Agenda - Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting 18th May 2016

Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of 20th April 2016

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report as to ownership history for the land at the Green isle hotel beside old Naas Road wall?" 

• Q 1

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

Library News & Events

• H-I 3

Application for Arts Grants

• HI 4

NEW WORKS (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this committee asks that books by recently deceased Historian Joe Williams be reissued and also be included in the Tower Heritage centre''

• M 1

"This committee recommends that the book on the history of Clondalkin's Round Tower be reprinted by the Library Service as a tribute to it's author the late Joe Williams."

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

(a) Letter dated 18th March 2016  to Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice & Equality and reply dated 21st April from Chistopher Quattrociocchi, Private Secretary to the Minister for Justice & Equality

• Corr (a)

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Minister for Justice be written to outlining Rathcoole Community Centres Policing/Security issues. The level of break ins has increased, there is an increasingly ageing population and the number of Gardaí available has dropped."

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this committee calls on SDCC to work with the Management company of the Mill Shopping Centre in order to resolve flooding at Footprints Montessori school beside the sports and Leisure Centre."

• M 4

Some residents in Knockmitten (names and addresses supplied) are worried that the prevalence of illegal dumping is causing a problem with rats.  Could this be investigated please.

• Q 3

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the number of complaints received, and the nature of the complaints, in relation to the trees that were removed from Main St., Rathcoole."

• Q 4

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report into removal of hanging baskets in Clondalkin and when will this work be carried out?"

• Q 4

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the plans for the future development of the Corkagh Park fishing lakes."

• Q 5

New Works (No Business)

Rathcoole Park – Dogs off leash arrangements

• HI 11

Update on Monastery Heath 

• HI 12 Monastery Heath

Rathcoole Car Park

• HI 13 Powerpoint
• HI 13 Rathcoole Car Park

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That a report is presented for discussion on what options have been looked at and what options are open to providing a much needed Playspace for Newcastle."

• M 5

"That this Committee agrees that the Council undertake works to ensure that our existing playgrounds are autism friendly. Furthermore that the Council accommodate this in all future playgrounds and play-spaces in the programme."

• M 6

"That the Chief Executive cut the grass verges outside the houses in Woodford Grove & Monksfield Court. The grass is too long and has not been cut in years. Rats are hiding in the grass verges."

• M 7

"That the Roads and Parks Department presents a report on prospective sites for the much needed car park to service Rathcoole Park, as agreed at the March ACM"

“This committee calls for additional pedestrian access to Corkagh Park from the top of Cherrywood Avenue to allow ease of access for clubs and members of the public"

• M 9

"This committee commends the work of all involved in planning, organising and working on the 1916 memorial garden at Newlands Cross."

• M 10

"That this committee calls for a dog run to be provided in Collinstown Park like the one in Corkagh Park."

• Mot 11

"That the Chief Executive prunes the trees at *address supplied*. This was requested over 5 years ago.  It is blocking the view of the resident's car which is adapted for his disability.  It was broken into twice in the last month."

• M 12

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report from SDCC into the numbers of people waiting for Housing adaption grants for people with a disability in the Clondalkin area?"

• Q 6

"To ask for a report from SDCC into the numbers of people waiting for Window and door replacements in the Clondalkin area and a progress report on same?"

• Q 7

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report for discussion at the meeting on the ongoing negotiations between the Council and HSE regarding the provision and funding of OT reports for council tenants applying for adaptation grants to council properties."

• M 13

"This committee agrees that the Council should replace the small boundary wall at 1 Kilmahuddrick Court"

• M 14

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"To ask the Chief Executive whether Rathlawns Estate, Rathcoole is due to have its street lighting upgraded and if so when?"

• Q 8

New Works (No Business)

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

Update on Pedestrian Crossings

• HI 18

Update on Aylmer Heath Pyrite

• HI 19

Correspondence (No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this committee asks SDCC to provide a full report on why the level of screening at Newlands flyover is unsatisfactory and brief the members on what will be done to rectify this as a matter of urgency."

• M 15

"That the Chief Executive present a report be presented on the roadside barriers in the Clondalkin Village area in particular, respresentations have been made to me about the barriers on the Fonthill Road between Boot Road and the Caldbeck Way junction, and the barriers at the Orchard Road / Monastery Road junction."

• M 16

"To ask the Chief Executive  to provide a report for discussion at the meeting on the taking in charge of and pyrite scheme remedial work at Alymer Heath, Newcastle."

• M 17

"That this committee demands that a safety audit be done in Newcastle to determine safety needs especially for the Glebe estate and children going to school along this busy road."

• M 18

"This committee agrees that more effort should be made to protect the residents of Newlands Road from the visual impact of the flyover at Newlands cross.  If there is no scope for further planting along the perimeter, planting should be offered in the gardens of those residents who desire it to provide the visual screen which was a condition of the planning permission for the flyover."   

• M 19

"To ask that the Chief Executive get all redundant traffic and road signage removed from North Clondalkin as per advice of Tidy Towns adjudicators?"

• M 20

"Residents in Newlands, Clondalkin, ask that the green space adjoining  the boundary between Newlands estate and Joel's / The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel would be landscaped and improved as was promised at the time the hotel was granted planning permission."

• Q 9

New Works (No Business)

Update RIC Barricks

• HI 20

Planning Files

A. Large Applications Under Consideration

B. Files Requested by Members

• HI 22 (A)
• HI 22 (B)

Correspondence (No Business)