Sep 11: Raglan Community Board meeting

This summary of the Raglan Community Board agenda was prepared by John Lawson, 51 Cliff St, Raglan 07 825 7866 email johnragla@gmail.com, Secretary of Whaingaroa Environmental Defence Incorporated.

The next Board meeting is Tuesday 11 September at 2pm in the Town Hall Supper Room. The public forum starts at 1.30pm, giving an opportunity to discuss issues.

The agenda includes –

1. Footpaths – list ranking for new paths gives preference to areas with footpaths, but low ranking for traffic flows and nothing for speed of traffic. These are the Raglan priorities for 3 years –
   

   Score	AADT	Length metres	Rank	Road Name
   4.1 year 1	300	384	12	Cross St
   4.1	300	334	12	Cross St
   4.05	#N/A	513	16	Marine Pde Reserve
   3.8	226	350	23	Rose St
   3.75 year 2	378	104	25	Wi Neera St
   3.7	680	318	26	Cliff St
   3.45	113	347	35	John St
   3.45	88	147	37	East St
   3.4	324	226	40	Gilmour St
   3.35	811	192	45	Te Hutewai Rd
   3.35	599	344	45	Point St
   3.3	1,198	166	51	Stewart St
   3.25 year 3	4,505	5,356	53	Wainui Rd

2. Wi Neera St drain – still waiting for NZTA footpath funding.
3. Stormwater – Connell Contractors working at Wainui Rd and Stewart St corner. Road detours being monitored over concerns about width and amount of development traffic on Gilmour St. At stormwater meeting it was said Gilmour St is to be widened and stormwater channelled.
4. Airfield – Balance Super Air have made changes to fuelling to avoid fumes drifting into the Holiday Park.
5. Cemetery – awaiting plans for the extension, which includes the RSA area.
6. Hills Rd water tower – aim to repair by summer after landslip.
7. Sewage spills – 131 across the district this year, but no Raglan figures. 15 July rain required many tanker callouts, but no overflows. Rising main replacements renewals – preferred tenderer identified to build over 27 weeks to 31 March.
8. Sewage treatment tertiary membrane filter will remove solids to improve consent compliance. Upgrading telemetry equipment.
9. Stewart St – angled parking for both a consented 11 unit development (6) and for additional parking needed due to the archaeological and community concerns with widening Joyce Petchell Park carpark (9). Construction planned for Sep/Oct.
10. Joyce Petchell Park – Heritage NZ has allowed construction under Accidential Discoveries Protocol. Engagement with Iwi is complete. New toilet manufactured.
11. Cliff St – Preferred tenderer for toilet block selected and timing to be confirmed. Replacement of 6 by 4 pre-fabricated toilets is expected to take 10 weeks. Demolition of breeze block toilets after Joyce Petchell toilets complete.
12. Ngarunui Beach – concept plan for 4 toilets, outside showers and parking space for surfboard hire.
13. Riria Kereopa Memorial Dr – discussions with Iwi about security and coastal erosion. Contingency planning if toilets can’t be built will require a scope change request to go to MBIE.
14. Papahua carpark – Fulton Hogan plan final surfacing early September.
15. Raglan Naturally Community-wide consultation plan finalised by 10 Aug. Town Hall booked 14,15,16 Sep. Appeal to local funders.
16. Rangitahi bridge beams “permit is issued for . . . a period of 2 years. Therefore it is not possible to identify loads that may be travelling through the Raglan Community Board area.” Up to 81 tonnes allowed over Wainui Bridge at 10kph.

17. Street cleaning – to be checked next month.

18. Raglan Coastal Reserves 13 August minutes not included.

19. Wharf safety rails – “Quote requested from local builder for the wooden railing option, and to meet on site to review and discuss scope of work. . . Dolphin – Reviewing condition assessment and engineers structural assessment to confirm expected life and recommended works. Staff to seek cost estimates for required works and come back to the Community Board to confirm next steps based on this information.”
20. Wharf boardwalk/seawall replacement – preliminary design accepted.
21. Parking ”A local initiative is currently being explored for a shuttle service to operate between the wharf, the CBD and rugbyclub, to help with parking challenges.”
22. Ray Diprose to speak about Living Productions
23. Discretionary fund has $9,719. Deadline for next fund applications Fri 5/10.

Should WED be taking up these or other issues missing from the agenda, such as cutting trees on reserves, glyphosate, Trails Strategy ($278,280 to be spent in 2018), volunteer worker safety, parking infringement money, harbour lease, coastguard lease, Puriri Park, cycleways, or land disposal of sewage?

You can also contact the Community Board members who are:- Alan Vinkalan.vink1@gmail.com, Bob MacLeod bobmacleod66@gmail.com, Gabrielle Parson gabe_nz@hotmail.com, Lisa Thomsonlisa.thomson@waidc.govt.nz, PJ peterjohnhaworth@gmail.com, Rangi Kereopa RangiK1948@gmail.com, Tony Oostentony.oosten@xtra.co.nz.