Sligo Agendas 2017

Agenda of Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo to be held on Monday, 20th February, 2017


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14th February, 2017

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

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

AT:  10.00 am

ON:  Monday, 20th February, 2017.

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 19th December, 2016 (copy attached and on extranet)
  2. Matters arising.
  3. Schedule of Municipal District Works 2017 (copy to follow)
  4. To appoint three (3) Members of the Municipal District of Sligo to the County Sligo Placenames Committee (report attached and on extranet)

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council carry out footpath repairs at Rathcormac Cemetery, Drumcliffe.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    "Given that Irish variable rate mortgage customers continue to pay over the odds on their mortgage rate this Council calls on Mortgage lenders in Ireland to avail of the opportunity now to reduce rates to better reflect current market conditions including the very low cost of funds they enjoy”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    "To request Sligo County County to replace the second wall at Deadmans Point, at the Outdoor Swimming Pool in Rosses Point”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That TII urgently address the safety issues at the southbound right turning lane at Aughagad Grange to ensure safety for residents, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers at a very dangerous junction.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to give a update report on a derelict house in Woodbrook Heights, Ballisodare and ask that the council write to the owners to give a date and time when work is to commence on this house to address the concerns of residents in the estate” 
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Due to the ongoing illegal dumping in Rathbraughan Park and the Woodlands Ballytivnan, I call on the Council to erect CCTV cameras in both areas.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to erect illegal dumping signs at the river from the Millbrook apartments, Riverside to the new bridge and also assess the possibility of the river being cleared of all illegal waste from the same area.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    “That Sligo County Council Engineering department seek funding for a pedestrian crossing in Wine Street, Sligo”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “I propose that Sligo County Council write to the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed T.D, to ensure that the remaining GLAS and AEOS payments due to Sligo farmers are released immediately. These vital payments were due last October however first instalments were only released in December.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    “That Sligo County Council engineering department provide members with an update on my motion previously adopted relating to the serious problems at the pedestrian crossing at Old Catron hill, Sligo"
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “To request Sligo County Council to convert the old toilet blocks at the side the Harbour office into shower and toilet facilities so as to provide modern shore side facilities for Boat people berthing overnight in Sligo”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “To request Sligo County Council Roads Department for health and safety reasons, to construct Traffic Calming in Carney at the turn off for Maugherow”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Executive when it is expected that the next phase of the development of the Fairgreen Recreational Park will commence and to ask if there has been any indication if additional funding under the Sports Capital Programme or other sources will be made available for the project”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That a report be provided to explain why the construction work on the proposed Fr Flanagan housing project has been extensively delayed and to ask when it is expected that work on the scheme will be completed and to ask what other housing construction schemes, if any, are expected to commence in the current year.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “How many households have qualified for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the Sligo City Area since it was introduced and also how much funding is paid out monthly by Sligo County Council supporting this pilot scheme”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council ensure that the 5 houses immediately west of the Grange Sewerage Plant be connected to the new system when it is upgraded”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “Requesting an update on the provision of a Pedestrian Crossing west of Maugheraboy Bridge” 
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “Requesting an update on the provision of the footpath in Carney Village”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That a full investigation be undertaken to ascertain why the Council management failed to inform the Commissioner of Valuation of two significant commercial developments (property reference nos. 5009195 and 5009236) operating in the county; and that a report be provided outlining the number of new entries on the valuation list for Sligo during 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and further to ask the Chief Executive if the management of the Council has conducted a review of commercial properties so as to ensure that all relevant properties are on the valuation list.”
  17. Correspondence
  18. Any Other Business
    Request from William Bourke Cockran Foundation (WBCF) Sligo to hold Exhibition in City Hall for a minimum period of 2 weeks from 4th May 2017.

 


Meeting Date 20/02/2017