Secretary's report April to May 2018
Consultations
19
April: Consultation and questionnaire for Community Councils and Neighbourhood
Partnerships which can be accessed using this link -
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/school-crossing-patrol-review-community-councils-a
The
link is open for contributions and the Consultation
period has been extended but will close on 29 April
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/design-cycle-walk-meadows-castle-terrace/
Emails sent etc
1.
April
10: Email to police asking for information about the incident on Feb. 20th
in Rankeillor St., and about the rules for parking on
the pavement, and specifically about driving across the pavement to park on it.
2.
To
SCC members:
http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/sites/default/files/resources/KBT_Good_Graffiti_Bad_Graffiti_2008.pdf
3.
April
10: To swapandreusehub@gmail.com re pallets (suggesting that a flyer for shops telling them about SHRUB
might be helpful). They replied that they cannot store such items so cannot do
this.
4.
Reported to planning enforcement the
covering of shop windows at Mov8 and Superior Oriental grocery. No reply.
5.
Emailed the police about parking on
pavements, and specifically outside “Kung-Fu Monkey” near W. Preston St.,
Newington Road junction. On April 24, Neil.Mackay2@scotland.pnn.police.uk replied that he is
keeping an eye on this and will continue to do so after the road works end.
6.
Emails received
April 11th:
Notice of three projects
- Edinburgh’s
Transport Strategy which is being reviewed to determine fit-for-purpose
transport and mobility policies and actions for our city,
- Central
Edinburgh Transformation which concerns the future development of central Edinburgh
and its public realm, and
- the
development of a Low Emission Zone aimed at improving
air quality by keeping the most polluting vehicles out of the most polluted
places.
And workshops
in the City Chambers (European Room – High Street) To attend, email spatial.policy@edinburgh.gov.uk yy the end of Monday 30
April
April 11th:
From Sarah Burns: re proposed timetable for
walkabouts
· 1 walkabout will be held
within each Community Council area per year., not during December, July and
August (unless that is the preferred month for any Community Council)
·
The Community Council will be given a lead contact and a
proposed month in which their walkabout would take place - Community Council
can identify the date, area and key issues they would like to cover during
walkabout.
·
Lead contact would make arrangements to have relevant partners
and services in attendance and will let ward Councillors know when the
walkabout is taking place if they wish to participate
·
Short report would be written up after the walkabout and
reported back to the Community Council, with actions agreed.
·
Primary purpose of the walkabout would be to identify
deliverable actions that can be taken forward to improve the quality of life
for people who live in the area with reference to the priorities set out in the
Locality Improvement Plan – improving residents’
feeling of safety, wellbeing, pride in the area, and environmental
improvements.
May 02: Tommy
Sheppard’s newsletter (forwarded to SCC members).
From East Parkside Proprietors'
Association
1.
4
April: photograph
of an offensive fly-poster on a street pole in St Leonard's Street on Thursday
last week that was removed. A web search suggested that the subject
"Thierry Jaspart" is most likely a Belgian
artist but gave no indication why there should a fly-posting campaign to
denigrate his work.
2.
13 April: Photograph of a poster that was attached to the
reverse side of two of the traffic bollards in Holyrood Park Road
3.
17
April: photograph of the Flexi Store advertising
trailer that is still "parked" in Holyrood Park Road. Its arrival was
reported on 9 April 2018 (first below), but it is still there, large as life
and twice as ugly. Further complaint on May 2nd that, after THREE
full weeks the City of Edinburgh Council has still done nothing about it.
4.
5.
20
April: Photographs of posters attached to the
railings at the pedestrian crossings in Holyrood Park Road about a commercial
event, the Woodland Dance Project.