13th May 2008.

To: An Cathaoirleach and Each Councillor

The May Monthly Meeting of Kells Town Council will be held on Monday, 19th May 2008, at 5.00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Kells Civic Offices, Headfort Place, and Kells, to consider the attached agenda.

Mr Joe Kenny Regional Manager for Bus Eireann will make a presentation to Kells Town Council at 4.00 pm in the Council Chamber in advance of the Council meeting.

You are requested to attend.

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Catherina Benson,

Meetings Administrator.

Agenda
  1. Confirmation of Minutes of March Monthly Meeting held on the 21st April 2008.
  1. Correspondence and matters raised by the Town Manager.
  1. Monthly Reports.
  1. Managers Orders.
  1. S.183 Sale of Land at the Moynalty Road to Sunshine Community Care Ltd (previously circulated)
  1. To consider the Auditors Report in respect of financial year 2006.
  1. To consider making a variation to the ‘Backlands’ development LAP and also to consider the making of a Special Contribution Scheme for the Backlands area.
  1. To receive a presentation on the commencement of the Headfort Grove refurbishment scheme from Ms Mary Carey, Tenant Liason Officer and from the preferred contactor ENDAM will also attend. This presentation will be held at 8.00 pm following the concluding of the Council meeting.
  1. Notice of Motion.

‘As it appears that our Derlict Sites Act and the implementation of same is not having the desired effect that this Council expected it to have and with the lack of improvement in the sites identified, I Bryan Reilly call on our Manager and Officials to examine every and any possibility of some form of re-generation programme for our historic town. In doing so this council should adopt a partnership approach with allthe property owners involved, property developers, any Government departments which may be identified as a source of funding or support, Chamber Of Commerce and our Dail Deputies’ (Councillor B Reilly)

‘This Council notes the importance made by the Irish College of General Practitioners (Meath Faculty) of retaining all the current services in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan and a halt to the erosion of services is supported by the Council.

This Motion identifies the importance of the full services at Our Lady’s Hospital has for the community of Navan, Kells and the County of Meath. The retention of services is even more critical when you consider that 660 employees employed in Tara Mines rely on full HSE services at Our Lady’s Hospital’. (Councillor T Grimes)

‘That Kells Town Council supports the call of the medical profession for the retention of services at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. (Councillor C Ferguson).

‘That Kells Town Council oppose the tolling of the M3 motorway’ (Councillor C Ferguson)

9. Questions to the Manager

‘ Will the Manager explain to Elected Members the following:

(a) The exact amount of money that the Council has received from the Departmentof the Environment to commence works in Headfort Grove?

(b) If the Council has to draw down a loan when work commences, in your opinion how much interest will the Council have to pay back to the financial institution that the loan was acquired from?’ (Councillor T Grimes)

‘Could the Manager provide Kells Town Council with a report as to the provision of park and ride facilities in the Kells area.’ (Councillor C Ferguson).

‘Can the Manager respond to the unacceptable situation of no street cleaning service in Kells a heritage town at weekends’ (Councillor C Ferguson).

10. Other Business raised with the permission of An Cathaoirleach.

Agenda Template for Site Manager KTCPage 1 of 3

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