The Tauranga City Council is advising people to continue avoiding contact with flood waters and that of the Wairakei Stream waterway, until the results of water quality testing show clear.
Water samples for testing will be collected on Tuesday, June 8.

Tauranga City Council is advising people to avoid contact with water from flooding last week. Picture of last week's Papamoa flood supplied by Emma W.

The storm rain event on Tuesday, June 1, caused up to 50 calls advising of flooding and required the City Care contractor to attend.
The majority of the flooding was to roads in the Mount Maunganui south and Papamoa areas where the rain intensity was greatest. This also caused some of the sewer network to become inundated with stormwater causing two recorded sewer overflows. Two house basements were also reported flooded, one in Taylor Road the other on Papamoa Beach Road.

This information from Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin, for the week beginning Monday, June 7, published below.

City Waters
Water Supply:
• There are planned water shutdowns due to occur on Olympus Grove and Mirrielees Road.

Drainage:
• One sewer blockage was attended to this week.
• Sterling Gate storm water pond has been cleaned of aquatic weed and silts.
• Recent road flooding near the Maleme Street transfer station was caused by silts and aquatic weed in the open drain. This is being cleaned.

Stormwater:
• A pollution incident involving the discharge of sediment from a building site. Contractors on the site were required to erect silt fencing immediately and clean up silt from the pavement and kerb and channel. It is a good reminder to those involved in construction works to ensure sediment controls including silt fences and catch pit filters are installed before it starts raining.
• A second pollution incident involved the illegal dumping of fuel following a mixed fuel incident at Tauriko Service Station. Service station staff followed the correct procedure for an incident, however, the offenders pushed the vehicle into a neighbouring driveway and attempted to drain the fuel into bottles. Around 20L of fuel was spilled in the process onto the grass. The offenders were made to dig out the small volume of contaminated soil and replace it. Where the incorrect fuel is put into a vehicle the mixed fuel must be siphoned or drained and collected for disposal. Fuel should never be drained into sumps or directly onto the ground.

Parks and Leisure
• Yatton Park – A section of walkway in the bush section will be realigned now that the tree clearance has been completed.
• Faulkner Park – Tree works next to Birch Avenue are close to completion.
• Street tree planting will get underway this month.
• The Tropical Display House in Robbins Park will have new contractors, starting July, 1. The winning tender is from Aztec Gardens, of Pyes Pa. Many thanks to the previous Contractors, Floragrow, who have done an excellent job to date.
• The Papamoa Domain will be closed to vehicles at nights from 9pm until 6am. This takes effect from next Friday.

City Projects
• The new public toilet facility at Cambridge Park is finished, although the park is still under development and is not open to the public at this stage. This is the site of the new Tauranga BMX club track which is still being constructed and not due for completion until the end of the year.
• New park information signs have been developed for McLaren Falls Park. They identify walking tracks and other areas of specific interest. They are currently being manufactured and are due to be installed by the end of the month. The development of the signs is part of the implementation of the reserve management plan for McLaren Falls Park.
• The first walls of the Tauranga Indoor Sports and Events Centre have gone up and will continue at about 10 panels per day. There are about 300 panels to erect.
• The Waikareao Estuary boardwalk improvements are now complete and the boardwalk is open to the public.

Transportation
• SH2 Wairoa Bridge to Carmichael Road: Resealing work continues on SH2 between Wairoa Bridge and Carmichael Road. The work is being done at night to reduce disruption to traffic. Please expect delays as temporary speed limits and traffic management will be in place. The work is expected to take a further week to complete. As with any work of this type it is dependant on weather.
• Bridge Maintenance: Routine maintenance work is being carried out on several bridges around the city. Work includes repainting the handrails on the Waihi Road and Chapel Street Bridges and installing rock protection on the Oropi Bridge abutments.
• Wharf /Willow Streets: Work continues in Wharf Street this week with a storm water filtration device being installed and some finishing work on footpaths.
• Bethlehem Township Improvements: Construction of the new roundabout on SH2 at west Bethlehem is continuing. Work on the roundabout is expected to be completed by mid July. Traffic management and site screens are in place but only minimal delays are expected. There will be some minor pedestrian detours in place while service relocation work is done beside the footpath along the state highway. Disruption to parking and pedestrians should be minimal.
• Kairua Road Reconstruction: Work is continuing on Kairua Road. Some disruption to traffic can be expected at times and there are speed restrictions in place. Work will start soon on a retaining wall.
• Pyes Pa Bypass: Drainage work will continue over the winter shutdown period. Earthworks and pavement construction will recommence in September. The new bypass is expected to be open to traffic in 2011.
• Vale Street Stormwater Project: Reconstruction of the Vale Street and Hinewa Road intersection has been delayed by at least a week due to the recent bad weather. Hinewa Road will be closed to through traffic between Grange Road and Vale Street during the work day. Residents will have access. Detours are in place. Please pay attention to signs and take care when driving in the area.

Venues & Events
Baycourt Community and Arts Centre
• Tuesday 15 June to Saturday 19 June – Orthello
• Friday 18 June to Sunday 20 June – Art Exhibition
Democracy

Hearings Panel Subcommittee – Friday 11 June 2010 at 9am

• Objection Against Retention of Dog in Pound Pending Prosecution – To provide information and recommendations on the appeal against a dog, namely an American Pit Bull Terrier, being retained in the dog pound pursuant to Section 71 of the Dog Control Act 1996 pending the outcome of a prosecution.

Project & Services Committee - Tuesday, 8 June 2010 at 1pm

• Mount Greens Sports Facility & Cosmopolitan Club Project - To provide a project update for the Project & Services Committee.
• Tauranga Indoor Sport and Exhibition Centre - To provide a project update for the Project & Services Committee
• Waiari Water Supply Project Progress Update - To provide a project update for the Project & Services Committee
• Southern Pipeline Rail Bridge Option - To update Council on the progress of the Southern Pipeline Project Rail Bridge.
• Progress Report on Key Transportation Issues - To update the Committee on the progress of key transportation projects.
• Risk Register - To present the Risk Register prepared by the Executive Team in May 2010.
• Forward Risk Management Key Issues Discussion - An opportunity for Elected Members to raise issues relating to the Risk Management Framework.
• Strategy & Policy Committee – Wednesday 9 June 2010 at 1pm
• Adoption of Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan - To consider and adopt, for the purposes of public consultation, the draft joint waste management and minimisation plan.
• Draft Submission to Local Government Act Amendment Bill - To consider and provide input to a draft submission to the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill, popularly known as the TAFM Bill.
• Amendments to Open Space Level of Service Policy - The Open Space Level of Service Policy was adopted in June 2009. Further Council direction was provided in December 2009 to clarify various policy statements, in particular with regard to historic reserves. This report brings the amended Policy back to Council for adoption.

City Plan Hearings Panel - Tuesday 8 June 2010

• Chapter 1 - Plan Overview & General Issues – To provide recommendations to submissions received on the Plan Overview - Chapter 1 of the proposed City Plan, and to submissions received on general matters associated with the proposed City Plan.

City Plan Hearings Panel - Thursday 10 June 2010

• Rural Zones - Objectives, Policies, Rules and Zonings - Rural Zone, Greenbelt Zone, Rural Marae Community Zone - This report relates to submissions received on Chapter 16 Rural Zone in relation to the Rural Zone, the Greenbelt Zone and the Rural Marae Community Zone of the proposed City Plan. The report also covers requests for changes to Rural and Greenbelt zonings received as part of submissions to the proposed City Plan.