Agenda and minutes

1.      Minutes of Meeting 27^th September 2022

Minutes: Agreed

    Cllr. Ray McAdam welcomed Tony Flynn Executive Manager (standing in for Richard Shakespeare) and Bronagh Corry, Senior Executive Manager to the meeting.

Cllr. Dearbháil Butler has resigned this will go before full Council in January, Chief Executives Department has been informed.

2.         Matters arising

·         Inchicore Retail Strategy

Letters sent in May

Copy of letters and reply sent to Members

·         Analysis on the use of the Derelict Sites Act 1990

  PowerPoint presentation was sent to Members.

 Nial Dully will report back on Working Group recommendations when he receives them.

·         Robbie Sinnott made the point at the last meeting that all plans whether for Traffic /Housing should be in an accessible format to include word documents and description of images.

Chair brought this before the CPG in November and is waiting to hear back from Chief Executives Office.

·           Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere Discovery Centre.

Report to be done on why Robbie was not involved in consultation as a Member of SPC and representing PPN and Voice of Vision Impairment.

3.     O’Connell Street

Odran Reid is still collating information, this needs to ties in with other Working Groups, so no duplication.

4.       A pre-public consultation presentation of the Draft Strategic Heritage Plan 2022- 2028

Presentation circulated prior to meeting, Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer answered questions raised by the Members.

   Key points:

            The 6 Strategic Goals of the draft Strategic Heritage Plan:

1.    Community-led and Locally-focused

2.    Making Room for diverse voices

3.    Creating Knowledge

4.    Access to Heritage

5.    Heritage Management

6.    Communicating Heritage

Next Steps

•       Appropriate Assessment screening (Dec  2022)

•       Public consultation on Draft Strategic Heritage Plan (January 23)

•       Update final draft Strategic Heritage plan (February 2023)

•       Strategic Heritage Plan to be brought to Council (To be confirmed)

•       Establish Heritage Forum (Q1 2023)

•       Launch of Plan (Q2 2023)

Agreed. Draft Plan to be circulated to the Members.

 Presentation Noted.

5.      Reviewing DCC's Role in Supporting Childcare Provision in Dublin City

Report circulated prior to meeting.  Deirdre Scully, Deputy Planning Officer gave a brief presentation and answered questions raised by the Members.

Report Noted.

              Agreed:

Sub group of SPC to be set up Cllr. Declan Meenagh and Cllr. Sophie Nicoullaud were willing to join group.  The group would engage with other bodies who would not be members of the sub group.  The Planning Department to look at the Report and extract a number of recommendations that are relevant to this SPC by mid-January.  Draft proposal to go to CPG at the end of January.  Recommendations to be adopted by SPC Members at June meeting and then to go to full Council for July meeting.

6.    A.O.B.

Section 48 Scheme

New updated scheme was circulated to Members on the 14^th December.

Tram Café, Princes Street

Update was sent to Members after the meeting

Tuesday 28^th February @ 2pm

Hybrid

7.    Date of next meeting:

      Tuesday 28^th February @ 2pm

*Hybrid/ City Hall but will be dependent on government guidelines and social distancing requirements at time. We will keep members advised in advance of meeting on physical / remote venue