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1 FERMANAGH AND OMAGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting of: Council Date and Time: Thursday 28 July 2016 at 7.03 pm Location: Council Chamber, The Townhall, Enniskillen Chairman: Councillor Mary Garrity Vice Chairman: Councillor Bert Wilson Present: Councillors: Diana Armstrong; Alex Baird; Mark Buchanan; Glenn Campbell; Sean Clarke; John Coyle; Josephine Deehan; Joanne Donnelly; Sean Donnelly; Keith Elliott; Raymond Farrell; Anthony Feely; Brendan Gallagher; Robert Irvine; David Mahon; Sorcha McAnespy; Brian McCaffrey; Stephen McCann; Marty McColgan; Barry McNally; Garbhan McPhillips; Thomas O’Reilly; Allan Rainey MBE; Paul Robinson; Rosemarie Shields; Chris Smyth; Errol Thompson; Howard Thornton; Victor Warrington In Attendance: Chief Executive; Director of Community, Health and Leisure; Director of Environment and Place; Director of Regeneration and Planning; Head of Democratic and Customer Services; Head of Human Resources and Organisation Development; PA to Chief Executive; Democratic Services Officer Apologies: Councillors: Debbie Coyle; Barry Doherty; Frankie Donnelly; John Feely; Anne-Marie Fitzgerald; Tommy Maguire; Sheamus Greene; Patricia Rogers; Bernice Swift Member’s Request A Member requested latitude from the Chairperson to speak about the proposed closure of the Bank of Ireland in Belleek. He asked that the Council write to the Northern Ireland Regional Director of Bank of Ireland UK requesting that the decision to close the bank be reviewed. A number of other Members also expressed disappointment at the proposed closure. During discussion on this matter Members highlighted the following points: 1 Council Meeting – 28 July 2016 2 There were 5,000 customers in the branch and if it closed the village would have no financial institution; There had been no money in the ATM the previous weekend and also on two days during the week; The branch covered the Belcoo and Garrison areas as well as Belleek; Belleek was the second most deprived electoral ward while Garrison and Belcoo were the third most deprived; The effect withdrawal of this vital service would have on Belleek, a centre of excellence for tourism within Fermanagh; and The distance that residents, in particular senior citizens who perhaps didn’t use internet banking, would now have to travel to access their nearest bank. RESOLVED: On the proposal of Councillor J Coyle, seconded by Councillor Farrell, that the Council makes representations to the Northern Ireland Regional Director of Bank of Ireland UK to request that the decision to close the Belleek branch be reconsidered. The letter also to seek clarification as to whether the ATM would remain if the branch was closed. Councillors S Donnelly and Gallagher entered the meeting during consideration of the above item. 1. Minutes of Council Meeting held on 5 July 2016 NOTED: that Paper A had been issued with the agenda. Members raised the following points of accuracy within the minutes of 5 July 2016: NILGA Local Government Annual Conference and Exhibition, 5 and 6 October 2016 – Page 10, Item 10.2 It was confirmed that Councillors Deehan and J Donnelly would attend the NILGA Local Government Annual Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 6 October 2016. The Chairperson and one other would attend on Wednesday 5 October. Report on Community Planning Governance Arrangements – Elected Member Representation on Strategic Partnership Board – Page 13, Item 11.3 It was noted that under accuracy the minute should read that the appointment of Elected Members to the Community Planning Strategic Partnership Board was determined by agreement and reflected what the outcome would have been had the d’hondt system been applied. Removal of Notice Board – Hospital Road Community Centre – Page 18, Item 16.7 The title should read Erection of Notice Board – Hospital Road Community Centre. 2 Council Meeting – 28 July 2016 3 RESOLVED: On the proposal of Councillor McColgan, seconded by Councillor Robinson, that the minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2016 be taken as read and signed as correct subject to the foregoing. Councillors Deehan and A Feely entered and Councillor Elliott left and re-entered the meeting during the above item. 2. Declarations of Interest Declarations of Interest were conveyed as follows: Item 4.2 – Local Development Plan Steering Group – Independent Member Nomination – Councillor Irvine Item 8.4 (of Minutes) – Remembering and Commemoration Events Working Group – Minutes of meeting held on 26 July 2016 – Councillors Campbell, McCann, McColgan and McNally Item 21.1 – Verbal update regarding the proposed Regeneration Scheme for Station Green, Enniskillen – Councillors Mahon and Thornton Item 22 – Confidential Report of the Policy and Resources meeting held on 14 July 2016 – Councillor Shields, Chief Executive and Director of Environment and Place 3. Matters Arising 3.1 Nominations for a Council delegation to attend a meeting with the Minister for Infrastructure - Page 2, Item 3.2(a) The Chief Executive informed Members that the above meeting was scheduled to take place at 4.00 pm on Thursday 4 August 2016 in Clarence Court, Belfast with a pre-meeting to take place at 3.30 pm. It was noted that Councillor Buchanan was to replace Councillor Farrell and that Councillor Rogers was no longer available to attend the meeting. It was confirmed that the delegation comprised Councillors Baird, Buchanan, J Coyle, Greene, Mahon, O’Reilly and Warrington. The Chief Executive also advised Members that the meeting with the Minister for Finance in the Townhall, Enniskillen on Monday 1 August 2016 was scheduled to commence at 9.00 am sharp. NOTED. 3.2 Verbal update on the Farmland Flooding Scheme – Page 14, Item 8.6 The Chief Executive advised Members that Mr Alan Strong was available to attend a meeting on Wednesday 9 November 2016 at 6.00 pm to brief the Council on the Floods Review. 3 Council Meeting – 28 July 2016 4 NOTED. 3.3 Local Development Plan Steering Group – Independent Member Nomination - Page 5, Item 3.5 The Chief Executive asked Independent Members if they were in a position to nominate a member to sit on the Local Development Plan Steering Group as the next meeting of the group was scheduled to take place at 5.00 pm on 6 September 2016 in the Grange. In response to a query from a Member the Director of Regeneration and Planning confirmed that Councillor Swift was already a member of the Steering Group. The Independent Members present stated that they were not yet in a position to nominate a member to the Steering Group. NOTED: that the Independent Member to sit on the Local Development Plan Steering Group would be confirmed at a later stage. Councillor Campbell entered the meeting during consideration of the above item. 3.4 Libraries NI – Reduction in Opening Hours of the Omagh and Enniskillen Branch Libraries – Page 5, Item 3.7 NOTED: that email correspondence dated 18 July 2016 from Libraries NI regarding Reduction in Opening Hours of the Omagh and Enniskillen Branch Libraries had been issued with the agenda. The Chief Executive informed Members that he had written again to Libraries NI as the correspondence received from them on 18 July 2016 had not addressed the original request for clarification on the specific savings attributable to the proposed reduction in opening hours in Enniskillen and Omagh libraries. NOTED. Councillor Shields entered the meeting during consideration of the above item. 3.5 Motion – Learning Difficulty Services in the Western Health and Social Care Trust – Page 6, Item 3.10 In response to a query from a Member the Chief Executive confirmed that no response had yet been received from the Western Health and Social Care Trust in relation to the scoping exercise requested on the needs of carers, including carers for those with learning difficulties. 4 Council Meeting – 28 July 2016 5 3.6 Street Lighting and General Maintenance on walkways in Omagh – Page 6, Item 3.11 Responding to a query from a Member, the Director of Environment and Place confirmed that the pathway from James Street to Hillbank Fold was unregistered land, but that it was understood to be in the ownership of Transport NI. NOTED. 3.7 Lough Erne Landscape Partnership Project – Page 7, Item 7.1 The Director of Environment and Place confirmed that the Lough Erne Landscape Partnership Project was to be managed by the Lough Erne Landscape Partnership Steering Group which comprised Officers from: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, The Conservation Volunteers, Waterways Ireland, Fermanagh Rural Community Network (FRCN), The National Trust, Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, Upper Lough Erne Region and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. He added that the governance arrangements would be reviewed as the process went forward. NOTED. 3.8 Orlando Nightclub Shooting Atrocity – Page 11, Item 10.3 In response to a query from a Member, the Chief Executive confirmed that it was intended to include the feasibility of recording Committee meetings as part of the overall review of meeting procedures. NOTED. 3.9 Agricultural Liaison Group – Independent Member Nomination – Page 12, Item 11.1 The Director of Regeneration and Planning informed Members that correspondence had been received from Fermanagh Rural Community Network (FRCN) requesting that a representative from the organisation be included on the Agricultural Liaison Group. The Independent Members present stated that they were not yet in a position to nominate a member to the Agricultural Liaison Group. Following discussion it was agreed that the first meeting of the Agricultural Liaison Group on 12 September 2016 would take place at 2.00pm as originally agreed, and after which an alternative time for the December meeting and future meetings of the Group would be agreed with Members. 5 Council Meeting – 28 July 2016 6 RESOLVED: On the proposal of Councillor J Coyle, seconded by Councillor A Feely, that a representative from Fermanagh Rural Community Network (FRCN) be invited to sit on the Agricultural Liaison Group.