HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL
MINUTES
OF A MEETING OF THE Community
Development Committee
HELD
IN THE Council
Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East,
Hastings ON
Tuesday, 9 April 2019 AT 1.00pm
Present: Chair: Councillor Dixon
Mayor Hazlehurst
Councillors
Barber, Harvey (Deputy Chair), Heaps, Lawson, Lyons, Kerr, Nixon, Redstone,
Schollum, Travers and Watkins and Evelyn Ratima (Appointed)
IN
ATTENDANCE: Chief Executive (Mr N Bickle)
Group Manager:
Economic Growth and Organisational Improvement (Mr C Cameron)
Group Manager:
Community Facilities & Programmes (Mrs A Banks)
Manager,
Emergency Readiness and Response and Libraries (Ms P Murdoch)
Splash Planet
Manager (Mr P Hutchings)
Community
Facilities Manager (Ms W Beeke)
Community Safety
Co-ordinator (Ms D Northe)
Youth Development
Co-ordinator (Ms A Hughes)
Committee
Secretary (Mrs C Hunt)
AS REQUIRED: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Transport Manager, Anne Redgrave
Youth
Council Members: Pelerose Vaima’a, Kathleen
Steffert and Eva Harper (HGHS); Ondre Hapuku-Lambert, and Boston Wynyard
(Karamu High); Oscar Malpas (HBHS); Janicka Tei (Taradale High) and James
McPhail (Media Engagement) (Lindisfarne College)
1. Apologies
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Councillor
Nixon/Councillor Schollum
That
apologies for absence from Councillors O’Keefe and Poulain be accepted.
CARRIED
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Leave of Absence
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Councillor
Dixon/Councillor Schollum
That leave
of absence be granted to Councillor Lyons from 18 June to 11 July 2019.
CARRIED
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2. Conflicts
of Interest
There were no
declarations of conflicts of interest.
3. Confirmation
of Minutes
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Councillor Watkins/Councillor Lyons
That the minutes
of the Community Development Committee Meeting held Tuesday 26
February 2019, including minutes while the public were excluded be confirmed
as a true and correct record and be adopted.
CARRIED
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4.
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Presentation - Draft Regional Public Transport Plan
(Document 19/341)
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The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Transport Manager, Ms Redgrave displayed a powerpoint presentation (CG-14-73-00072)
and highlighted key issues in the draft Regional Public Transport Plan.
The Draft Plan was released on 5 April 2019 for public consultation, with the
submission period closing on closing on 6 May 2019.
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Councillor
Kerr/Councillor Nixon
A) That
the report of the Group Manager” Asset
Management titled “Presentation – Draft Regional Public Transport
Plan” dated 9 April 2019 be received.
B) That
the Committee authorise the Chief Executive to make a submission to the Draft
Regional Public Transport Plan following consultation with members.
C) That the
Committee request the Chief Executive to investigate the
“Staff on Buses Programme” to encourage staff to
use public transport.
CARRIED
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5.
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Libraries update
(Document 19/287)
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The Manager, Emergency Readiness and
Response and Libraries, Ms Murdoch displayed a powerpoint presentation (CG-14-73-00071)
providing an overview of Libraries activities in recent months.
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Councillor Schollum/Councillor Redstone
A)
That the report of the Manager, Emergency Readiness
& Response and Libraries titled “Libraries update”
dated 9/04/2019 be received.
B)
That the Emergency Readiness and
Response and Libraries Manager
reports back to Council within three months with options for building on the
Library Programme and associated initiatives and any resource implications.
CARRIED
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6.
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Emergency Management update
(Document 19/288)
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Mayor Hazlehurst/Councillor Lawson
A) That
the report of the Manager, Emergency Readiness & Response and
Libraries titled “Emergency Management update”
dated 9/04/2019 be received.
CARRIED
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7.
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Pools Update
(Document 19/301)
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Mayor Hazlehurst/Councillor Lawson
A) That
the report of the Community Facilities Manager titled “Pools
Update” dated 9/04/2019 be received.
B) That
Officers complete a full review the 2018/19 Summer Season for
Frimley and Village Pools and report back to Council on the findings.
CARRIED
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8.
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Safer Hastings Coalition Update
(Document 19/323)
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Councillor Nixon withdrew from the
meeting at 2.37pm
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Councillor Lawson/Councillor Travers
A) That
the report of the Community Safety Co-ordinator titled “Safer
Hastings Coalition Update” dated 9/04/2019 be
received.
CARRIED
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9.
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Splash Planet Update
(Document 19/329)
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Councillor Nixon rejoined the meeting
at 2.44pm.
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Councillor Nixon/Councillor Watkins
A)
That the report of the Splash Planet Manager
titled “Splash Planet Update” dated 9/04/2019
be received.
CARRIED
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10.
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Hastings District Youth Council 2019
(Document 19/267)
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The Youth Development Co-ordinator, Ms
Hughes displayed a powerpoint slide (CG-14-73-00074) and introduced 2019
Youth Council members present at the meeting.
The Chair, Hastings District Youth
Council Kate Allan and the Deputy Chair Charliot Miller,
assisted by James McPhail spoke to the Council on the Youth Council’s focus for the year and the events they
were holding or attending. A focus of the Youth Council was mental
health services that youth could access.
The Youth Council members were requested
to email the Mayor and Councillors on the scenario of being given $50m how they
would spend it and where in the District.
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Councillor Travers/Councillor Redstone
A) That
the report of the Youth Development Co-ordinator titled “Hastings
District Youth Council 2019” dated 9/04/2019 be
received.
CARRIED
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11. Additional Business Items
There were no additional business items.
12. Extraordinary
Business Items
There were no extraordinary business items.
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The meeting closed at 3.15pm
Confirmed:
Chairman:
Date:
Hastings District Council