Environment and Infrastructure Committee meets today
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Environment and Infrastructure Committee meets today
The Environment and
Infrastructure Committee today discussed a
draft
Cemeteries Master Plan 2013 that sets the direction
for the development
and management of cemeteries for the
next 50 years.
The committee recommended the Council
accept a proposal for a new,
integrated cemeteries bylaw
for Christchurch, a cemeteries handbook and
a strategic
Master Plan. Residents can provide feedback on these
draft
documents after the Council approves a consultation
process at its next
meeting, says acting committee Chair
Aaron Keown.
"We're looking forward to feedback on the
draft Master Plan from all the
diverse communities in
Christchurch, as this will to allow us to embrace
and
celebrate all our cultural needs."
Infrastructure
rebuild
The committee received the Infrastructure Rebuild
Monthly Report, which
showed that during October the
Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure
Rebuild Team
(SCIRT):
* Repaired 657 metres of water supply pipe,
bringing the total
length of water supply pipe repaired
so far to 19,320 metres or the
distance from central
Christchurch to Kaiapoi.
* Laid 13,939 square metres of
pavement, bringing the total area
of pavement laid so far
to 111,157 square metres or almost 16
rugby
fields.
* Repaired 13,430 metres of sewer pipe,
bringing the total length
of sewer pipes repaired so far
to 77,103 metres or the distance from
central
Christchurch to Greta Valley.
There were 131 construction
projects underway in October with a total
estimated value
of $401.4 million. Normally, the council's annual
capital
expenditure is about $200 million. SCIRT has a grand total
of
563 projects underway, either in the design,
construction or final
completion stage with a total value
of $1,602.6 million.
Stolen wheelie bins
A report on
stolen wheelie bins was discussed at length. Staff
were
asked to organise a meeting with the Council's
contractor Transpacific
Industries, who own the bins,
then bring the outcome of discussions back
to the
committee.
Greater Christchurch Transport Statement
The
committee also discussed the Greater Christchurch
Transport
Statement, which aims to bridge the gap between
the various regional,
area and local transport plans.
"We accepted it as a regional strategic transport network
plan but we'd
like the statement to reflect that the
Council's priority projects, as
developed through the
Long Term Plan process, may not be simply those
five top
priorities as outlined in the statement," said Aaron
Keown.
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