The Tauranga City Council is in the process of selecting the first three trustees to run the Funding Trust for Sydenham Botanic Park.

The trust is a fundraising body only, with a separate advisory group to be set up to provide feedback from the community and give advice to the council on the park's development.

Sydenham Park.

The council will be advertising for community members to apply for positions on the advisory group in March.

This information from Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin for the week beginning Monday, February 27, published below.

Parks

• The Matua Hall has had many of its old wooden windows and doors replaced, all paid for by the Matua Residents Association, allowing this project to be completed several years ahead of the council's planned programme. As managers of the hall and based on user feedback, the association did not want to wait that long and so approached council with an offer to fund the work.

Transportation

• Annual Resealing Programme: Resealing continues on various streets around the city in the annual reseal programme.
• Cambridge Road: Work to upgrade Cambridge Road between Miles Lane and River Oak Drive continues. Please expect delays and use an alternative route if possible.
• City Centre Intersections: Minor work to improve safety at the following inner city intersections starts this week: Willow Street and Harington Street, Willow Street and McLean Street and Hamilton Street and Durham Street. Please watch for signs and drive carefully in these streets.
• Courtney Road: Final resurfacing will be done shortly, weather permitting.
• Fraser Street: Work to upgrade pedestrian crossings, install new roundabouts and reseal a section of Fraser Street in the area around the Merivale shops is almost finished. A temporary 30km speed restriction is in place. Please expect some delays.
• Streetlight Upgrade: Work to upgrade the streetlights in part of Ohauiti Road, Domain Road and Harington Street will start this week. Please watch for signs and drive carefully in these streets.
• Welcome Bay Road: Work to lay a new wastewater pipe on the road shoulder between Forrester Drive and Waitaha Road is underway. Most of the work will be done off the road and disruption to traffic is expected to be minimal.
• Ultrafast Broadband: Work to install Ultrafast Broadband is being done in Greerton, Judea, Sulphur Point, and the industrial & residential areas around Golf Road to Tay Street at the Mount. Most of the work is being done off the road. The Ultrafast Broadband project is a central government initiative. More information about the project is available at www.ultrafastbroadband.co.nz or call 0800 342 735.

City Waters

• Watermain upgrades on Kaniere Street and Esk Street have commenced and are anticipated to take approximately one month.
• Damage to a water main on the corner of Bell Street and Paine Street resulted in customers experiencing loss of supply last Thursday afternoon.
• Water main flushing is programmed to commence early March in the Papamoa area, advertisements will be placed in the local papers with more details.
• Te Reti Watermain Upgrades: Pipe is being drilled in Birmingham Street. New pipe is being connected up in Te Atatu Place. New pipes are now operational in Westminster Drive, Ely Place and Lichfield Place.
• Six reported sewer blockages were attended to this week. These incidents did not cause any overflows to the stormwater system. Two were the result of thrust damage in Maunganui Road and First Avenue. The other incidents were caused by fat blockage (Links Ave), rubble (Glenlyon Ave) and root infiltration into a private connection (Kahira Crescent and Pacific Park Way).
• Excavation work the Portside Drive storm water pond continues along with some other improvements in the existing open drain heading towards the Tukorako Drive pond.

Venues and Events

Baycourt Centennial Theatre, Sunday 26 February, 3pm

• Jason Bae and Jane Sohn are here in Tauranga to perform in the first Steinway concert of the 2012 series.

Democracy

Projects & Monitoring Committee - Monday, 27 February 2012 - 1pm

Licensed Building Practitioners

The Licensed Building Practitioner regime commences on 1 March 2012 for restricted building work. A PowerPoint presentation will be provide to update Councillors on the Licensing Scheme.

Tauranga Art Gallery Trust - Six Monthly Monitoring Report

Presenting the six-monthly report of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust, a council-controlled organisation.

Sport Bay of Plenty Relationship Agreement - Monitoring Report for Period 1 July 2011 - 31 December 2011

Presenting the monitoring report for the Sport Bay of Plenty relationship agreement with Tauranga City Council for the six months to 31 December 2011. A brief PowerPoint presentation will be provided by Sport Bay of Plenty.

Creative Tauranga Six Monthly Update

Presenting the monitoring report for the Relationship Agreement between Tauranga City Council and Creative Tauranga for the six months July – December 2011.

Strategy & Policy - Tuesday 28 February 2012 – 1pm

Water Remission

The purpose of this report is to enable the Strategy & Policy Committee to consider a remission of water rates due to a leak.

Approval of Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2012 for Consultation

To consider the approval of the Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2012 for consultation.

Proposed Tauranga City Plan – Possible Plan Variation Eight – CBD Parking

The purpose of this report is to seek direction on the establishment of an issues and options paper as a component of proposed Variation Eight to the Proposed City Plan, specifically relating to the removal of on-site car parking minimums for sites located within the City Centre Business Zone.

Street Use and Public Places Bylaw 2005 Review: Part Two Issues and Options

Seeking direction on the Street Use and Public Places Bylaw 2005 Review – Section 5 Trading in Public Places, Section 7 Signs and Section 8 Flags, Posters and Banners.

Councillor Workshop

Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Time: 9am

Venue: Council Chambers

Meeting: Open

Purpose: Council Support for Sports Codes & Facilities (Equity Across Codes)