Sligo Agendas 2016

Agenda of July Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo to be held on Monday 18th July 2016


Sligo County Council
Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

071 911 1005

12th July, 2016

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

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

AT:  10.00am

ON:  Monday 18th July, 2016

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

You are requested to attend.

L. Fitzgerald
Staff Officer

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of  the Municipal District of Sligo held on 16th May, 2016 (copy attached and on extranet) 
     
  2. Matters arising. 
     
  3. O’Connell Street Enhancement – to hear an update.  
     
  4. Update on Summer Library Service (copy to follow) 
     
  5. To receive an update from Sligo LCDC on the new LEADER Programme 2014 – 2020 (copy to follow)

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That a progress report be provided regarding the preparation of plans 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.”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    “That the Council Engineer provide members with an update on my motion of 16th November 2015 relating to safety signage at the start of the Promenade in Rosses Point relating to cycle lanes and parking in the interests of Health and Safety” 
     
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    “That the Council Engineer provide members with an update on my motion of July 2015, calling for the need for resurfacing works at Fatima Avenue, Cleveragh, Sligo” 
     
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo Municipal Council immediately contact Córas Iopmair Éireann to clean up embankment under the bridge on the Strandhill Road” 
     
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That funding is sought to upgrade a portion of the footpath at the entrance to Thornhill Estate on the West side” 
     
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “Any update on the change of use of the old soccer pitch at Maugheraboy to a dog exercise area” 
     
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to address the disabled entrance access into all local authority buildings” 
      
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “Sligo County Council welcomes the strong performance by the I DA for the first six months of 2016, and this Council calls on our four elected TDs to ensure that Sligo Town  and County gets its share of new jobs created by inward investment” 
     
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    “The Sligo County Council engineering staff would assess the need for traffic calming-safe parking measures at Thornhill Sligo during drop off and pick up times from school at Scoil Ursula in the interests of Health and Safety” 
     
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the Council erect street name signage at Ardee Terrace and that local residents be consulted in advance of the signage being erected.” 
     
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting that the Bathing Waters Directive and the Bathing Water Quality Regulations, 2008 (SI No 79 of 2008) clearly states that “The bathing waters to be identified by a local authority in respect of a bathing season shall not include any waters in relation to which the authority has issued a permanent prohibition or advice against bathing, and such prohibition or advice relates to the whole bathing season.”; and noting that Sligo County Council prohibits bathing in Strandhill; this Municipal District Committee requests the Council to carry our monitoring of the water quality in Strandhill.” 
      
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council for a update report on the 2014 storm funding provided by the OPW for protection repairs at Raughly Harbour” 
     
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to address the ongoing concern in relation to the grass cutting contractors as they are not collecting the cut grass in estates” 
      
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “Can the roads department look at the serious issue of lack of parking and turning space for teachers and parents at Grange Post Primary School. The junction is particularly dangerous with a lot of morning and evening traffic accessing housing estates and other road users going to work and school.” 
      
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “Sligo County Council calls on the Department of Education to ensure that the focus must be on Central Government to provide adequate funding for higher education, and not by raising student fees.” 
      
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the meeting be provided with an up to date report on the proposed T2-T12 road linking the junction of Mail Coach Road/Connolly Street with the junction of Burton Street/Pearse Road.” 
      
  16. Correspondence
    1. Letter from Bus Éireann dated 10th June, 2016 and Memo referring to. (copy attached and on extranet) 
        
  17. Any Other Business.

 

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Meeting Date 18/07/2016