Agenda

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Attached herewith.  Gerard McEntagart/Catalin Rosca/Adam Kelly

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Report & map attached herewith – Cathy Cassidy

Report & map attached herewith – Cathy Cassidy

Report & map attached herewith.  Cathy Cassidy

Report and map attached herewith.  Lynda Drysdale

Report and map attached herewith.  Lynda Drysdale

Powerpoint update - Lar Joye (Port Heritage Director) & Jim Kelleher (Head of Special Projects) Dublin Port

Report attached herewith- James Nolan

Report attached herewith-  Derek Farrell/Mick Carroll

Attached herewith. Mick Carroll/Derek Farrell

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That this North Central Area Committee calls upon the Chief Executive, to assist businesses on Main Street, Belmayne in every way (not limited to compensation) for the disastrous down turn in business caused by the prolonged construction works on the bus gate at that location and further calls on him to arrange that the Main Street is opened without further delay and that parking is made available to residents.

That this area committee believes that the proposed location for the new playground in Kilmore West is inappropriate and therefore calls on the council to engage with the community and interested local public representatives in agreeing a new, more suitable location.

Recognising that the proposal from Dublin City Council and the Land Development Agency to residentially develop the underpass site at Northside is ill-conceived and likely to have a detrimental impact on the quality of life of the future residents of the development as well as the community, this area committee calls for the plans to be scrapped and community consultation to be initiated to establish alternative proposals for the future uses of this site that could benefit and enhance the quality of life for the entire community.

That this North Central Area Committee affirms its support for the residents of the Electoral Divisions of Clontarf East A, Clontarf East E, Clontarf West A, Harmonstown A and Harmonstown B, who have concerns regarding the current proposals for the Gracefield Road to Vernon Avenue Walking and Cycling Scheme and calls for Jacobs, who are providing engineering services for the scheme and Dublin City Council to directly engage, face to face, with members of the public prior to finalisation of the detailed design stage.

That this North Central area committee examine the possibility of installing a suitable form of public lighting/improved suitable public lighting along pathway(s) in Fairview Park, to enable commuters to continue to use the park on the way to and from work during winter months.

That this North Central area committee seek to find a temporary location as a replacement farmers market due to the closure of the Honest2Goodness Saturday market in the Glasnevin industrial estate in January, we need more direct selling of food from farmers for climate action and food security and EU field to fork implementation. 

That this North Central area committee agrees to place bike stands close to the boat launch on Clontarf promenade, at the pitches St. Anne’s park and more generally in St. Anne’s park and on site at Carton Hall Marino.

That this North Central area committee agrees that we are waiting too long for action on restoring the historic iconic shelters on Clontarf promenade. 

That this North Central area committeereaffirms its commitment to the delivery of a new full-sized all weather football facility in the Coolock-Artane area, a commitment first given in October 2021 when we passed a motion calling for such a facility in the area, and calls on the city council to refocus and re-energise itself toward the delivery of this desperately needed, much deserved and long-overdue sporting facility for the community.

That this North Central area committeerecognises the need for a crossing guard to serve the Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School on Collins Avenue East and asks that the manager review the decision not to provide this resource. The school’s Board of Management have been in touch to ask for this decision to be reversed. This is a growing school in a busy urban retail area and it goes against measures to encourage active travel to school not to provide a crossing guard. This specific location has been raised on numerous occasions at the North Central Area Committee due to traffic and parking safety issues and increased Garda and parking enforcement measures have been requested following these discussions but have not improved the situation.

That this North Central area committeecommits to a full review of and management plan for traffic and parking issues on Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin 3 across from the Red Stables, with input from traffic and transport, the Gardaí, the parks department of the council and Dublin Bus.  While residents appreciate their proximity to the park, nonetheless the situation regarding parking at busy times and traffic issues is unsustainable. At present the parking is managed through Garda intervention and physical obstacles (cones, rocks etc.) but nonetheless residents’ driveways are frequently blocked. The traffic issues are such that the 130 bus which is the only bus serving the area is frequently forced to divert leaving people waiting at bus stops. In addition to this, the combined parking and traffic issues are a hazard for accessibility of emergency vehicles.

That this North Central area committeeasks the manager to examine the junction at Copeland Avenue and the Howth Road as a matter of urgency and introduce measures to increase crossing safety including, in the short term, altering the light sequence to allow for time for pedestrians to cross and in the medium term providing an official zebra or pedestrian crossing. At present many residents have raised the issue to there being no means of crossing safely across the Howth Road intersection with Copeland Avenue as the lights are sequenced to allow cars at all times and traffic is significant. I have attached a photo indicating the location/issue.

That this North Central Area Committeedirects the manager to undertake a monthly written leaflet update to the residents of Castlecourt and Auburn where recent flooding occurred. Residents currently feel communication from the council in insufficient and there is no consistent clear communication reliably disseminated to all residents.

That this North Central area committee supports the annual Sensory Garden Santa event which provides a fun and festive experience in Edenmore for children with various disabilities and additional needs and calls on the city council to support the wonderful event in every way that it can.

That this North Central area committee notes the significant slip hazard that wet autumn leave pose for all pedestrians but particularly our more senior residents and those with mobility issues and the hazard they can also pose for cyclist when they build up on our cycle lanes. The North Central Area Committee also notes the contribution the leaf mulching project on Griffith Avenue makes to leaf collection and the circular economy and therefore the reduction in potential for accidents and slips as well as providing naturally produced fertilising leaf mulch to local residents groups for use in their community gardens. 

Noting the absence of a practice whereby autumn leaves are gathered, litter separated out, mulched collectively and returned as compost across the North Central Area, the North Central Area Committee proposes a leaf collection and composting/mulching pilot scheme be set up for next autumn across a selection of our most heavily tree lined avenues and roads that perhaps could link in with transition year students from local schools as support/extra hands and that would build on the excellent work done already in the area by the Griffith Avenue and District Residents Association. 

In relation to cycle path at Griffith Avenue, this North Central Area Committee calls on the manager to say what plans he has to address the problem of the large number of cyclists who continue to cycle on the footpath on a daily basis, (not using the cycle path) as residents complain about the large amount of money that has been paid to put cycle lanes on Griffith Avenue which “nobody uses” according to residents.

That this North Central area committee seeks an update on the pilot road closure of Haverty Road and a timeline for decision on a permanent closure.