{meta} Agenda for Budget Meeting on Monday 14th November, 2016, 6.15 pm

Agenda and minutes

Budget Meeting - Monday 14th November, 2016 6.15 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2.. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by sending congratulations to the Shelbourne Ladies Football Club on their recent success. He then went on to outline the format the meeting would follow, including taking the various motions received from Members and
the resolutions that are required to be taken and agreed by the City Council to ensure the adoption of a Revenue Budget for 2017 and the noting of the Capital Budget 2017 – 2019.

2.

The Lord Mayor then invited Ms Kathy Quinn, Head of Finance, to speak on the budget proposals. She began by thanking the Members for their co-operation in the budget preparatory process and also thanked all her staff for their hard work. She then gave a presentation on the budget proposals before the meeting. For full details see Appendix A to these Minutes. pdf icon PDF 792 KB

3.

Motions to amend the draft Budget were then submitted for consideration and circulated to Members: (See Appendix B for full details of all submitted motions). Motions no 2 and
3 were later withdrawn. During the discussion that followed, Members spoke to their
motions/amendments but firstly thanked the Head of Finance and her staff for all their
efforts in framing this budget and also thanked the Budget Consultative Group. Many
Members expressed continuing concerns over issues relating to the housing situation in
Dublin City, particularly for the most vulnerable, such as the homeless. Many Members
also expressed dissatisfaction with the current funding level promised by Minister
Coveney of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government. Ms K Quinn replied to and provided clarification on the many and varied issues and questions raised by Members during their contributions to the debate. pdf icon PDF 320 KB

4.

To determine the vacancy refund for the local financial year ending 31st December 2017 at 45% - it was moved by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor R McGinley "It is hereby resolved under section 71 of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 as amended by section 31 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 that owners of vacant
premises which are located within all nine Dublin City Local Electoral Areas shall be
entitled to claim and receive 45% (forty five percent) rates refund for the 2017 local financial year and that the proportion of rates refund shall operate within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Act". The resolution was then put to a vote and carried - for full details of this vote, See Appendix C to these minutes, (Vote No 1). pdf icon PDF 110 KB

5.

It was proposed by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor R McGinley:

Minutes:

“That the Budget for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2017 and set

out in report No 310/2016 be and is hereby amended by Dublin City Council by an

increase in expenditure as follows:-

 

·        €287,500 increase in Cleansing Support in Business Areas

·        €240,000 for Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes Scheme

·        5% Reduction in Vacancy Refund Rate

·        €217,500 for Arts and Commemorations

 

Funded by an increase in income as follows :-

 

·        Reduction of €1 in the proposed Boiler charge of €5 per week. New charge will be €4 per week.

·        Increase in Commercial Rates from draft GARV of 0.257 to GARV of 0.258

 

 

EXPENDITURE

REDUCTION

INCREASE

Division D

 

€240,000

Division E

 

€287,500

Division F

 

€217,500

Division H

€650,000

 

 

 

 

INCOME

 

 

Division A

€800,000

 

Division J

 

€895,000

 

 

The Motion was put and carried. For full details of the vote, (Vote No 2) see Appendix C to these minutes. As this approved motion superseded all other motions proposing to amend the draft budget as set out in Report No 310/2016 or defer adoption of the said budget were then deemed to have fallen.

6.

It was proposed by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor R McGinley:

Minutes:

December, 2017 as set forth in Tables A and B attached hereunder, as amended

appropriately by Motion No. 1 in Appendix B.” The motion was put to a vote and

carried. Tables A and B are attached to these minutes. For full details of the vote, (Vote No 3) see Appendix C to these minutes..

7.

It was proposed by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor R McGinley:

Minutes:

“That Dublin City Council hereby determines in accordance with the said Budget, appropriately amended, as adopted, the annual rate on valuation of 0.258 to be levied in the City of Dublin for the several purposes specified in the said adopted Budget as appropriately amended for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2017” The motion was put to a vote and carried. For full details of the vote, see Appendix C to these minutes. (Vote No 4).

8.

Councillor T MacVeigh raised an issue in relation to the distribution of the Area Discretionary Fund and the City Council agreed to refer this issue to the Finance SPC for further consideration.

9.

Consideration of Report No 311/2016 of the Chief Executive – Programme of Capital Projects for 2017 – 2019. It was moved by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor R McGinley “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 311/2016, Capital Projects for 2017 – 2019” The motion was put and carried.

10.

It was proposed by Councillor M MacDonncha and all Members of the Sinn Fein Party, Councillor D Lacey and all Members of the Labour Party and by Councillors P Hand, R McGinley and C Cuffe

Minutes:

“In noting the Dublin City Council Capital Programme 2017-2019, we emphasise

that the projected capital expenditure on housing is totally inadequate to meet need.

We call on the Minister for Housing to immediately allocate adequate capital funding

to this Council to provide the social housing urgently required to address the

housing crisis in our City. We mandate an tArdmhéara to seek an urgent delegation

meeting with the Minister for Housing at which the Minister will set out how he

intends to provide the required increased capital allocation for housing for Dublin

City Council 2017-2019”

 

The motion was put and carried. Following discussion, it was agreed that the Lord

Mayor would write to Minister Coveney to seek a meeting with him, his officials and the Group Leaders of the City Council to discuss funding for housing in the city.

The Lord Mayor thanked the Members, the Chief Executive, the Head of Finance and her staff for all their efforts to arrive at an agreed budget. The meeting concluded at 8.35pm.