1st March 2022 Council Meeting
Full Council
Agenda
1. The Mayor’s Business
2. Apologies
3. Declaration of Members’ Interests
4. Minutes of Council Meeting held Tuesday 1 February 2022 (attached)
5. Minutes of Council Meeting held Wednesday 9 February 2022, reconvened on Thursday 10 February 2022 (attached)
6. Minutes of Planning Committee Meeting held Wednesday 26 January 2022 (attached)
7. Minutes of Environmental Services Committee Meeting held Tuesday 8 February 2022 (attached)
8. Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting held Thursday 10 February 2022, reconvened on Wednesday 16 February 2022 (attached)
9. Minutes of Leisure and Development Committee Meeting held Tuesday 15 February 2022 (attached)
10. Minutes of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee Meeting held Tuesday 22 February 2022 (to follow)
11. Leisure and Development Report - Small Settlements Regeneration Programme (report attached)
12. Matters for reporting to the Partnership Panel
13. Conferences (report attached)
14. Correspondence (report attached)
15. Consultation Schedule (report attached)
16. Seal Documents
i Grave Registry Certificates, No’s 5287 – 5300
ii Licence to Occupy, Foreshore and Bed of the Sea at North Pier, Portrush, County Antrim – 1) Her Majesty The Queen and 2) The Crown Estates Commissioners and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council (Ref L&P SC 210203, CP&R 210223 and CM 210302)
iii Lease of Rights Relating to Foreshore and Bed of the Sea at North Pier, Portrush, County Antrim - 1) Her Majesty The Queen and 2) The Crown Estates Commissioners and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council (Ref L&P SC 210203, CP&R 210223 and CM 210302)
iv Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and C Kennedy, Licensee (West Bay Car Park Portrush)
v Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and D Shirley, Licensee (West Bay Car Park)
vi Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and H Douthart, Licensee (Quay Rd Playing Fields Ballycastle)
vii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and H Douthart, Licensee (Pier Yard Car Park Ballycastle)
viii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and J McLaughlin, Licensee (Waterford Slip Cushendall)
ix Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and J Wray, Licensee (Ballycastle Sea Front)
x Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and J O’Kane, Licensee, (Megaw Park, Ballymoney)
xi Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and K Douthart, Licensee, (Whiterocks Car Park Portrush)
xii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and M Boyle, Licensee (East Strand Car park, Portrush)
xiii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and M Hutchinson, Licensee (Portaneevy Car Park Ballintoy)
xiv Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and P Mullan, Licensee (Diversity Park Portstewart)
xv Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and R Carton, Licensee (East Strand Car Park Portrush)
xvi Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and R Devlin, Licensee (Legge Green Car Park Cushendall)
xvii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and R Attias, Licensee (Garron Road Car Park)
xviii Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and R Pollock, Licensee (Promenade Car Park Castlerock)
xix Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and S McGuigan, Licensee (Downhill Beach)
xx Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and S O’Boyle, Licensee (Ballintoy Harbour)
xi Agreement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and S McAllister, Licensee, (Magheracross Car Park, Portrush (2no. Agreements)
xii Renewal of Commercial Lease Shop Unit at South Pier, Portrush – Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and George Nelson (L&P SC-190306 CP&R–190312 CM-190326)
17. Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor P McShane, seconded by Councillor Quigley
“That no sales or long term leases of any land or property assets be considered or acted upon until the conclusion of the extraordinary audit into land and asset disposals at Causeway Coast and Glens Council. That further consideration is given to land asset disposals after the audit report and the potential legal actions arising from same are considered by the full Council.”
18. Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor McQuillan, seconded by Councillor Wallace
“That this Council takes into consideration the inevitable facts that the inhabitants of the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council are facing dramatic changes in the climate and the inevitable environmental damage which is currently being caused by same. We are witnessing more severe storms and coastal erosion along the north coast and inland. To make a positive contribution to offsetting not only Council’s carbon footprint but that of the inhabitants of the borough we propose Council utilise the Council lands at Laurel Hill, Coleraine, to make a positive start in planting trees to offset our carbon footprint by using trees to sequester the carbon being produced. The area highlighted is practically devoid of any green open space with only one playpark in the immediate vicinity for the children and residents to utilise and enjoy without having to use their vehicles to travel to other areas.”
IN COMMITTEE (ITEM 19)
19. Legal Opinion in the matter of a Call In request in respect of a decision of the Council dated 4 January 2022 (Legal Opinion attached)
Amendment lost
That Council take external expert legal advice on the sale of lands at the Dunluce Centre, legal advice to encompass everything that has recently come to light in relation to the potential sale including but not exhaustive of
i. Planning and the involvement of Planning Members on the decision of the sale
ii. How Officers could have been seen as being too involved in the process of hotel development for a preferred developer
iii. Officers making decisions of a magnitude that should have been taken by Councillors
iv. Council Officials offering legal advice despite having been found to have misled the Council on previous hotel development applications”