The group set up to help represent the Arataki community and provide input into the development of a new community centre in Arataki is meeting today to discuss what the community centre might look like, the types of activities that could take place, and the final location of the community centre on Grenada Park. This will help inform the Tauranga City Council project team who are working on pulling together a brief for the development and design of the building for early 2010.

This information from Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin, published below.

Water Supply:

• Otumoetai Road residents were affected by a shutdown on Tuesday 1st December. This water shutdown went ahead without the formal notification being sent out to residents affected. A mix up in communication within the Maintenance Contractors, City Care, resulted in this occurring. There will also be another shutdown affecting the same area next week we are still awaiting the confirmed date for this. The work being carried out on Otumoetai Road should be complete by the end of next week.
• Otumoetai Watermain Upgrade - Pipe being thrust in Goods Road from Pillans Road to Milton Road. Pipe laying in Waihi Road and Otumoetai Road intersection and connecting up in Otumoetai.
• Fire hydrant marking and servicing continues in the Greerton and Ohauiti area and throughout the city over the coming year.
• Work on the Ohauiti High Level water supply reservoir is progressing, expected to be completed late January 2010.
• Water main replacement in Apollo Street and a section of Cameron between Elizabeth Street and Spring Street are due to commence this month. Pamela Place and Hillcrest are programmed for the next two months.
• Drilling has begun on the water main upgrades at Eight Avenue and work should be completed by the 18th of December.
• The replacement of a pressure reducing valve and installation of a bulk meter is currently underway on Poike Road and should be complete mid December.
• A trial on the Oropi booster pumps is to be done on Thursday, this is a backup system which in the event of not having the supply from the Joyce Road Treatment Plant that we will be able to meet our service requirements in those areas normally fed from the Joyce Road system.

Drainage:

• Carlton Reserve Pond, Meadowland Pond (Matua salt marsh area), and two upper ponds in Carmichael Reserve are now scheduled for cleaning to remove a quantity of raupo and other weed growth choking up the sites.
• There is a damaged flood flap gate on stormwater outlet into the harbour along with some local ground subsidence at end of Cross Road (outside Sandford's) that requires investigation and fixing. We will also investigate the need to continue to have the flap gate in service.
• The open drains within Omanu Golf Course and in the vicinity of Bruce Road on SH2 are scheduled for weed growth cleaning.
• In Smiths Road near Eaton Crescent some minor stormwater improvement work to the system is scheduled for next week to help with a local flooding issue, along with a new street sump to be installed in Takapu Street.
• Some unscheduled sewer pipeline replacement work at Bakels processing plant off Te Maire Street is being investigated and designed in consultation with site development works that Bakels are proposing to do within their yard.
• Three sewer blockages were reported this week, none caused an overflow as were confined to a local area. The blockage locations were: Harris Street, again in the area of the Bayfair shopping complex, but in a different location to previous incidents; Bell Street where a pipeline fat blockage was reported and cleared; Glenlyon Avenue a pipeline blockage was identified following a customer's report that their toilet was not working properly. This is a site of repeat incidences so further investigation of CCTV inspection of the pipelines is being done to see if a cause can be identified.
• There were no pollution incidents reported this week.

Water Demand Management:

• A pressure management pilot project is being planned for the Poike area to reduce night flow water losses. The project comprises the upgrading of pressure control devices and piloting of flow modulating pressure control devices. Pressures and losses will be carefully monitored during December and January and adjustments made as necessary.

Waiari Water Supply Project:

• Three appeals have been received against the resource consents for the construction and operation of a new water intake and treatment plant to serve the Papamoa urban growth area. Tauranga City Council is in discussions with the appellants and parties must report progress to the Environment Court by 26 February 2010.

Bulk Water Meter Installation:

• A bulk meter renewal project is being scheduled to start in December and will continue into February next year. Approximately 11 bulk meters are being renewed for accuracy of waterbalance and improved demand management.

Southern Pipeline:

• Work is continuing on the new 1,300m3 wastewater storage tank and pump station site at Maleme Street with excavation of the tank completed and the lining of the tank progressing.
• Work on extending the existing sewer in Maleme Street from the stormwater drain to the new pump station site has started and is expected to be completed prior to Christmas. At times the road will be down to one lane controlled by Stop/Go boards and there will be restrictions to On-Road parking.
• The first section of pipeline being between Maleme and Memorial is programmed to start in the middle of 2010.
• Work is starting on detailed investigation for the Judea Link emergency management option.

Inflow Reduction Project:

• Inspections in the Bethlehem triangle area between Cambridge Road, Moffat Road and SH2 will begin in late January 2010. Affected customers will receive a letter advising this before inspections begin.

Parks and Leisure

• Large scale mechanical weed clearance has started at the Valley of Te Auetu, Birch Avenue (the 'Valley of Tears'). This is the first stage of a restoration project to reclaim this valley as a significant area of open space, and future pathway link.
• Mauao visitor numbers are on the increase - Base Track 68924, Summit 11564.
• Come and have a look at the oystercatcher nesting at the start of the base track ocean side (main beach), but please do not disturb it.
  
  

Transportation

• City Centre Intersections: Minor safety improvements will be made to a number of city centre intersections over the next few weeks. The work mainly involves removing a few ‘on road' parking spaces close to the intersections to improve visibility.
• School Variable Speed Zones: Watch for the new flashing 40km variable speed zones outside Welcome Bay Primary and Otumoetai Primary Schools. The signs will be operational for a short time at the beginning and end of each school day.
• Parton Road: Work to reconstruct Parton Road is continuing. This week the work is underway between Dickson Road and Papamoa Beach Road. Installation of services is also in progress near Gordon Spratt Park.
• Cameron Road: The bulk of the work has been completed. There is still some minor finishing off to be done. Traffic management and temporary speed limits will still be in place so please take care when driving through the site.
• Takitimu Drive: Work on Takitimu Drive continues on both north bound and south bound lanes between the Waihi Road overbridge and Chapel Street. Lane changes and a 30km speed limit are in place so please expect delays, particularly at peak times.
• Chadwick Road Resealing: Resealing work on Chadwick Road between Mansels Road and Fraser Street scheduled for last week has been postponed until 8 December due to bad weather. The work should only take a couple of hours to complete. There will be minor disruption to traffic
• Footpath Programme: The annual footpath construction programme is continuing. Work is now underway on Valley Road. About 4km of new footpaths will be built between now and Christmas in various parts of the city.
• Bus Shelters: Over the next few months 18 new bus shelters will be built at existing bus stops around the city. Work starts this week with construction of the concrete bases for the shelters. Most of the work will be done off the road so there should be minimal disruption to traffic.
• Streetlight Upgrading: Upgrades to streetlights in Korowai Street, Seaspray Drive, Goods Road, Pillans Road and Harbour Drive are underway. Work is due to be completed prior to Christmas. Delays to traffic should be minor as all works are located within the road berms.
• Local Road Resealing: The local road resealing programme in underway around the city. This week's work is mainly minor and disruption to traffic should be limited.

Libraries
Tauranga Library will be closed Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December due to stocktaking, library customers can use the Council's other libraries in Greerton, Papamoa and the Mount.

Events Tauranga
Preparation is underway for the New Year's Eve event at Mount Maunganui, especially by Katharyn Roxburgh, as Event Delivery Manager. The Technical Team are also busy with the summer festivals such as Gartshore's Wine and Food Festival on 6 December.

Baycourt Community and Arts Centre
Thurs 3 December - Selwyn Ridge Primary present Musical Arts Extravaganza
6 to 12 December - Dance Education Centre presents their annual dance performance (a tradition that has seen them perform at Baycourt for more than 20 years) with performances of Secret Garden and St Trinians on Thurs 10 Dec to Sat 12 Dec .
13 December - BOP Symphonia and Tauranga Civic Choir present A Christmas Cracker

Democracy

Projects & Services Committee - Tuesday, 8 December

• Procurement – Update on Various Issues - To update the Committee on various procurement-related matters considered by the procurement review project team and the Executive Team.
• Procurement - Supporting New Entrants - To establish the Committee's preferred direction regarding supporting new entrants into supplier markets.
• Procurement - Sustainable Procurement - To establish the Committee's preferred direction on matters of environmentally sustainable procurement.
• Procurement - Risk/Cost Trade-offs - To establish the Committee's preferred direction on the issue of risk/cost trade-offs in procurement decisions.
• Progress Report on Key Transportation Projects - To update the Committee on the progress of key transportation projects.
• Mount Greens Sports Facility & Cosmopolitan Club Project - To provide a project update for the Committee.
• Tauranga Indoor Sport & Exhibition Centre - To provide a project update for the Committee.
• Southern Pipeline Predicted Traffic Impacts - To summarise the predicted impacts on traffic flows along the Southern Pipeline.
• Forward Risk Management Key Issues Discussion - An opportunity for Elected Members to raise issues relating to the Risk Management Framework

Events Support & Community Investment Subcommittee - Thursday 10 December at 9.30 am
To consider applications received for the Carruthers Trust Fund and the Stewart Trust Funds - The applications will be considered in confidential.