Agenda - Lucan-Clondalkin ACM (1) 19th March 2008
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CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES.
Minutes of Lucan/ Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting (1) 20th February 2008.
Development
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G O'Connell
No Business
That this Committee recommends that the senior citizens facility on Orchard Lane be held by the County Council rather that the Health Service Executive and run by a Committee representing Senior Citizen interests in Clondalkin.
That the Manager provides a full report on progress towards a facility for older people in Clondalkin at the Cowan's site. Can he also outline the level of consultation between the Council and the HSE in advance of this facility being constructed and subsequently and what range of services are envisaged to be provided?
That the Manager would report on the lands adjoining Lucan Educate Together National School. What is currently the intention for the future use of these lands and will the Manager agree to consult with the Management and Parent Teachers Association of LETNS on this matter?
Planning
Questions
To ask the Manager to report on what options are available, and within what time-scale, for the extending of the current S.A.A.O., particularly given the aspiration of the Lucan community to preserve the lands at St. Edmundsbury and Woodville from housing development?
To ask the Manager responsible to comment on the procedures in place to deal with the possibility that protected species, e.g. bats, may be present at a given location which becomes the subject of a planning application. Does the Council have a register of all such habitats and what role will the newly appointed Heritage Officer have in relation to planning in this and related matters?
To ask the Manager to comment on why the builder of an additional house at (address supplied) has not provided a dished entrance for motorised access and why they are allowed park on the grass verge thus creating a safety hazard at this location?
To ask the Manager to explain the circumstances that resulted in Glenaulin Green, Palmerstown being developed without the provision of open space and to include in the answer the amount (if any) of levy paid by the developer(s) in lieu of open space and if this sum has been expended for the purpose so intended?
To ask the Manager if any enforcement action has been taken in respect of a private house in Lucan (address supplied) where residents have for some time been concerned about development works and if he will make a statement on the matter?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Planning Files
A. Large applications under consideration
B. Files requested by members - No Business
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G. O'Connell
That the Manager brings forward a report detailing the criteria used in approving the development of new estates and in particular guidelines in relation to boundary treatment, including with neighbouring estates, safety features and the naming of roads and estates and that the matter be fully discussed.
That the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee requests the Manager to bring forward proposals to finish the boundary walls left unfinished at Foxborough Estate, Lucan and recommends that the Council should be prepared to carry out the necessary work in view of the fact that it failed to enforce the requirements regarding the walls stipulated in the Planning Permission for the estate.
That the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee notes that the development by Eleveden Properties adjacent to Tullyhall Estate, Lucan is taking a long time to complete, causing inconvenience to residents of Tullyhall Estate, and asks if the Manager will make a statement on the matter.
That the Manager would report on the number of planned playing pitches which will be made available in Adamstown, and when it is proposed to make these playing pitches available and to which clubs and sporting codes?
Corporate Services
Questions
To ask the Manager to seek a report from the Rail Procurement Agency on the number of submissions received from the general public following the public consultation process on the LUAS Line F, Lucan to City Centre. What numbers of these submissions are from the Lucan area?
To ask the Manager if he will invite the Clondalkin Partnership to make a presentation to the Area Commiittee before our ACM (1) April meeting outlining the progress made in extending the Partnership's remit to include Lucan, Palmerstown and Newcastle?
Correspondence
Correspondence
(a) Letter from Mr Fergal Black, HSE re land owned by HSE at St. Loman's Road, Lucan
(b) Letter from DOEHLG re sourcing rented accommodation for people in receipt of rent allowance
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr. G. O'Connell
That this Committee recommends that the Council, as a matter of urgency, pursue the provision of Bus shelters on Kennelsfort Road as per my earlier motion on this issue, as this road is now one of the few roads in the area that does not have a bus shelter at each bus stop. This is even more necessary given the fact that pedestrians have to walk a fair distance from neighbouring estates to catch what can be an infrequent bus service, and that my earlier request for a safety barrier at the City-bound bus stop at the Oval (N4) be pursued at the same time.
That this Committee calls on South Dublin County Council to organise a meeting between the Lucan-Clondalkin and Blanchardstown-Mullhuddart Area Committees in the near future with a view to progressing another bridge crossing of the River Liffey between South County Dublin and Fingal County west of the current West Link Bridge.
Roads
Questions
To ask the Manager to hold a plebicite of Alpine Heights and Ashwood residents to decide whether or not to open up a pedestrian entrance from the green area between the two estates on to the Fonthill Road?
To ask the Manager to close off, the laneway between Woodavens and Neilstown Shopping Centre?
To ask the Manager to outline who is responsible for reinstating the wall at Monastery Gate, S.I.A.C, and is there a time frame for completion?
To ask the Manager can a survey be carried out of road name signs in the Woodford/Monksfield area as some have been uprooted and some have been vandalised with a view to cleaning or replacing them?
To ask the Manager to confirm when the pathways in the area around the Shalimar Apartments in Clondalkin will be completed and safe pedestrian access to the city centre bus stop be provided?
To ask the Manager to examine the need for extra public lighting on the Neilstown Bridge on the 9th Lock Road in Clondalkin? Pedestrians find it very challenging to cross over with a skinny path and poor visibility?
To ask the Manager
(a) how many car parking spaces are there currently in the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre?
(b) morning, midday and evening traffic counts at the Cloverhill/Coldcut Junction, the Kennelsfort Rd/Colcut Junction, the Coldcut/Liffey Valley Shopping Centre Junction, the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre/Fonthill Roundabout and the Fonthill/N4 Junction
(c) how many cars enter the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre at the Fonthill Roundabout and Exit at the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre/Coldcut Junction?
To ask the Manager for an update on the implementation of the 3 Tonne Limit across the County and to indicate what part CCTV has in relation to enforcement and if Management is satisified generally that the restrictions are working and if not what proposals are there to have them enforced?
To ask the Manager that the grassed margin at the entrance to Moorefield Avenue,( the laneway from numbers 50 to 58 ) be replaced by a pavement, in view of the unsightly muddy and torn up condition which pertains at present? The locals say the pathway was previously paved and they were happy with it.
To ask the Manager if he will advise the Area Committee if trees are to be removed along the green space at Esker Park on the N4 boundary, Lucan as part of the N4 Upgrade Project, and if they are what plans are there for re-planting?
To ask the Manager if he will make an updated report on the request of St. Kevin's Community College to implement measure to improve pedestrian safety on the Fonthill Road outside the College?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads.
No Business.
Traffic Calming Programme 2
Draft Proposal for a Time Related HGV Ban in Lucan Village - Final Report
South Clondalkin QBC Part 8
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G. O'Connell
That this Committee calls on the Manager responsible to bring before this Committee, either today or to the April Meeting, proposals for dealing with traffic congestion on Kennelsfort Road and in particular (a) why the junction at the Coldcut has not been re-signed to reduce the bottleneck as per my earlier motions and when will this situation be addressed. (b) Alleviate the situation motorists find themselves in when trying to exit from the Cemetery/Shopping Centre especially most Saturdays and on the occasion of extra heavy funeral traffic. Previous examinations of this location as requested by me have not resulted in positive action. (c) Address the increasing bottleneck which traffic exiting at the N4 experience, this could be alleviated by banning U turns for traffic coming from the West on the N4 thus freeing up signal time for traffic on Kennelsfort Road. (d) Can the Manager give reasonable explanations - perhaps as a result of the ongoing monitoring of traffic across the County - as to why Kennelsfort Road has become so congested and such a traffic hassle for the local residents.
That the Manager presents an up to date report on the parking strategy and outlines its problems and successes and how he intends to deal with the problems.
That the Manager imposes a 3 tonne vechicle restriction on Aylmer Road.
That the Manager presents a detailed report for discussion on the boundary treatment to be provided as part of the N4 Road Widening Scheme. Would the Manager report in detail on the materials, designs, heights etc. of the new boundary walls to be built on the N4 where the road borders each of the residential areas on the N4, including Hillcrest, Weston Park, Kew Park, Cannonbrook, Willsbrook Park, Hermitage/Ballyowen Park, Vesey Park, Beech Park/Grove, Woodville Downs/Esker Lane, Old Lucan Road etc.
That this Meeting recommends that South Dublin County Council put in place a procedure to cede land for 34 parking places to the relevent management company at Monastery Road, Clondalkin, from the triangle of land south of Highgrove, Mt. Talbot west of the Ibis Hotel and bounded by the Red Cow Interchange.
Note: 34 spaces lost as result of CPO on Mt Talbot lands.
That the Manager would organise a public consultation process to assess the reaction of the public to the interventions proposed by the consultants who carried out the Lucan Traffic Study?
That the Manager brings forward an up to date report on the plans for Dodsboro Road and in particular to indicate the Council's intentions concerning the grotto and general road improvements including provision for buses and how it is to be linked/integrated with Adamstown and to indicate in the report the current owners of the site where the Grotto is located and to acknowledge that this Grotto which dates from 1954 should not be disturbed.
That this Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council keeps Tay Lane, Rathcoole open for access and egress road traffic and improves on the safety of the steel rope in the slip lane from the N7 to the north side of the Rathcoole fly-over by bright markings or some other appropriate means.
That the Area Committee is seriously concerned about the risks to pedestrians, including children, at Neilstown Shopping Centre because of the state of the footpaths and requests the Manager to make an updated report on discussions with the owners of the car park and footpaths to have the area taken over by the Council.
That the Manager examines estate name plates in the Palmerstown Area to ensure that each housing estate has correct signage and where it has been vandalised that it be replaced as a matter of urgency. I have received complaints of emergency services not being able to locate addresses due to lack of signage.