Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 25 Feb 2015 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its February meeting on We 25 Feb 2015, at 7:30pm.  

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our fifth meeting of 14/15.  We will continue our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month until Jun 2015, and then take a break till Sep 2015.

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2            Draft Minutes of last meeting, 28 Jan 2015 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

          ·      Food recycling bins

          ·      Events/ Marches/ Rentals

          ·      Plans for Royal Hospital for Sick Children site

          ·      Pedestrian footbridge to the Royal Edinburgh hospital site

 3             Police Report

 4            Update on Meadows from Mike Shields 

Items for discussion

 5            New planning applications

 6            Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (workshop)

 7            Digital Engagement Workshop

Items mainly for information

 8            Treasurer’s report

 9            Road safety outside JGPS (letter)

10           Reports of meetings

11           Update on Noticeboard for centre of Marchmont Crescent

12            AOCB

13            Date of next meeting: 25 March 2015

Public Meeting on Royal Edinburgh Hospital Development Plans - 5 Nov at 19:30 (plans available for perusal from 18:30)

Reminder: Public meetings about redevelopment of Royal Edinburgh Hospital, on 5 June

As previously advertised, consultation events on the redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, as part of the pre-application process, will be held on 6 June:

+ The Gym, Child & Adolescent Mental Health service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, EH10 5HF, 23 Tipperlinn Road (8am-4pm; note change of venue)

+ The South West Wing, Eric Lidell Centre, 15 Morningside Road, EH10 4DP (5-8pm)

NHS Lothian staff will be available at both locations to answer your questions. Any feedback you give by 28 June will help inform the subsequent planning application.  There will be further opportunity to submit formal objections direct to the council once the planning application has been filed.

Proposal of Application Notice: Phase 1 redevelopment at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital - find out more on 6 June

A formal public consultation meeting on this topic will be held on:

Th 6 June 8am-4pm at MacKinnon House, REH, Morningside Terrace; and
Th 6 June 5-8pm at Eric Liddell Centre, 15 Morningside Road

Agenda for Community Council Meeting - 7:30pm on We 27 Mar

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will meet on: 

27 Mar 2013 at 7.30 PM 

at St Catherine's Argyle Church Halls, Beaufort Road

Note: This meeting will be chaired by ANNE LAIRD

A G E N D A

1Sederunt and apologies: Alastair Philp, Sarah Sandow

2 Minutes of the meeting of 27th February.

3 Matters arising from the minutes, not otherwise listed, including

            Further developments at James Gillespie’s Schools (complaints and staff absence) - (updated report available by emailing Alastair.philp@gmail.com )

            Meeting between Alastair Philp, Tully Treslove, John Beatty, Melanie Jackson and    Paul Godzik.  Powerpoint slides from Lindsay Glasgow

            My Place Awards. HMO report.

4 Unfinished business from 27th February

            Capital Roads Programme .  Meeting on April 11th.  Alastair will represent the Community Council.  Anne Laird will attend on behalf of the Environment and Town Centre Group

            Argyle Place, to note completion of works

            Ladyboys of Bangkok and the Meadows  (Cllr Main to report)

5 Police Report

6 Treasurer’s Report (Alison Service)

7 South Edinburgh Community Councils meet with NHS Lothian  (Report from Alastair

8 MABLAG meeting 25th March  (Alison Service)

9  Royal Mail Sorting Office. 

            Jim Eadie MSP has circulated residents of EH9 for their views on the proposed removal to Old Dalkeith Road.  Views have been universally negative, and he has indicated his opposition to Royal Mail.

10 Planning News  (Alison Service)

            LDP, discussed in Council on 19th March.  Comments required by May

11 TIE and the removal of Gulls’ nests. 

12  Roseneath Street (from Sarah Sandow)

13 Appointment of Returning Officer for CC Elections 2013.

14 AOCB

15 DONM April 24th 2013