Culture and Communities Committee - Thursday 14 May 2026, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
Culture and Communities Committee
Thursday, 14th May 2026 at 10:00am
Speaking:
Live
Planned
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1. Order of Business
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1 a) Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting
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1 b) Committee members to indicate any “Items for Scrutiny” at section 8 that they wish to be subject to scrutiny and discussion
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2. Declaration of Interests
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2 a) Declaration of Interests
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3. Deputations
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3 a) Deputations
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4. Minutes
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4 a) Minute of 12 February 2026
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5. Forward Planning
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5 a) Work Programme
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5 b) Rolling Actions Log
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6. Business Bulletin
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6 a) Business Bulletin
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7. Items for Decision
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7 a) Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting
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7 b) Edinburgh Visitor Levy: Culture Heritage and Events Grant Funding Criteria
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7 c) Visitor Levy: City Operations and Infrastructure - Remit and Members of Short Life Working Group
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7 d) Fireworks Control Zone
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7 e) Major Events Approval Process
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7 f) Declaration of Wester Craiglockhart Hill (and Greenbank Community Woodland) and Little France Park as Local Nature Reserves and Extension of Easter Craiglockhart Local Nature Reserve
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7 g) Future Libraries Strategy- Draft Action Plan and Update
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7 h) Meadowbank Sports Centre Wall of Honour - Proposed Nominees for 2026
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7 i) Physical Activity and Sports Grants 2026/27
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7 j) Developing a Heritage Strategy
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7 k) Local Events Open Fund
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8. Items for Scrutiny
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8 a) Edinburgh 900 - Final Programme Report
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8 b) Edinburgh's Winter Festivals
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8 c) Repair and Reinstatement - Tollcross Clock – referral from the Finance and Resources Committee
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8 d) Playparks Investment - Update
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8 e) Water Access in Public Parks - Response to Motion by Councillor Caldwell
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8 f) Burial Management Plans
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9. Motions
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9 a) Motion by Councillor Thornley - Park Lighting Reporting:
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10. Resolution to Consider in Private
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10 a) Resolution to Consider in Private
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11. Private Reports
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11 a) None
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a) Late Reports
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a) Motions and Amendments
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a) Ward/Special Interest Callings
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a) Deputations
- 4.1 Culture and Communities Minute 11.02.26, opens in new tab
- 5.1 - Work Programme, opens in new tab
- 5.2 - Rolling Actions Log, opens in new tab
- 6.1 - Business Bulletin, opens in new tab
- Business Bulletin - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- Business Bulletin - Appendix 1 - Local Events Open Fund, opens in new tab
- Business Bulletin - Appendix 2, opens in new tab
- Business Bulletin - Appendix 3, opens in new tab
- 7.1 - Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting - Appendix 2, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting - Appendix 3, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting - Appendix 4, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting - Appendix 5, opens in new tab
- 7.2 - Edinburgh Visitor Levy Culture Heritage and Events Grant Funding Criteria, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh Visitor Levy Culture Heritage and Events Grant Funding Criteria - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh Visitor Levy Culture Heritage and Events Grant Funding Criteria - Appendix 2, opens in new tab
- 7.3 - Visitor Levy City Operations and Infrastructure Remit and Members of Short Life Working Group, opens in new tab
- Visitor Levy City Operations and Infrastructure Remit and Members of Short Life Working Group - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- 7.6 - Declaration of Wester Craiglockhart Hill (and Greenbank Community Woodland) and Little France Park as Local Nature Reserves and Extension of Easter Craiglo, opens in new tab
- 7.7 - Future Libraries Strategy- Draft Action Plan and Update, opens in new tab
- Future Libraries Strategy - Appendix 1 - Action Plan 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Future Libraries Strategy - Appendix 2 - Strategy Achievements 2025-26, opens in new tab
- 7.8 - Meadowbank Sports Centre Wall of Honour - Proposed Nominees for 2026, opens in new tab
- Meadowbank Sports Centre Wall of Honour - Proposed Nominees for 2026 - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- 7.9 - Physical Activity and Sports Grants 2026-27, opens in new tab
- 7.10 - Developing a Heritage Strategy, opens in new tab
- 8.1 - Edinburgh 900 - Final Programme Report, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh 900 - Final Programme Report - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- 8.2 - Edinburgh’s Winter Festivals, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh’s Winter Festivals - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh’s Winter Festivals - Appendix 2 and 3, opens in new tab
- Edinburgh’s Winter Festivals - Appendix 4, opens in new tab
- 8.3 - Repair and Reinstatement - Tollcross Clock – referral from the Finance and Resources Committee, opens in new tab
- Repair and Reinstatement - Tollcross Clock - appendix, opens in new tab
- 8.6 - Burial Management Plans, opens in new tab
- Burial Management Plans - Appendix 1, opens in new tab
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- Burial Management Plans - Appendix 2, opens in new tab
- 9.1 - Motion by Councillor Thornley - Park Lighting Reporting, opens in new tab
- 7.5 Major Events Process - FINAL, opens in new tab
- 8.4 Playpark Investment - FINAL, opens in new tab
- 8.5 Water Access - FINAL, opens in new tab
- 7.11 Local Events Open Fund 2026.27 - FINAL, opens in new tab
- 7.11 Local Events Open Fund 2026.27 - Appendix 1 - FINAL, opens in new tab
- Motions and Amendments, opens in new tab
- 06- Ward Callings - C&C - 14.05.26, opens in new tab
- Deputations, opens in new tab