MinutesoftheNewtownResidents’AssociationMeeting18thJune2018Present:RhonaCarson(Chair),SteveCosgrove(Minutes),JanePatterson,CrFleurFitzsimons,WarwickTaylor,SamSomers,AnnMurray,MichelleWolland,KatHall,MetaBeyers,TomHovey,RitaTreadgold,NickTreadgold,MarionLeighton,CrDavidLee,SteveDunn,CherylRobilliard,AlisonBorbely,DonMcDonald,JanGould,GraemeCarroll,BernardO’Shaughnessy,MPPaulEagle,KylieCox.JimLewis,JessDuceyandSamWilkie-WCC.Apologies:RobynPayne,TolisPapazoglou,AnnaKembleWelch,MartinHanley,PatrickMorganGeneralNotices

• ParkingPresentation.RayTuffinwillgivehisCouncilPresentationatKiaOra,Thursday21stJuly6pm.

• TheArchitectsforOurTownNewtownareWPSOpus.Jane(whowasontheselectionpanel)outlinedtheattributesthatassistedtheirselection-havebeensuccessfulwithsimilarprojects.TheywillberesponsibleforplansforredevelopingtheWCCCommunityFacilitiesinNewtown-theCommunityCentre,NetworkNewtownandNewtownHall.ThefirstworkshoptomeetthearchitectsandcontributetodevelopingthebriefisonSaturday28thJuly-earlyafternoonatNCCC.

• NewtownCommunityGardenatCarraraPark.TimToveyisgoingtobetheon-goingcoordinator.PublicLIabilityInsuranceissortedfor$5million.$638.26betweenthreeorganisations,withaCouncilgrantexpectedtocoverit.

• Postshophasclosed-firstlookattheagenciesisnotpositive,signageispoorandthereisnowritingdesk.

LiquorControlBylaw(LiquorBan)review

• JimLewisfromCouncilpresentedapreviewofthisissue.FormalconsultationwillbeinSeptember.

• TheLiquorBanneedstobereviewedthisyearoritwilllapse.• Hardertoextendthebansince2012.• Goodevidencetokeepexistingban,lessevidencetoexpandit(higherthreshold).Itcurrently

coverstheCBDandthroughtoNewtown,butnotBerhamporeorKilbirnie.• Opentoinputonhowwellitisworking,andwhatcouldbeimproved.• 3000infringementnoticesoverfiveyearsoftheban.Policebelievethesepeoplewouldoften

causemoreproblemsiftheyhadbeenallowedtocontinuedrinking.• FeedbacksofaristhatthebaninNewtownisgood,butneedsbetterenforcement.Sometimes

enforcementisnotaccurate.SometimesitisnotbeingenforcedproperlybyWalkwise.Therecouldbemoreandbiggersignstoremindpeople,especiallyinpossibledrinkingspots-egCarraraPark,ConstableStcorner,StThomas’scourtyard.

• MasseyUniversityareplanningtomentionthebanclearlyintheirstudenthandbooks.• Issuesrelatingtoresourceconceptswillberaisedseparately.• BernardnotedthatKiaOraNewtown,andLibrarysecurityperson(Wayne)havegreatly

improvedtheenvironmentaroundtheRiddifordConstableStreetscorner,byremindingpeoplewithalcoholabouttheban.

• SteveCcommentedthatdailycleaning,andgoodresponsetoFixItrequestsatCarraraParkhashelpedminimisethehazardtherefrombrokenglass.Howeverpeopledostilldrinkthere.

• Katpointedoutthatthesignsdon’tindicatewhattodoiftheyfindsomeonedrinking.• Perhapsgetthosesellingliquortoremindtheircustomers?• ConsultationisinSeptember,SubmissionsinOctober.

MovedBernard/SamThatNRAsupportstheliquorban,andsupportsfurtherpublicityandenforcement.Carried.

NewtownConnections-WCCEngagement.

• JessDuceyandSamWilkiefromCouncilNetworksImprovementsTeamtalkedabouttheinformationgatheringprocess(thesurvey).Thepurposeistodevelopaconnectedcitywidecyclenetworksopeopleofallagesandabilitiescansafelychoosetomakemoretripsbybike,butthesurveyquestionscoverallformsoftransport.

• ManypeopleatthemeetinghadreceivedtheCouncilflyerintheirletterbox.• Moreinformation,andthesurvey,canbefoundbystartingat:

http://cycleways.wellington.govt.nz/newtown-connections/• Paperconsultationformsandmoreflyersavailable.• Extensiveconsultation-spreadingthewordwithinpublicgroups.Thesixweekconsultation

closeson17thJuly.• Threemoredrop-inopportunitiesarecomingup.DetailsareontheURLabove.• Alltypesoffeedbackwelcomeinthesurveys.Feedbackoutsidethescopeofthisconsultation

willberecordedandforwardedtootherareasofCouncil.• SomeworkisbeingdonewithRegionalCouncilwhereitrelatestobusstops.• Whentheengagementiscompletedtheteamwilldevelopsomeoptionsforcyclewayroutes,for

furtherconsultation.• Contact:jessica.ducey@wcc.govt.nz

AReviewofthe1930’sCharacterControlonBuildingshasbeenannouncedbyWCCaspartofthegeneralDistrictPlanreview.

• ThishasalarmedBalmoralTceresidentsasHousingNewZealandhastoldresidentsthattheyareexploringoptionsfordevelopingtheirpropertiesat124,130&131CoromandelStreetand9BalmoralTce.

• HousingNewZealandoriginallypurchased9BalmoralTerraceintendingtodemolishittoprovideanaccesswayforabout17buildingsonthepreviousKuraKaupapasiteinCoromandelStreet.SomeyearsagothecombinedprotestsofresidentsandtheNewtownResidents’Associationaboutdemolishingthispre-1930srestoredhomeresultedinthepropertybeensavedandusedforhousing.NowthatHNZisagainconsideringdevelopmentoptionsthereisrenewedconcern.

• ResidentsinCoromandelStarealsoconcerned-theoriginalplanswereforanintensivedevelopment,andlackedatrafficmanagementplan.

• ItwaspointedoutthatthispartofNewtown(Coromandel/Princess/Owen/RegentStreetsetc)hasincreasinglyintensivebuildingprojects.

• PaulEagleandKylieCox(fromPaul’soffice)invitedtheresidentstopasstheinformationontothemandtheywillliaisewithHNZabouttheirplans.Accepted.

Meetingfinishedat9:00pm.