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Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board Information Session/Workshop

Notes

 

 

Date:                                    Thursday 27 March 2025

Time:                                   4:30 pm

Venue:                                 Linwood Boardroom,
Gate B, 180 Smith Street,
Woolston

 

 

Present

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Members

Callum Ward

Keir Leslie

Melanie Coker

Roy Kenneally

Tim Lindley

Lee Sampson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Advisor

Jess Garrett

Manager Community Governance

Tel: 941 6289

jessica.garrett@ccc.govt.nz

Meeting Advisor

Jonathon Jones

Community Board Advisor

Tel: 941 5563

Jonathon.Jones@ccc.govt.nz

 

 

Website: www.ccc.govt.nz

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Karakia Tīmatanga  

 

Waiata: The Board sang a waiata to open the meeting.

 

The agenda was dealt with in the following order.

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha  

Apologies were received from Tim Scandrett, Will Hall and Sara Templeton.

 

2.   Open Forum Te Wā Kōrerorero

 

2.1

Pedestrian Safety

Nyker Matthew King, local resident, spoke to the Board regarding Pedestrian Safey at the Waltham Road, Bunyan Street, Rogers Street Intersection.

After questions from members, the Chairperson thanked Nyker Matthew King for his presentation to the Board.

The Board referred the issues raised about pedestrian safety at the Waltham Road, Bunyan Street, Rogers Street Intersection to staff for investigation and to report back to the Board.

Attachments

a       Nyker Matthew King, pedestrian safety presentation to the Board  

 

2.2

Watering System Reactivation at Ashgrove Reserve

Sue Bye withdrew her request to present to the Board on behalf of the Friends of Ashgrove Reserve group regarding, reactivation of the watering system at Ashgrove Reserve upon prior advice from staff.

 

3.   Orion - Update on cable installation between Milton and Halswell

 

Community Board Information Session/Workshop Notes

Paris Guglielmoni, Project Engagement Lead Orion and Richard Milsom, Project Manager Connectics presented to the Board about an imminent project to install a new 66kV underground power cable from the Milton Zone substation to the Halswell Zone substation.

 

After questions from members, the Chairperson thanked the presenters for their presentation to the Board.

 

Attachments

a       Orion presentation to Board  

 

Keir Leslie left the meeting at 5.01 pm and returned at 5.02 pm during consideration of Item 4.

 

4.   Three Waters Programme

 

Community Board Information Session/Workshop Notes

Gavin Hutchison, Acting Head of Three Waters presented to the Board in response to questions from the Board at their meeting on 7 November 2024.

 

After questions from members, the Chairperson thanked the presenter for his presentation to the Board.

 

 

Attachments

a       Three Waters staff presentation to the Board  

 

Secretarial note: Consistent with Standing Order 6.8, Item 5 was withdrawn from the Agenda and not discussed at this meeting.

 

5.   Community Funding Information Session

 

Item 5 was withdrawn.

 

Keir Leslie left the meeting at 5:25 pm and returned to the meeting at 5.28 pm during consideration of item 6.

 

6.   Monitoring Report - Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community - Board Plan 2023-25

 

Community Board Information Session/Workshop Notes

Jessica Garrett, Community Governance Manager and the Waihoro Governance team presented an update to the Board on its Better of Funding and priority projects as part of the Board’s Plan 2023-2025 focused on remainder of the Board’s term.

 

The Board discussed its priorities and sought:

 

1.       A staff briefing to provide an update on public transport for Cashmere Road.

 

2.       To invite the community weavers from local Neighbourhood Building Projects to meet with the Board.

 

3.       A staff briefing to provide an update on progress for the Hoon Hay Sport Pavillion.

 

4.       A staff briefing from Parks on how programme level funding is prioritised for parks renewals.

 

5.       Staff to report to the Board on comparative youth engagement initiatives, i.e. the youth group active in Halswell area.

 

 

 

Keir Leslie left the meeting at 5.53 pm and returned to the meeting at 5.55 pm during consideration of item 7.

 

Lee Sampson left the meeting at 5.55 pm and returned to the meeting at 5.56 pm12 during consideration of item 7.

 

Roy Kenneally left the meeting at 6.13 pm during consideration of Item 7.

7.   Elected Members’ Information Exchange Te Whakawhiti Whakaaro o Te Kāhui Amorangi

The Board discussed the Council’s draft Annual Plan 2025-2026 the key matters highlighted as part of the Council’s consultation and points the Board agreed it would include in its submission to Council.

 

 

Karakia Whakakapi 

 

Meeting concluded at 6.15 pm.