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 29 March 2018 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 Open for Decision 5 Chairperson's Business 6 Confirmation of the Open Minutes of the Meeting of the Derry City and Strabane District Council held on Thursday 22 February 2018 (Pages 1 - 24) 7 Matters Arising 8 Adoption of the Open Minutes of the following Committees a Monthly Governance and Strategic Planning Committee held on Tuesday 6 March 2018 (Pages 25 - 38) b Monthly Planning Committee held on Wednesday 7 March 2018 (Pages 39 - 58) c Monthly Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee held on Thursday 8 March 2018 (Pages 59 - 62) d Monthly Business and Culture Committee held on Tuesday 13 March 2018 (Pages 63 - 74) e Monthly Environment and Regeneration Committee held on Wednesday 15 March 2018 (Pages 75 - 82) f Monthly Health and Community Committee held on Thursday 15 March 2018 (Pages 83 - 104) g Special Planning Committee held on Tuesday 20 March 2018 (Pages 105 - 112) 9 Call-in of Item SC4/18 (Pages 113 - 116) 10 Rural Community Development Support Funding (Pages 117 - 120) 11 Notices of Motion Councillor Gallagher to Move: I propose that, on completion of the 4G pitch in the redevelopment of Melvin Complex, that this Council names the pitch ‘The Felix McCrossan Pitch’. Councillor Cooper to Move: This Council acknowledges that there are grave concerns about the Boundary Commission's decision to scrap their own Provisional Proposals of September 2016 in favour of Revised Proposals published in January 2018, which are far removed from their provisional proposals but which are remarkably similar to the DUP proposals as submitted to the Commission in the course of the public consultation periods of 2016 and 2017. As a result of this, many in the Nationalist / Republican community have lost confidence in this Boundary Commission, therefore, this Council, in reflecting that loss of confidence, is calling for a Public Inquiry into the Boundary Commission's handling of the 2018 review. Go n-aithníonn an Chomhairle seo gur ábhar mór imní é cinneadh Choimisiún na Teorann a Moltaí Sealadacha féin de Mheán Fómhair 2016 a chaitheadh i dtraipisí i bhfabhar na Moltaí Athbhreithnithe a foilsíodh in Eanáir 2018 atá i bhfad óna Moltaí Sealadacha féin ach atá thar a bheith an-chosúil le moltaí an DUP mar a cuireadh faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin le linn thréimhsí an chomhairliúcháin phoiblí i 2016 agus 2017. Dá bharr seo, tá múinín caillte ag go leor sa phobal Náisiúnach/Poblachtach sa Choimisiún seo. Mar sin de, ag léiriú na caille sin múinín, tá an Chomhairle seo ag éileamh go mbeidh Fiosrúcháin Phoiblí ar láimhseáil Choimisiún na Teorann d'athbhreithniú 2018. Councillor C Kelly to Move: This Council supports calls for the establishment of an Irish Passport Office in the North following figures published in December 2017 that showed 82,274 people in the North applied for Irish Passports in 2017, compared with a figure 53,715 in the year leading up to Brexit. This Council writes to the Irish government highlighting this increased demand and requesting the opening of a Passport Office in the Derry & Strabane District Council area. Tacaíonn an Chomhairle seo leis an éileamh chun Oifig Pas Éireannach a bhunú ó thuaidh i ndiaidh gur foilsíodh figiúir i Mí na Nollag ag cur in iúl gur chuir 82,274 daoine ón tuaisceart iarratais isteach do Phasanna Éireannacha i 2017, i gcomparáid le figiúr de 53,715 sa bhliain roimh an vóta don Bhreatimeacht. Go scríobhann an Chomhairle seo chuig Rialtas na hÉireann ag léiriú an mhéadaithe seo ar éileamh agus ag iarraidh go n-osclófar Oifig Phas i gceantar Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin. Councillor Campbell to Move: This council calls for the introduction of Acht na Gaeilge as promised in the St Andrews Agreement. We recognise the need to have the indigenous language of this island protected in legislation. We also recognise that Acht na Gaeilge is important in the context of protecting rights, showing recognition and demonstrating respect. In this council area, there is a fast growing Irish Language community; including the 563 children who are being educated through the medium of Irish. Their rights must be protected. Go n-éilíonn an Chomhairle seo go dtabharfar Acht na Gaeilge isteach mar a gealladh i gComhaontú Chill Rìmhinn. Aithníonn muid an riachtanas teanga dúchas an oileain seo a chosaint trí reachtaíocht. Aithníonn muid fosta go bhfuil Acht na Gaeilge tábhachtach i gcomhthéacs cearta a chosaint agus aitheantas agus meas a léiriú. I gceantar na Comhairle seo, tá pobal Gaeilge ann a bhfuil fás mór air; na 563 páistí a bhfuil oideachas á gcur orthu trí mheán na Gaeilge san áireamh. Ní mór a gcearta a chosaint. Councillor Donnelly to Move: Given the history of British imperialism in Ireland, this Council calls on local educational facilities for children and young people to refuse British Armed Forces access to children/pupils as part of their attempt to glamourise/recruit for their imperialist ventures. Councillor McKeever to Move: That this Council liaise with the WHSCT immediately to seek re-establishment of the Ashbrook at Risk Adults Growing Project which has been recognised widely as a model of best practice under its own autonomy and with its own service level agreement. Open for Information 12 Resolution from Another Council (Pages 121 - 124) 13 Responses to Motions (Pages 125 - 136) 14 Seal (Pages 137 - 138) 23 March 2018 Agenda Item 6 Derry City and Strabane District Council Minutes of Monthly Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council held in the Chamber, Guildhall, Derry on Thursday 22 February 2018 at 4.00pm. Present:- Councillor M McHugh (Mayor) (in the Chair) (Item C43/18 - C68/18); Councillor Boyle (Deputy Mayor) (in the Chair) (Item C68/18 et seq) Aldermen Bresland, Devenney, M Hamilton (Item C61/18 - C72/18), R Hamilton, Hussey, Kerrigan, McClintock (Item C43/18 to Item C66/18), Ramsey (Item C43/18 – C67/18) and Warke (Item C43/18 – C67/18); Councillors Carlin, Carr, Cooper, Cusack, Dobbins, Donnelly, Duffy, Fleming, Gallagher, Gardiner, Hassan, Hastings, Jackson, C Kelly, D Kelly, Logue, McGinley, R McHugh, McKeever, McKnight, McMahon (Item C50/18 et seq), Reilly, Robinson and Tierney. In Attendance:- Chief Executive (Mr J Kelpie), Director of Business and Culture (Mr S Gillespie), 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 Services Officer (Mrs S Maxwell) and Committee Services Assistant (Ms N Meehan). _________________ C43/18 Notice and Summons of Meeting The Mayor read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting. C44/18 Member Attendance and Apologies Apologies were received from Alderman Thompson and Councillors Campbell and O’Reilly. Alderman McClintock advised that she and Aldermen Ramsey and Warke would be leaving the Meeting early to attend an engagement in Belfast. C45/18 Webcast Announcement by the Mayor The Mayor read the Webcast Announcement for the Meeting. C46/18 Declaration of Members Interest Councillor Boyle declared an interest in item as Council’s representative on the CoDA Board. C47/18 Best Wishes 1 Page 1 The Mayor referred to the fact that this was Councillor Hassan’s last Council Meeting prior to his retirement. He commended Councillor Hassan on the excellent work he had carried out during his twenty one years as an elected representative of Council and extended his best wishes to Councillor Hassan and his family on his retirement from Council. Councillor Fleming expressed his Party’s appreciation for Councillor Hassan as both a political activist for forty years and a Councillor for twenty one years. He stated that Councillor Hassan had been a first point of contact for many of his constituents and had been to the fore in terms of building and developing Sinn Fein within the Greater Shantallow area. He had provided an excellent service to his constituents which was reflected in the large numbers who sought his advice on a daily basis. He made particular reference to Councillor Hassan’s passion for housing which was a key issue for many of his constituents. Councillor Fleming said that Sinn Fein as a group would miss Councillor Hassan from Council however, he would continue his work as a political activist for the Party. He concluded that Councillor Hassan was a quiet and devoted family man and he wished him well in his retirement from Council. Councillor Tierney, on behalf of his Party, paid tribute to Councillor Hassan on the work he had carried out particularly in Shantallow. He stated that he had worked with Councillor Hassan on a number of projects within Council and there had been genuine respect on both sides as they recognised the need to adopt a joint approach in order to achieve. He said himself and his colleagues found Councillor Hassan amenable and courteous in terms of working together amidst their differing political views. He extended both his personal and his Party’s best wishes to Councillor Hassan on his retirement from Council. Alderman McClintock referred to the massive contribution Councillor Hassan had made to Council and its electorate particularly in relation to housing development with which his name would remain associated and wished him well in his retirement. Alderman Hussey, on behalf of his Party said the fact that Councillor Hassan had been returned to Council for 21 years was reflective of his success as an elected representative.