Edinburgh City Council Leader's Report - June 2008

Edinburgh City Council is now entering the recess period when no formal meetings or Council business is conducted.
The Leader's report can be accessed at:
Leader's Report
I do hope that you will find much of interest in the report.

Leader's Report - May 2008

Edinburgh City Council Leader's report can be accessed by clicking on link below.
Councillor Jenny Dawe
Leader – The City of Edinburgh Council

Leaders Report

Trams Update

Phase 2 of the City Centre Traffic Management programme associated with Trams for Edinburgh and the utility diversion work on Shandwick Place will be introduced this weekend. A series of enabling works has been taking place over the last few days and will continue until this weekend to enable phase 2 traffic management to be implemented.

If you have any questions concerning this work or you would like some leaflets then please do not hesitate to contact Alf Orriell, Community Engagement Coordinator
or Mike Connelly, Stakeholder Relationship Manager at tie.

tie Limited
Citypoint
65 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HD
Tel: +44 (0)131 622 8336
Fax: +44 (0)131 622 8301
Mob: 07973 696965
Email: Alf.Orriell@tie.ltd.uk

COMMUNITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING

THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2008

Here is the agenda for the above meeting which will be held in the Council Headquarters, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh.

The main focus of the evening will be partnership working and the developing role of community councils. Russell Bain will present the Scottish Government’s perspective on community councils and Angela Leitch will report back on the latest developments on partnership working in Edinburgh. There will be opportunities to raise questions at the meeting and share good practice in the workshop sessions.

If you would like to attend, it would assist greatly if you could respond to the secretary at slacey1@aol.com by 18th April.

I hope you will be able to come along to the Joint Meeting.

AGENDA
6.30 Reception and Coffee

7.00 Welcome and Introduction
Councillor Jenny Dawe, Leader of the Council, Chair of Edinburgh Partnership

7.15 Community Councils - the Scottish Government Perspective -
Russell Bain, Scottish Government

Update on Partnership Working in Edinburgh
Angela Leitch, Head of Performance and Community Engagement,
Services for Communities

7.45 Questions

8.00 Workshops

8.45 Feedback

9.00 Closing Remarks

COMMUNITY COUNCIL TRAINING PROGRAMME

Details of the training and the booking form are posted on the community council site at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communitycouncils.
Registration forms should be returned as soon as possible or at least 7 days before the training takes place.

Edinburgh City Council Annual Report

Summary of Main Points

Caring for our most vulnerable
An additional £5.8million per year for vulnerable children
£6.2million per year for care of older people.
Maximising opportunities and learning for our children
£33million to rebuild or refurbish all five schools in the ‘Wave 3’ scheme, with £16million of that allocated over the next three years.
A safe, green, clean and attractive city
An additional £240,000 for street cleaning
£6million for improved waste reduction, reuse and recycling
£45million over three years in flood prevention schemes.
Promoting economic growth
£350,000 for the promotion of Edinburgh.
Continued funding for the Edinburgh/Glasgow collaboration project of over £100,000 in 2008/09.
Capitalising on our festivals and culture and tourism
£542,000 for the Edinburgh International Festival and £800,000 for Winter Festivals.
£6m for refurbishment of the Kings Theatre
£115,000 to allow open museums on Sundays
Promoting Sport and Leisure
£21 million for the Royal Commonwealth Pool and Meadowbank Stadium;
£5 million for refurbishment of Glenogle Baths;
5 million investment in parks, pitches and pavilions;
£3.5million for a new library at Drumbrae
Modern, effective transport arrangements
£60m over three years in roads for roads and pavements
£2.9million over three years for cycling, walking and safer streets
Affordable housing
£3.6million over three years in housing regeneration.
£36million of housing development funding to increase the supply of affordable housing.
Councillor Jenny DaweLeader – The City of Edinburgh Council

Recycling

As part of The City of Edinburgh Councils (CEC) continuing aim to ensure that recycling is easily accessible to residents, the CEC are now offering residents who use the multi material kerbside box recycling service the facility where they can pick up replacement rain caps for their kerbside boxes, blue bags for paper recycling and salvation army bags for clothes recycling from their local library.

I would appreciate if you could forward this information on to as many parties as possible to promote the service.

If you require any further information please contact CEC on 0131 529 3030.
Campbell Clark
Recycling Advisory Officer

Association of Scottish Community Councils

ASCC is hosting a Regional Meeting for all Community Councillors in your region.

Saturday 15th March 2008

The City Chambers, City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh

10am Arrive and Settle In
10.30 Meet representatives of the Executive Council of ASCC
Discuss its work and what it should do for you.

11.00 Open Forum- What can the ASCC do to strengthen Community Councils
The Scottish Executive review of Community Councils
Your issues and concerns
11.30 Scottish Govt. Proposals for Increased Public Involvement and
elections to local Health Boards
www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/01/08123610

12.20 Lunch

1pm Question Time An all party panel of Lothians MSP's answer YOUR questions

Customer Service Strategy

Environmental Fora

• Environment Forum 1 - Ward 10
Members
• Councillors
• Community Councils
• open to the public
Meets every6-8 weeks
Reports to Neighbourhood Partnership Board
SfC Contact
David Doig
South Environment Manager
529 5187
david.doig@edinburgh.gov.uk


• Environment Forum 2 - Ward 15
Members
• Councillors
• Community Councils
• open to the public
Meets last Wed of every second month
(starting Jan '08)
Reports to Neighbourhood Partnership Board
SfC contact

David Doig
South Environment Manager
529 5187
david.doig@edinburgh.gov.uk


• Environment Forum 3 - Ward 16 Friends of Parks
Friends of Parks are groups of volunteers who play a vital role in enhancing and protecting local parks, woodlands and green spaces across Edinburgh. Working with the Council’s Parks Service, the groups give residents a greater say in what goes on in their park.
The groups volunteer their time and energy to get involved with a range of projects including;
Fundraising for improvements and events in the park
Enhancing biodiversity (e.g. creation of wildflower meadows, installing bird boxes)
Practical tasks like clean-ups and tree planting
Improving access
Contributing to the management of the park
Leading walks and talks
Producing leaflets and other educational material
List of Friends of Parks groups
Friends of Blinkbonny Park
Friends of Ferry Glen
Friends of Braid Burn Valley Park
Friends of Gardeners Crescent
Friends of Cammo
Friends of George V Park & Scotland Yard Association
Friends of Colinton Mains Park
Friends of the Gyle Park
Friends of Corstorphine Hill
Friends of Harrison Park
Friends of Craiglockhart Nature Trail
Friends of Hermitage and Blackford Hill
Friends of Craiglockhart Woods Group
Friends of Hillside and Calton Area
Friends of Dalmeny Street Park
Friends of Inverleith Park
Friends of Fairmilehead Park
Friends of the Meadows
Friends of Hopetoun Crescent Gardens
Friends of Meadows Yard
Friends of Ravelston Park & Woods
Friends of Muirwood Park
Other groups
Beautiful South Queensferry
Prestonfield in Bloom
Greener Leith
Greenferry
Queensferry Environmental Forum
Redbraes Residents Association
Hailesland Flats Gardening Club

Edinburgh City Council useful contacts

The South Edinburgh Local Team responsible for your neighbourhood are:
Neighbourhood Manager: Susan Bruce 0131 529 7662
susan.bruce@edinburgh.gov.uk
Susan leads the South Neighbourhood Team, managing the development and delivery of a diverse range of services including Housing, Libraries, Community Safety and Environment Services. She is also responsible for the development of community involvement and planning in the South area through Neighbourhood Partnerships.

Local Housing & Regeneration Manager: Agnes Renton 0131 529 5192
agnes.renton@edinburgh.gov.uk
Agnes has responsibility for managing and developing Housing services in the South area. This includes Homelessness Services, Development and Regeneration and the management of Council tenancies.

Property Team
Senior Property Officer: Archie Enwood 0131 529 5103
archie.enwood@edinburgh.gov.uk Rents Team
Senior Housing Officer: Alan Stewart 0131 529 5144
alan.stewart@edinburgh.gov.uk
Choice Based Letting Team
Senior Housing Officer: Paul Swan 0131 529 5177
paul.swan@edinburgh.gov.uk

Local Partnership &
Information Manager: Evelyn Kilmurry 0131 529 5129
evelyn.kilmurry@edinburgh.gov.uk
Evelyn has responsibility for the management and support of community engagement and Neighbourhood Partnership activities in the South area. She also manages the local Library and Information Services and the customer service support for locally managed services.

Partnership Development Officer Donald Burgess 0131 529 5396
donald.burgess@edinburgh.gov.uk
Senior Administration Officer: Alan Stewart 0131 529 5155
alan.stewart@edinburgh.gov.uk
Senior Library Officer Lynn Spells 0131 529 5663
lynn.spells@edinburgh.gov.uk



Local Environment Manager: David Doig 0131 529 5187
david.doig@edinburgh.gov.uk
David has responsibility for the management and development of Environment Services in the South area. This includes maintaining roads, parks and green spaces.

Community Parks Officer Mike Shields 0131 672 1589
mike.shields@edinburgh.gov.uk
Area Roads Manager John Gill 0131 529 3487
John.gill@edinburgh.gov.uk
Task Force Manager Rab Farqhhar 0131 664 8330
rab.farquhar@edinburgh.gov.uk
Task Force Manager Jim Monaghan 0131 664 8330
jim.monaghan@edinburgh.gov.uk
Task Force Manager Jim Curran 0131 664 8330
james.curran@edinburgh.gov.uk

Local Community Safety Manager: Kathy Evans 0131 529 5106
kathy.evans@edinburgh.gov.uk
Kathy is responsible for managing those services which make South Edinburgh a safer community, including Environmental Wardens, Community Safety Concierge, tackling antisocial behaviour and joint working with the Police.

Community Safety Team
Community Safety Team Senior Officer Vicki Jones 0131 529 5148
vicki.jones@edinburgh.gov.uk
Environmental Warden Team Leader Mohamed Demnati 0131 529 5101
mohamed.demnati@edinburgh.gov.uk

Call the Council Contact Centre on 0131 200 2323 for info on Council services.
Call 0131 529 5757 to report stair lighting faults.
Call CLARENCE on 0800 23 23 23 to report road and lighting.
Call 0131 529 7050 to report antisocial behaviour and find out how to help end it.
Call the Rapid Response Team on 0808 100 33 66 about litter and dumping problems on public land.

Council Performance