SAMRA AGM www.s .samra.i .ie January 15 th 2018 AGM AGENDA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SAMRA – AGM www.s .samra.i .ie January 15 th 2018

AGM AGENDA • Chairperson’s Address : Joan MacArthur • Financial Report : Liam Handy • 2017 Activities - overview : Dave Turner • Key Areas of CURRENT Concern - overview: Dave Turner • Discussion Q&A : SAMRA Lead / ALL New items raised will be noted for follow up and inclusion in the 2018 SAMRA Agenda !

CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS – Joan MacArthur • Introduction • AGM Objectives • Hi-level points from 2016 AGM • SAMRA – Aims • SAMRA – The Committee and how we are organised

Sandymount & & Merrion Our Residency Areas Merrion

AGM OBJECTIVES • Reach out to as many local residents as possible – maximum engagement • Update • with SAMRA activities • SAMRA Status and key Areas of Concern and Current Priority Areas • Offers of help • New Committee members ? • Promote SAMRA – use the website

SAMRA : AIMS ❖ To Protect the environs of Sandymount Village, Sandymount Strand & Dublin Bay. ❖ To give the Residents a voice, empowering & leveraging collective representation ❖ A platform to : ➢ Provide Visibility of proposals and development schemes ➢ Provide an integrated overview of schemes likely to impact the area ➢ Support key decision points and dates, enabling SAMRA input ❖ To enable residents to develop key message s and make critical input to decisions

SAMRA • Committee Members • Joan MacArthur (Chairperson) • Liam Handy (Treasurer) • Dave Turner (Secretary) • Irene Lynch • Lorna Kelly • Paddy Dunne • Finian Loftus • Dave Madden • Fergus Murray • James Cassidy * Retired from SAMRA 2017 • Monthly Meetings • Website • www.samra.ie • Funding – • AGM Subscriptions & Donations / Raffle at Community Day / DCC / AVIVA Community Fund • Payments via Pay-pal Linkage (website) OR Dropbox

Financial Status – Liam Handy

ACTIVITIES - 2017 1. SAMRA – organisational upgrade • Website www.samra.ie (*Aviva Stadium Community Funding) • SAMRA Pamphlet and Leaflet Drop NEXT 2. Sandymount/Merrion/Blackrock corridor study – focussing representation on NTA emerging preferred scheme 3. Poolbeg Incinerator • Emissions monitoring • “Abnormal conditions readiness” (ie Emergency Response) 4. Poolbeg West Draft Planning Scheme • An Bord Pleanala – Appeal Pending by SAMRA 5. Coastal Defence • Support – Phase 1 • “Onshore drainage maintenance” – reinforcement of study July 2015 concerns • OTHER THINGS ARISING • Eg Thrashing Pylons

LEAFLET DROPS

SUMMARY : KEY AREAS OF CONCERN 1. Poolbeg Incinerator Monitoring and “Abnormal Conditions Readiness” (Emergency Response) 2. Poolbeg West Planning Appeal 3. Merrion Road Traffic : Lack of Clarity on Planning Intentions 4. Sewage and Water contamination levels on Merrion/Sandymount Beach areas

DISCUSSION SESSION Questions / Answers / Debate : 1. Poolbeg Incinerator Monitoring and Abnormal Conditions Readiness : DT 2. Poolbeg West Planning Appeal : LK 3. Strand Road Traffic : DM 4. Sewage &Water contamination levels on Beach areas - DM ======= How can you help ? Your Membership IS VITAL ! We need new Committee Members We need Specialised Knowledge related to the Key Areas of Concern =======

CLOSE & THANKYOU ! – Joan McArthur AGM OBJECTIVES – reminder : • Reach out to as many local residents as possible – maximum engagement • Update • with SAMRA activities • SAMRA Status and key Areas of Concern and Current Priority Areas • Offers of help • New Committee members ? • Promote SAMRA – use the website HOPEFULLY WE HAVE STARTED TO ACHIEVED THIS ! We have a list of new topics for the 2018 SAMRA work We have new names to follow up ! We will post this ppt file and notes of the AGM to the WEBSITE www.samra.ie

BACKUP