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Extraordinary Council 12 May 2009 - OPEN Minutes of an adjourned Extraordinary Meeting of Council - OPEN Time and date: 9.00am, Tuesday, 12 May 2009. Venue: Council Chamber, Council Building, Garden Place, Hamilton. His Worship the Mayor Mr R Simcock (Chairperson) Councillors D L Bell P A Bos G D Chesterman G Di Maio K L H Gregory J R Gower R E Hennebry D G Macpherson P M Mahood A R O’Leary G M Saunders M J Westphal Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, General Manager Communication & Marketing, General Manager Community Services, General Manager Works and Services, General Manager City Planning & In Attendance: Environmental Services, Sustainable Environment Team Leader and City Strategy Team Leader, Senior Policy Analysts (2), Policy Analyst, and Event Facilities Manager. Committee Advisors: Mr A J Dick and Mrs S D Collins 1. Confirmation of the Agenda Resolved: (Crs Mahood/Gower) That the agenda be confirmed. 2. 220/2009. Council's Proposed 2009-19 Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) The Extraordinary Council to hear submissions concerning the above. EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL 12 MAY 2009 - OPEN Page 1 of 7 Extraordinary Council 12 May 2009 - OPEN SUBMITTERS BEFORE COUNCIL a) Submission 09/0143: Brendon Coker Submitter did not appear. b) Submission 09/0229: John Turkington THE HOME OF FOOTBALL requests Council’s support to provide a regional base ‘home of football’ in Hamilton. They require the use of the grounds 12 months of the year. Last year games were played at Ngaruawahia as Hamilton grounds were not available. WINTEC is their preferred option for this new Home of Football and with the 12 month use of the grounds with lights; more people could be involved in the game. c) Submission 09/0121: Stephen Scales Ace Swimming Club would like a ‘fair go’ over the allocation of lanes at Waterworld. They do not seek any money from the Council. It was explained to Mr Scales that this was a policy matter and is not part of the LTCCP. d) Submission 09/0051: Kathy Moody The initial request for funding was $150,000 for the Hamilton Roller Skating Club, to assist with the building of a fully enclosed skating facility. This request has been reduced to $75,000, half the original cost, as they have obtained other funding once a major funder has been secured. e) Submission 09/078: Raylene King & Owen Dyer Requests that the proposed Claudelands building be fitted with a ‘hearing loop’ as required under the Building Act, which requires a 6 month warrant of a fitness check for loop systems. f) Submission 09/0106: Vince Stockdale & Paul Honnis Tennis Waikato Bays requests Council make an annual grant of $85,000 for the administration and ongoing maintenance of the ASB Tennis Centre facility for the next 3 to 4 years. g) Submission 09/0257: Shayne Stephens Submitter did not appear. h) Submission 09/0286: Mason Lepou Requests partial funding of $21,828.40 for a multi-use outdoor hard court to be situated on Enderley Park. This facility is in line with a problem solving approach to policing and incorporates the principles of Crime Prevention by Environmental Design. The submission also links to Hamilton’s Community Outcomes, the city wide Social Wellbeing Strategy and Council’s Recreation and Leisure Plan. Proposes a joint project between the Enderley community, the Police, Hamilton City Council and other organisations. The facility would include two full-sized hard courts, which would be freely accessible by the community and used for a range of different sports. It would also provide for competitive basketball and volleyball tournaments, and be a secondary option for sports clubs training. i) Submission 09/0288: Anne Bennett Supports the construction of an indoor recreation centre at Claudelands. However, encourages Council to retain the Hamilton City Leisure Centre instead of selling it to part fund the recreation centre development. The Leisure Centre site would make an ideal one-stop- shop for community organisations and social services. EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL 12 MAY 2009 - OPEN Page 2 of 7 Extraordinary Council 12 May 2009 - OPEN Council and community organisations would gain significant benefits if the site was retained and redeveloped as a centralised facility for community organisations. Community organisations would benefit from a collaborative coordination and co-location near the CBD hospital and transport services. Council’s Community Well-being Fund assists many groups with property leases and administration costs. Council could do a lot better by combining the groups at the Leisure Centre site. Centralised resource sharing would save each individual organisation money and time, as well as giving better value for external and government funders. j) Submission 09/376: Graham Bowen (Waikato Rugby Union) Requests for a training facility for Waikato Rugby Union. Urges the Hamilton City Council to consider the provision of a suitable training facility as required under the Stadium Lease Agreement. This needs to be completed in time for the Rugby World Cup in 2011. A single playing and training precinct within the Stadium perimeter is the most preferred option. The development of Minogue Park to accommodate Hamilton Old Boys Club is critical to this plan. k) Submission 09/0334: Kathryn Parsons Friends of Hamilton Public Library Association, requests that the Hamilton City Council increase the funding allocation for the library’s operating costs and capital expenditure. Of great concern is the north east sector library which has been deferred by three years. Also recommends an increase of funding be allocated to the library staff for training. Requests that Council defer or delete the following projects:- • Delete the funding for Events Sponsorship Fund, • Scale back or defer parts of the Claudelands redevelopment, and • Delay CityHeart projects. l) Submission 09/0360: David Cooper There is no major development work or projects planned for Seddon Park in this LTCCP, specifically relating to cricket. There is a growing requirement to present the off-field facilities in a more accepted modern standard, and to fit with the current strategic goals of Hamilton City Council. New Zealand Cricket is now investigating what improvements to infrastructure are required. While the projects will be driven by New Zealand Cricket, it is important that Hamilton City Council is involved as the venue owner. This submission signifies New Zealand Cricket’s desire to commence investigations into future proofing the venue. Seddon Park is the only cricket ground in New Zealand that was able to hold all 3 forms of cricket this year. m) Submission 09/0260: Matthew Cooper Sports Waikato requests that the Hamilton City Council bring the timing of the Indoor Recreation Centre forward for the following reasons. • This will be a major piece of infrastructure for our community for years to come, • This facility will help all sport and recreation with the major emphasis on netball, basketball and volleyball, • A facility of this kind has been lacking in the city for a number of years, • Claudelands has an important place in the national events scene as a major indoor event, conference and exhibition centre, and EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL 12 MAY 2009 - OPEN Page 3 of 7 Extraordinary Council 12 May 2009 - OPEN n) Submission 09/0206: John Davey Waikato Basketball outlined the urgency in the construction of the Indoor Recreation Centre, and would like the timing to be brought forward. It was also explained that the facility can be successfully completed at a lower cost than the $22.6m projected. At the present time there are no international netball or basketball courts in the city. o) Submission 09/0180: Christine East on behalf of Linda Proudlock Linda was unable to attend the hearing but wanted to make sure that the Hamilton City Council understood that it is essential that the Hydrotherapy Pool be constructed as soon as possible. Linda Proudlock has suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis for the past 15 years and she has not been able to find a suitable facility in Hamilton to exercise in where the water would be beneficial. p) Submission 09/0123: Christine East Christine is a Trustee of the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Charitable Trust. The Trust is desperate for the new hydrotherapy pool, and requests Hamilton City Council to commence the construction as soon as possible. In the Private Leisure Pool that we use the water can be too cool, especially in the winter, the pool steps have no handrails, steps are steep, no handrails around the pool edge to help with key exercises, the changing rooms are inadequate, men changing in the laundry room and the women change together in a bedroom or conference room, and no security of tenure. q) Submission 09/0220: Alexander Norris Alexander is 16 years old and is homeschooled and as a homeschooler ‘Exscite’ was a big part of his education growing up. One of his favourite activities was being in the ‘Grain Silo’ and he was very sorry when it disappeared. Most of the exhibits that he remembers have gone and over the years Exscite has lost some of its former glory. He found out that the original Exscite was owned and operated by an independent trust, the Exscite Trust. The Trust fundraised to build an extension to the existing museum building. The intent understood by the Exscite Trust was that Exscite should continue as ‘an interactive science and technology educational facility’ distinct from the museum. r) Submission 09/0234: Alison Glover Alison Glover, a Doctor at the Leamington Medical Centre, requests the timing of the building of the hydrotherapy pool be brought forward. Also discussed were the benefits a heated pool would bring to users. s) Submission 09/0247: Alison Glover & Laurie Pilling (Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Charitable Trust) Requests that the Hamilton City Council bring the timing of this project forward.