KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL - COMHAIRLE CHONTAE CHILL CHAINNIGH
Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Kilkenny County Council to be held on Monday 21st January, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Council Chamber, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny.
Clár do Ghnáth-Chruinniú Chomhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh le reachtáil ar an Luan 21st Eanáir  2008 ar a 3.00 i.n. i Seomra na Comhairle, Halla an Chontae, Sráid Eoin, Cill Chainnigh.

1.            Confirmation of Minutes - Dearbhú Miontuairisc í:
(a)      Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on 17th December, 2007(copy of minutes attached)
(b)      Briefing Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on 3rd December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(c)      Minutes of Special Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on 5th December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(d)      Minutes of Thomastown Electoral Area Meeting held on 6th December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(e)      Minutes of Special Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on 10th December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(f)      Minutes of Forward Planning and Development Strategic Policy Committee Meeting held on 13th December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(g)      Minutes of Statutory Budget Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on 17th December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(h)      Minutes of Special Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on Friday 21st December, 2007 (copy of minutes attached)
(i)       Minutes of Kilkenny Electoral Area Meeting held on 7th January, 2008 (copy of minutes attached).
2.     Business prescribed by Statute, Standing Orders or Resolutions of the Council.- Gnó forordaithe do réir Reachtaíochta, Orduithe Seasta, nó Rúin an Chomhairle.          
Housing & Other Disposal - Tithíocht & Díuscairt Eile         

1. Other Disposal -Díuscairt Eile

“That Kilkenny County Council hereby approves of the disposal of its interest
   in lands at Greenview, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny to Michael and Edel O’
Shea, No. 15 Greenview, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny”. (Notification issued to members on 9th January, 2008)

(b)      Water Services - Seirbhísí Slántaíochta
              Kilkenny City Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade/Kilkenny Sludge Management – update.

 
(c)      Planning - Pleanáil
Notification under Planning and Development Act, 2000, Material Contravention of County Development Plan 2002. Ref No. in Planning Register P.07/912
Applicant: Califa Ltd., C/o Gittens Murray Architects Ltd, 2 Patrick’s Court, Patrick’s Street, Kilkenny.
For the construction of a three storey office building, measuring 1193sqm in floor space with vehicular access via existing business park entrance, modifications to existing loading yard to provide additional car parking, new bore well, all associated site development works and landscaping at Leggetsrath Business Park, Leggetsrath West, and Middleknock, Dublin Road, Kilkenny. (report attached)

(d)      Roads – Bóithre     
     Report on flooding (report to follow)

3.    Urgent Correspondence - Comhfhreagras Práinneach

4.      Business adjourned from a previous Meeting - Gnó ar athló ó chruinniú   roimhe  seo:

5.    Fix Dates and Times of Meetings - Dátaí agus Amanta do chruinnithe a shocrú:
Schedule of meetings from January - March (Attached).  

6.     Consideration of Reports and Recommendations of Committees of the Council - Plé ar Thuairiscí agus Moltaí ó Choistí an Comhairle:
(a)    Report on Thomastown Electoral Area Meeting held on 6th December, 2007 (copy of report attached)
(b)   Report on SPC 1 Forward Planning & Development Meeting held on 13th December, 2007 (copy of report attached)
(c)   Report on Kilkenny Electoral Area Meeting held on 7th January, 2008 (copy of report attached)

        7.        Other Business set forth in the Notice convening the Meeting -
Gnó Eile romhainn i bhFógra reachtála an Chruinnithe

8.        Conferences – Comhdhálacha
        (a) Conferences – Request for approvals to attend as per circulated list.
 (b) Summary of Proceedings at Conferences have been received from
           Councillor      Date of Conference   Title of Conference
           Cora Long      23rd October 2007        Consultation with the older generations
                                                                               
9.       Matters Arising from Minutes - Gnótha ag éirí as Miontuairiscí

10.      Any Other Business - Aon Ghnó Eile

11.     Notices of Motion - Fógraí Rúin:
        1 (08)   Cllr. Malcolm Noonan – 4th January, 2008
“That Kilkenny Local Authorities would become members of the International Network ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in order to support our activities in relation to Sustainable Development and Local Agenda 21 and to establish networks with Local Authorities throughout Europe to help achieve our goals and objectives regarding all aspects of ecological, social and economic sustainability”.
2(08)    Cllr. Ann Phelan – 14th January, 2008
“That Kilkenny County Council, in keeping with water conservation measures and managing climate change at local level, where projections indicate  significant impacts on water resources, that this council adopts as policy the installation of Dual Flush toilet systems  as part of its planning process, in all future house building, as an effort to conserve treated water”.

 

12. Notices of Motion from other local authorities seeking support of Kilkenny County Council County   Council - Fógraí i dtaobh Rúin ó Údaráis Áitiúla eile ag lorg tacaíochta ó Chomhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh:
           1 (08)  Galway City Council – 14th December, 2007
“That Galway City Council request the Minister for the Environment to introduce a ban on all detergents, powders etc. containing phosphates as a result of the damage that is doing to fish, plant life and Lough Corrib in general and that this Council call on the Minister of the Environment to carry out a full investigation into what other discharges are currently going into Lough Corrib and leading to serious pollution of the water and that the investigation be completed as a matter of urgency”.

 

2(08)   Monaghan County Council 20th December, 2007
“That Monaghan County Council support the campaign to accord national honours to Thomas Kent and have his remains re-interred in a more appropriate and significant location. As Irishmen and women we are all aware of the significance of 1916 yet for 90 years the remains of Vol Thomas Kent, who was executed in Cork prison on the 9th May 1916 as part of the justice afforded those who took part in the Easter Rising, are still buried within the walls of the prison!.

3 (08)  Waterford County Council – 21st December, 2007
“That following on from the recent EU Vets Report that Waterford County Council calls on the Government to immediately ban the importation of Brazilian Beef. The report on Brazilian Beef issued by the EU Food and Veterinary Office confirms the need to impose a ban on beef imports from that Country. The report found serious irregularities regarding animal registration, identification, vaccination, false certification of exports, breaches of EU residency requirements and that Foot and Mouth Disease is still present”.

4(08)   South Tipperary County Council – 7th January, 2008
“That the Manager explain the system operating for cyclists, at roundabouts and where traffic calming measures have been put in place, from a safety viewpoint”.