Agenda - Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting 18 Feb 2015

Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes

Minutes of the Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting held on 21st January 2015

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a clear guide detailing what aspects of water services Councillors can request the Council to deal with directly and what aspects require Councillors to deal with Irish Water and to explain where responsibility for roads and water services overlaps and how councillors should process requests for water related works such as drain clearing and surface water floods?

• Q 1

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

To ask the Chief Executive what can be done by the Council to assist the Clondalkin Tidy Towns biodiversity group as it strives to improve the presentation of Clondalkin Park (community centre), with particular reference to the Camac River and its banks, bridges and weirs?

• Q 2

To ask the Chief Executive what can be done to improve the footpaths on both sides of the New Nangor Road from the Ninth Lock junction towards Parkwest?  Work has begun on cutting back shrubbery adjacent to the M50 overpass.  However, this needs to be continued in the direction of Parkwest. Also, the section of footpath between the Ninth Lock and the overpass on the Canal side of the road needs attention as there are bushes encroaching on the footpath.  Could a plan be formulated to improve this footpath as it is very well used by leisure walkers and those walking to work. 

• Q 3

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence(No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business;

That this Committee again calls for the establishment of a dedicated task force to develop a plan for the rejuvenation of St Cuthberts Park. The Plan should involve Cllrs, staff dealing with parks maintenance, public realm, sports & play spaces and external stake holders including the Community Safety Forum, local schools, community services and sports clubs and the first meeting should take place before the end of March 2015.

• M 1

That this Committee calls on SDCC to present a report on Recycling bottle and can banks in Clondalkin and to look at placing them at Woodford shops , Bawnogue shopping centre and Neilstown Shopping Centre. This motion also calls for a media campaign for residents to recycle.

• M 2

Given that I continue to receive a lot of queries about opening a pedestrian gap along the wall between the Alpine / Ashwood estate and the Fonthill Road, could a report be presented on this project please with particular reference to when residents might see a start to it. 

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on what funds are available for Tidy Towns in the Clondalkin area and how these can be accessed and detail procedure re same, also have funds carried over from last year? How much is the total?

• Q 4

Application for Community Grants (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report indicating the number of homeless families (and the total number of children) on the waiting list for emergency accommodation on the 1st of each month for the last 12 months and to detail the length of time each family was on the list as of the 1st of February 2015.

• Q 5

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an updated list of Vacant council houses in The Clondalkin area? To detail which are allocated & also to detail how many council houses have been available on CBL monthly from September 2014 to end of January 2015?

• Q 6

To ask the Chief Executive for an update of how many houses are needed to be built in the Clondalkin area in order to deal with the housing shortage in this area and to confirm how many are on council housing list in the Clondalkin area? To give a breakdown of housing requests with the area and priorities stated? To provide all available information so as to aid the upcoming planning on the Clonburris Lands / SDZ meetings.

• Q 7

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business;

That this Committee agrees that the Council consider a provision for certain categories of homeless families (such as recovering drug users and families with children) to be included on the homeless list despite not being in emergency accommodation where appropriate evidence is provided and where appropriate emergency accommodation is not available.

• M 4

To ask the Manager for an update on the various items that were discussed at the meeting between the Roads Dept and the Rathcoole Community Council in December 2014. 

• Q 8

New Works (No Business)

Roadworks Programme 2015

a) - Maintenance Works Programme 2015

b) - Traffic Works Programme 2015

NRA Allocation 2015

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business;

That this committee agrees that the Chief Executive should present a report for debate on the issue of footpath repair outlining what happens when a members representation request is submitted requesting repair of dangerous footpaths, how long it takes for such repairs to be carried out, and how Roads works with Public Realm where the cause of the broken footpath is overgrown trees and roots.

• M 5

That the Chief Executive addresses cyclists on the path on the left side from Camac Valley up to Boot Road.  Recently, just at the first house an elderly resident got hit by a bicycle.

• M 6

During the term of the previous Council I sought a report on the idea of a walkway/cycleway from Clondalkin village to the canal path greenway at the Knockmitten/Woodford entrance via the Watery Lane.  To ask the Chief Executive if it would be possible for this report to be considered again and what are the chances of NRA permeability funding being accessed for this project.

• NTA GDA Cycle Network Plan
• Q 9
• Report from February 2013

To ask the Chief Executive if the Woodford Walk area has been taken in charge?  If so, why have the beech hedges in the area not been cut and the area tidied and cleaned?

• Q 10

New Works (No Business)

Planning Files

A. Large Applications Under Consideration

B. Files Requested by Members (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

That this Committee agrees that and will push for a minimum of 20% Council Housing gain for any Housing built on the Clonburris Lands. We recognise that such a move will provide significant gains in terms of Housing stock and will aid with solving the Housing issue and the huge waiting list for council Housing.   

• M 7

Application for Arts Grants (No Business)

Library News & Events

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

To ask the Chief Executive for an update report on signage and Village Initiative for all Clondalkin area?

• Q 11

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the leasing of the former motor tax office in Clondalkin indicating who the new tenant will be and when they will move in to the building?

• Q 12

• Q 13

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

(a) Letter to Chief Executive, Dublin Bus dated 28th January 2015 and reply received from Dublin Bus dated 3rd February 2015

Cathaoirleach's Business;

That this Committee agrees to write to Veolia requesting they consider the provision of a feeder bus serving the Green Isle Hotel, Boot Rd, Bewleys Hotel and Clondalkin Village and the Red Cow Luas station.

• M 8

Following the funding cut of 6.5% to the National Traveller Partnership (14 Traveller Projects and 3 National) that will have major implications on all the projects remaining open and also to the Traveller community and the supports that is given. This committee asks that the Minister for Local Government Alan Kelly be written to and asked to stop these cuts.

• M 9