Parade update

As you will have seen the work is progressing along the parade, contractors are now beginning to install the street changes that the Council approved in March.

Check out here for full details on what is happening: https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/the-parade/

As advised by the council:

The south end (Reef Street to start of the 30km/hr zone) will be done first, then the north end, then the Village.

The first step is the resealing of the centre of the road (the cycle lane does not need resealing). The new centre line and yellow no parking markings that are starting to go in on this newly sealed road surface reflect the changes that Councillors have agreed on to make the area safer. After Easter, the contractors will begin to make the other safety changes, which include the installation of concrete buffers. These buffers will provide greater protection for people riding, and where there is space, something to park next to and unload on to.  

While the works are ongoing, the road can certainly appear disjointed and confusing to some road users. Over the coming weeks, as the contractors continue to remove old road markings, install new road markings and infrastructure, the road will look much more cohesive than it currently is, and more pleasant to use.

The changes will take time, and time to get used to, but people should park with care. Like elsewhere in the city, it’s not okay to park on bike lanes or in places where there are yellow lines. 

The draft parking management plan is out, feedback on that relates to time restrictions/mobility parks, parking time restrictions on side streets etc, not to the loss of carparks deemed necessary by WCC to improve the safety of the cycle way and access to properties on the parade. 

If you want to look at some interactive before and after images of the parking changes they can be viewed at the bottom of this  webpage: https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/the-parade/changes-to-car-parking/

There is a working group being established to look at the parade upgrade – this is the upgrade to the area between the roadside kerb and the front of shops: trees/benches/painting etc.  It is not looking at any aspect of the road, cycleway or numbers of car parks.

There is a community drop in on Saturday at the community centre (10am-12, 2-4, 6-7.30pm) where the plans will be laid out and you can ask questions on the detail and provide comments/suggestions on the upgrade to the pavement space that is being worked on.   

Cheers

Sheila

WCC Community Drop-in

Kia ora Island Bay Residents Association,

As you will be aware, Wellington City Council will be having a community drop-in session on April 9th to gather ideas and visions to foster the design for the town centre upgrades.

 We value your insight and leadership moving forward with the upgrades, and would like to work with a core group that best captures the community’s interests.

Attached you will find our communications seeking representatives for the working group, which will help prioritise and develop the goals and aspirations of the community.

Once the group is confirmed, the first meeting will be Wednesday the 20th April at the Island Bay Community Centre to set a Terms of Reference, review the Drop-In session material, and establish objectives.

 Any questions or concerns, please do reach out at this email.

We are looking forward to hearing back with your interest.

 

Ngā mihi

psd.islandbay@wcc.govt.nz

Wellington City Council Parking Plan For Island Bay

The draft parking plan has been released. Should you have any feedback or queries please contact the city council directly via email: ibparade@wcc.govt.nz

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Committee Meeting St Hilda’s Church Agenda

Monday 4 April
7:00 – 9:00 pm
(In committee 7:00 – 8:00 pm)
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Meeting URL:

https://3dhb.zoom.us/j/83084659614
Meeting ID: 830 8465 9614

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Minutes and action points from previous meeting/AGM*
  3. Confirm Officeholders and roles*
  4. Meeting format and dates for the year
  5. Document Storage and Archive
  6. Slack/WhatsApp
  7. Committee code of conduct*
  8. Website
    a. Request from Zealandia*
    b. FB posts etc
  9. Membership process
  10. Accounts, funding, and fundraising*
  11. Brad Singh Introduction (Kaiwhakahaere – Ngā Waka me te Hanga (Manager
    Transport & Infrastructure)), WCC
  12. Community survey (Time permitting)*
  13. Any other business (floor open)
    a. TQC letter
    b. Drop-in session 9th April
  14. Date and time of next meeting
    *Paper attached
    ** Please note we will do our best to run the meeting via zoom so you can attend from home. As this will be our first meeting doing this,
    apologies in advance if we have any technical issues with connectivity/sound.


Community attendance at the meeting

  1. Please wear a face mask.
  2. Please respect that you are attending this meeting as a guest rather than a
    committee member. However, if you have something to contribute to the discussion, please signal to the Chair.
  3. You are welcome to raise issues during ‘any other business.’
  4. Please be respectful towards others.

WCC Upcoming Roadworks

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25th March 2022 New Chair’s Announcment

Introducing the new committee of the Island Bay Residents Association

Kia Ora Island Bay and Southgate,

Many thanks to all of you who engaged in the recent AGM and the election of your IBRA committee.

Firstly I would like to acknowledge the previous committee for their work over the last 18 months, we hope to continue that progress. And to those who stood for nomination but did not make it on to the committee. A fabulous indication of the number in our community who want to contribute, we hope to harness this willingness to be involved.

Now to introduce the new committee;

Officer roles have been agreed upon between the committee, no voting/election was required.

I, Sheila Hart, will chair the committee until the next AGM in October (and hopefully beyond, but that will be up to you!!). I will be working very closely with Bruce Gadd, immediate past chair so that we can make the most of my fresh enthusiasm and Bruce’s experience, realism, and connections in the community.

The secretary role will be covered by Sonya Cameron, Sally Page, Catherine Inder, and Francesca De Gregorio. This is to share the workload, which we have a bit to get through in the next 6 months. It is a testament to Jane’s hard work (former secretary) that we now have a group taking on that role!

Jelle Keizer will take on the role of treasurer.

All of these roles will be ably supported by the remaining committee members:
Ben Everist
Ruby Ghanem
Mark Henderwood Jeff McDonald
Pat Vinaccia
Chris Wratt

Our first meeting will be on Monday 4th April at St Hilda’s church 7-9pm. The agenda for this meeting will be posted on our website in advance of the meeting.

Acknowledging that the committee is new, the first hour of the meeting will be in committee, this is mainly so we can confirm roles and responsibilities in the committee and decide how we will manage open meetings. The second hour will be open. And, as per the community’s wish, future monthly meetings will be open for anyone to attend.

The open component will be 8-9pm.

If you are attending and have a specific question you want to ask it would be great if you could email it in advance to Islandbayres@gmail.com.

I look forward to working with the community of Island Bay and Southgate.

If you have any questions or queries please do get in touch

Cheers
Sheila
Chair

 Minutes of the IBRA AGM 7 March 2022

Chair – Bruce Gadd

Secretary – Jane Byrne

Apologies

Nominees for Committee – Pat Vinaccia, Stevie Seddon, Shelia Hart,

Barry Brown – President of the Island Bay Bowling Club and host of the meeting and

Councilor Laurie Foon

Apologies accepted – Moved Chair and seconded Jane Byrne

Financial Report

General Account –  balance of $133.00

South Coast Arts Trail Account has a balance of $1,124.97.( Note this amount was given to support the South Coast Arts Coast Trail and can only be used for this purpose.)

Financial report accepted Moved David Bolt Seconded Loraine Edwards.

Agenda

Election of new Committee

The Chair introduced Kevin Jenkins to facilitate this part of the meeting.

Each of the nominees was asked to introduce themselves to the Committee and meeting attendees.

Given the number of proxy votes received the announcement of the new Committee was delayed till the next day. The Committee was subsequently announced.

Notices of Motions

11 notices of motions were discussed. The motions and the results of the motions are attached. Once again due to the volume of Proxy votes received the results could not be provided till two days after the AGM.

All AGM results have been placed on the Website and emailed out to the Membership once they were made available.

Chair thanked Kevin Jenkins for his facilitation of this part of the meeting.

General Business

No General Business Issues were raised.

Meeting closed at 9:00pm.

Returning officer’s report on motions to AGM 2022

MotionForAgainstResult
1That any submissions IBRA makes will only represent the majority view of Island Bay residents48.2%51.8%Motion did not pass
2That IBRA surveys the residents of Island Bay (including beyond the newsletter membership of IBRA) and then publish a paper on how the residents of Island Bay would like IBRA to meet the 8Objects of its constitution.
61.4%
38.6%
Motion Passed
3That IBRA Committee develops and publish a code of conduct for Committee members (in alignment with the IBRA constitution), which is then signed by Committee members.
66.3%
33.7%
Motion passed
4That all IBRA Committee meetings are open to all Island Bay residents and the community to attend and contribute, acknowledging the need for in-Committee business.
61.5%
38.5%
Motion passed
5That the Island Bay Residents Association adopts and states an impartial position on the Island Bay Cycleway and The Parade Upgrade. In recognition of the diversity of views in our community and the divisive nature of these issues, we propose that IBRA leadership supports community diversity, and encourages all members to be kind and care for each other.
56.1%
43.9%
Motion passed
6That IBRA Committee always undertakes an open and well-publicised consultation with residents and the wider community of Island Bay before making any submissions on our behalf, and document the consultation process undertaken.
83.2%
16.8%
Motion passed
7That Clause 10(d) allowing proxy votes to be deleted from the Constitution.14.2%85.8%Motion did not pass as75% required
8That a new clause 13 (c) be added to the constitution as follows: No member of the Committee shall reside at the same residential address as another Committee Member and in the event that a Committee Member commences residing at the same address with another Committee Member the said Committee Members shall determine between themselves which Committee member shall resign from the Committee.
57.7%
42.3%
Motion did not pass as 75% required
9That the newly elected Committee looks at reducing the number of Committee members to a more manageable number.55.2%44.8%Motion passed
10That IBRA changes its name to “Island Bay Business and ResidentsAssociation.20.0%80.0%Motion did not pass as75% required
11That clause 12 should be replaced to read as follows:
12. Election of Committee and Officers of the Group
The Secretary shall not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Group call for nominations for the Committee and shall circulate such nominations with notices of the Annual General Meeting. At the first meeting of the Committee they shall elect a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer from their number to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.
82.6%
17.4%
Motion passed with more than 75% required.

Motions 7, 8, 10 and 11 all required 75% approval to pass as they involved constitutional change.

Island Bay Residents Association Election Results

The following persons were elected to the Committee yesterday evening:

  • Sonya Cameron
  • Fran de Gregorio
  • Ben Everist
  • Bruce Gadd
  • Ruby Ghanem
  • Sheila Hart
  • Catherine Inder
  • Mark Henderwood
  • Jelle Keizer
  • Jeff Macdonald
  • Sally Page
  • Pat Vinaccia
  • Chris Wratt

We wish to thank the unsuccessful candidates for their contribution to this process.

It took a tremendous amount of time to count the election last night and the motions are still to be counted.  They will be counted by the same scrutineers tonight and the results will be shared in a similar way tomorrow.

Full results will be published in due course.

Best,

Michael Hofmann-Body

Returnign Officer