2023 Agenda and Minutes Clydebank East

Clydebank East Community Council

Venue - Centre 81

Minutes of meeting Monday 4th December 2023

Present

J Henry - Chair, A Conarty - Treasurer, Yvonne O'Neill - Secretary, Emma McColgan - Social Media, Anne Ross - Community Walk rounds., Anne Jennings - Community Walk rounds, Maureen Flynn - Community Walk rounds, Cllr June McKay, Craig Wilson - WDC repairs, Suzanne Marshall - WDC housing, Alan Karas - WDC community team, PC Lee McWhinney - Police Scotland

Apologies

Cllr D Lennie, Cllr J McElhill, Cllr Lauren Oxley, members of public present: 30

Meeting opened at 7pm, Chair welcomed everyone and explained fire drill.

Minutes of previous meeting

Read and approved by JH and AC

Treasurers report

£2804.51

Secretary’s report

N/A

Housing report

N/A

Councillor’s report

Cllr June McKay and committee member Anne Jennings have taken a walk around to identify streets with problem trees blocking pavements, it is their intention now to meet with the planning and public safety department to discuss.

Police report

Provided

AOB

Several issues regarding:

Trees on the pavements, 13ft high hedges, housing repairs, empty buildings left to rot, bins set on fire again near Whitecrook park, bin lorries breaking wheelie bins and residents having to pay for replacement bins, police not turning up to assist fire service at Whitecrook park dealing with burning bins, electric & dirt bikes causing issues in Whitecrook they are dangerous and noisy. Greenspace not doing the gardens properly and people are paying for it, rubbish dumped in the lanes, parking on the pavements, plans for pitch in braes avenue. Number of homeless houses with gardens being used and others can’t get houses, poor public health in the area, damp houses, airport noise and fences required.

All the above issues are from members of the public that are in attendance tonight. All were addressed by the appropriate people in attendance.

Requests to be made for people to be invited to our next meeting:

- All of the above named in attendance tonight

- Sean Dockery, WDC housing officer

- Greenspace, WDC

- Lynette Lees, CHA

- Environmental health, WDC

- Homeless Support Officer, WDC

- CCF. Trees

- Anti Social behaviour, WDC

Meeting closed at 8.15pm

Clydebank East Community Council

Venue - Centre 81

Minutes of meeting Monday 6th November 2023

Present:

• J Henry - Chair
• A Conarty - Treasurer
• Yvonne O'Neill - Secretary
• Emma McColgan - Social Media
• Anne Ross - Community Walk rounds
• Anne Jennings - Community Walk rounds
• Maureen Flynn - Community Walk rounds
• Cllr June McKay
• Cllr Lauren Oxley
• Suzanne Marshall - WDC housing
• Sean McGonagle - WDC Communities Team
• Scott McLellan - WDC Anti-social behavior team
• Marie McNair MSP

Apologies:

• Cllr D Lennie
• Cllr J McElhill
• PC Lee McWhinney

Members of Public present: 30

The meeting opened at 7pm, the Chair welcomed everyone and explained fire drill.

Minutes of previous meeting:

• Read and approved by JH and AC

Treasurers report:

• £3544.00

Secretary’s report:

• Firstly, thank you all for coming here tonight, with regards to last month’s meeting I emailed invites to all the people you requested most of which I’m pleased to say are here tonight.
• No police report tonight but I will get it as soon as possible, also I will discuss with PC McWhinney about the need for the police to attend these meetings.

Police report: 

• Unavailable

Introduction of guests on tonight’s panel:

• Each person introduced themselves and explained abet about who they are and what they do and ways of how they can assist you.

Any Other Business

The issue was raised by Sinead Farrell at CHA regarding the times of our meetings at Centre 81, it’s not suitable for them to accommodate us at the times we require.  This is a matter that will be discussed further by email and not at tonight’s meeting.

Several issues were raised by residents:

• Firework put through a letterbox in Braes Ave
• Wheelie Bins taken by youths and put in the bonfire
• Roads being dug up in Whitecrook every few months by different companies and are not being repaired properly
• Dampness in homes not being dealt with in a timely manner, children and adults alike suffering ill health due to dampness. A huge health and safety concern
• Rats in the back lanes and some gardens due to people discarding bags of rubbish
• Empty property in Braes Ave, has been empty now for over a year and the garden and communal path been left to rot and ruin. The tenant above can’t even access her gas meter to obtain gas readings as it’s so badly overgrown now she can’t safely access it. Another safety issues. Also why has it been empty for so long?
• Council need to prioritise repairs better, for example why spend money on paths fences when it should be spent on other priorities like dampness, roofs, drainage etc.
• Council tax banding must be looked at and rebranded to reflect things like the flight path, emissions etc.
• Wheelie bins in Abercombie street have been taken and set on fire almost every Sunday night by youths, police aren’t doing anything to help the resident
• Housing inspector is rude, intimidating and a bully

All the above issues are from members of the public that are in attendance tonight. All were addressed by the appropriate people in attendance.

Requests to be made for people to be invited to our next meeting:

• All the above named in attendance tonight
• Police Scotland
• Health & Safety officer
• Roads Department

Meeting closed at 8.20pm