MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL
AGENDA COMMUNITY WELLBEING COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2019 AT 1.00 PM
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
Her Worship the Mayor (Chair)
Cr G Caffell Cr F Mailman Cr D Davidson Cr C Peterson Cr B Johnson Ra Smith Tiraumaera Te Tau
Quorum: Five
No ce is given that the mee ng of the Masterton District Council Community Wellbeing Commi ee will be held on Wednesday 8 May 2019 at REAP House, 340 Queen St, Masterton commencing at 1.00pm.
RECOMMENDATIONS IN REPORTS ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS COUNCIL POLICY UNTIL ADOPTED
3 May 2019 1
AGENDA
1. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (Members to declare conflicts, if any)
2. APOLOGIES
3. PUBLIC FORUM
Masterton Foodbank, Waiwaste and Wairarapa Community Centre
4. LATE ITEMS
5. Items to be considered under Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
FOR INFORMATION
6. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (074/18) Pages 210-216
7. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE UPDATE (075/19) Pages 217-220
8. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE (088/19) Pages 221-225
9. SPECIAL PROJECTS – EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE To be circulated separately
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074/19
To: Community Wellbeing Committee
Andrea Jackson, Manager Community Facilities & Activities From: Aaron Bacher, Community Development Advisor
Endorsed by: Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive
Date: 8 May 2019
Subject: Community Development Update
INFORMATION
Recommendation: That the Community Wellbeing Committee receives the community development work update in Report 074/19.
Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide the Community Wellbeing Committee with an update on community development work being led or supported by Masterton District Council, and to provide the Committee with the progress report from Connecting Communities Wairarapa against its key performance indicators (see Attachment 1).
He Hiringa Tangata, He Hiringa Whenua Strategy He Hiringa Tangata, He Hiringa Whenua sets our long-term direction for Masterton/Whakaoriori across four criteria: social, cultural, environmental and economic development. The premise of the strategy is to ensure we are focussing on the right things for our community.
Our framework for social development is reflected in the following table:
OUR VISION Masterton/Whakaoriori is a positive, strong, inclusive and self-determining community with equitable opportunities for everyone.
OUR PRIORITIES Community led, Council supported
Opportunities for everyone
Pride in our place
Engaged communities
A Masterton District designed to maximise social wellbeing
Integrate Tangata Whenua values, Culture and Language into the business of Council
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Community Led, Council Supported Youth-Led Social Enterprise The project team, made up of engaged skate members of our community, staff from Masterton District Council and Connecting Communities Wairarapa have developed a plan to establish a café space adjacent to the skate bowl in Queen Elizabeth Park. Work to date estimates the total project cost is $250,000, and the team are developing further funding applications for $110,000 during April and May period.
Alongside this work, engagement with the youth leaders continues to be a key part of this project with strong support from staff at Connecting Communities Wairarapa. The project team has organized visits to other youth cafés and social enterprises in the Wellington and Manawatu regions to take place in May. These visits will be a great chance for the youth leaders to be inspired by analogous projects and talk to people who have gone through similar journeys.
Skatepark Revamp A strong team of community members and staff continue to push on with this project. Quotes from multiple designers with expertise in skatepark revamps have been received, a decision on the designer will be made by June. Once a designer is confirmed they will coordinate with a project team composed of staff and community champions to undertake community consultation. This project will be funded by capital depreciation, and a phased approach will be taken with stage one commencing in this financial year. The team is organizing site visits to skatepark revamps in the Wellington and Manawatu regions.
Fab Lab A further meeting has been held between Masterton District Council and the Fab Lab. Some subsequent documentation has been requested to attach to the MoU as supporting information. Once these have been provided and have met the required standard, the MoU will be sent to the Chief Executive for review.
Opportunities for Everyone Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy The review is progressing as reported in the Policy Update for the 1 May Strategic Planning and Policy Committee meeting.
Pride in Our Place Charlies Lane Placemaking Planters from the trial parklet on Queen Street have been relocated along Charlies Lane to add some greenery to the thoroughfare. A piano donated by a community member and some twinkle lighting are being explored to complete a quick and cost-effective revitalisation treatment for the lane. Small- scale placemaking efforts like this help to support the larger and longer-term town centre revamp.
Engaged Communities Eastside Wairua Work continues to support Eastside Wairua projects and events. See the Connecting Communities Wairarapa April report for more information. 212
A Masterton District Designed to Maximise Social Wellbeing Town Centre Revamp Progress update on this project is included in the Infrastructural Services Committee report. Highlights include the final draft of the developed design for Park, Bruce, and lower Queen Streets to be presented to Full Council in May. Huge engagement with the community with great turn outs for the pop in sessions held at the Queen Street Foyer. Current challenges include the perceptions of parking need vs the reality of parking needs. Additional resources have been dedicated towards a comprehensive parking review including short and long-term proposals to ensure sufficient parking for the town for today and into the future.
Opportunities for everyone Manawatu Jets versus Taylor Hawks Basketball Game An estimated 250 people came to watch the Taylor Hawks and Manawatu Jets play an exhibition match at the War Memorial Stadium on the evening of 7 April, with some arriving early to join the Manawatu Jets for a shooting session at 2pm. Sport Wairarapa’s Active Families as well as members of the public were able to learn some skills from the players, shoot hoops and have a casual game. Lots of fun was had, with the children getting a free basketball that was signed by the whole team! The main event was well received by the crowd, with the general consensus that this was a great event to showcase in Masterton.
Shift
The pilot programme is well underway. A programme has been completed during Term 1 at Lakeview School and holiday sessions during the April school holidays. In Term 2 we will be at Lakeview, the Teen Parent Unit and Solway College and Kuranui College.
Dogs in Togs Dogs in togs was held on 6 April at the Lakeview School Pool. The new venue proved to be popular with both dogs and humans, with plenty of space for activities. Thirty-three dogs and their families came through the gates during the busiest of the four sessions. The Dogs in Togs event is a fun way to engage with our community and provides opportunity for our Animal Services Team to connect with the dog-owning community in a positive way.
Canine Friends Pet Therapy were onsite at the event recruiting and providing information about the work they do in our community. 213
Integrate Tangata Whenua Values, Culture and Language into the Business of Council Building our internal reo Māori capacity He Korowai Wairua is an introductory Māori language and tikanga programme developed for MDC. He Korowai Wairua classes resumed on 15 January 2019. There are currently two staff intakes, with 20 staff in total participating.
In addition to He Korowai Wairua, we also have staff enrolled in a Level 3 reo Māori programme through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. 214 ATTACHMENT 1 Connecting Communities Wairarapa 41 PERRY ST, MASTERTON | 06 3788900
MDC WELL BEINGS REPORT – YEAR TO DATE, APRIL 2019
• Come Sew With Me - CCW continues to experiences, health and wellbeing and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT support this group with capacity building connections and relationships. School Holiday Programme (SHP) building; exploring and applying for The Youth Development Coordinator funding, governance and sustainability. will be leading this camp alongside the • SHP being held 15-18 April 2019 at 3 volunteer facilitators who assist at Colombo Rd Netball Court Facilities. • Wairarapa Food Poverty Research TAYG. 14 young people are confirmed 119 registrations were received, with project – The research is due to be to attend. places offered to 110 children. For this completed and final report available in • Several funding applications have been programme, CCW has partnered with a May 2019. made to secure the continuation of number of organisations and community TAYG for the next financial year. If groups including Wairarapa Bush Rugby, funding is not successful discussion will Volunteer Wairarapa, NZ Police, Zero YOUTH DEVELOPMENT need to take place around the Waste, Masterton Library and Shift. Youth Council longevity of the programme. Neighbourhood Planning • YOCO will be hosting a youth live band Eastside Wairua competition on Saturday 18th May to • Solway– the group continue to meet celebrate Youth week 2019. monthly with CCW providing support • The Kaitiaki group held a community Organisation of the event continues and and guidance. A successful Solway market day “Block Markets” on the registrations for bands opened this st Community Fun Event was held on Sat 31 March where they invited the week. 30 March as part of Neighbours Day community to hold stalls. 2 food stalls • 2 YOCO members will be participating Aotearoa with approx. 80-100 people and 1 community group participated as in a research study conducted by a attending throughout. Community well the kaitiaki group who discussed Massey University student of an consultation was sought at this event the 2 development concepts for the exploration of youth civic participation and the Group will meet Wed 1 May empty plot in Cameron Crescent with within public community and local 2019 to discuss and prioritise. the wider community and held a vote government organisations. on which concept was best suited for • Upper Plain – The first meeting for this the space. The concept that was most group is due to be held at Fernridge favourable with the community is • Youth Groups School on Saturday 4th May 2019, 2- attached, along with the overall 4pm. • Continue to Support the Te Awhina feedback (see Attachment 2). Youth Group. The group continue to • Organisation for their next youth-led Community Projects meet every Wednesday night. event ‘Colour Run @ McJorrow Park’ continues and is combined work effort • Masterton East - CCW continues to • The camp to Blenhiem is organised and with SHIFT and Wairarapa Youth support the Eastside community as they due to take place in the second week Council. The event will be held on the further consult with the community, of the April school holidays. The focus last Friday of the April school holidays develop plans and seek funding. of the camp remains on new [email protected] 215
as an end of summer, back to school MDC’s Community Development Advisor have a group in operation, with a new celebration. to develop a project plan to ensure street sign. • The group continues work on their that the project remains on track and is • Overhaul of database by, targeted project ‘Pouaka hākina’ - Sports Box for meeting the reporting requirements of correspondence (via phone & email) McJorrow Park. They want to put a box our existing funders with 5 NS groups per week. full of sports equipment at McJorrow • Working with NS group contacts to Park for tamariki to use and then encourage them to relay the police return to the box. The group NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT message of “to report all crime” and understands that they equipment may also any “suspicious activity” as well, go missing or get taken but hopefully Group Numbers to their groups. when the community realise it will be • Working with Police to resolve any NS • refilled it will encourage them to put 183 – This is still a WIP updating the group concerns and looking at ways to the equipment back. However, if this database. Group contact person is not record this correspondence and does not happen the group appreciate responding to correspondence so information, therefore a better that they equipment will be out in their further investigation is required to find understanding the effect of having a NS community and used by the people who out the situation for the NS group in group in such areas. these streets. live there, therefore it is not a wasted • Presented to Probus, Rotary South and • asset. The outcomes for this project is Looking into funding for the Gets Ready Masterton Rotary &MDC to promote NS to have accessible sports equipment programme which will assist in getting and to hopefully increase awareness available at McJorrow Park to a complete and accurate database. It and volunteer numbers for the encourage physical activity and social will also mean that a contact person WEconnect project. Also looking for interaction. will not be essential for street groups further funding where possible. to exist. This change the dynamics of • This is a continued work effort from Special programmes MDC’s Bailey Peterson, Volunteer Willy reporting as it will increase the Hammond and CCW’s Youth household numbers but not necessarily • 11 new volunteers have registered to Development Coordinator Cherie the street group numbers. be part of the WEconnect programme. McNamara. • Presentation and Thank you WEconnect event on the 11th April was a great Group Maintenance success with a good number of Beanbags attendees. Emergency bags were Strategies to maintain and understand presented by Mayor Lyn to the • Work continues alongside MDC’s effectiveness of groups: participants of the project. community development team, the • MCLaSS have just confirmed that they • Working with MDC on upgrading all NS skating community and Wairarapa are looking into starting up English street signs. If an old street sign is Youth Council classes for the Empowering Families being taken down, and the street isn’t • Further funding options are still being sessions. They are in the process on on the database, contact is being made investigated contacting the potential participants to get a group set up. It will be • CCW’s Community Development and the WEconnect coordinators to get replaced, along with streets that do Coordinator and Youth Development things started within Term 2. Coordinator are working alongside [email protected] Page 2 216 ATTACHMENT 2 CONCEPT Concept 2 TWO
Recycling station Recycling station Low lying bench platforms
low lying bench platforms Concrete chess table CAMERON CRES ENTRANCE and chairs Koru shaped footpaths in calming colours
Concrete chess Koru shaped footpaths - table and chairs calming colours
Park tables - Park tablesdifferent shape in different shapes Lights
Picnic tables Lights Picnic table Bench seats in different shapes Community gardens Community gardens
BenchCovered seats seating- - differentFale shapestype building
Drinking fountaincovered seating - fale Pou type building Drinking fountain
NETBALL COURTS
Pou
The initial concepts were developed by the Eastside Kaitiaki Group and refined by a youth Graphic designer. Concept 2 was most favoured by the wider community. The overall feedback and ideas from the community about concept 2: • Would love the concept to have a BBQ • What about toilets? The netball court toilets are locked majority of the time so can’t be utilised • The pou should be positioned at the Cameron Crescent entrance 217
075/19
To: Community Wellbeing Committee Andrea Jackson, Manager Community Facilities and Activities From: Sandy Green, Library Manager Endorsed by: Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive
Date: 8 May 2019
Subject: Library and Archive Update
INFORMATION
Recommendation: That the Community Wellbeing Committee receives the update on progress of the Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive in Report 075/19.
Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide the Community Wellbeing Committee with an update on progress of the wellbeing planning, initiatives and services of the Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive.
Executive Summary The Library and archive have been active during March and April with the delivery of the school holiday programme and community courses.
Year to Date 135% increase in digital items issued over the previous year 120 stories published by the Archive in the Wairarapa Times Age Almost 30,000 reservations for items place by Masterton customers 17,000 Wi Fi sessions activated 280 Programmes delivered
The publication of the review of the 2018 year of operations at the Archive and Library has attracted interest and commentary from library visitors (see Attachments 1 and 2).
He Hiringa Tangata, He Hiringa Whenua Strategy He Hiringa Tangata, He Hiringa Whenua sets our long‐term direction for Masterton/Whakaoriori across four areas: social, cultural, environmental, and economic development. The Library and archive provide free services delivering outcomes for Council’s social, cultural and educational strategies.
Digital Programmes Spark Jump and Stepping Up Courses: The Library has now issued 187 Spark Jump modems. As these are only issued to families with a child attending school, potentially 2.6% of the Masterton population have connection to the Internet at home through Spark Jump. WINZ have arranged for some of their clients to attend a Spark Jump course. Not having access to the Internet at home is recognised as a key social deprivation factor.
Digital Outreach: Digital staff delivered a coding robots session for the Connecting Communities holiday programme. Twenty children participated in coding their robots to negotiate an obstacle course. 218
Literary and Educational Programmes Book Club Sets: The Library has three Book Clubs each operating once a month on a Thursday evening and Monday afternoon, and “Book Bugs” for tweens on a Wednesday evening. 30 ‘Book Club in a Bag’ sets have been created to support local Book Clubs. Each bag has 10 copies of the title, author information, discussion questions and recording sheets. These are proving very popular, with half of the titles currently on loan.
Knitting Group: The knitting group continues to grow in popularity. They have been producing items for the maternity service at the hospital and donating money to purchase wool for others to knit. Pictured is the latest donation of knitted items to the Wairarapa DHB Maternity Service.
Staffing: Jane Horsham Children’s and Youth Services Librarian is retiring on 20 June 2019. Jane has been an employee of the Council working at the Library for the past 13 years. Jane’s passion for children’s literature, her empathy with people and her commitment to the seamless delivery of programmes have been a tremendous asset to the operations of the Library.
Wairarapa Archive Wairarapa College Year’s 12 and 13 history students undertook military history assignments in March which produced an increase of 95 Masterton researchers when compared with the same period in 2018 (176 in March 2018 and 271 in March 2019).
A focus of work for March was the launch of the “WAI : Manga Maha, Awa Kotahi (One river, many streams)” exhibition at Aratoi. As well as helping other artists with their work, the District Archivist participated with a display on sewerage management in Masterton.
The District Archivist published feature stories on Helen Bennett of the Pencarrow lighthouse; the history of the Coronation Hall in Queen Elizabeth Park, and an obituary for local identity Noel Preston, and archive staff continue to contribute to work on the Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy.
The book “Wanted ‐ the search for the modernist murals of E. Mervyn Taylor” was shortlisted for the Ockam Book of the Year in the non‐fiction category. The book includes a chapter on the War Memorial Stadium mural written by Gareth Winter.
219 Attachment 1: Library and Archive Year in Review
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Attachment 2: Customer Feedback
From the visitor book: The most wonderful service [and] facility, a looked forward [too] visit. Makes one feel proud to be a resident of Masterton.
From Facebook: The staff at the Masterton Library are so helpful and kind. Today I had a book that I had reserved hand‐ delivered to me at the counter when it was returned. When I moved to Masterton I was sorry to leave my old library behind, and I expected that I would have to adjust to curtailed facilities and resources. How wrong I was! I count myself lucky to be a member of such a well‐resourced library where the staff take the time to help find the perfect book. Thanks so much! 221
088/19 To: Community Wellbeing Committee
From: Tania Madden, Manager Strategic Planning
Endorsed by: Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive
Date: 8 May 2019
Subject: Environmental Sustainability Update
INFORMATION Recommendation: That the Community Wellbeing Committee notes the Environmental Sustainability Update in Report 088/19.
Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide the Community Wellbeing Committee with an update on key environmental and sustainability activities since the last report.
CEMARS
The CEMARS audit is scheduled for 15 May 2019. Year 2 (2016-2017) and Year 3 (2017-2018) emission source reports which are a requirement of the programme are being finalised with final reports due by 30 June 2019.
GWRC Air Quality Monitoring
Whilst air quality has been improving, Masterton still has challenges with air quality in the urban area during the winter months. A range of factors contribute to this including:
• The high reliance on wood burners for home heating – approximately 68% of Masterton households report burning wood for home heating during winter • Weather conditions - smoke particles do not disperse as well in still, cool weather • Masterton’s topography - the landscape can contribute to temperature inversions on calm and clear nights; and emissions also tend to accumulate in lower lying areas.
There are currently two stationary air quality monitoring sites in Masterton: one in Masterton West and one in Masterton East. Air quality results from these monitoring sites are available on the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) website: http://www.gwrc.govt.nz/air-quality-4/ and on the LAWA website: https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/wellington-region/air-quality/.
To better understand wood smoke emission patterns across the Masterton urban area, GWRC with support from MDC staff, undertook a mobile Smoke Survey in Masterton’s urban area over winter 222
2018. Approximately 21,000 5-second PM2.5¹ measurements were taken over eight separate evenings and on two mornings. A technical report on that survey, Masterton Winter Wood Smoke Survey 2018, is now available. A summary of the report is included as Attachment 1.
Key findings in the report include:
• Wood smoke patterns in Masterton were similar to other places in New Zealand where wood burners are used for home heating: lower concentrations during the middle of the day, increasing between 4pm – 7pm and peaking around 10pm, then declining with a smaller peak around 9am in the morning. • The highest PM2.5 concentrations were found after 10pm in the evening in lower lying areas of the town - Masterton East, Lansdowne and Solway South. o Clusters of particularly high PM2.5 emissions were identified in some spots that require further investigation. The report recommends a further study using a distributed network of low-cost sensors in ‘hot spot’ areas. • The lowest PM2.5 concentrations were found outside the main urban area and in elevated areas of Lansdowne.
The study has enabled GWRC and MDC to better understand which areas within the broader Masterton urban airshed are most affected, which will enable more targeted action going forward.
1. Wood smoke contains fine particles called particulate matter (PM). PM2.5 = particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter. 223 ATTACHMENT 1
Masterton wood smoke survey: winter 2018
The amount of wood smoke across central Masterton was mapped on eight winter evenings in 2018 by measuring fine particle air pollution using a mobile monitoring system. The survey found:
• Large variations in air pollution from wood smoke in the urban area. • Lower lying areas were generally the most affected.
• Some areas had worse pollution than the official air quality monitoring site in Masterton East.
Air pollution patterns The Masterton township has air quality that does not meet New Zealand’s National Environmental Standard for Air Quality. It also experiences many days when fine particle air pollution (measured as the concentration of particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 micrometres, PM2.5 µg/m3) fails to meet the World Health Organization guidelines. The main source of fine particle air pollution is smoke from wood-burning fires used for home heating. Peak concentrations occur later in the evening during the winter months when emissions from burning wood coincide with calm, cold weather. This survey set out to identify particular areas of the town that had high levels of PM2.5 on calm nights in winter. These areas could then be prioritised for education and assistance to reduce their emissions of wood smoke.
About PM2.5 Breathing air containing fine particles from wood smoke can lead to lung and heart problems. Certain groups of people, such as children and the elderly, are especially vulnerable. The very fine particles are many times smaller than a human hair and are invisible (Image: Ministry for the Environment). 224
Mobile survey The survey was carried out by Greater Wellington Regional Council with support from Masterton District Council on eight evenings between 15 June and 4 July 2018. It used a car fitted with a SmokeTrak instrument, which took a total of 17,839 5-second measurements of PM2.5. The combined results are shown on the map below.
The measurements show that air quality varied strongly over small distances and from night to night. The Mobile SmokeTrak measuring system. results should be regarded as a snapshot of air quality Outdoor air is sampled through a tube at particular locations and do not necessarily represent clipped to the window and the car’s the overall patterns of winter air quality in Masterton. location is monitored by GPS.
Map of PM2.5 µg/m3 measurements made over 8 evenings in 2018. Blue indicates low levels of PM2.5 (and therefore smoke), while dark red shows very high levels. 225
Lower lying areas were most affected On days with high levels of air pollution, PM2.5 concentrations peaked later in the evening (after 10 pm) in the low-lying areas of Masterton East, Landsdowne and Solway South. Low-lying areas are known to accumulate wood smoke – smoke that drifts down from higher areas adds to the smoke emitted locally. Concentrations of PM2.5 in these areas were likely to be higher than those measured at the GWRC Masterton East monitoring station for the same Elevation map (1m resolution) of the Masterton urban period of time. area. Pale yellow areas are low-lying, while green and red are higher.
Fine particles in wood smoke Wood smoke is made up of a complex mixture of gases and fine particles (PM2.5). Fine particles are produced when unburnt gases and tars cool and condense as they leave a chimney. More smoke is produced when wood is not completely burned, so fine particle emissions from wood burners are highest when there is not enough heat or oxygen for complete combustion. The fine particles in wood smoke that come from wood that is not completely burnt may also contain higher levels of cancer-causing pollutants, such as benzo-a-pyrene. Burning ground-treated timber also releases fine particles containing harmful pollutants such as arsenic.
Better burning Emissions from burning wood can be reduced by using an approved low-emission wood burner and burning only dry, untreated timber. A low-heat, smouldering fire (that produces lots of smoke) should be avoided by using appropriately sized wood and the correct air flow. Maintaining the wood burner (e.g. checking the door closes snugly and the flue is clean) is also important for reducing emissions and good heating. See Better burning (http://www.gw.govt.nz/better-burning/) for more information.
Acknowledgements Thanks to Matt Nooroa, Agnes Piatek-Bednarek and Alex Carter (MDC) for assistance with the mobile monitoring and to John Innis (Tasmanian Environmental Protection Agency) for advice on the study design and instrument use.
For more information on regional air quality monitoring see http://www.gw.govt.nz/air-quality-4/
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