Agenda and minutes

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Patricia Stewart, SECONDED by Councillor Barry Ward and AGREED that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Dún Laoghaire (Municipal Services) Area Committee on the 24^th April 2017 be CONFIRMED and ADOPTED.

MAINTENANCE SERVICES

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Marie Baker, SECONDED by Councillor Carrie Smyth and RESOLVED:-

That pursuant to Standing Order No. 110, Question 2 to 8 be ADOPTED and APPROVED.

It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading.

It was proposed by Councillor Michael Merrigan and seconded by Councillor Anne Colgan:

“That the Chief Executive establishes a “pilot scheme” based on the following Motion that was AGREED by this Area Committee on October 28^th 2015 (Item 412) and to do so initially for the Dún Laoghaire LEA in conjunction with Residents’ Associations affiliated to the PPN and to have such as an on-line facility via the Council’s website”.

DLAC/MUN/412 “That the Chief Executive explores the potential afforded by the presence of so many active voluntary and community groups in the Dún Laoghaire Local Electoral Area which could enable the Council to conduct a comprehensive on-line survey of the public realm, especially in relation to obsolete signage, redundant poles, damaged street furniture and abandoned houses and to initiate a public awareness campaign on this issue and to encourage further entries into the Annual Tidy Districts Competition.”

The report of the A/Director of Services, Municipal Services Department was Read and ACCEPTED.

It was proposed by Councillor Carrie Smyth and seconded by Councillor Denis O’Callaghan:

“That the Chief Executive examines the footpath at the right angle turn on Seafield Road to ensure pedestrians are protected and motorists are aware of the bad bend?”

The report of the Area Engineer, Ballyogan Depot was Read and AGREED.

PARKS SERVICES

It was PROPOSED by Councillor John F. Bailey, SECONDED by Councillor Michael Merrigan and RESOLVED:-

That pursuant to Standing Order No. 110, Question 12 to 22 be ADOPTED and APPROVED.

It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading.

It was proposed by Councillor Melisa Halpin and seconded by Councillor Michael Merrigan that:-

“That this Area Committee agrees to put in place a system for ensuring, that over the summer and good weather period, the bins along the seafront and in the parks are emptied in advance of the weekends and that extra collections are done on Saturday or Sunday if necessary to ensure that scenes like that shown in (photo supplied) are not repeated?”

A discussion followed in which Councillor Melisa Halpin noted that the photo submitted was missing.  It was stated that a concrete plan for the periods outlined was necessary in order to ensure that the bins don’t overflow.

The report of the Senior Executive Parks Superintendent was Read and ACCEPTED.

It was proposed by Councillor Carrie Smyth and seconded by Councillor Denis O’Callaghan:-

“That the Chief Executive installs a playground in Bray, which is accessible specifically in Woodbrook Glen area.”

The report of the Senior Executive Parks Superintendent was Read and ACCEPTED.

It was proposed by Councillor Melisa Halpin and seconded by Councillor Hugh Lewis that:-

“That this Committee agrees to request the Chief Executive to include the seafront area as one of the areas that will not be sprayed with pesticides on the basis that it is seriously damaging to the ecosystem.”

The report of the Senior Executive Parks Superintendent was Read and ACCEPTED.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Marie Baker, SECONDED by Councillor Denis O’Callaghan and RESOLVED:-

That pursuant to Standing Order No. 110, Questions 27 – 41 be ADOPTED and APPROVED.

A presentation was given in respect of the findings of the report compiled by Aecom.

A discussion on the scheme took place in which a number of issues were discussed, including the costs involved, interconnectivity of the scheme between the DART and Luas and possible linkages with the Dublin City Bikes Scheme.

The report of the Senior Executive Engineer, Traffic and Sustainable Transport Section was NOTED.

The report of the Senior Executive Engineer, Traffic and Sustainable Transport Section was NOTED.

The report of the Senior Executive Engineer, Traffic and Sustainable Transport Section was NOTED.

The report of the A/Senior Engineer, Traffic Section was NOTED.

(i)          Correspondence received from John Saunders, Area Manager South, Dublin Bus regarding bus stop no. 7634 on Pottery Road.

(ii)         Correspondence issued by the A/Senior Engineer, Traffic Section (dated 17^th May 2017) to Donal Keating Head of Operations, Dublin Bus requesting the installation of a bus shelter with Real Time Information (RTI) at bus stop number 3099 at Killiney Hill Road/Victoria Road, Killiney Village.

It was proposed by Councillor Jim Gildea and seconded by Councillor Jennifer Cuffe

“That this Area Committee requests the Chief Executive to investigate what measures can be taken to facilitate the free flow of traffic at the junction of Stonebridge Road/Bray Road (Dublin Road) Shankill? Two schools are located on Stonebridge Road. This gives rise to a high volume of traffic turning right on to Stonebridge Road from Bray Road at peak traffic times in the morning and to a lesser degree in the afternoon.”

The report of the Senior Executive Engineer, Traffic Section was considered and ACCEPTED.

It was proposed by Councillor Patricia Stewart and seconded by Councillor Barry Ward

“That the Chief Executive provides traffic calming on Monkstown Road in advance of its eventual resurfacing, to establish better driving behaviour.”

The report of the A/Senior Engineer, Traffic Section was considered and AGREED.

“That this Committee requests that a member of Dublin Bus comes to a meeting of the Area Committee to discuss the public transport needs of the administrative area.”

This item was RE-ENTERED.

“That this  Committee calls on the Chief Executive to carry out a detailed traffic and pedestrian analysis of the junction at Pearse Street and  Upper Sallynoggin Road  with a view to implementing an improved traffic management system for the area.”

The Motion was RE-ENTERED.

It was proposed by Councillor Jim Gildea and seconded by Councillor Patricia Stewart

“That this Area Committee requests that the Chief Executive investigates what measures can be taken to provide parking for residents in Killiney village.”

The report of the A/Director of Services, Municipal Services was ACCEPTED.

It was proposed by Councillor Patricia Stewart and seconded by Councillor Barry Ward

“That the Chief Executive installs traffic calming measures on Carrickbrennan Road when the Monkstown Village Scheme is completed.”

The report of the A/Senior Engineer, Traffic Section was ACCEPTED.

“That this Committee calls for speed reduction measures to be introduced in Rollins Villas (Sallynoggin) to deter the number of vehicles that are using the estate as a rat-run, often at high speeds.”

The Motion was RE-ENTERED.

Any Other Business

The Chairperson requested the suspension of standing orders for 17 minutes (i.e. one minute per Member present) to discuss the current situation at Clonkeen College.

Councillor Michael Merrigan made a point of order stating that the suspension of standing orders in this case was out of order.

The meeting concluded at 18.35pm.