of the Licensing Board, phone 0131 5294424 Edinburgh Licensing BoardÕs initial, informal consultation on its Statement of
Licensing Policy. This is the first stage of a two-stage consultation, with a
more detailed consultation planned for 2018.
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/cg/edinburgh-licensing-board-consultation-on-statemen/
3. Consultation
on Fire and Smoke Alarms in Scottish Homes, with deadline 1 December 2017, and
consultation paper.
Deadline 1 December 2017. Done on November 24th,
response ID ANON-DNDB-64EN-N
Invitations to meetings etc.
1. 16 November 2017:
Notice of EACC Annual General Meeting on Saturday 25th November 2017 from
10 am until 12 noon at The Business Centre, City Chambers, EH1 1YJ. In
addition, Paul Lawrence, Executive Director for Place will talk about the City
Region Deal and the evolution of the Place Directorate since 2015.
The Full Meeting papers can be downloaded, and are on the website in EACC Documents
At the EACC meeting on 12th
October 2017 it was agreed that a letter be written to the Council Leader
expressing concern over the apparent lack of community council input and
involvement in the Locality Outcome Improvement Plans (LOIPs) and the Locality
Report.
2.
29 November: Revised agenda for Civic
Forum meeting on December 5th
December
1: Email from Ross.Murray@edinburgh.gov.uk informing us that Community Council must register "as a Data
Controller" with the Information CommissionerÕs Office (ICO), and failure
to register may lead to a fine. Instructions were attached note provides
guidance on how to do this. The £35 registration fee is classed as an
administrative requirement and can be paid from the annual administrative grant
from CEC. No deadlines were specified.
3.
Invitation to briefing
by the Development Plan team, to learn about the plan and in particular the
infrastructure measures in its Action Programme. This
is one of four briefings, with a particular emphasis on the south
east area of the city, including the city centre. Wednesday 29 November (next week), from 5pm
– 6.30pm in City Chambers. If
I donÕt hear by Friday, I can reply that nobody from the SCC wishes to attend.
David Benyon will go to this.
4. 29 November: From Joseph Taylor admin@cockburnassociation.org.uk, Agenda for Edinburgh
Civic Forum on Tue 5th December, 3.30 (4pm start) at the Business
Centre in the City Chambers, with draft minutes of the Sept. meeting. To attend, reply to his email.
5. Announcement of Participatory
Budgeting Champions Programme (forwarded to SCC
members)
Letters sent, etc
A letter was sent supporting
Margaret Graham in asking the Council to review the Nelson Hall lease and make
it fairer, and asking how the "Scheme for Community
Councils", section 11 (The City of Edinburgh Council shall determine
any additional support services/resourcing, such as: photocopying and
distribution of community council minutes and agendas; and free lets of halls
for community council meetings, to suit local requirements) will be honoured.
Steve Burgess replied on behalf of all the councilors that this will be looked
into (November 24th).
Sick Kids hospital plans
Ascertained that Rillbank Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, EH9 1 is
not listed.