Agenda January 2020
7.00pm-8.45pm Tuesday 28th January 2020
Newbattle Community Learning Centre – how to attend & directions
- Welcome and Apologies – Jeremy
- Apologies – James Smith
- Welcome, officially, new members – Margaret, Liz, Lorna, Fiona –
- Police Report – Brian McGuff
- Overview, trends, items of note – Contact Assessment Model (CAM)
- Crime Lockdown event – Christmas event update
- Minutes of Previous Meeting/ Matters Arising
- Check membership re AGM is correct!
- Newsletter – content proposals – see application – Jeremy
- Constitution update – Gillian
- Website & Social Media
- How can members feed into SM process?
- Proposal for website training
- 2019-20 Year Aims for NCC– On agenda for reference during wider discussion
- Protecting and improving services: ensure services like the library are valued by all stakeholders by improving relevance, inclusivity and cost effectiveness
- update on library hours, MC response – June
- update on bus service case study – Ann
- Public safety: the reduction in opportunistic crime and antisocial behaviour
- safety items for newsletter – All
- The Newtongrange Masterplan: ensuring community development remains at its heart and engaging business and the village in its progress
- Update from development working group – Andrew
- Proposal for swimming pool land treatment ongoing (C/F)
- Engaging the community: positive solutions for inclusivity, village pride and achievement.
- Flowerbeds, turn their retention into a project for business and community groups – Jason
- Litterpick dates – June
- Community Explorer’s Group – see corre – newsletter drop, litterpick, summer ideas -Jeremy
- response if available from Christine Grahame MSP re Justin Venton’s commitments, James
- Engaging community on cyclepath – MATAG update – Jeremy
- VE Day event – NCC ideas? Jason
- Protecting and improving services: ensure services like the library are valued by all stakeholders by improving relevance, inclusivity and cost effectiveness
- Reports
- Councillor’s – no confirmations to date
- Treasurer’s – John
- Health and Social Care – nominations?
- Federation of Community Councils (15/1/20) – James unable to attend, John to update
- Planning Applications – John
- Midlothian Traffic Roads and Paths (M-TRAP) Meeting 9/12/19 – John
- Funding Applications – Jeremy – no further
- Edinburgh University Community Grant – £5,000
- https://landcommission.gov.scot/pub/funding-sources-for-bringing-vacant-and-derelict-land-back-in-to-use/
- https://www.evoc.org.uk/noticeboard/notices/volunteering-matters-action-earth-grants – £50-£500, community greenspace projects – wildflower planting?
- Correspondence
- Parking by School – Lorna
- Ross Lyall – Community Explorers Group Activity – (must reply!) – Jeremy
- National Museum Masterplan consultation – Jeremy
- FCC Recycling Centre Visit for Community Council Members – Wednesday February 12 – Jeremy
- FAO MFCC Members – Weedkiller Article – Jeremy
- Planning Event – Dalkeith Arts Centre Saturday 25 January 2020 – Jeremy
- Lothian Buses response re route 33, via Christine Graham 9/11/19 (forwarded Jan 6) – Jeremy
- Police Scotland Contact Assessment Model (30/12/19 – if not covered by Brian) Jeremy
- Reply from MC re complaint Roads/Footpaths in Suttieslea – John
- Reply from MC re street lighting complaint Bryans Road – John
- Fly-tipping The Square (B/F update ref MC 163642 Jeremy)
- Road Safety mini roundabout (B/F update Jeremy)
- Any Other Business
- Date of next meeting