Ibrox & Cessnock Community Council
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday 19th July 2017 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall
Councillors: Ricky Bell (RB) and Allan Young (AY) Community councillors: Shona Craven, Iain Henderson (IH), Mark Hughes (MH), John Foster (JF), John McKinstry (JM), Avril Williamson Police Scotland: PC Craig Cameron, PC Larissa Cooper. Residents: Marta Calana, Archie Henderson, Jacqueline and John Hopkins (Kinning Park Community Council), Stuart Minnis, Sheila Muirhead, Jamie Murray, Margaret Prunty (MP). Apologies: Stephen Dornan, Anne Henderson, John Kane, Kirsty McDowall, Grace Smith 2. Police Update PC Craig Cameron updated the CC on the Crime Report for June 2017 in the ICCC area.(Bracketed figures are June 2016 figures for comparison.) 64 (76) TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES: 6 (3) VANDALISM 2 (7) BREACH OF PEACE 11 (13) ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES 4 (6) THEFTS 2 (5) THEFTS FROM M/VEHICLES 11 (3) HOUSEBREAKING 10 (6) ASSAULT ** 3 (9) MISUSE DRUGS ACT *** 1 (0) DRUNK & INCAPABLE 0 (2) FIRERAISING 6 (19) STREET DRINKING 8 (3) OTHER CRIMES* *Other Crimes – Robbery, Fraud, Taxi Fraud, s1 SOSA, s3 SOSA, Urinating, Possession of Knife ** 2 Serious Assault 2016 *** 3 Supply Charges 2016 TOTAL INCIDENTS: June 2017 - 275, June 2016 - 316.
3. Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the previous meeting recorded as being approved. 4. Matters Arising Ibroxholm Development
Pacific Quay Development
Boundary change
Bellahouston Park Music Events
5. Correspondence Received Correspondence has been received on the following items, information on these items can be found on our websites new section.
Evening Times Article:
6. Local Residents' Forum IH pointed out the number of broken pavements, bad pothole, loose slabs, especially on Brand Street and Paisley Road West. One across from Copper Pot is particularly bad. Too many patch jobs and not enough proper repairs. IH also pointed out the elderly residents have been injured due to the these damaged surfaces. 7. GCC Councillor Updates GCC is currently in recess although councillors are still doing case work
8. Community Council Business
9. Planning/Licensing Updates
10. Rep Updates CCDF IH reported neither a member of the current GCC administration nor Empowerment Services showed up at the last meeting. Discussed how to encourage more interest in CCs. Sean Mackay of Garnethill CC spoke about CCs being on Facebook and IT training sessions will be set up for community councillors. Next CCDF has been brought forward from September 30 to September 9. Burgh Court Hall in John Street from 9am. 11. AOB Nothing was raised. 12. Next Meeting - August 16, 7pm at Clyde Community Hall
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Ibrox and Cessnock Community Council
Draft minutes of meeting on Wednesday June 21st, 7pm at Clyde Community Hall In attendance: Eric Anderson, Councillor Ricky Bell, Shona Craven, Brian Docherty, B, E and R Elliot, John Foster, Chris Fyfe, Arthur Gilmour, Caroline Hamilton, Serena Hay, Iain Henderson, Jacqueline and John Hopkins (Kinning Park Community Council), Mark Hughes, David Jones, Councillor John Kane, Jim Kirk, Kirsty McDowall, John McLaren, John McKinstry, Margaret Prunty, Isabel Snelgrove, Jackie Welsh, Avril Williamson, Councillor Allan Young Wheatley Group: Laura Greene Keepmoat Regeneration: Stephen Bell, Tony Smith Cooper Cromar: Jon Scordia Drum Property Group: Fife Hyland, Alex Mitchell (Zander Planning), Susan Pegg 1. Apologies Councillor Stephen Dornan, Anne and Archie Henderson, Grace Smith, Janet Keddouh 2. Police Update No-one from Police Scotland was in attendance but Shona Craven advised that she would get in touch with officers before the next meeting in order to get a verbal update in issues raised at previous meetings. Residents raised fresh concerns about break-ins and attempted break-ins in the area. These included attempts to kick in storm doors on Merrick Gardens and Paisley Road West, a female suspect kicking in a storm door on Edmiston Drive at teatime, and a resident being woken at 4.30am and witnessing a male suspect running away. Several suspects were reported to be wearing hi-viz outfits, which may lead residents to wrongly believe they have good reason to be in back courts. 3. Presentation by Wheatley Group and Keepmoat Regeneration Architect Jon Scordia gave a presentation about the Ibroxholm Oval development plans. Changes have been made that are designed to retain trees, change solid line of flats to improve permeability (by creating “villa blocks”), and reduce loss of views from Whitefield Road. Pedestrian access through the development has been added. Keepmoat Regeneration has been appointed as construction company and the firm's Tony Smith explained how the project would be managed and what routes would be used for works traffic. Deliveries will be allowed between 8am and 4.30pm but the firm will aim to keep these between 9am to 4pm. Efforts will be made to keep levels of dust to a minimum, including covering wagons/skips and dampening down the area. Mr Smith advised that managers would ensure roads would be kept clean. John Foster asked if there would be a community hotline and was advised that contacts would be posted at site entrance (Ibrox Terrace) bearing the name and number of site manager. The firm is a member of the Considerate Constructors organisation, which can also be contacted in the event of any complaints. Assurances were provided that the children's play area would be protected, and could be screened off during the works if required. There was discussion about the colour palette for the new housing. The final selection has not been submitted to planning department, but the developers were advised that options were limited. Top cladded area is being treated as part of the roof and therefore will be dark grey. The variegated brick used will be buff through to brown, to match existing tenements on Whitefield Road. KEY DETAILS - development
KEY DETAILS – construction work
John Foster expressed regret that the development plans were not being co-ordinated with proposals to introduce event-day parking in the area. Various residents expressed concern about the level of parking provision in an area where residents already struggle to park. Residents from the Ibroxholm tower express disappointment about not being kept informed about the plans since last year's consultation event at Ibrox Library. Wheatley Group advised that they put notices through individual letterboxes in the block. Shona Craven advised that the community council would continue to gather residents's concerns about the development and pass these on to Wheatley Group. 4. Minutes of previous meeting The minutes from May's meeting were approved. 5. Matters arising from May minutes Allan Young presented on plans for 20mph speed limits to become the norm, with 30mph the exception. He set out three options:
Allan advised that police would clamp down soon after the introduction of any new limit, and treat speeding like drink-driving. A meeting about the forthcoming Green Day concert was due to take place on Monday July 3. Avril Williamson and Chris Fyfe advised they would attend. 6. Correspondence received The Govan councillors had been asked to provide an update about fire safety checks in the city following the Grenfell Tower disaster in London, and forwarded a briefing from Wheatley Group. The confirmed that materials and systems used in all multi-storey blocks of nine storeys or more owned by Glasgow Housing Association/Cube meet or exceed safety standards. The Scottish Government has asked all councils to carry out thorough checks on high-rise blocks. Ricky Bell advised that building regulations in Scotland are different to those in England, and all of the councillors advised that they would keep us updated as checks continue. 8. GCC councillor updates There were no pressing updates this month. 9. Presentation by Zander Planning Ltd/Drum Property Group The representatives from Zander/Drum advised that the consultation period for a potential new development was due to start tomorrow with an event at The Hub, Pacific Quay. Consent exists for a mixed-use development on the vacant land adjacent to The Hub, and the developers believe there is potential for a tourist attraction. The site is owned by Scottish Enterprise and Drum Property Group has been chosen as the preferred developers. The aim is to create a heavily pedestrianised “open site”, with the aim of creating a “cafe culture” and residential culture throughout the day. The plans include an “urban micro distillery”, business and residential space, with cafes, supermarkets, restaurants and bars on the ground level. The distillery will be two-still, producing 100,000 litres of whisky per year. The key driver for the brand would be a visitor centre, restaurant and showing people how the whisky is made. Concerns were raised about the level of parking provision and also potential smells from the distillery. No whisky will be stored on the site and the 15 casks produced per week will be taken off-site. The new homes will be one-, two- and three-bedroom flats. Mark Hughes expressed a desire to create a permeable site, in contrast to the current situation where a barbed wire-topped wall blocks it off from the road/ The development is at the pre-application stage, with the intention to lodge a planning application in early August. If planning consent is obtained before the end of the year, work will begin on site in spring 2018. The community council invite the developers to return later in the summer when more detail (inc parking space figures) will be known. 10. Community Council Business Mark Hughes provided a summary of an informal meeting of the community councillors, at which new roles and portfolios were decided. The reserve representative for Govan Area Partnership was changed from Shona Craven to Grace Smith (Chris Fyfe nominated, Kirsty McDowall seconded). It was proposed that our community council expand to take in part of Govan East, which is currently not officially represented. Mark Hughes has proposed a boundary change and the community council supported chairman John Foster taking this to Govan Community Council for further discussion. It was noted that the Pacific Quay area where the new distillery development would be located is part of Govan East. The developers are not obliged to consult with neighbouring community councils, but have chosen to do so. 11. Planning/licensing updates None to report 12. Rep updates Ian Henderson reported from the latest Community Council Discussion Forum, which featured a presentation Bruce Kiloh (head of policy and planning with SPT) who outlined the latest developments and refurbishment progress. The next forum is on July 1. Thereafter they will be every six weeks. 13. AOB Kirsty McDowall reported that she had attended Kinning Park Community Council in her new role as Community Council Liaison Officer. 14. Next meeting The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 19th at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall.
Ibrox & Cessnock Community Council
Draft minutes of meeting on Wednesday 17th May 2017 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall In attendance: Eric Anderson, Allan Bell, Councillor Ricky Bell, Maria Calanca, Shona Craven, Lucy Cunningham, Councillor Stephen Dornan, Serena Hay, Anne Henderson, Iain Henderson, Jacqueline Hopkins (Kinning Park Community Council), John Hopkins (Kinning Park Community Council), Mark Hughes, Councillor John Kane, Kirsty McDowall, John McKinstry, Margaret Prunty, Stephen Thomson, Jackie Welsh, Avril Williamson, Councillor Allan Young 1. Apologies Apologies were received from John Foster, Barbara Little and Janet Keddouh. Shona Craven opened the meeting and advised of apologies from Police Scotland, whose officers were unable to attend as they were policing the football match at Ibrox. 2. Police Update Two issues are to be raised with the police ahead of the next meeting: possible drug-related activity in the area and noise pollution from loud street preaching directed at residential areas. 3. Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes from last month's meeting were proposed by Avril Williamson and seconded by John McKinstry. 4. Govan Ward’s new councilors The ward’s four councilors were congratulated on their election. Stephen Dornan (SNP) and John Kane (Labour) have been re-elected, and our new councilors are Ricky Bell (SNP) and Allan Young (Greens). 5. Matters Arising
6. Correspondence Received
7. Local Residents Forum
8. GCC Councillor Updates John Kane and Stephen Dornan praised the local election hustings organised by the community council as the best organised of the campaign. Kirsty McDowall advised that a General Election hustings would be held on June 1st at the Pearce Institute in Govan. 9. Community Council Business Shona proposed that additional roles be created to reflect the increase capacity of the community council, particularly if an expansion into part of Govan East is to be considered. It was noted that there are still two vacancies on the community council following our recent election. Ideas for expanding the community council's activities included walkabouts in the area, a competition to encourage people to keep things nicer and see what can be done, community clean-ups and community fun days. 11. Summer Walkabout Ideas for expanding the community council's activities included walkabouts in the area, a competition to encourage people to keep things nicer and see what can be done, community clean-ups and community fun days. 12. Planning & Licensing Updates An application had been received for a renewal of a food van licence. 13. Rep Updates Iain Henderson advised that the Community Council Discussion Forums were being reduced from seven or eight forums per year to three (in November, March and June). Kirsty McDowall proposed establishing quarterly or biannual meetings for all Govan community councils, and Serena Hay suggested one of the new councillor roles could be ward-level liaison. There were no updates from the Govan Area Partnership or South Sector Partnership as these bodies do not currently exist following the local elections. 14. AOB John Kane advised of the upcoming Govan Fair procession on the first Friday in June, and the confirmation of two Summer Sessions for Bellahouston Park: Green Day on July 4th and Eminem on August 24th. 15. The meeting closed at 8.50pm. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21st 2017, 7pm at Clyde Community Hall.
Ibrox & Cessnock Community Council
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday 19th April 2017 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall 1. Attendance & Apologies Attendance Community Councillors: John Foster, Mark Hughes, Kirsty McDowall, John McKinstry, Grace Smith, Avril Williamson. GCC Councillors: Stephen Dornan, John Kane. Residents: Margaret Barclay, Arthur Gilmour, Anne Henderson, Archie Henderson, Janet Keddouh, Barbara Little, Margaret Prunty. Police Scotland: Susan Gilmour, Scott Hutcheson. Apologies: Shona Craven, Serena Hay, Baille Fariha Thomas. John Foster opened the meeting and Introduced officers from Police Scotland. 2. Police Update Police Scotland officers present gave a summary of the crime report below. Crime Report as of 15/03/2017 - for beats 12, 14 and 15. Please see Pdf version of minutes for crime report table. It was highlighted by local residents about drug dealing occurring in the area. The police will look into these reports. It was highlighted that you can report crimes anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. 3. Minutes of Previous Meeting
4. Matters Arising
5. Correspondence Received
6. Local Residents Forum
7. GCC Councillor Updates
8. City Election Hustings
9. Community Council Business
10. Planning & Licensing Updates
11. Rep Updates
12. AOB
14. Meeting closed at 8:46 pm. Next Meeting will be on 17th May, 7.00pm at Clyde Community Hall.
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday March 15th 2017
at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall In attendance: Margaret Barclay, Ricky Bell, Marta Calanca, PC Craig Cameron, PC Larissa Cooper, Shona Craven, Councillor Stephen Dornan, Chris Fyfe, Serena Hay, Anne Henderson, Archie Henderson, Iain Henderson, Mark Hughes, Councillor John Kane, Janet Keddouh, Barbara Little, Kirsty McDowall, John McKinstry, Jamie Murray, Jim Nichol, Margaret Prunty, Jackie Welsh, Avril Williamson, Pam Wilson Apologies: Grace Smith, Fariha Thomas John Foster opened the meeting and introduced police officers Craig Cameron and Larrisa Cooper, who provided comparison crime figures for February 2016 and February 2017 (Appendix 1). It was noted that the earlier police presence on match days had made a significant difference, with people keeping moving rather than hanging around areas such as Merrick Gardens. The minutes of February's meeting were proposed by Chris Fyfe and seconded by Iain Henderson. Matters arising from minutes John Kane confirmed there was ongoing dialogue about car parking at petrol stations. The blocked drains reported at our last meeting have been cleared of leaf mulch. John Foster paid tribute to Iain Henderson's contribution over many years as minute secretary. Iain is continuing as a community councillor and looking to develop a new role. He will continue to attend the regular Community Council Discussion Forums. Mark Hughes provided an update on the community council election. Nominations were received from Avril Wiliamson, Serena Hay and Kirsty McDowall. These nominations were ratified, meaning all three are now community councillors. The next normal election will be in 2018, and it is hoped our number can be increased to the full complement of 12. Correspondence Chris Stephens MP wrote to advise that he had made enquiries about issued raised at our last meeting. He advised that bins were being collected to the correct schedule in Clifford Lane and Cessnock Lane, but there were major fly tipping problems as well as scavenging by members of the public in bin sets that was creating a mess. He has been advised that these areas and Merrick Gardens have been identified at “hot spot” locations by Land and Environmental Services. He further advised that all refuse squads were being spoken to about the importance of securing close doors and that supervisors would be carrying out checks. He confirmed the cleaning of streets, roads and gullies affected by the debris/mulch problem. It was confirmed that the next Summer Sessions concert (Eminem) will be staged on August 24th. There will be community consultation with DF Concerts, and it is hoped feedback from previous events will be taken on board. No additional dates have been confirmed yet, although normally there are at least two concerts per year. Mark Hughes highlighted that an exhibition showing potential designs for the Graving Docks in Govan will be held on Saturday March 25th at Riverside Hall. He also advised that information about the Central Govan Action Plan – in particular Govan Cross public space improvements – was available on the Get Into Govan website. Councillor updates Fariha Thomas provided an update on plans for the introduction of event-day parking, advising there will be a statutory consultation period. The community council hopes to have the chance to properly give feedback before it goes to the statutory consultation stage. Concern was raised that £10 visitor permits for event-day parking may be traded. Plans for a third Gaelic primary in the city were discussed, as one of the surplus schools in Govan may be refurbished for this purpose. It is not within our boundary but is within walking distance. Plans will go to statutory consultation. John Kane reported that Paisley Road West and side streets had been given a deep clean after the hiring of additional staff. He summarized the outcomes of the budget meeting held the day after our last community council meeting, a full breakdown of which is available atwww.glasgow.gov.uk/budget. He reported that residents were happy to see an increase in council tax to pay for better services, and that a 3% increase for four bands will deliver an extra £7m to the council. 600 hours of increased childcare provision is due to be delivered in the summer. John also reported that an announcement was due in the next few weeks of a leaner, more efficient Land and Environmental Services system. Stephen Dornan advised that the developer of the graving docks has provided assurances that the three dry docks and basin will be retained, and there is flexibility on the location of housing. He reported that he had sought clarification regarding event-day parking and visiting carers, and that as far as he was aware they would be given permits. A well-attended street food event was held recently and another is due to be held on March 25th in the warehouse across from the former location of Sunny Govan Radio. Community councillor business John McKinstry reported that he was still waiting for bills from Clyde Community Hall, but John Kane advised that all of our meetings are in the diary. Iain Henderson raised the possibility of having a physical newsletter for the community council. John Foster advised there was budget for this and asked if anyone supported the idea. Anne Anderson suggested media studies students might be interested in producing a newsletter. Resident Jackie Welsh raised the issue of lack of awareness of our meetings. Mark has produced glossy posters and leaflets covering three months' worth of meetings for display in local shops. Clyde Community Hall now has a noticeboard after successful Govan Decides bid, which is due to be installed shortly. Licence applications John Foster advised of three street trader licence applications. Questions were raised over how these interacted with the event-day parking plans, and it was suggested the licences issued may be shorter as a result. Serena Hay highlighted that the application relating to Fairley Street would obstruct visibility for people entering and exiting garages. Stephen Dornan advised that it was possible for a representative to appear at the licensing court to communicate objections. The Rolls Royce social club on Beech Avenue is asking for the ability to continue to sell alcohol on the premises. No objections were raised by residents. Hustings event It was agreed that all candidates standing for election to Govan Ward will be invited to our hustings and that this will take place on Tuesday, April 25th. It was confirmed that we may lay down rules including that the focus must be on local issues rather than national or constitutional matters. Serena Hay highlighted that our area usually has a low turnout for local elections, and John Foster said there was a lot of confusion over what these elections were about. Mark Hughes, Shona Craven, John Foster and Iain Henderson agreed to form a sub-committee to plan the hustings. Invitations to candidates will be sent out soon after the application deadline of March 29th. Questions will be solicited in advance and options for filming the event will be explored. Community Council Discussion Forum Iain Henderson provided his update from the forum on February 25th, which focus on improving the quality of the forums, increase in attendance and promoting them more effectively. The current average attendance is 25 to 35 councillors, and there are more than 80 community councils in the city. The CCDF also heard from Chief Inspector Morag Stewart on problem-solving policing. The next forum's invited speaker is Frank McAveety, discussing the Environmental Task Force. Govan Area Partnership Shona Craven provided an update on the last meeting of the Govan Area Partnership, at which issues discussed included the recent ward boundary changes and what these mean for area partnerships and community councils, South Glasgow Youth Bank’s pilot scheme in Govan and Craigton, a statistical report about the Environmental Task Force, and City Deal development plans. She relayed plans for improving connectivity between Cessnock Subway and Festival Park, with compulsory purchase a potential tool for achieving this. It was noted that Govan East still has no community council, and it might be possible to split the area between our community council and Govan Community Council. It was proposed we arrange a meeting with Govan CC to discuss. The meeting closed at 8.50pm. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday April 19.
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday February 15th 2017 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall
In attendance: Margaret Barclay, Marta Calanca, Craig Cameron,, John Cork, Shona Craven, Councillor Stephen Dornan, Chris Fyfe, Joseph Gallagher, Serena Hay, Iain Henderson, Mark Hughes, David Jones, Councillor John Kane, Janet Kendouh, Kirsty McDowall, John McKinstry, John McLaren, Margaret Prunty, Grace Smith, Bailie Fariha Thomas, Avril Williamson, Pam Wilson Apologies: James Adams, John Foster, Ray Prunty Mark Hughes opened the meeting and introduced police officers Craig Cameron and Joseph Gallacher, who highlighted three main crime issues in the area: match-day antisocial behaviour, housebreakings and drug offences. They advised that their shift patterns have been altered to allow them to combat problems on match days, working both in uniform and plain clothes. A new initiative last weekend involved stewards and police working together. They advised that housebreakings were likely to be an ongoing problem as one suspect still at large is thought to be behind 20-30 cases of housebreaking and vehicle crime. The officers highlighted the fact that crime on the Subway is within the jurisdiction of the British Transport Police, not Police Scotland. The community council had received a request from John Cork to film the evening's proceedings (video only – no audio) for a film about the work of city councillors. On further questioning by members of the community it emerged that the video was about the work of Councillor John Kane, and was to be shown at the upcoming Labour Party Conference. It was decided that this constituted party-political activity and therefore the community council could not agree to the filming. Furthermore, multiple individuals expressed by a show of hands that they were unhappy to be filmed, so in any case permission could not be granted as the filming would have compromised the meeting. The minutes of January's meeting were approved with minor amendments. Matters arising included the safety risk posed by car parking on petrol station forecourts. John Kane raised this matter with Land and Environmental Services, who will speak to garages to find out whether they are encouraging this practice or charging for it. Avril Williamson advised that they definitely are. Fariha Thomas had enquired about the colour palate for the Skene Road flats development and advised that a decision has not yet been made. She said the architects were keen to engage and advised us of contact details for the senior planning officer. Correspondence had been received about the city-wide Budget Conversations process, and John Kane went through this, highlighting some of the suggestions made for income-generation by the council. These included road tolls, congestion charging, litter fines, charging residents and businesses for bulk uplifts, charge non-residents for museum admissions etc, and a “tourism tax”. John McLaren, a resident who is new to the area, asked about the frequency of bin deliveries and highlighted the small number of blue bins provided for large numbers of flats. Fariha Thomas advised him that additional blue bins could be requested. Avril Williamson raised the issue of calling to report missing bin collections and being told it could take a week for workers to get to them. There was further discussion about access problems for bin men, involving missing key and padlocks for gates and security doors being left open (a matter of particular concern given the recent and ongoing spate of housebreakings). Resident Kirsty McDowall raised problems with ankle-deep tree-leaf mulch blocking drains on Paisley Road West, and John McKinstry advised of a similar problem in Merrick Gardens. John Kane advised that additional staff had been assigned to street-cleaning duties in the last 4-5 weeks but that he would ask for these problem areas to be proritised. John Kane also highlighted efforts by housing associations to gain a foothold in the area (including pilot schemes involving closes where they don't own any properties)that may help get rid of undesirable landlords and address problems with bin areas. Treasurer John McKinstry highlighted problems contacting Clyde Community Hall in order to pay for our venue hire. Shona Craven advised there had so far been no response to efforts by the community council to formally engage with the hall and little information made public about its activities. She also raised the problem of noise levels elsewhere in the venue making the evening's meeting difficult. John Kane advised that a group of children had been forced to use the hall for the evening as a planned swimming trip had been canceled at short notice. He further advised that the hall was interviewing for a full-time post and that a new “community kitchen” was due to be up and running in a couple of weeks. Mark Hughes clarified that nominations for the five community council vacancies must be submitted by March 3, and that if fewer than five people put themselves forward then all will be appointed. If there are more than five, there will be an election at our meeting of March 15. Posters will be displayed locally including in Ibrox Library and the Spar on Copland Road. The possibility of the community council hosting a hustings ahead of the forthcoming local elections was raised. Kinning Park Community Council used to do this, and Govan also usually does. The list of candidates will be confirmed in mid-March. It was suggested a hustings could be a good way to raise the profile of the community council. Fariha Thomas advised of the importance of selecting a date and getting the word out. There was an update on the planned video by Rangers highlighting community responsibility. Grace Smith advised that a player who grew up in the area would be used, along with a local resident. Thus far no residents have advised the community council they are willing to appear on camera. Shona Craven advised that she had contacted Rangers directly with a suggestion for the video and volunteering to take part but had received no reply. A good turnout was reported for last month's Event Day Parking consultation, with a wide range of issues raised including access for carers, visitor passes, multiple permits for community organisations/businesses, and whether Paisley Road West would be included. The next step is statutory engagement. In planning matters, the meeting was advised that someone wishes to remove a chimney breast and carry out roof works to a tenement on Clutha Street. Shona Craven provided a brief report on November's Community Council Discussion Forum, which involved discussion of licensing (alcohol and gambling), the implications of changing being introduced as part of the Community Empowerment Act, and the handling of negative comments made by a previous discussion forum chair about a council officer. The meeting heard that the Govan Decides community budgeting event in January was a great success, with all of the organisations bidding for funding receiving some money and most receiving the full amount requested. PB Scotland blogged about the event here. The meeting closed at 9pm. The next meeting will be on Wednesday March 15th.
Minutes of meeting on Wednesday January 18th 2017 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall
In attendance: John Cork, Shona Craven, Lucy Cunningham, Councillor Stephen Dornan, John Foster, Chris Fyfe, Joe Gallagher, Archie and Anne Henderson, Iain Henderson, Lorraine Horn, Mark Hughes, Councillor John Kane, Anthony Kelly, Janet Kendouh, John McKinstry, Peter Morgan, Margaret Prunty, Grace Smith, Bailie Fariha Thomas, Jackie Welsh, Avril Williamson Apologies: James Adams, Ray Prunty John Foster opened the meeting and December's minutes were approved. John introduced the two police officers in attendance, Joe Gallacher and Peter Morgan, who gave a report on recent crime in the area. This included housebreakings, car thefts and a recent drugs raid in Ibrox Street that resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs and weapons. There was also an update on the spate of recent thefts – two young people are in a secure unit in connection with these offences. There were 60 tickets issued for public order offences on Hogmanay. Deputy chairman Mark Hughes discussed the community council's dialogue with Rangers FC about match-day disorder. Rangers are looking involve the community in a video addressing some of these concerns. This will be shared on social media and shown at half-time during matches. Mark confirmed that our membership has been officially increased to 12, which means we have five vacancies. It was agreed that we would advertise all five. It was also confirmed that we had received our 2017 grant. The meeting heard that work on the Skene Road housing development is due to commence on Friday, but John suggested there may still be scope for influence over the colour palette. And application to modernise the BP petrol station sign boards on Paisley Road West has been approved. The application to convert the large static billboard on Edmiston Drive to LED was withdrawn. It was confirmed that another community budgeting event was due to be held at Clyde Community Hall on January 27th, with 17 groups bidding for funds totaling £25k. A consultation on the possible introduction of Event Day Parking was due to take place on January 19th, the day after our meeting, at Ibrox Library and there was discussion about how such a scheme would operate. Residents would not be charged for permits to park their own cars – visitor permits would be £10. Resident Avril Williamson raised concerns about petrol stations offering parking on match days, suggesting it posed a safety risk to have cars about petrol supplies. Bailie Thomas advised that a lot of surveying was happening across the city with a view to bring in 20mph limits – as opposed to the advisory “Twenty's Plenty”. Traffic calming measures would potentially be needed to enforce this. Resident Archie Henderson raised the issue of bins going unemptied for many weeks since the festive period. The local councillors advised that they had raised this with Paul McGrath of Land and Environmental Services, and that the backlog should be removed by now. The meeting closed at 9pm. The next meeting will be on Wednesday February 15th. Minutes of meeting on Wednesday November 16th 2016 at 7pm at Clyde Community Hall In attendance: Archie and Anne Henderson, Shona Craven, Councillor Stephen Dornan, Chris Fyfe, PC Laura Gillen, Iain Henderson, Mark Hughes, Councillor John Kane, Kirsty McDowall, John McKinstry, Jamie Murray, Grace Smith, Bailie Fariha Thomas, Avril Williamson Apologies: James Adams, John Foster Shona Craven opened the meeting and introduced police constable Laura Gillen, who gave a report on crime in the area including assaults, thefts (with collection tins targeted) and drug offences. She advised that the police were aware of the family responsible for the recent spate of thefts and housebreakings in Paisley Road West. There is now a “problem-solving team” of four officers dedicated to our area. There will be plain-clothes police patrols on match days to address problems caused by football fans such as urinating in closes and dumping litter. It was suggested that the local officers brief any addition police about the problem areas on match days to ensure a co-ordinated presence. Resident Avril Williamson highlighted the obstruction being caused by construction workers carrying out modernisation work at night at Cessnock subway station. Mark Hughes arrived and took over chairing duties, and the minutes from last month's meeting were approved (Iain Henderson) and seconded (Chris Fyfe). Avril Williamson raised as a matter arising the nationwide plans for the expansion of childcare provision, suggesting this amounted to the privatisation of early-years care and raising concern about capacity. John Kane advised that councils would not be receiving additional funding for new nursery buildings and highlighted the difficulty of predicting future demand. Proposals by Rangers FC to create a “fan zone” around Ibrox Stadium were raised by Stephen Dornan. Further clarification was required and it was suggested Rangers could be invited to our January meeting to provide more details. There was also an update on plans to introduce match-day parking, with Ibrox now at the top of the list for implementation. Some problems with food recycling were raised – specifically the fact that not all households had received new wheelie bins and that in other areas (ie Walmer Crescent) there were too many. Shona Craven agreed to attend the forthcoming Community Council Discussion Forum after Iain Henderson advised that he was unavailable. Future topics of discussion for 2017 forums include the Environmental Taskforce, hate crime and council budgeting. Attendees were reminding of the forthcoming Govan Loves Christmas event at Govan Cross on December 7 from 3.30pm to 6pm. The Govan Area Partnership will have a stall, and Mark Hughes advised that he was preparing flyers and business cards to hand out. The community council approved the spending up to £50 on these materials. Another “Govan Decides” community budgeting event is planned for early next year. Mark Hughes has also revamped the community council's website with a wealth of new resources such as links to weather and transport updates and councillors' web pages, and is boosting our Twitter and Facebook presence. Links to documents discussed at Govan Area Partnership partnership are also now available on our website. Anne Henderson highlighted the importance of reaching out to the local student population, which it is hoped the increased web presence will help with. John McKinstry's provided his treasurer's report and confirmed Clyde Hall bookings up to January 2017. John advised that he would check the main hall was booked for forthcoming meetings, as we were in a small meeting room this month that is inadequate in terms of size and creating an accessible meeting environment. Other venue options may need to be explored if booking of the main hall cannot be guaranteed. Mark Hughes provided an update about increasing the community council's capacity, suggesting we aim for 12 members rather than simply filling the existing three spaces. This allows us to increase in size while keeping the number of members required for quorate meetings at four. This was agreed, and the number of vacancies will be confirmed at the next meeting once non-attending members have had a final opportunity to respond to communications about their interest in continuing. The possibility of associate and co-opted members (ie from Walmer Crescent Association) was also discussed. The new planters secured from Glasgow City Council are now in place and being maintained by Grace Smith. There was discussion about sourcing plaques bearing the name of the community council and/or Glasgow City Council, to raise awareness of our role in sourcing these for the community. Fariha Thomas advised that the leaflets about the Great Scottish Run road closures went undelivered due to a problem with a subcontractor, and that changes to arrangements would be made for next year. The meeting closed at 9.10pm. The next meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday December 21 at Clyde Community Hall. However, due to the fact that four community councillors were not available to attend on this date, this was subsequently cancelled and the next meeting will be on Wednesday January .18th
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. |
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