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M I N U T E S

Social & Cultural Development Committee

Meeting Date:

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

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Minutes of a Meeting of the Social & Cultural Development Committee held on

31 October 2017 at 1.00pm

Table of Contents

Item Page No.

1.         Apologies 1

2.         Conflicts of Interest 1

3.         Confirmation of Minutes 2

4.         Youth Development Update 2

5.         Kilkee Terrace Reserve Update 2

6.         Safer Hastings: Update 3

7.         Additional Business Items 3

8.         Extraordinary Business Items 3

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HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE Social & Cultural Development Committee HELD IN THE Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East, Hastings ON

 Tuesday, 31 October 2017 AT 1.00pm

Present:                          Chair: Councillor Dixon

                                               Acting Mayor Hazlehurst

Councillors Harvey, Heaps, Kerr, Lyons, Nixon, O’Keefe, Poulain, Redstone, Travers and Watkins

ALSO Present:              Group Manager: Community Facilities and Programmes (Mrs A Banks)

                                               Social & Youth Development Manager (Ms D Elers)

                                               Team Leader Youth Development (Mr P Steffert)

                                               Social Development Co-ordinator (Ms R Smith)

                                               Team Leader Strategy & Projects (Ms L Stettner)

                                               Social Development Coordinator (Mr J Dawson)

                                               Team Leader Community Centre (Ms W Beeke)

                                               Community Grants ＆ Projects Advisor (Ms V Berkahn)

                                               Youth Co-ordinator (Mr R Gardiner)

Youth Connector (Mr J Roberts)

                                               Youth Connector (Ms P Dixon)

CYP - Project Assistant (Mr L Maton)

                                               Community Centre Youth Co-ordinator (Mr W Burton)

                                               Community Centre Youth Co-ordinator (Ms T Gill)

                                               Business Support (Mrs F Murray)

                                               Executive Advisor/Manager Office of the Chief Executive (Mr M Maguire)

                                               Committee Secretary (Mrs C Hunt)

AS REQUIRED: Youth Council Representatives: Liam Davies (Karamu High School) and Grace Peia (Hastings Girls’ High School)

1.         Apologies

Councillor O’Keefe/Councillor Redstone

That an apology for absence from Councillor Barber, who was on Council business, be accepted.

CARRIED 

2.         Conflicts of Interest

There were no declarations of conflicts of interest.

3.         Confirmation of Minutes

Councillor Kerr/Councillor O'Keefe

That the minutes of the Social & Cultural Development Committee Meeting held Tuesday 11 July 2017 be confirmed as a true and correct record and be adopted.

CARRIED 

4.	Youth Development Update (Document 17/999)
Councillor Nixon joined the meeting at 1.10pm.
	The Group Manager: Community Facilities and Programmes, Ms Banks gave a brief powerpoint presentation (ADM-01-04-6-17-645) of Council facilities in regard to Senior Housing; Cemeteries and Crematorium; Opera House; Hastings Sports and Community Centres; Aquatic; Splash Planet; Hastings City Art Gallery and Libraries. The Social & Youth Development Manager, Ms Elers displayed a powerpoint presentation (COP-09-03-17-145) and introduced the Youth Development Team who provided a brief overview on Youth Development Strategic Context; Youth Potential; Youth Employment; Rangatahi Ma, Kei Eke; He Poutama Rangatahi; Cadetship Programme and Youth Futures Trust. Youth Council Representatives Liam Davies and Grace Paiea attended the meeting and updated the Committee on the activities of the Hastings District Youth Council undertaken during the year.
	Councillor Watkins/Councillor Heaps A)        That the report of the Social & Youth Development Manager and Team Leader Youth Development titled “Youth Development Update” dated 31/10/2017 be received. With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of communities for local public services that are most cost-effective for households and business. CARRIED

5.

Kilkee Terrace Reserve Update (Document 17/1009)

Councillor Kerr/Councillor Heaps A)        That the report of the Social Development Coordinator titled “Kilkee Terrace Reserve Update” dated 31 October 2017 be received. B)        That the approved $10,000 be included in existing budgets for the renewal of an existing playground in the area as identified through community consultation.              With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of communities for good quality local infrastructure. CARRIED

6.	Safer Hastings: Update (Document 17/1064)
	Councillor Redstone/Councillor Lyons A)        That the report of the Team Leader Strategy & Projects titled “Safer Hastings : Update” dated 31/10/2017 be received. CARRIED

7. Additional Business Items

There were no additional business items.

8.         Extraordinary Business Items

There were no extraordinary business items.

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The meeting closed at 2.35pm

Confirmed:

Chairman:

Date: