July 2024 Residents’ Association meeting minutes
Minutes Tuesday 9 July 2024
7:30 –9:00 pm RSA Wairaka Rd
Apologies: Nikky Winchester, Chris Kirk-Burnnand.
Present: : Ross Leggett, Paul FitzGerald, Jonathan Harker, Margaret Blair, Jane Comben, Gay Hay, Iain MacLean.
Council updates
a. GWRC
b. PCC
Long Term Plan passed and rates to go up. 17.76% increase in Pukerua Bay increase.
Village Planning gone but review into how PCC can support local areas. Intention to still talk to the local Res Assocs. There is a capital works programme from Wellington Water which Ross can give us a copy of.
Wendy Walker is on the new ‘water done better’ group. They’re working away on it but not sure who will be in the group in the lower North Island.
Sea wall strengthening taking place between Domain and Plimmerton by KiwiRail.
Not sure of changes in Porirua with government changes to Kainga Ora
Still asking comment on the wetland and managing storm water for Eastern Porirua.
Wastewater infringement notice about sludge in the treatment centre.
PCC will put a submission into speed limit consultation.
Ross doesn’t think Porirua will be particularly affected by the new planning requirements of 30 years planning.
Aotea Lagoon redevelopment to southern end. Rose garden going and toilets moving.
Ross followed up about insurance and will continue but he got push back.
We’ll talk to other community gardens to gather more information about what cover they have.
Approval of June minutes
Motion: Paul moved to accept June minutes, Iain seconded – all agreed, carried.
Matters arising
None.
Financial Report
Finance Report to June 2024 Meeting as at 9 July 2024
BNZ $11322.35
Income:
$ 9.20 Interest
$ 300.00 CGFF Tea Towels
$ 65.00 CGFF Scrap metal sales
$ 1000.00 CGFF Grant
$ 50.00 CGFF Matariki Koha
$ 200.00 He Ara Donation
$ 25.00 He Ara Matariki Whare
$ 80.00 He Ara Matariki Koha
$ 260.00 Korero Invoices
Expenditure:
$ 127.00 CGFF Pavilion Scribers
$ 21.80 CGFF Crankie
$ 2.40 Bank Fees
Funds Transfer
Approval to repay loan of $3000 towards printing of TT.
Approved by all, 9 July.
Invoices – Issued
$ 400.00 PCC
$ 590.00 Korero
Invoices – Paid
$ 300.00 Korero
Invoices – Outstanding
$ 270.00 Korero
$ 400.00 PCC
Account balances as at 9 July 2024
Res Assn 000 $ 255.19
He Ara 001 $ 1948.62
CGFF 002 $ 2803.31
Kōrero 066 $ 1608.67
Surf Seat 067 $ 174.73
On Call Acct 025 $ 4531.83
Motion: Margaret moved to move Financials, Paul seconded – all agreed, carried.
Correspondence
4 emails through website
- Brian Sullivan about having the Kōrero in colour – 6 June
- Hoya about Kimchi for sale at Dairy – 19 June
- Michaela Pearson about advert in Kōrero – 18 June
- Patrika Gillon about garden on corner of Wairaka and SH59 – 3 July
Action items
June Actions:
DONE:
Iain to talk to Jonathan about website email forwarding.
NOT COMPLETED:
• Iain to clarify will the council support for Residents’ Association continue. NO was waiting for more information. Margaret to follow up when chasing the PCC Invoice.
• Paul to contact other local Residents’ Associations about a hui. – Yet to be done as waiting for wording in Long Term Plan
Project updates
Community Garden & Food Forest
- Area for Rongoa Māori planting underway. Ara has contacted local iwi (Pania Solomon) for support and guidance . Ara and Gay visited PCC nursery, Andrew Jinks, was very enthusiastic support. Trees that are purchased will be cared for in the school shade house.
- Potato tubers have been given to each class at school to chit. Ashley has been asked to talk to students about growing our local potato. Area for planting has been identified.
School has shown an interest in caring for fruit trees. Need to talk with Clare. - Kindergarten plan to visit last Wednesday of July.
- Compost bin ready for rotation. Thanks to Vicky and Brian managing this process
- Brian has transcribed Cory’s presentation re compost, Lenka has edited this to one page. A wonderful resource. Gay is working on a page of visual instructions to make the liquid compost extract. We may pursue this as a community money making project for the garden.
- Gay purchased micron mesh pocket ($54) we need to acquire stronger spray pump.
- Brian investigating mulcher that Tony Jackman is selling.
- Garden team happy to support recycling initiative.
- Gay has taken up the free membership offered by Wellington Horowhenua Tree Crops Assoc.
- Tea Towels continuing to sell slowly.
He Ara Pukerua
- Sharing Stories of the History of Pukerua Bay is the theme for our Heritage Festival event on 9 November, RSA 10am to noon. We will launch the website at this event.
- Pauline has written an excellent piece on the fauna of Pukerua Bay for our website. It will be illustrated by her paintings and some photographs.
- Matt Ward is writing about the flora of Pukerua Bay.
- The School Fundraising Trust asked He Ara to submit a set of questions for their quiz, and to enter a team – We won!
- Machine Gun post. No further developments.
- Matariki – We made hundreds of star biscuits, a biscuit whare (which someone wanted to buy) and the Hub asked us to mind the bonfire. Altogether a brilliant night and we added a little to our funds.
- Still waiting for the Pou panel.
- Margaret approached Tony Jackman about having a goodbye Tony event. Unfortunately he can’t do it. So instead he’ll be granted a Freedom of Pukerua Bay certificate. Moira has written something for Kōrero.
Kōrero
Contents flooding in and we’ve sent a grant application to Pelorus Trust to cover printing expenses until end for first Issue early next year.
Waste Free Pukerua Bay
Gay, Margaret and Iain are keen to support Nikky with recycling.
Iain has talked to Nikky about supporting what she does with a regular collection at the RSA. In the meantime Vicky, Gay, Jane and Margaret will run at test collection St Mark’s (During Pukerua Bay Hub’s Pop-up parlour) on 31 August.
Climate Action Rōpu
We’ve had a hui and have organized two workshops with Mike Jebson and Hugh Evans. There is likely to be another workshop around Emergency Preparedness. Also, we will promote the recycling collection (mentioned above).
General Business
Subsidence. Margaret noted the subsidence on the footpath between shops ans school entrance has become more unsafe. For our community safety
Paul emailed Bill and he forewarded it to Richard Pole.
Action: Paul to follow up with Richard Poll at the council.
Penguins. Kapiti Coast Biodiversity Projects – maildrop to alert locals that penguins are nesting and dogs need to be on leads. Flyer to be put in the RA noticeboard.
Enquiry into Climate Adaptation – parliamentary select committee. A submission went in last year. They’re now having hearings. Conor Twyford is speaking and Iain MacLean is going in to support. On 16 July. They are meeting on Thursday to plan. From RA – we strongly support the action group. Since the submission the District Plan came out and that had something explicit in it about taking Climate change into account when planning new developments.
Pukerua Bay Hub Pop Up Parlour. The Hub have got funding for a pop up community space during Aug and Sept.
Community Garden. A neighbour of the community garden has questioned the removal of cape ivy and believe the removal has encroached on their property.
Paul will be talk to Julian to resolve the situation.
Action: Paul to follow up with Richard Poll at the council.
Action: Jane will respond to Patrika about the garden saying that it is a long standing issue. We have provided the council planting plan for the area and council agreed with it but were objections from NZTA about traffic management. This has stalled the project until the impasse can be resolved. (Done)
Action: Iain to respond to Brian about colour in Kōrero
Action: Margaret to follow up with Bill when chasing the PCC Invoice and also ask about the Plunket Rooms.
Action: Paul to contact other local Residents’ Associations about a hui. He was waiting for wording in Long Term Plan
Action: Paul to talk to Julian to resolve the garden boundary situation.
Close: 9.15pm
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