Council Meeting 7th July 2020

Full Council

​1. The Mayor’s Business
2. Apologies
3. Declarations of Members’ Interests
4. Minutes of Council Meeting held Tuesday 2 June 2020 (attached)
5. Minutes of The Annual Meeting held Monday 8 June 2020 (attached)
6. Minutes of Environmental Services Committee meeting held Tuesday 9 June 2020 (attached)
7. Minutes of Leisure and Development Committee meeting held Tuesday 16 June 2020 (attached)
8. Minutes of Audit Committee meeting held Wednesday 17 June 2020 (to follow)
9. Minutes of Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday 30 June 2020 (to follow)
10.   Leisure and Development Report
      10.1 East Lighthouse Rathlin Island (report attached)
      10.2 Rural Business Development Scheme (report attached)
      10.3 NI 2021 Centenary Working Group (report attached)
      10.4 Leisure and Development Recovery and Outline Business Plans for 20/21 (report attached)
11.    Matters for reporting to the Partnership Panel
12.    Conferences
13.    Correspondence (report attached)
14.    Consultation Schedule (report attached)
15.    Seal Documents
       15.1 Grave Registry Certificates, No’s 4965 – 4984 (inclusive)
       15.2 Agreement Relating to Advance for Purchase of a Car
              Other Leases/Licences
       15.3 Deed of dedication between St Canice’s GAA, Dungiven and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
16.    Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor MA McKillop, seconded by Councillor Mulholland
That this Council notes the significant Housing waiting lists affecting Communities across the district; further notes the need to urgently invest in waste water infrastructure to ensure we can continue building new homes to meet the needs of the people we represent; agrees to write to the Finance Minister to urge him to provide additional resource to the Department for Infrastructure and the Department for Communities to deliver a radical programme of housing new builds.
17.    Notice of Motion proposed Councillor McCaw, seconded by Alderman Boyle
Openness and transparency are key values of this Council and therefore we will use video conferencing software to livestream to media and the public all Full Council and Committee meetings, with the exception of “in committee” items and deputations where presenters object. Furthermore, the videos will be recorded and placed on the Council website.
18.    Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Anderson
Grass Pitch Provision
Following the recent announcement by the NI Executive that competitive sport can take place from 17th July 2020, it is essential that Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council ensure sufficient grass pitch provision is made available for bookings so that clubs can implement their necessary preseason training programmes and friendly match schedules in order to be prepared for the new competitive seasons resuming early August after a lengthy lockdown, which has also resulted in the loss of essential income to council finances.
It is also proposed that the ‘No training on grass pitches’ rule be relaxed alongside implementation of a 12month rotational maintenance programme. This would replace the current complete closure approach with a common sense approach in order to maximise income from bookings and remove the yearly issue of no pre-season training facilities being available for local clubs, whilst still ensuring the pitches are maintained to a high standard.

RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION (Items 19-21)

19.    Leisure and Development Report
         19.1 Lower Bann - Upgrade Marina Facilities at Drumaheglis and Camus (report attached)
20.    Land and Property Report (to follow)
21.    Request from Private Sector Operator to Use Rugby Avenue for Drive-in Event – August 2020 (to follow)