CURRIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of meeting on 8^th October 2007

Present: G. Dane (Chair), D. Bertram, A. Clark, B. McGovern, N. Wight, V. MacKinlay, Cllr A. Paisley, Cllr R. Henderson, Cllr R. Cairns

Apologies: D. Henderson, M. Barker

The minutes of the September meeting were approved.

1) Chair Report:

• Received a letter from a research student at Heriot Watt University studying "flood risk communication" looking for addresses in possible flooding areas.
• Merchiston CC holding a public meeting on the draft licensing policy.
• A discussion took place on the draft licensing policy. The chair to respond with CCC comments.
• Evening News looking for nominations for its "real lives" section.
• Received CEC standing orders policy.
• Pentland Hills neighbourhood partnership meeting 9^th October. Chair to attend.
• Received a letter from a Currie resident asking if the pilot cold calling ban will be extended to this area. Chair to investigate and report.
• Attended the Currie ride committee meeting. Arrangements for next year's common ride well in hand.

2) Convenors Report:

• A Planning;
  • A Clark tabled a report and gave a summary of its contents.
  • A Clark to organise the tannery project developers to attend our November meeting.
  • A Clark declared to the meeting he was a coterminous proprietor of the site involved in the proposed road construction at the junction of Blinkbonny Road / Lanark Road West. He gave a detailed presentation on the developers' plan, which highlighted the many problems with it. An alternative plan he had developed, using the Muirwood Road Junction, was put to the meeting.
  • Cllr A Paisley to investigate a possible grant for a feasibility study on improvements to the Currie Post Office Conservation area.
  • A Clark to contact CEC asking if the sale of Curriehill School to developers could include maintaining the main frontage and our preference for a mixed development rather than all residential.
  • Cllr R Henderson informed the meeting that he had been assured by CEC officials that the proposed pedestrian phase for the Gillespie Crossroads would go ahead regardless of the developers' cash input
• B Education;
  • The new head teacher at CCHS Kate Paton would attend some of our meetings, as would two senior pupils
• C Environment;
  • B McGovern tabled a report and gave a summary of its contents
  • Trees are to be planted on the garden side of the tarmac road to screen the blue walls at Currie Primary School
  • Three grants of £100 each to local organisations were approved: Friends of Muirwood Park, Currie Playgroup and Currie Boys' Brigade.
  • Bow top fencing had been installed to replace the chain link fence on the north side of Pentland Park
• D Flower Tubs;
  • Nothing to report
• E Transport;
  • Public meeting on 18^th October on traffic calming measures for Currie CHS
• F Health/Website;
  • V MacKinlay tabled a report and gave a summary of its contents
  • The website is now up and running using the .gov domain name www.currie-scc.gov.uk
  • It was noted that no commercial links can be included because of the .gov domain name. C & B news to be contacted so that the domain name can be publicised in the next issue

3) Young People's Issues:

• A meeting has been arranged with Alex Patterson to discuss traffic around Currie Youth Club entrance.
• A second grant application has been submitted for a feasibility study for the youth club redevelopment

4) Finance:

• Two £5,000 grants for the multi sport court have been received.
• £2,632.97 funds available
• Current bank balance £13,429.97

5) City Councillors:

• All inputs had been covered during the meeting

Date of next meeting: Monday 12^th November 2007 at 7:30pm

Venue: Gibson-Craig Hall