Council updates  |  6 Sep 2019

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Christchurch City Council is meeting on Thursday, 12 September. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are:

  • Reports from all the Community Boards outlining the major issues and projects in their areas.
  • A report from the Banks Peninsula Community Board recommending the Council approve speed limit changes for a number of roads within the Lyttelton Harbour and Gebbies Pass areas.
  • A report from the Coastal-Burwood Community Board recommending the Council request advice on the possibility of bringing forward for the Mairehau/Burwood Roads intersection safety improvements.
  • A report form a joint meeting of the Coastal-Burwood and Papanui-Innes Community Boards on the Marshland, Spencerville and Kainga Area Speed Management Plan.
  • A report from a joint meeting of the Coastal-Burwood and Papanui-Innes Community Board which recommends the installation of new traffic signals outside 215 Marshland Road.
  • A report from the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board which recommends the Council makes speed limit changes on some roads within the Hornby and Halswell wards.
  • A report from the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board which recommends that Council staff be requested to prepare a draft development plan for a cemetery and sports park on Council owned land in Templeton.
  • A report from the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board on the building scope for the Hornby library, customer services, and south west leisure centre.
  • A report from the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board which recommends the Council approve the Lancaster Park Draft Spatial Plan.
  • A report from the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board which recommends the Council makes speed limit changes in Sumner Village and Woolston Village.
  • A report from the Papanui-Innes Community Board which recommends the Council makes speed limit changes in the immediate suburban area around Papanui Village and Northlands Mall.
  • A report from the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board which recommends the Council approve the installation of a signalised pedestrian crossing on Wilsons Road South, by Hillview School.
  • A report from the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board which requests the Council recognise the value of the riparian margins of our rivers and waterways and works to reduce invasive weeds through ecological riparian margin management.
  • A report from the Social, Community Development and Housing Committee which recommends the Council agree to the permanent installation of an artwork, Kaurna Wailyu, in the Adelaide Sister City Garden.
  • A report from the Infrastructure, Transport and Environment Committee on Harewood Road/Gardiners Road/Breens Road intersection improvements.
  • A report from the Innovation and Sustainable Development Committee which recommends the Council adopt a net zero greenhouse gas emission target (excluding methane) of 2045 for Christchurch.
  • A report which recommends the Council approve the draft submission on Environment Canterbury’s Proposed Plan Change 7 Land & Water Regional Plan and Proposed Plan Change 2 Waimakariri River Regional Plan.
  • A report from the Council’s Acting Chief Executive summarising the organisation’s performance during August 2019.

Read the full agenda.

The public are welcome to attend the Council meeting, which will be held in the Council Chamber on the second floor of the Civic Offices in Hereford St. Alternatively you can watch the meeting on the live-stream.