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Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting (1), 18th January, 2010.
Community
Questions
"To ask the Manager to report on the impact of recent cutbacks imposed by the Fianna Fáil/Green Party Government on all sporting programmes and schemes run by or with the involvement of South Dublin County Council, and to make a statement on the matter?"
Headed Items
Application for Grants (if any)
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
(i) Letter dated 10th February, 2010, sent to Garda Superintendent, Tallaght, regarding a Motion passed at the Tallaght Area Committee Meeting of 18th January, 2010, in relation to the delay in the rollout of CCTV.
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
This Committee, concerned at the ongoing cuts to Community Development Projects in this catchment area, calls on the Manager to give a report outlining the work carried out by these projects, how many face closure, the staff numbers involved, the project users and groups that will be directly impacted on as a result of this Governments action.
That this Committee, concerned about the proposed cuts in Community projects such as the West Tallaght Resource Centre and all projects that receive funding through these projects, calls on the Manager to report on the projected loss of provision of Community services in the Tallaght area as a result of these cuts.
That this Committee deplores the lack of a fit for purpose CCTV system in the RAPID areas of Tallaght two years and three months after it has been rubber stamped by South Dublin's Joint Policing Committee and calls on Garda management to ensure the facts behind this delay are made available to the communities of Brookfield, Fettercairn, Jobstown and Killinarden who have been waiting for this system to fill in the major gaps in policing provision in their areas.
That this Committee calls on the Manager to provide a detailed report on the Community CCTV in the West Tallaght area.
That the Manager give a report with regard to the usage and meaningful access to the Brookfield Community and Youth facility by young people and senior citizens from the immediate local area.
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to report on any difficulties that have arisen in the Tallaght area in relation to the full implementation of the new bin credit system and to indicate how these difficulties will be overcome?"
"To ask the Manager to provide CCTV at *Address Supplied to address the persistent dumping originating locally?"
"To ask the Manager to provide details of the works done to make safe the former Cleanbuild site at Bohernabreena Road, the costs incurred by the Council in so doing, and can he also confirm what action has been taken to recover such costs?"
"To ask the Manager for a report on the implementation of a credit-only system for refuse collection as implemented on the week beginning February 1st 2010, including the numbers of non-collections enforced either (a) due to the customers using bin tags rather than the credit system or (b) for other reasons, and the level of complaints received from customers regarding non-collection?"
"To ask the Manager to report on all incidents of litter fines and prosecutions taken in the area under the remit of this Committee, broken down geographically, during 2009?"
Headed Items
Green Bin Service
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
This Council Committee calls on the Manager in view of the concern regarding water preservation to include in the Social Credit Scheme the promotion of water preservation in communities and schools throughout the County.
That this Committee acknowledges both the work carried out by Council staff with regard to water supply problems experienced since the beginning of 2010, and the inconvenience and, in some cases, hardship experienced by residents in this area due to these issues. This Committee requests that, in the interests of future planning and information, the Manager provide a report on the affect of the water shortages broken down by area, showing which estates have suffered the most significant problems.
This Committee, concerned at the noise pollution thought to be coming from smokers and others at the Plaza Hotel and the effect this is clearly having on local residents in Westpark Estate particularly at weekends, calls on the Manager to investigate the noise levels with a view to taking action possibly with other agencies to alleviate this issue.
That the Manager present a report on the compliance of the By-Law on the removal of graffiti by home owners and business proprietors for 2009.
That the Manager reports on efforts to date to ensure that Kelland Homes pay attention to the upkeep of their properties in the Sundale Estate and that this Committee considers requesting IBAL to include this area in its regular surveys of Tallaght.
This Committee, concerned at the drop in young people, residents, and other groups using the can recycling facility based in Killinarden Community Centre, and the financial cost for the rent of such machines and the reduction of any substantial reward for users, agrees to call on the Manager to investigate new ways of encouraging the active use of this and other similar type schemes that are in the long term interest of the wider community and those they are based in, and agrees to write to the Minister for Environment expressing our concern at potential collapse of this type of reduction initiative and calls for more imaginative schemes to be introduced and funded in the near future.
That the Manager indicates how the matter of regular cleansing on National roads in Tallaght such as the N81 will be addressed in a sustainable way going forward and if current legislation and regulations are preventing the proper cleansing and upkeep of these road medians and margins, that this Committee requests that a review is carried out by the Transportation SPC with a view to influencing a change in legislation to allow a realistic approach to this issue.
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Manager to provide this Committee with available details of any reports to the Council of stone/object throwing at the windows of Council tenant's houses in the Tallaght area over the past six months and details of how the Council is dealing with this crime that appears to have seriously escalated recently?"
"To ask the Manager to ensure that an article with regard to Bus service curtailment is included in the next edition of Housecall outlining the fact that buses have been removed from the Jobstown/Fettercairn/Brookfield due to the mindless actions of a minority of morons who may or may not be from those areas?"
Headed Items
Report on procurement of social housing 2010
Anti Social Statistics for fourth quarter 2009
Implementation of the Homeless Strategy
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
(i) Letter dated 14th December, 2009, sent to NABCO, regarding a Motion passed at the Tallaght Area Committee Meeting of 7th December, 2009, in relation to a proposed Community Facility at 108 Donomore Park, Killinarden.
(ii) Letter dated 22nd January, 2010, received from NABCO, regarding a Motion passed at the Tallaght Area Committee Meeting of 7th December, 2009, in relation to a proposed Community Facility at 108 Donomore Park, Killinarden.
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
This Council Committee calls on the Manager to investigate the possibility of conducting and engaging in an audit of existing safety and other measures in conjunction with other interested state agencies, looking at the use of warning and exit systems, the regular use of fire drills and other fire safety awareness information for residents living in new and older tenant properties,with a view to establish and identify potential future problems and weaknesses, and to facilitate and encourage greater overall fire safety awareness.
That the Manager explores the possibility of sharing landlord information with Gardai in the event of a landlord neglecting his responsibilities under the Private Residential Tenancies Act in terms of Anti-social tenants - this information is currently available to the Council in relation to landlords who are tax compliant and pay their NPPR, that this initially begins as a pilot project to be rolled out in the Tallaght area.