Agenda

Venue: Dean of Guild Court Room - City Chambers

Contact: Andrew Rose  Blair Ritchie

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Items
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1. Order of Business

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1.1

Order of Business

Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting.

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2. Declaration of Interests

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2.1

Declaration of Interests

Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest.

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3. Deputations

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3.1

Deputations

If any

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4. Minutes

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Minutes pdf icon PDF 293 KB

Minute of Culture and Communities Committee of 3 October 2024  – submitted for approval as a correct record

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5. Forward Planning

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5.1

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Work Programme

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5.2

Rolling Actions Log pdf icon PDF 428 KB

Rolling Actions Log

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6. Business Bulletin

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6.1

Business Bulletin pdf icon PDF 906 KB

Business Bulletin

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7. Executive Decisions

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7.1

Museums and Galleries Interim Model and Transformation Update pdf icon PDF 376 KB

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7.2

Community Centre Review Update pdf icon PDF 208 KB

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7.3

Gorgie Farm - 51 Gorgie Road pdf icon PDF 151 KB

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7.4

Water of Leith Conservation Trust Grant Funding pdf icon PDF 185 KB

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7.5

Draft Physical Activity and Sports Strategy for Edinburgh pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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7.6

Public Spaces – Events Charging, including Parks Levy pdf icon PDF 341 KB

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8. Routine Decisions

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8.1

Culture and Communities Revenue Budget Monitoring 2024-25 - Month Five Position pdf icon PDF 126 KB

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8.2

Community Councils Workstreams Update pdf icon PDF 210 KB

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8.3

Park Lighting Project Update pdf icon PDF 319 KB

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8.4

Parks and Openspace Investment Update pdf icon PDF 264 KB

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8.5

Sprint World Orienteering Championships 2024 Event Report pdf icon PDF 109 KB

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8.6

Saroj Lal Memorial Statue Update pdf icon PDF 183 KB

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8.7

Edinburgh as a Feminist City Working Group Update - referral to C&C pdf icon PDF 551 KB

Edinburgh as a Feminist City – Working Group Update – referral from the Planning Committee

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9. Motions

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Motion by Councillor Heap - Firework Control Zone (Deaths of endangered species at Edinburgh Zoo)

Motion by Councillor Heap - Firework Control Zone (Deaths of endangered species at Edinburgh Zoo)

 

Committee notes:

 

  1. Red Pandas are an endangered species, with only about 2000-10,000 left in the wild
  2. Roxie, a red Panda, died at Edinburgh Zoo on 5 November, with the Zoo attributing her death directly to firework noise.
  3. The earlier death of Roxie’s mother, Ginger, may also, according to Zoo officials, have been connected to firework noise
  4. There was no Firework Control Zone (FCZ) around the Zoo

 

Committee therefore believes:

 

  1. That the death of an endangered species demonstrates the problems of designating individual FCZs, which are always likely to leave parts of the city unprotected
  2. This tragedy demonstrates the need to designate a city-wide FCZ

Committee therefore:

  1. Directs officers to consult on a city-wide Firework Control Zone in time for November 2025
  2. Requests that officers offer support to the Zoo to apply for a Firework Control Zone in its area, should a city-wide zone not proceed.

 

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10. Resolution to Consider in Private

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Resolution to Consider in Private

The Sub-Committee, is requested under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the public from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

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11. Private Reports

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11.1

Directorates Cyber Incident Response – Internal Audit Report Phased Implementation Plan – referral from the Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee

Directorates Cyber Incident Response – Internal Audit Report Phased Implementation Plan– referral from the Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee

Motions and Amendments pdf icon PDF 805 KB

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Deputations pdf icon PDF 469 KB

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Ward Callings pdf icon PDF 78 KB

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