Minutes of Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District Held in Council Chamber, Aras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Le
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Minutes of Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District Held in Council Chamber, Aras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim On Monday 9th July 2018 at 3.30 pm Members Present: Councillor Des Guckian Councillor Enda Stenson Councillor Sinead Guckian Councillor Séadhna Logan Councillor Sean McGowan Councillor Finola Armstrong McGuire Officials Present: Mr. Gerry Doyle, A/Meetings Administrator Mr. Shay O’Connor, A/Director of Services, Economic Development, Planning, Environment & Transportation Mr. Darragh O’Boyle, District Engineer South Leitrim Mr. Bernard Greene, Senior Planner Ms. Pamela Moran, Economic Development, Planning, Environment and Transportation CMD 18/99 Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District 09/07/18 held on Monday 11th June 2018 Proposed by Councillor Finola Armstrong McGuire, Seconded by Councillor Sinead Guckian AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED; “That the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal meeting held in Aras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim on Monday 11th June 2018 be adopted.” Matters arising from the Minutes:- Mr. Shay O’Connor, A/Director of Services responded to two items previously raised at the Annual meeting under “Any other Business” (AOB). 1 (1) Availability of Minutes of Council and Municipal District Meetings on the Council Website: Councillor Séadhna Logan stated that he had raised the matter of making the Minutes of previous Council and Municipal District Meetings available online at the Annual Meeting held on 11th June. Mr. O’Connor A/Director of Services informed the Members that the Executive was fully supportive of making the minutes available online and it was intended to make them available as soon as possible. (2) Circulation of Meeting Correspondence to the Press: Councillor Sean McGowan stated that at the Annual Meeting he had raised the matter of allowing meeting correspondence to be circulated to the local Media in advance of Municipal District Meetings. Mr. O’Connor A/Director of Services stated that Meeting Correspondence is not currently circulated to the Media at any of the Council Meetings at present and that it is not proposed at present to change this procedure. CMD 18/100 Minutes of Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District 09/07/18 held on Monday 11th June 2018 Proposed by Councillor Des Guckian, Seconded by Councillor Finola Armstrong McGuire AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED; “That the Minutes of the meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal meeting held in Aras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim on Monday 11th June 2018 be adopted.” Matters arising from the Minutes:- L1601 – Junction onto the N4 Councillor Des Guckian stated that he had requested a update at the Annual Meeting held on 11th June 2018 under “Any Other Business” in relation to a matter he had previously raised at the September 2017 Municipal District Meeting (CMD17/129 – 11/09/17) regarding the Junction on the L1601 onto the N4 at the start of the Dromod Roosky By Pass. Councillor Guckian requested an update in relation to this issue. Councillor Des Guckian requested confirmation as to whether or not the matter has been raised with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Mr. Shay O Connor Acting Director of Services stated that he would endeavour to confirm the position in this regard as soon as possible to Cllr. Guckian. 2 CMD 18/101 Proposed Works and Allocation of Funding - Upgrade of Bring Banks 09/07/18 Report from Mr Terry McGovern, A/Senior Executive Officer, Economic Development, Planning, Environment & Transportation was circulated to members in advance of the meeting (Appendix 1 to the Minutes of this meeting in the Minute Book). Proposal to spend €3,500 on the following works in the Carrick on Shannon Municipal District:- Bornacoola Bring Bank - Removal of two rogue clothing banks Eslin Bring Bank - Fencing In addition, under the WERLA Anti-Dumping Initiative, it is proposed to run a CCTV monitoring campaign over a number of weeks at 8 different bring banks throughout the county. Four of these bring banks are located in the Carrick on Shannon Municipal District at: Park Lane (Carrick on Shannon) Tesco (Carrick on Shannon) Jamestown Mohill Councillor Des Guckian sought clarification on what the term “rogue clothes banks” at Bornacoola meant. Mr. O’Connor Acting Director of Services responded that at the bring centres the vast majority of collection bins were authorised but however there were a couple at Bornacoola Bring Centre that were not and it was proposed to remove them. Councillor Enda Stenson Cathaoirleach stated that he welcomed the funding proposed and enquired as the type of fencing that would be erected at Eslin Bring Bank. Mr. O’Boyle District Engineer responded that it would be up to the Environment Department to determine the exact type of boundary fence used, but that it would likely have to be of a such a construction so as to prevent litter being deposited over it. Councillor Sinead Guckian stated that she also welcomed the funding for the works. She informed the meeting that in a number of areas Tidy Towns groups had taken it upon themselves and at their own expense to carry out works at bring centres. She highlighted works completed in Drumsna where the Tidy Towns Committee provided flowers and put in place concrete plinths at their own expense. She asked that consideration would be given to such groups when future funding would become available, given that the works they have carried out to date were at a cost to them and not as a result of funding from outside agencies. Proposed by Councillor Finola Armstrong McGuire, Seconded by Councillor Des Guckian AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED; “To approve proposed works and allocation of funding for the Upgrade of Bring Banks in 2018” 3 CMD 18/102 Correspondence 09/07/18 Item No. 1 Letter dated 11th June 2018 from the Office of the Minister, Department of Health in relation to Versatis pain relief patches (Appendix 2 to the Minutes of this meeting in the Minute Book). Councillor Des Guckian stated that some valuable information had been provided in the reply received from the Department of Health. He asked that the Department be written to again and clarification sought on how the Medicines Management Programme (MMP) for reimbursement approval operated and in particular whether there could be any way that persons approved under the Scheme who were on low incomes would not have to pay the cost up front and then have to wait for recoupment as this was likely in his opinion to cause them undue hardship. It was agreed to write to the Department of Health again to seek clarification on the operation of this Scheme. Item No. 2 Letter dated 22nd June 2018 from the Office of Public Works re: funding for flooding and drainage issues in County Leitrim (Appendix 3 to the Minutes of this meeting in the Minute Book). Part 1 – Notices of Motion CMD 18/103 Relocation of Pedestrian Crossing on the Castlecarra Road 09/07/18 To consider the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Séadhna Logan; "Having previously raised this Motion, I am again calling on Leitrim County Council to move the Pedestrian Crossing on the Castlecarra Road on the outskirts of Carrick on Shannon. Walkers descending the Hill from the Aughameeney side are completely hidden from motorists on the Castlecarra road. The crossing at the bottom of the hill is very sudden and walkers are entitled to walk straight out. This is dangerous and needs to be changed." Report by Senior Engineer, Roads; “This pedestrian crossing was constructed over 5 years ago, to date we have had no incidences at this location. The crossing is located in a 50kph zone and allows walkers to cross the Castlecarra road on this popular walk route. The position of the pedestrian crossing at this location was determined by the availability of land at the time. This has not changed.” 4 Councillor Séadhna Logan noted the reply and that the pedestrian crossing was constructed over 5 years ago. He said that there had been a considerable increase in traffic over the last 5 years and additionally the new Gaelscoil is due to open shortly and a new Nursing Home on the Castlecarra Road was proposed. He said pedestrians coming from Aughameeney are coming straight out onto the road. He also stated that he had experienced this first hand recently and he raised concerns regarding the apparent lack of an appropriate step back at this junction. Mr. O’Boyle, District Engineer said that this query had come up before and stated that there were no recorded incidents at this location. He also said that the choice of the location of the pedestrian crossing at the time was dependant on the availability of land and the location where it was put was the best available location at that time. He advised that those using the new Gaelscoil and the proposed Nursing Home would use the new pedestrian crossing outside the Gaelscoil. Councillor Séadhna Logan again reiterated that there was an increased volume of traffic on this road and stated that the very high hedgerows in the vicinity were making it dangerous for pedestrians. Mr. O’Boyle District Engineer said that as a temporary measure bushes could be trimmed back. Councillor Séadhna Logan said that in the short term something will have to be done at this junction. Mr. O’Connor, Acting Director of Services said that land was not available at the time this crossing was put in place but this was something that could be reviewed into the future. CMD 18/104 Funding for painting of Housing Stock and Local Capital Assets 09/07/18 To consider the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Séadhna Logan; "Over the last few months Mohill Town and Environs has seen much benefit from the visual impact of painting residential and commercial premises in the town.