Minutes of a meeting of the Sports and Recreation Committee
Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
On Thursday 24 November 2016, commencing at 9.03am
Present: Councillor T Skinner (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors I Barker, M Courtney, K Fulton, B McGurk, M Rutledge (Deputy Chairperson) and S Walker
In Attendance: Councillors L Acland, M Lawrey and G Noonan, Chief Executive (C Hadley), Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Group Manager Community Services (C Ward), Manager Communications (P Shattock), and Administration Advisers (L Canton and E-J Ruthven)
There were no apologies.
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
The Chairperson advised that since the agenda had been issued, an additional public forum had been confirmed.
4.1 James Horan - Nelson Mountain Bike Club
James Horan, from the Nelson Mountain Bike Club, spoke about the Parks and Reserves Track Strategy and gave a PowerPoint presentation (A1667659). He tabled two documents which he spoke to (A1667669).
Mr Horan answered questions regarding the relationship between mountain bikers and residents of the Brook, and between mountain bikers and walkers.
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1 James Horan, Nelson Mountain Bike Club public forum presentation 2 James Horan, Nelson Mountain Bike Club public forum handout |
4.2 Cynthia McConville – Nelson Walkers Unite
Cynthia McConville, from Nelson Walkers Unite, spoke about the Parks and Reserves Track Strategy. She tabled a document which she spoke to (A1667900) and referred to Map 3 of the officer report Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy – Attachment 3 (A1595471).
Ms McConville answered questions relating to membership numbers for Nelson Walkers Unite and the Nelson Dog Owners Group.
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1 Cynthia McConville, Nelson Walkers Unite public forum handout |
Attendance: Her Worship the Mayor left the meeting at 9.47am.
Councillor Rutledge declared an interest in agenda item 10 Natureland Capital Grant, and advised that he would leave the table for that item.
Attendance: Her Worship the Mayor returned to the meeting at 9.50am.
The Chairperson tabled a report which he spoke to (A1667748).
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Resolved SPO/2016/001 That the Committee Receives the Chairperson’s Report (A1667748). |
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1 Chairperson's Report, Sports and Recreation Committee 24Nov2016 |
6. Status Report - Sports and Recreation Committee - 24 November 2016
Document number R6809, agenda pages 7 - 8 refer.
Group Manager Community Services, Chris Ward presented the report and answered questions relating to Fees and Charges for Golf Course and Trafalgar Centre.
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Resolved SPO/2016/003 That the Committee Receives the Status Report Sports and Recreation Committee 24 November 2016 (A1664423). |
Attendance: The meeting adjourned for morning tea from 10.02am to 10.20am.
Recreation and Leisure
7. Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy
Document number R6380, agenda pages 9 - 51 refer.
Property Parks and Facilities Asset Manager, Andrew Petheram, introduced David Allen of GLG Strategy Planning Management who had assisted in the development of the Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy. Mr Petheram presented the report.
Mr Allen gave a PowerPoint presentation (A1670875). He emphasised that the strategy aimed to achieve a balanced approach to the different and increasingly varied types of demand for track usage, and the range of user appetite for risk.
Mr Petheram presented the maps included as Attachment 3 to the report. He advised that some of the maps had been amended since the agenda had been issued, and confirmed that the amended maps were those displayed on screen.
In response to questions Mr Petheram explained the reasoning behind the proposed track changes and additions. He confirmed that Council had not been advised of any accidents on shared paths.
In response to further questions, Mr Allen said best practice was to prioritise investment to provide continuity and address blockages in the existing network before providing additional tracks. He added that perceived risk was real to those who perceived it, and could prevent usage.
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Resolved SPO/2016/004 That the Committee Receives the report Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy (R6380) and its attachments (A1657732, A1575993 and A1595471). |
Councillor Barker, seconded by Councillor McGurk moved the recommendation to Council
That the Council
Adopts the Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy ‘Out and About – On Tracks’ (A1657732) and the ’Implementation Plan – Proposed Tracks and MTB Hubs’ (A1575993) and ‘Proposed Tracks Location Maps’ (A1595471) as otherwise corrected and amended.
A view was expressed that the usage of existing paths could be changed to provide a linked route for cyclists along the Maitai, as an alternative for the proposed walking only track P57.
Councillor Fulton, seconded by Councillor Rutledge, moved an amendment to add an additional clause
That the track on Map 3 running from Hardy Street to the Maitai Road and along the front of the Centre of New Zealand is designated a shared path.
Attendance: The meeting adjourned from 12.02pm until 12.09pm.
Councillor Fulton, with the agreement of Councillor Rutledge and the meeting, withdrew the amendment.
Her Worship the Mayor, seconded by Councillor McGurk, moved an amendment to add an additional clause
Requests that officers investigate establishing a continuous shared pathway from Nile Street East to Branford Park.
The amendment was put and carried and became the substantive motion.
Attendance: Paul Matheson left the meeting at 12.17pm.
Councillor Rutledge, seconded by Councillor Fulton moved an amendment to add an additional clause
Prioritises Track P60 (Branford North Side) over Marsden Track (P32 and 33) for construction using existing funding.
The Committee expressed views for and against the amendment.
The amendment was put and lost on a show of hands.
The meeting returned to discuss the substantive motion. A variety of views were expressed for and against the motion.
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Recommendation to Council SPO/2016/005 That the Council Adopts the Parks and Reserves Tracks Strategy ‘Out and About – On Tracks’ (A1657732) and the ’Implementation Plan – Proposed Tracks and MTB Hubs’ (A1575993) and corrected and amended ‘Proposed Tracks Location Maps’ (A1595471); Requests that officers investigate establishing a continuous shared pathway from Nile Street East to Branford Park. |
8. Brook Valley Holiday Park: Options to Re-open
Document number R6605, agenda pages 52 - 60 refer.
Attendance: Her Worship the Mayor left the meeting at 12.30pm and returned at 12.32pm.
It was noted that earthquake damage in Kaikoura had changed the situation with regard to the number of people travelling to Nelson. It was suggested that more time was required for officers to consider how this affected the matters dealt with in the report.
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Resolved SPO/2016/006 That the Committee Refers the item Brook Valley Holiday Park: Options to Re-open to the next meeting of the Nelson City Council scheduled to be held on 15 December 2016 at 9.00am. |
Document number R6784, agenda pages 61 - 64 refer.
Attendance: Councillor Rutledge declared an interest and left the meeting at 12.35pm.
Group Manager Community Services, Chris Ward, presented the report.
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Resolved SPO/2016/007 That the Committee Receives the report Natureland Capital Grant (R6784). |
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Recommendation to Council SPO/2016/008 That the Council Approves the request from Natureland Wildlife Trust to spend the remaining $35,000 capital grant allocation towards projects in 2016/17, adjusting budgets accordingly. |
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Resolved SPO/2016/009 That the Committee Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows: |
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General subject of each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter |
Particular interests protected (where applicable) |
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Status Report - Sports and Recreation Committee - 24 November 2016
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Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7 |
The withholding of the information is necessary: · Section 7(2)(i) To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
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Community Leases - Omnibus Report
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Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7 |
The withholding of the information is necessary: · Section 7(2)(i) To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
The meeting went into public excluded session at 12.38pm and resumed in public session at 12.43pm, during which time Councillor Rutledge returned to the meeting.
11. Re-admittance of the Public
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Resolved SPO/2016/010 That the Committee Re-admits the public to the meeting. |
There being no further business the meeting ended at 12.43pm.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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