Chief Executive’s Management Report Fingal County Council Meeting Monday, April 9, 2018 Item No. 26 0 .ie .ie fingal CHIEF EXECUTIVEXECUTIVEEEE’S’S MANAGEMENT REPORT ––– APRIL 2018 Contents Economic, Enterprise and Tourism Development Environment and Water Services (EWS) Tourism Development (p.2)(p.2)(p.2) Environment (p.(p.(p.2(p. 2225555)))) Events Environment Education in Schools Heritage Properties RMCEI Plan 2018 Litter Management Local Enterprise Development (p.3(p.3(p.3)(p.3 ))) Waste Enforcement Economic Development (p.4(p.4(p.4)(p.4 ))) Bathing Waters LEADER Programme Local Community Development Committee Water Services (p.27(p.27)))) Enterprise Centres Operations Capital Projects Operations (OPS) (p.(p.(p.6(p. 666)))) Tree Planting Fleet Management and Plant Hire CorporaCorporatete Affairs and Governance (CAG) Traffic Management Schemes Corporate Affairs (p.28(p.28)))) Street Lighting Fingal News Fingal JPC Public Meetings NOAC Citizen Survey Bridge Rehabilitation Special Olympics Rock Garden Park Swords Malahide Concerts Finance (p.(p.(p.29(p. 292929)))) Planning and Strategic Infrastructure (PSI) Finance Financial Reports Planning Activity (p.11(p.11)))) Coastal Erosion Urban Framework Plan for Rush Main Street Draft Rivermeade Local Area Plan Appendices Donabate Distributor Road Metrolink - Emerging Preferred Route Housing and Community (H&C) Housing (p.14 ) Pillar I, II, III, IV, V Community (p.18(p.18)))) Arts (p.20(p.20)))) Sports (p.21(p.21)))) Libraries (p.22(p.22)))) 1 ECONOMICECONOMIC,,,, ENTERPRISE AND TOURITOURISMSM DEVELOPMENT (EETD) Contents Tourism Development Economic Development Events LEADER Programme Heritage Properties Local Community Development Committee Enterprise Centres Local Enterprise Development Tourism Development Events Food Tourism St. Patrick’s Day FFestivalestival Events Work has commenced on three food tourism Despite the cold weather, there was a good projects funded by the LEADER Programme. The attendance at all parades across Fingal with projects are currently in the research, approximately 250 groups taking part in Swords, consultation and graphic design phase. Balbriggan, Blanchardstown, Skerries, Lusk and Rush. Accommodation Dublin Bay Prawn FestFestivalivalivalival An accommodation seminar is planned for April The 2018 festival took place over the St. Patrick’s 2018 in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, LEADER Festival Weekend from March 17-19. Due to and DIT. The seminar will seek to promote greater adverse weather conditions, the festival was provision of accommodation across the county. severely curtailed, with attendance down on previous years as a result. Local Tourism Groups Flavours of Fingal 2018 Work is ongoing with local tourism groups across An application for an event licence has been the county in relation to marketing and events. lodged with the Council’s Planning Department for the Flavours of Fingal County Show which takes place at Newbridge House & Farm from Royal Canal Greenway/Greenway/BluewayBlueway June 23-24. Fingal County Council is working with Waterways Ireland in developing the Royal Canal as a All plans relating to walkway in Ireland. This can assist tourism the event are on performance in Dublin 15. display to the public until May 1. Submissions or observations may be made to Fingal County Council until April 9. 2 Heritage Properties Review Update Swords. WeBringg Ltd. from Castleknock were Capital Projects Update crowned the overall winners with a €5,000 prize • Malahide Casino – Tender has been evaluated out of the total prize fund of €15,000. The runner- and the contract has been awarded. up prize was split between two companies; Contractor works are expected to begin mid- Dropchef Ltd. of Sutton; and ScoobyBox/ April BusterBox Ltd. of Baldoyle. • Newbridge House and Farm - works to new visitor centre are complete and the restaurant WeBringg Ltd will represent Fingal at the National is now open to the public Enterprise Awards on May 24. • Howth Court House - Plans for refurbishment of Howth Court House are currently on public display until May 3. HeriHeritagetage Properties Strategy Update • The procurement process for an operator contract for Malahide and Newbridge is complete and it is anticipated that the operator will be in place before end of May WeBringg Ltd receiving their award from The Mayor 2018. Student Enterprise Awards • The Bremore Business Development Strategy The Fingal Student Enterprise Awards took place is at draft findings stage. on March 22. Three schools won the overall • A presentation on phase two of the feasibility prizes: Donabate Community College (senior study on Shackleton Mill is being made to the category); Castleknock Community College members of the Economic Development and (Intermediate) and Loreto Balbriggan (junior). In Enterprise SPC on April 10. this programme, students start-up and run their own business, learning valuable entrepreneurial skills. The winners will represent Fingal at the National competition in Croke Park on May 2. Local Enterprise Development The Local Enterprise Office continues to roll-out a substantial programme of work. Some highlights from March include: Local Enterprise Week Local Enterprise Week took place from March 5-9 Start Your Own Business programme and was the county’s biggest ever Local Enterprise A new Start Your Own Business Course will Week with over 1,000 people attending more than commence in April. To date, 36 people have twenty events across Fingal. participated in LEO Fingal SYOB courses in 2018. Fingal Enterprise Awards Business Development Workshops The finals of the Fingal Enterprise Awards took In March, two Business Development Workshops place on March 8 in the Atrium of County Hall, were delivered to 24 participants. A new iteration 3 of the six-week QQI Cert in Social Media and in Fingal. This brings the cumulative figures for Digital Marketing commenced in March with 2018 to date to 12 clinics and 161 attendees. eleven participants enrolled. Mentoring Food Sector Individual mentoring assignments were approved A new Food Academy (FA) Programme for three new clients during March. The total commenced on March 9. The FA Programme is a number of mentoring assignments approved in training programme run by the Local Enterprise 2018 to date is 20. Office with the support of An Bord Bia and SuperValu. It prepares and enables small food Aer Lingus / LEO SStarttarttarttart----UpUp Awards producers to become suppliers to SuperValu. LEO Fingal has partnered with Aer Lingus for an innovative pilot competition exclusive to Fingal In addition, LEO Fingal has partnered with BWG Start-Ups. In this competition, three Start-Ups will Food Group and is currently accepting be selected to receive a valuable prize package applications for small food producers that wish to consisting of a 12 month allocation of European exploit commercial opportunities with the retail and long-haul business flights, mentoring with key giant that operates 1,040 retail outlets throughout Aer Lingus managers and exposure for each start- Ireland including: Spar, Eurospar, Londis, Mace up within the airline’s Cara Magazine. LEO Fingal and BWG Foodservice. will also provide an intensive management boot- camp to 10 short-listed candidates. The short- listing process has commenced and will conclude in April. Economic Development LEADER Programme Plato At its meeting on March 21, the Plato is an advanced 18 month management LCDC-led Local Action Group development programme run by the four LEOs in approved funding for a further the Dublin region. A new Plato programme will 7 projects totalling almost launch on April 11, in Croke Park and places are €185,000. Projects approved available for up to 20 Fingal companies. In the were under the themes of Economic meantime the current programme (which Development and Social Inclusion. This brings the commenced in April 2017) will continue until total approvals to date in 2018 to €215,000. For October 2018, with 20 Fingal companies more information on the LEADER Programme participating. please visit www.dublinruralleader.ie Business Clinics Local Community Development Committee Clinics are offered to individuals that wish to start As part of the Healthy Ireland Programme, a up a new enterprise or expand their existing stakeholder day was held in the Crowne Plaza in business. During March, 7 clinics were Blanchardstown to assist with the formation of undertaken, delivering expertise to 50 businesses the Fingal Healthy Ireland Strategic Plan. The stakeholder day had over 60 people in attendance 4 from various service providers and agencies who participated in thematic workshops relating to mental health and well-being; healthy weight for Ireland, physical activity, drugs and alcohol, tobacco and sexual health. Local Economic & Community Plan A progress report on all 115 LECP actions is currently being completed. Flagship themes for 2018 include Social Enterprise, Integration, Community Engagement and Climate Change. Enterprise Centres Occupancy rates at the Council’s three enterprise centres at the end of March were: Drinan 88%, BASE 91% and Beat 88%. The three Enterprise Centres currently support 67 businesses and 338 jobs. Five new start-ups were accommodated in the centres during the first quarter of the year with 12 new jobs expected to be created by these start-ups by year end. The three enterprise centres currently employ 11 people directly who deliver the centres’ services on an on-going basis. Along with the provision of enterprise space to start-ups, the three