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Great Barrier
Local Board
20 March 2018
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Claris
cemetery development – stage two design and consent
File No.: CP2018/03491
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To seek approval from the Great Barrier Local Board for the
additional funding required to complete stage two design and consent for the
proposed Claris cemetery.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. In
February 2018, the local board, Ngāti Rehua -
Ngātiwai ki Aotea and key stakeholders reviewed the revised
proposed design for the Claris cemetery.
3. The
proposed Claris cemetery design has now been approved by the local board to
proceed through to the completion of the design and resource consent stage.
4. Additional
funding is required to complete stage two design and obtain the required
Resource Consent as noted in attachment A; this report outlines the capital
funding requirements.
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Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation
That the Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) approve
up to $30,000 of FY2017/2018 Local Improvement Projects capital funding to
progress the proposed Claris Cemetery development through to completion of
the detailed design and obtain resource consent. This estimate is inclusive
of contingency and allowance for council staff administration support.
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Horopaki / Context
5. Council
staff undertook a feasibility study of three proposed sites for a new cemetery
development, as requested by the Great Barrier Local Board. The three sites
were Crossroads Reserve, Claris Crossroads Reserve and Okiwi Park.
6. The
local board have identified Crossroads Reserve as the favoured site for a new
cemetery.
7. Further
detailed investigation at Crossroads Reserve was then directed to be
undertaken. This included for determining water tables / flood plains, laying
out the best option for the access road, pegging out burial plots locations and
digging a test grave to determine the soil types elasticity.
8. On
31 October 2017, the local board attended a site meeting with Ngāti Rehua
- Ngātiwai ki Aotea and council staff. The meeting was held to review the
GBI Cemetery Feasibility Study (dated 3 November 2016) and detailed site
investigation findings.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu / Analysis and advice
9. Further
direction was given to staff to revise the draft site layout plan and re-submit
for local board approval based on the direction given by the stakeholders in
attendance at the meeting.
10. The revised
draft Claris cemetery site layout plan has been approved by the local board.
11. Council staff
are now seeking the required additional funding to complete the detailed design
and lodge for the required resource consent within the FY2017/2018 financial
year.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te
poari ā-rohe /
Local impacts and local board views
12. The Great Barrier Local Board has confirmed their support in writing
for the stage two detailed design and resource consent lodgment to be
completed.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori / Māori impact
statement
13. All community
assets contribute significantly to Māori well-being, values, culture and
traditions.
14. On
31 October 2017 consultation was undertaken with Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai
ki Aotea.
15. On
30 January 2018, Ngāti
Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Aotea
confirmed they hold no objection to the proposed Claris cemetery development
and are satisfied that the perspectives and views of iwi are understood,
accepted and reflected in the minutes held between affected parties.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea / Financial implications
16. The
cost estimate for the completion of the detailed design and resource consent
stage as advised to the local board and outlined in attachment A.
17. Any
savings will be returned to the Local Improvement Projects capital budget.
Ngā raru tūpono / Risks
18. A
delay in decision making will result in the consultant being unable to
undertake the design works continuation in March, delaying until April. This
may impact upon the ability for the stage two approved works to be completed by
June 2018.
Ngā koringa ā-muri / Next steps
19. Delivery
to complete the stage two design and consent for the proposed Claris cemetery
will commence immediately.
Ngā
tāpirihanga / Attachment
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No.
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Title
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Page
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Claris cemetery stage two design and resource consent
estimate
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7
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Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
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Author
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Katrina Morgan - Manager Community Led & LDI Projects
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Authorisers
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Rod Sheridan - General Manager Community
Facilities
Helgard Wagener - Relationship Manager Great Barrier
and Waiheke Local Boards
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