Key decisions from today's Council meeting
Key decisions from today's Council meeting
Christchurch City Council met today
and made the following key decisions:
Community centre
receives $100,000 grant
A grant of $100,000 from the
Christchurch Earthquake Mayoral Relief Fund has been
approved for the Mt Pleasant Memorial Community Centre and
Residents Association Incorporated towards the rebuild of
the Mount Pleasant Memorial Community Centre. The
association had previously applied to the Council's
Community Organisation's Loan Fund for a loan of $340,000 at
the rate of 4.5% interest over a 10-year repayment term, but
this application was withdrawn as a loan had been secured
from another financial institution and the association did
not want to service two loans. Association president Derek
McCullough told the Council the community centre was likely
to open either shortly before or shortly after Christmas
this year.
Kaputone Creek to be realigned for ecological
reasons
The Council has supported the realignment of
Kaputone Creek for ecological reasons and supported the
project moving to final design, tender and construction to
start before the end of 2015 and completion by the end of
2016. However, it has asked for full financial costings
including ongoing maintenance costs and how the capital
costs will be apportioned between NZ Transport Agency and
the Council before any final decision is made.
Gambling
Venue and TAB Policy to remain unchanged
Council voted to
retain the existing Gambling Venue and Totalisator Agency
Board (TAB) Policy unchanged. As part of a review of the
policy, the Council had an option to include a relocation
policy which would address the concentration of gaming
machine venues in high-deprivation areas. However, the
Council decided not to allow venue relocations. The current
policy essentially says the Council will not grant consent
to allow any increase in the number of pokie machines or
gaming venues in the city. It also places no restrictions on
the number or location of stand-alone TAB venues in
Christchurch.
Council approves heritage and arts
funding
The Council approved a Heritage Incentive Grant
of up to $345,000 for conservation and maintenance work for
the Group 2 heritage building at 24 McDougall Avenue. The
grant is subject to compliance with the agreed scope of
works and certification of the works on completion. The
building owner is the Nurse Maude Association.
The Council also approved a Creative Industries Support Fund grant of $146,377 to assist in the reopening of Canterbury Society of Arts Charitable Trust, trading as CoCA Gallery.
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