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HAURAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL
PLAINS WARD COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLAINS WARD COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WILLIAM STREET, PAEROA ON TUESDAY 13 MAY 2008 COMMENCING AT 9.00 AM
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PRESENT |
Crs B A Gordon (Chairperson), D E Challis, G A Harris and His Worship the Mayor J P Tregidga |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
R G Paterson (Community Services Manager), K D Thompson (District Engineer), G Thomsen (Roading Manager), S Clark (Parks & Reserves Manager), Ms R Kirby (Community Facilities Assets Officer) and Ms C Black (Council Secretary) |
APOLOGIES
RESOLVED
THAT the apology of Cr G R Leonard be received and sustained.
PWC08/25 Harris/Challis CARRIED
LATE ITEMS
There were no late items.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 15 APRIL 2008 (400682)
RESOLVED
THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Plains Ward Committee held on Tuesday 15 April 2008 be taken as read and confirmed.
PWC08/26 Gordon/Tregidga CARRIED
POLICE UPDATE - COMMUNITY POLICING ISSUES
Constable Andrew McCowatt was in attendance for discussions on community policy matters.
It was requested that ‘no parking’ lines be placed on Kaihere Road due to the public parking along the road in unsafe locations.
Cr Challis raised a concern about the manning of the Police Station in Ngatea that there is only one constable on duty at the station. He was concerned that in emergencies it is difficult to contact police staff.
The Mayor and Councillors stated their concerns to Cst. McCowatt to the limited police numbers in the Hauraki area. The members asked Cst. McCowatt how Council could assist the Police in their role. Cst. McCowatt stated that regular communication with Council is helpful to the Police in investigating issues of crime within the community in particular vandalism to public property.
The Mayor suggested the Police attendance at Ward meetings was beneficial to provide their input to issues of community vandalism etc when Council are considering community facilities.
The members agreed that the Police be invited at quarterly intervals to attend the future Ward meetings.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES MONTHLY REPORT (404862) (33KB)
The Community Services monthly report on activities was presented for the Committee’s consideration.
RESOLVED
THAT the Community Services monthly report be received.
PWC08/27 Challis/Harris CARRIED
Halls
As the re-roofing of the hall roof has commenced there will be no bookings made during the day for the month of May.
Use of Hall Chairs - Probus Group
Cr Challis advised that the Probus Group wish to use the memorial hall chairs for an upcoming function and asked that the Ward Committee approve of this request.
RESOLVED
THAT approval be given for the Probus Group to use the hall chairs for their upcoming function.
PWC08/28 Gordon/Challis
CARRIED
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Turua Jetty Upgrade
Cr Gordon raised his concern regarding the amount of vandalism received to the Turua Jetty.
It was suggested that the Parks and Reserves Manager, Roading Manager and Cr Gordon meet on site to discuss the kerb and channel options for the section of road from the Muddy River Café through to the Boat Ramp
The request received by Mrs Ropati and family of Turua to install a plaque in honour of their father who resides in Turua was discussed. It was agreed that a plaque could not be attached to the jetty and that further discussions take place between the family and the Hall and Domain Committee as to an alternative site in Turua.
REQUEST FOR RUBBISH BIN - WAITAKARURU
The owner of the takeaway food shop at Waitakaruru has requested that the Ward Committee consider installing a rubbish bin outside the shop in the township as he has to pay to empty the bin he provides three times per week.
RESOLVED
THAT a rubbish bin be installed outside the shop when and if the shop is reopened.
PWC08/29 Harris/Challis CARRIED
Skateboarding and Bicycle Use in Main Street
The members raised their concerns regarding the issue of skateboards and bicycles being used on the main street. The District Engineer stated the Council has a stencil that would be able to be used to place signage on the foot path stating "NO BICYCLES OR SKATEBOARDS ALLOWED." It was asked that signage stencilling be undertaken at each end of the main street and that it also be applied to the footpath in front of the Astro Turf due to recent problems with cyclists in this area.
GENERAL BUSINESS
ROADING REPORT
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The District Engineer tabled and presented a report from the Roading Manager regarding a number of roading matters.
DISABILITY PARKING IN MAINSTREET
A review of the Disability Parking (DP) provisions has been carried out. The standard recommends that 2 disability parks are required for a town the size of Ngatea.
The existing situation provides one DP outside the old Post Office but currently this facility is poorly marked. The second DP is located within the Four Square car parking area.
A request was received to install an additional DP on the public road outside this car park. As this area appears reasonably well served subject to remarking and possibly signing the existing DP outside the old Post office, the requested installation outside the Four Square should not be required.
The preferred alternative would be to install a new DP near the Vet Offices allowing the servicing of the western end of town. This option has been checked with Ross Harris from Vet Services who has provided verbal support. The proposed location was shown as attachment 1.
RESOLVED
THAT the existing Disability Parking be remarked
AND THAT the new installation be approved for installation as shown in attachment 1.
PWC08/30 Harris/Challis CARRIED
BUS SHELTERS AT KEREPEHI
A request to provide a bus shelter for children in Kerepehi has been investigated. It has been observed that there are two pick up / drop off points for school pupils on Kerepehi Town Road at Kerepehi.
One group of pupils is collected from outside the Kerepehi Dairy/Takeaway store, and adequate protection from rain is created by the large overhanging veranda of the building. No further action is required at this assembly point.
The other site where pupils were observed waiting for the school bus was on the northern side of the Kerepehi Town Road / McGowan Avenue intersection. It was noted on the morning of the site visit that seven pupils boarded the bus at this location, but the number may vary from time to time, as the number of pupils would fluctuate from year to year.
The members considered that the total span type was the favourable choice of shelter and should be installed at the northern side of the Kerepehi Town Road and McGowan Avenue intersection.
It was suggested that the shelter be of sturdy design to withstand graffiti and vandalism.
RESOLVED
THAT an application be made to the TOTAL SPAN UNDERCOVER KIDS programme for the shelter required for Hauraki District Council.
PWC08/31 Harris/Challis CARRIED
STREET LIGHTING AND FOOTPATH WIDENING T. BURMAN REQUEST
As requested the letter from Terry Burman has been received. Mr Burman requests additional street lighting in this location. The request has been forwarded to Councils maintenance contractor for investigation as to compliance with illumination standards. If further installation is required for compliance this will be implemented as part of the improvement programme. If the installation already complies, this will be reported back to the committee.
The issues raised about the footpath width are acknowledged and would be most practically remedied by a new footpath. The under width construction (0.9m compared with the normal 1.4m) appears to have been part of the original development. Widening the existing path would not provide a quality solution and a new installation is recommended.
RESOLVED
THAT street lighting requirements be assessed and implemented according to Councils standards
AND THAT a new footpath be installed to comply with Councils standard funded from the Ward footpath budget subject to approval of costs.
PWC08/32 Harris/Tregidga CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 10.20am
The meeting reconvened at 10.30am
TOURISM COROMANDEL PRESENTATION
Mr Jim Archibald of Tourism Coromandel was in attendance and addressed the Committee on the organisation’s role, an update on activities over the last 12 months and tourism opportunities for the Hauraki/South Coromandel.
The meeting closed at 11.20am.
CONFIRMED
B A Gordon
Chairperson
10 June 2008
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