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Resolution number PKTPP/2015/147
MOVED by Member MP Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson HAJ Doig:
That the Puketāpapa Local Board receive the Member reports for July 2015.
a)
receive the Memo dated 16 June 2015
from Richard McWha providing information about the Pah Functions Centre
Capital Expenditure Project.
b)
note the efforts that have been entered
into by Council over the past five years to implement the Marquee proposal
for functions, and the difficulties with this project including consenting,
agreement with other parties on positioning of the structure and negative
public feedback (notably during Long-term Plan [LTP] consultation).
c)
note that the original purpose of the
Marquee proposal was to become a major funding source for the operation of
the James Wallace Arts Trust at Pah Homestead.
d)
note that in this year’s LTP, Council
has approved on-going operational funding of $350,000 per year, minimizing
the need for major on-going funding through the Marquee proposal.
e)
note that in 2016, once Monte Cecilia
School has vacated its current site, Council will become the owner of ‘The
Whare’ close to the Pah Homestead.
f)
note that a number of parties,
including James Wallace Arts Trust (JWAT) and the Mt. Roskill
(Puketāpapa) Historical Society have expressed interest in making use of
‘The Whare’ for community purposes.
g)
note that the Board has commissioned a
report from Jane Matthews into the condition of ‘The Whare’ on the
understanding that this report is likely to confirm that the building will
need a reasonable level of remediation before it is fit for purpose for
community use.
h)
note that the Board currently has no
existing dedicated funding to remediate the building, and that there are
risks in leaving an empty and run-down building on-site without remediation.
i)
support retention of ’The Whare’ as an
extant heritage building, in close proximity to the Pah Homestead to serve a
range of community needs.
j)
support the direction of the Memo
provided by Richard McWha, and specifically:
i)
endorse officers producing a report on
future use of ‘The Whare’ which will consider options for providing functions
and facility space for JWAT and possible other community uses.
ii) support
work to establish the suitability of utilising funding provided for a
Functions Centre at Monte Cecilia Park, for making ‘The Whare’ fit for
purpose for possible functions, educational, and community usage.
iii)
subject to the aforementioned report
confirming that ‘The Whare’ is suitable for community usage, request that
officers urgently progress with work to classify the building as a Local
Board community facility.
k)
confirm the Board’s Joint Liaison Body
(JLB) representative Michael Wood as the Board’s spokesperson on this project
for the purpose of representing the Board in discussions with Council
officers, stakeholders (including JWAT) and the public.
CARRIED
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