ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL 25 May 2018 Dear Sir/Madam You are hereby invited to attend a meeting of the Ards and North Down Borough Council which will be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 commencing at 7.00pm. Yours faithfully Stephen Reid Chief Executive Ards and North Down Borough Council A G E N D A 1. Prayer 2. Apologies 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Mayor’s Business 4.1 Presentation of Elected Member Development Charter 5. Mayor and Deputy Mayor Engagements for the Month (To be tabled) 6. Minutes of Meeting of Council dated 25 April 2018 (Copy attached) 7. Minutes of Committees (Copies attached) 7.1 Planning Committee dated 1 May 2018 7.2 Environment Committee dated 2 May 2018 7.3 Regeneration and Development Committee dated 3 May 2018 7.4 Corporate Services Committee dated 8 May 2018 7.5 Community and Wellbeing Committee dated 9 May 2018 8. Requests for Deputations 8.1 Translink – Transport Plans for the Borough (Copy email attached) 8.2 Caring Communities Safe and Well – Local services for older people (Copy email attached) 9. Consultation Documents 9.1 Consultation on proposed Marine Plan for Northern Ireland (Report attached) 10. Conferences, Invitations etc. 10.1 Invitation - 21st Columban's Day, Friends of Columbanus, Brittany (Report attached) 10.2. Service of Commemoration – Portadown (Correspondence attached) 10.3. 2018 NILGA Conference and Gala Awards – 11 October 2018 (Correspondence attached) 10.4. NILGA - Community Planning and Wellbeing Network Event – 21 June 2018 – Seagoe Hotel, Craigavon (Correspondence attached) 10.5. Invitation - Cardiff Bay Vision Conference – Waterfront Regeneration Conference 31 May 2018 (Report attached) 11. Transfer of Rights of Burial 12. Sealing Documents 13. Equality Impact Assessment: Final Decision Report – Decision to Name the New Build Leisure Facility in Newtownards as ‘Ards Blair Mayne Wellbeing and Leisure Complex’ (Report attached) 14. Notice of Motion Status Report (Report attached) 15. Notices of Motion 15.1. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor T Smith and Councillor Brooks That this Council brings back a report on establishing a partnership with Donaghadee Preservation Society, exploring how we can work together to deliver a successful outcome in relation to the Sir Samuel Kelly Project. 15.2 Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Cummings and Alderman Gibson That Council recognises that the new phasing system introduced at the junction of High Street/Castle Street/The Square in Comber is continuing to cause congestion problems for road users in the town particularly at peak times which were not evident prior to the system being introduced; and that Council agrees to write to DfI Road requesting that the signalling at the junction of High Street/Castle Street/The Square in urgently reviewed to improve the flow of traffic through Comber town. 15.3. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Cummings and Alderman Gibson That this Council seeks a report into the feasibility of a slip lane to facilitate traffic safety for vehicles to gain entrance into the Recycling Centre, Moss Road, Ballygowan on land already ownership. 2 15.4. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Walker and Councillor Brooks This Council acknowledges the draft Off Street Car Parking Strategy Document instruction to 'undertake further discussions' on the issue of parking in Donaghadee and instructs officers to urgently engage with TransportNI, Translink, the Donaghadee Commerce and Development and AECOM to develop and implement an effective, integrated parking strategy for the town. 15.5. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Chambers That Officers bring back a report on the current condition of Groomsport tennis courts and indicate any necessary maintenance that may be required to bring the courts to an acceptable standard. 15.6. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Muir That this Council requests that officers bring back a report on how the new legislation and arrangements concerning Special Events on Roads - Road (Miscellaneous Provision) Act (NI) 2010 has been operating one year after enactment on 4 September 2017 including costs charged compared to other Councils and with a specific focus concerning impact upon charitable / not for profit organisations and sporting events. 15.7. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Martin That this Council believes that in a mum's pregnancy both lives matter, the mother and unborn child. This commitment to the rights of both must be reflected in the support provided to mothers, the unborn child and their families throughout the pregnancy. This Council calls for the Department of Health to consider a Perinatal Hospice Care Facility or service in Northern Ireland to be established to provide the best medical and emotional support for those who are faced with the diagnosis of a severe life limiting condition. 15.8. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Robinson That this council supports the campaign for Lucy’s Law, and will adopt it as our policy in the interests of the welfare of both puppies and their mothers. 15.9. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Smith and Councillor Kennedy This Council will look at ways to preserve and protect Mew Island in terms of its wildlife and nature as well as the historic and listed buildings that exist there. As part of this, the Council will facilitate a meeting of relevant organisations and statutory bodies in order to hear views and ideas of how Mew Island can be preserved for future generations. Some of the those we should consider inviting to such a meeting should include Commissioner of Irish Lights, the Historical Environment Division, NIEA, Copeland 3 Bird Observatory, National Trust, British Trust for Ornithology and RSPB. This list is not exclusive. Mew Island is a treasure of our shores and we as a Council should be part of its preservation. 15.10 .Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Muir That this Council requests that officers bring back a report on the possibility of organising with local Churches an Annual Multi Denominational Service of Thanksgiving for the work of the Emergency Services and First Responders. 15.11.Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Cathcart That this Council expresses its deep disappointment with the Department of Education in its refusal to grant additional places to Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College. It is estimated at least 40 pupils in Bangor and 70 pupils throughout Ards and North Down received no offer of a school place, with a number of pupils facing the potential of long journeys for their secondary education. This Council therefore calls on the Department of Education to grant additional places at Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College and potentially at other schools in the Ards and North Down area to address this issue or send Departmental representatives to come before Council to explain this decision. 15.12.Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Smart Tasks council officers to work with the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Northern Ireland along with Newtownards Royal British Legion in an effort to facilitate the siting and necessary planning consents required for a memorial in Court Square, Newtownards, dedicated to the courageous and heroic Polish air men, including those stationed at RAF Ballyhalbert, who played a pivotal role during the Second World War both locally and further afield. A report, detailing feasibility, is brought forward by council officers at their earliest opportunity. 15.13. Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Mark Brooks and Councillor Tom Smith Tom Blower was a British man who on the 27/28 July 1947 became the first to successfully swim the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland completing the feat in 15 hours and 26 minutes. This North Channel swim is now part of the oceans seven marathon swimming challenge. It was proposed in 2008 as the swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. The other 6 are The Cook Strait, The Molokai Channel , The English Channel ,The Catalina Channel , The Tsugaru Strait and The Strait of Gibralta . Donaghadee is the start point of the North Channel swim, there were 10 attempted crossings in 2017 alone. I task this council as part of our tourism strategy to commemorate the first successful crossing by Tom Blower with an appropriate plaque to be placed on the Harbour to mark this tremendous achievement and promote Donaghadee as one of the Oceans Seven swimming challenge. 4 15.14 Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Douglas That this Council undertakes to write to the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education, Mr Derek Baker to request an urgent review of the post primary school provision in North Down given the situation which has emerged whereby a number of children have been left without a school placement at this time, and others being offered placements as far away as Portaferry. ITEM 16 & 17 ***IN CONFIDENCE*** 16. Recruitment of Director of Finance and Performance (Report attached) 17. Request to Use McKee Clock Arena for the purpose of siting a Fun Fair (Report to follow) Circulated for Information a) DfI – Disabled Persons Parking Places on Roads: Lisadell Place and Beatrice Road (Correspondence attached) b) DfI – Proposed Formalisation of the School Keel Clear (Correspondence attached) c) Letter from NICCY (Copy attached) MEMBERSHIP OF ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL Alderman Carson Councillor Dunlop Alderman Fletcher Councillor Dunne Alderman Gibson Councillor