COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, May 27, 2013

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

HEADED ITEM: M. Ni Dhomhnaill

Village Initiative Update

REPLY:

The Council agreed as part of the part of the budget process to allocate funds for the development of designated villages within the county.  Work with Village Based Groups has been on-going and regular reports on the process and the work have been put to the Corporate Policy Group on a monthly basis.

In February 2013 the CPG agreed a call for proposals under the Village Funding:-

Village Funding Process

 A call for proposals was issued following the February meeting of the CPG

 Criteria for application under the fund – as laid out in page 4 of the Community Grants Booklet

 Proposal Headings of funding structure over initial 3-year phase of the project:

	ITEM	Total funding over 3-years to each village
1.	Walking Routes   Development of walking/cycling routes through new connections, signage, lighting and branding/promotion	€7,000.00
2.	Heritage Buildings/Features   Refurbishment/repair/painting/plaques/floodlighting of buildings and their settings to enhance activity and presence of significant heritage and visitor attractions	€20,000.00
3.	Public Realm/Civic Focal Points   Small plazas, paving, tree planting, feature lighting, plants, hanging baskets to enhance quality of streets and spaces	€10,000.00
4.	Public Realm/Elimination of 'Black Spots'   Remediation of damaged pavements, stone walls, railings, unused telephone boxes, hoardings, abandoned structures etc. to mitigate damage to streetscape.	€3,000.00
5.	Shopfronts/Painting/Signage   Upgrading of shopfronts, lighting, railings, village identification and welcome signage and markers (matching funding required for shopfront painting/upgrades)	€15,000,00
6.	Festivals/Markets   Development of new festivals/markets with branding/promotion, including stalls/design.  (Festivals and markets must relate to village strategy and have significance for village and its history/people).	€3,000.00
7.	Branding   Website/logo design and development, including publications	€1,500.00

 Each village  may submit proposals for funding for each category above to the maximum amount shown over the first 3-year period of Village Initiative. These proposals will be submitted to relevant Area Committee with a recommendation for approval and a subsequent report to the next Council Meeting.

            Designated Group:            Templeogue Village Tidy Town Initiative

             Painting & Signage

• The placement of village name stones or signs at entrances to Templeogue village and painting/screening along main street.

            Funding requested €5,000

            Recommended €5,000

            Public Realm Focal Points

• Erection and maintenance of hanging baskets in village area

            Funding requested €2,000

            Recommended €2,0000 

Tallaght as the County Town will be addressed by a separate programme.