1) On Friday 30 March the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison MSP, announced £5.8 million more cash for Councils. This was so that they might make faster progress towards meeting a target of a guaranteed weekly minimum of quality Physical Education (PE) for all primary and secondary school pupils. I am looking to see whether the visiting PE teachers posts in our Primary Schools can be restored using the new money.
2) I have been trying to get action on a committed frequency for street cleaning in Broughty Ferry as it's not clear what service standards should be expected.
3) Broughty Ferry traders have been examining the Portas Report on High Street Shopping. David Hewick (the Planning Secretary of the Community Council) may be interested in Mike Galloway's (Director of City Development Dundee City Council) observations on the report which was provided for the Traders' Group.
4) There has been no progress on concluding a sale of old Eastern Primary School site.
5) At Broughty Ferry station, I have received reassurance that the awkward slope from the Gray Street to the new platform entry is temporary and a more wheelchair accessible slope will be installed. I have written to Tactran pointing out the the new electronic passenger information screens have not yet been installed as previously committed.
6) At the Council's Licensing Committee last Thursday, the committee decided to retain the current position about not requiring a licence for free community and arts events. Following the local government elections, at the June meeting of the Committee there will be a suggested nine month period of consultation about any changes proposed about additional local events to which a license might be required. This should mean that events such as the Broughty Ferry Gala, and the Broughty Ferry Art Society Exhibition should not need to pay a license for their events.
Meetings of the Broughty Ferry Community Council are held in Broughty Ferry Library on the first Tuesday of every month beginning at 7pm. More about the Community Council at http://www.broughtyferrycommunitycouncil.org/
