Agenda - Rathfarnham ACM 12th October 2010

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Date:
12/10/2010 15:00
Location:
Council Chamber

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

Confirmation and re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday 14th September 2010.

Parks

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

"To ask the Manager to have the shrubs along the roadside at Butterfield Court pruned back - (cars scraped with same). Also to have the large Sycamore tree at entrance to Butterfield court examined - roots causing damage to pavement?"

Headed Items

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Parks Department
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon, Brian Sheehan

OPEN SPACE ADJOINING NO 30 WILLBROOK LAWN - OUTSTANDING ISSUES

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Parks Department
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon, Brian Sheehan

SMALL TRAIN (Thomas the Tank Engine) FOR THE PARK IN RATHFARNHAM

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Parks Department
Responsibility:
Parks Department

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Parks Department
Responsibility:
Parks Department

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this Committee discusses the 'problems' (dumping/rats/general condition etc.) encountered by some residents in Whiteclilffe backing open space /road reservation on Whitechurch Road - please investigate this 'prior to our area meeting'  and come forward with proposals on what action can be taken to ensure this area is  maintained . It may be an option to have it incorporated into the rear gardens of those houses. This is a reoccuring and major health problem for Residents there and must be addressed."  

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

"That the Manager move to immediately deal with the problem of leaf debris caused by overhanging trees adjacent to (162 Ballyroan Road); a commitment regarding which was entered into over a year ago."

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

"That the Manager have the fallen Willow tree removed from the Owendoher stream at the bridge/pedestrian entrance at Willbrook Grove Whitechurch Road."

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

"That this Committee discusses the progress on the provision of toilets at Rathfarnham playground (as already agreed)  and to state when work will commence? Children are using the surrounding area as toilet - as this playground is 'unusually close' to adjacent houses it is imperative that this toilet is provided on health and safety grounds alone."

Planning

Headed Items

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

Planning Files

A. Large applications under consideration

(No Business)

B. Files requested by members

(No Business)

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Martin Judge

LORETO ABBEY

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
John Browne, Mairead Hunt

UPDATE ON THE STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN MOYVILLE & PALMER PARK

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Emer O'Gorman, Frank Nevin

"That the Manager supports the promotion of Rathfarnham as the first Fairtrade town status in the County and that South Dublin Council allocates Fairtrade Town responsibilities to a member of staff or committee possibly its environmental or Agenda 21 officer, working in partnership with the Rathfarnham Fairtrade steering group and that the Council passes a resolution supporting Fairtrade, and agrees to serve Fairtrade coffee and tea at its meetings, in its offices and  canteens."

Housing

Questions

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Hugh Hogan

"To ask the Manager for an up to date follow up report on Cherryfield residential caravan site - and on surrounding parkland area - what work has been carried out since this was discussed at last Rathfarnham area meeting, also has the application for vacant house on said site been processed?"

Headed Items

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

Report on housing construction programme

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

REPORT ON DRAFT ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR STRATEGY

H-I (11)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Housing Administration

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Housing Administration

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Housing Administration

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

Community

Headed Items

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils

Application for Grants

H-I (13)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Corporate Services & Libraries

Headed Items

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

Library News & Events

H-I (15)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate, Libraries
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate, Libraries

New Works Corporate Services & Libraries

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate, Libraries
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate, Libraries

Correspondence Corporate Serivces & Libraries

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

Environment

Headed Items

H-I (16)
Submitted by:
Environmental Services
Responsibility:
Environmental Services

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (6)
Submitted by:
Environmental Services
Responsibility:
Environmental Services

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Colm Ward

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this Committee discusses with the aid of an up to date report, the poor condition/updeep of our cemetries with a view to drawing up a rota for maintenance/grass cutting for each cemetry. Respect for the dead is very important in Ireland - the current condition does not portray this respect."

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Colm Ward

"That this committee discusses the area around and outside Knocklyon Shopping Centre with a view to getting a collective group together-(e.g.tidy district group) SDCC/Church/Shopping Centre/Residents/Community Council to address the poor condition of the area - footpath required; clean up; shrubs; general upgrade."

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Colm Ward

"That this Committee agrees that SDCC 'coordinate' the setting up of a Tidy Districts group for Rathfarnham Village, with a view to beautifying/upgrading the village and eventually entering it in the Tidy Districts competition."

Roads

Questions

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Coburn
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

"To ask the Manager to review the road markings at the junction of Ballycullen Road and Colmcille Way as the road markings do not appear to take account of the angle and the position of stationary traffic when turning right from Ballycullen Road north onto Colmcille Way?"

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

"To ask the Manager to examine the entrance to each estate on the Route of the Ballycullen/Firhouse QBC following /during completion with a view to ensuring that the entrances/grass verges are completed /reinstated to a satisfactory condition in the Rathfarnham area?"

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager if there has been a response to the many requests made to the Bank of Ireland by the Law Department re the transfer of the road at Hermitage view to SDCC with a view to taking it in charge. We have impressed upon them the seriousness of the situation. The roads department cannot upgrade this work until this is rectified. Any update on this please, and if not what is the next step, taking into consideration the Bank of Ireland have been written to many times?"

Headed Items

H-I (17)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads

(No Business)

H-I (18)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Thomas Curtin

PROPOSED EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OVER RESIDUAL PORTION OF STOCKING LANE IN THE VICINITY OF LAUREL COTTAGE FOLLOWING THE RE-ALIGNMENT OF STOCKING LANE

H-I (19)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

REVIEW OF POLICY ON WINTER GRITTING

H-I (20)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

NEW WORKS

SAFETY ASPECTS FIRHOUSE ROAD FIRHOUSE/BALLYCULLEN QUALITY BUS CORRIDOR DUBLIN 24 SEPTEMBER 2010

Correspondence

Cor (7)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this Committee recommends that the Pillars at Glenlyon Estate be painted - they have been destroyed following work on QBC - the cost of a ltr. of paint would demonstrate that this Council have some consideration for those people who have 'endured' major disruption during those major roads works. There may be staff in some departments that could be seconded to do this job taking into consideration that there is no funding now for major new works."

Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager look again at the street lighting between the end of Marian Crescent and Anne Devlin Drive to come up with a solution to inprove lighting in this area."

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Coburn
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

"That this Committee discusses with the aid of a report from the manager why signage poles erected in March 2010 (without legends) along the Firhouse Road have now been dug up (during week of 20 Sept) as part of the current QBC road widening and to explain why these two projects were not co-ordinated. In addition that the Manager detail what signage is now planned on each of the sections of the Firhouse road from Ballyroan road through to Ballycullen Road."  

Development

Headed Items

H-I (21)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (8)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)