2013-05-28-council-agenda - Taupo District Council

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Taupo District Council Minutes: 30 April 2013
5188 RESOLVED
1. That Council approves the surrender of the Deed of Ground Lease dated
16 August 2010 to Taupo Senior Citizens Association Incorporated.
2. That Council approves the transfer of the Taupo Senior Citizens
Association hall building to the Rotary Club of Taupo Charitable Trust
["Rotary"] and the grant of a new lease of the reserve under the hall to
Rotary for a term of fifteen years commencing on the surrender of the
existing lease.
3. That the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer are authorised to execute the
Deeds of surrender and lease on behalf of Council as administering
body.
Kirk/Crale
GIANT BIKE SCULPTURE
A report from the District Manager - Parks and Public Places had been circulated [A1084864].
With the leave of the Chairman, Mr Richard Balm and Ms Cath Oldfield addressed the Council.
They provided information about the giant bike sculpture proposal for Turangi and also other
cycling initiatives they would like to see come to fruition in Turangi, including a pump track, BMX
facilities and the 'bikes in schools' programme.
A motion "that $12,000 from the 2012/13 budget and $8,000 [unbudgeted expenditure] be
contributed to the creation of a Giant Bike sculpture in Turangi" was PUT and was LOST.
5189 RESOLVED that $12,000 [plus GST] be contributed to the creation of a Giant
Bike sculpture in Turangi.
Keepa/Wllliams
CLOSURE OF PART OF FIVE MILE BAY LAKEFRONT RESERVE TO CARS
A report from the District Manager - Parks and Public Places had been circulated [A1088294].
With the leave of the Chairman, the following individuals addressed the Council:
Mr Peter Lemmon
Mr Lemmon spoke as the Chairman of the Property Owners and Friends of Five Mile Bay
Association Inc. He explained that the majority view of the group was that there was an urgent
need to address pedestrian safety and contain the damage caused by vehicles to the reserve's
surface. Numbers of vehicles on the reserve continued to increase and put pedestrians in
danger. Mr Lemmon described some of the arguments against closing the reserve to cars, but
concluded that Council should go beyond local views and look at other reserves in the District.
Overall safety of reserve users was paramount.
Ms Christine Smith
Ms Smith spoke on behalf of at least 12 others and asked that the status quo remain. It had
been a particularly dry summer and it was thought that there were other remedies for repairing
the surface of the reserve, for example new soil and grass. The proposed static car park and
bollards would not work because the area was not wide enough. In addition, more cars would
park on the already narrow Mahuta Road and cause congestion there. The safety of children
had never been a problem as users of the reserve were mostly local and very considerate. As
an alternative, the Tawhaa park could be extended. Most people did not know the matter was
being considered by Council at this meeting, so wider consultation including with the Taupo
community should be carried out.