Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 31 August 2026
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Minute of Meeting Petitions Board Date Time Venue Monday, 31 August 2026 14:00 Remotely via MS Teams, Present: Councillor Stephen Burns, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Robert Innes, Councillor Ben Smith Chair Councillor Burns, Convener, presided. In Attendance G Hutton, Head of Operations and Service Development, G Bell, Lead Officer (Open Spaces & Parks), L Hepburn, Operations Manager, I Park, Neighbourhood Services Manager and G Ternent, Neighbourhood Services Business & Assets Team Leader (all Environment, Housing & Infrastructure); and D Low, Democratic Services Manager, J Barron, Senior Committee Services Officer and C Mulrooney, Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources). Apology Councillor Paterson. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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1 Petition - Safety Fence at Green Road Morar Drive Play Park There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to a petition received from Ms J Connelly-Brown in relation to the installation of a safety fence at Green Road/Morar Drive Play Park, the terms of which were detailed in the report. Ms Connelly-Brown was in attendance at the meeting and addressed the Board in support of her petition. The Board heard from the Neighbourhood Services Business & Assets Team Leader who summarised his response to the petition which was set out at Appendix 1 of the report. In terms of Standing Order 59, Councillor Burns moved that the petition be referred to the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for further investigation. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the petition be referred to the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for further investigation.