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Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting (1) 21st June, 2010.
Housing
Questions
“To ask the Manager to report on progress in the Tallaght area on the new allocations schemes recently piloted, namely the CBLS (choice based letting scheme) and the ASH (applicants sourced housing)?”
Headed Items
Report on Housing Construction Programme
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for an inspection of all apartments on Avonbeg Drive with particular reference to the chimneys and gables where large pieces of plaster are falling off and the overall structure of the plaster appears to be disintegrating.
That this Council Committee in view of the increasing amount of burglaries and access by criminal elements into some of the Council Housing in housing Estates like Russell Square and some of the housing in the Fettercairn area calls on the Manager to carry out a review and introducing housing design changes with a view to making access more difficult to criminal elements.
That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for the 15% of housing units currently under construction at Killinarden Heights to be designated Social as opposed to Affordable taking into account the Council's recent limited options in the delivery of 'New Build Social Housing.
That this Council Committee concerned about the design and difficulties for families accessing some Council accommodation particularly accessing stairs with young children and shopping, the inherent dangers from balcony railing height for young children, possible fire exiting and other such difficulties, agrees to call on the Manager to do a report and review of existing housing stock with a view to addressing some of these issues.
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to outline the number of litter bins that have been provided in the last year in Tallaght Central and if there is any problem with the provision of new litter bins?"
"To ask the Manager to provide up to five extra and much needed litter bins in Kilnamanagh and to work with the Residents Association on deciding on their location?"
"To ask the Manager to detail the number of fines/penalties handed to businesses/property owners operating in the shopping centre on the bottom of Sundale Park and, given the persistent and extreme nature of littering at this extreme litter blackspot, what sustainable approach/action is the Manager putting in place to address this appalling problem for the local community?"
"To ask the Manager will he agree to arrange for the Litter Warden to investigate and remove the black bags dumped at the side of the partially opened roadway beside St Marks Soccer Club in Springfield Tallaght?"
"To ask the Manager is he aware of the health and safety concerns among residents in Brookview and its surrounding hinterland with the increased visability of untethered horses and will he agree to investigate this issue as a matter of urgency?"
"To ask the Manager to inform the Committee of the current status of applications for bin charge waivers, how long it is taking to process an application and is there an increase in applications over 2009 figures?"
"To ask the Manager to make a report to the Committee if there is any intention to have a publicity campaign regarding the dangers of illegal Halloween Bonfires, the cost of the removal of residue, and if there is any provision for Communities to apply to hold an organised Bonfire, with responsible adults present, at agreed locations and at agreed times?"
"To ask the Manager to revisit the lane-way between Templeogue wood and Cypress Grove Sth which was the subject of a recent clean up. I would suggest that it would be a good idea to treat the weeds etc. with an appropriate weed killer rather then just cutting them. I believe that in the long run this would be a more cost effective method?"
"To ask the Manager to ensure that grass cutting is carried out on all the graveyards in the Tallaght central area on a regular basis and not just before the annual mass?"
"To ask the Manager to target the areas of Orwell, Templeville, and the WORK area for the removal of graffiti which has increased significantly in recent weeks?"
"To ask the Council to erect a 'no Dumping' sign in Cherryfield on a wall at a noted blackspot at the end of the lane behind Cherryfield Road facing Beechfield Park ?"
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NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That this Committee calls on the Manager to provide a submission to the Minister for the Environment towards the Waste Policy in light of the Ministers recent response to the committees previous call for a pilot glass bottle refund scheme in the Tallaght area - the submission to focus on the Tallaght area only.
That a comprehensive report be provided on the former Cleanbuild site at Bohernabreena Road and that the following matters be addressed:
1. The lack of enforcement of the conditions of the licence despite breaches being brought to attention of Council in 2006/7
2. Action taken by Council since Dec 2008, and the cost of same.
3. Further likely costs, amount recovered to date (if any), and action being taken(and against whom) to recover all costs and pospects of success or otherwise
4. What lessons have been learned
That this Committee calls on the Manager to provide a report with respect to the placing on Council property such as estate boundary walls/fences of advertising banners/boards indicating for sale/to let information by estate agents, to indicate in the report if this practice is legal and if not what the Manager proposes to do in relation to this problem in the Tallaght area.
That the Manager provide an update to this Committee on the number of occasions that grass was cut in graveyards this summer and if this was the "equitable level of maintenance" contained in the reply to my Motion of April this year.
That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for additional efforts to be made by the cleansing section to target the ‘litter black-spots’ in the Tallaght area identified in the recent IBAL survey while acknowledging the work carried out by individual staff members and the Community and questioning the relevance, affect and accuracy of the IBAL survey itself.
That this Council Committee calls on the Manager to give a report outlining what measures he/ she proposes to introduce to encourage more households to return and avail of the Councils waste collection service.
That the Manager outline what service will be provided to residents groups who wish to ensure that bonfires are not built on public green areas for Halloween. In particular that the Orwell Residents Association who have through much hard effort on their part prevented the annual destruction of the Green and saved the Council money in not having to reinstate this green.
Halloween will fall on a Sunday this year
Community
Headed Items
Application for Grants (if any)
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That this Committee calls on the Manager to report on the progress made in relation to the provision of St Patrick’s day celebrations in the Tallaght area next March and that the ‘think local’ initiative be considered as part of these plans as each year celebrations do not take place in the area, thousands of Euro are spent outside of Tallaght and the County where families are forced to travel to celebrate.
In view of the difficulties encountered during 2010,that this Committee calls on the Manager to make a report regarding any plans or intentions by the Community Department to host a Saint Patrick's Day celebration in Tallaght Stadium in 2011.
That this Committee calls on the Manager to ensure that the work necessary to finish Templeogue House is carried out as a priority project in 2011 and that the Manager restates their commitment to carry out work to Templeogue House in 2011 and to outline the works programme which was referred to in the reply to my Motion in January 2010.
“The Council's Three Year Rolling Capital Programme does not provide funding for works on Templeogue House in 2010, but there are works programmed for 2011”.