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.