Minutes of Jordanhill
Community Council
held on Monday 11 January
2010 in Jordanhill Church Hall.
Present Jean
Brown (Chair), Ian Anderson, Catherine Benton, David Brown, Maria Hope, Ken
Malcolm, Robert Mellish and Mary Wilson
Councillors Kenny McLean and Stuart
Clay
Apologies from Eileen Duke and Stuart McLean.
1 Adoption of previous
minutes.
Approval of the minutes
of 7 December 2009 was proposed by Mary Wilson and seconded by Maria Hope.
2
POLICE REPORT
No police officers were
available to attend the meeting but information was supplied to the Chairman
indicating that there had been only two crimes reported, both housebreakings,
with no detections.
The continued absence of
local statistics was again discussed and it is understood there is no problem
for the police to provide this information if they adopt the correct
methods, The Chairman intimated that
she would be meeting senior police officers at a forthcoming event and would
raise this matter with them.
3
CORRESPONDENCE
3.1 Victoria Park. SM had written to Land Services regarding the felling of
whitebeam trees and a full reply was received. LES do not intend to seek a second opinion, but will press
ahead with removing trees. New
planting will occur next winter.
The next meeting of the
Friends of Victoria Park will be held on 9 February at 7.00 p.m. in the
Whiteinch Centre.
3.2 Councillor McLean. Several emails from Councillor McLean were tabled covering gullies, class
recycling bins and winter gritting.
Members expressed
concerns over the absence of gritting on local streets during the recent spell
of snow and ice. It was suggested that
a grit bin be provided at the junction of Chamberlain Road and Jordanhill Drive
to deal with the lack if gritting on that steep gradient.
3.3 Sandra White forwarded a statement she
had received from LES regarding winter gritting
3.4
ASCC.
A CC in Edinburgh had sent an email to all CCs asking for feedback on
opinion of the current management of ASCC.
SM had replied very briefly confiming that JCC did not think much of the
Association.
3.5
Advance notice about CC Discussion Group
Meeting on 13 February.. No interest.
3.6 Partick West Area Committee. There are funds available from their
budget and CCs are invited to submit requests. No action.
3.7 Planning Aid for Scotland. Proposed CC Cluster Training event on 20
February. No interest.
3.8
JCC report and accounts have been submitted to
GCC and we await our Annual Grant.
3.9 Planning Applications.
38 Jordanhill Crescent, single storey side extension, porch and
garden water feature.
95 Mitre Road, retrospective application for decking and
fencing at rear.
69 Woodend Drive, rear dormer window
1
Victoria Park Drive North,
conservatory at rear
3.9
Notice re Culture and Sport Launch Event on 18
January. No interest.
3.10
Leaflets from Unison re protecting Glasgow’s
Services.
3.11
Monthly Report from Bill Butler
4
COUNCILLOR CLAY
Councillor Clay reported
on recent cleansing department problems and intimated that uplifts will soon
take place 7 days a week. New
schedules for collections will be provided shortly.
5
AOCB
There was further
discussion on the inadequate gritting provision and the poor standard of pot
hole repairs generally.
6 NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be on Monday 1 February 2010 in Jordanhill Church Hall at 7.15 p.m.