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27 June 2019 Dear Councillor You are invited to attend a meeting of the Council to be held in The Chamber, Dungannon at Mid Ulster District Council, Council Offices, Circular Road, DUNGANNON, BT71 6DT on Thursday, 27 June 2019 at 19:00 to transact the business noted below. Yours faithfully Anthony Tohill Chief Executive AGENDA OPEN BUSINESS 1. Apologies 2. Declarations of Interest Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest. 3. Chair's Business 4. Deputation - DFI Roads Western Division (Report Embargoed until 28 June 2019) Matters for Decision 5. Council minutes of meeting held on 15 April 2019 5 - 14 6. Annual General Council minutes of meeting held on 20 May 15 - 36 2019 7. Planning Committee minutes of meeting held on 4 June 37 - 66 2019 8. Policy and Resources Committee minutes of meeting hled 67 - 74 on 6 June 2019 9. Environment Committee minutes of meeting held on 11 75 - 88 June 2019 10. Development Committee minutes of meeting held on 13 89 - 104 June 2019 11. Conference, Seminars & Training Report 105 - 120 12. Requests for Civic Recognition 121 - 132 Matters for Information Page 1 of 158 13 Correspondence 133 - 150 14 Consultations notified to Mid Ulster District Council 151 - 158 Notice of Motions 15 Councillor M Quinn to move “This council condemns animal cruelty in all forms; notes the effective framework currently in place for punishing offenders and imposing appropriate sentences which serve as a deterrent to others; recognises the work of the USPCA in challenging cruel behaviour toward animals as well as supporting rehoming initiatives for those animals that have suffered abuse or neglect; further notes with concern that there is no central register of those convicted of animal cruelty offences and; resolves to write to the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Justice, and the British and Irish Governments to raise these concerns and propose a central all- island register for animal abusers.” 16 Councillor Wilson to move "That this Council seek an urgent meeting with Translink to discuss their continued refusal to provide a stop to facilitate passengers wishing to visit Antrim Hospital. Such a stop could be located at the roundabout on the M2 adjacent to the Hospital and would be used solely by the Translink 212 service." 17 Councillor Elattar to Move "That this council commends the #FDANODELAY campaign and recognises that people living in hostels and other temporary/emergency accommodation across our society are homeless and deserve to be legally recognised as such by having Full Duty Applicant status awarded. This Council calls on the NIHE Chief Executive to respond outlining what measures the NIHE will now take to accurately audit the extent of the problem regarding homeless people who are not recognised as such and what steps will be taken to remedy these oversights." 18 Councillor Cuddy to move "We believe it is important to mark the 75th Anniversary of VE day. There was an WWII American fighter plane that crashed killing the pilot near President Grants ancestral home just a few days before the end of World War II. We propose that this Council work with the local Historical Society to mark the crash site and hold an event or events to acknowledge the contribution of troops from the USA who where billeted in the Mid Ulster area for a period of time during the built up to the D-day landings that eventually brought an end to World War II." 19 Councillor D McPeake to move Page 2 of 158 "That this council welcomes the range of reports recently published which highlight the serious risk of greater hardship for many within our community, if Welfare Mitigations do not continue beyond March 2020. These reports include; • Welfare Reform: Mitigations on a Cliff Edge. • Cliff Edge Coalition NI. • NIAO: Welfare Reforms in NI. It calls on all parties to support the need to continue Welfare Mitigations beyond March 2020 and further; Calls on DfC to take all steps necessary to ensure the Mitigations scheme will continue to help the most vulnerable in our community." Items restricted in accordance with Section 42, Part 1 of Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014. The public will be asked to withdraw from the meeting at this point. Matters for Decision 20. Council Confidential minutes of meeting held on 15 April 2019 21. Special Environment Confidential minutes of meeting held on 16 April 2019 22. Planning Confidential minutes of meeting held on 4 June 2019 23. Policy and Resources Confidential minutes of meeting held on 6 June 2019 24. Environment Committee Confidential minutes of meeting held on 11 June 2019 25. Development Committee Confidential minutes of meeting held on 13 June 2019 26. Audit Committee Confidential minutes of meeting held on 18 June 2019 27. Document for Sealing: Deed of Surrender between The Woodland Trust and Mid Ulster District Council in triplicate 28. Document for Sealing: Deed of Dedication in respect of lands at Ballymacombs, Loughsholin, County Londonderry between Mid Ulster District Council (1), The Woodland Trust (2) and The Big Lottery Fund (3) in triplicate 29. Document for Sealing: 20 Year Lease for lands situated at Glenone Wood, Portglenone between The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs and Mid Ulster District Council in duplicate 30. Document for Sealing: Coalisland Public Realm - Fox Building & Engineering Ltd 31. Document for Sealing: Davagh Dark Skies Visitor Centre - Lowry Building & Civil Engineering Ltd Page 3 of 158 32. Document for Sealing: Dungannon Leisure Centre Repairs - R J McKelvey Ltd 33. Document for Sealing: Maghera Public Realm Design Team - RPS Ireland Ltd Matters for Information Page 4 of 158 Minutes of Meeting of Mid Ulster District Council held on Monday 15 April 2019 in the Council Offices, Circular Road, Dungannon Chair Councillor S McPeake Members Present Councillors Ashton, Buchanan, Burton, Clarke, Colvin, Cuddy, Cuthbertson, Doris, Elattar, Forde, Gildernew, Gillespie, Glasgow, Kearney, McAleer, McEldowney, McFlynn, B McGuigan, S McGuigan, McKinney, McLean, McNamee, D McPeake, Mallaghan, Milne, Molloy, Monteith, Mullen, Mulligan, O’Neill, M Quinn, Robinson, G Shiels, Totten and Wilson Officers in Mr A Tohill, Chief Executive Attendance Ms Canavan, Director of Organisational Development Mr Cassells, Director of Environment & Property Mr Kelso, Director of Public Health & Infrastructure Ms Mezza, Head of Marketing & Communications Mr JJ Tohill, Director of Finance Mrs Forde, Member Support Officer The meeting commenced at 7 pm C080/19 Apologies Councillors Mullen, T Quinn and J Shiels C081/19 Chair’s Business The Chair, Councillor McPeake acknowledged it was the last meeting of the current Council and made mention of Councillors McEldowney, J Shiels and T Quinn who were not seeking re-election. He wished them all the best and thanked them for their participation throughout the mandate. The Chair, Councillor McPeake reflected on his ten months as Chair of the Council and said he had thoroughly enjoyed his time in office, visiting places and groups throughout the district. He added that the experience had been memorable and enlightening as he had learnt of the powerful work undertaken by groups throughout the district. The Chair thanked all staff, extending special thanks to Colleen, Diane, Ursula, Jennifer, Eileen and Philip. He extended his thanks to the Deputy Chair Councillor Burton for her support in covering many engagements throughout the term. Councillor Molloy entered the meeting at 7.07pm The Deputy Chair, Councillor Burton thanked her party for the privilege of holding the position of Deputy Chair and spoke of all that had been fitted into the short term. She expressed her thanks to Jennifer and Eileen and all supporting staff together with the Directors. Councillor Burton said she had met many people and highlighted a few events such as NILGA Britain in Bloom coming to Belfast, Council working with 1 – Council (15.04.19) Page 5 of 158 small businesses in Aughnacloy to bring the World Butcher Challenge to Mid Ulster which provided a great public relations opportunity for rural businesses on the world stage. Councillor Burton also spoke the ‘Dan the Man’ event attended by both the Chair and herself explaining that the group organise birthday parties for children who have autism who very often find themselves excluded from invitation lists. Councillor Burton concluded highlighting the Clogher Valley Agricultural Society receiving the Queens Award and extended her thanks to all who volunteer throughout the District. Councillor Clarke entered the meeting at 7.10pm Councillor Cuddy entered the meeting at 7.11pm In response to the Chair, Councillor McPeake highlighting that the consultation regarding ‘Reshaping Breast Assessment Services’ Councillor Monteith confirmed he was happy to make his comments at that point of the meeting. C082/19 Declarations of Interest The Chair reminded Members of their responsibility with regard to declarations of interest. Councillor Monteith declared an interest in C086/19 Development Committee Minutes - D077/19 Community Development Grants • Dugnannon Gaelic Forum Comhaltas • Dungannon Thomas Clarkes GFC • Ballysaggart Area Community Association • Dungannon West Recycled Teenagers (former committee member) Councillor Burton declared an interest in C086/19 Development Committee Minutes - D077/19 Community Development Grants • Bawn Development