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Parks:
Rupert Bool, Head of Parks, Jacqui Cook,
Senior Advisor Parks and Toby Chapman, City Arborist, responded questions
from the Board related to the Long-Term Plan including:
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A planting Plan for Denton Park will be
released in the next few weeks.
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“Hornby Bush” is being looked at
as part of the Urban Forest Planting Plan. First step is identifying where
this could be located.
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Provision for Parks in Riccarton is included
in a general renewal programme in the LTP.
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The Heritage component is only a small
proportion of the $725 million operational spending proposed for Parks,
Heritage and coastal Environment over the next ten years.
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The purpose of the proposal for Parking
charges in at the Botanic Gardens carpark and Hagley carparks is a means of
gathering revenue.
Three Waters:
Brent Smith, Head of Three Waters, responded
to questions from the Board related to the Long Term Plan including:
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Work being done in the Halswell, Hornby,
Riccarton Area relates to renewals e.g. pipes and pumps.
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Chlorination is currently required to meet
water safety standards.
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The quality of pipe works necessitates they
are disinfected.
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There may be investigation into the provision
of some Chlorine free taps.
Transport:
Jacob Bradbury, Manager Planning Delivery
and Transport, Stephen Wright, Manager Operations (Transport), and Sharon
O’Neill, Team Leader Transport Project Management, responded to questions
from the Board related to the Long Term Plan including:
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Sparks/ Milnes Intersection Improvements.
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The Council is part of the Greater
Christchurch Partnership that looks at issues re effects of growth on the
network.
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Awatere/Springs/Amyes Roads safety improvement
project is in the early stages.
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Proposed Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system for Greater
Christchurch likely to go through Sockburn.
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