Agenda - June 2007 County Council Meeting

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Date:
11/06/2007 00:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:
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Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 a) Minutes of South Dublin County Council, 14th May  2007. 

(circulated herewith)

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department, Housing Administration, Planning Not is use

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES 

 

 a) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee (1) - 1st May 2007 

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(no report)

 b) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee(2) - 8th May 2007 

Dealing with Community (1 report - Grants), Parks, Environment and Housing 

(circulated herewith) 

c) Tallaght Area Committee (1) -  21st May 2007

Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 report - Grants) and Housing (1 report - PRTB)

(circulated herewith)

d) Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 28th May 2007 

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(no report)

e) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 22nd April 2007

Dealing with Environment (1 report - Bring Banks at Moyglass), Parks, Community and Housing 

(circulated herewith)

f) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (1) -  15th May 2007

Dealing with Development, Planning, Corporate Services and Roads

(no report)

 

g) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 22nd May 2007

 

Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 report - Grants) and Housing 

(circulated herewith)

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE

COMMITTEE - 31ST MAY 2007 

 

a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates

b) Report on Conferences

c) Filling of Vacancies

 

(all circulated herewith)

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES

(no report)

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Pat Smith, Jim Walsh (Development Business), Tom Doherty

STATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES

a) Economic Development (including Planning and Development) Strategic Policy Committee   

(i) Report of Meeting 16th  May 2007  

(ii) Minutes of Meeting 21st February 2007 

 

(circulated herewith)

 

b) Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Education and Libraries Strategic Policy Committee 

 

(i) Report of Meeting 21st May 2007 

(ii) Minutes of Meeting 19th February 2007

 

(circulated herewith)

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin
To ask the Manager for a detailed report on the monitoring of Air Pollution and Noise Levels  from readings taken from the commencement of work on the M50 Upgrade  to end of May 2007 and to include in his answer action taken by the Council in relation to  breaches (if any)  of the guidelines set by An Bord Pleanala in  this regard and to make a statement on the matter?

Headed Items

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS

a) Liffey Valley Park, Lucan

(circulated herewith)

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Housing Administration, Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES 

a) Proposed Disposal of Affordable Housing

 

b) Proposed Disposal of Site at Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 to John O' Connor

 

c) LD 1035 - Proposed Disposal by Way of Lease to Palmerstown United F.C. - Site at Glenaulin Park, Palmerstown.

 

d) Proposed Disposal of Lands at Grange, Clondlakin, to Coras Iompar Eireann

e) Sale of  Fee Simple Interest - Tenant Purchase Houses -

(i) 36 Castle Park

(ii) 54 Castle Park

(iii)131 Limekiln Green      

(iv) 143 St. Maelruan’s Park 

(v)8 Homelawn Road 

(vi) 24 Balfe Avenue            

(vii) 138 Limekiln Green                   

(viii) 119 St. Maelruan’s Park           

(ix) 72 Homelawn Road 

f) Proposed Land Exchange at Red Cow Roundabout between South Dublin County Council and Capel Developments Limited M50 Upgrade Order, 2005

(all circulated herewith)

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

Report on Part 8 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2003 for Traveller Specific Development at Lock Road

(circulated herewith)

 

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Housing Administration

PART 8 REPORT ON PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT STOCKING LANE, BALLYCULLEN

(circulated herewith)

 

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

PART 8 REPORT ON FIRHOUSE ROAD QBC PHASE 2

(circulated herewith)

H-I (11)
Submitted by:
Brendan Hynes
Responsibility:
Brendan Hynes

REVISED APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUIDLING CO-OPERATIVES (NABCO) SOCIETY LTD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 OF THE HOUSING (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1992 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 58 DWELLINGS AND A COMMUNAL MEETING FACILITY AT BROOKVIEW, TALLAGHT

(circulated herewith)

 

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
Finance Department
Responsibility:
Finance Department

Local Government Auditor's Report Annual Financial Statement 2005 (As presented to the Organsiation, Procedure and Finance Committee Meeting 31/05/07. Report for noting.)

(circulated herewith)

H-I (13)
Submitted by:
Finance Department
Responsibility:
Finance Department

Draft Annual Financial Statement 2006 (as presented to the Organisation, Procedure and Finance Committee 31/05/07. Report for noting)

(circulated herewith)

H-I (14)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Michael Seery

DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 2006

(circulated herewith)

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

Letter, dated 16th May 2007, from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in reply to our letter of 14th March 2007 regarding banning pit-bull terriers.

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Email, dated 11th May 2007 from North Tipperary County Council regarding motion passed calling on the MInister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to set up a national database of developers who fail to comply with planning permissions.

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Breda Fogarty, Michael Fagan

Mayor's Business

That this Council requests the Department of Local Government and the Environment to introduce amended legislation to strengthen the role of the P.R.T Board. That additional legislation include such areas as (1) Greater penalties on Landlords who refuse to register  (2) Direct liaison with the Revenue Commissioners (3) Financial penalties to compel landlords to adequately maintain their property/properties, both internal and externally, and that adequate resources, both financial and in personnel be provided to the Board to allow their functions to be adequately carried out. 

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe

That the Manager would agree to bring forward a detailed report or discussion on the implications for cyclists of increased traffic volumes and gridlock on our roads, as well as considerable road widening programmes, including the Outer Ring Road, the N4 and M50. 

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Laura Leonard

That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council appoint a heritage officer.

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
That the Manager outline in detail the expenditure to date on eradication of grafitti, including any additional human resource costs; the effectiveness of the campaign; details of communications with relevant and associated agencies and utilities and to make a statement on this very serious matter.
Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Daly
Responsibility:
Abe Jacob
That this Council endorses the recent developments in the North and sends goodwill to all those working the new institutions set up under the Good Friday Agreement.
Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils, John McLoughlin
That this Council, in accordance with new public sector procurement procedures (SI no. 329 / 2006), calls for the use of environmentally friendly cement in construction and within Local Area Plans.
Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Hugh Pierce

That the Manager outline Council's attitude and approach to :

- repairs and improvements carried out privately to Local Authority Homes

- specifically with regard to reimbursement or deduction from price on purchase.

 

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Daly
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill
That this Council is frustrated by the lack of support from other local authorities in developing the Traveller Accommodation plans and calls on the Minister to act on other local authorities which are neglecting this issue. This neglect has led to the slow development of transient sites which will protect the environment from illegal encampments while supporting the nomadic tradition of the traveller community.
Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Maria O'Neill
That this Council discuss, with the aid of a detailed report from the Manager, the readiness of South Dublin County Council to deal with cryptosporidium. How old are the facilities? Have the Council's efforts to guarantee clean water been frustrated and if so how ?