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Ibrox and Cessnock Community Council
Draft minutes of meeting on Wednesday May 18th 2016 at 7pm at Kinning Perk In attendance: Shona Craven, Chris Fyfe, Anne Henderson, Archie Henderson, Iain Henderson, Mark Hughes, David Jones, John Kane, John McKinstry, Margaret Prunty, Bailie Fariha Thomas Apologies: James Adams, John Foster, Stephen Dornan, Grace Smith Vice-chairman Mark Hughes opened the meeting in the absence of chairman John Foster, who was on holiday. Minutes of last month's meeting were approved. Mark confirmed that Bill Copleton has made the decision to resign from the community council due to failing health. An election will be held to replace him and Mark has written to community council members who have not attended for some months to confirm whether they wish to continue. Shona Craven agreed to replace Bill as Mark's substitute for the Govan Area Partnership. Updates were provided on the closure of the Subway in July. Smart ticket holders have now been emailed full information, including options for accessing the replacement bus services. For all other passengers the bus will cost £1 single/£2 return for adults and 50p single/£1 return for children. Scottish Water works have begun on Govan Road beside Festival Park, which will last five months. Bailie Thomas provided an update on the meeting about Summer Sessions on May 3rd, which no community councillors were able to attend. Unfortunately there was also no police presence at this meeting, which limited discussion of safety and security measures. The tendering process for security staff for the concerts is ongoing. Craigton Community Council made representations but no objections. A number of “local forum meetings” are to be held, with dates to be confirmed. There should be representatives from the police and the security staff at these. The Mary Barbour Award was discussed and residents were encouraged to nominate women who have been involved with campaigning in their communities. The award ceremony will be held in the Pearce Institute. It was suggested the original deadline for nominations of May 31 would be pushed back. An Environmental Task Force is to be launched by the council to target problem areas. This is described as a “new way of doing things”. Areas of focus will be selected based on the number of council complaints received, and it was pointed out that residents of middle-class areas with relatively minor environmental problems make a disproportionate number of complaints. Shona Craven pointed out that detailed suggestions for improvements/efficient to cleansing services had been sent to Paul McGrath following his attendance at the community council meeting last year, but he had not replied to this email or got back in touch as promised regarding either publicity plans for the roll-out of food recycling or any of the various “city reviews” etc he had mentioned. Chris Fyfe raised the problem of crumbling buildings, specifically that on the corner of Langshot Road and Paisley Road West. Bailie Thomas confirmed that owners of the tenement flats had been offered grants but were refusing to co-operated. She mentioned the extra powers of acquisition the council has been granted to tackle chronic housing problems in Govanhill, which has been designated an “enhanced enforcement area”. Residents were advised that when phoning to report complaints about the behaviour of a tenant (ie dumping rubbish) they should insist on the complaint being logged against the landlord's name. Council staff should be able to look this up themselves on the landlord register. The possibility of a bookmaker's in the Bank of Scotland building and a possible “gentlemen's club” in Paisley Road West were raised, but there were no updates on either. Currently the change of use from a bank to a bookmakers does not require planning permission - it was suggested that Iain Henderson raise concern about this at the Community Council Discussion Forum, as the proliferation of bookmakers is likely to be a matter of concern for many other communities. Treasurer John McKinstry provided any update on progress with the new bank account, which is now set up. The old account has been closed. Iain Henderson provided his report from the latest Community Council Discussion Forum, at which statistics on cleansing were presented and boundary changes affecting community councils were discussed. There was also discussion of efforts to promote community councils across the city. Mark reported that the recent community budgeting event, Govan Decides, had been a success, with 17 applications for shares of the £10,000 funding and 55 votes cast. He advised that the event was a very useful way of finding out about what's going on in the area. There are plans to run another event later this year. Mark advised that he is now chairman of the board of trustees for Clyde Community Hall, and that refurbishment work is ongoing by City Building apprentices. This is taking slightly longer than expected and a “soft” launch of the hall is expected at the end of July. The staffing situation is still to be confirmed. The community council could potentially hold our July meeting in the new hall. There was discussion around expanding the community council mailing list to ensure all of the new Glasgow MSPs are invited to our meetings. Shona Craven explained that she had created a MailChimp mailing list but that to use this successfully the community council would require a custom url and email account. Various options for the url format were discussed, taking as a starting point the most popular formats used by other community councils in Glasgow, and it was agreed we should purchase www.ibroxandcessnock.org.uk. The Skene Road and Ibroxholm development plans are still pending consideration. The meeting closed at 9pm. The next meeting will take place at 7pm on Wednesday June 15th at Kinning Perk Cafe.
Ibrox and Cessnock Community Council
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday April 20th at 7pm at Kinning Perk In attendance: Bill Copleton, Shona Craven, Stephen Dornan, John Foster, James Gardner (SPT), Anne Henderson, Archie Henderson, Iain Henderson, Mark Hughes, John McGoldrick (SPT), John McKinstry, Margaret Prunty, Lesley Rodgers (SPT), Grace Smith, James Soper (Walmer Crescent Association), Andrea Thompson (SPT), Avril Williamson (Walmer Crescent Association) Apologies: Chris Fyfe, John Kane, Fariha Thomas Chairman John Foster opened the meeting and asked deputy chairman Mark Hughes to provide updates on matters including the Summer Sessions (August 26-27 – tickets are on sale but the licence has not yet been granted) the possibility of organising a meeting about Orchard & Shipman, the letting agents to asylum seekers, and the potential creation of an event-day parking zone (our area is now second on the priority list for this). The minutes of our last meeting were approved. Parking problems on match days were raised by some residents, as well as anti-social behaviour on our streets and a particularly concerning incident involving an elderly women being abused on the Subway. Suggested responses for SPT to consider included CCTV in Subway carriages, stewards in carriages and posters in and around the Subway advising people to report criminal and anti-social behaviour by passengers. It was pointed out that in future the Subway trains may be driverless, further reducing opportunities for reporting problems. It was suggested that the return of police officers on bikes would improve the policing of match days. Police Scotland have re-launched their online survey in response to feedback from the public. This will now be open all year round, and residents were encouraged to participate. There was discussion about the planned Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Bellahouston Park, with some residents expressing concern about noise levels from summer concerts and the associated anti-social behaviour that could cause upset to those residing in or visiting the hospice. Councillor Stephen Dornan advised that he would be raising objections accordingly. A consultation on Summer Sessions will take place on May 3, with John McKinstry and Grace Smith due to attend from the community council. Only a city councillor or the local community council (in this case Craigton) can object at this stage, as the application is being submitted only six weeks ahead of the event. Cllr Dornan advised that promoters do not submit their applications earlier because this allows other individuals to object. John McGoldrick of SPT spoke in some detail about the Subway refurbishment and took questions from residents. The contract for the works is still out to tender but due to be awarded soon. Penalties for delayed work have been written into contracts. Concern was raised by the Walmer Crescent Association members that vibrations from the work could disturb residents and SPT confirmed that noisy work was to be scheduled for daytime hours. There was some confusion over the hours, as 7am-6pm are hours in council rules for contractors whereas 8am-8pm is currently specified in SPT contracts. James Soper pointed out that any damage caused will need to be repaired by SPT as the Walmer Crescent residential building is A-listed. John Foster raised the need for better maps and signs at Subway stations, and the potential for community information space to be incorporated into the refurbishment works. Shona Craven pointed out that there had been no direct communication with passengers (including Smart Card holders) to advise them that the Subway was closing. Andrea Thompson advised that passengers were due to be informed the following week. Deputy chairman Mark Hughes opened the second half of the meeting and invited residents to raise issues of concern. Anne and Archie Henderson raised some concerns about commercial developments in the area. Anne had been informed that the former Bank of Scotland branch was to be turned into a bookmakers' and Cllr Dornan said he would object to such a change of use on the basis that it goes against the regeneration plan for the area. Other bookmakers can also made an objection on commercial grounds. Archie raised concern that a ground-floor flat opposite the former Swallow Hotel, formerly a “sauna”, was being converted into a “gentlemen's club”. The practice of passengers using the area around Cessnock Subway as a free park-and-ride was raised. James Soper of the Walmer Crescent Association said his group was investigating this and would keep us informed on any developments. It was suggested the Albion car park beside Ibrox Stadium could be use for weekday park-and-ride since it is currently only used for parking on match days. John McKinstry provided an update on progress with the community council bank account, and Iain Henderson gave his report from the monthly Community Council Discussion Forum at the City Chambers in Glasgow. Mark spoke about the recent Govan Area Partnership (GAP) meeting he attended, and the move from four meetings per year to six. Land and Environmental Services are due to leaflet residents about food recycling after the GAP chased this up. The new Govan-to- Partick foot bridge is to be built by summer 2019. The boundary for Thriving Places is to be changed to include Ibrox. Cessnock and Govan East. SPT will attend the next GAP meeting after Mark raised concern about the shutdown. Mark spoke about Govan Decides, a community budget exercise taking place as part of a pilot project. 20 projects from across the Govan Ward will compete for funding of £10,000, with all local residents eligible to vote. £5,000 has been contributed by the GAP with another £5,000 from the Scottish Government. Mark strongly encouraged all residents to attend the event on Monday April 25 at the Pearce Institute. Mark also advised of his attendance at a Digi CC event focusing on social media and communications by community councils (and the creation of a Dropbox-style Knowledge Hub), and progress with the new Clyde Community Hall, which is due to open in June. John Foster confirmed there were no updates to report on the Skene Road or Ibroxholm 2 developments, as these are still being examined by planning staff at the council and have not yet been assigned to committees. The meeting closed at 8.50pm. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18 at Kinning Perk Cafe. |
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