Tauranga City Council is reporting work to install ultrafast broadband is being done from 13th Avenue to 15th Avenue, Devonport Road to Harvey Street, in the area from Judea to the Brookfield Roundabout, in the industrial and residential areas around Hull Road, and Golf Road to Tay Street at Mount Maunganui.

Most of the work is being done off the road.

The ultrafast broadband project is a central government initiative and more information is available about it by visiting www.ultrafastbroadband.co.nz or phoning 0800 342 735.

This information from Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin for the week beginning Monday, March 19, published below.

Parks

• Construction of a footpath through Carlton Reserve started this week. This footpath will make the skate park more accessible when the ground conditions are wet, as well as improving walkway linkages through the reserve. The footpath will run from the public toilets, between the diamonds, past the skate park to the walkway on the west side of the reserve.
• Registrations of interest to provide beach grooming to the Tauranga city coastal zone has been advertised through Tender-link. Council staff have had a number of enquiries about this core service. Feedback has been positive and interest high.

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.

Courtney Road: Work is almost complete with just minor tidying work still to be done.

Domain Road: Work to widen the road and construct a pedestrian refuge at Topaz Drive reserve continues. Please take care when passing through the area.

Elizabeth Street: The left hand lane of Elizabeth Street (heading from the city towards Takitimu Drive) is due to be closed on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March from 6am until 3pm to allow work on the building site on the corner of Cameron Road and Elizabeth Street to be done.

Jean Batten Drive: Depending on weather, work to resurface the road between Harvard Way and the roundabout at the airport end of Jean Batten Drive is due to be done on Sunday (18 March) and Monday (19 March) nights. Please expect delays and allow extra time to get to the airport on these nights.

Maungatapu Road: Minor work to improve safety continues at the Taipari Street and Wikitoria Street intersections.

Mount Maunganui: On Sunday 25 March the following roads will be closed between 6am and 2pm for a triathlon event: Salisbury Wharf Car Park, Salisbury Avenue and The Mall between Prince Avenue and Salisbury Avenue. The following roads will also be closed for the event between 8am and 12noon: Adams Avenue, Marine Parade, and Prince Avenue.

Tom Muir Drive: Minor work to improve safety is due to start this week.

Waitaha Road: Work to install two wastewater holding tanks under the first section of Waitaha Road is underway. While this work is done, Waitaha Road between Welcome Bay Road and James Cook Drive will be closed for four weeks. Detours are in place. Please allow extra time for your travel.

Welcome Bay Road: Work to lay a new wastewater pipe on the road shoulder between Forrester Drive and Waitaha Road continues. Most of the work is being done off the road and disruption to traffic should be minimal.

Welcome Bay Road: Minor work to improve safety is due to start this week near Kaitemako Road.

City Waters

Water Supply:

• Otumoetai Watermain Upgrades: Pipe is being drilled in Short Street and Freyberg Street. Connecting up to take place in Otumoetai Road.
• Te Reti Watermain Upgrades: Pipe is now all drilled. New pipe is being connected up in Cambridge Road. New pipes are operational in Te Atatu Place, Coventry Street and Birmingham Street.
• Upgrade work on a Takitimu Drive section of water main is planned to start at the end of this month.
• Watermain upgrade on Kaniere Street is on schedule with the new water main being connected up today. Completion of Kaniere Street will be the end next week. It is planned to have all the Esk Street drilling complete by mid next week.
• Water main flushing is underway in the Papamoa area.
• Drawings and tender documents are currently being made up for a water main upgrade on Monmouth Street. This is to replace a section of water main which was installed in 1913.

Drainage

• Four reported sewer blockages were attended to this week. One of these incidents caused an overflow to a stormwater system. Water sampling has been taken off Sherson Street where the overflow drained to large swamp area. The other incidents were at Leander Drive, Jasmine Street, Hinewa/Otumoetai and Cameron Road.
• A number of drain channels have now been schedule for spraying for weed including the Kopurererua Stream.
• Following weed cleaning of stormwater ponds in Royal Palm Beach and Soverign Drain, the weed piles that were left to drain have now been removed.

Stormwater Pollution:

• Pollution Prevention Quiz is still open for another couple of weeks, a chance to win an $800 marine prize pack courtesy of Rutherford Marine Electrical. Enter on the Tauranga City Council website.

Venues and Events

The Royal New Zealand Ballet's Angelina Ballerina is in Tauranga at Baycourt Centennial Theatre for one day. There are three performances at 10:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm. We are delighted to have this enchanting production in our theatre.

Democracy

Council – Tuesday 20 March 2012 at 1.00 pm

Mauao Historic Reserve

To respond to a proposal from the Mauao Trust for establishment of a joint administering body for Mauao.

Tauranga Art Gallery Trust - 2012/13 Draft Statement of Intent

To consider the draft Statement of Intent and associated Business Plan of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust, a Council Controlled Organisation.

Water and Wastewater Tariff Principles - Prioritisation

To seek direction on Tariff Principles and priorities relating to revenue and demand management for water and wastewater services.

Adoption of Proposed City Plan Variations for Notification

This report concerns:

1. The adoption of Variations One through Seven (inclusive) of the Proposed City Plan for the purposes of notification, being the commencement of the formal consultation process.

2. The establishment of and delegation of authority to, a Hearings Panel to conduct hearings, hear submissions and make decisions in relation to Variations One through Eight (inclusive).

Classification of the Outstanding Coastal Reserves

To enable those Coastal Reserves where classification is outstanding to be formally classified under the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977.

Schedule of Documents Executed Under Seal

This report provides information to Council on the documents that have been executed in the period 3 February 2012 to 24 February 2012.