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Confirmation and re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday 11th June 2013
Planning
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Planning Files
A. Large Applications Under Consideration
B. Files Requested by Members (No Business)
Palmer Park Planning Enforcement
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That the Manager update this Committee with regard to the derelict site, Ballyroan House Lodge, which was raised by this Committee in the last twelve months."
Development
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New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Libraries
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Library News & Events
NEW WORKS (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Corporate
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New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Manager to give a report on the subsidence to Council houses at Tara Hill Crescent and report on what work will need to be done to resolve the problem?"
"To ask the Manager to give a report on the window replacement programme for the Rathfarnham area to include Whitechurch Estate and Tara Hill Estate?"
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Housing Procurement & Allocations Report
Anti-Social Behaviour Quarterly Statistics - 2nd Quarter
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Manager give a report on the proposed refurbishment of the remaining Council housing stock at Tara Hill. The Manager had earlier reported that two further houses would be upgraded but there must be many more Council owned houses still needing insulation and overcladding at Tara Hill."
"That the Manager allow residents of Tara Hill who are purchasing or have bought Council houses at Tara Hill to be included in any further insulation and overcladding work at the estate. Some residents would be willing to pay the contractor to upgrade their houses, if a fair price was negotiated. Could the Manager report on what grants would be available to these residents."
Community
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Application for Grants (No Business)
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to have the rear access area between houses ** Address Supplied** cleaned up. There has been fly tipping behind the entrance gate and rubbish strewn along the lane?"
"To ask the Manager please can you locate litter bins at the new bus stops on the Firhouse Road next to the junction with Ballyroan Road/Butterfield Avenue?"
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LITTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2011 – 2014 QUARTERLY REPORT
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That the Manager update this Committee with regard to the following derelict site issues raised by this Committee in the last twelve months:
Augustinian Roundabout, Taylor's Lane
Derelict site on Scholarstown Road adjacent to Woodfield."
"To ask the Manager to brief this meeting as to any restrictions on deliveries of goods to Rathfarnham Shopping Centre. Please indicate time and permit location of such deliveries. There is a complaint from a resident that deliveries to the front of the shop are happening during the course of the night. If there are no such restrictions please confirm the procedure for adopting bye-laws to restrict deliveries at anti-social times during the night, so as to combat noise nuisance and upset to local residents."
Parks
Questions
"To ask the Manager to cut back the overgrown shrubbery at Ballyboden Way eastbound on the roadside and also on the internal footpath alongside Templeroan?"
"To ask the Manager to have the grass and weeds removed and replaced with bark mulch at the rear access area between ** Address Supplied ** as this would help to keep the area clean?"
"To ask the Manager to include in the tree pruning programme the trees at Willbrook Lawns?"
"To ask the Manager to recall that the completion of certain works and the re-opening of the gates, at the open space at Willbrook Lawn, was to have been completed by the 9th of June. It is accepted that significant progress has been made by the Council but on last inspection matters appear to be at a stand-still and a lock still on the gate. Please confirm when all works will be completed and when the key can be handed over to the residents representative?"
"To ask the Manager to deal with an item that was placed on the agenda for the June Area Committee meeting; relating to ponding along the pathway in Dodder Valley Park at Kilvere. The reply was that action was to be taken to deal with the issue. No such action appears to have taken place in the intervening time?"
"To ask the Manager to explain the poor level of maintenance in the Anne Devlin area, particularly with regard to the maintenance of open spaces adjacent to Anne Devlin Road and will the Manager commit to have the open spaces maintained according to the online schedule and to be maintained in conjunction with the road sweeping schedule?"
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New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Manager create a forest footpath at the rear of Stocking Well to allow parents and children to access the football pitches and Park at Knocklyon Park. There is no play area for children at Stocking Well and it will be many years before the new proposed Park adjacent Stocking Well will be built."
"That the Manager accepts that despite all the work of Tidy Towns people the car park at Rathfarnham Castle is in really poor condition and the efforts of local people doesnt seem to be matched by the Council at this location - so close to the ornamental garden and so close to the village."
"That the Manager give a report on the planned reinstatement of the Green/Football pitch area at Whitechurch estate."
"That this Committee agrees that a programme of funding be made available in the Parks budget, to remove the grey brick wall around Rathfarnham Castle and replace it with a granite/masonry stone stub wall and railing to open it up to the people of Rathfarnham."
Roads
Questions
"To ask the Manager that you might recall that it was agreed traffic meeting that following a complaint from a resident in Lansdowne Park concerning the illegal parking of another resident whose house is situated on Knocklyon Road, that the parking of cars so close to the junction was deemed unsafe and therefore a hazard by the Manager. An extension of double yellow lines was to be made. No action has been taken since and residents continue to complain about the number of near accidents at this location. Also, it was agreed that the white lines would be repainted at the junction of Ballyroan Height & Ballyroan Crescent and I was lead to believe that this would happen as soon as possible. This does not appear to have happened. Please can I be provided with details as to when both matters will be attended to by the Council?"
"To ask the Manager to please arrange for the repair/replacement of the bollards at Rosemount. Is it possible to replace with something other than what is currently being used as it appears such repairs are required on a very regular basis. BDRA believe that delivery trucks to the Centre are knocking the bollards. Is it possible to replace these concrete bollards with a steel equivalent?"
"To ask the Manager to examine a complaint from a Resident that there are two 'county' flags hanging precariously from the branch of a tree in the garden of **address supplied** and swift action by the Council may be required. This question is clearly one that ought to be posted through membersnet but I'm not confident that the matter will receive the immediate attention it needs if it were to be placed in this way?"
"To ask the Manager to repair and bolster the kerbstones at Rosemount car park where traffic regularly exits by driving over these kerb stones and damaging them, and to provide a report on progress with regard to the repair of same?"
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Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)
Knockcullen Rise / Knocklyon Road junction.
County Wide Review of HGV Restrictions - Rathfarnham Area
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That this Council confirm the position for traders in Rathfarnham Village who still continue to encounter problems with APCOA. It was indicated at an earlier Committee meeting that traders in the village could apply for an annual permit for a fixed fee of €300. It now appears that one such trader applied for an annual permit and her annual application was refused, she was told that she could only apply for a maximum 3 monthly permit. It appears APCOA are unaware of annual application option and only allow monthly or three monthly applications.
Can you please also confirm whether or not there is a cap on the number of applicants who can apply for such a permit; there is a suggestion that only one permit per business can be applied for? Are there any restrictions on the application for such permits by traders? If so what are these restrictions?
Finally, is it possible for the Manager to insist that applications for annual permits to APCOA be made more user friendly, that APCOA accept on-line applications, while ensuring payment protection for applicant."
"That this Committee agrees that the Manager resurface the traffic calming ramps and platforms on Willowbank Drive which have fallen into a poor state of repair and to give a timeline for the completion of the work should the motion be passed."
"That this Committee discuss with the aid of a report the Paid Parking and Parking permits in Rathfarnham Village."
"That the Manager update the Committee on the second traffic survey I requested to be carried out at Rosemount Car Park and to outline what contacts have been made with the traders and other stakeholders in the area to advance their concerns regarding parking in this car park."
Water & Drainage
Questions
"To ask the Manager for a report on the serious sewage leak at Pinewood Park: Raw sewage leaked from the system into the front and rear gardens of houses **addresses provided** . We understand that Council Engineers have carried out an examination using cameras to establish if the system is blocked etc - can the Manager report on the outcome?"
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New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)