Agendas 2011

Agenda of January Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on 10th January 2011 at 11am


SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL
Corporate Services
Sligo County Council
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

Phone: (071) 9111111

4th January, 2011

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON: Monday 10th January, 2011

AT: 11.00 AM

IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

You are requested to attend.

Signed
F. Mac Nabb
Meetings Administrator

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on the 6th December, 2010. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the minutes of the Special Meeting held on the 29th November, 2010. (copy attached)
  3. To confirm the minutes of Sligo Drumcliffe Electoral Area meeting held on 11th October, 2010 (copy attached)
  4. To confirm the minutes of adjourned Sligo Drumcliffe Electoral Area meeting held on 18th October, 2010 (copy attached)
  5. To confirm the minutes of the Ballymote Electoral Area meeting held on 14th October, 2010 (copy attached)
  6. To confirm the minutes of the Ballymote Electoral Area meeting held on 30th September, 2010 (copy attached)
  7. To confirm the minutes of the Ballymote Electoral Area meeting held on 30th August, 2010 (copy attached)
  8. To confirm the minutes of the Ballymote Electoral Area meeting held on 4th June, 2010 (copy attached)
  9. To consider the Statutory Audit Report on the accounts of Sligo County Council for the year ended 31st December 2009 (copy by post)
  10. To nominate 2 no. Members to the Border Counties Rail Group (copy attached)

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “To call on the County Manager to have the standing charge on water meters removed”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry 
    “That Sligo County Council be given an up to date report on the likely start date of the Strandhill Sewerage Scheme”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry 
    “That Sligo County Council be given an up to date report on the provision of Playground facilities at Strandhill”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan 
    “To ask the Director of Services to ensure that funding for the maintenance of county roads remain the same as 2010 and that there is no change in the funding of Councillors proposals”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Collery
    “To ask Sligo County Council to provide salt for all of the Villages in the Ballymote Electoral Area”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    “To ask the Director of Services for Infrastructure/Environment what obligation Barna Waste has in the areas, for the collection of Refuse?”

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M.Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to reroute into solid ground the trunk main supply to Lough Easkey Treatment Plant, following a major burst on the trunk main supplying the Lough Easkey water treatment plant on Monday morning last 22nd December 2010, there was a complete loss of raw water supply into the treatment plant and consequently the production of treated water into the Lough Easkey water supply scheme resulting in the distribution network to stop, causing major damage in homes throughout West Sligo”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Council be provided with a report indicating the amount of interest being paid on the term loan of €15million which was authorised in 2010 and further that a full report be provided to the Council indicating where the borrowed money was expended”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Recognising that since road widening took place some years back, households on portion of the Strandhill Road between the 1st and 2nd Sea Roads have experienced significant difficulties with the water supply to their homes during frosty periods, the Council asks that complaints relating to the matter be investigated and a full report on the matter be provided to the Council”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Council be provided with a report, including the identity of each property rented by the Council, the purpose for which each property is used by the Council, the annual rent paid for each property and the rent paid per square ft, the date on which the rental agreement was entered into in respect of each property”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That this Council be provided with reports and costings as to the damage caused by the severe weather conditions to;
    1. Local and Regional roads;
    2. Water Supply Schemes and further proposes that a submission be made to the Department of the Environment to provide the extra funding that is necessary to carry out the works”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “ In a number of the Councils own housing estates a problem exists whereby the main water pipes are not low enough resulting in them freezing every year; I am calling on this Council to carry out a survey on their housing stock and to take measures to resolve the matter and; b) Where mains piping is attached to bridges that the Council ensure its properly lagged to prevent the water from freezing”
  7. Votes of Sympathy
  8. Votes of Congratulations
  9. Conferences
  10. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 10th November, 2010 from Offaly County Council regarding recent resolution passed proposed ESB increases.
    2. Letter dated 25th November, 2010 from Eamon Scanlon TD regarding the N4 Castlebaldwin to Collooney enclosing copy of reply dated 19th November, 2010 received from the Department of Transport.
    3. Letter dated 3rd December, 2010 from Senator Marc MacSharry regarding Sligo General Hospital.
    4. Email dated 14th December, 2010 from Edenderry Town Council regarding recent resolution passed on the postal service in Ireland.
    5. Letter dated 15th December, 2010 from the Office of the Taoiseach regarding the postal service in Ireland.
    6. Letter dated 16th December, 2010 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the EU Framework Directive.
    7. Letter dated 16th December, 2010 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding Developers Bonds.
    8. Letter dated 17th December, 2010 from the Department of Finance regarding an enquiry into the Irish Economy.
    9. Letter dated 20th December, 2010 from Dr Jimmy Devins, TD regarding the EIS/CPO documents on Tubbercurry By-Pass.
    10. Letter dated 21st December, 2010 from Eamon Scanlon TD regarding the EIS/CPO documents on Tubbercurry By-Pass.
    11. Letter dated 24th December, 2010 from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding monies seized by CAB to fund community services.
  11. Matters Arising from Minutes
  12. Any Other Business

 


Meeting Date 10/01/2011