Shannon Town Council Meeting Minutes May 2004

1/5/04 Minutes of April Monthly Meeting

Proposed by Cllr. Duff, seconded by Cllr. Flynn and resolved;
"that the minutes of the April monthly meeting of the Shannon Town Council held in the Shannon Town Hall at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday April 6th 2004, having been circulated, be adopted and signed by the Méara Bhaile"

2/5/04 Minutes of Special Meeting on Street Naming

Proposed by Cllr. O'Brien, seconded by Cllr. Duff and resolved;
"that the minutes of the special "Street Naming" meeting held in the Shannon Town Hall at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday April 13th 2004 be adopted and signed by the Méara Bhaile."

3/5/04 Agreement on Names

Proposed by Cllr. O'Brien, seconded by Cllr. Duff and resolved;
"that the street names selected at the special street naming meeting having been displayed in Seán Lemass Library be the official names of the said streets."

4/5/04 Correspondence

1. A letter from Sky Court relating to directional signs to Shannon Town which had been circulated to members was noted.
2. An acknowledgement of a letter to Mary Coughlan, T.D., Minister for Social and Family Affairs was noted.
3. A letter from the Dept. of Justice and Law Reform relating to Town Council representation on the Joint Policing Committees was read and noted.
4. A statement by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government cancelling the electronic voting system for the elections on June 11th was noted.
5. A letter from Clare County Council relating to the proposed recycling centre in Shannon was read and noted.
6. A letter from the Dept. of Enterprise Trade and Employment relating to the transfer of land from Shannon Development Co. to the Clare County Council was read and noted.
7. A letter from the Tidy Towns Committee with details of their plans for 2004 was noted.
8. A letter from Balbriggan Town Council relating to support for Post Polio Syndrome suffers was read, noted and supported by the members.

5/5/04 Community Grants 2004

Proposed by Cllr. McCarthy, seconded by Cllr. O'Brien, and resolved;
"that the Community Grants for 2004 be advertised with a closing date for the receipt of applications at the end of July."

6/5/04 One Stop Shop

The Manager informed the members that work on the internal lay-out of the Town Hall would commence within a couple of weeks. Alternative accommodation would need to be arranged for the June meeting of the Council and hopefully the work would be completed in time for the first meeting of the new council .
This change would accommodate a limited number of services to the community from the Town Hall. The preferred location for the construction of a purpose built One Stop Shop would be on a permanent site near the Garda Station. Questions were raised relating to the ownership of this new building.

7/5/04 M. P. C. Chairpersons' Reports

Cllr. Mc Kee reported that the proposal to work with Zhukovsky in the Moscow Region of Russia under the TACIS EU Programme has been completed and submitted to the appropriate authority for consideration.
Cllr. McKee complemented the Development Officer - Shannon Project on the speedy and comprehensive preparation of this proposal.

Cllr. Lambert reported that progress on the Children's Playground is up to schedule. A number of corporate groups have already given sponsorship of equipment and some others have promised to do so. Invoices will need to be issued to some of these potential sponsors to enable them reclaim Value Added Tax. Cllr. Lambert also hopes to launch a programme in the very near future to allow the community give financial support to this and future civic projects.
Cllr. Lambert also hoped to have a final report on the St. Patrick's Day Parade, including a financial statement, before the June meeting of the Council.

8/5/04 Footpath from the Rear of Gael Scoil to Playground.

Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. Duff and resolved;
"that Clare County Council, as a matter of public safety, put in place a footpath from the junction at the rear of the Gael Scoil to connect with the new Playground access."

9/5/04 Internal Town Signs

Proposed by Cllr McCarthy, seconded by Cllr. Mulcahy and resolved;
"that Clare County Council in consultation with Shannon Town Council provide appropriate information signs at the main entrance to various areas,
i.e. at Ballycasey, a sign indicating all the housing developments/facilities accessible from this junction, at Aidan Park Lights, a sign indicating all the housing developments/facilities accessible from this junction, at the Town Centre Roundabout, a sign indicating all the housing developments/facilities accessible from this junction, at Drumgeely Roundabout as sign indicating all the housing developments /facilities accessible from this junction."

10/5/04 Extra Driving Tests required by Motor Insurance Companies.

Proposed by Cllr, Flynn, seconded by Cllr. O'Brien and resolved;
"that Shannon Town Council request the Minister for Transport. Séamus Brennan, T.D., to investigate the Insurance Companies that require the public to undergo another driving test even though they have already passed the Government Test."

11/5/04 Location of B.O.I. ATM in Town Shopping Centre.

Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved;
"that Shannon Town Council call on the Bank of Ireland to ensure that their A.T.M. is located in such a position as will ensure that their customers have access to it at all times."