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Mens 10K 2023

The Men's 10K and Women's 10K take place on Sunday 18th June. There will be many roads closed around the Merchant City and Trongate area - see Road Restrictions: Men’s 10K and Women’s 10K, Sunday 18 June 2023

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Race for Life 2023

Visit https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/ for more information.

There will be road closures throughout the area during the event.

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UCI - Cycling World Championships

Keep up to date with the latest on the UCI Cycling World Championships at https://www.getreadyglasgow.com/cycling-worlds

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TRNSMT Drop-in Session

DF Concerts & Events invite members of the public to come along to hear more about the events taking place on Glasgow Green this summer, between 6 and 9 July. Representatives from DF Concerts, event traffic and security teams, Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council will be there to answer questions regarding the planning of the events.

 

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Community Litter Pick

Help tidy up the Merchant City, Trongate and Riverside areas - join us for a couple of hours to clear some litter - equipment and safety briefing provided; all you need to bring is a smile, enthusiasm, and a desire to make our area as welcoming as possible.

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Have your say on proposals for student accommodation on Osborne St – come along to Granite House, 31 – 33 Stockwell Street on 20th February between 2 – 7pm to see what is being proposed for what is currently a gap site.

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Public Consultation - Proposed erection of student accommodation, Trongate/Hutcheson St

The second public consultation event for the proposed demolition and redevelopment of the site on the corner of Hutcheson St/Trongate will take place this Wednesday, 11th January, in Metropolitan Bar, Candleriggs, between 12noon and 7pm. The proposal has been updated following feedback from the first public consultation.

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28 November Community Council Meeting

Agenda

  1. Welcome (including to new Community Councillors) and apologies
  2. Minutes of previous meeting on  31 October
  3. Police report including E-bikes and Pavement parking
  4. Presentation by Fiona Campbell and Ewan Curtis, Glasgow City Council Planning Department, on MCTCC aspects of the ‘Golden Z’ project
  5. Other planning issues including St Enoch Centre, King Street Car Park, Student Accommodation, Cycle Lanes
  6. Ward Councillors’ reports including City Centre Strategic Plan, LEZ,Follow-ups on 28 September walkabout
  7. Drugs - ‘Safe Needle Bin’ pilot scheme
  8. Buskers
  9. Early morning bin collection noise
  10. ‘Complex Needs Drop-in Centre,’ Bell Street
  11. Licensing, including Der Berliner/Murphy’s Bar
  12. Meeting with MP/MSP
  13. GP surgery in Merchant City
  14. Treasurer’s Report
  15. Area Partnership representation
  16. Grant Giving Scheme
  17. Any other business
  18. Date of next meeting

Joining Instructions

In person: City Chambers, Glasgow  - see Meetings  page for directions

Online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ufu-upzwtGNSRrsNfxkWEMhBwkD-cOWd-

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31 October AGM and Community Council Meeting

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) & ELECTION MEETING

6:30 PM TUESDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2023

COMMITTEE ROOM, GLASGOW CITY CHAMBERS, 64 COCHRANE STREET, GLASGOW, G2 1DU

The Chair will officiate for the Annual General Meeting

  1. Record membership attendance and apologies received.
  2. Approve the presented minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (AGM 2022).
  3. Approve Chairperson’s annual report (written or minuted at the AGM).
  4. Approve Treasurer’s submission of Independently Examined Statement of Accounts.
  5. Demit of current office bearers and all other members.

The Independent Returning Officer (IRO) will now officiate for the call of nominations for the Community Council and the call for nominations for the election of Office Bearers

  1. Call of Nominations for the Community Council.
  2. Call for nominations for the election of Office Bearers and representatives:
  • Chairperson
  • Vice Chairperson
  • Secretary
  • Minute Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Area Partnership Lead Contact
  • Area Partnership Substitute Contact
  • Planning Contact
  • Licensing Contact

The newly elected Chair will officiate for the remainder of the Annual General Meeting & Election Meeting

  1. Note continuation of the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils.
  2. Note the appointment of an Independent Examiner of accounts for the next year.
  3. Note the appointment of associate members.
  4. Review the Inventory and Additional Resources (see clause 8.7 of the Scheme 2018).
  5. Chairperson declares that a date in October of following year (2024) will host the next AGM.

The Independent Returning Officer duties are now complete.  The Chairperson may now officiate for an ordinary Community Council meeting.

Monthly Meeting Agenda

 
  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Approval of minutes of meeting held on 26 September
  3. Matters arising from September meeting:
    1. Safe drugs consumption facility
    2. Low Emission Zone
    3. Great Scottish Run - Lack of notice and signage
    4. E-bikes and scooters
    5. Flooding in  and around Ingram Street/Candleriggs
    6. Other follow-ups on walkabout with Councillor Angus Millar
  4. Police report
  5. Planning:
    1. Purpose-built student accommodation (Dominus), Osborne Street
    2. ‘Merchant City Park’
    3. ‘Golden Z’
    4. House of Gods, Glassford Street
    5. New applications
  6. Licensing:
    1. Merchant City Village
    2. Night clubs opening to 4 am
    3. Short-term lets
    4. New applications
    5. Grant giving scheme
  7. Consultation on busking in city centre
  8. Any other business
  9. Date of next meeting

 

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Tuesday 26 September 2023 at 6.30pm in the City Chambers, or online via Zoom

Everyone who lives in the Merchant City and Trongate area is very welcome to join us for our September meeting, either in person in the City Chambers, or online via Zoom

Agenda

  1. Welcome/Apologies
  2. Minutes of meeting held on 29 August
  3. Police report
  4. Elected members’ reports
  5. Drugs, including ‘Safe Consumption Room’
  6. Low Emission Zone
  7. Planning, including ‘Merchant City Park,’ student accommodation, Billy Connolly murals, ’Golden Z’ and King Street car park re-development
  8. Licensing including granting of occasional licences and report on Glasgow Council Licensing Forum
  9. Grant giving scheme
  10. Busking - Response to public consultation
  11. UCI World Cycling Championships
  12. Treasurer’s report
  13. Elections to Community Council
  14. Date of next meeting

 

Joining Instructions

In person: City Chambers, Glasgow  - see Meetings  page for directions

Online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ufu-upzwtGNSRrsNfxkWEMhBwkD-cOWd-

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