HAURAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL
PAEROA WARD COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PAEROA WARD COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WILLIAM STREET, PAEROA ON MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2004 COMMENCING AT 1.OO PM
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PRESENT |
Crs G L Munro (Chairperson), B P Dunn, J P Tregidga, K W Trembath |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
R G Paterson (Community Services Manager), G Thomsen (Roading Manager), R Bond (Utilities Manager), L Whittaker (Utilities Manager, Waste Water & Refuse), I McLeod (Drainage Manager) and Ms C Black (Council Secretary) |
APOLOGIES
RESOLVED
THAT the apology of His Worship be received and sustained.
PWC04/01 Dunn/Tregidga CARRIED
LATE ITEMS
Pursuant to Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the Chairperson called for late items to be accepted.
RESOLVED
THAT pursuant to Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the following late items be accepted for discussion.
Freshlook Meeting
The item was not on the agenda because the item was received after the agenda deadline.
Discussion on the item could not be delayed because the matter needed attention before the next Ward meeting.
PWC04/02 Tregidga/Trembath CARRIED
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
RESOLVED
THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Paeroa Ward Committee held on Monday 1 December 2003 be taken as read and confirmed.
PWC04/03 Trembath/Tregidga CARRIED
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
Access Way Adjacent to Wood Appliances
Members’ requested an update regarding the access way adjacent to Wood Appliances. It was reported that staff are preparing a report on this matter. The Community Services Manager will update the members at the next Ward meeting.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMUNITY FACILITIES MANAGERS MONTHLY REPORT (01.002.021)
The Community Services Manager presented the Community Facilities Managers monthly report on the activities for the Committee’s consideration.
RESOLVED
THAT the Community Facilities Managers report be received.
PWC04/04 Dunn/Trembath CARRIED
Paeroa Swimming Pool
The pool has been well patronised and the pool toy has been well received by the children attending. The lifeguards have been assisting well with the safety of the pool toy. The pool office was broken into very early in the season and a sum of money stolen. As a result of this, changes were made to improve security and police are presently investigating.
Pukerimu (Paeroa) Cemetery – Evaluation Report
The Community Services Manager presented the report on the Pukerimu (Paeroa) Cemetery.
RESOLVED
THAT the report be received
AND THAT the extensions for the Public and RSA sections proceed as recommended in the expansion report but that the proposed works be staged over as long a period as is reasonably practical with the first stage commencing in 2004/05.
PWC04/05 Tregidga/Dunn CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES
FINANCIAL REPORT (01.001.025)
The financial report for the 6 months ended 31 December 2003 were tabled at the meeting.
RESOLVED
THAT the financial report on the operations of the Paeroa Ward Committee for the 6 months ended 31 December 2003 be received.
PWC04/06 Dunn/Tregidga CARRIED
ENGINEERING SERVICES
ROADING: MONTHLY REPORT (01.001.029)
The Roading Manager’s monthly report to the Works Committee was attached.
RESOLVED
THAT the report be received.
PWC04/07 Trembath/Dunn CARRIED
It was commented that a tree on the corner of Norwood and McDonald Streets was causing a nuisance and needed trimming. The Roading Manager will look into this matter. The question was raised as to where the responsibility lay for the maintenance of trees along roadsides. The Roading Manager informed the meeting that if a tree is on the legal road area, it is a Roading responsibility.
Rahu Road Realignment 2004
Construction of the relocation/realignment of Rahu Road will commence in March 2004.
2003 Road Trauma for Hauraki District
It was noted the high incidence of accidents on state highways in comparison with the lower incidence of accidents on local authority roads.
Request for thresh-hold treatments on all the state highway approaches to Paeroa should be made to Transit NZ. The Roading Manager informed the meeting that applications have been made to Transit NZ in the current and previous years for this type of facility.
UTILITIES: MONTHLY REPORT (01.001.028)
The Utilities Manager’s monthly report to the Works Committee was attached.
RESOLVED
THAT the report be received.
PWC04/08 Dunn/Trembath CARRIED
The Utilities Manager reported the water pump at the Karangahake Reserve was affected due to a power outage on Sunday, 1 February 2004. Water supplies were getting low due to the dry weather but with the recent rainfall this problem has been alleviated.
DRAINAGE: MONTHLY REPORT (01.001.020)
The Drainage Manager’s monthly report to the Works Committee is attached.
RESOLVED
THAT the report be received.
PWC04/09 Tregidga//Dunn CARRIED
GENERAL BUSINESS
Request to Establish a Community Newspaper
Attached was a letter and report outlining a plan for establishing a community newspaper for Paeroa from Barry Williams of the Paeroa Rotary Club.
RESOLVED
THAT this issue lay on the table.
PWC04/11 Tregidga/Trembath CARRIED
LATE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Freshlook Meeting
The Freshlook Committee met on Tuesday, 27 January 2004. Some Committee members went on a walk to identify areas of the town which needed upgrading.
The Ward Committee considered suggestions from the Committee which included:
Design and construction of new footpaths
Cobblestones generally should be retained if they are safe and where cobblestones are unsafe to use asphalt to repair
Cobblestones outside Fathers Hotel to be retained
Clean up cobblestones in front of Mackay Street
Design and construction of footpath upgrade to be considered
Street furniture – mesh
Durable street banners to be investigated
Shade over area in front of Post Office
Rubbish bins – replace any redundant bins with lemon style bins
RESOLVED
THAT staff be requested to design and cost the footpath upgrade as discussed with the options of retaining or removing the length of cobblestones between Hall and Mackay Streets on the eastern side of Belmont Road.
PWC04/10 Munro/Tregidga CARRIED
The meeting closed at 2.26pm
CONFIRMED
G L Munro
Chairperson
March 2004