Tuesday 9 April 2024
7:30 pm, RSA, 5 Wairaka Road
Apologies: Jane Comben, Margaret Blair, Chris Kirk-Burnnand.
Present: Paul FitzGerald, Nikky Winchester, Gay Hay, Iain MacLean
Approval of March minutes
Motion: Paul moved to accept February minutes, Iain seconded – all agreed, carried.
Council updates
None
Matters arising
None
Financial report
Have transferred money into interest bearing account. Finance Report to April 2024 Meeting, as at 31 March 2024:
BNZ $11900.35
Income:
$ 460.00 CGFF TT Orders at Gala Day
$ 10.00 CGFF Seeds
$ 220.00 Korero Invoice
$ 0.68 Interest
Expenditure:
$ 99.48 Ara Web Hosting
$ 57.50 He Ara Website Updates
$ 2.60 Interest
Funds Transfer:
$ 4500.00 From CGFF to 25 Act
Invoices Issued:
$ 64.00 Kōrero
Account balances as at 31 March 2024
Res Assn 000 $ 255.19 He Ara 001 $ 1504.22 CGFF 002 $ 3075.41 Kōrero 066 $ 2409.87 Surf Seat 067 $ 154.93 On Call Acct $ 4500.73
2024 Budgets for Kōrero, CGFF, He Ara, Surfers’ Seat
Expenditure:
Surfers’ Seat $ 70.00 On-going maintenance
He Ara $ 1000.00 Website development, Domain name
CGFF $ 1117.85 Kiwi Rail & Aon Insurance
$ 4275.00 Tea Towels 250 @ $17.10 each
Korero $ 2620.00 Print costs @16 pages $524 x 5 issues
Income:
Surfers’ Seat $ 50.00 Events
He Ara $ 400.00 Print Sales
CGFF $ 600.00 Plant Sales
$ 6750.00 Tea Towels
Korero $ 1350.00 Advertising
Motion: to accept the finincial report. Moved Paul, seconded Gay. Agreed.
Motion: Pukerua Bay Community Garden Food Forest to make an application to the NZ Tree Trust to cover any shortfall in expenses for the project to develop a rongoa medicinal garden. This is likely to cover specimen and ground cover trees, signage and pamphlet. Can apply for up to $2,000. Proposed Gay Hay, seconded Nikky Winchester. Approved by committee.
Correspondence
Email from Adele Hickford about drop-in session (PCC report forwarded by her).
Action items
None.
Project updates
Community Garden Food Forest
- Compost bins. Work in progress. Being painted.
- NZ Tree Trust application is being processed.
- Developing a worksheet with aerial photo to encourage people to nominate areas they can work in as part of working days
- Winter prep for garden. Group discussion needed.
- Plan for focused work day on the second Saturday of June.
- Matariki — plan forJune 22. Peter Stevenson Welsh story teller has painted pictures for Cranke / story-telling performance. Ara leading harakeke star making. There will be an opportunity for shared kai.
He Ara Pukerua
- A replacement seat in memory of Delma Mosen has been installed in Muri Reserve and Brian Pool’s memorial bench there too. The families and locals have expressed appreciation and presumably Te Araroa walkers are happy. And no, the seat does not block the gate! Thanks due to Dave Stone at PCC for organising this to happen.
- He Ara Facebook stories have received good feedback. Stories about the seats, benches and sculptures around the Bay will be put up on a regular basis.
- We displayed our panorama and Waikokako prints at the school gala. Good connections and conversations.
- Application for grant submitted to Nikau Foundation.
- A team visit to the Mt Welcome Bush has been organised as part of research for the Natural History section of our website.
- A panel for Pou Tangaroa has been designed and is currently going through the approval process.
Kōrero
- Issue 2 at final proofing stage. Delivery from 19 April
- Issue 3 (themes Matariki and music) underway and stories already being sourced. 1 May deadline
Waste free PKB
Nothing to report.
Climate Change
Nothing to report.
General business
Long term plan
Three topics to focus on in submission:
- Water meters from year 4. General agreement in committee to support their compulsory installation as a conservation tool.
- Kerb side recycling and rubbish collection. Do we agree with this? Proposal to sort glass at kerb side is good idea, but probably don’t have a choice with proposed changes to the general rubbish going into large bins. Residents can’t save money by not putting out bin. Big bins don’t provide incentive to reduce their waste. Can PCC provide the black plastic bags for people who want to save money? Please bring back the non-organic recycling collection.
- Village Planning – focus should be on community development, rather than Capex funding. Staff costs in operational budget, rather than capital expenditure on projects, structures, etc.
Provide a Kōrero story on LPT. Summarise RA submission, and link to full response on RA website.
PCC drop-in meeting
Publish PCC report on website.
Penguin signs
PCC putting in new penguin signs at beach. Dog bylaws being reviewed in 3 years. Rules and signs need simplifying.
Meeting ended: 8:46 pm
Next meeting: 14 May 2024