Shannon Town Council Meeting Minutes October
2006
Minutes of the October Monthly Meeting of the Shannon Town Council held
in the Shannon Town Hall on Tuesday October 3rd 2006 at 6.30 p.m.
Councillor Tony McMahon, Meara Bhaile, presided.
Present were Councillors, Flynn, McCarthy, Lambert, McKee, Duff and Mulcahy
In attendance : Mr. Gerard Dollard – Town Manager, and Tomás
Mac Cormaic - Town Clerk
Apologies from Cllr. Hillery and McLoughlin.
2/10/06 Minutes of September Monthly Meeting.
Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. Mulcahy and resolved;
“that the minutes of the September monthly meeting of the Shannon
Town Council held in the Shannon Town Hall at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday September
5th 2006, having been circulated, be adopted and signed by the Meara Bhaile.”
3/10/06 Correspondence.
- A letter from the I.P.A. accompanied by a letter from the Department
of the Environment and Local Government informing the members of former
Town Commissions that in consultation with the A.M.A.I., four specially
designed half day information seminars will be held in four separate
locations during the month of November and recommending that each member
take the opportunity to attend one of these half day seminars was read
and noted.
The Town Clerk would circulate to each member information on the dates
and venues of each of the seminars. A consensus on venue might be reached
where travel arrangements might be shared.
- A letter from Shannon Development Co. informing the members of an
upcoming conference in Miltown Malbay was noted. Approval for the attendance
of the Meara Bhaile or in his absence a nominee of the Meara Bhaile
was proposed by Cllr. Duff, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved.
- Notification of the Annual Ceifin Conference in Ennis was noted.
The Town Clerk told the meeting that Ceifin would give the Town Council
three places at this conference for the price of two. Conference fees
are €320 p.p. It was proposed by Cllr. Lambert, seconded by Cllr.
Flynn and resolved “that this offer be accepted.” Those
interested in attending would notify the Town Clerk of their intention
within the next ten days.
- Information from the Department of the Environment that the Shannon
Town Council must hold the meeting to consider the 2007 Budget in the
period November 15th 2006 to December 16th 2006 was noted.
It was proposed by Cllr. Mulcahy, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved;
“that the meeting to consider the Budgets of the Shannon Town
Council for the year ending December 31st 2007 be held in the Shannon
Town Hall on Tuesday December 5th 2006 at 6.00 p.m. and to be followed
immediately by the December monthly meeting.”
4/10/06 Reports from M.P.C. Chairpersons.
Cllr. Flynn reporting from the Industrial, Tourism and Development Committee
outlined plans for having information maps displayed in various areas
throughout the town, at the Airport and in the Town Centre, and the publication
of a newsletter in hard copy for distribution to every house in the town.
5/10/06 Report from Area Council.
Councillor Mulcahy , Chairman of the Area Council, reported on matters
relevant to Shannon Town discussed at the September meeting of the Shannon
Area Council. There was a lot of discussion on how best to keep the Town
Council up-to-date on planning issues relevant to the town.
It was proposed by Cllr. Mulcahy, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved;
“that the Planning Department of Clare County Council give a thirty
minute presentation to the Shannon Town Council on planning policy and
an overview of planning applications for Shannon Town. This presentation
to take place at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday November 7th , prior to the November
meeting of the Council.”
6/10/06 Casual Trading
The Town Manager informed the meeting that Clare County
Council is currently considering Bye-Laws to regulate Casual Trading in
the County. At present there are no specific areas designated for casual
trading which means that casual trading can take place without any controls
in any part of the county. The proposed Bye Laws would designate, after
public consultation with interested parties, specific casual trading areas
throughout the county. The manager sought the following information; (1)
areas in Shannon where Casual Trading currently takes place ? and (2)
where in Shannon would it be most appropriate to designate a Casual Trading
Area ?
Cllr. Lambert suggested the area where the Farmers’ Market had been
held in Drumgeely as an appropriate area for designation.
There were no objections to this suggestion.
7/10/06 Town Twinning
The Meara Bhaile gave a brief report on the recent visit by 28 members
of the Shannon Town Twinning Association to Shannon’s twin town,
Guingamp in Brittany. A presentation was made by the Meara Bhaile to the
Mayor of Guingamp on behalf of the people of Shannon. He commented on
the ongoing relationship between St. Caimin’s Community School and
Lycee Notre Dame in Guingamp and welcomed an interest by St. Patrick’s
Comprehensive to form an exchange relationship with a school in Guingamp.
The Meara Bhaile commented on the strong relationship that has developed
over the years between social and community groups in both towns and suggested
that consideration might be given to expanding this to commercial interests.
8/10/06 Consultation on planned future developments in the town.
Proposed by Cllr. Mulcahy, seconded by Cllr. Flynn and resolved;
“that this Council engage with all relevant stakeholders to explore
and identify the social, recreational and cultural needs of our community
in relation to our new residential / commercial retail developments about
to take place with the construction of the Southern Primary Route.”
9/10/06 Bonfires.
Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. McCarthy.
“that Shannon Town Council request Clare County Council to clarify
their position in relation to bonfires in Shannon, and if they are to
go ahead this year that the green areas be properly prepared by rolling
back the green surface which will then facilitate the reinstatement of
the area in the immediate aftermath of any such fires.”
The Manager informed the meeting that Clare County Council will not in
any way facilitate the lighting of bonfires.
10/10/06 Street Lighting.
Proposed by Cllr. Flynn, seconded by Cllr. McCarthy and resolved;
“that in view of the recent spate of anti-social behaviour in the
Drumgeely area, that Clare County Council make sure all lighting is working
and remove trees that are obstructing and reducing the effectiveness of
new lights on the Corrib Drive Road.”
11/10/06 Dangerous Storage of Stones.
Proposed by Cllr. Duff and seconded by Cllr. Flynn.
“that Clare County Council take action to prevent the storage of
stones at a dangerous bend at Sli na Ri entrance to Shannon Olympic Pitch.”
Cllr. Duff commented that the stones have been removed but he would like
to know who stored them there in the first place.
12/10/06 Speed Survey of Corrib Drive.
Proposed by Cllr. McCarthy, seconded by Cllr. Lambert and resolved;
“that Clare County Council undertake a speed survey on Corrib Drive.”
13/10/06 Phase 2 of Shannon Southern Primary Road.
Proposed by Cllr. McCarthy, seconded by Cllr. Flynn and resolved;
“that the Road Design Team of Clare County Council meet with Shannon
Town Council prior to the commencement of the design of Phase 2 of the
Shannon Southern Primary Road.”
14/10/06 Maintenance of Entry Points to Town Centre.
Proposed by Cllr. Duff, seconded by Cllr. Flynn and resolved;
“that Shannon Town Council request Beau Walk to address the need
to clean up the approaches to Dromoland Mall and other entry points to
the town centre on a daily basis.”
Two items on the Clár Oibre submitted by Cllr. McLoughlin were
not moved because of Cllr. McLoughlin’s absence from the meeting.
Sínithe ag : _________________________ ar an _______________
Méara Bhaile
Sínithe ag Tomás Mac Cormaic __________ ar an 5/10/06
Cléireach an Bhaile
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