MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 AGENDA Meeting to be held at the Galatea Hall, Mangamate Road, Galatea at 12:00 Noon Marty Grenfell CHIEF EXECUTIVE 2 February 2015 A403698 WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD - AGENDA TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM SUBJECT PAGE NO 1 Membership .............................................................................................. 4 2 Apologies .................................................................................................. 4 3 Public Forum ............................................................................................. 4 4 Confirmation of Minutes ........................................................................... 5 4.1 Minutes - Murupara Community Board 17 November 2014 ....................................................... 5 5 Reports ................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Activity Report to 31 December 2014 ...................................................................................... 11 5.2 Ruatāhuna Solid Waste Management ...................................................................................... 15 5.2.1 Appendix 1 - Memorandum of Understanding, WDC and Hinepukohurangi Trust, for Ruatahuna Solid Waste Reduction Plan October 2012 .................................................... 19 5.2.2 Appendix 2 - Minutes of Ruatahuna and Minginui Waste Management Meeting, Ruatahuna, 19 March 2014 ............................................................................................. 23 6 Members and Sub-committee Reports .................................................... 25 6.1 Chairpersons Report February 2015 ......................................................................................... 26 7 Long Term Plan 2015-25 ........................................................................... 28 WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD - AGENDA 1 Membership Board Member J Te Kurapa (Chairperson) Board Member M M N Jenner Board Member P S McCarthy Board Member C A Meihana Board Member B W Rangiwai Board Member J K Te Amo Ward Member Appointed to the Board: Councillor A R Silcock (Deputy Chairperson) 2 Apologies An apology has been received from Board member B W Rangiwai 3 Public Forum The Board has set aside time for members of the public to speak in the public forum at the commencement of each Community Board meeting when these meetings are open to the public. Each speaker during the public forum section of a meeting, may speak for three minutes. Permission of the Chairperson is required for any person wishing to speak at the public forum. With the permission of the Chairperson, Members may ask questions of speakers during the period but these are to be confined to obtaining information or clarification on matters raised by the speaker. 1. Eddie de Thierry - What can be Achieved in Murupara Page 4 WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD - AGENDA 4 Confirmation of Minutes 4 Confirmation of Minutes 4.1 Minutes - Murupara Community Board 17 November 2014 Details of MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE Meeting: MEETING ROOM, MURUPARA SERVICE CENTRE, CIVIC SQUARE, MURUPARA ON MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2014 COMMENCING AT 12 NOON Present: J Te Kurapa (Chairperson), Board Members M M N Jenner, P S McCarthy, C A Meihana and Councillor A R Silcock In Attendance: A Salanguit (Roading Engineer) and C B Hair (Administration Officer Policy) Visitors: C Tataurangi and M Downie Apologies: An apology was received and sustained on behalf of Board Member B W Rangiwai The meeting was opened with a Karakia from Board Member Jenner. 1. PUBLIC FORUM 1.1. Crystal Tataurangi Ms Tataurangi addressed the Board on issues which she believed was of concern to many people in the town and she had been tasked with bringing these matters to the attention of the Board. She asked the Board the following questions: 1. What would the Board suggest to minimise theft in the Murupara community following three more burglaries in the last few days. She stated that the same group of young children aged between 9-17 years were roaming the streets, throwing rocks at old people’s homes and generally destroying public property. 2. When would there be more security cameras in the town? 3. When were speed humps going to be constructed on major streets in Murupara – Oregon Drive, Pine Drive, Kowhai Ave, Miro Drive and Rimu Road? 4. When would bollards be erected around Rimu Road Park and Oak Street Park to stop vehicles destroying the parks? 5. When would programmes for youth in Murupara be implemented? 6. What was happening with signage to let people know that they were entering the Murupara township and to welcome them here? 7. Was it possible to relocate the park behind the pub? The current location was inappropriate as it was too close to the pub, sheltered from public view, had broken bottles from the pub and cars sped through the area Page 5 WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD - AGENDA 4.1 Minutes - Murupara Community Board 17 November 2014 (Cont.) The Murupara Community Board in response to Ms Tataurangi’s questions stated that: 1. Sergeant Cassidy had addressed the Board at their last meeting and advised the Board that they were apprehending young juvenile and adult offenders but after they were charged the youths were sent back to the community again. The Board stated that the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) courses run by the Defence Force on behalf of Work and Income for unemployed youth, which was a six week hands on motivational and training programme for young people, had been successful with Murupara youths, however the programme did not take youth under 18 years. The closure of alleyways had been requested by the Police as they saw these as corridors of crime and escape routes and this had been discussed by the Board and the community on a number of occasions. A report on closure of alleyways would be presented to the Council early next year. 2. An upgrade of the security cameras in Murupara was part of the overall CCTV upgrade programme and the Council was applying for further funding from external sources. The Police recognised that the installation of security cameras was instrumental in the decline of public disorder offending. 3. A Road Safety Engineer would be assessing the requests for speed humps. 4. Bollards were planned to be installed around the parks in Murupara. 5. Youth programmes had been implemented in Murupara and Ruatāhuna as part of the Mana Taiohi programme and these were continuing next year with funding from the Ministry of Youth. The Youth Council was organising a movie evening in Murupara to be held on Friday 12 December 2014. 6. Directional signage would be erected before Christmas and the welcome to Murupara township sign was receiving final sign off by Ngāti Manawa. 7. The relocation of the park behind the pub may be considered during the redevelopment of the area following the building of the Murupara School Hall and the demolition of the Murupara Hall. However the park was well used, especially during netball season, and there needed to be further thought given to this park. Attendance Ms Tataurangi left the meeting at this point. 1.2. Murray Downie Mr Downie stated that he was concerned with the service provided by the Whakatāne District Council’s contractor City Care in terms of vegetation control and mowing in Murupara. He stated that he had been monitoring the contractor’s mowing cuts and he had recorded only 14 cuts with no additional cuts for the cemeteries, school or rugby park. Mr Downie considered that this was well below the standard that was set for Whakatāne. Mr Downie stated that he was prompted by the state of the Murupara Primary School field at their sports day where the Onehunga weed had not been sprayed and therefore some of the children wore socks or did not participate and he noted also that the grass was too high. Mr Downie stated that he had been assured by the staff at the Council that they undertook audits of City Care but he did not believe that this was the case. Mr Downie requested that an audit be undertaken immediately. Page 6 WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015 MURUPARA COMMUNITY BOARD - AGENDA 4.1 Minutes - Murupara Community Board 17 November 2014 (Cont.) Mr Downie stated that in his opinion City Care had not met their contractual obligations and he had the evidence to prove it. Mr Downie stated that he had contacted the Mayor, the Chief Executive, the General Manager Infrastructure and Councillor Alison Silcock over this matter. Attendance Mr Downie left the meeting at this point. 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: 13 OCTOBER 2014 Refer to pages 5-10 of the agenda. RESOLVED: THAT the minutes of the Murupara Community Board meeting held on Monday, 13 October 2014 be confirmed as a true and correct record. Meihana/Silcock CARRIED 3. FOLLOW UP ACTION LIST A date for the farewell function for Senior Constable Rob Hutchins was yet to be set however the Police would advise the Board once the date was known. The Police were invited each quarter to present to the Board and it was requested that they present a written report. The barbeque trolley for the Murupara Swimming Pool had not been purchased as they were all sold out at Bunnings, however Board Members would keep an eye out for a further trolley when it came on special. 4. REPORTS