Approved at our meeting on 29 March 2022.

1. Welcome

Tam Coyle welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2. Attendance and Apologies

2.1. Community Councillors

Tam Coyle (Chair), Niall McColl (Vice Chair), David Cowan (Secretary), Peter Hayman, Eileen Mills, Gary Atkinson, and Scott Thornton.

2.2. Residents

DH, AP, EM, GW, MG, PP, TD

2.3. Elected Representatives

Lord Provost Philip Braat (for part of the meeting), Deputy Lord Provost Christy Mearns, Cllr Eva Bolander, Cllr Angus Millar, Kaukab Stewart MSP

2.4. Ex-officio

Constables Rob Wilson and Stephen Clark- Police Scotland; Clive Wilding, Conor Pitman, Teri Porter and Tim Blathwayt, Artisan Properties; Nicole Mitchell, Newsquest

2.5 Apologies

AC, AL, NR, Carla Arrighi

3. Minutes of Last Meeting (25 January 2022)

3.1. Update on Action Points

Continued to next meeting

3.2. Corrections to minutes of last meeting

No changes were requested.

3.3. Approval

Proposed by: David Cowan

Seconded by: Tam Coyle

4. Matters Arising

None raised

5. Presentation – Ingram St Car Park

5.1. Presentation from Artisan

Presentation available at https://65-97ingramstreet.co.uk
They now have legal control of the site and hope to submit a planning application in May for approval by Autumn 2022
3 consultation workshops – one has taken place, one will be in March, with a final one before the planning application is submitted
Proposing housing for the site
Artisan also own the HMRC building on Cochrane St

5.2. Questions

ST – What is the future for the mural?
- The mural is owned by the City Council, so will remain in place
- Edges of the mural will be lost where the building abuts on to them
- It will be a public square, accessible to all
- Ground floor space will be glazed north and south
EM What does legal control of the site mean
- Artisan have contracted with City Property to purchase the site subject to planning permission
EM – Is the site address correct?
- Intention was to use the numbering of the buildings that were there, but will double check
GA – Where will rubbish/waste be stored and entrances for goods in the retail units
- They’re built into the stair cores
Deputy Lord Provost – Replacement trees
- surveying at the moment
- will be part of the planning application
- Considering sustainable urban drainage in the courtyard and on the roof of the building
TD – Parking plans
- There will be no parking provided by the development

6. Police Report (Rob Wilson and Stephen Clark)

6.1. Report

Several fixed penalty notices have been issued to vehicles driving the wrong way along Garth St
Ongoing monitoring is taking place re pavement parking on Candleriggs. Education in first instance, followed by enforcement
Substance abuse issues are resurfacing in both Albion St and Glassford St Car parks, including several reoffenders. Police increasing patrols
Several cyclists have been issued with fixed penalty notices for going through red lights, as well as educating them on the rules of the road.
Connelly’s bar – reiterate that issues MUST be raised via 101 or via the Police Scotland website and to Glasgow City Council, as due process must be followed
- Ongoing engagement with the licence holder

6.2. Questions

PH mentioned issues with modified e-bikes being much faster than their designed limit
PH – Any plans to introduce sonar detectors?
- Not aware of plans, but issues with noisy exhausts need to be reported via 101
DH – What is the Police attitude to Graffiti
- Need to get their response
- Councillor Millar: Constant battle to keep it clear
  - Council, Police and stakeholders discussing other approaches
- PP expressed thanks to the Lord Provost for arranging for graffiti to be cleaned from the Herald building
GA – any update on the upcoming Rangers v Dortmund match?
- Additional patrols before and on match day
ST – has anyone been charged re graffiti?
- People have been charged with several offences

7. Treasurer’s Report (Carla)

No report, as Treasurer had sent apologies.

8. Elected Members Reports

8.1. Cllr Angus Millar

Power washing of the MC streets has been requested, and added to the regular schedule
Missed bin collections now resolved
Review of key shopping streets ongoing
Council budget meeting
Parks and open spaces fund extended for a year – £50K for ward 10
Roads, pavements and street infrastructure – £1m per ward – Area Partnership to decide how its spent

8.2. Deputy Lord Provost Christy Mearns

Ramshorn Cemetery
- Budget agreed to reopen it
- No date agreed yet
Candleriggs Parking
- TRO was submitted in 2017 to amend the arrangements around Candleriggs, but not yet implemented.
  - When implemented, no through traffic will be permitted. Will only be allow construction traffic for the new development
Wants to meet with residents re open space funding for greening projects
Budget – Funding for pre-1919 tenements for repairs
Cars being parked on the grass between Albion and Shuttle Streets
Filming issues ongoing, including Missed letter drops. Seems that comms are not getting through
- There needs to be a community benefit

8.3. Cllr Eva Bolander

High St Station
- High St Reference Group chaired by Cllr Millar, plan is still to revamp the station, although cost has gone up, so looking at different solutions.
Greening of High St
- Not yet decided to use funding for parklets or planters
Friends of Ramshorn
- Greenspace fund could be used to help with the Friends of Ramshorn group
Grafitti
- Needs preventative work as well – getting youth engaged, e.g. similar approach to that taken re Kelvingrove Park
- Denise Hamilton has overall responsibility for look and feel of the city centre
- Will look at removing graffiti from private buildings as well
Refuse bins on Virginia Place
- Still an ongoing issue
- Planning application submitted for a bin store on Virginia Place
- Not felt to be a good response
Area Partnership
- Trying to make them less formal
- Each ward in the city has been budgeted for £1million for infrastructure.
- Want communities to have more say on priorities for funding
- Citizens Panels will be established in each area partnership on a trial basis
  - Intention is for them to be more diverse and representative of the city centre, as community councils are felt to be insufficiently diverse or gender balanced

8.4. Lord Provost Philip Braat

No report, as the Lord Provost experienced connection issues.

8.5. Questions

PP – Street art; could we have banners on street lights in the Merchant City in the same way as High St, or have some street art. TC will discuss separately
ST – Graffiti – how many staff are employed by GCC to clear graffiti. TC will take that up with Denise Hamilton
ST – Electric charging points. Factors telling developments that charging points can’t be installed without express permission of GCC. What’s the Council’s policy on this. EB – If it is in a public space, that is the responsibility of the council. If its within the curtilage of the building, there shouldn’t be any issue but Eva will check. TD advised that just requires a new meter and cabling.
NM – Citizens Panels, why is the council bringing in another body to represent the community, rather than investing in community councils. EB – complementary to community councils, extending democracy in a way that’s not been done up until now.
TD – re Film Office, lack of information about road closures. No notification had been received in his development in advance of Glassford St closures. TC – its an ongoing problem, which he will follow up. EB – keen to get a council alert service for residents to find out what’s going on.
PP – is the Ingram St development part of the council’s plan to increase the population of the city centre. EB – it’s a good example of what the council are trying to do, due to the mix of housing.
TC – is it the case that this is the 7^th development in the MCTCC area with no social housing? EB- yes, as the council doesn’t currently have the power to force developers to include social housing, but this will be part of the new City Plan. CM – the council could have stipulated that the Ingram St site was to be used for social housing as they had owned the site, but an opportunity lost.
EM – any follow on about pedestrianisation of the north end of Candleriggs as per MCPHAEN plan? CM – proposal well received; following up with the relevant officers to try and speed things along. EB – could be done as part of the wider plan to make the city centre people friendly, but need to consider access for residents, businesses and people with mobility needs
ST – any update on licencing for Airbnb. EB – no update from last meeting

9. Planning (Peter Hayman)

No Planning report due to time constraints

10. Licencing (Tam Coyle)

No Licencing report due to time constraints

11. Merchant City Park (Eileen and Peter)

Timeline had been circulated showing the current status

12. Local Issues (all)

No report due to time constraints

13. Social Media (Niall McColl)

Since last meeting, we’ve published over 15 articles on our website and social media – especially in relation to graffiti, but also with the number of road restrictions due to filming.
Our exposure in the media has increased thanks to Scott’s sterling work as our spokesman
Anderston CC kindly provided information on their setup for hybrid meetings. These will be reviewed and adapted for MCTCC.

14. AOCB

Leaflet drop – will take place on Friday 25^th February
Nicole Mitchell is the new City Centre journalist for the Glasgow Times (nicole.mitchell@newsquest.co.uk)
CM – What are the next steps for MCP in relation to any planning application for the Ingram St carpark? PH – that is the implication of the graphic that MCP circulated to supporters. Key aim to get as many objections as possible. MCTCC will not pre-judge any proposal.

14.1. Hustings

Our April meeting is planned to be a hustings event for the Council elections taking place in May. More details next month

15. Date of next meeting

Tuesday 29^th March 2022 at 7pm

16. Action Points

	Item	Action by
1	Report back on meeting with Mairi Miller re Connolly’s bar, and speak to her re coffee shop on Candleriggs	Christy Mearns
2	Provide copy of Planning Enforcement Charter	Eva Bolander
3	Follow up on Candleriggs TRO re pedestrianisation south of Bell St	Christy Mearns
4	Contact David Cowan re experiences with recent filming	Angus Millar
5	Follow up on recycling collections from 103 Hutcheson St	Phillip Braat
6	Follow up on graffiti tagging on Albion St	Phillip Braat
7	Arrange for “Open daily” notice at Ramshorn to be corrected	Eva Bolander
8	Confirm arrangements re use of City Chambers, including ventilation and streaming facilities	Phillip Braat
9	Write to Anderston CC re hybrid meetings	Niall McColl	Completed. Report to March mid-monthly
10	(Feb) Confirm how many staff directly involved in graffiti removal with Denise Hamilton	Tam Coyle
11	(Feb)Discuss possibility of having street art on lampposts	Tam Coyle and PP