Agenda and minutes

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       i.          Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group Meeting held on 26^th September 2017.

       i.          Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group Meeting held on 26^th September 2017.

Order: Noted.

       i.          Report on proposed part 8 works to the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

       i.          Report on proposed part 8 works to the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

       i.          Report on Part 8 Works at Merrion Square Park.

2. Report on proposed Part 8 Works at Temple Bar Square.

       i.          Report on Part 8 Works at Merrion Square Park.

Order: Agreed to recommend to City Council.

2. Report on proposed Part 8 Works at Temple Bar Square.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

i. Report on Planning and Property Department Community Lettings. 

i.          Report on Planning and Property Department Community Lettings. 

            Order: Noted.

1. Update on Community Development, Environmental Services Unit, Housing Projects & Local Area Improvements and Sports & Recreation Sections.

2. Report on proposal to extinguish the public right of way at Bracken’s Lane, Dublin 2.

3. Report on proposal to name a development at the former St. Clare’s Convent, Harold’s Cross Road, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6 as St. Clare’s Park.

1. Update on Community Development, Environmental Services Unit, Housing Projects & Local Area Improvements and Sports & Recreation Sections.

Order: Noted.

2. Report on proposal to extinguish the public right of way at Bracken’s Lane, Dublin 2.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

3. Report on proposal to name a development at the former St. Clare’sConvent, Harold’s Cross Road, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6 as St. Clare’s Park.

Order: Agreed.

Motion 1 from Councillor Anne Feeney

To ask the manager to consider a planned approach (either within the area or in conjunction with other area managers) to deal with the proliferation of graffiti / tagging in the area, both on municipal and state property but also on business and residential property with consideration of the following:

a)     Providing practical support to small businesses and residential areas to remove graffiti from their property.

b)     Launch an awareness programme in secondary schools, youth clubs, etc. Similar to the Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána 'Think don't Tag' campaign launched this year for junior school children.

c)     Initiate discussions with an Garda Síochána to increase surveillance and enforcement to highlight that this is not a victimless crime.

d)     Consider a registration system for the purchase of spray can paint

e)     Provide more opportunities for the promotion and proliferation of street art in a planned way.

Order: Report to councillor.

Motion 2 from Councillor Dermot Lacey

This committee agrees that a review of traffic issues on Belmont Avenue be conducted with a view to resolving the chaos that occurs at various times during the day.

Order: Report to councillor.

Motion 3 from Councillor Dermot Lacey

This committee requests the manager to clarify when and how the designation for the area on the northern side of Ashton's Pub running up towards Vergemount Park was changed from "Vergemount" to "Clonskeagh Road".

The committee further requests the manager to clarify if she is aware of the huge difficulty this has caused for residents of "Vergemount", who previously had residential visitor discs for "Vergemount" now having to compete with residents with discs for the much longer Clonskeagh Road and if she will arrange for the previous designation of "Vergemount" to be reinstated to enable the originally agreed parking scheme to be back in place.

Order: Report to councillor.

Motion 4 from Councillor Mary Freehill

That the Community Department along with the Community Garda examine the problems currently being experienced around the Maxwell Lane area (details attached) and report on what measure will be taken to alleviate the problems.

Maxwell Lane seems to have become a magnet for antisocial behaviour in the past year or so. Fights, rows, drinking, drug selling, attacks on local houses, stealing palettes from local shops, and illegal dumping have all taken place in recent months. One family fled their house to Rathmines Garda station on a Sunday afternoon in August due to a violent argument metres from their kitchen window (topics included: acts committed in prison, drugs, stealing girlfriends (with names said aloud), etc.). Last Saturday night two houses were egged by a gang of about 10 hooded teenagers. As the homeowners were cleaning the debris from their windows and walls, the gang attacked again this time targeting the residents. While relatively minor in isolation these act have the combined effect of making the laneway a source of concern and at times, genuine fear.

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Order: Noted.