Meeting Pack Derry City and Strabane District Council

Dear Member of Derry City and Strabane District Council

You are hereby summoned to attend the Monthly Meeting of the Derry City and Strabane District Council to be held in the Guildhall, Derry, on Thursday 22 June 2017 at 4.00 pm

Yours faithfully

John Kelpie Chief Executive

AGENDA

1 Notice and Summons of Meeting

2 Webcasting Notice

3 Member Attendance and Apologies

4 Declarations of Members' Interests

5 Chairperson's Business

Open for Decision

6 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Meeting of the Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 25 May 2017 (Pages 1 - 20)

7 Matters Arising

8 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 5 June 2017 (Pages 21 - 34)

9 Matters Arising 10 Adoption of the Open Minutes of the following Committees

a Monthly Planning Committee held on 12 June 2017 (Pages 35 - 54)

b Monthly Business and Culture Committee held on 13 June 2017 (Pages 55 - 70)

c Monthly Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 14 June 2017 (Pages 71 - 84)

d Monthly Health and Community Committee held on 15 June 2017 (Pages 85 - 102)

11 Deputation - Update on the Plans for the Medical School in Derry by Professor Paddy Nixon Vice-Chancellor and Professor Hugh McKenna Dean of Medical School Development, Ulster University (Pages 103 - 104)

12 Corporate Plan and Performance Improvement Plan 2017/2018 (Pages 105 - 190)

Open for Information

13 Responses to Motions (Pages 191 - 198)

14 Seal (Pages 199 - 202)

16 June 2017 Agenda Item 6

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Minutes of Monthly Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall on Thursday 25 May 2017 at 4.00 pm.

Present:- Aldermen McClintock (Mayor) (in the Chair); Bresland, Devenney, M Hamilton, R Hamilton, Hussey, Kerrigan, Ramsey, Thompson and Warke; Councillors Boyle, Campbell, Carr, Cusack, Dobbins, Donnelly, Duffy, Fleming, Gallagher, Gardiner, Hassan, Hastings, Jackson, C Kelly, D Kelly, P Kelly, Logue, McGinley, McGuire, M McHugh, McKeever, McKnight, O’Reilly, Reilly, Robinson and Tierney.

In Attendance:- Chief Executive (Mr J Kelpie), Director of Business and Culture (Mr Stephen Gillespie), Head of Environment (Mr C Canning), Head of Community Development and Leisure (Mr B O’Hagan), Head of Health and Community Wellbeing (Mr Seamus Donaghy), Lead Legal Services Officer (Mr P Kingston), Lead Democratic Services and Improvement Officer (Ms Ellen Cavanagh) Democratic and Customer Services Officer (Mrs S Maxwell) and Committee Clerk (Mrs T Johnstone).

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C139/17 Notice and Summons for Meeting

The Chief Executive read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting.

C140/17 Member Attendance and Apologies

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Carlin, Cooper, R McHugh and McMahon.

C141/17 Webcast Announcement by the Mayor

The Mayor read the Webcast Announcement for the Meeting.

C142/17 Declaration of Members’ Interests

There were no Declaration of Interests at this time.

Chairperson’s Business

C143/17 Final Meeting

1 Page 1 The Chair conveyed that the meeting was the last full Council meeting of the current term.

C144/17 Manchester Bomb Attack

The Chair referred to the atrocity in Manchester and stated that a book of condolence had been opened at the Guildhall. She added that in line with the national request, a one minute silence was observed at the steps of the Guildhall at 11.00am.

The Chair proposed that Council send a letter to the Mayor of Manchester to relay their disgust at the bomb attack and show solidarity with the people of Manchester.

A Member of the DUP grouping expressed his condemnation at the attack. He stated that people from the City had friends and family living in Manchester and the incident had invoked terrible memories of past terrorist atrocities in the area.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that it was a horrific attack on Manchester and concurred that a letter of support be sent to the Mayor of the City. He reported that people from the City of Derry had been involved in helping those injured in the attack and wished to pay tribute to the emergency services who had to deal with such a horrific scene.

An Independent Member of Council concurred with the previous comments and added that it had not just brought back memories for people from Northern Ireland but also those from the mainland. He referred to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) who were underfunded and understaffed due to budget cuts. He stated that as the threat to security had been raised to critical, the British Army should be deployed in Northern Ireland. He then referred to the minute’s silence at the Guildhall and conveyed his disappointment on the late invitation for Members to attend.

Alderman Devenney Moved, Alderman M Hamilton Seconded

That Members observe a minute’s silence in memory of all those who had lost their lives in the tragedy at Manchester.

2 Page 2 A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping conveyed his condolences to all those killed in Manchester which had been a totally unacceptable attack on innocent civilians attending a concert.

A Member of the UUP grouping stated that in regards to the atrocity he was mindful of his own children who could have easily attended a similar event. He extended his sympathies to those who had suffered trauma and also best wishes and thoughts to the emergency services who were involved at the scene. He expressed his concern regarding the heightened security level and stated that if the need arose in Northern Ireland, that every potential task force should be made available.

An Independent Member of Council stated that he was in no doubt that the attack in Manchester was a horrible atrocity which resulted in the murder of innocent civilians. He further stated that victims from atrocities had received books of condolence and marks of respect by Council whilst others did not. He remarked that over 220 civilians had been recently killed in Syria and if Members were to observe a minute’s silence for those in Manchester, it should include all civilians that had been killed throughout the world.

Subsequently Councillor Donnelly Moved, Councillor Gallagher Seconded the following amendment

That Members observe a minute’s silence in memory of all civilian casualties throughout the world.

Following a request for a recorded vote the voting was as follows:

For -26: Councillors Boyle, Campbell, Carr, Cusack, Dobbins, Donnelly, Duffy, Fleming, Gallagher, Gardiner, Hassan, Hastings, Jackson, C Kelly, D Kelly, P Kelly, Logue, McGinley, McGuire, M McHugh, McKeever, McKnight, O’Reilly, Reilly, Robinson and Tierney.

Against – 10: Aldermen Bresland, Devenney, M Hamilton, R Hamilton, Hussey, Kerrigan, McClintock, Ramsey, Thompson and Warke.

The amendment was carried.

Alderman Hussey Moved, Alderman Ramsey Seconded the following amendment

3 Page 3 That Members observe a minute’s silence in relation to all civilian casualties throughout the world being specifically mindful of the recent atrocity in Manchester.

After a show of hands the amendment was carried unanimously.

The Chair then invited Member’s to vote on the Substantive Motion

That Council observes a minute’s silence in relation to all civilian casualties throughout the world, being specifically mindful of the recent atrocity in Manchester.

After a show of hands the Motion was passed unanimously.

C145/17 Foyle Haven

The Chair acknowledged receipt of a petition submitted by UNISON in relation to Foyle Haven and stated that the matter would be discussed later in the meeting.

C146/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 27 April 2017

Minutes of Open Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 27 April 2017 (C106/17-C132/17) were submitted.

Councillor Hastings Moved, Councillor Hassan Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

C147/17 European Capital of Culture 2023 (C120/17)

A Member of the UUP grouping sought clarification from the legal team on the name of the bid, noting that proposals to use two separate names had not been carried. He enquired if Londonderry could be considered to be included on the branding when the proposal had not been carried.

4 Page 4 The Head of Legal Services stated that the proposal and discussion was specifically around the adoption of the name that was going forward at that time. It had then been acknowledged that in due course, the matter would be reconsidered as to how the bid would be marketed and branded, therefore no decision was reached.

The Member of the UUP grouping referred to the following proposal: That Londonderry be included in the branding and the bid name for European City of Culture 2023, which had subsequently fallen, indicating that the name could not be included.

The Chief Executive clarified that all the proposals and amendments had referred to the bid and the branding and that all of the amendments had fallen. He stated that the branding issue was a matter for discussion for Council to consider in due course.

The Member requested that the legal team consider the proposals from that discussion as there may be a difficulty going forward.

C148/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Special Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 8 May 2017

Minutes of Open Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 8 May 2017 (SC25/17-SC30/17) were submitted.

Councillor Hastings Moved, Councillor Boyle Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

C149/17 Monthly Governance and Strategic Planning Committee held on 2 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Governance and Strategic Planning Committee held on 2 May 2017 (GSP79/17-GSP94/17) were submitted.

Alderman Kerrigan Moved, Councillor Boyle Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

5 Page 5 Matters Arising from the Minutes

C150/17 Rates Support Grant (GSP87/17)

An Independent Member of Council stated that he had been contacted by local business owners regarding how the rates charge was impacting on their business. He suggested that Council consult with business owners as a matter of urgency to consider assistance with rates support.

The Chief Executive stated that Council had no powers to introduce any rates relief as the responsibility was with Central Government. He reported that Council had received a letter from the Department of Infrastructure that confirmed a 20 percent cut in the Rates Support Grant for this year and a paper would be brought to the Governance and Strategic Planning Committee on the matter.

A further Independent Member of Council expressed his concern regarding the large number of empty business premises in the City and asked for an update on the recent audit on business occupancy levels that had recently been carried out.

The Chief Executive reported that the audit had been undertaken by the City Centre Initiative (CCI) and a report would be brought to the next Business and Culture Committee meeting.

Further comments were made by Independent Members of Council and the UUP grouping on the impact of the rates had on businesses, not only within the City but across the entire district including the rural areas.

C151/17 Monthly Planning Committee held on 3 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 3 May 2017 (P60/17-P67/17) were submitted.

Alderman Bresland Moved, Councillor Hastings Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

6 Page 6 C152/17 Monthly Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee held on 4 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee held on 4 May 2017 (AAR45/17-AAR55/17) were submitted.

Alderman Thompson Moved, Councillor Duffy Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

C153/17 Monthly Planning Committee (Reconvened) held on 8 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Planning Committee (Reconvened) held on 8 May 2017 (P68/17-P80/17) were submitted.

Councillor Hassan Moved, Councillor Hastings Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes as be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

C154/17 Monthly Business and Culture Committee held on 9 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Business and Culture Committee held on 9 May 2017 (BC90/17-BC103/17) were submitted.

Councillor Boyle Moved, Alderman R Hamilton Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes as be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

C155/17 PEACE IV Local Action Plan (BC100/17)

The Chair drew Members’ attention to the above item, deferred at the Business and Culture Committee meeting held on 10 May 2017. At this point declarations of interest were received from the following Members:

7 Page 7 Aldermen Thompson, Ramsey and Kerrigan; Councillors Reilly, Boyle, C Kelly, Hastings, Jackson and McGinley.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping stated that he had requested that the recommendation be deferred to full Council for consideration, however he was now endorsing the recommendation.

C156/17 Monthly Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 10 May 2017

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 10 May 2017 (ER86/17-ER108/17) were submitted.

On a matter of accuracy, an Independent Member of Council stated that his apologies had not been recorded.

It was agreed that the Minutes would be amended accordingly.

Councillor Hassan Moved, Councillor Dobbins Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes as amended be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

C157/17 Annual Service Plan (ER94/17)

A Member of the UUP grouping enquired if the toilet provision at Castlederg Cemetery had been inspected and if a short term solution to the toilet needs at the Castle site, Castlederg had been identified.

The Head of Environment, stated that the toilets had been inspected and a programme of works had commenced. He added that regarding the short term provision of toilets at the Castle site, temporary provision would be onsite next week.

C158/17 Monthly Health and Community Committee held on 11 May 2017

Minutes of Monthly Meeting of the Health and Community Committee held on 11 May 2017 (HC92/17-HC110/17) were submitted.

8 Page 8 On a matter of accuracy, a Member of the UUP grouping referred to the second last paragraph on page 120 and asked that ‘Strabane town’ be amended to ‘Strabane area’.

It was agreed that the Minutes would be amended accordingly.

Councillor Jackson Moved, Councillor Hastings Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the above Minutes as amended be adopted as a true record of the Meeting.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

C159/17 Service Delivery Plan (HC101/17)

A Member of the UUP grouping referred to the Community Development section within the Service Delivery Plan regarding a request for officers to meet representatives from the rural areas. He enquired if any action had been taken to meet representatives from the Sperrin area with regard to moving forward.

The Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that officers had met with individuals regarding arranging a meeting of all networks within the rural DEA’s. He stated that a detailed report would be submitted for Members approval on the rural support programme.

The Member of the UUP grouping enquired if it included representatives from Dennett Interchange.

The Head of Community Development and Leisure confirmed that it included Dennett Interchange with all the other rural networks.

An Independent Member of Council stated that he welcomed developments and outcomes, particularly within the Sperrin area.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping enquired if Dennett Interchange had not already been funded through the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to support the Sperrin and Derg areas, stating that Derg had not been given much support.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that Dennett Interchange had been working with RAPID in terms of

9 Page 9 providing rural support. He added that officers were working with all the networks to put interim arrangements in place for the remainder of this year. He added that a report would be brought forward to update Members on the process after the summer recess.

The Member of the Sinn Fein grouping further stated that the emphasis had been to give full support to the rural areas, as groups had failed to deliver in many areas around the DEA’s.

In response to the Members’ comments, a Member of the UUP grouping stated that there was a plentiful supply of support within the neighbourhood renewal areas. He expressed his surprise that the Member would reject a request for increased community support.

At this point in the meeting Councillor Gus Hastings declared an interest.

The Member of the Sinn Fein grouping stated that he had not rejected any support for the Sperrin, Derg and Faughan areas and added that support had to be delivered.

C160/17 Foyle Haven Update (HC106/17)

The Head of Community and Wellbeing gave an update on the funding difficulties being experienced by Foyle Haven since January 2016 due to Big Lottery funding ending. He stated that to enable the service to continue operating seven days each week during 2016/2017, a rescue package had been secured from a range of partners including Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Public Health Agency, Western Health and Social Care Trust, the Police Service for Northern Ireland, Derry City and Strabane District Council and the Policing and Community Safety Partnership. He reported that Foyle Haven had been unable to secure further funding to ensure there was a sustainable service delivery model for 2017/2018 and beyond and a review had been initiated by DePaul. He stated that DePaul has provided a number of service delivery options and Council is to consider opportunities for funding through the PCSP Grant Aid Programme and officers were continuing to work with DePaul and the statutory partners in an attempt to secure a long- term, positive outcome.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping acknowledged the petition that had been submitted by UNISON. She further stated that Foyle Haven

10 Page 10 provided a very valuable service, helping vulnerable people in our society.

A Member of the SDLP grouping referred to the petition submitted by UNISON which contained over 1200 signatures which highlighted the concerns regarding the very valuable service provided by Foyle Haven. She stated that in May 2017, Foyle Haven had 400 contacts and distributed 500 meals and queried if the service closed who could continue the work. She further stated that funding had been under threat for some time and staff were uncertain on their futures.

Councillor Duffy Proposed, Councillor Gardiner Seconded

That Council commit to further working with DePaul and all other statutory partners to ensure funding is jointly secured to ensure that this vital service for vulnerable people in the City continues. Furthermore all relevant agencies including Council are encouraged to continue to work to find a long-term, sustainable solution.

After a unanimous vote by a show of hands the Proposal was carried.

An Independent Member of Council stated that Foyle Haven had been part of the Mayor's Initiative introduced by the previous Mayor and carried on by the current Mayor and emphasised that it was important that this work continued. He referred to the petition submitted by UNISON and requested that the trade union official for Foyle Haven be included in all dialogue and discussions regarding Foyle Haven.

In response, the Chair stated that in order for support for Foyle Haven to move forward, it had to be taken from the Mayor's Initiative into the processes of Council, proposed by officers.

A further Independent Member of Council stated that he attended discussions with UNISON and if no funding became available from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) or Derry City and Strabane District Council, they will have to reduce services within the coming weeks.

The Head of Community Health and Wellbeing stated that the Interagency group would like the service to continue. He advised that

11 Page 11 the request for trade union representation at meetings going forward would be considered.

C161/17 Correspondence from Department for Infrastructure on Proposed New Bus Service

The Chief Executive advised Members of correspondence, which had been previously circulated advising that the Department for Infrastructure was currently considering an application from Hannon Coach to operate a new express bus service from Derry to Belfast. He stated that the Department had requested a response by 2 June 2017.

Members from the Sinn Fein, SDLP, UUP and DUP groupings expressed the following concerns:

 Reservations on supporting the new service as it may undermine the existing public transport  The new service would have significant impact on Translink  Translink could be hindered if another company operated the same route  The Derry to Belfast route was one of the most successful routes offered by Translink  Council need to support local employment  The private company was seeking to cherry pick the best routes  Council would not support any displacement or anything that would result in empty buses.

The Chair stated that Members had given out a clear message which would be included in the response to the Department for Infrastructure.

Notices of Motions

C162/17 Notice of Motion – Special Designated Status for the North of Ireland

Councillor D Kelly Moved, Councillor M McHugh Seconded

That this Council supports the granting of Special Designated Status for the north of Ireland within the EU.

12 Page 12 Go dtacaíonn an Chomhairle seo le bronnadh Stádas Réamhcheaptha Speisialta ar thuaisceart na hÉireann taobh istigh d’Aontas na hEorpa.

Councillor P Kelly left the meeting at this point.

After voting by a show of hands the result was as follows:

For:- 24 Against:- 9.

The Motion was therefore carried.

C163/17 Notice of Motion – Enactment of Devolved Regeneration Powers to Northern Ireland Local Authorities

Alderman Hussey Moved, Alderman M Hamilton Seconded

That Derry City and Strabane District Council, in the absence of a working Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Government, request Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to review the delayed devolvement of Regeneration Powers, with appropriate resources, to Local Government in Northern Ireland and thereafter urge consideration of enactment of such Devolved Powers to Northern Ireland’s Local Authorities.

Alderman Devenney left the meeting at this point.

After a show of hands, voting was as follows:

For:- 23 Against:- 8 Abstentions:- 1

C164/17 Notice of Motion – Transitional State Pension Arrangements

Councillor Reilly Moved, Councillor Dobbins Seconded

That this Council calls upon the UK Government to make fair transitional state pension arrangements for all women born on or after 6th April 1951, who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the State Pension Age (SPA) with lack of appropriate notification.

This Council calls upon the Government to reconsider transitional arrangements for women born on or after 6th April 1951, so that women do not live in hardship

13 Page 13 due to pension changes they were not told about until it was too late to make alternative arrangements.

After voting by a show of hands the Motion was carried unanimously.

C165/17 Notice of Motion - Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

Councillor Campbell Moved, Councillor Jackson Seconded

That Go dtugann Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin dá haire go bhfuil sí buartha faoin phróiseas comhairliúcháin reatha atá idir lámha ag Foras na Gaeilge maidir le maoiniú do Chultúrlann Uí Chanáin. De thoradh an chomhairliúcháin seo, tá seans ann go gcaillfidh an Chultúrlann cuid mhór dá maoiniú agus d’fhéadfadh sé go ndruidfear an foirgneamh dá bharr sin.

Aithníonn an Chomhairle an méid mór atá déanta ag an Chultúrlann chun an Ghaeilge agus an Gaelachas a chur chun cinn i nDoire chomh maith lena hiarrachtaí an teanga a chur ar fáil ar bhun tras-phobail do gach saoránach sa chathair.

Glaonn muid ar Fhoras na Gaeilge Rogha (ii) a chur i bhfeidhm chun cinntiú nach gcuireann aon pholasaí amach anseo todhchaí Chultúrlann Uí Chanáin i mbaol.

That Derry City and Strabane District Council notes with concern the current consultation being carried out by Foras na Gaeilge relating to funding of Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. This consultation may result in the Cultúrlann losing a major portion of its funding and could, potentially, result in the building closing.

Council acknowledges the immense contribution that the Cultúrlann has made to the promotion of the Irish language and Irish culture in Derry as well as its efforts to make the language accessible on a cross- community basis to all citizens of the city.

We call on Foras na Gaeilge to implement Option (ii) to ensure that any future policy does not jeopardise the future of Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin.

14 Page 14 After voting by a show of hands the Motion was carried unanimously.

C166/187 Resolutions from other Councils

Members were asked to note the correspondence received outlining a resolution adopted by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council calling for a reinstatement of the Area of Natural Constraint Scheme.

A Member of the UUP grouping stated that he would like more information on the areas categorised as a Severely Disadvantaged Area (SDA) within in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.

The Chief Executive stated that a report would be brought to the Environment and Regeneration Committee.

Councillor McGuire Proposed, Seconded by Councillor D Kelly

That Council supports the motion by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and seeks confirmation of areas categorised as a Severely Disadvantaged Area within the Derry City and Strabane District Council Area.

After voting by a show of hands the Motion was passed unanimously.

C167/17 Seal

Councillor Hastings Moved, Councillor Hassan Seconded and the Council

Resolved that the Seal of the Council be affixed to the following documents:

Sealing List May 2017

Documents Sealed 27th April 2017

Grant of Easement in duplicate:- Derry City and Strabane District Council ~to~ Northern Ireland Water Limited relating to Pennyburn Interceptor, Land at Bay Road Park, Derry City.

15 Page 15 Transfer in triplicate:- Moncrief Enterprises Ltd ~and~ Fold Housing Association ~and~ Derry City and Strabane District Council relating to Lands at Skeoge, Ballynagalliagh, Derry..

Documents Sealed 25th May 2017

Grants of Right of Burial in Ballyoan Cemetery

Mrs Kathleen Spence, 33 Parkmore Drive, Strathfoyle, Derry. Mr William McKeegan, 41 Foyle Crescent, Newbuildings, Derry. Mr John Anthony, 34 Foyle Fold, Derry. Mrs Annie Elizabeth Mitchell, 113 Johnston Park, Tullyally, Derry. Mrs Sadie Collins, 362 Carnhill Estate, Derry. Mrs Betty Donaghey, 120 Dunlade Road, Greysteel, Derry. Mrs Gladys Peoples, Carrowreagh, Bridgend, County Donegal. Mr Joe McDermott, 21 Foxhill, Derry, BT47 2TN. Mr Thompson Hetherington, 4 Owenmore Place, Strathfoyle, BT47 6XG. Ms Maria Simpson, 8 Crawford Crescent, Derry, BT47 5QN. Mr Raymond Pickett, North Leigh House, North Leigh Steeling, Minnis, Canterbury, Kent, LT4 6BX.

Grants of Right of Burial in City Cemetery

Mr Harry McKeown, 5 Belvoir Park, Derry, BT48 8PQ. Mr Bernard Bradley, 46 Carnhill, Derry, BT48 8BA. Mr Edward Collins, 7 Rathlin Drive, Derry. Mr Sean Doherty, 18 Gweebarra Park, Derry. Mr Cyril Canning, 5A Braehead Road, Derry. Ms Leondra Thornton, 14 Abbotts Walk, Derry. Mrs Patricia Campbell, 22 Maybrook Mews, Derry. Mr Mark Given, 32 Osprey Drive, Waterside, Derry. Mr Paul Rush, 9 Osborne Street, Derry. Mrs Pauline McIntyre, 547 Carnhill, Derry. Mr Michael McLaughlin, 6 Fahan Street, Derry. Mr Seamus Kelly, 3 Rathlin Drive, Derry. Mrs Bernadette Kelly, 6 Brewsters Close, Derry. Mrs Ella Ryan, 57 Spruce Meadows, Derry, BT48 8SF. Mr Tony Rush, 13 Long Tower Court, Derry. Mr Paul McCormick, 64 Bracken Park, Derry. Mr Dave Lees, 38 Blackthorne Manor, Derry. Mrs Suzanne Rodgers, 8 Brookdale Court, Derry. Mr Michael Keating, 2 Broadway, Derry. Ms Ashleigh Beattie, 28 Leafair Park, Derry.

16 Page 16 Mr William McGarrigle, 8 Charlotte Street, Derry. Miss Sinead Lynch, 55 Ard Grange, Derry. Mr Pearse Coyle, 41 Strangford Park, Derry. Ms Helen Luby, 30 Connors Court, 24 Crawford Square, Derry. Mr Brian Johnston, 57 Academy Road, Derry. Ms Molly Fleming, 30 Leenan Gardens, Derry. Mr Billy Boyce, 49 Francis Street, Derry. Mrs Rose Maire Bradley, 9 Ballynashallog Gardens, Derry. Mr Charles Carlin, 18 Ederowen Park, Derry. Mr James Smyth, 44 Temple Park, Derry BT48 8PN. Mrs Kathleen Grant, 64 Kylemore Park, Derry. Mr John Cregan, 17 Knockalla Park, Derry. Mrs Philomena Sewell, 16 Macneice Close, Ballymagroarty, Derry. Mr Gerry Brown, 70 Drumleck Gardens, Derry. Mrs Elaine Porteous, 5 Burnside Manor, Killea. Mrs Amanda Clarke, 27 Papworth Avenue, Culmore, Derry. Mrs Deirdre Dillon, 68 Circular Road, Derry. Mrs Sheila Quigley, 1 Sheelin Park, Ballymagroarty, Derry. Mrs Elizabeth Toland, 6 Henderson Park, Maydown, Derry. Mrs Margaret McLaughlin, 179 Sunbeam Terrace, Derry. Mr Rick Rice, 68 Braehead Road, Nixons Corner, Derry. Mrs Marie Green, 3 Drumleck Drive, Derry. Mr Laurence Hegarty, 17 Kingsfort Park, Derry, BT48 7SY. Mrs Florence Gamble, 38 Glasgow Terrace, Derry. Mrs Vera McDonagh, 22 Lenamore Gardens, Derry. Mr Gerald Kelly, 23 Templegrove, Derry, BT48 0RE. Mrs Fiona Kelly, 12 Westpoint Manor, Quigley’s Point, County Donegal. Mrs Bernadette McGonagle, 8 Mount Vernon, Derry, BT48 8AG. Mr Lawrance Ferguson, 22 Rosskeen Park, Derry, BT48 0Rh. Ms Caitriona Kelly, 46 Barrs Lane, Derry, BT48 0QX. Mrs Marie McCool, 20 Rosemount Avenue, Derry. Mrs Marcelle Patterson, 8 Liscannor Park, Derry. Mr Trevor McGlinchey, 249 Cornshell Fields, Derry, BT48 7UG. Mrs Rosaleen Dillon, 29 Longtower Court, Derry, BT48 6RH. Mrs Johanna McGinley, 8 Tara Park, Derry, BT48 8PG. Mr Kevin McFadden, 32 Farmhill, Derry, BT48 0HY. Ms Clare Shongo, 47 Rosemount Gardens, Derry, BT48 0HW. Mrs Ann McIntyre, 10 Ballynagard Crescent, Derry, BT48 8JR. Mrs Carol Lavy, 57 Ballymagowan Avenue, Derry, BT48 9QR. Mr Edward Armstrong, 32 Sevenoaks, Fold, Waterside, Derry. Mrs Hannah McDaid, 109 Sevenoaks Crescent, Derry, BT47 6BD. Mrs Patricia Harkin, 8 Beallachmor Lower, Ringfort Road, Derry, BT48 0SN.

17 Page 17 Mr Michael Harkin, 21 Rosemount Avenue, Derry, BT48 0HG. Ms Sinead O’Doherty, 115 Woodbrook, Derry, BT48 8FQ. Ms Tracey McCarron, 11 Old School Lane, Derry, BT48 8SP. Mrs Ann Gale, 52 Ederowen Park, Derry, BT48 8NY. Mr Nigel Crossan, 3 St Johns Park, Buncrana, County Donegal. Mr Liam McLaughlin, 26 Iona Park, Derry, BT48 9IH. Mrs Pauline Boston, 21 Rosskeen Park, Derry, BT48 0RH. Mrs Sandra Gallagher, Dundran Upper Galliagh Road, Derry, BT48 0EU. Mr Patrick Barr, 4Brentwood Park, Derry, BT48 0NS. Mrs Mary McClenaghan, 54 Rathkeel Way, Derry, BT48 9RW. Mrs Anna Peake, 18 Sherriff’s Road, Derry, BT48 0JS. Mrs Pauline Campbell, 8 Brookdale Park, Derry, BT48 8HG. Mrs Susie Steinfurth, 68 Argyle Street, Derry, BT48 0DR. Mr Tony McGonagle, 80 Moyola Drive, Derry, BT48 8EE. Mr Peter Norton, 66 Danesfort Crescent, Derry, BT48 8DQ. Mrs Paula Breslin, 12 Glassagh Park, Derry, BT48 9QJ. Mrs Rosemary Carlin, 43 Glenvale Park, Derry, BT48 0GA. Mr John Moran, 8 Grovemount Park, Derry, BT47 5SQ. Mrs Susan Browne, 111 Creggan Heights, Derry, BT48 9QU. Ms Caroline Cullen, 9 Daly Crescent, Derry, BT48 0JF. Ms M Hegarty, 219 Lone Moor Road, Derry, BT48 9LB. Mr Michael Brennan, 26 Fairman Place, Derry, BT48 7LD. Mrs Delia Bonney, 13 Glenside Gardens, Derry, BT48 0BT. Mrs Ethna McCullagh, 43 Elmvale, Derry, BT48 8SH. Mrs Kathleen Doherty, 1 Iona Court, Derry, BT48 6LG. Mr Tony Whelan, 54 Drummond Park, Derry, BT48 0RL. Ms Margaret Edema, 61 Victoria Gate, Derry, BT47 2TP. Mr Vincent McCullagh, 94 Glen Road, Derry, BT48 0BY. Ms Maureen Nicholl, 5 Abbey Park, Derry. Mrs Bridie Gallagher, 11 Oakgrove, Derry. Mr George Hegarty, 20 Ewing Street, Derry, BT48 6ST. Mr Paddy O’Hagan, 50 Cecilia’s Walk, Derry. Mr Tony Carlin, 56 Belevedere Court, Napa, CA 94559, USA.

Grants of Right of Burial in Ardstraw Burial Ground Evelyn (Lyn) Porter, 33 Douglas Road, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, BT78 4NU Sharon M E Smyth, 41 Coolaghy Road, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, BT78 4LG

Grants of Right of Burial in Mountcastle Burial Ground Mabel Black, 29 Moorlough Road, Artigarvan, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 0ER

18 Page 18 Victor Caldwell, 44 Kilnappy Road, Campsie, Co Londonderry, BT47 3LG Myrtle Roulston, Kilderry, Muff, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Grants of Right of Burial in Urney Burial Ground Sharon Forbes, 98 Melmount Road, Sion Mills, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9PX Laurence Byrne, 1 Bell Road, Clady, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9RS

C168/17 Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 – Confidential Business

The Mayor Moved, the Deputy Mayor Seconded and the Council

Resolved that in accordance with Section 42, Sub Sections (2) or (4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, the press and members of the public be asked to withdraw whilst the Council discuss the following matters:- (1) Adoption of the Confidential Minutes of the Meeting of the Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 27 April 2017;

(2) Adoption of the Confidential Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Derry City and Strabane District Council held on 8 May 2017;

(3) Adoption of the Confidential Minutes of the following Committees:

(i) Monthly Governance and Strategic Planning Committee held on 2 May 2017 (ii) Monthly Business and Culture Committee held on 9 May 2017 (iii) Monthly Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 10 May 2017 (iv) Monthly Health and Community Committee held on 11 May 2017

19 Page 19 The Meeting terminated at 6.35 pm

Signed ______Chair

Date ______

20 Page 20 Agenda Item 8

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Open Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, Derry on Monday 5 June 2017 at 7.00pm.

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Present:- Councillor McClintock (Outgoing Mayor), Councillor M McHugh (Incoming Mayor); Aldermen Bresland, Devenney, M Hamilton, Hussey, Kerrigan, Ramsey, Thompson and Warke; Councillors Boyle, Campbell, Carlin, Carr, Cooper, Cusack, Dobbins, Donnelly, Duffy, Fleming, Gallagher, Gardiner, Hassan, Hastings, Jackson, C Kelly, D Kelly, P Kelly, Logue, McKnight, McGinley, McGuire, R McHugh, McKeever, McMahon, Reilly, Robinson and Tierney.

In Attendance:- Chief Executive (Mr J Kelpie), Director of Business and Culture (Mr S Gillespie), Director of Health and Community (Mrs K McFarland), Director of Environment and Regeneration (Mrs K Phillips), Lead Legal Services Officer (Mr P Kingston), Lead Democratic Services and Improvement Officer (Ms E Cavanagh), Democratic and Customer Services Officer (Mrs S Maxwell), Committee Services Assistants (Mrs J Short and Mrs T Johnstone)

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AM1/17 Notice and Summons of Meeting

The Chief Executive read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting.

AM2/17 Member Attendance and Apologies

Apologies for absence were received from Alderman R Hamilton and Councillor O’Reilly.

AM3/17 Webcasting Notice

The Mayor read the Webcast Announcement for the Meeting.

AM4/17 Declaration of Members Interests

There were no declarations of interests.

Page 21 AM5/17 Chairperson’s Business

AM5/17a Message of Condolence

The Chair referred to the recent tragic shootings of civilians at a busy London Street and the sudden death of Queens University Belfast – Vice Chancellor Patrick Johnstone and asked that Members honour her request for a one minute silence in respect of the deceased.

AM6/17 Welcome and Outgoing Speech from Mayor

The Outgoing Mayor, Alderman McClintock proceeded to give her outgoing speech.

She stated that it had been a tremendous honour to have been entrusted with the role of Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council during the year 2016/17. She said that nothing could have prepared her for the high number of engagements attended throughout the year. She paid tribute to outgoing Deputy Mayor Jim McKeever who had also attended a large number of events. She said that on one particular occasion, 5 invitations had been received for the same night.

She referred to the privilege of meeting people from various cultures throughout the District and in particular the Syrian refugees. She also referred to the high number of tourists who visit the City particularly from the United States of America.

She acknowledged the importance of linkages with the rest of the world and how fortunate she was to be able to make 2 visits to the United States. In November she had the privilege of leading a trade delegation to Massachusetts and the previous June she attended the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in New York and she was also invited to attend the finish of the race in London.

She not only referred to the major highlights during her term in office but also to the small acts of making a difference to someone’s life and referred to one occasion in particular, when she had visited a gentleman who required a sensor light fitted at his home and following her liaison with relevant Officials and a successful needs assessment, the sensor light was fitted within a few days of visiting him. A few days later the gentleman forwarded his appreciation. She added that she will not forget the simple things that made a difference to someone’s life.

Page 22 She acknowledged the amount of work achieved by Council Officials in the lead up to the launch of the Community Plan, the Preferred Options Paper and the North West Strategic Growth Partnership documents that would serve Council well for the next decade.

She also acknowledged the hard work of Council staff who deserved great credit for the work that they do in the promotion of the region for local residents as well as visitors to the District. She said that this year had seen many achievements within Council among them the Halloween Festival, Jazz Festival and the NI Year of Food and Drinks Festival.

On a personal note, she referred to the 2 charities she supported throughout the year both of which were close to her heart; Action Cancer and Tearfund and said that she was excited to hear of the final figure of how much money was raised for both charities.

Finally she thanked the Chief Executive and the Senior Leadership Team for all of their assistance and support behind the scenes. She paid tribute to all Council staff including the Mayor’s Office and the 2 drivers who chauffeured her to all of the engagements. Last but not least she thanked her own party colleagues for their support and she wished her successor best wishes for the future.

A Member of the DUP grouping congratulated the outgoing Mayor for the work she had carried out during her term in Office. He said that she was an inspiration to the City and District Council area and showed good leadership and had made a difference by showing respect, tolerance, integrity and fairness to all citizens. He wished her a well- earned rest with her family.

A Member of the SDLP grouping thanked the outgoing Mayor for her year of service. He said that she had endeavoured to make a difference not only with strategic decisions but also on the ground. He wished her every success for the future and a deserved break with her family.

A Member of the SF grouping congratulated the outgoing Mayor on her achievements from the past year. He said that she had conducted herself with fairness and dignity not only within the Chamber but also during the various engagements held throughout the City and District and abroad. He also expressed appreciation to the outgoing Deputy

Page 23 Mayor who also conducted his duties well and wished both of them a restful time ahead with their families.

A Member of the UUP grouping also expressed appreciation to the outgoing Mayor for her commitment and dedication in the promotion of the City and District.

An Independent Member concurred with the previous speakers and congratulated the outgoing Mayor and said that she had shown fairness throughout her term in Office.

AM7/17 Allocation of the following Positions of Responsibility for the year ending June 2018 as confirmed at the AGM in June 2015 (Minute Ref. C8/15) and in accordance with Schedule 1 of the 2014 Act:

The allocation of Positions of Responsibility for the year ending June 2018 were confirmed as follows:

Allocation of Mayor

The Outgoing Mayor sought nominations for the position of Mayor from the SF grouping for the incoming year.

Councillor R McHugh nominated Councillor M McHugh to fill the position of Mayor for the coming year.

Councillor M McHugh signed the Declaration of Office and took the Chair.

Allocation of Deputy Mayor

The incoming Mayor then sought nominations for the position of Deputy Mayor from the SDLP grouping for the incoming year.

The Nominating Officer for the SDLP grouping nominated Councillor Boyle as Deputy Mayor for the incoming year.

Councillor Boyle signed the Declaration of Office.

Members from all Parties congratulated the Mayor and Deputy Mayor on their election.

Page 24 The allocation of the remaining Positions of Responsibility were confirmed as follows:

Chair of the Governance and Strategic Planning Committee (SF)

- Councillor Fleming

Deputy Chair of the Governance and Strategic Planning Committee (SDLP)

- Councillor Tierney

Chair of the Planning Committee (SF)

- Councillor D Kelly

Deputy Chair of the Planning Committee (DUP)

- Alderman Kerrigan

Chair of the Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee (SF)

- Councillor McGinley

Deputy Chair of the Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee (SDLP)

- Councillor McKeever

Chair of the Business and Culture Committee (SF)

- Councillor Logue

Deputy Chair of the Business and Culture Committee (UUP)

- Alderman Hussey

Chair of the Environment and Regeneration Committee (SDLP)

- Councillor Dobbins

Deputy Chair of the Environment and Regeneration Committee (DUP)

Page 25 - Alderman Ramsey

Chair of the Health and Community Committee (DUP)

- Alderman Thompson

Deputy Chair of the Health and Community Committee (SF)

- Councillor R McHugh

Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for Northern Ireland (DUP)

- Alderman Warke

Partnership Panel for Northern Ireland

- Councillor C Kelly to replace Councillor M McHugh.

AM8/17 Speeches by the Incoming Mayor and Deputy Mayor

The newly elected Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maoliosa McHugh extended a warm welcome to everyone in attendance from across the Council area and beyond, and in particular to his own family and friends and all the guests who joined him on this occasion.

He said that he always regarded it a privilege to be an elected Councillor and was eternally grateful to the people of Clady, the Glebe, Sion, Strabane town and the wider Derg ward who had given him the opportunity to work on their behalf as a Councillor.

He said that he was privileged and honoured to be chosen by his party colleagues to serve as their nominee for Mayor and he would continue to work for all in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area although within a different context.

He stated that it was a time of great political and social change both at local and central government level. He added that he looked forward to meeting the challenges and ensuring that Council continued to deal effectively with them.

Page 26 He extended his sincere thanks to the outgoing Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the service they gave over the last year and commended everyone from all parties who worked tirelessly on behalf of the constituents of Derry City and Strabane District Council.

He stated that whilst Chair of the Shadow Council he had pledged to engage with all without exception and now pledged as Mayor to be inclusive, to provide civic leadership and to support all communities. Furthermore, he would seek to promote respect, inclusive politics and equality for all.

He believed that the greatest challenge facing this region was Brexit and all of its implications. He referred to the strong linkages forged with Donegal council area and would continue to encourage and support the development of the strong bonds as both Councils worked together to mitigate the impending negative effects of Brexit.

He assured Members that as Mayor, he would do his utmost to promote and create new opportunities for everyone across the District and region to ensure that structures are in place to attract investment, to contribute to the wealth of the region and the prosperity of the people.

The Mayor outlined his priorities during his term:

Priority 1: Infrastructure, Jobs, Investment and Building Regional Voice with Donegal

He noted that Council had witnessed positive changes due to partnership working with Donegal County Council. He referred to the Radiotherapy Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital and progress with the A5 and A6 road networks. He also referred to the air access with support secured for the City of Derry Airport. He added that more needed to be achieved to increase accessibility to the North West, to promote the region and to ensure increased interest from foreign direct investment to create new jobs to the North West whilst simultaneously assisting growth of indigenous businesses across the entire District Council area

He pledged his commitment to building on the good work of his predecessors Alderman Hilary McClintock and party colleague and First Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Elisha McCallion.

He confirmed that he was also committed to ensuring the City and region improved its economic fortunes so that the young people had

Page 27 the opportunity to live and work at home. He acknowledged that the lack of opportunity can have a corrosive effect on society and can have an adverse impact on the youth.

During his time as Mayor, he stated that he would work tirelessly to attract investment to the City and District and would welcome the opportunity to meet with trade delegations, potential investors and others to promote the city and region to develop a vibrant economy.

He referred to the North West as a region, namely Derry, Tyrone and Donegal and that the working together of the 2 council areas had the capacity (representing over 300,000 residents) to influence central government, to secure funding to develop infrastructure and to advance projects to benefit everyone in this region of Ireland.

He added that a unified lobby of both councils is required for the full delivery of the A5 and A6, for the progression of projects such as Riverine Project between Strabane and Lifford and to ensure that the Councils act as one in demanding that Invest NI and the IDA are challenged to ensure the North-West region of Ireland is prioritized in their efforts to attract foreign direct investment and in supporting indigenous business start- ups and growth in this region.

The Mayor recognised the great uncertainties associated with Brexit and said that it was imperative that both Councils acted on a regional basis as there was no strength without unity.

Priority 2: Youth-Opportunities and Challenges

On a personal level, Mayor McHugh referred to his employment with the North West Regional College as Job skills and Essential Skills Co- ordinator, wherein he was made aware of the many difficulties that young and not so young faced on a daily basis; the frustration of underachievement for whatever reason and the lack of opportunity and hope and how it manifested itself in some cases through drugs and alcohol abuse and how it related to both physical and mental health issues.

He explained that it is for such reasons that he wished to nominate ‘AWARE’ as the Mayoral charity for his term of office as it provided a range of services across the District Council area in providing support to those in need.

Page 28 Priority 3: A Mayor for all

He stated that following the inception of the new council in 2015, the historical connections between Derry and Strabane had been reinforced and new relationships developed. He believed there was a greater understanding of the diversity of communities within the wider community and also a greater understanding of rural needs versus the needs of the more urban dwellers.

He added that he would celebrate the diversity of shared history and unique culture and would work to unite the community based on respect and equality.

Priority 4: An Gaeilge

The Mayor referred to his personal love of the Irish language and in his time in office as Mayor, he hoped to further promote the language and allow others to see that it is available to be shared and represented everybody. He added that in understanding the central role of the Irish language in the history of the island, it provided a greater understanding of everyone.

He paid a personal tribute to his family for the excellent support given to allow him to carry out his responsibilities as a public representative. He added that he had no doubt that the support would continue over the course of the next year and thanked them in advance for their unstinting support.

In conclusion, he stated that as Council moved forward together into this new term, he hoped that the many challenges and opportunities will be met with confidence to deliver the hopes and aspirations of those who have entrusted Members as their public representatives.

Members from all parties congratulated Councillor M McHugh on his election as Mayor and wished him every success for the incoming year.

The newly appointed Deputy Mayor, Councillor Boyle thanked the outgoing Mayor and Deputy Mayor. He said that he hoped to achieve similar results in this new term of Council. He wished the newly appointed Mayor well for the incoming year and looked forward to working together in his new role as Deputy Mayor.

The Deputy Mayor pledged his personal support to assist the Mayor in the challenges that will be faced throughout the coming year. He was

Page 29 delighted in the Mayor’s choice of charity and confirmed that he would be more than willing to assist with the associated fund raising element.

The Mayor thanked the Deputy Mayor for his comments and looked forward to working as part of a team with a view to adding value to both roles.

Members from all parties congratulated the Deputy Mayor on his election and wished him every success for the incoming year.

AM9/17 Nomination of Members to the following Committees of Council for the Period June 2017-June 2018 in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2014:

The Mayor applied a two-step process to confirm membership across all Committees. The first step called for the nomination of Members to fill the minimum allocation per committee based on party/independent strength on Council and step 2 called for the nomination of Members to fill the remaining positions on each Committee.

Following completion of this process, the following nominations of Members onto committees were confirmed.

(a) Governance and Strategic Planning Committee

Councillor McGinley nominated the following Sinn Fein Members:

Councillor Fleming (Chair) Councillor Cooper Councillor C Kelly Councillor C McKnight Councillor B McMahon

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor Tierney (Deputy Chair) Councillor McKeever Councillor Boyle

Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members

Alderman Kerrigan Alderman Ramsey

Page 30 Alderman Thompson

Alderman Hussey nominated himself as the UUP Member.

Councillor Donnelly nominated himself.

Councillor Robinson nominated himself.

(b) Planning Committee

Councillor McGinley nominated the following SF Members:

Councillor D Kelly (Chair) Councillor Hassan Councillor Jackson Councillor Logue Councillor McGuire Councillor R McHugh

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor Gardiner Councillor Boyle Councillor Dobbins Councillor Hastings

Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members:

Alderman Kerrigan (Deputy Chair) Alderman Bresland Alderman McClintock

Alderman Hussey nominated the following UUP Member:

Alderman M Hamilton

(c) Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee

Councillor McGinley nominated the following SF Members:

Councillor McGinley (Chair)

Page 31 Councillor Carlin Councillor Duffy Councillor D Kelly Councillor McMahon

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor McKeever (Deputy Chair) Councillor Hastings Councillor Reilly

Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members:

Alderman McClintock Alderman Thompson

Councillor Carr nominated Councillor O’Reilly.

Councillor Donnelly nominated himself.

Councillor Robinson nominated himself.

Councillor Gallagher nominated himself.

(d) Business and Culture Committee

Councillor McGinley nominated the following SF Members:

Councillor Logue (Chair) Councillor Cooper Councillor Fleming Councillor McGuire Councillor McMahon Councillor McKnight

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor Cusack Councillor Boyle Councillor Reilly

Page 32 Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members:

Alderman Ramsey Alderman Warke Alderman R Hamilton

Alderman Hussey (Deputy Chair) nominated himself.

Councillor Carr nominated Councillor O’Reilly.

(e) Environment and Regeneration Committee

Councillor McGinley nominated the following SF Members:

Councillor Campbell Councillor Duffy Councillor Hassan Councillor C Kelly Councillor D Kelly Councillor R McHugh

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor Dobbins (Chair) Councillor Tierney Councillor Hastings Councillor Reilly

Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members:

Alderman Ramsey (Deputy Chair) Alderman Bresland Alderman Warke

Alderman Hussey nominated himself.

(f) Health and Community

Councillor McGinley nominated the following SF Members:

Councillor R McHugh (Deputy Chair) Councillor Campbell

Page 33 Councillor Carlin Councillor Duffy Councillor Jackson Councillor McGinley

Councillor Reilly nominated the following SDLP Members:

Councillor Cusack Councillor Gardiner Councillor Hastings Councillor Tierney

Alderman Thompson nominated the following DUP Members:

Alderman R Hamilton Alderman Thompson (Chair) Alderman McClintock

Councillor Gallagher nominated himself.

AM10/17 Confirmation of Members to External and Internal Bodies

It was agreed that Council

Resolved that the election of Members to the external and internal bodies so listed, be made by the appropriate Council Committee.

The Meeting terminated at 8.45pm

Page 34 Agenda Item 10a

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Open Minutes of Planning Committee held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, Derry on Monday 12 June 2017 at 2.00pm. ______

Present:- Councillor D Kelly, (Chairperson), Aldermen Bresland, M Hamilton, Kerrigan; Councillors Boyle, Dobbins, Gardiner, Hassan, Hastings, Jackson, Logue and R McHugh.

In Attendance:- Director of Environment & Regeneration (Mrs K Philips), Head of Planning (Ms M Fox), Principal Planning Officer (Mrs S McCracken) Principal Planning Officer (Acting), (Ms McNee), Lead Legal Services Officer (Mr P Kingston), Planning Officers: (Mr C Rogers, Mrs R McMenamin, Mr J Duffy, Ms L Coyle).

Planning Administrator (Mrs C Corry), Committee Services Assistants (Mrs J Short and Mrs T Johnstone)

Non-Committee Member: Councillor Carlin ______

P81/17 Notice and Summons for Meeting

The Head of Planning read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting.

P82/17 Member Attendance and Apologies

Apologies were noted for Alderman McClintock and Councillor McGuire.

P83/17 Declaration of Members’ Interests

Alderman M Hamilton declared an interest in the following planning applications for decision:

LA11/2016/1002/F and LA11/2016/0944/O.

Open for Decision

P84/17 Deputations (none)

There were no deputations.

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P85/17 Chairperson’s Business

P85/17a Planning Applications - Deferred

The Chair confirmed that the following planning applications would be deferred to allow for a site meeting and presented at a future Planning Committee Meeting:

 LA11/2016/0649/O – requested by Chair  LA11/2016/0541/O – requested by Chair  LA11/2016/1006/O – requested by Alderman McClintock  LA11/2016/0869/F - requested by Councillor Jackson

The Head of Planning also confirmed that Item 8 (A/2014/0558/F) would be deferred as the validity of the planning application required checking and that the application would be returned as soon as issues resolved.

P85/17b Planning Applications - Additional Information

The Chair stated that additional information was received in relation to the following planning applications and Members would be given the opportunity to review the information prior to the presentation of the applications later in the meeting:

 LA11/2016/1002/F  LA11/2016/0944/O  LA11/2016/0541/O – Deferred for site visit (as above)

P86/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday 3 May 2017.

The Open Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 3 May 2017 (P60/17-P67/17) were agreed and signed by the Chairperson.

P87/17 Matters Arising

There were no matters arising.

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P88/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Planning Committee (Reconvened) held on Monday 8 May 2017.

The Open Minutes of the Planning Committee (Reconvened) meeting held on 8 May 2017 (P68/17– P80/17) were agreed and signed by the Chairperson.

Chair allowed a 10 minute recess for Members to consider late items received.

P89/17 Matters Arising

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

P90/17 Planning Application List with Recommendation for Decision

The Lead Legal Services Officer addressed the Committee and reminded Members of the importance of considering fully the recommendations contained in the Officer’s report and having cognizance of the Derry Area Plan an all relevant policies when reaching decisions. A failure to fully consider such matters may leave the Council vulnerable to challenge.

The Planning Officers proceeded to present the following planning applications with recommendation for decision:

Reconsidered Applications

LA/11/2016/1002/F – 14 no. social housing units – 12 no. semi- detached and 2 no. detached (13 no. two storey dwelling and 1 no. detached complex needs bungalow) and associated works including access, visibility splays, roadways, footpaths and planting belt etc at Lands 56m south east of Broadbridge Primary School, 3 Coolafinney Road, Eglinton, Co. Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above application details of which had been previously circulated to Members including a summary of late information received. An overview of the background to the application was provided to Members and based on material consideration and planning policy it was recommended to refuse planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

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Mr Matt Kennedy (Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping not to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission for social housing need, given as Planning reason to approve application.

The Members voted on the above proposal and the outcome; For 6, Against 1, Abstention 2.

A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the DUP grouping to approve planning permission.

The Members voted on the above proposal and the outcome; For 7, Against 1, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/1002/F be approved planning permission

LA11/2016/0944/O – Site for social housing development consisting of 10 no. 3 person 2 bedroom units & 4 no. 2 person 1 bedroom units and associated works at lands at Ballygudden road (to the rear of No’s 8-22 Ballycanice Close), Eglinton, Londonderry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and planning policy it was recommended to refuse planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

Mr Lee Kennedy (Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Boyle joined the meeting at this stage.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved seconded by another Member of the SF grouping not to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission for social housing need given as Planning reason to approve application.

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The outcome of the vote; For 8, Against 0, Abstention 2.

A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP grouping to approve planning permission – Reason: social housing need and as site at the edge of the development limits.

The Members voted on the above proposal and the outcome; For 8, Against 0, Abstention 2. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/0944/O be approved planning permission

Councillor R McHugh joined the meeting at this stage.

LA11/2016/0332/F – Proposed construction of 20 no. residential units including 2 no. 4 bedroom bungalows, 4 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom units and 14 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom units together with associated car parking, landscaping and site works at lands due north of nos 1 – 21 Coneyville, Culmore, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The Planning Officer provided detail on the background to the application and based on material consideration and planning policy it was recommended to refuse planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

Mr Paul Doherty addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Ms Shelia Murphy, (Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping not to support the Planning Officer’s recommendation to refuse planning permission due to the need for housing within the vicinity.

The outcome of the above proposal; For 6, Against 5, Abstention 1.

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A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping to approve planning permission. The outcome of the vote; For 7, Against 4, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/0332/F be approved planning permission

LA11/2015/0282/F – Retention of existing structure for use as local Convenience Store on lands to the rear of 41 and 42 Springhill Park, Strabane.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The Planning Officer provided an update on the background to the application and based on material consideration and planning policy recommended that the planning application be refused planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

Councillor Carlin (Non Committee Member) spoke in support of the application on behalf of the applicant.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping not to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission on the basis of community benefit.

The outcome of the vote; For 7, Against 3, Abstention 2. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2015/0282/F be deferred for further review and presented at a future Planning Committee Meeting.

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LA11/2015/0213/F – Change of use from existing tractor/trailer garage an store to building for the refurbishment of farm machinery and equipment and retention of spray booth to be used in conjunction with proposed use at 12 Rocklea Road, Castlederg.

The PPO presented the above application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The PPO provided an update to the background of the application and based on further material consideration and in line with planning policy recommended that planning permission be refused for reasons as outlined within the report.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the DUP grouping not to accept the recommendation to refuse planning permission. Planning reason given was need for creation/retention of jobs in rural area

The outcome of the vote; For unanimous.

A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the DUP grouping to approve planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The outcome of the vote; For unanimous.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2015/0213/F be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2016/0732/F – Change of use to retail unit 5 (old off sales) to taxi office and waiting area at 13-17 Greenhaw Road, Derry.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the above application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on further material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

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Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SDLP grouping not to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, due to the increase in traffic congestion in the area and traffic generation to and from the premises and impact on residential amenity.

The outcome of the vote; For 8, Against 3, Abstention 1.

A Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SDLP grouping to refuse planning permission for reasons as previously outlined.

The outcome of the vote; For 8, Against 3, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/0732/F be refused planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

LA11/2015/0396/O – Proposed replacement dwelling at 100mm NE of 21 Ballinacross Road, Donemana.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The Principal Planning Officer provided an update on the application and based on material consideration and planning policy recommended that planning permission be refused for same reasons as outlined within the report.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP grouping not to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission for same reasons as outlined at Planning Committee held on 3 May 2017.

The outcome of vote; For 11, Against 0, Abstention 1.

A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping to approve planning permission subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

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The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2015/0396/O be approved planning permission subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the SF grouping expressed concern over the length of time taken to discuss the reconsidered applications. The Director of Environment and Regeneration advised that the streamlining of business was currently under review and a report would be presented to Committee at the September meeting.

New Applications

A/2013/0498/F – Proposed single wind turbine with a hub height of 46 metres and blade diameter of 30 metres, output not exceeding 250 KW at 1075m NW of 567 Baranailt Road, Claudy.

The Senior Planning Officer (SPTO) presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The PPO provided an overview of the application and based on material consideration and planning policy recommended that planning permission be refused for reasons as outlined within the report.

The Principal Planning Officer also pointed out a misprint within Appendix 7 under the heading ‘Description of Proposed Development’ which should have read 250kw instead of 150kw. She advised Members that the error would not change the existing recommendation.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SF grouping to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

The outcome of the vote; For 11, Against 0, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

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Resolved that planning application A/2013/0498/F be refused planning permission for reasons as outlined within the report.

A/2014/0558/F – Installation of a wind turbine with tower height of 40m and a blade span off 30m accessed via the existing laneway at Lands 800m west of 7 Sherriff’s Road, Derry.

The above application was withdrawn to allow for additional information and would be presented at the next meeting (dealt with at beginning of meeting under Chair’s business)

LA11/2016/0449/F – Upgrade the path network, improved drainage, installation of lighting and new crossing point at the Rossdowney Road to Kilfennan Valley Park at Kilfennan Valley Park, Rossdowney Road, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The PO provided an overview to the background of the application and based on material consideration and planning policy recommended that planning permission be approved subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the UUP grouping to accept the recommendation to approve planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The outcome of the vote; unanimous support of the proposal.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/0449/F be approved planning permission subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2016/0649/O – New dwelling (ridge height 7.5m) and domestic garage at lands between No’s 11 and 13 Berryhill Road, Ballymagorry, Strabane.

The above planning application was deferred to allow for a site visit and would be presented at a future meeting.

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LA11/2016/0541/O – Infill dwelling on lands between 34 and 32 Letterkenny Road, Derry.

The above planning application was deferred to allow for a site visit and would be presented at a future meeting.

LA11/2016/1006/O – Dwelling on lands adjacent to 177A Glenshane Road, Londonderry.

The above planning application was deferred to allow for a site visit and would be presented at a future meeting.

LA11/2016/0919/F – Erection of 9 detached dwellings with detached garages and associated site works (Amendment and reduction to previously approved scheme of 18 no. dwellings A/2004/0897/F) at Lands South and East of Premier Inn Hotel, off Crescent Link, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report. He also advised that condition No. 5 had been removed as the findings from the contamination report had not exposed any issues.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SDLP grouping to support the recommendation to approve planning permission.

The outcome of the vote; unanimous support of the proposal.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11//2016/0919/F be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

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LA11/2016/1079/F – Erection of 36 no. detached dwellings with detached garages and associated site works (Amendment and reduction to previously approved scheme of 62 no. Units at lands between Premier Inn Hotel, Crescent Link and Lisneal College, Crescent Link, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SF grouping to support the recommendation to approve planning permission.

The outcome of the vote; For 11, Against 0, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/1079/F be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Head of Planning commented that in terms of this type of application it was a good example of how useful a tool a masterplan was in determining future decisions and the overall decision making process.

LA11/2016/1076/F – Single storey rear extension to accommodate open plan kitchen/living/dining spaces. Installation of replacement windows throughout existing dwelling. Widening of existing vehicular access and relocation of existing pedestrian access at 3 Daphne Gardens, Waterside, Londonderry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was given and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to

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approve planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the SDLP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SF grouping to support the recommendation to approve planning permission.

The outcome of the vote; unanimous support of the proposal.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/1076/F be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2016/1016/F – Proposed replacement of existing prefabricated unit to be used for the training and education and rest and tea room for participants in scheme-Strabane Health Improvement Project at allotment site to rear of Gaelscoil Ui Dhorchartaigh, Ballycolman, Strabane.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP grouping to accept the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The outcome of the vote; unanimous support of the proposal.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2016/1016/F be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

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LA11/2016/0869/F – Retention of temporary marketing suite for Taggart Homes major housing on lands 80m East of No. 20 Crescent Link Road, Derry.

The above planning application was deferred to allow for a site visit and would be presented at a future meeting.

LA11/2017/0186/A – Retention of temporary (3 year period) free standing double panel sign at entrance to major new housing development on lands 280m North East of Craigs Costcutter Shop, No. 20 Crescent Link Road, Waterside, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview on the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration in line with planning policy it was recommended to refuse planning permission, subject to reasons as outlined within the report.

Discussion ensued after which a Member of the SF grouping moved, seconded by another Member of the SF grouping not to support the recommendation to refuse planning permission.

The outcome of the vote; For 6, Against 5, Abstention 1. The proposal was carried.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0186/A be deferred for further review and presented at a future Planning Committee Meeting.

LA11/2017/0068/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council Area located at 87m South West from Strand Road/Fletcher Avenue junction, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

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A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0068/A be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2017/0073/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council area located at 87m North from 237 Culmore Road, Derry.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report. The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0073/A be approved planning permission subject to conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2017/0088/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council area location of New Council Boundary Sign located at 260m South East from Castlederg Road/Kirlish Road junction.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to

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approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0088/A be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2017/0096/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council Area location of New Council Boundary Sign located at 102m East from 592 Glenshane Road.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0096/A be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2017/0097/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council area located at 146m South West of 66 Mullenan Road.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material

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consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0097/A be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

LA11/2017/0099/A – Freestanding sign indicating entry to Derry City and Strabane District Council area located at 320m North West of entrance to Elagh Business Park.

The Planning Officer presented the above planning application details of which had been previously circulated to Members. An overview of the background to the application was provided and based on material consideration and in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

A Member of the DUP grouping moved, seconded by a Member of the SDLP group to support the recommendation to approve planning permission, subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

The Committee

Resolved that planning application LA11/2017/0099/A be approved planning permission subject to the conditions as outlined within the report.

Open for Information

P91/17 Planning Appeals Update

The Principal Planning Officer presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the

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report was to appraise Members on planning appeals currently in the system.

The Principal Planning Officer clarified for a Member of the SDLP grouping that with reference to planning appeal J/2006/0840 the original application had been refused by DOE in 2012, an appeal was lodged by the applicant to the PAC which was further challenged as a JR by the applicant. PAC required to take appeal decision again on the grounds of irrational decision making. Whilst the appeal was being heard the applicant amended and reduced the scheme to 5 No. turbines. The Commissioner then upheld the appeal on the grounds of the reduced scheme.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes the contents of the Planning Appeals update report.

P92/17 Social and Private Housing Update

The Principal Planning Officer (Acting) presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the progress made since transfer of planning powers regarding social and private housing in Derry City and Strabane District Council.

A Member of the SF grouping thanked the Principal Planning Officer (Acting) for the update report and stated that although there was progress on planning applications for housing developments there still remained a large number of people who required social housing in the Council area. He referred to the housing development scheme proposed at Skeoge and the H2 lands development schemes and asked that Members are kept informed of progress.

A Member of the SDLP grouping concurred with the previous speaker’s remarks and stated that the need for social housing cannot be ignored. He welcomed that DCSDC had made social housing a priority and that the social housing applications from the area had represented 20% of applications throughout the North of Ireland.

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The Chair referred to the statistics contained within the report which where Derry City focused and asked that future reports included statistics for housing within the rural areas.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes the Social and Private Housing Update report for information.

P93/17 Revised Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation

The Principal Planning Officer presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, effective from 16 May 2017.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes the Revised Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation report for information.

P94/17 Consultation received from Fermanagh & Omagh District Council in relation to Planning Application LA10/2016/1131/F – Erection of overhead line for Slieveglass wind farm

The Principal Planning Officer presented that above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to advise Members that a consultation had been received from the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Planning Department in relation to an application for the erection of an overhead line for Slieveglass wind farm.

The Committee

Recommended that Council agree to the issuing of a consultation advising Fermanagh and Omagh District Council that DCSDC consider that a full visual

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assessment is undertaken in relation to the proposed overhead electricity line especially when viewed from within the DCSDC area. Given the trans-boundary nature of the application and the fact that DCSDC are processing 2 further applications in this area, it is proposed that a request to meet with Planning Officers from Fermanagh and Omagh would be useful.

P95/17 List of Decisions Issued May 2017

The above report was presented to Members for information.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the list of decisions issued during the month of May 2017.

The Meeting terminated at 5.20pm.

Signed: ______Chairperson

Date: ______

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Derry City and Strabane District Council

Open Minutes of Business and Culture Committee Meeting held in the Guildhall on Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 4.00pm.

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Present:- Councillor P Logue (Chairperson); Aldermen R Hamilton, Hussey, Ramsey, Warke; Councillor’s Boyle, Cooper, Fleming, McKnight, McMahon, O’Reilly, and Reilly.

Non-Committee Members: Alderman M Hamilton; Councillor’s Donnelly and McKeever.

In Attendance:- Director of Business and Culture (Mr S Gillespie), Head of Culture (Ms A McCarter), Head of Business (Mr K O’Connor), Personal Assistant to Director of Business and Culture (Mrs J Galloway-Doherty) and Committee Services Assistant (Mr A Mullan).

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BC106/17 Notice and Summons for Meeting

The Director of Business and Culture read the Notice and Summons for the meeting.

BC107/17 Member Attendance and Apologies

There were no apologies.

BC108/17 Declarations of Members’ Interests

Alderman Ramsey declared an interest in Item No. 17: Enterprise Week 2017.

Councillor Boyle declared an interest in Agenda Item No. 18: PEACE IV Local Action Plan and Agenda Item No. 19: PEACE IV Local Action Plan.

Councillor Reilly declared an interest in Agenda Item No. 18: PEACE IV Local Action Plan and Agenda Item No. 19: PEACE IV Local Action Plan.

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BC109/17 Deputations

There were no deputations.

Open for Decision

BC110/17 Chairperson’s Business

The Chair stated that she was delighted to be chairing the Business and Culture Committee for the year ahead and emphasised the purpose of the Committee in the delivery of the Business and Culture plan throughout the coming year.

BC111/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Business and Culture Committee held on Tuesday 9 May 2017

The Open Minutes of the Business and Culture Committee Meeting held on 9 May 2017 (BC90/17- BC103/17) were agreed and signed by the Chairperson.

BC112/17 Matters Arising

There were no matters arising.

BC113/17 Confirmation of Members to External & Internal Bodies 2017/2018

The Director of Business and Culture presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to confirm membership of Elected Members on External and Internal Bodies for the year ending June 2018.

A Member from the UUP grouping requested that Council seriously reconsider the membership to the Mournederg Action Plan Committee. He stated that there were five Councillors who represented the Derg area, only four of which were currently on the Committee. He affirmed that as the highest polling Councillor in the Council election, he should not have been denied membership on the Committee. The Member stated that it would be more pragmatic if Council and the Member who did not represent the Derg area who was on the Committee reconsider this position.

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The Chair affirmed that Committee membership was agreed by the D’Hondt System.

The Member in question from the SDLP grouping stated that the D’Hondt System had been used to determine the Membership of all bodies and that the membership agreed in accordance with this system was appropriate. He asserted that he had a mandate to be a member of the Committee under D’Hondt.

The Committee

Recommended that Council agrees to the reappointment of Members on the External and Internal Bodies for 2017/2018 subject to the following change of Membership:

NW Peace and Reconciliation Group (Peace IV):

Councillor McKnight to replace Councillor McCallion

BC114/17 Access and Inclusion Final Evaluation Report and Proposed Coordinator Role 2017-2020

The Head of Culture presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to review the final evaluation report regarding the Public Health Agency funded Access and Inclusion project (2014-2017). It was also to seek Members’ approval for the proposal to accept a Letter of Offer from the PHA for a follow on funded Co-ordinators role for the period (2017- 2020).

A Member from the SDLP grouping welcomed the commitment from PHA and noted that they had clearly recognised that this was an area which needed rapid and increased improvement across the city and district. He emphasised that Council was committed to improving access and inclusion for all within the city and district and that this would go a considerable way in progressing this.

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An Independent Member of Council seconded the comments of the SDLP Member, stating that he had received positive feedback from local groups about the support received from Council and felt it was very encouraging that there was now a plan in place to move forward.

The Committee

Recommended that Council approves the provisional acceptance of a Letter of Offer from the PHA for an additional three years of this programme in line with the recommendations made by the review to extend the Co-ordinators role for the period 2017-2020.

BC115/17 ACNI Challenge Fund LOO

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval to accept a Letter of Offer issued by the Arts Council Northern Ireland (ACNI) from the Challenge fund.

A Member from the SF grouping affirmed his support for the proposal. In terms of those groups being targeted, he emphasised that an edge to centre approach would be preferable, in order to help target those that most needed support.

A Member from the SDLP grouping seconded the SF Member’s comments. He agreed that the Council had a responsibility to reach out to as many people as possible across the city and district.

A Member from the UUP grouping welcomed the proposal. With regard to the key programmes in the proposal, he noted that many activities were already happening within the city and commented that he would have liked to have seen more emphasis in rural arts development. The Member stated that there was a general acknowledgement in Council of a deficit in rural arts development.

Responding to the comments from the UUP Member, the Head of Culture stated that there had originally been a proposal for rural arts in the report, however she confirmed there were issues with funding

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under the Challenge Fund. She confirmed that exploration of other options for rural arts was ongoing and very much a part of arts development for the coming year.

The Member from the UUP grouping welcomed the recognition from the Head of Culture and stated his hope that the deficit would be filled going forward.

The Committee

Recommended that Council accepts the ACNI Challenge Fund letter of offer and accepts the appointment of Audiences NI to deliver the proposed Audience Development Programme on the basis of a single tender action subject to the agreement of the Procurement Manager.

BC116/17 Cultural Venues Fund 2017/18 and proposed Heritage Animation Programme 2017/18

The Director of Business and Culture requested that the above report be withdrawn and stated that he aimed for the report to be brought to the attention of Members in next month’s Committee meeting.

BC117/17 Halloween 2017

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on planning and programme development for the Halloween festival 2017 and to seek approval to move forward with procurement processes required.

A Member from the SF grouping thanked those responsible for their hard work regarding the Halloween proposal. He commented that the next festival being a four day programme, would represent a major challenge and remarked that he had some concerns about whether such a calendar of events would be able to retain momentum across the four days. The Member highlighted that there was recognition from

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Strabane with regard to the efforts made in last year’s Halloween celebrations but commented that more attention should be given to the town. Going forward, the Member noted that it would be appreciated if more events could be held in Strabane. The Member also put on record his view that Tourism Northern Ireland should be asked to increase their contribution to the Halloween festival, which was currently just over £19,000, given that the carnival was widely recognised as the biggest in Europe.

A Member from the UUP grouping stated that he supported the expansion of the programme into the former SDC area. He highlighted the fact that the Apple Fair was traditionally held on the last Friday in October, which would fall on the 27th and that this would extend the programme into a five day event. The Member said he hoped this would be kept in line with the information and promotion for the event. He also noted the practical difficulties resulting from the event having to take place midweek and that there would be a greater challenge to bring people into the area as a result.

A Member from the SDLP grouping praised the fact that the Halloween festival was growing every year and recognised that Officers were doing all they could to get over any difficulties associated with the up and coming event being held midweek. He concurred with the views from the SF Member that Council should be seeking to gain additional sponsorship from Northern Ireland-wide bodies and beyond, due to the high profile nature of the carnival. Tourism Northern Ireland in particular should consider the popularity of the event and increase what they currently provide.

An Independent Member of Council acknowledged that the Halloween festival in the city was growing stronger every year. He affirmed his desire that there should be a degree of consultation with disability groups in relation to the Awakening on the Walls event. The Member stated that last year there had been minor issues in relation to accessibility and that this should now be taken into account so that all citizens could enjoy the event equally.

The Head of Culture responded to Members’ questions, confirming she had taken on board comments made in relation to more daytime activities being provided for Strabane going forward.

In relation to comments concerning increased funding from Tourism Northern Ireland, she assured Members that this was part of ongoing

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discussions with Tourism Northern Ireland about funding of major events.

In relation to the Apple Fair, the Head of Culture confirmed that the team would note the Apple Fair was on the Friday and this would be the first day of the Halloween Festivities.

Responding to the Independent Member, she stated that part of the newly appointed Access and Inclusions Coordinator’s role would be to examine access and participation for festivals and events.

The Committee

Recommended that Council approves programming, financial and procurement arrangements as set out above and be aware that given the significant increases in audiences at this event and the fact that the 31 October falls on a Tuesday, this has a significant impact upon production, safety and programming costs relating to high level animation across Saturday 28 – Tuesday 31 October 2017.

BC118/17 Waterside Half Marathon Update

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the plans and preparations being made for this year’s Waterside Half Marathon to be held on Sunday 3 September 2017.

A Member from the SF grouping welcomed the report. He stated that given the recent Marathon success it was great to see the Waterside Half Marathon proving equally successful. The Member highlighted the need to be mindful about timeframe in terms of some important items, with particular regard to safety that still needed to be procured.

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A Member from the SDLP grouping endorsed the report and stated that Council should do all it could to support the Waterside Half Marathon going forward.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the contents of the report and approve the procurement of services as outlined in line with Council Policy.

BC119/17 Slow Adventure in Northern Territories (SAINT) Project

The Head of Culture presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the Slow Adventure in Northern Territories (SAINT) Project and seek approval to appoint a supplier for the delivery of a PR and Marketing Campaign for the project.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes the contents of this report and approves in advance the appointment of the supplier for this tender as outlined above.

BC120/17 Continuation of ESF Match-funding to Three Project Promoters Year 3

The Head of Business presented the above report details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval for the continuation of match funding for three ESF projects in year 3.

The Committee

Recommended that Council approves the continuation of match funding

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into year 3, the final year to support Triax/Skills 2020, LEMIS NW (DYCW) and Customised Training Services.

BC121/17 Annual Payments: ERNACT

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members approval to authorise the annual payments, as part of the Business budget for 2016/17 to ERNACT.

A Member from the SF grouping affirmed his support for the allocation. He stated that the success of the project had been unprecedented. He made reference to the difficulties that would be experienced due to Brexit, highlighting the uniqueness of the organisation in the sense that it had been specifically set up to draw down European money. The Member emphasised that this must be factored into the discussions going forward, in an attempt to mitigate the impact of Brexit on the organisation. This would be important as it represented a major loss of income for the Council.

The Head of Business highlighted a number of key priority projects, paying particular emphasis on rural broadband projects, via the Derry Strabane Rural Partnership. He noted that working alongside counterparts in Donegal would hopefully result in a community broadband scheme for rural areas which could act as a case study for rural broadband expansion Council-wide.

The Committee

Recommended that Council approves the sum to ERNACT as outlined in Section 3.1.

BC122/17 Enterprise Week 2017 – Programme and Marketing Evaluations

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval for Enterprise Week 2018 and provide an

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evaluation of the feedback received from participants regarding the Enterprise Week 2017 programme and the impact of marketing campaign.

A Member from the SDLP grouping thanked the Officer for the report. He highlighted a motion which he had tabled previously at Full Council on CultureTECH, which was unanimously passed in the Chamber and which sought to to see a return of that festival. The Member suggested the possibility of Officers engaging with the CultureTECH brand and also of bringing forward an update on the motion that was passed to try and ensure that the good work of CultureTECH would not be lost. He stated that a fusion between the work of Enterprise Week and CultureTECH may be a good way to ensure the work would not be lost.

A Member from the UUP grouping welcomed the report and asked if it was envisaged within the programme that Council would seek to have high profile and successful business people come along to help to increase the profile of the event.

In response to the Member from the UU grouping, the Head of Business stated that part of the strategy was to attract high profile speakers to increase the impact of the programme and welcomed the idea.

The Director of Business and Culture offered an update in response to the SDLP Members’ remark. He stated that his team had been working through a number of proposals with CultureTECH and emphasised that he would like it to be incorporated into Council programmes with the aim of protecting the brand and investment going forward. He confirmed that an update on the matter would be brought forward in the future.

The Committee

Recommended that Council approves a budget of £15,000 for Enterprise Week 2018.

BC123/17 PEACE IV Local Action Plan: T BUS17 – 004 Examining and Developing an understanding of the Decade of Centenaries 2017 – 2021 – Programme Coordinator.

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The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to inform Members of the tender process for the TBUS17-004 Peace IV Examining and Developing an understanding of the Decade of Centenaries Programme as part of the implementation of the Peace IV Local Action Plan. Furthermore to ratify the procurement decision on this process.

The Committee

Recommended that Council award the Tender to the Nerve Centre.

BC124/17 PEACE IV Local Action Plan: T BUS 17 – 009 ‘Cross-Cultural Strategic Initiative’

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of this report was to inform Members of the tender process for the TBUS17-009 Peace IV ‘Cross-Cultural Strategic Initiative’ as part of the implementation of the Peace IV Local Action Plan and to secure Members’ approval to ratify the procurement decision on this process.

The Committee

Recommended that Council awards the Tender to An Gaeláras.

BC125/17 Off-Street Car Parking Management and Enforcement Arrangements

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the progress of the 11 Council Off-Street Car Parking working group.

A Member from the SDLP grouping asked for an update in relation to the request he had previously made on the electronic signage at the Spencer Road car park. He stated that it was a popular car park and at the moment, many motorists were having their time wasted as there

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was no way of knowing how many spaces were available at any given time.

In response, the Head of Business said that Officers were currently working out how much the electronic signage would cost for Spencer Road and that a cost benefit analysis in terms of car park size and income generated was currently underway. He assured the Member that it was being worked on and that an update would be brought back.

A Member from the UUP grouping referred to section 3.2 of the report and asked if it was envisaged that there would be an eleven Council package or if each Council would have a degree of autonomy to make their own decisions on the matter.

The Head of Business responded to the Member from the UUP grouping, stating that differences were apparent between Councils, with some having less fee paying car parks and some having less of an urban base. As a result, the needs of different Councils may vary. He confirmed that at this stage, all Councils had agreed to act as one until a point where an alternative solution was found.

The Committee

Recommended that Council endorses the work of the 11 Council working group and the options for development work set out in section 3.2.

Open for Information

BC126/17 Esmee Fairbairn funded Speeches Strikes and Struggles project Tower Museum

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to inform members about the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and Museums Association funded programme, Speeches, Strikes and Struggles, managed by the Council’s Museum & Visitor Service and based at the Tower Museum.

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The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the above report.

BC127/17 Summer Jamm 2017 Update

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the programme development and theme for Summer Jamm 2017.

A Member from the SF grouping acknowledged that the Summer Jamm in Strabane was a great success and highlighted the outstanding contributions made by all involved.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the above report.

BC128/17 Annual U-Boat Surrender event 6 May 2017

The Head of Culture presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to inform members about the successful annual U-Boat Surrender event on Saturday the 6th of May in the Guildhall and Guildhall Square.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the above report.

BC129/17 Update on Year 2 Kickstart To Work Project Funded from the European Social Fund

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update members on the key areas of discussion and actions arising from the second meeting of the Transition Education & Skills Delivery

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Partnership established to support the implementation of the Community Plan.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the above report.

BC130/17 Transition Education & Skills Delivery Partnership

The Head of Business presented the above report, details of which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to provide Members with a year 2 report (1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017) on the Kickstart to Work Project.

The Committee

Recommended that Council notes for information the above report.

The Meeting went into confidential business.

The meeting terminated at 5.25pm.

Signed: ______Chairperson

Date: ______

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Derry City and Strabane District Council

Open Minutes of Environment and Regeneration Committee held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall on Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 4.00 pm

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Present:- Councillor Dobbins (in the Chair), Aldermen Bresland, Hussey, Ramsey and Warke, Councillors Campbell, Duffy, Hassan, Hastings, C Kelly, McHugh, Reilly and Tierney.

Non-Members of Committee – Alderman M Hamilton and Councillor P Kelly.

In Attendance:- Director of Environment and Regeneration (Mrs K Phillips), Head of Capital Development and Building Control (Mr F Morrison), Head of Environment (Mr C Canning), Regeneration Manager (Mr T Monaghan) and Committee Services Assistant (Ms N Meehan). ______

ER114/17 Notice and Summons for Meeting

The Director of Environment and Regeneration read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting.

ER115/17 Apology

There were no apologies for absence.

ER116/17 Declarations of Members’ Interests

Agenda Item 10 – Mattress Recycling – Pilot Scheme Update (Ref ER125/17)

Councillor Hastings, as a Member of the North West Region Waste Management Group declared an interest in the above item.

Open for Decision

Chairperson’s Business

ER117/17 Chairperson’s Proposal

Page 71 The Chairperson requested that the Committee proceed under Confidential Business to discuss the following report. At this stage members of the press withdrew from the Meeting.

The Meeting returned to Open Business and the members of the press re-joined the proceedings.

Members from all Parties congratulated the Chairperson on her election and wished her well during her Chairpersonship and undertook to support and work with her in a positive capacity during her term.

ER118/17 Special Meeting with Transport NI – 20 June 2017

A Member of the UUP grouping requested that the following matters be place on the agenda for discussion at the Special Meeting with Transport NI scheduled for Tuesday, 20 June 2017:

- Grass Cutting within the Council area and concerns that this had been reduced to one annual cut due to budgetary constraints. - Concerns regarding Transport NI’s policy in relation to the replacement/maintenance of street lighting particularly given the apparent removal of lighting columns requiring maintenance works in areas where roads had not been adopted. - The Director of Environment and Regeneration assured that these issues would be brought to the attention of Transport NI who would be attending the Special Meeting the following week. She suggested that if Members wished to provide specific details these could be brought to the attention of Transport NI prior to the Meeting in order that these could be addressed.

A Member of the SDLP grouping apologised that he would unable to attend the Special Meeting. He requested that Transport NI be requested to provide an update regarding the Caw roundabout application which was an issue of major significance to the Meeting.

Confirmation of the Open Minutes

ER119/17 Minutes

Minutes of the Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 10 May 2017 (ER86/17-ER108/17) were confirmed and signed by the Chairperson.

Page 72 Matters Arising

ER120/17 Deputation – Transport NI (Translink) – Foyle Metro Service (Ref ER89/17)

In response to a query from a Member of the UU grouping regarding Plumbridge, the Director of Environment and Regeneration confirmed that she had contacted the Area Manager for the Omagh district and advised that Members had requested that he address the Committee on this issue. She undertook pursue the matter and update Members thereon in due course.

ER121/17 Confirmation of Members to External Bodies

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She advised that the purpose of the report was to confirm membership of elected Members on external bodies for the year ending June 2018.

Members accepted the recommendations of the report with the following changes:

Foyle and District Road Safety Councillor Duffy to replace Committee Councillor C Kelly

North West Regional Waste Councillor R McHugh to Management Group Councillor M McHugh

Shadow Board of Directors Councillor D Kelly to replace Bryson Energy Councillor M McHugh

The Committee

Recommended that Membership on the External Bodies for the year ending June 2018 be confirmed incorporating the changes to Membership noted.

ER122/17 Update on EU Projects

The Head of Capital Development and Building Control presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He

Page 73 advised that the purpose of the report was to update Members on the status of two EU Projects, namely STARDUST, Holistic and Integrated Urban Model for Smart Cities and SAFER, Smart Atlantic Seafood Clusters which have recently been awarded funding from the H2020 and NPA programmes.

A Member of the SDLP grouping commended those Officers involved on the robust applications submitted. He stated that this was a work in progress which presented positive opportunities and reflected Council’s successful partnership with Donegal County Council. He stated that the outcomes were beneficial to all citizens of Donegal and the North West including County Derry and Strabane. He continued that the background work which had been carried out had resulted in the accumulation of a significant amount of revenue which would be used in the Council area.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration acknowledged that this was a good news story for Council and its citizens. She said it provided an opportunity for Council to secure funding initiatives and become involved in leader and follower programmes and in other areas that demonstrated best practice which would enable Council to have the capacity and knowledge systems which would benefit of the entire region.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping concurred with the previous speaker’s comments and commended those Officers involved in the excellent work carried out in this regard.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the content of the report and continue to support these important collaborative international energy efficiency projects.

ER123/17 Support for Bus Service to Ebrington School

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated to Members. She advised that the purpose of the report was to consider options following agreement of the following notice of motion at the Council Meeting held on 27 April 2017.

Page 74 ‘That this Council brings forward a report that considers financial assistance along with parents, local business and Ebrington School for the temporary bus transporting school children to the new Ebrington School. This is to secure sustainability until the Waterside Greenway is completed.’

A Member of the DUP grouping suggested that Option 1 was ongoing and there was a considerable amount of work involved in this process, land transfer being the biggest issue. He stated that his Party could not support Option 2 because if the most practical solution was the introduction of guided walking/cycling this would have been considered previously. This was not regarded as the safest and most practical way forward. The Member stated that Option 3 was ongoing and progress had been made in respect of the completion of the Greenway. He suggested that consideration be given to Option 1 with the addition that Council would work with Clooney Community Association to identify funding. He pointed out that the Association were currently considering a number of options. He stated that the funding required would not be excessive as a substantial budget was already in place. He requested that consideration be given to Option 1 with the addition that Council work with Clooney Community Association regarding other finance options.

A Member of the SDLP grouping commended Officers on the work carried out following the adoption of the Motion by Council in April. He referred to a number of discussions he had on the matter and stated that he had also met with the Education Authority prior to the Motion having been passed by Council. He stated that the SDLP favoured Option 2 with the Greenway being opened as soon as possible as the best long term solution, and, if necessary, Council provide assistance to children. He acknowledged the concerns expressed regarding safety on Limavady Road and suggested that this matter be raised with Transport NI. He said it was felt that Option 1 was not sufficiently robust on its own to address the problem without the assistance of Option 2.

A Member of the UUP grouping expressed concern at the situation given the child safety issues involved. He said he felt Option 3 to be more favourable as Options 1 and 2 appeared to rule out Council working with the local community and assisting and directing them towards other sources of funding. He stated that the main issues were to work hard towards the completion of the Greenway and assist the local community to identify funding sources.

Page 75 A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping stated that his Party were satisfied with Officer’s recommendation.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration stated that Council would be willing to work with the local community to endeavour to assist them in terms of identifying potential funding options and could work with Council’s Community Services Section towards achieving this objective. She continued that if Members were satisfied to proceed with Option 2, Officers could work with the local community to identify alternative funding sources if Members’ so wished.

A Member of the DUP grouping expressed concern at the wording contained in Option 2 and requested that it include “that Council endeavour to assist in identifying funding from other organisations, and, as a last resort, following discussion with Transport NI, that Council assist the school with an active travel arrangement whereby the school and community are supported to introduce guided walking/cycle to/from school via the Limavady Road.

The Committee

Recommended that Council proceed with option 2 – To continue with partners to develop the Greenway and if it is not open by September 2018, endeavour to work with the local community to identify alternative funding source, and, as a final resort following discussions with Transport NI, assist the school with an active travel arrangement whereby the school and community are supported to introduce guided walking/cycling to/from school via the Limavady Road.

ER124/17 Mattress Recycling – Pilot Scheme Update

The Head of Environment presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He advised that the purpose of the report was to update Members with regard to the costs associated with the pilot mattress recycling scheme.

A Member of the UUP grouping welcomed the above report and enquired if the Pilot Scheme would be carried out locally.

Page 76 The Head of Environment advised that a similar scheme had been carried out in Belfast which had led to job creation. He stated that the purpose of the Pilot Scheme was to establish if this model could be replicated in this Council area.

In response to a query from a Member of the DUP grouping, the Head of Environment referred to the manual handling issue involved in keeping mattresses dry. When wet, mattresses became heavy and were difficult to manage and the overall aim was to reduce the time involved in bulky collections. However, under the Pilot Scheme mattress collection/recycling would not be the responsibility of Council and this would also lead to job creation.

A Member of the SDLP grouping expressed his support for the Pilot Scheme.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping welcomed the Pilot Scheme which she felt would prove extremely beneficial not least in terms of job creation and had wonderful potential with regard to creating a zero waste environment.

The Committee

Recommended that Members’ support be granted to proceed with the pilot scheme as laid out above.

ER125/17 Street Naming and Property Numbering – Development of 6 New Dwellings at Site within Dunnwood Park, Prehen, Derry – Request for Development Name

The Head of Capital Development and Building Control presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He advised that the purpose of the report was to gain Members’ consent to name a new development of six new dwellings at site in Dunnwood Park, Prehen, Derry.

The Committee

Recommended that the new development at Dunnwood Park, Prehen be named ‘The Fairways’ in compliance with Council policy as it

Page 77 pertained to the (City of Derry) golf course in close proximity.

ER126/17 Street Naming and Property Numbering – Development of 47 New Dwellings and 6 Apartments at Springtown Road, Derry – Request for Development Name

The Head of Capital Development and Building Control presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He advised that the purpose of the report was to gain Members’ consent to name a new development of 47 new dwellings and 6 apartments at site on Springtown Road, Derry.

The Committee

Recommended that the new development at Springtown Road be named ‘Derrymore’ in compliance with Council policy as the name derives from the Irish word Doire meaning an oakgrove and the word mór which means large or great.

ER127/17 Street Naming and Property Numbering – Development of 36 New Dwellings at Crescent Link, Londonderry

The Head of Capital Development and Building Control presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He advised that the purpose of the report was to gain Members’ consent to two new street names within an existing development at site adjacent to Crescent Link, Derry.

The Committee

Recommended that the new development at Crescent Link be named ‘Oak Country Park’ in compliance with council policy as it was connected to the previously approved name of ‘Oak Country Manor’ for Phase 1 and 2 of development.

Open For Information

ER128/17 Applications Processed Under Building Regulations (NI)

Page 78 The Head of Capital Development and Building Control presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He pointed out that the purpose of the report was to advise Members of applications processed under Building Regulations (NI) between 1 April 2017 and 30 April 2017.

An Independent Member of Council who was a non-Member of the Committee enquired if Council’s Building Control section were aware of reports regarding defective building blocks which had been used in properties in Donegal and suggestions that these may have been used within the Council area. He enquired if Council had liaised with Donegal County Council in this regard. He requested that a report updating Members thereon be submitted to a future Meeting of the Committee.

The Head of Capital Development and Building Control acknowledged that the matter had been raised in the local media. However, he was not aware of any issues which had been raised with Building Control in relation to any properties within the Council area having defective blocks. He stated that Officers had not recently been in contact with Donegal County Council in this regard.

In respect of materials used, the Head of Capital Development and Building Control confirmed that there was an overlap in terms of the role of Building Control and Environmental Health in relation to construction product legislation.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration advised that Officers would discuss this matter with Donegal County Council. She requested that Member submit details of any specific properties and these could be addressed as part of the process.

A Member of the UUP grouping said he was alarmed that this had not been pursued when it had been raised by the Members at a Committee of the Strabane Legacy Council.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration undertook to address this with officers who were involved in the Legacy Council. She stated that in Northern Ireland issues relating to safety of construction productswere the remit Environmental Health with whom she also undertook to raise the matter.

Page 79 In response to a query from a Member of the DUP grouping regarding the issuing of green waste collection bins, the Head of Environment explained that Council was currently progressing the circulation of bins for food waste and had distributed these throughout a significant part of Strabane. He stated that when the process was completed Council would introduce bins in respect of green waste collection. It was anticipated that the process would begin in late summer.

A Member of the UUP grouping stated that there were quite a number of villages and towns in which Council carried out amenity grass cutting and enquired if Council could be provided with a list of areas where amenity grass cutting was carried out.

A Member of the SDLP grouping anticipated that the distribution of brown bins for food waste in Derry would be completed sooner rather than later. He enquired if there was a proposed roll out of the scheme. He then referred to the drive undertaken by Council to deter the use of black bins for food waste and referred to concerns expressed by members of the public that the brown food caddy bin was too small and did not cater for larger families.

A member of the DUP grouping enquired if it was intended to extend the scheme into rural areas.

An Independent Member of Council who was a non-Member of Committee referred to numerous requests which had been received regarding the distribution of green waste collection bins in the rural area where householders were paying higher rates.

The Head of Environment explained that Council was currently concentrating on the roll-out of the food bin waste scheme in the Strabane area which was nearing completion.

In terms of the size of the food caddy, the Head of Environment explained that this was in keeping with Council’s objective in terms of food waste reduction. He said the aim was to encourage householders to assess and review the level of food-waste which was being generated with a view to having this reduced. However, he undertook to speak to any members of the public who had a specific issue they wished to have addressed.

The Head of Environment explained that green waste bins would be distributed on a phased basis and this was key to providing an effective

Page 80 services across the entire Council area. He stated that the reduction in food waste levels in black bins would ultimately lead to a redistribution of work and enable services to expand without the need for further resources.

In response to a query from an Independent Member of Council who was a non-Member of the Committee, the Head of Environment confirmed that bins for green waste would be provided on the basis of need and would not be supplied to properties which did not have a garden. He stated that it was planned to roll-out the scheme on a phased basis and collections would be provided based on current available resources. He stated that Council were endeavouring to provide a properly managed service which did not increase rates but catered for the service required.

ER129/17 Proposed Derry to Belfast Express Coach Service – Hannon Coach

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She advised that the purpose of the report was to update Members with regard to correspondence received from Hannon Coach with regard to their proposal to operate an express bus service between Derry and Belfast.

In response to a query from a Member of the SDLP grouping, the Lead Legal Services Officer advised that a direct response had not been received from Hannon Coach to the email sent. However, correspondence was received earlier that day reiterating the points raised in previous correspondence.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration asked if Members had any further comments in respect of this matter which could be given to DfI. No Members added anything further to the comments made at full Council in May.

In response to a query from a Member of the UUP grouping who was a non-Member of the Committee, the Lead Legal Services Officer said that whilst it was Council’s understanding that the express bus would honour senior citizens’ this was not definite.

ER130/17 Irish Coast Guard Letter of Thanks

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She advised

Page 81 that the purpose of the report was to inform Members of a Letter of Thanks from the Irish Coast Guard in respect to the letter of Condolence from Council following the tragic events in Blacksod, Mayo.

Members noted the content of the report.

ER131/17 District Council/NIEA Joint Working Group

The Head of Environment presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. He advised that the purpose of the report was to update Members with regard to a Joint Waste Working Group established between the 11 District Councils and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

The Committee

Recommended that Members endorse the attached reports and support officers combined collaboration with NIEA in relation to waste crime.

ER132/17 DfI Proposed No Waiting Restriction at Water Wall, Strabane

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She stated that the purpose of the report was to advise Members of a letter received dated 16 May 2017 from Transport NI, Network Development Section regarding a DfI proposal to introduce a no waiting at any time restriction on Water Wall, Strabane.

Members noted the content of the above report.

ER133/17 Proposed Taxi Rank

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She stated that the purpose of the report was to advise Members of correspondence received from Transport NI dated 17 May 2017 regarding a proposed taxi rank at Whittaker Street, Derry.

In response to concerns expressed regarding the naming of Guildhall Square as Shipquay Place on a Transport NI map, the Regeneration

Page 82 Manager explained that Shipquay Place was the street running adjacent to Guildhall Square.

ER134/17 Proposed Disabled Parking Bay

The Director of Environment and Regeneration presented the above report a copy of which had previously been circulated. She stated that the purpose of the report was to advise Members of correspondence dated 28 April 2017 from Transport NI, Network Development Section regarding a proposed disabled parking bay at Mountjoy Street.

Members noted the content of the report.

The Meeting terminated at 5.25 pm

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Derry City and Strabane District Council

Open Minutes of Health and Community Committee of Derry City and Strabane District Council held in the Chamber, Derry Road, Strabane on Thursday 15 June 2017 at 4.00pm. ______

Present: - Alderman Drew Thompson (Chairperson); Aldermen R Hamilton; Councillors Campbell, Carlin, Duffy, Gallagher, Gardiner, Hastings, Jackson, McGinley, R McHugh and Tierney.

Non-Members of Committee: - Aldermen M Hamilton, Hussey and Warke; Councillors Donnelly and O’Reilly.

In Attendance: - Director of Health and Community (Mrs K McFarland), Head of Community Development and Leisure (Mr B O’Hagan), Head of Health and Community Wellbeing (Mr S Donaghy), Mrs Susan Mullan (Community Development Manager), PA to Health and Community Director (Mrs L Shields) and Committee Services Assistant (Mrs T Johnstone). ______

HC113/17 Notice and Summons for Meeting

The Director of Health and Community read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting.

HC114/17 Members Attendance and Apologies

The Director of Health and Community recorded the attendance. There were apologies from Alderman McClintock and Councillor Cusack.

HC115/17 Declarations of Members’ Interests

Councillor Campbell declared an interest in the following agenda items: . Agenda item 15 – Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 . Agenda item 17 – Community Support Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 18 – Support for Sport Fund 2017/18.

Councillor McGinley declared an interest in the following agenda item: . Agenda item 14 – Nomination of Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership.

Councillor Carlin declared an interest in the following agenda items:

Page 85 . Agenda item 11 – Harmonisation of Housing Related Enforcement Charges . Agenda item 14 – Nomination of Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership . Agenda item 15 – Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 . Agenda item 16 – Community Centre Venue Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 19 – Neighbourhood Renewal Active Citizenship through Sport 2017/18.

Alderman R Hamilton declared an interest in the following agenda item: . Agenda item 20 – Children’s Services Co-operation Act (NI) 2015.

Councillor Gallagher declared an interest in the following agenda items: . Agenda item 15 – Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 . Agenda item 17 – Community Support Fund 2017/18.

Alderman Thompson declared an interest in the following agenda items: . Agenda item 14 – Nomination of Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership . Agenda item 15 – Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 . Agenda item 16 – Community Centre Venue Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 17 – Community Support Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 18 – Support for Sport Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 22 – Peace IV Action Plan Project – Uniting Communities through Sport.

Councillor Jackson declared an interest in the following agenda items: . Agenda item 15 – Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 . Agenda item 16 – Community Centre Venue Fund 2017/18 . Agenda item 17 – Community Support Fund 2017/18.

Open for Decision

HC116/17 Deputation North West Community Motorcycle Project

The Chairperson welcomed Mr Bill Martin, Chairman and Mr Mark Dunseath, Secretary of the North West Community Motorcycle Project to the meeting. He then invited them to make their presentation to the Committee.

Page 86 Mr Martin proceeded to deliver the presentation on North West Community Motorcycle Project highlighting the following:

. Their mission to educate, promote and deliver the safe riding of off-road motorcycles in a controlled and supervised environment. . North West Community Motorcycle Project address the misuse of quads and dirt bikes . Provide a controlled environment and facilities . Deliver Sport for Change Programmes . North West Community Motorcycle Project formed in May 2015 . Cross-section of members from many different backgrounds . Trained and qualified with Access NI and Safeguarding.

A Member of the SDLP congratulated Alderman Thompson on his appointment as Chair of the Health and Community Committee and stated that he looked forward to working with him in the coming year.

He then thanked Mr Martin and Mr Dunseath for their detailed presentation and stated that as a representative within the Galliagh and Shantallow area he had witnessed youths using the green spaces in the area as a racetrack on a daily basis which was posing a danger to the community. He stated that he welcomed the Community Motorcycle Project as they had a role to play and suggested working with the youth organisations and elected representatives in the area to promote the programme. He added that young people should be encouraged to ride motorcycles safely within the correct environment without causing a danger. He further added that he fully supported the project and asked what Members could do to help them implement the programme in the City.

Mr Martin stated that the project encountered problems with obtaining a suitable and controlled environment to promote the programme and hold demonstrations.

The Member of the SDLP grouping reported that in the Shantallow and Galliagh area a number of family fun days and events were held throughout the year and suggested that the project could be promoted at these events to raise awareness regarding bike safety.

Mr Martin agreed with the Member’s comments and stated that a fun day held in Ballymote had been successful in promoting their work. He remarked that land at Templemore Sports Complex was an ideal area to promote the programme and hold demonstrations.

Page 87 A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping welcomed the deputation and stated that it was unfortunate that there was a perception around young people on motorcycles causing damage within their communities. He hoped that the project had the potential to transform that perceived negative view into a positive. He added that he had witnessed the motorcycle project in Donegal which was well organised and the enthusiasm of the organisers and participants had been clear to see. He then proposed that officers explore how much support Council can give to the initiative to allow it to develop to its full potential.

A non-committee Independent Member of Council agreed with the previous comments and added that he had witnessed young people driving motorcycles and quads in an uncontrolled environment on a daily basis. He stated that this added to the stigma and negative perceptions of people in his community and that he was fully supportive of the recommendation. He further stated that the programme would encourage young people to drive their motorcycles safely and in a controlled environment.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping congratulated Mr Martin and Mr Dunseath on their presentation and stated if the recommendation was passed, that the project be introduced on a district wide basis and not just the city. She added that the project had great potential if linked to the Strabane and Castlederg area.

A non-committee Member of the UUP grouping thanked the project organisers for their presentation and enquired on how far people would have to travel to use the service and if there had been an issue with insurance.

In response, Mr Martin stated that a similar project had been implemented at the Liskey Road area of Strabane were a field had been hired out to hold demonstrations. He added that with regard to facilities, all the equipment was transportable to a suitable area. Mr Dunseath informed the Member that with regard to insurance, the project was fully affiliated with the governing body of motor cycle racing. He added that they were fully insured for all non-competitive activity and that all members were trained as track managers which included child protection and first aid training.

The Chair thanked Mr Martin and Mr Dunseath for their presentation and supported the recommendation.

The Committee

Page 88 Recommended that officers explore how much support Council can give to the initiative to allow it to develop to its full potential throughout the City and District.

HC117/17 Chairperson’s Business

There was no Chairperson’s Business

HC118/17 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Health and Community Committee held on Thursday 11 May 2017

The open Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 April 2017 (HC69/17 – HC89/17) were confirmed and signed by the Chairperson as correct.

On a matter of accuracy, a Member of the Sinn Fein grouping referred to HC95/17 – Deputation by Foyle Women’s Aid, page 32, second paragraph and asked that the comment ‘as a Member of Sinn Fein’ be changed to ‘ as a member of the legal profession’.

It was agreed that the minutes be amended accordingly.

HC119/17 Matters Arising

HC120/17 Health and Community Service Delivery Plan 2017/2018 (HC101/17)

A non- committee Member of the UUP grouping referred to the following:

 enquired if there had been any developments regarding allocation of a community development officer for the Sperrin area.  welcomed the introduction of the telephone directory prepared by Human Resources.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that in terms of rural support, an agenda item for today’s meeting relating to Venue Support would be providing funding for the community sector in the rural DEA’s if approved. He stated that the post holder would be working alongside existing networks to achieve

Page 89 the required capacity. He added that an update would be provided to the July meeting of the Health and Community Committee.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping welcomed the fact that Community Development Officers would be appointed to the Castlederg and Sperrin areas. He enquired if funding had been agreed for those posts, and if not, would there be any implications regarding the commencement of the appointments.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that it was agreed to extend the scheme for a further year with the proviso that it then goes through the tender process. He further stated that in terms of RAPID, they were delivering rural output at present and had been asked to identify were provision was needed. He added that he would provide a full update to Members at a future committee meeting.

HC121/17 Policing and Community Safety Funding (HC103/17)

A non-committee Member of the UUP grouping enquired if there had been any response from the PSNI regarding the loss of provision to the Community Safety Warden Scheme.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that correspondence had been sent to the PSNI regarding budget cuts and it has been confirmed that the budget cut for this year was 50 percent and with anticipated future reductions, there may be no PSNI funding for next year. He added that officers will be working with colleagues from the PCSP on an action plan regarding the Community Safety Warden Scheme.

A Member of the SDLP grouping proposed that officers contact the PSNI to express their disappointment at the withdrawal of funding to the Community Safety Warden Scheme. He stated that work needed to commence at looking at alternative methods to acquiring funding for the scheme as it provided a vital service within the City and District.

The Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that officers had written to the PSNI to enquire why financial support had been withdrawn. He further stated that officers were liaising with colleagues in the Department of Justice with regard to supplementing the scheme and that an update would be provided at a future Health and Community Committee meeting.

Page 90 HC122/17 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Investigation into Traveller Accommodation in Northern Ireland (HC99/17)

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping referred to a recent meeting with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) regarding traveller accommodation and enquired if there were any updates available from the meeting. She further referred to recent news reports regarding fire safety and highlighted a recent tragedy in the South of Ireland when a traveller family had suffered a terrible loss as the result of lack of fire safety.

In response, the Head of Health and Community Wellbeing confirmed that a regional meeting had taken place in respect of traveller accommodation in terms of applications from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for traveller site licences. He added that further meetings had taken place regarding illegal encampments in the Strabane area.

At this point in the meeting Councillor Hastings declared an interest as a volunteer on the Board of RAPID and also as a member of the Northern Ireland Traveller Advisory Group.

HC123/17 Confirmation of Members to External and Internal Bodies 2017/2018

The Director of Health and Community presented the above report, a copy of which had previously been circulated to Members.

The purpose of the report was to confirm membership of Elected Members on External and Internal Bodies for the year ending June 2018.

Members accepted the recommendations of the report with the following changes noted

 Children and Young People Advisory Group – Alderman M Hamilton to replace Alderman Hussey  Advice Services Panel – Alderman McClintock to replace Alderman Thompson

Page 91 A non-committee Member of the UUP grouping enquired if it was possible that a member from his party could sit on the Good Relations Working Group as an observer with no voting rights.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that the appointment of Members to external and internal bodies was undertaken through the d’Hondt process. He added if Members agreed to a representative attending a committee with no voting rights then all Members could attend all groups which would make the d’Hondt process pointless.

An Independent Member of Council remarked that the d’Hondt process was used for appointments to external bodies but not internal.

The Chair understood that positions to bodies were through d’Hondt and requested legal clarification on the matter.

An Independent Member of Council referred to Pricing Policy Leisure and Sport and stated that he had been omitted from the list of representatives on the panel.

The Director of Health and Community confirmed the Member as being a representative on the panel and the details would be updated accordingly.

A Member of the UUP grouping referred to the Sports Forum external body where all Members were invited to attend. He enquired when the last meeting had taken place as he had not received any notification.

The Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that the Sports Forum panel had met recently and he would clarify that notification was being sent to Members.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) Membership on the External and Internal Bodies be confirmed incorporating the changes to Membership noted (ii) Legal clarification to be sought regarding the d’Hondt process being used for selection onto Internal Bodies.

Page 92 HC124/17 Consultation on the Proposed Food Hygiene Rating (Online Display) Regulations (NI) 2017

The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented Members with the above report, a copy of which had been previously circulated. The purpose of the report was to inform Members of the consultation on the proposed Food Hygiene Rating Regulations and to seek Members’ approval of Council’s response to the consultation.

The Committee

Recommended that Members approve the Derry City and Strabane District Council response on the consultation of the proposed Food Hygiene Rating (Online Display) Regulations (NI) 2017.

HC125/17 Consultation on a Revised Air Quality Plan for the Achievement of Air Quality Limit Values for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in the UK

The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to advise Members on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Consultation on a draft revised UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) the Committee endorse the draft response.

HC126/17 Harmonisation of Housing Related Enforcement Charges

The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval to set a charge related to the service of Notices of Disrepair.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) Members approve the charge of £50 per Notice of Disrepair issued under Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(2)(a) of the

Page 93 Private Tenancies (NI) Order 2006 (as amended).

HC127/17 Sunday Trading Legislation Update

The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The report asked for Members to consider designating the Derry City and Strabane District Council area as a holiday resort under the provisions of Article 6 of the Shops (Sunday Trading & c) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.

A Member of the SDLP grouping indicated that the matter had been raised by Belfast City Council who had voted not to adopt the area as a holiday resort. She stated that concerns had been raised by Trade Unions on the extended opening hours of larger stores and the impact it could have on employees on zero hours contracts. She further felt that to attract tourism and vibrancy to the City, the legislation should include smaller shops rather that large stores. She proposed that the report and decision be deferred until officers had invited the relevant trade union representatives to give a deputation at a future meeting of the Health and Community Committee.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) the report and decision be deferred and (ii) officers invite the relevant trade union representatives to give a deputation to committee.

HC128/17 Use of Temporary CCTV Cameras

The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval to utilise temporary/mobile CCTV cameras and signage in public spaces where there are problems with dog control and other environmental crime.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that he was happy to endorse the recommendation but expressed his concern regarding the utilisation of temporary CCTV provision when Council already had adequate facilities in place.

Page 94 A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping welcomed the recommendation as dog fouling and littering was an issue that Council has had to deal with on a daily basis. He stated that the use of CCTV should alleviate some of the issues. He added that the Rosemount area had been chosen as the pilot area for the scheme and enquired on how officers had decided which areas would be highlighted.

An Independent Member of Council expressed his concerns at placing CCTV cameras in residential areas. He stated that this method was a temporary solution but that the root cause of the problem of dog fouling should be investigated. He further stated that there were excellent pilot examples across Europe that have addressed the causes and Members should explore further avenues to eradicate the problem.

A Member of the DUP grouping enquired how many people had been prosecuted in 2016/2017 for dog fouling.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that she had been contacted by residents from the Mourne area regarding using CCTV to prevent fly tipping. She added that it was a temporary solution but would create awareness that dumping rubbish was not acceptable. She stated that local community groups had taken it upon themselves to clean up their area only to find that house contents had been dumped overnight. She added that Council need to make an effort to tackle the problem when local people were attempting to keep their area clean.

In response, the Head of Health and Community Wellbeing stated that the purpose of mobile CCTV cameras was for enforcement purposes but also to raise awareness and improve responsible dog ownership. He further stated that the public would see that Council was being proactive and if there was any evidence of dog fouling, action would be taken. He reported that no prosecutions for dog fouling had taken place for the period 2016/2017, though officers do carry out regular patrols. He added that in terms of privacy, mobile CCTV cameras would only be installed in public places, not alleyways or private property and that officers were looking at all options regarding improving the dog control service. He stated that an action plan would be presented at the September meeting of the Health and Community committee, regarding dog control service delivery including dog control orders.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that responsible dog owners would welcome the introduction of temporary CCTV cameras as irresponsible dog owners were putting other dogs at risk.

Page 95 After voting by a show of hands the result was as follows:

For – 8; Against – 0; Abstentions – 1.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) Members approve the utilisation of temporary/mobile CCTV cameras and signage in public spaces where there are problems with dog control and other environmental crime (ii) Approve the Privacy Impact Assessment for the operation of CCTV in line with Council CCTV Policy and Operating Procedure (iii) A dog control work plan to be presented at the September meeting of the Health and Community Committee.

HC129/17 Nomination of Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The report asked Members to nominate the Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP).

Alderman R Hamilton nominated Alderman Thompson for the position of Chairperson, seconded by Councillor Hastings.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that he wished to acknowledge the work carried out by the outgoing Chairperson, Councillor Hastings during the past year.

The Committee

Recommended that Members approve Alderman Thompson as Chairperson for the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership.

HC130/17 Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18

Page 96 The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval for the recommendations of the Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 assessment panel.

A Member of the SDLP grouping stated that he was content to endorse the recommendation however, he expressed his concern regarding how the funding had been allocated in terms of a DEA approach. He stated that in some areas groups had scored higher than others but that the lower scoring groups had been granted the funding because of the format for allocating the awards. He remarked on areas that may not be successful in receiving an award and enquired if that funding would be divided among the DEA’s.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that in terms of unsuccessful funding awards, the Committee would decide on how to proceed. He further stated that there had been engagement with the Community Planning process and it was anticipated that projects would be delivered in all areas. He added that the review of awarding Grant Aid was a complicated format however, each area had an equal representation of funding within the process.

A non-committee Member of the UUP grouping stated that whilst he shared some of the previous speakers concerns, he welcomed the fact that there would be a proactive approach to those who had been unsuccessful.

The Committee

Recommended that (i) Members approve the recommendations of the Good Relations Grant Aid 2017/18 assessment panel (ii) a report to be brought to committee on projects which did not meet the required threshold.

HC131/17 Community Centre Venue Fund 2017/18

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to present the recommendations of the Assessment Panel for the Community Centre Venue Fund and to seek approval on the allocation of funding to successful applicants.

Page 97 The Committee

Recommended that (i) Members approve the decisions of the assessment panel for the Community Centre Venue Fund for 2017/18 (ii) that successful applications under the Community Centre Venues Fund are awarded funding for 3 months at present and the balance up to the maximum grant aid is awarded as and when Council receive further letters of Offer from the Department for Communities (iii) that the balance of funding available on Tier 1 Community Centre Venues Fund of £3,500 is awarded to the next highest scoring application.

HC132/17 Community Support Fund 2017/18

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to present the recommendations of the Assessment Panel for the Community Support Fund and to seek approval on the allocation of funding to successful applicants.

The Committee

Recommended (i) that Members approve the decisions of the assessment panel for Community Support Fund for 2017/18 (ii) that Council allocate 25% of grant aid for the Community Support Fund at this time to the top scoring applications and release the balance of funding based on the highest scoring applications as and when Council receive a further Letter of Offer from the Department for Communities.

HC133/17 Support for Sport Fund 2017/18

Page 98 The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to inform Members of the decisions of the selection panel and to seek approval for same.

At this point Alderman Hussey declared and interest in First Castlederg Presbyterian Bowling Club. Councillor R McHugh declared an interest in Castlederg GAA.

The Chair enquired if clarification had been received regarding the allocation of funding.

In response, the Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that officers were waiting on receipt of the conditions of the Letter of Offer and further discussions with colleagues at Sport NI. He added that he would prepare a report for Members regarding linkages for the project and DEA allocations.

The Committee

Recommended that Members endorse the decisions of the Assessment Team and Sports Committee.

HC134/17 Neighbourhood Renewal Active Citizenship

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to inform Members of the funding secured to implement the Neighbourhood Renewal Active Citizenship through Sport Project and to seek approval for the Service Level Agreements with organisations within the Neighbourhood Renewal areas.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping stated that he supported the recommendation which was a good news story for Council as they had provided a substantial amount of funding into partner agencies to allow local groups to provide local services.

A Member of the SDLP grouping echoed the comments by the previous speaker and added that a lot of work and dedication by officers and Elected Members had resulted in providing essential services in the City and District.

Page 99 The Committee

Recommended that Members approve the Service Level Agreements with organisations within the Neighbourhood Renewal areas for a three month period and this is extended as and when funding is received from Department for Communities.

HC135/17 Children’s Services Co-operation Act (NI) 2015

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report, which had been previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to seek Members’ approval of the response prepared in relation to the draft guidance on the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (NI) 2015.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping stated that the draft Council response had not been included.

In response, The Head of Community Development and Leisure said that the detail of the response was incorporated in the body of the report.

A Member of the SDLP grouping enquired if the response would be endorsed at full Council or if the report was the actual response to the consultation.

The Director of Health and Community stated that it would be appropriate for the response to be distributed to Members and ratified at Council.

The Committee

Recommended that a draft response be distributed to Members and ratified at Council.

Open for Information

HC136/17 Fairtrade Status for the City and District

Page 100 The Head of Health and Community Wellbeing presented the above report for information, previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on activities in support of the Fairtrade campaign and related developments.

A Member of the Sinn Fein grouping welcomed that the City and District had received the accolade of achieving Fairtrade status.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the contents of the report.

HC137/17 Peace IV Action Plan Project – Uniting Communities through Sport

The Head of Community Development and Leisure presented the above report for information, previously circulated to Members. The purpose of the report was to update Members on the sports element of the Peace IV Local Action Plan Project being delivered within the Health and Community Directorate.

A non-committee Member of the UUP grouping referred to the report on Support for Sport and enquired if Council were only working with sporting groups within governing bodies.

The Head of Community Development and Leisure stated that officers were liaising with governing bodies and local sporting groups.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the contents of the report.

HC138/17 Active Travel Grants 2017/18

The Director of Health & Community presented the above report for information, previously circulated to Members. The report asked Members to note the Active Travel grant awards approved under the delegated authority.

The Committee

Page 101 Recommended that Members note the contents of the report.

HC139/17 Correspondence

The Director of Health and Community presented the above report for information, previously circulated to Members regarding correspondence received by Council.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the contents of the report.

HC140/17 Consultation List

The Director of Health and Community presented the above report for information, previously circulated to Members regarding consultation papers received by Council.

The Committee

Recommended that Members note the contents of the report.

The Meeting then went into Confidential Business.

The Meeting terminated at 5.25pm

Chairperson: ______

Date: ______

Page 102 Agenda Item 11

ULSTER UNIVERSITY

MEDICAL SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT: UPDATE

1. INTRODUCTION

The Medical School Development Project has progressed well in terms of achieving the key early objective of securing endorsement. We achieved All-party support for the proposal in the Northern Ireland (NI) Assembly in November 2016. Additional support, both internal and external, has continued to be strong and high-level strategic engagement with medical, business, academic, community and political stakeholders continues to be a priority.

The proposal, at this stage, is for a four-year graduate entry programme (GEMS), with an annual cohort of 80 students and a planned first intake in September 2019. It is envisaged that the provision will have primary care, rural health, population health, gerontology and chronic disease management foci, along with an element of cross- border collaboration. Productive meetings have taken place with senior staff in UL and NUIG and potential partnerships would include, providing students with placement experience in two different jurisdictions Post Brexit, sharing of expensive kit, collaborative research, joint videoconferencing of lectures and master classes, and cadaveric experience of the GEMS students.

2. ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (SGUL)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Confidentiality Agreement have been signed with St George’s University of London. These relate to the purchase of their curriculum and to their role as contingency partner, up to the point of Ulster securing full accreditation from the General Medical Council (GMC). The contract is currently being considered and due diligence reviews have been initiated by both parties. The Academic Council responsible for SGULs Medical School has approved the partnership. A SGUL/Ulster Steering Board has been established to govern the collaboration and ensure that it is progressing as it should. Membership will comprise key staff from each institution and the first meeting was on the 16 May 2017.

3. GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL

Correspondence from the GMC, advised that a detailed review of Ulster’s Stage 1 submission had been completed and that some additional information would be required. A subsequent teleconference with senior GMC staff was very positive and they are happy that we proceed to submit Stage 2 and, within that, address the issues raised in Stage 1. Stage 2 of the GMC accreditation process requires the submission of an independent audit report on the University’s Business Plan.

Work on Stage 3 of the process is underway in parallel with Stage 2, with a projected submission date of November 2017. Stage 3 will entail a detailed scrutiny of Ulster’s proposal and more detailed issues of capacity. This scrutiny will cover the development of all key areas, including curriculum and assessment, quality management, placements, support systems, and staffing.

Page 103 4. EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Following submission of Ulster’s Strategic Outline Case, Government Departments tasked the Strategic Investment Board with drafting an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the project. The OBC is approximately two thirds complete. It will provide a detail cost of capital and recurrent funding.

Signed Memoranda of Understanding have been secured from all five of NI’s Health and Social Care Trusts and, to date, from eight GP Federations leads. Each of the Trust’s Medical Directors have shown their support as has Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency. In addition, a MoU has been signed by a senior Director of the HSE in the South. The British Medical Association General Practitioners Committee unanimously supported the development of a Medical School at Ulster as did the Council of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. This is of particular importance as many physicians in NI are members of the RCPEd.

We have presented the curriculum to the Trusts’ Clinical Leaders (Consultants) meetings to discuss. To date this has been undertaken in the Northern, Western and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trusts. Meetings with the other Trust consultants and with GP Federation Leads will take place in the next few weeks.

The Medical Council of Ireland has been kept updated on our plans and we have had several meetings with them. They are keen to support the initiative. Following meetings with their senior teams the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Irish College of Psychiatrists also support our proposal.

5. INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS AND SUPPORT

The recruitment pack for the post of Foundation Dean and Professor of the Medical School has been finalised and the advertisement has been submitted to the relevant media. Interviews will take place on the 18th June. In addition, the University is arranging external secondments of medical eduationalists with expertise in the SGUL curriculum and the GMC accreditation process (Prof Richard Hays from Australia commences on the 1st June, Professor Bob McKinley from Keele commences later in the Summer; a secondment from SGUL is also being arranged).

A Medical School Steering Group was established comprised of internal and external members for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It has met on ten occasions since Oct 2016. It has a number of Task and Finish Groups dealing with the issues of curriculum, staffing, cross border collaboration, finance, placements, and building infrastructure. A detailed project plan and risk register have also been produced.

Eight Visiting Professor nominations (Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland) have been approved. They have been providing support and advice and are keen to become involved in identifying clinical placements and become active in teaching and research within the proposed GEMS.

Professor Hugh McKenna June 15 2017

2 Page 104 Agenda Item 12

Title of Report: Officer Presenting:

Corporate Plan and Improvement Plan 2017/18 Author: Lead Democratic Services and Improvement Officer

1 Purpose of Report/Recommendations

1.1 To seek Members comments and approval for the Corporate Plan 2017/18 and the Improvement Plan 2017/18 (Appendix 1).

2 Background

2.1 Pending the completion of the Community Planning process, the draft Corporate Plan (2017/18) is once again an interim document. This permits the flexibility to fully assimilate the out workings of the approved Strategic Community Plan into the core strategy of the Council i.e. its Corporate Plan as soon as practicable. It reflects the corporate mission, objectives and values identified as part of the co-design process for the corporate plan at the outset of the Council term.

2.2 This year's plan represents our priorities as a Council for 2017/18 year. The plan takes into account the emerging Community Plan to ensure that we deliver our commitments and to highlight those issues that the Council must take forward.

2.3 Part 12 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 puts in place a framework to support continuous improvement in the delivery of council services, in the context of strategic objectives and issues that are important to those who receive those services. Consequently, the Council has an obligation under the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 to publish a Performance Improvement Plan (no later than the end of June each year).

3 Key Issues

3.1 The document at Appendix 1 is set out in four key sections:  Section 1 sets out the context for our plans for 2017/18 and provides details of how we have engaged citizens and stakeholders in our planning processes, how our plans fit together and what we have achieved in 2016/17. The foreword section has been left blank as this stage, pending the agreement of the new Mayor and the Chief Executive.  Section 2 relates to the Corporate Plan for Derry City and Strabane District Council for the year 2017/18. The Corporate Plan explains our priorities for the Page 105 forthcoming year and what the Council will do to help achieve these and how the Council will spend its budget in support of these priorities.  Section 3 relates specifically to our Performance Improvement Plan 2017/18 and includes information on identifying our Improvement Objectives, Improvement Objectives 2017/18, Statutory Indicators, publishing our Improvement Objectives, reviewing and reporting on progress, and how citizens can get involved  Section 4 provides details of your local Councillors and contact details.

3.2 It is noted that five Improvement objectives have been identified for 2017/18 and that these have been informed by Draft Community Plan objectives; our annual directorate/ service planning process; progress made/ learning from 2016/17, feedback from the Northern Ireland Audit Office and information on how Council services are performing including customer feedback where available.

3.3 These Improvement Objectives are:

 To prosper through a strong, competitive, entrepreneurial and innovative economy.  To help people develop long, healthy and fulfilling lives by increasing participation in high quality leisure, sport and healthy living activity.

 To protect and enhance the environment through creating and supporting a culture of environmental stewardship.

 To deliver improved customer satisfaction by improving customer support services and processes.

 To support Council’s investment and capital aspirations by developing (1) a fully scoped efficiency plan for reinvestment in Council’s growth objectives and (2) a funding strategy for Council’s Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan (including capital aspirations) once finalised.

3.4 The above Improvement Objectives were subject to consultation, using the following channels: website, targeted social media contact, online survey and via meetings. Press coverage was also used to promote awareness of the consultation. Whilst written feedback was limited, this feedback plus that provided at meetings indicated no issues with the objectives proposed. It is noted that this consultation was carried out in the context of the wide range engagement exercise which informed the development of the Strategic Community Plan and that there is significant correlation between the improvement and community plan objectives.

Page 106 4 Financial, Equality, Legal, HR, Improvement and other Implications

4.1 There are no financial implications arising from this report.

4.2 This draft plan reflects at its core the mission and objectives identified in the year one Corporate Plan which was equality screened out for impact assessment.

5 Recommendations

5.1 That subject to Elected Members' comments, the Corporate Plan 2017/18 and the Improvement plan 2017/18 is approved.

Background Papers

GSP34/15

GSP148/16

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Corporate Plan 2017/18 & Performance Improvement Plan 2017/18

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 1 Contents

Foreword

Section 1

About this document

Engaging with our Citizens

How our plans fit together

How we have Performed - Key Achievements 2016/17 Page 110 Page Derry City & Strabane District Council Community Plan

Section 2

The Corporate Plan 2017/18

Introduction

Our Mission

Corporate Objectives

Corporate Values

Cross Cutting Themes

Our Resources for 2017/18

Our Plans for Growth and Investment 2017/18

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 2 Aligning the Emerging Strategic Community Plan, Corporate Plan and Directorate Delivery Plans

Key actions for 2017/18

Monitoring and Reporting Progress

Section 3

Performance Improvement Plan 2017/18

Introduction

Identifying our Improvement Objectives Page 111 Page

Improvement Objectives 2017/18

 To prosper through a strong, competitive, entrepreneurial and innovative economy.  To help people develop long, healthy and fulfilling lives by increasing participation in high quality leisure, sport and healthy living activity.

 To protect and enhance the environment through creating and supporting a culture of environmental stewardship.

 To deliver improved customer satisfaction by improving customer support services and processes.

 To support Council’s investment and capital aspirations by developing (1) a fully scoped efficiency plan for reinvestment in Council’s growth objectives and (2) a funding strategy for Council’s Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan (including capital aspirations) once finalised.

Statutory Indicators

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 3 Publishing our Improvement Objectives

Reviewing and reporting on our progress

How to get involved

Section 4

Our Councillors

Contact Us Page 112 Page

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 4 A foreword from the Mayor and Chief Executive 2017

To be inserted Page 113 Page Cllr Maolíosa McHugh John Kelpie

About this document

This document is set out in four key sections:

 Section 1 sets out the context for our plans for 2017/18 and provides details of how we have engaged citizens and stakeholders in our planning processes, how our plans fit together and what we have achieved in 2016/17.  Section 2 relates to the Corporate Plan for Derry City and Strabane District Council for the year 2017/18. The Corporate Plan explains our priorities for the forthcoming year and what the Council will do to help achieve these and how the Council will spend its budget in support of these priorities.  Section 3 relates specifically to our improvement objectives for 2017/18  Section 4 provides details of your local Councillors and contact details. 16/06/17 12:06 pg. 5 Section 1 Engaging with our Citizens

One of the values set out in corporate plan 2015/16 was our commitment to one unified Council with the needs of local communities and businesses at the core of what we do. Fundamental to achieving such an approach is proactive and meaningful engagement with our citizens and stakeholders.

The Council initiated a co-design process to develop the draft community plan for Derry City and Strabane District Council. As of March 2016, the Council has undertaken over 5,000 citizen engagements in the development of the community plan. 4 stakeholder plenaries were held with an average of 130 people in each, 4 task and finish working groups were held with an average of 40 people in each, a Page 114 Page citizen survey was issued to 1,400 households, S75 focus groups were held, 8 thematic working groups worked up content with 2,200 people engaged and 8 local community planning groups have been established with over 400 people registered.

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 6 How our plans fit together

The Council has many plans at strategic and operational levels, some of which are based on local needs and others that are required as a result of legislation.

The highest level plan, once completed, will be the Strategic Community Plan for the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. This strategy recognises that community planning is about people and organisations working together to improve services and to bring about sustainable improvements in the quality of life of local citizens, businesses and other stakeholders. As well as the Council, the community plan will also involve the commitment and resources of multi-agency partnerships whose purpose is to deliver the community plan objectives.

Delivery of the vision and objectives set out in the Strategic Community Plan will be supported through the expression of objectives, Page 115 Page priorities and actions in the Corporate Plan of Derry City and Strabane District Council (and the corporate plans of other stakeholder organisations).

Pending the completion of the Strategic Community Plan 2017 – 2032, the Council agreed a Corporate Plan for 2015/16 which was informed by six engagement sessions in July and September 2014 which involved new council Elected Members, the Transition Management Team and senior staff from transferring functions, approximately 260 staff from across the two legacy councils (at all grades) and transferring functions and local and regional Trade Union representatives. These engagement events were designed to co- develop the strategic direction and principles which formed the organisational design. The outputs from these have been used to formulate the first year corporate plan and structure of the organisation.

Twelve local engagement sessions were also held in January and February 2014 to engage directly with citizens and to ascertain their views and aspirations for the new Council.

This Corporate Plan 2017/18 continues to reflect mission and objectives are set out in Corporate Plan 2015/16 pending the finalisation of Strategic Community Plan.

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 7 As we did last year, directorate delivery plans have been prepared to help ensure that those priorities set out at a corporate level are cascaded to and actioned. Work is also being progressed on defining individual contributions to the delivery of directorate and team plans and ultimately the corporate plan through our evolving employee development and appraisal process.

The Council is also required this year to prepare an Improvement Plan containing improvement objectives, and must monitor its performance and publicise the information.

In addition to these corporate management plans, plans will also continue to be developed in relation to thematic/service specific issues, for example, our sports facility strategy. Furthermore, the local development plan (LDP) will guide the future use of land in the Council area and inform developers, members of the general public, communities, government, public bodies, representative organisations and

Page 116 Page other interests of the policy framework that is used to determine development proposals.

The LDP will take account of the Council’s Community Plan providing a spatial expression to the community plan and thereby linking public and private sector investment through the land use planning system.

The planning and improvement framework set out above comprising the strategic community plan, corporate plan, performance improvement plan and directorate plans is augmented by a performance review framework includes:

 At a district wide level – a two yearly Area Performance Report which measures the district’s performance against the shared outcomes set out in the Strategic Community Plan  At a Council level, an Annual Performance Report which sets out what we have achieved in the previous year and how we have met our performance improvement duty.  At a directorate level, six monthly progress reports and directorates service delivery plan provide information on how we are performing.

The diagram below the key elements of the planning, improvement and performance review framework.

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 8 Corporate Planning, Improvement and Performance Review Framework

Derry City and Strabane District Council Area: Plans and Performance Review

“Inclusive Strategic Growth Plan 2017-2032” -Strategic Derry City and Strabane District – 2 yearly Area Performance Community Plan. The district’s integrated plan captures Report. Measures the district’s performance against the the shared outcomes for the area. shared outcomes set out in the Strategic Community Plan

Council: Plans and Performance Review

Derry City and Strabane District Council – Corporate Plan 2017/18

Page 117 Page The Corporate Plan captures the council’s contribution to the ‘Inclusive Strategic Growth Plan 2017-2032’ -Strategic Community Plan. The resources required are reflected in the Annual Rates Estimates.

Improvement Plan 2017/18 Annual Performance Report 2016/17 Improvement Objectives 2017/18 for the forthcoming Sets out what we have achieved in the previous year and year how we have met our performance improvement duty.

Directorate: Plans and Performance Review

Directorate Delivery Plans Directorate delivery plans demonstrate how the Corporate Plan will be delivered and contains details about the work of the Directorate, its resources and how it is performing. Supported by six monthly progress reports.

Individual: Development Plans and Performance Review

Personal Performance and Development Reviews This captures the individual’s contribution to Directorate and team plans.

16/06/17 12:06 pg. 9 How we have performed

Key achievements 2016 – 2017

In line with our mission to deliver improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for everyone, the last 12 months have seen a focus on delivering services and improving the infrastructure in the Council area.

Examples of the key achievements, under the objectives set out in the Corporate Plan include:

Objective: Protect our environment and deliver physical regeneration

 Completed £5m regeneration of Brooke Park. Since opening the Park has seen visitor numbers more than doubled

Page 118 Page compared to before the regeneration.  Completed new £1.5m recycling centre at Pennyburn  Completed new play areas at Rose Court, Irish Street & Fountain  Commenced construction of new £5.9m Brandywell stadium and dog racing track  Submitted planning application for new £10m Maritime Museum  Processed Building Control applications with a construction value of more than £171m  Issued more than 1340 planning decisions, with more than 92% approved and including planning permission for more than 2800 homes  Since transfer of Planning Service to Council in April 2015 reduced number of legacy applications from 525 to less than 70  Progressed the preparation of the Local Development Plan with significant stakeholder engagement and preparation of the preferred options paper  Undertook a Built Heritage District Maintenance and Education Programme in Derry City and Newtownstewart  Prepared and submitted a PEACE IV application for an €8m shared space community park and pedestrians bridge from Strabane to Lifford (The Riverine Project)  Secured resources for a dedicated Heritage Officer to progress a Heritage Strategy for the district  Completed the restoration of Culmore Landfill Site which has now opened as a Lough Side country park within approximately 5km of pathway network.  Upgraded the festive lighting in Derry City Centre, Sion Mills, Newtownstewart, Strabane and Castlederg  Won a number of regional and national awards including Ulster in Bloom, Britain in Bloom, Pride in our City and Best Kept City for Grounds Maintenance and Street Cleaning Services

In terms of environmental services, we have been responsible for:

 Collecting approximately 2.9 million domestic refuse collection bins  Keeping approximately 1500km of streets clean  Cutting grass the equivalent of more than 7600 full-size sports pitches and  Planting more than 1300 floral displays (approximately 160,000 bedding plants). Page 119 Page Objective: Grow our business and facilitate cultural development

Economic Development & Job Creation  Secured £404,800 funding from Invest NI/ ERDF re. Business Boost Programme  Delivery of 160 Jobs Promoted  Secured £15,000 Invest NI Collaborative Network funding for NI Manufacture Forum  Secured £10,000 sponsorship from Virgin Media re. Enterprise Week 2017 programme  Re-launch of Walled City markets – 32 Traders Established  Delivery of Enterprise Week 2016 programme – 1600 participants/60 events  Delivery of ‘Yes’ vote for Strabane BID

City & Regional Investment & Opportunity  Council leading Ireland Northwest Trade and Investment Mission to Boston Massachusetts in partnership with Donegal County Council  Supporting business case for overseas company Bemis to establish European Business Services Centre in city creating 95 jobs  Supporting 3 Investor visits resulting in FDI for City Region and creation of 111 jobs (2 x GB based software companies Launchpad, PeopleSafe and US medical packaging firm Bemis)  Regional investment proposition developed for Ireland Northwest in collaboration with Donegal County Council including Ireland Northwest investment prospectus

Rural Development  Approval of Interim Rural Development Strategy for Derry & Strabane by DAERA for £7.54 million funding until 2020;  Opening of two Rural Business Investment Scheme calls and approval of 9 grants totaling £322,869, creating 15.5 FTE new jobs;  Derry City & Strabane District Council nominated as lead partner for International Appalachian Trail rural cooperation project with Donegal, Fermanagh & Omagh, Mid Ulster, Causeway Coast & Glens and Mid & East Antrim (best practice visit to Page 120 Page Scotland with 5 Councils in October 2016)

Employment, Skills & Training  The development of an employability and skills pipeline to ensure resident skills match the needs of the labour market; 

PEACE Programme  Completion of extensive Community Consultation Process (42 sessions including 7 public events, 180 participants, 10 statutory agencies)  Securing of Draft Letter of Offer awarding £6,122,713 in January 2017

Marketing  Delivered the City and District Dressing Scheme  Development of re-brand for Leisure

Festival and Events  A total of 16 events and 10 Tea Dances were delivered within Tier I Festivals and Events during 2016/17 attracting 395,000 visitors  Hosted international Clipper Race fleet as part of the award winning Foyle Maritime Festival 2016 attracting 163,576 visitors, selling  22,096 bed nights and securing £3.5million boost to local economy during nine day event.  Halloween Festival 2015 shortlisted for Best Festival Event Experience at Northern Ireland Tourism Awards and event celebrated 30th in October 2016 attracting around 75,000 people visiting and attending events during 4 day programme.  Increased investment in Strabane based events Summer Jam and NW Angling Fair resulted in significant returns and success  Designed and delivered an open process for Tier 2 Events Fund in line with community planning outcomes that will see the funding of £166,000 across 11 events in the 2017/18 year.

Tourism  Awarded both Destination Delicious Award and Best NI Food Event or Festival at Tourism NI's Year of Food and Drink Awards 2016

Page 121 Page  NITA Tourism Hero Award CIM Awards and Runner Up Foodie Destination Ireland 2016 (Restaurants Association of Ireland)  Delivered 4 festivals, including NI’s first Slow Food Festival, attracting 91,000 visitors in total throughout the year as part of extensive NI  Year of Food & Drink programme.  Secured £476,000 and €210,928 funding for programmes deliverable up until 2020

Arts and Culture  Management of the Alley Arts & Conference Centre securing in excess of 82,000 visitors with more than 200 days of programmed events. This included the delivery of a range of events to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Alley in March 2017.  Secured ACNI Challenge Fund to deliver key note programmes including Youth Arts Development, Festivals Engagement, Audience Development and Visual Arts Residency Programmes.  Delivery of inaugural Access & Inclusion conference to coincide with European Day of persons with disabilities, Museum and Visitor Services  Visitor numbers to Council attractions have increased by 7% with a total of 358,495 visitors during 2016/17 and bookings have increased by 68% resulting in a total of 677 bookings during 2016/17  Delivery of 4 Museum Visitor Services events U-Boat (May 2016), Guildhall Organ event (June), Archaeology Event (July 2016),Halloween Ghost Tours (Oct 2016) and Christmas Activities (Dec 2016)  Receipt of £500k funding for the Maritime Museum Project  Delivery of 1916 “Unfutold Stories” Exhibition June-Nov 2016 & Laurentic Exhibition Jan 2017  Initiated a Reminiscence Outreach programme working with local groups such as Western Trust, Alzheimer’s Society and the Verbal Arts Centre.  Tower Museum Accreditation submission complete – TNI 4 * grading achieved for Guildhall and Tower Museum Page 122 Page

Objective: Promote healthy communities

Community Development  Strategic reviews of community centre provision, grant aid and service level agreements  10 Sustainability Plans for rural areas completed.  Design processes for 6 new capital build community centre’s progressed  8 draft local community plans developed with 56 consultations workshops completed with voluntary and statutory partners  Peace IV: £472,805 funding secured under ‘One Community’ and ‘Building Positive Relations’.  Advice Services: £815,477 awarded to Generalist Advice providers  Community Development Grant Aid Programme: £364,881 awarded.  Good Relations Grant Aid Programme: £188,000 awarded.  Shared Space Stage 1 application developed and submitted to SEUPB for Waterside Shared Space Village (c.£5M)

Policing and Community Safety Partnership  Increased financial leverage ratios to 2:1: £770,230 of external funding secured.  £160,000.00 of funding secured 18 additional CCTV Cameras  Project support funding of £270,447.97 awarded for local community safety projects.  38 Neighborhood Watch Schemes supported.  Over 10,000 patrols carried out by Community Safety Wardens.  Received and actioned over 1000 Anti-Social Behaviour Referrals to Community Safety Warden.

Leisure and Sport Services  £ 6 million Brandywell Stadium Capital Development – Contractor commenced work Dec 2016.  Design development and planning secured for new Melvin 3G pitch project  Design Team procurement for new leisure facilities in Templemore and Strabane commenced  Design teams appointed for Leafair and Corrody Road projects.  £250,000 reinvestment secured for leisure sites and pitches.

Page 123 Page  Leisure user visitor numbers (paid visits) increased by over 5% to 917,735+ users per year.  New Everybody Active Programme launched with over 10,000 participants for target groups achieved in year 1.  New 4 week Summer Sports Camp Programme with over 250 participants per week  Council wide Physical Activity Referral Scheme with over 450 special population participants per year.  Implementation of Athlete Support Membership Council wide.  Implementation of new ‘Sprit of 2012 Get out Get Active’ Disability Programme.  Sports Grant Aid of £60,000 awarded to local clubs.  New standardised swimming lesson programme developed and launched  New booking system and financial procedures introduced in all leisure facilities.  New Brooke Park Sports Centre Opened in December 2016. 400 homes fitted with additional home security equipment.

Health & Community Wellbeing  The Council area was designated as a member of the WHO Healthy Cities Network for Phase VI (2014-2018)- May 2016  146 New food business operators supported and premises inspections carried out.  Conducted 708 Food Hygiene inspections including 61 FHRS revisits for re-rating  Successful implementation of the mandatory Food Hygiene Rating Scheme with 7 advisory clinics held prior to introduction  420 planned priority health and safety inspections; 170 advisory/compliance visits; 200 new premises registrations; and 49 reportable accidents  3696 environmental health services requests investigated and actioned in accordance with Council enforcement policies  Blind cord safety video produced and launched on social media with more than 2 million views in Australia alone  Sunbed Test purchase exercise for under age use and fixed penalties issued and test purchase exercise for butane sales undertaken  £2,266,972 of energy improvements for 506 homes under the Affordable Warmth Scheme  609 Home Safety visits carried out by Home Assessment Officers  £182,711.58 external funding secured to support service delivery Page 124 Page  112 festivals and events reviewed for health and safety good practice by the inter agency Safety Advisory Group;  223 Entertainment Licence Applications processed  47 Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) installations permitted, ongoing Air quality monitoring  441 completed planning consultation responses issued to the Planning Department  9 schools and 1,000 children participate in a schools educational programme  7029 dog licences issued (including 222 block licences)  443 Fixed Penalty Notices(FPN) issued for no dog licence  110 Fixed Penalty Notices issued for dog straying /fouling  323 animal welfare cases identified with 601 animal welfare officer visits, 6 Improvement Notices and 2 Prosecutions  10,400 clients were looked after by the Registration Staff.  12 Approved Marriage venues inspected

Objective: Provide effective and facilitative cross functional support services

Our strategic support services have also made significant progress during the year and we have:

Assurance  Acted as Lead Council in respect of regional collaborative insurance tender, resulting in 12½% reduction in Council’s annual insurance premiums and brokerage costs.  Successful procurement exercise completed and significant financial and legal issues resolved to ensure successful appointment of an airline to operate a Public Service Obligation route from City of Derry Airport to London Stansted.  £7m of funding secured from NI Executive for air route development and infrastructure.  Completion of planned audit work based on the approved audit plan and completion of unplanned work as required in order to provide appropriate levels of assurance to the Chief Executive, the Assurance, Audit & Risk Committee and the Northern Ireland Audit Office.  Delivery of Fraud Awareness Training to 120 staff in the organisation.  Development, communication and training of staff in a number of key policies for the organisation – Counter Fraud, Whistleblowing, Anti-Bribery and Conflicts of Interest. Page 125 Page  Delivery of Procurement Training to 115 staff in the organisation.  Streamlining of procurement procedures and processes.  Valuation of all Council properties completed.  Continued savings realised in the very successful self-insurance programme.  Retention of the Health & Safety OHSAS 18001 accreditation.  Reduction in the number of RIDDOR incidents.  Fully integrated Payroll section.  Payroll statutory reporting deadlines met and all staff paid correctly in accordance with agreed pay scales.  Completion of a number of very successful emergency exercises.  All emergency situations responded to in an appropriate manner.  Year-end accounts for 2015/16 completed and audited in line with required timeframe.  Rates estimates for 2017/18 completed by statutory deadline of 15th February 2017 including benchmarking of service costs, penny product and growth comparisons and medium term financial plan.  Phase 2 efficiency plan target of £2m achieved.  Delivery of training to Elected Members on finance, rates setting, audit, standing orders and chairing of meetings.  Asset review completed to identify assets with development potential as part of investment proposition for city and region.  Tight financial management and monitoring to identify £1.3m surplus at January 2017.  Draft Council constitution presented to Council and approved.

Legacy

 One of four bids shortlisted for European Youth Capital for 2019  The Council engaged with more than 10,000 young people in the design and development of the European Youth Capital bid thereby helping to achieve the Corporate Plan objective of Promote Healthy Communities and the Service Delivery Outcome of Opportunities Page 126 Page created for engaging with children and young people and targeting services at key areas of need.

Strategic Partnerships  Positioning Derry and Strabane within a wider regional and global economic context.  North West Strategic Growth Partnership - Constitutional, financial arrangements and partnership agreement agreed  Hosting meetings of North West Regional Development Group Meeting  Implementation of the North West Development Fund.  Development and agreement of high level strategic growth plan for Derry/Strabane and Donegal  NW Trade delegation to Boston. Hosting and presenting at a range of regional conferences.  Publication and launch of report on the impact of Brexit on the North West City Region.  Ongoing drafting of the Strategic inclusive Growth Plan/Community Plan and its eight outcome based storyboards  Development of a draft partnership agreement and the leading and facilitating Transition Community Planning Partnership Meetings/events  Arranging the successful 2016 staff engagement event  Administering £0.5m of community planning grant aid funding from Department for Communities  Developing and seeking approval of corporate consultation responses on the Programme for Government  Presentations to key stakeholders and statutory partners on the community planning process  Arrangement of OBA training for senior team and strategic partnership members

Democratic Services and Improvement

 Facilitating the Dementia Champions training in partnership with “Connecting Talent” – 65 participants will have successfully completed the training at the end of training period (May 2017)  Establishment of the Equality Assurance and Oversight Group to oversee the implementation of the Community Plan in line with commitments made to achieve the stated outcomes. 6 meetings held to date  Transphobia Photographic exhibition in Tower Museum –This event was a photographic exhibition of well-known personalities in Northern Ireland who support the "Wipe Out Transphobia" campaign. The images included those of MEPs, MPs and MLAs, leaders of various political parties, Nobel Laureates, broadcasters, academics, and senior public figures. This event is part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival programme Page 127 Page  Finalist in the inaugural Legal Island – Equality and Diversity Awards 2016/17  94% customer satisfaction rate with Irish Language Services  773 subscribers to Irish Language Facebook Community Information Page  Delivered the 6th series of Island Voices to commemorate the Decade of Centenaries and in particular 1916-2016 and partnered with The Nerve Centre to deliver a schools education programme which oversaw the creation of 1916 storyboards and comic books using the latest iPad technology (Nov 2016)  Entered into partnership with Libraries NI to collaborate on language and cultural initiatives and jointly secured funding from Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge (Irish Language Agency) to deliver a lecture featuring Irish language writer and broadcaster Cathal Póirtéir (Dec 2017)  Partnered with local learning disability organisation Destined to deliver an Irish language Christmas event at their Foyle Valley Railway Museum location (Dec 2016)  Delivered the 2nd year of a partnership project with the RSPB to introduce dual language educational programmes to Irish medium schools in the Derry/Strabane area (Jan 2017)  Supported Translink in a recent initiative to consult with the public on pilot scheme to introduce bilingual destination screens on buses in the Foyle network (Feb 2017)  Partnered with a range of organisations in the Derry/Strabane area to co-ordinate and deliver events in support of Irish Language Week 2016 (March 2017)  Introduction of new postal arrangements to reduce costs  Received an unqualified audit in respect of the Council’s implementation of its Performance Improvement duties.  Took a lead role in shaping and introducing a benchmarking facility for council services  Successfully secured and hosted the APSE Annual Seminar and Awards which attracted approximately 500 visitors to the area  Rolled out mandatory and non- mandatory training in relation to information management  Introduced new policies in respect of safeguarding, customer care, information management  Mayor’s Charity 2015/16– raised £16,000 for Alzheimers through various events and over £14,000 to date for 2016/17  Success and positive feedback for arrange of civic events and initiatives including Civic Centenary Dinner – April 2016  Increased numbers for Local Democracy Week – October 2016 Page 128 Page  Successful reaccreditation of the Member Development Charter  Implementation of a corporate Telephone Reporting System  Recognised as good practice in the resettlement of refugees

Human Resources

Organisational Design & Effective Resourcing • Substructure reviews almost completed for all sections • Voluntary Severance progressed across all sections • Procurement exercise completed for agency workers • Agency expenditure reduced by ? % • Living Wage implemented • Process agreed with Trade Unions to progress Holiday/Overtime entitlement

Healthy Workplace • BeWell launched and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives progressed • Employee health benefit scheme extended to include all employees • An Attendance Policy agreed with Trade Unions • Processes implemented to tackle absence including regular monitoring and reporting • bsence level reduced from 7.9% to 6.9%

Employee Relations & Staff Engagement • Staff engagement and staff recognition events held • Staff surveys carried out on Staff recognition and Health & Wellbeing • Improved employee relations in many sections • Reduction in number of issues progressing to formal grievance

Employment Policy Page 129 Page • Key HR policies Developed and an awareness training provided • Flexi System implemented in both Council offices

Organisational Development • Induction programme developed and launched • E Learning platform developed and courses promoted • Heads of Service and Senior Managers participating in Leadership academy • Review of post entry training completed and policy updated

Communications Hugely successful PR campaigns for Council organised events such as the Foyle Maritime Festival, where 656 press items were placed and a media value of over £700,000 was achieved, the Clipper Race Kitchens in itself securing almost 90 items of coverage and achieving £98,000 worth of media value. The section was integral in securing over 220 media placements for the Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival and achieving a media value of over £300,000, the City of Derry Jazz Festival 252 items of coverage to a value of £225,000, while the Fashion Fest had 47 placements and achieved almost £25,000 media value. The section has taken a very proactive role in communicating with the public and stakeholders to get them involved in the Community Planning process and has developed a communications plan to continue with that positive engagement moving forward.

The team has been successful in significantly increasing the number of proactive press releases and features developed and issued to media as well as securing a higher number of media placements in local and regional media.

There has been a reduction of media queries received over the period, which we attribute to having additional resources in the section.

There has been an increase in engagement on Council corporate social media platforms with reach levels increasing by 34% and interaction by over 20% over the past 6 months

The unit has made savings by reducing the use of freelance media resources to assist with events such as Halloween and Jazz festival by realigning the work successfully in-house by communication staff Page 130 Page Further details on all the work that we have progressed during 2016-2017 can be found in individual Directorate Delivery Plans Derry City & Strabane District Council - Inclusive Strategic Growth Plan 2017-2032

Derry City and Strabane District Council has a duty under the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 to prepare a Community Plan to promote the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of its area and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.

The draft Community Plan entitled: Inclusive Strategic Growth Plan 2017-2032’ - was issued for consultation in June 2017. This document identifies a series of priority outcomes which aim to make Derry City and Strabane District Council a place where there is:

A thriving, prosperous and sustainable City and District with equality of opportunity for all

The emerging, draft 8 priority outcome areas of the co-design process for the social, economic and environmental wellbeing pillars and the linkages to local community plans and the Programme for Government are set out in the diagram below. Our Corporate Page 131 Page Plan and Improvement Objectives support these outcomes.

Diagram: Draft Priority Outcome Areas Page 132 As highlighted in Section 1, in developing our Community Plan, extensive consultations involving approximately 5,000 citizen engagements have been undertaken to ensure that local communities and organisations have helped shape our priority outcomes. Page 133 Page Section 2 Corporate Plan 2017-2018

Introduction

Our Corporate Plan (2017-18) is an interim document pending the final approval of our Strategic Community Plan. It represents our priority outcomes as a Council for the next year. This was developed in line with the framework for the Community Plan and represents the actions we will undertake above and beyond the everyday working of Council services. The plan takes the emerging Community Plan as a starting point, to ensure that we are delivering our commitments and to highlight the priorities that the Council must take forward. Page 134 Page

The emerging strategic community plan identifies eight priority outcomes under the pillars of economic, social and environmental well-being. Many of the Council’s services will contribute towards achieving more than one of the priority outcomes identified, and it is important to recognise that achievement of each priority will contribute, in part, to the achievement of others. Some themes, such as equality and sustainability cut across each of the priority outcomes.

Our Mission

Derry City and Strabane District Council mission has remained unchanged from 2015/16, pending review once the Community Plan is finalised and agreed. We are committed to working to:

“Deliver improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for everyone.” Corporate Objectives

To deliver on our mission, we will focus on four key objectives. These objectives are based on the organisational structure and have emerged following consultation with key partners and from consulting and involving senior council officers and staff.

Our corporate objectives are to:

 Grow our business and facilitate cultural development. Page 135 Page  Protect our environment and deliver physical regeneration.  Promote healthy communities.  Provide effective and facilitative cross functional support services.

These corporate objectives align directly to the well-being pillars identified within the strategic outcomes in the Community Plan, as set out in the diagram below. Community Plan Corporate Plan Wellbeing Pillar and Priority Outcome Area Objectives

Social Well-being  Community Development, Promote Healthy Communities  Health and Well-Being  Children and Young People

Economic Well-being Grow our business and facilitate cultural

Page 136 Page  Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness development  Education and Skills  Tourism, Arts and Culture

Environmental Well-being  Physical and Environmental Regeneration Protect our environment and deliver physical  Energy, Infrastructure and Transport regeneration.

Provide effective and facilitative cross functional support services Corporate Values

These corporate values will guide what we do, and our working relationships with each other, our residents and our partner agencies. Our Corporate Values define who we are and how we do business. These are the beliefs that guide our actions, set our direction and help us every day to plan for the future.

 One new unified Council with the needs of local communities and businesses at the core of what we do.  A centre of excellence and innovation with a clear focus on outcomes and delivery.  Working in partnership with statutory and community sectors to achieve economic, social and environmental regeneration.  Driven forward by effective and ethical leadership and highly motivated and valued staff who have clear sense of purpose and place. Page 137 Page  Balancing urban and rural needs.  Committed to clear and timely communication and celebrating our achievements.

Cross cutting themes

Our commitment to promoting equality

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 requires us to fully take into account the need to promote equality of opportunity in all of our work, among the following groups:

People of different

 Religious belief  Political opinion  Racial group  Age  Marital Status  Sexual orientation  Men and women  People with and without a disability  People with and without dependants

We are committed to fulfilling our obligations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 throughout the Council and to allocating the necessary time, people and money to enable us to do so. We have developed a new Equality Scheme and are committed to implementing it effectively and in a timely way alongside implementing this Corporate Plan. Page 138 Page Without affecting our obligations mentioned above, when doing our work we will also take into account the desirability of promoting good relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group.

We are also required by law to fully take into account the need to promote positive attitudes towards people with a disability and encourage the participation of people with a disability in public life. We are committed to fulfilling our disability duties and we set out how we intend to do this in our disability action plan.

Our commitment to sustainable development

Sustainable development is based on balancing social, economic and environmental costs and benefits to ensure the best future for all. It is about looking at long-term and short term costs and consequences, and considering the world wide as well as the local aspects of decision. The accepted definition of sustainable development is:

“Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (The Brundtland Report, 1987) On 31st March 2007, public authorities became legally obliged to act in a way that best contributes to supporting sustainable development. Councillors and council staff have welcomed the duty of sustainable development. It is a major factor in all our decisions and is therefore one of the cross cutting themes running through every aspect of the Council’s work. Page 139 Page Our Resources 2017/18

In February 2017, Derry City and Strabane District Council agreed a new annual district rate, which with the regional rate, will result in an increase of 2.76% for the Council area.

Rates Breakdown The Councils estimated revenue expenditure (net of specific grant income and fees and charges from council services) in 2017/18 will be £56.163m. Page 140 Page

Net Revenue Expenditure The following chart demonstrates how this money will be spent:- Net Expenditure Breakdown

Cross Cutting Support* (incl Council) , 15% City of Derry Environment and Airport , 6% Regeneration, 38%

Capital plan , 11%

Business and Page 141 Page Culture , 12% Health and Communities , 17%

*This includes a sum of £1,912,453 which has been ring-fenced for council’s emerging community plan and investment plan.

Environment and Regeneration £21.366m Health and Communities £9.648m Business and Culture £6.848m Capital plan £6.254m City of Derry Airport £3.445m Cross Cutting Support* (incl Council) £8.602m Total Net Expenditure £56,163,211

Total Income For the financial year 2017/18, the net expenditure will be funded from the following sources of income:-

Page 142 Page Total Income Breakdown

Transferring functions grant, 1% Reserves, 1% Rates support grant, 7%

District rates income (including de-rating grant), 92% District rates income (including de-rating grant) £51,616,113 Rates support grant £3,756,990 Transferring functions grant £340,108 Reserves £450,000

Total income £56,163,211

Page 143 Page Rates breakdown per household The following table is based on the average property value and details what the average ratepayer in the Derry City and Strabane District Council will pay compared to the N. Ireland Council average: Derry Strabane Current 2016/17 NI Council Average Average Property Value (£) 96,157 96,157 118,607 District Rates Bill Before Relief (£) 425.49 425.49 409.55 District Rate Relief (£) 0 8.27 District Rate (£) 425.49 417.22 409.55 Regional Rate (£) 395.30 395.30 487.59 Total Rate Bill for 2016-17 (£) 820.79 812.52 897.14 Our Plans for Growth and Investment 2017/18 The budget for the incoming 2017/18 year will drive growth and investment in the city and region, and will further develop leisure, sport, cultural and community facilities and will see continued improvements to the delivery of high quality services to citizens right across the entire Council area. With a key focus on business growth and economic development, physical and environmental regeneration and community support

Page 144 Page and engagement, Council will in this incoming year further lead and promote development and investment across the city and district. Council will build on last year's growth, which saw our domestic and non-domestic rates base grow for the first time in many years, compared to an overall average reduction across other council areas in Northern Ireland. Council's key priorities this year will be working with all of our partners and government departments to deliver on the objectives and targets of the emerging Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan 2017 – 2032. Long overdue infrastructure investment to enhance both our physical and virtual connectivity, university expansion, skills and training initiatives to provide opportunity for our young people and increase employability, together with the continuing advancement of the physical development of key economic opportunity sites in Derry City Centre and Strabane Town Centre remain Council’s key strategic focus. The delivery of the Strategic Growth Plan – only possible with the full support and positive engagement of Government – is projected to lead to the creation of over 10,000 jobs in the Council area in the next 10 years, a reduction in unemployment levels to below the Northern Ireland average for the first time in the city and district’s recent history, will improve the wealth, prosperity and general well-being of all our citizens and most importantly will specifically target need, poverty and inequality. With the 2.76% rise to the district rate (which is equivalent to less than one pound per month for a house of average value in this area), Council will advance and deliver on a wide range of exciting capital projects which this year will include:  completion on-site of phase 1 of the Brandywell redevelopment project  delivery of the new 3G pitch at Melvin in Strabane  appointment of design teams to advance proposals, business cases and costings for ambitious new strategic leisure facilities at both Templemore and Strabane Town  completion and submission of Peace IV project funding proposals for both the Riverine Project in Strabane and the Clondermott Sports and Community Shared Space Project in the Waterside  undertaking and completing a feasibility study and initial design/costings for the Strabane Town Centre footbridge in partnership with the Department for Investment and the Department for Communities  advancing outline business cases and proposals for major physical regeneration schemes for a number of strategic sites in both Derry City Centre and Strabane Town Centre Page 145 Page  progressing a complete and detailed design of the proposed maritime museum in Ebrington  completing design in business cases on a range of proposed community centre developments and upgrades  commencing construction of a number of play facilities and advancing detailed design, costings and planning proposals for many others across communities in the city and towns and villages throughout the district  progression of a wide range of other capital projects across the city, district and rural area including greenways/cycle paths, recycling facilities, sports and leisure, tourism and recreational projects. Through an ongoing efficiency programme in which Council has delivered to date over £2 million savings to its annual revenue budget, it is proposed that, in addition to this ambitious capital programme, Council will this year also invest further in its events, festivals and cultural activities – diversifying and adding to the area's impressive cultural offering and attractiveness to visitors and tourists, which last year saw the highest ever annual hotel occupancy rate. In August 2016 we recorded the busiest month on record with an average hotel room occupancy of almost 90%. The last Halloween Festival also saw a significant rise in attendance figures, recording a 40% increase on the previous year while the Foyle Maritime Festival last July also attracted record-breaking numbers of spectators with a 20% increase on the festival in 2014, reflecting our success in hosting internationally renowned events. Across all of its front-line services and functions from street cleansing and waste, building control, planning and environmental health, grounds maintenance, parks and cemeteries, leisure, sport, health and community development and support, together with all its vital corporate support services, Council will drive improvement and efficiency in this coming year.

Council will work across the entire city and district, both urban and rural, with all of its partners and stakeholders, at a cross-border level through the new North West Partnership arrangements, at national level with Government both North and South through the North West Strategic Growth Partnership and through its many contacts, connections and diaspora at European and international level, to drive forward this North West City Region/Council area, and to advance and progress all of the objectives of the city and district’s emerging Strategic Growth Plan. Page 146 Page Aligning the Emerging Strategic Community Plan, Corporate Plan and Directorate Delivery Plans

Once finalised the Strategic Community Plan for the Derry City and Strabane District Council area will represent the overall strategic planning framework for the area. Delivery of the vision and objectives set out in the Strategic Community Plan will be supported through the expression of objectives, priorities and actions in the Corporate Plan of Derry City and Strabane District Council and then cascaded through to the Directorate Delivery Plans.

These linkages facilitate the effectiveness of our approach in delivering the priorities set out in the Community Plan and our mission of delivering “improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for everyone.”

An illustration of how emerging priorities at a community planning level are related to the work that the Council will undertake during 2016/17 is highlighted in the diagram below.

Further detail in relation to the projects and plans identified below can be found in the relevant Directorate Delivery Plans. These plans are available on the council’s website at www.derrystrabane.com. Diagram: Aligning the Emerging Strategic Growth/ Community Plan, Corporate Plan and Directorate Delivery Plans

Community Plan Corporate Plan Directorate Delivery Plans

Well-Being Pillar and Priority Outcome Area Objectives Key Objectives 2017/18

 To increase participation in local planning, engagement and communication processes by Social Well-being developing collaboration processes  Community Development,  To help people to adopt and develop healthy lifestyles through increased  Health and Well-Being participation in high quality leisure, sport and healthy living activities Promote Healthy  To promote health, safety and wellbeing, and safeguard the environment by  Children and Young People Communities supporting communities and businesses through education and enforcement.  To develop child’s rights through improved partnership structures which advocate for; create opportunities for children and young people’s engagement and target services on key areas of need Page 147 Page

 To prosper through a strong, competitive, entrepreneurial and innovative Ed regenerationlEconomic Well-being economy.  Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Regional Grow our business  To be better skilled and educated Competitiveness and facilitate  To support capital investment in Visitor Orientation and Infrastructure to improve accessibility.  Education and Skills cultural  To champion. develop and promote the growth of Tourism, Arts and Culture.  Tourism, Arts and Culture development  To develop our tangible and intangible heritage assets in particular The Walls through a capital investment, preservation and marketing programme.

Environmental Well-being Protect our  We will protect and enhance the environment through creating and  Physical and Environmental Regeneration environment and supporting a culture of environmental stewardship  Energy, Infrastructure and Transport deliver physical regeneration.

Provide effective and facilitative cross functional support services Key actions for 2017/18

Objective: Promote Healthy Communities

We will deliver this objective by; How we know that we have been successful  Progress design and development of Council’s Strategic Community Centre  Programme completed Investment Programme (Ballymagoarty/Hazelbank, Top of the Hill ,Gallaigh CC, Shantallow CC, Culmore CC, Irish St CC, Lincoln Courts, Glenview CC)  Increase leisure user visitor numbers  930,735 leisure users Page 148 Page  Deliver Everybody Active targeted programmes  Achieve Everybody Active targets of 12,000 participants per year for targeted programmes.  Physical Activity Referral Programme (PARP) targeting designated special  Achieve 450 participation populations. completion rate for PARP  Open new Brandywell Stadium for use.  Open Jan 18  Progress construction work with new Melvin 3G Pitch; Progress Melvin Multi-Sport  All actions complete by Mar 18 Hub Development, progress with design work and apply for funding,to Sport NI.; Delivery of District Wide sports camps; Deliver a District wide Physical Activity Referral; Roll-out of Athlete Support Membership; Delivery of ‘Get Out Get Active’ Disability Programme  Carry out risk based Inspection programmes and provide services in accordance  100% of programmed high risk with statutory provisions and council policies. premises inspected  Promote and improve partnership arrangements with statutory, community,  80% of service requests voluntary and businesses. responded to within 3 working days  Develop Community Crisis Intervention Service  Pilot Crisis Intervention Service in  Develop Civic Forum (alcohol/drugs/ mental health/ emotional wellbeing and place Homelessness)  3 meetings held and action plan  Work towards obtaining Compassionate Communities Cities Charter agreed by March 2018  Promote WHO Designation in conjunction with Derry & Strabane Healthy Cities  Action plan agreed by March  Work in partnership with HSENI through the joint strategy and with other 2018 regulators and stakeholders to make best use of joint resources and to maximise  Designation in place impact for both local and regional priorities  Deliver joint initiatives in at least  Provide regulation and education in relation to private rented sector including the 50% of planned premises visits transfer of HMO’S from NIHE to Council in 2018 and changes that emanate from  Readiness for introduction of the ongoing DfC review of regulation of private rented sector b) Continue to deliver HMO transfer to Council in April affordable warmth scheme and promote other schemes to reduce fuel poverty 2018 within district

Page 149 Page  Consumer Safety -Participate in market surveillance and test purchase exercises  Undertake test purchase exercise in at least 50% of premises offering the use of sunbeds./ selected products.  Provide Community Development and Good Relations Support to the 8 local community planning areas  Provide additional support to the 3 Rural DEA’s through via a SLA with the Rural Network.  Progress with the recommendations emanating from the Community Centre Review  Allocate £214,000 Community Support Fund Grant Aid funding to 8 Local Community  Funding allocated Planning areas  Deliver a Community Venues Fund (£195,000) to fund 20 community facilities.  Funding allocated  Allocate £650,000.00 to Advice Services Programme to deliver Generalist Advice  Funding allocated Services in the Council area  Establish a new District Wide Youth Council.  Youth Council in place by Mar 18  Develop and Deliver a PCSP small project support programme with a focus on youth engagement  Programme delivered by Mar 18 Further information on the above initiatives can be found in the Health and Community Directorate Delivery Plan

Objective: Grow our business and facilitate cultural development

We will deliver this objective by: How we know that we have been successful

Page 150 Page  Enhance Investor Readiness by the development of regionally significant assets  180 Number of business plans  Provide key Inward Investment Landing Services developed (NIBSUP)  Develop the NW Regional Economic Growth and Investment Proposition for the global  123 Number of jobs created marketplace (NIBSU)  Build and maintain a vibrant Global Diaspora community, connected to Derry &  20Number of jobs created Strabane (Business Boost)  Support creation of new sustainable jobs in the council area.  2 No of business engagement  Strengthen the local business base by assisting businesses to become more events delivered re. council competitive in indigenous and export market events & procurement  Promote business growth and innovation opportunities  4 International markets activated (Boston Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Birmingham/Alabama, China)  Inward investment soft landing service developed  Provide programmes to increase employability  42 people into fulltime  Develop a Shared/Integrated education models employment via Kickstart to work  Increase industry engagement in the area of careers advice and guidance programme and 41 into f/t  Develop a strategy to promote the importance of professional and technical pathways education  Support the growth of further & higher education provision  £5m funding secured from  Improve skills and employability to ensure that the skills of the region meet the needs Shared Education Campuses of industry now and in the future Programme  Business Charter launched  UU Business Case approved and funding secured  Establishment of the Tourism Delivery Partnership to oversee implementation of  Improve Visitor Numbers and tourism community planning actions and act as an industry voice and lobby group income to Museum sites (April –  Capitalise on the Walled City as a key destination driver to realise its potential to the March)

Page 151 Page standard of a world heritage site. o Increase visitors by 3%  Development of Marine Tourism Opportunities, promoting use of the district’s o Increase income by 5% waterways  35 No of tourism businesses  Provision of support for tourism & visitor attraction capital projects supported  Develop the maritime Museum capital project at Ebrington  15 No of tourism products  Scope out the potential redevelopment of the Tower Museum and Walls 400 developed programme  270,000 No of overnight stays  Delivery and initiation of the 5 year Strategy for the Alley Arts & Conference Centre in  £44.6 million Visitor spend per line with Community Planning priority outcomes annum  Delivery of a Visual Arts Residency Programme aimed at developing the exhibition  Delivery of residency programme infrastructure within DCSDC and leveraging private sector investment in the arts Including creation of 4 new  Implementation of the 5 Year Museum and Visitor Service Strategy exhibition spaces for contemporary arts

Further information on the above initiatives can be found in the Business and Culture Directorate Delivery Plan Objective: Protect our environment and deliver physical regeneration

We will deliver this objective by: How we know that we have been successful  The construction and commissioning of the new / upgraded play parks  We will have increased the  Progress development of play areas at Newtonstewart and Magheramason opportunity for outdoor play  Completing a Green infrastructure Plan for the city & region through the completion of play  Progressing North West Green Ways project to deliver 46km of cross border greenway areas at Strathfoyle, Brandywell, Page 152 Page provision Ballyarnett, Kilfennan & Ballymagroarty.  Complete works and open Gransha greenway  Completing Conservation and Management Plans for 3 closed cemeteries i.e Urney  Plans complete Old, Donagheady and Corrick cemetery.  Progressing with site investigation for New Cemetery provision for the Westbank of the City  Engage Communities in the Pride of Place Awards in particular rural communities  Preparing a bid for Phase III Townscape Heritage Initiative application for the Carlisle  Funding secured; Complete the Road Area in line with HLF timeframe of December 2018. Townscape Heritage Initiative Phase II targeting £700k grant aid  Preparing a regeneration-led business & technical feasibility study for the Canal Basin to eligible properties site in Strabane  Commencing a heritage-led regeneration masterplan for Sion Mills Village  Developing a shopfront Revitalisation scheme for Strabane Town Centre  Study completed  Masterplan completed  Scheme completed  Progressing the development of Recycling facilities at Castlederg, Eglinton and the  We will have increased levels of Waterside area of Derry City. household recycling and reduced  Promoting and encouraging the uptake of food waste collections the amount of waste sent to  Developing green waste collections across the district through a route optimisation landfill. review  Developing and agreeing a concept design for three new community centres.  Approval of the designs from  Developing and agreeing a concept design for two new strategic leisure centres in project stakeholders and that the Derry and Strabane. design complies with the objectives of the business case  The construction and commissioning of the new stadium and dog track will be  Council will have retaken compleyte on site possession of site

Page 153 Page  Reducing legacy planning applications  Reduce by 50% in 6 months  Prioritising economically significant applications and review monthly by HOP and (issue 30 decisions from PPTOs. remaining 60 Further information on the above initiatives can be found in the Environment and Regeneration Directorate Delivery Plan

Monitoring and Reporting Progress The implementation of the Corporate Plan is reported on a six monthly basis to the Senior Leadership Team and the Council’s Governance and Strategic Planning Committee.

At a directorate level, each Director has overall responsibility for monitoring progress on the commitments identified in the Delivery Plans. Six monthly progress reports and directorate service delivery plans provide information on how we are performing. These reports are presented to the relevant Committees for consideration and are available via the Council’s website: www.derrystrabane.com.

In addition, the Council will publish a Performance Report by the end of September 2018, providing details of how we have performed in the 2017/18 year. Page 154 Page Section 3: The Performance Improvement Plan 2017/18

Introduction

Part 12 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 puts in place a framework to support continuous improvement in the delivery of council services, in the context of strategic objectives and issues that are important to those who receive those services.

As near as possible, to the start of each financial year, (and no later than the end of June), the Council has an obligation under the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 to publish a Performance Improvement Plan. By producing this plan residents can find out what we intend to do over the coming year and what they can expect to see if we achieve our Improvement Objectives.

Page 155 Page Whilst this plan focuses specifically on our key Improvement Objectives, we are still seeking to bring about improvement in other areas. Planned improvements in our day to day business are set out in our Directorate Delivery Plans/Service Plans. All of our Directorate Delivery Plans / Service Plans can be accessed from our website.

Identifying our Improvement Objectives

Whilst we are constantly striving to improve all our services, it is important for us to identify a small number of areas where we want to focus our attention in order to achieve significant improvements more quickly. These areas are called Improvement Objectives.

Listed below are the five specific areas we have identified as Improvement Objectives for 2017-18. An initial list of potential improvement objectives 2016-17 was informed by:

 Draft Community Plan objectives;  Our annual directorate/ service planning process;  Information on how Council services are performing including customer feedback where available and the Citizen Survey; and  Our corporate risks.

These have subsequently been reviewed in the context of the emerging Strategic Community plan, progress made/ learning from 2016/17 and feedback from the Northern Ireland Audit Office. Three of the objectives remain substantially unchanged, whilst two have been reconfigured to be of a more strategic nature, linked to the Community Plan outcomes.

The five Improvement Objectives for 2017 -2018 are set out in the table below. This table also shows how each individual improvement objective relates to the improvement criteria set out in Part 12 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014: Page 156 Page

Improvement Objective Criteria: Strategic Effectiveness Service Quality Service Availability Fairness Sustainability Efficiency Innovation To prosper through a strong, competitive, entrepreneurial and innovative economy.     

To help people develop long, healthy and fulfilling lives by increasing participation in     high quality leisure, sport and healthy living activity. To protect and enhance the environment through creating and supporting a culture    of environmental stewardship. To deliver improved customer satisfaction by improving customer support services     and processes To support Council’s investment and capital aspirations by developing (1) a fully    scoped efficiency plan for reinvestment in Council’s growth objectives and (2) a funding strategy for Council’s Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan (including capital aspirations) once finalised. The Improvement Objectives are described in the following pages. For each objective we have identified a rationale, expected outcomes, actions we are going to take to make a difference and how we will measure progress.

Our Improvement Objectives will be delivered through dedicated plans that detail the relevant actions, success measures, resources, timescales and accountabilities for delivery. Risk registers will also be prepared to help mitigate against non- delivery. Page 157 Page Improvement Objectives 2017 – 2018

Improvement To prosper through a strong, competitive, entrepreneurial and innovative economy Objective 1

Lead Officer Director of Business and Culture

Page 158 Page Why we selected this objective As part of the reform of local government, Councils were required to complete a Community Plan. This plan had to embody the entire community, voluntary, statutory and private sectors. DCSDC embarked on this process in June 2015 and to date have completed over 5000 community engagements and consultations and are now ready to publish the Strategic Growth Plan to 2030.

The plan is separated into three pillars:-  Social Wellbeing  Economic Wellbeing  Environmental Wellbeing

In turn each pillar has a number of themes, eight in total across the three pillars.

The focus on the need for employment opportunities came through very strongly throughout the consultation process and hence the improvement target last year was in the area of job creation but specifically on one programme, the Business Start Up.

We decided that this year we would align the improvement objective more closely to the community plan and focus on the total job creation actions rather than one specific programme. In turn this should improve the quality of life of our citizens. This will also link to the economic strategy established by the council and the ongoing work on our investment proposition. There are several supporting outcomes that have been agreed through the consultation process, namely:-  Meaningful and rewarding employment is available to everyone.  We are more entrepreneurial, creative and business ready and have grown our economic base.  Our economy is better connected and more prosperous  We are more specialised and innovative and have competitive advantage.

These supporting outcomes are required in order to put in context the main outcome.

The main challenges that have been identified are:-  Lack of activity to encourage entrepreneurial spirit within young people at 1st, 2nd and 3rd level education.  Marketing/rebranding exercise required at a City/Regional level and at event level.

Page 159 Page  Lack of promotion of B2B, B2C opportunities.  Lack of promotion of entrepreneurs & culture/city in general. Opportunities:  More engagement with local schools, colleges and university  Having a society that makes entrepreneurship possible  Encouraging motivation for entrepreneurship and embedding it within the culture of the education curriculum.  Providing strong awareness within the youth of what being an entrepreneur involves.  Requirement for a specialist forum for exchange and development and progression of new business ideas for potential entrepreneurs. Target Outcomes for 2017/18 The Outcomes that Council will be directly responsible for are as follows:  Business Start Up – Jobs Promoted – 140  Business Boost Programme - 20  Rural Business Investment Scheme – 17  Kickstart to work – Into Employment - 42

What actions are we taking to make a difference in 2017-18  Provide programmes to increase employability  Support creation of new sustainable jobs in the council area Page 160 Page  Strengthen the local business base by assisting businesses to become more competitive in indigenous and export markets  Deliver Rural Development Business Support

How will we measure progress .  Jobs Promoted through NIBSUP/Business Boost Programme  Jobs created through Rural Business Investment Scheme  Progress will be reported on a quarterly basis to Business & Culture committee Improvement To help people develop long, healthy and fulfilling lives by increasing participation in high quality leisure, sport Objective 2 and healthy living activity.

Lead Officer Director of Heath and Community

Why we selected this objective

A review of strategic policy for health and wellbeing was undertaken through the community planning process. This included a Page 161 Page combination of stakeholder consultation; research reviews into the correlation between health, physical activity, diet and nutrition, and evaluation of programme activity undertaken by Council and partner organisations. Additionally the community plan equality impact assessment has been reviewed to ensure the targeting of resources to Address inequalities and participation by underrepresented groups This has informed the development of the Directorate’s strategic performance objective for 2016/17 : To help people develop long, healthy and fulfilling lives by increasing participation in high quality leisure, sport and healthy living activity.

Emerging community planning strategic and supporting outcomes provide key focus areas for health and well-being creating the opportunity to tailor the delivery of leisure, sport and healthy living activities to address these:  Physical and mental wellbeing  Reduced health inequalities including addressing chronic conditions  Increased physical activity  Ageing actively and independently  Making the most of the physical environment  Strengthening collaboration for health and wellbeing

An analysis of population and health indicators for the Council area illustrates the health status of the area:  Projections up to 2037 show an ageing population which peaks at 150,525, with an additional 12,000 over 70’s and 5,400 fewer under 19’s  The area exhibits life expectancy levels on a par with NI but on closer inspection the urban deprived super output areas have levels far below those in affluent or rural areas. Health outcomes were worse in the most deprived areas than in the DCSDC as a whole across all 26 indicators  Some 30,925 people (21%) live in areas defined as deprived. Analysis of super output data suggests there are forty output areas, almost half in rural areas, that contain deep pockets of multiple deprivation.  Within DCSDC all health and wellbeing indicators were worse than the NI average with the exception of the standardised admission rate for circulatory disease  Cancer rates, prescriptions for anti-depressants, admission rates to A&E for residents from the most deprived areas are all multiples of the rates for NI in non-deprived areas Page 162 Page The NISRA continuous household survey 2015/16 considers the levels of engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in NI. The DCSDC analysis which combines data across more than 1 year indicates that:  44% of residents had participated in sport within the last 12 months; this is however lower than the NI average of 53%  47% of residents who engaged in sport and physical activity participated at least once a week  At a NI level the rate of participation between deprived and non-deprived areas varies from 46% in the most deprived and increases to 65% in less deprived areas

The Citizen survey (2015) undertaken within the DCSDC area based on a random sample of 1,400 households across the district during May to July 2015 identified the following:  Given their location in larger urban areas the most frequently used facilities were Templemore (23%); Lisnagelvin (21%); Riversdale (27%) and Melvin 18%.  User satisfaction (satisfied or very satisfied) ranged from 61% at City Baths to 90% at Melvin Park Sports Complex.  User satisfaction with Sports pitches was rated as 5% very poor; 10% poor; 20% fair; 46% good; 19% very good  The frequency of use of leisure facilities ranged from 4% using facilities most days; 11% using facilities once a week; 13% using facilities a few times a year; 19% not using facilities; to 12% who have never used facilities

The 5 year evaluation of the Active Communities sports development programme supported jointly by Sport NI and DCSDC identified:  10,295 unique participants were involved in the programme 2014/15  21.3% of the consortia’s population and 22.5% of participants are in the most deprived cohort compared to 9.1% nationally  64.8% of participants came from the super output areas falling within the 3 highest populations, compared to 28.8% of NI’s population The compelling body of research which demonstrates the value of sport and physical activity is articulated in summary by the Chief Medical Officer recommendations for exercise. 75 mins or more of vigorous activity or a combination of both moderate and vigorous activity per week is recommended. However the NI health survey (2013) identified that only 53% met recommended levels. Of those 73% reported participation in moderate intensity aerobic activities and 40% in vigorous intensity activities.

Why we have decided to keep this as an improvement objective for 2017/18 The baseline health and participation indicators suggests that the overall situation remains relatively static over a number of years and given the nature of the outcomes a long term approach is required to generate the level of behavioural change required. This Page 163 Page will require a collaborative approach with a range of stakeholders not least with the wider health family. The community plan highlights this aspiration of developing long, healthy and fulfilling lives. The Council commitment to doing so includes the development of strategic leisure provision within the West bank of Derry and in Strabane with the development of new leisure centre facilities valued at circa 50m and the development of sports and healthy living activity. The appointment of a design team for new leisure centre provision is ongoing with appointment to be made in early summer. A programme timeline will emerge as the detailed design process gets underway.

A sports facility strategy is being finalised following an extensive period of consultation with Governing bodies and sports clubs to inform the emerging options for new facility development to meet future needs. This will include third party provision which caters for a significant sporting community and which has a vast delivery potential for structured sorts development activity.

User visits across all Council Leisure sites is increasing year on year: 874,034 in the 2015/16 year; 918,256 in 2016/17. Whilst future targets will reflect an uplift in user visits there is a compelling argument for establishing a focused approach on assessing the impact on the general health and wellbeing of participants. A number of Council led programmes have been established through partnership funding with Sport NI, to include Everybody Active 2020, Get Out Get Active Disability programme, Physical activity referral programme which have in built cyclical monitoring arrangements to establish. These initiatives provide for pilot activities to address sedentary behaviours with participation based programmes, initiatives for specific health related conditions such as obesity and chronic heart disease through GP referral; and family support programmes involving diet, nutrition and exercise. A number of evaluation studies in respect of these have been completed highlighting the health and wellbeing benefits to be gained through physical activity. More latterly a partnership has been developed with Macmillan cancer and The WHSCT to deliver a physical activity programme for cancer patients.

The accumulative impact of facility development, targeted programme initiatives and more focused impact analysis requires a longitudinal approach. On this basis it is proposed that the performance improvement objective is retained for a further period of 2-3 years.

Target Outcomes for 2017/18 Page 164 Page  Peace 1V Shared Space Stage 2 Business Case Completed.  Progress design and development of Council’s Strategic Community Centre Investment Programme - (Ballymagoarty/Hazelbank, Top of the Hill, Gallaigh CC, Shantallow CC, Culmore CC, Irish St CC, Lincoln Courts, Glenview CC),  Maintain leisure user visitor numbers (paid visits) of 917,735 visits per year.  Achieve Everybody Active targets of 12,000 participants per year for targeted programmes.  Achieve 450 participation completion rate for Physical Activity Referral Programme (PARP) targeting designated special populations.  Lead business case planning and design process for:Riversdale Leisure Centre, Templemore Sports Complex, Clondermott Sports Village, Prehen Pontoon Development, Daisyfield/Brandywell Sports Centre Development, 2 SIF Pitch Projects (Leafair and Corrody Road),  Open new Brandywell Stadium for use.  Progress Construction work with new Melvin 3G Pitch.  Progress Melvin Multi-Sport Hub Development, progress with design work and apply for funding to Sport NI.  Delivery of District Wide sports camps.  Deliver a District wide Physical Activity Referral Programme (PARP) Model at x3 Tier 1 sites.  Roll-out of Athlete Support Membership.  Delivery of ‘Get Out Get Active’ Disability Programme. What actions are we taking to make a difference in 2017-2018

Strategic development of the leisure centre estate with design team appointments in place.

Completion of year 2 capital construction programme: Brandywell stadium and dog track, Leafair and Corrody Road Pitches, Melvin 3G Pitch.

Increased service user out turn figures for leisure and sports development activity, with a specific focus on women, older people and those with disabilities through targeted programmes:  Everybody Active 2020  Signposting and sustainability to other programmes  Spirit of 2012 – Get out Get Active Disability Programme  Awareness of concessionary pricing at leisure facilities Page 165 Page  Physical Activity Referral Scheme  Focused programmes at leisure facilities  Healthy Towns programme  McMillan Cancer Support Programme (appointment of new Officer)  Sports Development Summer Schemes  Peace 4 Sports Development Programme  Cross Border Sports Development Programme  Number of coaches participating in Coach Education  Increasing no. of participants in sports events  Number of school children participating in structure in swimming  Establish a database of sports active participants

Business case options and preliminary proposals for Brooke Park Leisure Centre and City Baths developed

Partnership engagement with the Loughs Agency, PHA and other partners to develop a Foyle blueway access and animation programme Deliver health improvement initiatives to support World Health Organisation themes, including an age friendly city

Regional awareness and education initiatives Develop a marketing and communication campaign to promote awareness of Leisure, Sport and Healthy Living activity.

Implement a user survey at leisure centres to include both customer satisfaction and focused impact of health benefits

Participation in monitoring and evaluation models for Spirit of 2012 Get Out Get Active disability programme and Active Communities 2020

Page 166 Page Undertake surveys with coaches and partner organisations

Undertake a schools survey re swimming participation

How will we measure progress

Performance will be measured through:  Review of the Community planning outputs and Equality impact assessment to ensure appropriate targeting of future interventions  management information systems including leisure centre access data – numbers participating; numbers of visits per 1,000 population  membership databases for key facilities – numbers participating/ age /gender/ behaviour patterns  customer satisfaction surveys – quality of activity, behaviour patterns, areas for improvement, frequency of activity  participation in monitoring and evaluation processes to include entry and exit surveys for key target groups participating in programmes; case studies; coach surveys; and partner organisation surveys  Sport and Leisure APSE key performance indicators  Scheduled baseline reviews for residents survey (2019/20); NISRA household survey; Department for Health Reviews

During 2016/17, we achieved the following in relation to this Improvement Objective:

 An increase in the number of participant experiences in leisure, sport and healthy living activity in 2016/17 from 874,034 to 918,256  11,000 participants registered on database over a 10 month period achieved. Pro rata participation from targeted groups engaged (targets with 6,000 women and girls, 1,300 people with a disability, 4,000 people in high social need) in leisure and sports development activity via the Everybody Active 2020 on target. 3,500 participants have sustained their participation in sport.  366 participants with a disability taking part in the Spirit of 2012 ( target 252)– Get Out Get Active Disability Programme  510 Physical activity referrals  273 participants weekly on summer scheme programme

Page 167 Page  Disability sports hub in place  Increased and improved provision of leisure and sports facilities ( medium term target) – Brandywell on site; Melvin 3G , Corrody Road and Leafair pitches due on site; Design team appointment underway for new leisure centre development; facility strategy in final draft  Funding secured for 3 year Macmillan cancer programme -£120k  Peace Sports programme funding secured for 17/18 programme; North West sports bid developed  Age Friendly activity programme delivered through partnership working  Streamlined school swimming programme in place- 3,000 child places delivered  Legend system has been extended to all key leisure sites to streamline data collection from 2017/18 onwards. Objective 3 To protect and enhance the environment through creating and supporting a culture of environmental stewardship.

Lead Officer Director of Environment and Regeneration

Why we have selected this objective This improvement objective relates directly to the Strategic Growth Plan objective that we live sustainably – protecting the environment, under the theme of Physical and Environmental Regeneration. This was a key theme that emerged during the Page 168 Page significant engagement process carried out as part of the development of the Strategic Growth Plan. The improvement objective will allow us to pull together the actions that will demonstrated that we are protecting and enhancing our local environment and the partnership approach that we have taken to maximise effect.

Work will continue to be progressed on last year’s improvement objective “to increase sustainable development through enabling higher quality planning and building control submissions resulting in a more integrated and effective Planning and Building Control system and quality outputs” as part of this wider improvement objective.

Target Outcomes for 2017/18  We will have increased levels of household recycling and reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill.  We will have continued to develop a more integrated and effective planning and building control system which enables and encourages the provision of quality housing in sustainable urban and rural neighbourhoods.  We will have improved the opportunity for active travel and modal shift by progressing a number of greenway delivery projects.  We will have increased the opportunity for outdoor play through the delivery of 5 play parks.  We will have supported communities who want to engage in environmental stewardship through community clean ups and environmental improvement schemes.

What actions are we taking to make a difference in 2017-2018  Progress Local Development Plan preparation  Complete 5 play areas at Brandywell, Ballyarnett, Kilfennan, Ballymagroarty and Strathfoyle)  Appoint dedicated Heritage Officer resource. Begin to prepare a heritage strategy for district  Commence a heritage-led regeneration masterplan for Sion Mills Village  Engage communities in Pride of Place Awards  Increase levels of household recycling and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill  Complete the extension to the Waterside Greenway at Gransha Page 169 Page How will we measure progress  % household waste recycled/composted – target  % municipal waste backfilled  % streets achieving high cleanliness levels  KM increase in provision of cycle path/greenway development  Evidence of cross-departmental liaison between Planning and Building Control  Number of communities supported in community clean-ups/environmental improvement schemes Objective 4 To deliver improved customer satisfaction by improving customer support services and processes.

Lead Officer Lead Democratic Services and Improvement Officer

Why we have selected this objective The Council’s mission is to deliver improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for everyone. This is supported by corporate values, including to be a centre of excellence and innovation with a clear focus on outcomes and delivery. Page 170 Page In delivering on these aspirations, Derry City and Strabane District Council recognises that today’s citizens and stakeholders expect a high level of services and to be able to deal with the Council across a multitude of communications channels, including phone, e-mail, the Web, mobile devices, social media, as well as in person at our offices.

Citizens and customers are at the heart of what we do as a public service organisation. Consequently, we need to continuously strive to provide more-responsive services, better collaboration with customers, increased transparency to the general public, and more-proactive efforts to improve customer satisfaction.

The citizen survey 2015 indicated that 61% of respondents were either very satisfied or satisfied with the Council offices. This compares with other areas such as refuse collection which received an overall 78% satisfaction, parks and open spaces 64% overall satisfaction, community services 57% overall satisfaction, and festivals and events overall 73% satisfaction .

Benchmarking information from another new Council within Northern Ireland indicates that overall customer satisfaction levels with Council services of more than 70% are achievable (2015/16 comparator).

Why we have decided to keep this as an improvement objective for 2017/18 We have carried this improvement forward to a second year as:  We value our stakeholders and recognise the importance of providing accessible, customer focused services  We recognise that more work is required to achieve improved processes / satisfaction levels  We wish to work towards a recognised framework for customer excellence

Target Outcomes to be achieved in 2017/18  Achieve more efficient call handling response times  Greater staff awareness of policies relating to customer care  Evidence of customer satisfaction details being collated for at least two service areas  Achieve “Louder Than Words” Charter for front line service areas – starting with Guildhall  Develop a guide for staff when organising meetings and events to ensure accessibility and inclusion  Increased levels of positive feedback from those achieved in 2016/17 Page 171 Page

What actions are we taking to make a difference in 2017-2018 In addition, to taking forward a number of actions already identified for the 2016/17 year, we will:  Fully develop and validate the statistics from the Telephone Reporting software and issue monthly reports.  Deliver Customer Service Briefings to Team Meetings.  Provide training on telephone functionality to staff.  Develop corporate telephone indicators and implement monitoring  Develop Customer Services Strategy  Provide Training on the On Line Portal on Customer Feedback.  Assist in the development and issue of Customer Satisfaction Surveys across Council services and review arrangements for consulting / seeking customer and other stakeholder views/feedback. Consider the development of a dedicated Consulation Policy.  Progress work against the Customer Service Excellence criteria

How will we measure progress  Results of customer satisfaction survey(s)  Analysis of complaints and feedback including via social media  Call handling performance statistics  Changes to systems and processes that facilitate customer service  Staff awareness levels of customer service standards and complaint handling processes

During 2016/17, we achieved the following in relation to this Improvement Objective:

 Worked with telephony service provider to establish a call handling reporting system  Collated baseline information across all front line services, including arrangements over lunchtimes

Page 172 Page  Prepared internal telephony directory to facilitate call handling  Provided briefings to staff an customer care  Produced reports on customer feedback for management review  Provided world Host training to front line staff  Increased levels of positive feedback recorded  Achieved high satisfaction levels for the provision of support services in a survey of Elected Members Objective 5 To support Council’s investment and capital aspirations by developing (1) a fully scoped efficiency plan for reinvestment in Council’s growth objectives and (2) a funding strategy for Council’s Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan (including capital aspirations) once finalised.

Lead Officer Lead Finance Officer

Why we have selected this objective This Council is the least wealthy Council of the new 11 Councils in Northern Ireland evidenced by its’ reliance on Rates Support

Page 173 Page Grant and highest unemployment and deprivation levels. To address this, this Council has a very ambitious capital plan forming part of its’ Community Plan. Council has already made a statement of intent during the 2016/17 rates process by ring-fencing the majority of efficiency savings realised to date through the merger of the 2 legacy Councils for investment in growth as opposed to passing on to ratepayers in the form of reductions. To achieve Council’s significant capital aspirations will obviously require longer term financial planning and forecasting to ensure Council is aware of its’ available resources to fund its’ ambitions along with a significant focus on funding both in terms of maintenance of existing funding streams and securing new revenue streams/ funding, in particular:-

- Maximising rates income through a thorough understanding of Council’s rate-base, areas of weakness, and opportunities for growth. - Ensuring Rates Support Grant allocation is protected. - Ensuring Council services represent value for money. - Ensuring funding from external sources is maximised. - The merger of the 2 Councils will inevitably give significant opportunity for efficiencies with £1.13m having been already realised and a challenging target of £2m to be achieved.

Why we have decided to keep this as an improvement objective for 2017/18  To ensure the sustainable delivery of the Strategic Community Plan / Strategic Inclusive Growth Plan 2017-2032

Target Outcomes for 2017/18  Phase 3 efficiency plan completed  Completion of investment proposition  Page 174 Page 5 year rates plan for capital development to be agreed

What actions are we taking to make a difference in 2017/18  Development and agreement of Stage 3 efficiency plan  Completion of investment proposition exercise to engage private sector.  Scoping of alternative and cheaper methods of loan financing and funding vehicles to fund capital aspirations.  Development of ask to Central Government to leverage Council investment and deliver key strategic projects and initiatives within the community plan.

How will we measure progress Progress/performance will be measured on the basis of quarterly reports being submitted to Governance and Strategic Planning Committee in relation to Council’s medium term financial plan and rates outlook and regular reports to the Capital and Corporate Projects Planning Group in relation to Council’s capital growth funding strategy.

During 2016/17, we achieved the following in relation to this Improvement Objective:  3 year medium term plan included as part of rates estimates including high level Funding Strategy to deliver key Council aspirations (capital and revenue) within the Community Plan  Capital projects completed by new Council since inception (mostly commenced by legacy Councils) of £35.146m of which £16.156m has been secured from external sources.  Capital projects approved, in progress and fully financed by the new Council totalling £41.879m of which £29.5m has been or is to be secured from external sources.  £2.045m recurrent savings identified as part of the Phase 2 efficiency plan to fund the Council’s growth ambitions Page 175 Page Statutory Indicators:

In addition to the five Performance Improvement Objectives identified, Derry City and Strabane District Council is also committed to meeting the following seven statutory performance indicators / standards.

Ref Statutory Indicator Standard to be met (annually)

ED1 The number of jobs promoted through business start-up activity 140* (Business start-up activity means the delivery of completed client led business plans

Page 176 Page under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Regional Start Initiative or its successor programmes.) P1 The average processing time of major planning applications. Major applications processed from [An application in the category of major development within the meaning of the date valid to decision or withdrawal Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(a)] within an average of 30 weeks. P2 The average processing time of local planning applications. Local applications processed from [Local applications means an application in the category of local development within date valid to decision or withdrawal the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern within an average of 15 weeks. Ireland) 2015, and any other applications for approval or consent under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (or any orders or regulations made under that Act)] P3 The percentage of enforcement cases processed within 39 weeks. 70% of all enforcement cases [Enforcement cases are investigations into alleged breaches of planning control under progressed to target conclusion Part 5 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (or under any orders or regulations within 39 weeks of receipt of made under that Act). (b).] complaint W1 The percentage of household waste collected by district councils that is sent for In line with NILAS targets (Northern recycling (including waste prepared for reuse). Ireland Landfill Allowance Scheme) [Household waste is as defined in Article 2 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(a) and the Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(b)]

W2 The amount (tonnage) of biodegradable Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste 21 422 tonnes* that is landfilled. [Local authority collected municipal waste is as defined in section 21 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003(c)] W3 The amount (tonnage) of Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste arisings. In line with NILAS targets (Northern [Local authority collected municipal waste arisings is the total amount of local authority Ireland Landfill Allowance Scheme) collected municipal waste which has been collected by a district council] *under review Page 177 Page Publishing our Improvement Objectives

Our Improvement plan containing Improvement Objectives for 2017/18 will be published on the Council’s website at www.derrystrabane.com as soon as is practical after 1st April 2016 in line with statutory requirements. Members of the public will also be able to access this information at the Council’s offices and can comment on our Improvement Objectives by emailing us at: [email protected] . Details of the Improvement Objectives will also be circulated to stakeholders who have participated in the community planning process for the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.

Reviewing and reporting on our progress

Page 178 Page Our Improvement Objectives are a legal requirement under the Local Government Act (NI) 2014. It is important to review our progress and report to Elected Members and the public on improvements which have been achieved and where we need to do better. Progress in our improvement areas will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the relevant Directors, and on a six monthly basis by the Council’s Senior Leadership Team and Committees, using a wide range of evidence as well as performance reports. Our six monthly directorate performance reports can be viewed on the Council’s website.

Performance information, as identified in the table “how we will measure progress” and in relation to the statutory indicators will be collated from a range of sources.

In addition to publishing our Improvement Objectives at the start of the financial year, we also publish an annual Performance Report by the end of September to give a complete picture of our performance over the previous year, detailing how well we met our improvement objectives and performed against the statutory indicators / standards. In terms of this assessment, where possible, we will look at how performance compares with previous years and with other councils. In the event, of our performance standards not meeting our expectations, corrective actions will be identified and an improvement plan put in place.

We will report our performance against these (2017-2018) Improvement Objectives in September 2018. How to get involved

We are keen to get your feedback on any of the issues covered in this document and in particular on the relevancy of our Improvement Objectives. You can also propose new Improvement Objectives, or make comments on the existing ones by emailing the Council at: [email protected]. Alternatively, you may contact us by phone on 028 71 253 253, Ext 6704.

We also have a dedicated Equality Assurance and Oversight Group which provides the opportunity to engage directly with council officers regarding the Council’s activities. If you have any queries or would like to become a member, please email: [email protected] or simply contact the Equality Officer on 028 71 253 253, Ext 6705.

The consultation web pages publish all current consultation being undertaken by the Council, and give information about how people can participate. Page 179 Page Page 180 Section 4

Our Councillors

Our Councillors Ballyarnett District Electoral Area Party Name Address

SDLP Councillor Angela Dobbins 22 Belvoir Park, Culmore, Derry, BT48 8PQ [email protected] 07709147751 (M) - DEA -Ballyarnett Page 181 Page

SF Councillor Sandra Duffy 80 Oakbridge Park, Derry, BT48 8PY [email protected] 028 71354740 (H) 07800506328 (M) - DEA - Ballyarnett

SF Councillor Tony Hassan 64b Racecourse Road, Derry, BT48 8DS [email protected] 028 71359747 (B) 07702758674 (M) - DEA –Ballyarnett

SF Councillor Caoimhe McKnight Shantallow Sinn Fein Office , 64b Racecourse Road, Derry, BT48 9AY [email protected]

028 71359747 (B) 07794702477 (M) - DEA - Ballyarnett

Party Name Address

IND Councillor Warren Robinson c/o Member Services, Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry BT48 7NN [email protected]

07835810968 (M) – DEA - Ballyarnett

SDLP Councillor Brian Tierney 46 Glencaw Park, Derry, BT48 8LR [email protected] 07731309734 (M) – DEA - Ballyarnett Page 182 Page

Derg District Electoral Area

UUP Alderman Derek Hussey 38 Garvetagh Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, BT81 7QH [email protected] 028 81679921 (H) 07774246223 (M) - DEA –Derg

DUP Alderman Thomas Kerrigan 104 Kilclean Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, BT81 7LD [email protected] 028 81671848 (H) 07710425780 (M) - DEA - Derg

SF Councillor Kieran McGuire 1a Melvin Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9PP [email protected] 07971008246 (M) - DEA -Derg

SF Councillor Maoliosa McHugh (Mayor) 89 Castlefin Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, BT81 7EE Party Name Address [email protected] 028 81670538 (H) 07724484840 (M) - DEA - Derg

SF Councillor Ruairi McHugh 74 Hillview Park, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, BT81 7PR [email protected] 07751576632 (M) - DEA - Derg

Faughan District Electoral Area Page 183 Page IND Alderman Maurice Devenney 19 Rosslea, Newbuildings, Co Londonderry, BT47 2AQ [email protected] 028 71346271 (B) - DEA -Faughan

SF Councillor Paul Fleming 19 Rose Court, Waterside, Derry, BT47 2DU [email protected] 028 71 361949 (B) 07923390605 (M) - DEA - Faughan

SDLP Councillor Gus Hastings 17 Clonmeen Drive, Strathfoyle, Derry, BT47 6UR [email protected] 028 71860341 (H), 07890967667 (M), DEA : - Faughan

SDLP Councillor Jim McKeever 6 Tamneyreagh Park, Eglinton, Derry, BT47 3WD Party Name Address [email protected] 07845717148 (M) - DEA - Faughan

Alderman Graham Warke c/o Member Services, Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry BT48 7NN [email protected] DUP 07975709326 (M) – DEA - Faughan Page 184 Page Foyleside District Electoral Area

SDLP Councillor John Boyle 3 Caradale Park, Derry, BT48 0NU [email protected] 028 71263154 (H) 07748192198 (M) - DEA – Foyleside

SF Councillor Michael Cooper Sinn Fein Constituency Office. Rathmór Business Park Bligh’s Lane, Derry, BT48 0LZ [email protected] 028 71377551 (B) 07743175709 (M) - DEA - Foyleside

SDLP Councillor Shauna Cusack 7 Lowry’s Lane, Derry, BT48 0LS [email protected] 028 71377529 (H) 07919962169 (M) - DEA -Foyleside

SF Councillor Eric McGinley Flat 1/17a Lawrence Hill, Derry, BT48 7NJ [email protected] Party Name Address 07592326195 (M) - DEA -Foyleside

IND Councillor Darren O’Reilly 1 Osbourne Street, Derry, BT48 0HR [email protected] 07742555195 (M) - DEA - Foyleside

Sperrin District Electoral Area Page 185 Page DUP Alderman Allan Bresland 41 Millhaven, Sion Mills, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9FG [email protected] 028 81658579 (H) 07711129452 (M) - DEA -Sperrin

SF Councillor Karina Carlin 1 Fountain Street, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 8JQ [email protected] 07795167556 (M) - DEA -Sperrin

IND Councillor Paul Gallagher 21 Springhill Park, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 8BY [email protected] 07872638565 (M) - DEA -Sperrin

DUP Alderman Rhonda Hamilton 75 Bearney Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 8QT [email protected] Party Name Address 028 81659725 (H) 07925241366 (M) - DEA – Sperrin

SF Councillor Dan Kelly 100 Hollyhill Road, Knockinarvoer, Glenmornan, Co Tyrone, BT82 0HY [email protected] 07518696233 (M) - DEA –Sperrin

IND Councillor Patsy Kelly 31 Melmount Gardens, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9EB [email protected] Page 186 Page 028 71884955 (H) 07887520355 (M) - DEA – Sperrin

SF Councillor Brian McMahon 9 Church Court, Strabane, Co Tyrone., BT82 8RH [email protected] 07845717148 (M) - DEA - Sperrin

The Moor District Electoral Area

SF Councillor Kevin Campbell Sinn Fein Constituency Office, Rathmor Business Park Bligh’s Lane, Derry, BT48 0LZ [email protected] 028 71281900 (B) 07912433893 (M) – DEA -The Moor

SDLP Councillor Sean Carr 8 Abbey Park, Derry, BT48 9DS [email protected] 028 71263388 (H) 07751189051 (M) – DEA -The Moor Party Name Address

IND Councillor Gary Donnelly c/o Member Services, Council Offices, 98 Strand Road Derry, BT48 7NN [email protected] 07857977945 (M) – DEA - The Moor

SF Councillor Colly Kelly Sinn Fein Constituency Office, Rathmór Business Park Bligh’s Lane, Derry, BT48 0LZ [email protected] 028 71377551 (B) – DEA -The Moor

SF Councillor Patricia Logue 190 Lecky Road, Derry, BT48 6NR [email protected] Page 187 Page 028 71361949 (B) 07851313583 (M) – DEA - The Moor

SDLP Councillor Tina Gardiner 17b Deanfield, Limavady Road, Derry, BT47 6HY [email protected] 07916785507 (M)

Waterside District Electoral Area

UUP Alderman Mary Hamilton Ermah House, 13 Rossdowney Park, Londonderry, BT47 5NR [email protected] 028 71311984 (H) 07980885392 (M) - DEA – Waterside Party Name Address

SF Councillor Christopher Jackson 16 Tamneymore Park, Derry, BT47 2EG [email protected] 028 71349357 (H) 07841697856 (M) – DEA - Waterside

DUP Alderman Hilary McClintock 7 Hazelbank Road, Drumahoe, Co Londonderry, BT47 3NX [email protected] Page 188 Page 028 71301024 (H) 07787949735 (M) - DEA -Waterside

DUP Alderman David Ramsey 40 Gortin Manor, Newbuildings, Londonderry, BT47 2TF [email protected] 028 71343856 (H) 07725623897 (M) - DEA – Waterside

SDLP Councillor Martin Reilly 161 Waterfoot Park, Caw, Derry, BT47 6SY [email protected] 028 71360700 (B) 07812162488 (M) - DEA - Waterside

DUP Alderman Drew Thompson 61 Sperrin Park, Waterside, Londonderry, BT47 6NG [email protected] 028 71311037 (H) 028 71349594 (B) - DEA - Waterside Contact Us

We have tried to take into account all the people we have consulted when preparing this Corporate Plan and Improvement Plan. If you wish to comment on any of these proposals please contact us using the contact details below: Derry City and Strabane District Council 98 Strand Road Derry BT48 7NN, and 47 Derry Rd Strabane BT82 8DY Page 189 Page

Tel: (028) 71 253 253 E: [email protected] Website: www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com Find us on Facebook derrycityandstrabanedistrict Twitter @dcsdcouncil Page 190 Agenda Item 13

Title of Report: Officer Presenting: Chief Executive Responses to Motions Author: Lead Democratic Services and Improvement Officer

1 Purpose of Report/Recommendations

1.1 To advise Members of correspondence received in relation to Motions passed by Council.

2 Correspondence Received

2.1 Motion – Welfare Reform

At the Meeting of Council held on 27 April 2017 the following Motion was passed:

‘That this Council recognizes that Welfare Cuts also known as Welfare Reform will have a significant impact on the most vulnerable in our communities. Council notes that the NI Appeals Service have confirmed that there will be dramatic increase in appeals. Council further recognizes that this expected increase will place major pressure on local CAB and independent advice agencies to provide representation at appeals. Council calls on the Department for Communities to provide quality approved advice centres with the additional funds required to deal with the increased demand for tribunal representation in this Council area.

2.12 A response was received from the Permanent Secretary, Department for communities, attached at Appendix 1.

2.2 Proposal – Area of Natural Constraint Scheme – Severely Disadvantaged Areas (SDA’s)

At the Meeting of Council held on 25 May 2017 the following Proposal was carried:

‘That Council supports the motion by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and seeks confirmation of areas categorised as a Severely Disadvantaged Area within the Derry City and Strabane District Council Area.’

Page 191 2.21 A subsequent response was received from the Area Based Schemes Payment Branch, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), attached at Appendices 2 and 3.

3 Recommendations

3.1 Members to note the replies received.

Background Papers

Appendix 1- Correspondence dated 25 May 2017 from the Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities.

Appendix 2- Correspondence dated 9 June 2017 from the Area Based Schemes Payment Branch, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

Appendix 3 – Map showing Severely Disadvantaged Areas (SDA’s) within the Derry City and Strabane District Council Area.

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The Department believes that it has made adequate provision for tribunal representation across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area and has put in place additional provision to take account of anticipated increases in demand as a result of the welfare changes.

Yours sincerely,

LEO O’REILLY

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In response to your telephone query with Peter and your email below, the definition of Severely Disadvantaged Area is set out below. The attached map shows areas designated as SDA within the Derry City and Strabane District Council Areas.

(i) definition of what is classified as a Severely Disadvantaged Area

The definition of a Severely Disadvantaged Area stems from the 1975 European Council Directive on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less favoured areas (75/268/EEC) that asked Member States to identify and notify the European Commission of the boundaries of their Less Favoured Areas (LFA). Under this directive the UK designated and notified its LFA areas using the following criteria;

- Land of limited agricultural potential, i.e. rough grazing greater than 49% of combined permanent and rough grazing, stocking densities less than 0.078LU/forage ha, and farm rents less than 48% of the national average; - Low economic results of farming, i.e. earned income/man work unit less than 75% of the national average; - Low population density, i.e. less than 36 inhabitants/km²; - Dependence on farming, i.e. more than 19% of total working population engaged in agriculture.

In a Northern Ireland context approximately 40% of its agricultural land area was classified LFA at this time.

In 1984 this original LFA area was renamed as “Severely Disadvantaged Area”.

The Severely Disadvantaged Area boundary has remained largely unchanged from its original notification in 1975.

I trust this provides you with the information you need

Regards

Martina Fleming Area Based Schemes Payment Branch

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Supporting Information Area of Natural Constraint - This material is based upon Crown Copyright and is reproduced with the Derry City and Strabane District Council permission of Land & Property Services under delegated authority from Except as otherwise permitted under Copyright, Designs and the Controller of Her Majestys Stationary Office © Crown copyright and Patents Act 1988 (as amended), this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, database rights 2017. NIMA Licence DMOU 201. with the prior permission of Land & Property Services. NIMA Licence DMOU 201 © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2013 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 14

Sealing List June 2017

Documents Sealed 19th May 2017

Tenancy Agreement in duplicate:- Creggan Enterprises Limited ~to~ Derry City and Strabane District Council relating to North West Carnival Initiative.

Documents Sealed 9th June 2017

Transfer Deed in triplicate:- Radius Housing Association, Derry City and Strabane District Council and The Department for Communities relating to lands at Skeoge/Phase 3.

Documents Sealed 22nd June 2017

Grants of Right of Burial in Ballyoan Cemetery

Ms Bernadette Innes, 1 Jeffrey Avenue, Waterside, Derry, BT47 6DB. Mrs Gretta Wooding, 2 Cherryburn Gardens, Derry, BT47 5PX. Mrs Sadie Murray, 26 Shantallow Avenue, Derry, BT48 7UB. Mrs Ann Sherrard, 124 The Fountain, Londonderry, BT48 6QL. Mrs Grave Hargan, 96 Ivy Mead, Derry, BT47 3WX. Mr Gordon Sharpe, 1 Lisdale Park, Maydown, Derry, BT47 6HE. Mr Trevor Holmes, 4 May Street, L’derry, BT47 6HA. Mrs Marjorie McBride, 179 Glenshane Road, Derry, BT47 3EN. Mrs Madge Curran, 17 Erinvale Avenue, Derry, BT47 5HT. Ms Georgina Prosser, 4 Troy Road, Llanhilleth, Abertillery, Gwent, NP13 2RL

Grants of Right of Burial in City Cemetery

Mr Clarke Hamilton, 15 Maple Road, Coshquin, Derry, BT48 0NH. Mrs Anne Fox, 95 Moss Park, Derry, BT48 8JY. Mr Michael Brown, 50 Drumleck Gardens, Derry, BT48 8ET. Mrs Betty Page, 30A Glenabbey Drive, Derry, BT48 8TA. Mrs Bridgid Pyne, 8 High Park, Derry, BT48 6LT. Mr Frank McConnellogue, 9 Inishowen Gardens, Derry, BT48 9NN. Mrs Daphne McAllister, 45 Belmont Crescent, Derry, BT48 7RR. Mr Seamus King, 15 Bloomfield Park, Derry, BT48 8HA. Mr Tony Mellon, 41 Bloomfield Park, Derry, BT48 8HA. Mrs Bridie Glenn, 174 Carnhill, Derry. Mr Aaron McDowell, 39 Farmhill, Derry, BT48 0HY. Mrs Patsy Brennan, 7A Drumleck Drive, Derry, BT48 8Ej. Mr Pat McKeever, 16 Woodleigh, Culmore, Derry. Mr Lee Porter, 92 Bloomfield Park, Derry, BT48 8HD. Mr John McIntyre, 6 Fanad Drive, Creggan, Derry. Mr Bernard McAneney, 88 Gleneagles, Derry, BT48 7TF. Mrs Katie Duffy, 4 Lone Moore Gardens, Derry, BT48 9LE. Mrs Pauline Bell, 23 Bayswater, Derry, BT47 6JL. Mrs Kathleen McClelland, 20 Moyola Drive, Derry, BT48 8EG. Mr Frank Stewart, 43 Upper Nassau Street, Derry, BT48 0EU.

Page 199 Mr John McCloskey, 29 Hawthorn Drive, Derry, BT48 0GN. Mr Jim Barr, 1 Glenbank Road, Derry. Mr Manus McBrearty, 21 Knockalla Park, Galliagh, Derry, BT48 8LT. Ms Karen O’Doherty, 285 Cornshell Fields, Steelstown, BT48 8DW. Mrs Miriam Hasson, 159 Elaghmore Park, Galliagh, bt48 8DZ Mr Sean Cooley, 46 Gleneagles, Derry, BT48 7TF. Mr Paul Muldoon, 2 Aranmore Avenue, Derry, BT48 9TS. Mr Vincent Curran, 65 Rosemount Gardens, Derry, BT48 0HW. Ms Chad Wylie, 4 Synge Court, Derry, BT48 0PH. Ms Gertrude McGarvey, 17 Mountjoy Street, Derry, BT48 6TN. Mr Donal Moran, 96 Iniscarn Road, Derry, BT48 9RW. Mrs Monica Garvin, 19 Edenmount Park, Derry, BGT58 0AQ. Ms Natalie Duffy, 86 Bloomfield Park, Derry, BT48 8HD. Mrs Ann Mulrine, 101 Templegrove, Derry, BT48 0RF. Mr Alan Monaghan, 53 The Branch, Derry, BT48 0RA. Mr William Hegarty, 28 Ernest Street, Derry, BT48 0HB. Ms Sharon O’Kane, 46 Rathkeel Way, Derry, BT48 9RU. Ms Róis ÓMianáin, 3 Joyce Court, Ballymagroarty, Derry, BT48 0PJ. Mr John Francis McGilloway, 116A Ballyarnett Road, Derry, BT48 7UF. Mrs Eilish Martin, 15 Tivolia Park, Derry, BT48 0AG. Ms Eileen Doherty, 15 Thornhill Park, Derry, BT48 8PB. Mr Raymond Porter, 11 Danesfort Crescent, Derry, BT48 8DG. Mr Hugh McDaid, 16 Glenside Park, Derry, BT48 0BU. Ms Charmaine McVeigh, 1 Dove Gardens, Derry, BT48 9HD. Ms Geraldine O’Hagan, 59 Glenbank Road, Derry, BT48 0BB. Mrs Ann Fulton, 72c Northland Road, Derry, BT48 7NF. Mr Eddie Doherty, 162 Hatmore Park, Derry, BT48 0QJ. Mr Joe Bonner, 83 Slievemore Park, Galliagh, Derry, BT48 8AH. Mr John McCloskey, 57 Glenbank Road, Derry, BT48 0QJ. Mr Brian McCool, 89 Central Drive, Derry, BT48 9QH. Mr Simon Seagroatt, 42 Treve Avenue, Harrow, HA1 4AJ. Mrs Margaret McDonald, 5 Glenbrook House, Derry, BT48 0DY. Ms Mariette Donnelly, 50A Westland Street, Derry, BT48 9EU. Mrs Teresa McDaid, 2 Dunkeld Avenue, Derry, BT48 8DJ. Mrs Ann Walker, 86 Rockfield, Derry, BT48 8AX. Mrs Elizabeth Devlin, 36 Creggan Heights, Derry, BT48 9QS. Ms Anika Rossborough, 2 Fernabbey Drive, Skeoge, Derry, BT48 8RE. Mr Paul McLaughlin, Riverview House, Riverview Park, Abercorn Road, Derry, BT48 6SB. Mrs Ann Cavanagh, 520 Carnhill, Derry, BT48 8BY.

Grants of Right of Burial in Claudy Cemetery Mrs Alice Scott, 46 Mullabuoy Road, Eglinton, L’derry.

Grants of Right of Burial in Ardstraw Burial Ground Harold Spratt, 4 Holmview Heights, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, BT78 4NE

Grants of Right of Burial in Aughalane Cemetery Caroline Patterson, 62 Ligford Road, Plumbridge, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT79 8DR

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