RESOLVED

THAT the apology of Crs S G Baker, D C Lockwood and B T Wightman be received and sustained.

WWC05/90 Carmine/Tregidga CARRIED

There were no late items.

RESOLVED

THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Waihi Ward Committee held on Tuesday 13 September 2005 be taken as read and confirmed.

WWC05/91 Tregidga/Carmine CARRIED

COMMUNITY FACILITIES MANAGERS MONTHLY REPORT (01.002.021) (22KB)

The Community Facilities Managers presented the monthly report on activities for the Committee’s consideration.

RESOLVED

THAT the Community Facilities Managers report be received.

WWC05/92 Carmine/Tregidga CARRIED

The Community Services Manager advised the members that the developer of the Mitre 10 site has offered to provide off-site landscaping in keeping with the planting of the streetscape. A plan of the landscaping has been submitted to Council.

RESOLVED

THAT the information be received.

WWC05/93 Carmine/Hayden CARRIED

Cr Carmine advised of her recent attendance at the meeting of the Sport n’ Action Trust.

REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (20.030.002) (29KB)

Go Waihi Inc. has requested the Committees support towards the cost of hiring the Memorial Hall for their art exhibition as part of the ‘Goldfest 2005’ community festival.

RESOLVED

THAT the report be received

AND THAT the Ward Committee grant $300.00 towards the hire of the Waihi Memorial Hall.

WWC05/94 Tregidga/Carmine CARRIED

The Pathways Project for Mental Health Service Users based in Waihi have requested the Committee’s consideration towards assisting with the costs of consent fees related to the garden project they are establishing as a means to assist in the rehabilitation of their clients.

RESOLVED

THAT the Ward Committee grant $500.00 towards the costs of resource consent fees.

WWC05/95 Tregidga/Carmine CARRIED

BRONZE STATUE MOULDS

The Community Services Manager requested the Committee consider whether to keep the bronze statue moulds of the statues produced as part of the streetscape project. With the completion of the casting for the new statue for Waihi's Streetscape, the matter of the future of the plaster mouldings needs to be considered.

It was advised that the options of whether to retain the moulds and store them on Council premises or destroy them needed consideration relatively soon as the latest set of moulds has to be transported back to Paeroa from Marton.

RESOLVED

THAT the decision on whether Council should take the moulds into their possession and store them be deferred until the next meeting of the Ward Committee due to a number of members being absent.

WWC05/96 Hayden/Tregidga CARRIED

WATERLILY GARDEN SIGNAGE (01.001.029)(15KB)

The District Engineer tabled a report regarding an application received from the owners of Waterlily Gardens located at 441 Pukekauri Road, Waitawheta. The owners of the business request permission for the installation of signage proposed at three locations in the vicinity of the gardens. The proposed location of the signs was detailed in the report.

Discussion was held that the signs must fit within the requirements of Council’s District Plan and would require the approval of the Regional Transport Authority.

RESOLVED

THAT signage be installed by Council’s contractor to ensure consistency of work practice, at the cost of the applicant

AND THAT the applicant undertakes to advise Council should the sign become redundant and pay all expenses relating to the removal of the signage

AND THAT as much of the local road signage be installed as is consistent with the Transit NZ approved installations on the state highway subject to the requirements of the Hauraki District Councils - District Plan.

WWC05/97 Tregidga/Carmine CARRIED

COMMUNITY OUTCOMES – WARD CONSIDERATION (01.710.108) (96KB)

The Corporate Planner and Planning - Support Officer were in attendance. A report and summary was presented by the Strategic Planner of the issues raised from the Community Outcomes Ward Workshop which provided an update on the outcomes which resulted from discussions held at the workshop on Friday, 23 September 2005.

The Corporate Planner advised that the purpose of bringing the results of the workshop to the Wards was to have a closer look at all the suggestions put forward by the members. The members were taken through the outcomes resulting from the workshop.

The Mayor commented that in considering the outcomes, it was noted that the public generally wish Council to take an advocacy and leadership role in other services outside of infrastructural services.

It was advised that the final summary of the outcomes considered from the workshops will be tabled at the Council meeting on 13 October 2005.

RESOLVED

THAT the report be received.

WWC05/98 Hayden/Carmine CARRIED

The meeting closed at 4.10pm

CONFIRMED

M J Hayden

November 2005