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 26 September 2019 at 4.00 pm. Yours faithfully John Kelpie Chief Executive AGENDA 1 Notice and Summons of Meeting 2 Member Attendance and Apologies 3 Webcasting Notice 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 18 July 2019 (Pages 1 - 42) 7 Matters Arising 8 Adoption of the Open Minutes of the following Committees a Special Planning Committee held on Thursday 22 August 2019 (Pages 43 - 44) b Monthly Governance and Strategic Planning Committee held on Tuesday 3 September 2019 (Pages 45 - 96) c Monthly Planning Committee held on Wednesday 4 September 2019 (Pages 97 - 118) d Monthly Business and Culture Committee held on Tuesday 10 September 2019 (Pages 119 - 134) e Monthly Environment and Regeneration Committee held on Wednesday 11 September 2019 (Pages 135 - 158) f Monthly Health and Community Committee held on Thursday 12 September 2019 (Pages 159 - 182) 9 Notices of Motion Councillor McCloskey to Move: This Council calls upon all elected MLAs to urgently set aside their differences on all other matters, and reconvene our devolved institutions, in order to prevent the removal of all legal protections from unborn children until the time of viability without the matter being legislated on by the Assembly. The process which led to this section being passed into law by Westminster, although sought and lobbied for by some of our local MLAs, was deeply flawed, and has significant detrimental consequences for devolution, and for the people of Derry and Strabane District Council. It undermines our already limited sovereignty, and the rights of people here to decide our own laws. It rides roughshod over the Good Friday Agreement, an international treaty, and makes a mockery of the democratic process. And that this Council writes urgently to Secretary of State Julian Smith MP to indicate that this council opposes this legislation, calls for the legislation to be rescinded and demands that this issue be dealt with by the Assembly only. Councillor R Barr to Move: Derry City and Strabane District Council has a moral responsibility to protect public health and the local environment. Until there is more independent scientific consensus that 5G wireless radiation is harmless to humans and the environment, Derry City and Strabane District Council adopts the precautionary principle and will not endorse the roll out of 5G. Councillors Ferguson and McKinney to Move: That this Council encourages and supports reconciliation in our community and congratulates the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education and the Integrated Educations Fund on being nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Councillor Dobbins to Move: That this Council expresses concern at the recent RQIA findings in the standard of care at Owen Mor Nursing Home. Council recognises the concerns expressed by families at a recent public meeting. Council opposes the privatisation of all social care services. Council calls on Western Health and Social Care Trust to support staff and residents to ensure appropriate standards of care are met. Council supports the families’ call for an enquiry. Councillor McHugh to Move: Go dtacóidh an Comhairle seo le tabhairt isteach reachtaíochta chun córas scar- rogha a thabhairt isteach do dheonú orgáin a leanfaidh treoir atá leagtha amach I dtabhairt isteach na reachtaíochta céanna sa Bhreatain Bheag (2015), in Albain agus I Sasanna (2020) agus a léirionn iarratais ón Aire Sláinte I ndeisceart na h’Éireann, Simon Harris TD, don reachtaíocht chéanna ansin. This Council will support the introduction of soft opt-out organ donation legislation here in the North which will follow the example led by the introduction of the same legislation in Wales (2015), Scotland and England (2020) and the calls from the Minister of Health in the South of Ireland, Simon Harris TD, for the same to be introduced there. Councillor Duffy to Move: Roimh an chéad chruinniú eile den Chomhairle Eorpach ar an 17ú Deireadh Fómhair, an cruinniú mullaigh deiridh AE atá beartaithe roimh Brexit, d’fhonn aird a tharraingt ar an chontúirt do chearta saoránach, don eacnam uile-oileáin agus d’earnáil na talmhaíochta, i measc rudaí eile, iarrann muid ar Chomhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin árais na Comhairle a shoilsiú i mBuí agus Dubh ar an 16ú Deireadh Fómhair chun tacú le Pobail Teorann in aghaidh Brexit. In advance of the next European Council meeting on October 17th, the last EU summit planned before Brexit, in an effort to highlight the dangers posed to citizen’s rights, the all island economy, the agricultural sector among others, we call on Derry City and Strabane District Council to light up Council buildings in yellow and black on October 16th in support of Border Communities Against Brexit. Councillor Harkin to Move: Council supports real living wages, an end to zero hour contracts and the right to trade union representation in Derry and Strabane. Council opposes Tory anti-trade union laws and encourages workers to join unions to demand respect and better terms and conditions. Council celebrates the contribution workers’ rights campaigns have made to improve people’s lives past and present at work and in communities - and acknowledges the tremendous contribution and efforts made by campaigners from all backgrounds and communities across Derry and Strabane today in the pursuit of justice, equality and respect. To this end, Council will host a ‘Workers Rights and Social Justice Week’ - the week preceding the May Day march and rally. Councillor Durkan to Move: This Council notes the contents of the Employers for Childcare NI’s 10th Annual Childcare Survey. This Council recognises that childcare costs are creating barriers for working parents and their families. This Council supports the Childcare for All Charter, calling for a universal, child- centred childcare system to meet the needs of children, parents, childcare providers and communities. This Council calls for any restored Executive to prioritise legalisation for an affordable, accessible and high quality childcare system in its Programme for Government. This Council resolves to write to political party leaders calling for support for 30 hours basic free childcare for working parents. Tugann an Chomhairle seo an t-ábhar atá luaite sa 10ú Suirbhé Bliaintúil um Chúram Leanaí de chuid Fhostóirí le haghaidh Chúraim Leanaí o Thuaidh faoi deara. Aithníonn an Chomhairle seo go bhfuil costais chúraim leanaí ag cruthú bacainní do thuismitheoirí atá ag obair agus dá dteaghlaigh. Tacaíonn an Chomhairle seo leis an Chairt um Chúram Leanaí do Chách; éilíonn an Chairt go mbunófaí córas cúram leanaí atá uilíoch agus leanbhlárnach le riachtanais pháistí, thuismitheoirí, sholáthróirí cúram leanaí agus phobail a chomhlíonadh. Iarrann an Chomhairle seo ar aon Fheidhmeannas ó Thuaidh a athbhunófaí le tús áite a thabhairt ina Chlár Rialtais do reachtaíocht um chóras cúraim leanaí ar ardchaighdeán atá inacmhainne agus inrochtana a chur ar fáil. Socraíonn an Chomhairle seo ar scríobh chuig ceannairí na bpáirtithe polaitiúla chun tacaíocht ar son bhunchúraim leanaí 30 uair saor in aisce a chur ar fáil do thuismitheoirí a bhíonn ag obair. Councillor J Barr to Move: This Council notes the huge contribution made to life in Strabane by Pat Gillespie, who died in August at the age of 102. This Council will agree that there will be no Grand Marshall at the 2020 St Patrick celebrations in Strabane in respect and honour of Pat Gillespie. This Council also agrees that the main stage for entertainment on St Patrick’s Day will be named the Pat Gillespie Stage. Councillor McCann to Move: Council supports the Day of Action on October 5th 2019 calling for an end to welfare reforms, the extension of benefit mitigation payments and the reversal of cuts to public services. Council encourages people in Derry and Strabane from all backgrounds and communities to organise a people power movement to win these demands. Council encourages the broadest support for and participation at the 3pm rally in Guildhall Square organised and supported by Derry Trades Union Council, Action Against Cuts, UNISON Community Branch, AEGIS, the Civil Rights for the 21st Century Committee, Alliance for Choice, Derry and Strabane Councillors and anti- poverty groups and campaigners. Alderman Guy to Move: That this Council notes recently published research from the charity CARE NI that found 445 attacks have been recorded on places of worship in Northern Ireland in just the last 3 years; notes with concern that 23 of these despicable attacks were recorded in the Derry City & Strabane District Council policing area; unreservedly condemns all attacks on places of worship, no matter what faith or denomination, and upholds the important human right for individuals to be free to worship and live out their faith in this society. This Council also notes the operation of the Places of Worship Security Scheme in England and Wales and expresses regret that a similar scheme is not available in Northern Ireland; and therefore agrees to write to the Department for Communities and the Northern Ireland Office calling for the swift introduction of a similar scheme locally. Councillor Harkin to Move: Council opposes a Tory no deal Brexit. Council opposes any attempt to impose a hard border in Ireland. Council supports in full the call put forward by the Derry Trades Union Council in March 2019: “As trade unionists we are opposed to any attempt to re-impose a hard border. This would represent a tremendous step backwards.