Agendas 2015

Agenda of March Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on 2nd March 2015 at 11am in County Hall, Riverside, Sligo


Sligo County Council
Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

071 911 1216

24th February, 2015

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON: Monday 2nd March, 2015

AT: 11.00am

IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

 

You are requested to attend.

K. Colreavy
Administrative Officer

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo held on 15th December, 2014. (copy posted on extranet)
  2. To confirm the Minutes of the February Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 2nd February, 2015. (copy posted on extranet)
  3. To confirm the Minutes of the Special Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 9th February, 2015. (copy posted on extranet)
  4. To approve in accordance with Part 8 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 2001 (as amended by the Planning and Development Regulations, 2006) the N17 Realignment Thornhill Bridge. (report posted on extranet)
  5. That Sligo County Council hereby resolves to enter into an agreement, under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 2001, with Leitrim County Council in respect of the planning and design of the SLNCR Greenway whereby Leitrim County Council will be enabled to carry out works as may be necessary in the Administrative Area of Sligo County Council. (report posted on extranet)
  6. To adopt Sectoral Representation membership on the Strategic Policy Committee structure 2014 – 2019. (report posted on extranet)
  7. To note the proposed schedule for the revision and amalgamation of Sligo Borough Council Casual Trading Bye Laws 2014 & Sligo County Council Casual Trading Bye Laws 2003. (report posted on extranet)
  8. Presentation – Professor Vincent Cunnane, President IT Sligo.
  9. To receive a presentation in relation to the National Social Housing Strategy.
  10. To consider and adopt the Draft Local Government Audit Committee Charter. (copy posted on extranet)
  11. To note the 2013 Audit Committee Report on the 2013 Annual Financial Statement. (copy posted on extranet)
  12. To seek approval to borrowing a sum not exceeding €8.5m by way of temporary overdraft for the 12 months from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016. (report posted on extranet)
  13. To consider the statutory audit report on the accounts of Sligo Borough Council for the year ended 31st December 2013. (report posted on extranet)
  14. Presentation – Gavin Laws & Damian McGuinn on behalf of the Coolaney Development Company regarding the Coolaney National Mountain Bike Park. (2.00pm)
  15. To seek nominations to the Steering Committee for 1916 Commemoration Project. (copy posted on extranet)
  16. To note the Monthly Management Report – January 2015. (copy posted on extranet)

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “That Sligo County Council calls on Central Government to advance and provide the necessary resources to make the case promoted by the Connaught Ulster Alliance for a University of Technology located across the 3 campuses of IT Sligo, Letterkenny and GMIT.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “Sligo County Council now calls on the Minister for Justice to review the Bail laws for those people suspected of violent crime. Data released by the Department of Justice shows that: NINE MURDERS recorded in Ireland in the first nine months of 2012 were carried out by offenders who are suspected to have been on bail at the time of the attack, new figures have shown. A total of 52 murders have been committed since 2007 by individuals who have been on bail from the penal system. In addition, one manslaughter was committed by someone on bail, as were 17 sexual offences – including seven sexual assaults, six rapes and two defilements of someone under the age of 17.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “As no funding has been allocated to Class 3 roads for the past number of years and those residing and using such roads are paying their fair share of taxation this Council calls on the Minister for Transport to make a special allocation of funding available for these roads in 2015.”

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To call on Sligo County Council to increase the safety at road R293 and exiting on to the N17.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To call on Sligo County Council to investigate a safety crossing point on the N4 at Collooney.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “I call on Sligo County Council to work with Sligo Leader Partnership and other agencies to support the Ballymote Community effort, most noticeably the Ballymote Tourist Development Group who have a licence agreement with the OPW for the former Garda Station and Bank building acquired from the OPW by Deputy Perry in the centre of Ballymote town. The OPW are at present carrying out repairs to the building and it will take little work mostly internal decorating to bring this to completion, as the former Art Deco Building. In light of the recent agenda item on the sale of land at Earlsfield, Ballymote to the HSE, I seek that this money should and will be used, as the business community have an understanding that a much needed car park be located at the rear of this building is urgently required in Ballymote. This will be known as the Ballymote Municipal building and can be a focal point in the town as a Tourist Centre /Failte Ireland Information Desk/ County Council Municipal meeting venue, on a rota system with Tubbercurry, incorporating other state services.
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “That Sligo County Council will resource a county wide promotional campaign highlighting the positive linkage of how supporting local business can and does in turn support the wider community.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the Department of Environment and Local Government Minister, Alan Kelly, to impose a levy on fast food packaging which can be seen strewn around dual carriageways, lay-bys and roads of this county.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “That Sligo County Council take immediate action on the R290, Ballygawley to Ballintogher road from Ballygawley Village to the turn off for Castle Dargan Resort which been described as one of the most unsafe roads entering and leaving any village within the county.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “To call on Sligo County Council to write to the waste management companies who operate in Co. Sligo to ask, why is the pay by weight system being introduced before the official date of 2016 as this is causing a financial heartache on householders.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “Sligo County calls on Minister Joan Burton to reverse the cuts on One-Parent Families which see payments slashed by up to 80 euro per week.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That we be provided with a report as to the position regarding the completion of works at Connolly Park, Tubbercurry.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “To ask the Director of Services for Housing to present a report to the March meeting of this Council on the 300 million euro Social Housing Boost, announced by Minister Kelly, what portion of the 300 million will come to Sligo Council.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “That Sligo County Council recognises the need for safety for children at play in the housing estates in which they live, calls on the Minister for Transport to pass the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2015 commonly known as Jake's Law, in memory of Jake Brennan, in order to introduce a new mandatory speed limit of 20km specifically for housing estates. The council further commits to writing to the Minister on this issue and circulating this letter to all other local authorities in the state for their consideration.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Noting that this Council has declared its opposition to the imposition of domestic Water Charges; and noting that the Council has also declared that it has no confidence in Irish Water; this meeting expresses its deep concern at the jailing of citizens who have participated in peaceful protests again the imposition of water charges; and this Council again calls on the government to abolish domestic water charges.”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Noting that 32 developers owe the Council sums ranging from €10,000 to in excess of €250,000 in respect of Development Contributions; and noting that much of the arrears has been outstanding for a number of years; the Council requests the Chief Executive to provide a report indicating the specific amount owed to the Council by each of the 32 developers; the date on which the money was due to be paid to the Council by each developer and the action taken by the Council in each case to recover the outstanding arrears.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Noting that the Council has prepared a Dredging Scheme for Sligo Port and noting that the Department of the Environment granted a licence under the Foreshore Act to the Council in 2014 to allow the Council to undertake the dredging works at the port and noting that the next phase of the project requires a Dumping at Sea Licence; the Council requests the Chief Executive Officer to submit the application for the Dumping at Sea License to the Environmental Protection Agency without further delay.”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Taylor
    “To ask Sligo County Council to contact the Department of Agriculture with regard to the urgent need for more teachers for the Green Cert courses due to the high demand of Green Cert applicants to Teagasc.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “To ask Sligo County Council to support calls on the Minister for Finance to establish a micro finance scheme, through the credit unions for those on low income, as an alternative to Money Lenders. This scheme would see the Government guaranteeing half the loan and the Credit Unions the other half.”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “To ask Sligo County Council to call on the Minister of Environment to write to Irish Water regarding ongoing issues in relation to planning permission where Irish Water is not approving permission to householders wishing to build on top of existing sewerage mains when there is no other option open to the householder but to build on it.”
  18. Votes of Sympathy
  19. Votes of Congratulations
  20. Conferences and Training
  21. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences and training attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  22. Correspondence:
    1. Letter dated 2nd February, 2015 from the office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re the Carrowmore Megalithic cemetery.
    2. Letter dated 5th February, 2015 from Greenstar re waste collection charges.
  23. Matters Arising from Minutes
  24. Any Other Business

 

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Meeting Date 02/03/2015