Sligo Agendas 2015

Agenda of Municipal District of Sligo


Sligo County Council
Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

071 911 1005

10th February, 2015

TO: THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF SLIGO

A meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo will be held:

AT:  11.00am

ON:  Monday 16th February, 2015

IN:  Council Chamber, City Hall, Quay Street, Sligo

 

You are requested to attend.

S. Branley
Staff Officer

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of  the Municipal District of Sligo held on 15th December, 2014.  (copy to follow)
  2. Matters arising
  3. To note the proposed schedule for revision of the Sligo Borough Council Car Park Bye-Laws 2010 and Sligo Borough Council Parking Places Bye Laws 2010 (Report attached)
  4. To hear an update on Electric Car Charging Points in Sligo.
  5. To receive a presentation on the Maritime Board Proposal for Strandhill.
  6. 2016 Centenary Celebrations – to receive a presentation.
  7. Update on Provision of Coach Parking Facilities in City Centre (Report to follow)
  8. Update on R292 Road Safety Review (Report to follow)

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry
    "That Sligo County Council review whether flood drains on Chapel Street are adequate to deal with surface water after heavy rainfall"

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady
    “That funding be put in place for upgrading of the footpath at the entrance to Thornhill/Strandhill Road on the western side and to upgrade footpath access on the eastern side”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry
    "That Sligo Council Executive provide an update on the Public Lighting situation at Oyster Bay, Rosses Point, Sligo"
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “We call on Euro Car Parks operating the car parks at Sligo Regional hospital to have a one Hour Parking Charge of One Euro for Members of the public visiting for short stays”.
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “To ask Sligo County Council for an update on the urgent repairs needed to Rosses Point outdoor Swimming Pool at Dead Man’s Point”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “To ask for an update on the Coastal Erosion works on the second beach at County Sligo Golf Course. Much of the course is low lying with as many as 10 of the 18 holes of the Championship course threatened by coastal erosion and all of the 9 hole course threatened. The loss of these holes would be devastating for the local economy and would have a significant adverse impact of the Tourism offering of the North West of Ireland”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly
    “To ask Sligo County Council to deal urgently with very serious flooding on roads L7109, L7108, L3101, L3104 at Lower Bunduff between Castlegal and Mullaghmore”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Mac Manus
    “That this Council calls on the Executive of Sligo Co Council to refrain from any attempt to close any Library in Co Sligo”.
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry
    "That Sligo Council review the pedestrian crossing at Cartron Hill as residents in the area, especially elderly residents have difficulty using the crossing as the traffic flow moves too fast"  
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    “To request a report on when footpath improvement works will be carried out in Lower John Street.
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Municipal District Committee be provided with a report outlining the Councils proposals for the renovation and refurbishment of the Gate Lodge at Doorly Park”.
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That a draft plan be prepared and grant aid sought for the refurbishment of the Gibraltar amenity area and for the development of a linear park system along the seashore from Gibraltar to the Sligo urban area at the docks.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “To request Sligo County council Roads Department to  construct traffic calming measures on the Regional Road No 286 in Calry along the Community Sports grounds”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon
    “That Irish Rail and Sligo County Council investigate the possibility of providing Car Parking facilities to the rear of the Sligo train station for Passengers using the Trains out of Sligo”.
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “To call on Sligo Co Council to make funding available to  carry out resurfacing on the road leading from Scoil Mhuire agus Iasof Senior school in Collooney to the Owenmore Gaels Gaa Pitch and also address the ramps which is causing concerns to the residents in this area”.
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “To bring to the attention of Sligo Co Council that there is illegal dumping taking place on Mud Lane which is a heavily pedestrianised route linking Cartron with the Rosses Point road and request that Sligo Co Council erect no dumping signs  on the boundary wall on both ends of Mud Lane and also address the potholes on this route”.
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy
    “To ask Sligo Co Council what is the current problem with regard to water lying heavily on the N4 road between Ballisodare & Collooney as flood signs are erected frequently”.
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. O’Boyle
    “I would like to put a motion forward seeking the support of the Sligo Municipal authority in condemning the actions of private landlords and their agents who are evicting tenants from their properties they have leased. The company who are involved in these evictions are coming in during the day while the tenants are out at work etc, and changing all the locks and in turn leaving tenants no access to get their belongings and in some cases their family pets and that process is leaving people homeless”.
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. O’Boyle
    “I would like to put forward a motion that the footpath in Hazelgrove Maugheraboy, outside number 19 repaired as subsidence has occurred with it and some people have gotten falls on it the last few weeks”.
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. O’Boyle
    “I would like to put forward a motion that the Sligo Municipal Authority could extend the footpath from Carbury Close to connect it up with the roundabout at Finisklin as a lot of people use this area and they have to walk on the grass as it’s unsafe to walk on the road due to the large volumes of traffic”.
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor H. Keaney
    “To call on this council to draw up  traffic management/ speeding plans for our housing estates and to make submissions to the department for funding for this programme given the announcement of funding two weeks ago”.
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Mac Manus
    “That Sligo County Council would contact Bus Eireann to request that they review the provision of bus shelters along the various routes in County Sligo.  In particular, we urge immediate attention to the bus stop in Upper John Street, Sligo”.
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Municipal District committee be provided with a full report on the status of the Innisfree Court housing estate Tonaphubble; the report to include the proposed action which the planning authority intends to take to ensure that public lighting is restored to the estate.”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire
    “This municipal district will invite interested parties to a forum to discuss how we can assist start up businesses”
  24. Any Other Business

 

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Meeting Date 16/02/2015