Minutes of Meeting No 4 - 23/1/07
1) Present Liz Dunwoodie, Jim Scott, Gordon Cumming, Betty Russell, Ian Hamilton, Lesley Renton, Sam Whitmore, Bob Gillespie, Jean-Claude Valetin, PC L. McNeil, Robert Pollock, Malcolm McGlashan, M. Campbell, Duncan Martin, J. MacDonald. PC Kenneth Neal
2) Apologies – Winnie McCallum, E.Richie, D. Moir
3) Minutes of Previous Meeting- Proposed – R. Pollock, Seconded I Hamilton.
Matters arising- Hampden Traffic Order is on hold until after the elections in May. Safer Routes to School, shared cycle way will not go ahead but will be a separate consultation at a later date.
4) Community Police Report:- PC McNeil reported a slight increase in Youth Disorder. The youths have come in from outlying areas and are congregating around
5) Correspondence :- Margaret Stirling formerly of the Community Council Resource Centre is retiring and it is proposed that her service be recognised by the local community councils.
Anyone interested in the Post Office Network Consultation can get details on dti.gov.uk/consultation/page36024html. (before 18th March)
Application for fast food licences at
South Monitoring Group minutes (hospitals) – highlighting that paramedics are not always on ambulances sometimes manned by technicians, which was the underpinning of ACADS. On TV News Ambulance service claimed this would be resolved by end of year.
Letter of thanks has been received from M. Sinclair and A. Gillespie re support given to Mount Florida PS safer routes to school bid.
Request has been received for the MFCC accounts .
6) Treasurers Report:- G. Cumming reported that interest of 19p had been added to the account. Balance now £228.85. He has passed the books to Mrs McCallum to audit accounts prior to passing them onto the resource centre. Secretary expenses of £52.52 will be passed from J. Scott to M. McGlashan as he is now secretary.
7) Scottish Executive Discussion Paper on Support for Community Councils;- analysis of responses from 261 community councils suggested that in Rural areas community councils had a pivotal role but in urban areas it was more difficult to engage the community. An area for development was getting younger people more involved with community councils.
8) MetaPlan - Plans for MFCC for 2006/2007:- Areas of concern to the community were identified from the meta plan undertaken at previous meeting. These were narrowed down to:-
Fly Tipping, which remains a problem in the area and it was suggested a letter of complaint be sent to Alan Sinclair with an invitation for a visit to the area to see for himself. The point was made that the UEFA cup Final is being held at Hampden in May this year and that
Youth Disorder- suggestion made that we should ask the police if we as a community council could help with this. Other suggestions included articles on the website and in the news letter advising residents what they can do if they see incidents e.g. young people enticing them to buy alcohol on their behalf.
9) Sub Committees:- the following sub committees were agreed
Communication - to write a newsletter before the summer break but after the May elections in order that it can include a report on the outcome of the elections. J. MacDonald suggested that the content would have to be decided well in advance and as much prepared as possible with only the election information added at the end. This is to allow time for publication and distribution. This Sub committee is to consist of S. Whitmore, M. McGlashan, J. MacDonald and L. Renton.
Notice Board:- this committee is still ongoing. R. Pollock distributed the project plan (the plan was requested by Clr McCafferty ). He reported that the Gorbals Art Project (GAP) was now working with him on applications for funding. GAP will not be commissioned until funding is in place. RP and JS are to approach David Kells from Hampden Park Ltd re the possibility of funding and ongoing commitment to maintenance .
10 AOCB. There being no AOCB the meeting closed.