Agenda - Lucan-Clondalkin ACM (2) 26th March 2008
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CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES.
Minutes of Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting (2) 26th February 2008
Parks
Questions
To ask the Manager to prune the trees in Lealand and Upper Cherrywood Estates, Clondalkin as soon as possible?
To ask the Manager to outline if there are plans for stub walls in Monastery Gate to eliminate anti-social behaviour.
To ask the Manager to provide an update in relation to the plans to develop the area around the canal at Áras Na Cluaine submitted by the developer as residents are anxious that all works be completed?
To ask the Manager when will the ditch at Palmerstown Green be filled in as I have previously requested and as have the Residents Association? It is a focal point for ongoing anti-social behaviour and a source of serious concern for local residents.
To ask the Manager for a report on current Council policy in relation to having existing ESB and telephone cables placed underground and if it is conditional on refurbishment works, such as the Village Renewal in Palmerstown, that all utilities be put underground and that this matter be fully discussed?
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the intentions of the Parks Department in relation to that part of Griffeen Valley Park, adjacent to Tullyhall Green and bounded by lands being developed by Eleveden Properties, as the piece of what appears to be part of the Council's parkland has not been cultivated or otherwise managed/maintained by the Council?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G. O'Connell
That this Committee calls on the Manager responsible to accelerate the development of Waterstown Park as it is now in excess of 29 years in Council ownership and is the focal point of serious anti-social behaviour and is being taken over by motorcyclists and quaddies especially at week-ends and despite the provision of pathways etc not only are members of the public hesitant to use it due to the anti-social behaviour, but neighbouring residents have had to put up with a lot of intimidation and unruly behaviour which needs to be addressed by our Parks Department in conjunction with An Garda Síochana.
That the Manager presents a detailed report for discussion on the many years of delays in the Taking-In-Charge of the green open space in Abbeywood Court in Abbeywood Estate, Lucan. The ongoing threat of further development in Abbeywood Court continues to be of great concern to the local Community, and after approximately twelve years, it is now long past the time to have this green open space Taken-In-Charge by South Dublin County Council.
That this Committee recommends that a new playground be built in North Clondalkin and asks South Dublin County Council to investigate the possibility of it being placed in the grounds of one of the primary schools.
That the Manager presents a detailed report on any progress made on the taking-in-charge of the open space adjacent to Brookvale Estate, Lucan.
Community
Questions
To ask the Manager if he can provide a report on the usage of Ballyowen Castle Community Centre during the day, up to 7 pm, by groups and organisations other than the tenants of the room on the first floor allocated on a permanent basis to three organisations and the back ground floor allocated to Lucan Youth Service?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Application for Grants
Library News Events
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G. O'Connell
That the Manager brings forward a report on the provision of facilities for sporting organisations and to include how the question of supply and demand is addressed and what plans the Council has to address the shortfall if any.
That the Manager reports on any progress made since the February '08 Area Committee Meeting on Lucan's 1st Youth Cafe project, including outstanding legal issues, decorating, furnishings etc.
Environment
Questions
To ask the Manager for a report on the provision and location of litter bins in North Clondalkin, especially at Finches and Neilstown Shops and how it might be possible to improve the provision?
To ask the Manager to outline why the residents of Tay Lane must pay for access to the sewage connection for their own homes?
To ask the Manager can a cleanup of Lealand Gardens be implemented as soon as possible, to clear up the broken glass, beer cans and rubbish from the area?
To ask the Manager when the next Road Sweeping service will be carried out along Dodsboro Rd, Lucan, if the stretch of road from the Spar shop past Tesco can be included in this and all subsequent road sweeping operations in the area, and if he will make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Manager to give details of how many incidents of graffiti the Council dealt with in Clondalkin and Lucan in 2007 and give an estimate of the total cost involved in carrying out such work?
To ask the Manager what options are open to this Council to deal with householders who fail to maintain their front garden at an acceptable standard and leave it strewn with litter etc. What has the Council done when such situations were brought to their attention and to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Manager if he will report on work carried out in the Lucan Electoral Area by the Graffiti Crew during the period from 1 January 2008?
To ask the Manager if he will advise the Area Committee on what services are available from the Council to residents in recently taken-in-charge estates in Lucan who are having problems with blocked drains on their own property, where the drainage system is connecting to a number of adjacent houses, and where the cause of the blockage is either due to faults in the drainage system or residents in neighbouring houses disposing of inappropriate materials down toilet bowls?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G. O'Connell
That the Manager brings forward a report, detailing how the Council addresses the problem of fly tipping and dumping of rubbish in certain spots across the County especially in back lanes and that this Committee requests that the Council mount a concerted campaign to reduce, and if possible to eliminate, this form of antisocial behaviour.
That the Manager in Environmental Services, will report on detail on what measures he will take, including consulting with the Managers in the Planning and Development Departments, to help resolve the dreadful negative effects on the local community in Moy Glas Estate and the wider Lucan Community, owing to the damages to the environment because of open fires being lit regularly, gatherings where public and underage drinking of alcohol take place, and late night noise regularly occurs in the site I have identified in Moy Glas Estate, Lucan, and as depicted in the photographs I have forwarded to the Manager separately.
That when there is a consistent pattern of stealing bin tags from bins outside houses (same addresses each time), that this Council should not penalise the occupants by making them re-tag their bins before they are collected.
That the Manager presents a report on the control of dog litter in Lucan/Clondalkin and on how the situation could be improved.
That the Manager would make arrangements to provide litter bins are provided by South Dublin County Council at all bus stops in the Clondalkin/Lucan area to reduce litter in these areas
That the Area Committee notes with concern the ongoing severe littering and illegal dumping at Quarryvale Park, which is a serious blot on Shancastle and Greenfort estates, and asks the Manager to implement special measures to prevent littering and dumping, including enhanced patrolling of the area, the pursuit of offenders and regular clean ups until the extent of the problem is reduced.
Housing
Questions
To ask the Manager to give an update on the Rowlagh infill housing project, the number of houses and the time frame for completion?
To ask the Manager to report on the reasons for the delay in the allocating of new homes at Balgaddy - previously advised to be completed by mid February - and to provide an updated report on when these homes may be allocated and occupied?
To ask the Manager if the Housing Maintenance Section will clean the gutters at (address supplied) and adjoining houses in the terrace, as the tenant is experiencing dampness problems in her house due to the gutters of adjoining houses, as distinct from her own house, being blocked?
To ask the Manager if a Council tenant needs the permission of the Council to pave the front garden of the property for the purpose of providing additional car parking?
To ask the Manager if improvement works, including new windows, paid for completely or in part by the tenant are taken into account in arriving at a valuation of the house when the tenant subsequently purchases the house from the Council?
Correspondence
Correspondence
No Business
Headed Items
New Works
No Business
Report on Implementation of Traveller Accommodation Programme
Report on Housing Construction Programme
Report on Social & Affordable Housing
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G O'Connell
That the Manager brings forward a report on the provision of housing in this Area Committee and that the report includes not only the numbers on the housing list but also the provision of housing, including the type of accommodation requested, the average waiting time on lists at present, the way in which the system works and that this important item be fully discussed.
That the Manager present a report on Liscarne Court, North Clondalkin focusing on the following:
1. The need to again install security gates at the entrance to give security to residents.
2. To ensure that the complex is served by adequate security cameras.
That the Manager would provide a report on the number of empty South Dublin County Council homes in the Clondalkin/Lucan area and to provide a specific number for North Clondalkin, the average length that the houses have been unoccupied for and the reasons for this? Can the Manager provide reassurance to residents in North Clondalkin who claim that 55 homes are vacant and are attracting anti social activities as well as not providing much needed accommodation?
That this Committee recommends that single people, male and female, be permitted to go on South Dublin County Council's housing lists.