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"To ask the Manager to arrange a clean-up of the lane located between Dominics National School, Mountain Park Rd., and the houses in St. Maelruans Park?"
To ask the Manager if he will make a report on the operation of the Esker Re-cycling Centre in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, including figures for the numbers of private householders, and commercial operators, who used the services of the Centre in each year, and the income received from users in each year?
To ask the Manager to detail the progress of the Jobstown All-weather pitch in terms of footfall, range of activities etc to give an indication of past and present usage and to outline what changes have been implemented or may be necessary to keep the facility sustainable.
To ask the Manager if he will arrange to have illegally dumped material and litter removed from the area around the entrance to Griffeen Valley Park Valley at the end of Hayden's Lane, Lucan, (beside the new bridge)?
To ask the Manager if he will write to the Project Manager of the Lucan LUAS requesting a further briefing for the Area Committee at an early date in 2010?
That the Manager outline what precisely is causing the delay in the handing over of the legal title to residential units to the Oaklee Housing Association in the McUlliam Estate - that he notes that Oaklee are not currently in a position to require tenancy agreements for their tenants and this may cause significant legal issues going forward, that he gives a commitment to resolve this situation before Christmas.
That this Committee compliments the Manager and staff of the Community Services Department for the manner in which they are engaging with the residents of Balgaddy, Balgaddy Together group, and the CPLN Partnership, and recommends to the Manager that adequate financial resources be provided for in the 2010 Council Budget to ensure the ongoing support of pro-social projects and community groups in the Balgaddy/Foxdene areas.
That this Committee notes the significant detraction from the quality of life of local residents due to Kelland Homes' disrespect to the neighbourhood and the environment surrounding the Sundale Park Shopping Centre and to request that a letter is sent to this owner requesting that special attention is paid to cleansing the environs of the shopping centre coming up to and during the Christmas period.
That this Committee, noting the devastating flooding that has hit parts of the west and south of country in recent weeks and in particular noting those floods caused by the deliberate discharge of water from ESB reservoirs, requests the Manager to present a detailed report for discussion on the council’s efforts to reduce the risk of future flooding in areas along the Liffey and Griffeen rivers; to advise on the Council’s preparedness for future possible incidents of flooding in these areas and to advise if there are any arrangements in place with the ESB to provide residents and businesses in down-river areas with adequate warning in case the need ever arose to discharge large amounts of flood water from the Liffey reservoir at Cooldrinagh.
That the Manager, by way of adhering to its duty of care to it's tenants in the Tallaght area, pursue the owners of all vacant houses not owned by SDCC to ensure their security, under whatever legislative measures are available to the Council, and to put in place a planned response to be implemented as the need arises.
That the Manager outlines how many projects and the nature of those projects in the Tallaght area that are currently engaging in the social credits scheme announced by the Council early last year.
That this Area Committee registers its dissatisfaction with the Manager about the manner in which Councillors were informed about the decision to discontinue the operation of the Esker Green Re-cycling Centre without any consultation, rejects the decision, believes that it discriminates against residents of the Lucan area, an area with relatively few Council facilities, and is not justified on environmental grounds, taken as it is in advance of the implementation of a countywide Brown Bin system for households, and requests the Manager to re-consider the decision and defer its implementation for a year.
That this Committee requests the Manager to present a detailed report for discussion on the operational and staffing arrangements required for the monitoring of CCTV footage from bring-bank sites in the Lucan and Clondalkin electoral areas, including an updated list of bring-bank sites currently monitored by CCTV. In reporting on this matter, the Manager is asked to confirm that ALL footage recorded at EACH of these sites is fully-monitored for the detection of possible offenses and to furthermore provide details of the number of offences detected by CCTV systems in respect of each of these sites in each year since the introduction of CCTV monitoring at the site and to report how many of these detected offences resulted in a successful prosecution.
That the Manager advise the Committee on the expenditure by the Council on flood relief/prevention works in the Lucan Electoral Area since the severe flooding of November 2000, with a brief summary of the works carried out?
To ask the Manager to report on the roll-out to date of the ‘Social Credits’ initiative and to advise on what proposals exist for the future development of this initiative on a county-wide basis?
To ask the Manager to report on the preparation of the proposed new ‘Taking-in Charge’ policy and to advise on when draft proposals are to be brought before the elected members?
To ask the Manager, further to the motion agreed at the November council meeting, to report on consultations with juvenile-only football clubs on the need to revisit the recent increase in pitch fees?
To ask the Manager to provide a further update on the 'Intellectual Enterprise Zone' initiative, including details of the number of participants to date, categorised by professional discipline; and to any advise on proposals to extend the initiative including establishment of ‘hot-desk’ facilities in other parts of the county?
To ask the Manager to provide details of the ongoing public realm inspections currently being conducted by council staff, including details of how these inspections operate, what areas of the county have been inspected to date and what general actions are proposed in response to the findings of these inspections?
RAISING OF LOANS FOR 2010
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