City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 21 May 2026, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

Planned

1. 1. Order of business
2. 1 a) Order of Business
3. 2. Declaration of interests
4. 2 a) Declaration of interests
5. 3. Deputations
6. 3 a) Deputations
7. 4. Minutes
8. 4 a) Minute of 19 March 2026
9. 5. Leader's Report
10. 5 a) Leader's Report
11. 6. Appointments
12. 6 a) Review of Appointments to Committees, Boards and Joint Boards for 2026/27
13. 6 b) Appointments to Working Groups 2026/27
14. 7. Reports
15. 7 a) Executive Appointments
16. 7 b) Standards Commission for Scotland - Decision of Hearing Panel - Councillors Munro and Ross
17. 7 c) Monitoring Officer Report - Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
18. 7 d) Independent Review Action Plan - referral from the Policy and Sustainability Committee
19. 7 e) Electric Vehicle Charging – Programme Update - referral from the Transport and Environment Committee
20. 7 f) UK Shared Prosperity Fund, New Local Growth Fund and Place Based Investment Programme - referral from the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee
21. 8. Motions
22. 8 a) By Councillor Staniforth - Deputations to Late Reports
23. 8 b) By Councillor Kumar - Council Tax Exemption for Students
24. 8 c) By Councillor Day - King's Theatre
25. 8 d) By Councillor Meagher - In Memory of Amrit and Saroj Lal
26. 8 e) By Councillor Miller - 10th Anniversary of Jo Cox
27. 8 f) By Councillor Kumar - Council Tax Increase on Second Homes
28. 8 g) By Councillor Nols-McVey - Non-Disclosure Agreements
29. 8 h) By Councillor Dobbin - Review of Paternity Leave Policy
30. 8 i) By Councillor Aston - Purpose Built Student Accommodation - Affordable Tenure Requirements and Non Domestic Rates
31. 8 j) By Councillor Davidson - Screen Time in Early Years Settings
32. 8 k) By Councillor Younie - Jo Cox Foundation
33. 8 l) By Councillor Campbell - Magdalene Flytipping
34. 8 m) By Councillor Aston - South Sub Tram Trains – Feasibility Study
35. 8 n) By Councillor Kinross-O'Neill - Equal Participation in Council Business
36. 8 o) By Councillor Graham - Allotment Service
37. 8 p) By Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron - Women and Girls Menstrual Health
38. 8 q) By Councillor Day - Granton Waterfront Road Safety
39. 8 r) By Councillor Day - Passenger and Driver Safety
40. 8 s) By Councillor Day - Using Data to Tackle Racial Inequality
41. 9. Congratulatory Motions
42. 9 a) By Councillor McFarlane - 15th Annual Creative Edinburgh Awards
43. 9 b) By Councillor McFarlane - David J Black 1947-2026
44. 9 c) By Councillor Caldwell - 200 Years of Lindsay and Gilmour at Elm Row
45. 9 d) By Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron - Edinburgh and District Burns Clubs Association
46. 9 e) By Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron - Des Loughney, Edinburgh Trades Union Council
47. 9 f) By Councillor Day - The Action Group - 50 Years Anniversary
48. 10. Questions
49. 10 a) By Councillor McFarlane - Setted Street Programme
50. 10 b) By Councillor Dobbin - Street Sweeper Vehicles
51. 10 c) By Councillor Dobbin - Street Cleaning Schedule in 2026-27
52. 10 d) By Councillor Key - St Margarets Nursery
53. 10 e) By Councillor Thornley - Road and Pavement Resurfacing Spend per Ward
54. 10 f) By Councillor Caldwell - Duke of Edinburgh Award Assessors
55. 10 g) By Councillor Caldwell - Electronic Waste Recycling (Part II Remix)
56. 10 h) By Councillor McKay - Road Condition Index and Corresponding Road Repair Expenditure for last 10 years
57. 10 i) By Councillor Thornley - Invasive Plant Species Management
58. 10 j) By Councillor Thornley - Pathway Surfaces in the Southfield Estate, Barntongate
59. 10 k) By Councillor Thornley - Pedestrian Crossing on Clermiston Road
60. 10 l) By Councillor Booth - Number of Short Term Let Licence Applications Received by the Council
61. 10 m) By Councillor Booth - Number of Short Term Let Planning Applications Received by the Council
62. 10 n) By Councillor Mumford - Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council