MAY 2026 MEETING - Agenda

AGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 AT 18.45.

VENUE: CAMERON HOUSE COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE

34 PRESTONFIELD AVENUE, EH16 5EU.

Issued on 11 May 2026. This meeting will be held in public.

1            Audio or video recording of meeting.

2            Record of membership present, apologies received, and other attendees

3            Declarations of interest.

4            Adopt Report of Meeting of 15 April 2026: See GPCC website front page.

5            Matters arising not covered by Agenda.

6            External Reports: 6.1 Ward Councillor.

7          GPCC Reports:

7.1        Action Points arising from previous Meeting: See Appendix 1

7.2        Planning (IW): ① Quick Guide

7.3        Licensing: ② Vape Shops

7.4        Police Reports: ③ Speeding

7.5        Roads and Transport (NK): ④ Parking CPZ S8 ⑤ Living Streets

7.6        Engagement Programme (CS): ‘GPCC and You’; see website.

7.7        Website Development Plan (HM): ⑥

7.8        Neighbouring Community Councils (SG):

8          Reports from Office Bearers:

8.1        Chair: ⑦ Library Noticeboard ⑧ Community Grants Fund

8.2        Treasurer:

8.3        Secretary:  ⑨ Reid Memorial

9            Reports from Outside Groups: Newington Cemetery (ERJ); EACC (KR) ⑩ LDP ‘Call for Ideas’ ⑪ Edinburgh Partnership Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP)

⑫ Community Municipal Investment Plan

10          Other Business:

11          Date of future meetings: Wednesday at 18.45: 17 Jun, 16 Sep, 21 Oct, 18 Nov,

16 Dec.

12         At 20.00: GPCC Annual General Meeting, May 2026: See separate AGM Document Pack.

Appendix 1

Follow-up Points from 21 Jan 2026 Meeting

7.9 Edinburgh University Campus Security response (ERJ) FURTHER ENQUIRY O/S. CLOSE?

Follow-up Points from 15 Apr Mar Meeting

6.2: Cllr. Flannery query to the Council’s Libraries Division. ONLINE SERVICE RESUMED. CLOSE

7.6: Help wanted to promote GPCC at the Grange Fair. CLOSE

8.3: Member to lead on GPCC Community Grant Fund and Participatory Budgeting work. OPEN

① ‘Responding to a Planning Application’: 3-page quick guide added to website.

② Vape Shops a Trading Standards rather than Licensing or Planning matter; See website Rolling Update 29 April.

③ Fairmilehead CC has been invited by a local Community Police Officer to consider volunteer participation in an organised and official ‘Community Speedwatch’ programme in the South West locality. What conceivable appetite here? (No official approach.)

④ CPZ S8 proposals not tabled at the 12 May TRO Sub-Committee.

⑤ Living Streets: Anything relevant to report?

⑥ Basic WordPress structure in place. Content migration in its early stages. Testing thereafter. Completion expected in August. (HM)

⑦ Head Librarian permission granted to site a GPCC wall board within the main library at the ‘public desk’ area.

⑧ Community Grants Fund – Who completed the CGF Survey? How will GPCC seek / ensure involvement? Participatory Budgeting (on Visitor Levy proceeds) is intended to be embedded in CC work. How does GPCC prepare to play its part?

⑨ Reid Memorial: Church of Scotland sale looks more likely.

⑩ Local Development Plan ‘Call for Ideas’: See 28 May EACC meeting agenda. Anticipate how GPCC can participate.

⑪ Edinburgh Partnership Local Outcome Improvement Plan: 2026 Refresh: See website.

⑫ Community Municipal Investment Plan: See website.

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