Agenda of Assets and Services Committee Meeting

Assets and Services Committee Meeting Minutes 10 April 2018

MINUTES

Assets and Services Committee Meeting

10 April 2018

MINUTES OF Mackenzie District Council
Assets and Services Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chambers, Fairlie
ON Tuesday, 10 April 2018 AT Following Finance Committee Meeting

PRESENT: Cr Stuart Barwood (Chairman), Cr Russell Armstrong, Cr Chris Clarke, Cr Paul Hannagan, Cr James Leslie, Cr Anne Munro, Cr Graham Smith (Mayor)

IN ATTENDANCE: Suzette van Aswegen (Chief Executive), Angie Taylor (Solid Waste Manager), Scott McKenzie (Roading Manager) Garth Nixon (Group Manager Community Facilities), Geoff Horler (Utilities Manager), Arlene Goss (Committee Administrator).

1 Opening

2 Apologies

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/60

Moved: Cr Graham Smith

Seconded: Cr Chris Clarke

That the apology received from Asset Manager Bernie Haar be accepted.

Carried

3 Declarations Of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

4 Visitors

There were no visitors.

5 Reports

5.1 Minutes of Assets and Services Committee Meeting - 27 February 2018

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/61

Moved: Cr Russell Armstrong

Seconded: Cr Anne Munro

1. That the Minutes of the Assets and Services Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 27 February 2018 be received and adopted a true and accurate record of the meeting.

Carried

Councillors asked about the water bore dug at the Twizel High School. They found water at 30m but no further action to date.

The committee administrator was asked to notify councillors of upcoming rural water scheme meetings. The Mayor gave a report from the Albury water meeting.

5.2 Asset Manager's Monthly Report

Stormwater - The chairman asked about the stormwater report requested from Opus. This is required by Environment Canterbury as part of the regional water management plan. Not aware of any significants contaminants in stormwater.

Smoke testing in Tekapo found low gully traps are a problem and they are allowing the stormwater into the sewer. Staff are working on getting letters out to people to remedy this.

Twizel waste water system – The land has not been officially handed over so Council is still waiting for subdivision consent to come through.

Roading – There have been grading issues and an increase in complaints is reflecting this. Council has issued Whitestone with a non-compliance and are awaiting a reply on how they are going to bring the roads up to spec before winter.

Solid waste – There has been a joint project to reduce the use of drinking straws between Angie Taylor and community care centres. They are working with hospitality businesses. Will be having a competition in schools. Later in the year looking at plastic bags and sustainability week.

Had a permaculture workshop in Twizel and sustainability living workshops. This has generated interest in home composting.

Waste volumes are staying low compared to the last two summer seasons.

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/62

Moved: Cr Barwood Stuart Barwood

Seconded: Cr Paul Hannagan

1 That the report be received

2 That the information be noted.

Carried

5.3 Avlis Stormwater Contribution Report

Scott McKenzie gave some background information regarding the Avlis development in Twizel.

Councillors asked whether Council would be receiving financial contributions from Frank Hocken, who will be doing a large subdivision above the area of the stormwater swale. Councillors believed the possibility of collecting a contribution from Mr Hocken towards this work was unlikely.

The chief executive said Council could not retrospectively charge Mr Hocken for work once the swale was built. It needed a structure in place under the Local Government Act to require contributions for stormwater works, and did not currently have this.

The chairman, Cr Barwood, suggested that Council approach Mr Hocken and get a legally binding agreement on a contribution.

Further discussion took place on the full cost of the work, and whether the proportions being paid by Council and Avlis were appropriate.

Cr Clarke said more information was needed on council’s role in the situation before a decision could be made. Cr Munro suggested an on-site inspection on Thursday when councillors are in Twizel for a workshop.

The committee agreed to request a planning report on the situation regarding neighbouring land and the options available to Council.

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/63

Moved: Cr Graham Smith

Seconded: Cr Russell Armstrong

1. That the matter of the Avlis stormwater contribution be referred to full Council subject to more information, including a planning report, being provided.

Carried

5.4 Community Facilities Report

Garth Nixon spoke to his report. It was noted that donation boxes at public toilets performed just as well as pay toilets once the costs were taken into account. New donation boxes will be trialled at the Twizel public toilets.

Freedom camping warden – this has been advertised in Twizel and Fairlie. Looking at applications this week. Council is amalgamating the freedom camping role with dog warden and noise control to make it a more substantial job.

Compacting Bins - Two compacting rubbish bins have been bought. One will be trialled in Lake Alexandrina and the plan is to move it to Twizel during winter months, as an alternative next to the effluent dump station. Noted that it was not an attractive thing to see at the entrance to Twizel. Discussion was held on alternative locations. It was agreed to ask the community board for a good place to put the bin.

Alps2Ocean – Clarification was sought on the matters in the report. Garth Nixon explained the situation at Mount Cook Station, where discussion is underway on where the track should go. Logging is underway at the station and Alps2Ocean are aware of the risks of logging trucks. They are working with Roading manager Scott McKenzie, who has held discussions with logging crews and the transport company. There are suggestions of a 50km speed limit down that road and improving signage.

5.5 Creative Communities Grants 2018

The information was noted and there was no discussion.

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/64

Moved: Cr Paul Hannagan

Seconded: Cr Anne Munro

That the information be noted.

Carried

5.6 Minutes of Kimbell Rural Water Supply Ratepayers Committee Meeting - 28 March 2018

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/65

Moved: Cr Paul Hannagan

Seconded: Cr Barwood Stuart Barwood

1. That the Minutes of the Kimbell Rural Water Supply Ratepayers Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 28 March 2018 be received.

Carried

6 Public Excluded

RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/66

Moved: Cr Anne Munro

Seconded: Cr Russell Armstrong

That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject matter of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48 for the passing of this resolution

6.1 - Minutes of Public Excluded Assets and Services Committee Meeting - 27 February 2018

s7(2)(b)(ii) - the withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information

s7(2)(h) - the withholding of the information is necessary to enable Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

s48(1)(a)(i) - the public conduct of the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under section 6 or section 7

Carried

Committee Resolution ASC/2018/67

Moved: Cr Anne Munro

Seconded: Cr Paul Hannagan

That Council moves out of Closed Council into Open Council.

Carried

The Meeting closed at 2.53pm.

The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Assets and Services Committee Meeting held on 22 May 2018.

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CHAIRPERSON

Assets and Services Committee Meeting Agenda 24 May 2018

5.2 Asset Manager's Monthly Report

File Reference: WAS 1/1

Author: Bernie Haar, Group Manager Assets

Authoriser: Suzette van Aswegen, Chief Executive Officer

Attachments: Nil

Staff Recommendations

That the information be noted.

Background

This report is to update the Assets and Services Committee on the progress on various projects and also the normal operation of the department for the past month.

UTILITIES

Twizel Water Supply

In order to ensure the well pumps at Twizel are delivering water efficiently to the reservoir and treatment, plant staff are working on a two pronged approach. The first is confirming with the pump supplier that each of the three pumps are sized correctly and performing at the most efficiently part of the pump curve given the head they are pumping against.

Secondly staff have identified an issue with the configuration of the pump rising mains that is showing a reduced flow rate when all three pumps are operating and are working a reconfigured solution to correct this.

The chlorine over dosing during the period of 21-22 April was due to a check valve failing and this allow the chlorine to syphon from the storage tank into the treated reservoir unchecked thus causing the over dose. This check valve will be checked monthly from now on.

Twizel Water Main Replacement

Rata Rd water main has been replaced and all properties are now connected to the new main, with just the reinstatement to be completed. As part of this final restatement a trial of BRP patches will be done on the corner of Rata Rd and Mackenzie Dr. If this proves to be successful, it is likely that this repair method will be more widely used meaning reinstatement times for small leak repairs, will be substantially reduced. Work on Ohau Rd watermain replacement is now underway with site establishment and laying the temporary water line to the effected properties so that their supply is not interrupted.

Twizel Waste Water Disposal Upgrade

Environment Canterbury has granted the discharge consent for Twizel sewer pond upgrade. This has allowed the subdivision consent to be completed. Council’s solicitors are now processing the purchase of the property.

The Contract documents are being prepared at the moment and it is hoped to advertise the project on mid June for a start date early in September.

Tekapo Waste Water

All the physical work at the new disposal area is now completed. All the zones have been is use for the last month though there is still some tweaking to be done to get the best optimum use of the new area.

Fairlie Water

Work has started on the two water main renewal projects in Fairlie (Kirke and Doon Streets) and these should be completed within three weeks. Reinstatement on the Doon St site will also involve a new asphalt footpath over the watermain.

Fairlie Sewer

Internal CCTV survey of various sections of sewers in Fairlie has been completed and the contractor is compiling those results into a final report for Council.

A second stage internal CCTV inspection will get underway next month.

This work is vital in providing data on the condition and performance of our sewer network. It not only shows immediate issues such as tree root intrusion but also longer term deterioration to help predict remaining useful life.

Budget Breakdown

Water:

Operation and Maintenance expenditure for April 2018:

Electricity cost is $96,345 and are under budget by $16,115 for the year.

Contractor’s costs of $252,996 are over budget by $27,336 for the year. This due to the amount of work that has been happening and after hour call outs such as the recent incident with the chlorine supply and the failure of the Twizel bore 3 submersible pump.

Water quality monitoring costs of $23,485 and are over budget by $1,315. This is due to the need to complete extra sampling of the water supplies after the cyclone in February.

Consent monitoring costs of $2,031 are under budget by $5,269.

Wastewater:

Operation and Maintenance expenditure for April 2018:

Electricity cost of $26,442 is over budget by $2,312 for the year.

Contractor’s costs of $170,366 are over budget by $53,356. This was due to the higher than expected after hour call outs and dealing with storm water infiltration into Council sewers along with the smoke testing investigations to try to determine the origin of this infiltration. The Lakeside Drive pump station in Tekapo had issues with concrete corrosion and the pumps not seating correctly. This took some considerable effort to rectify.

Consent monitoring costs of $16,548 are over budget by $1,348.

Storm water:

Operation and Maintenance expenditure for April 2018:

Contractor’s costs of $21,255 are under budget by $25.

Consent monitoring costs of $440 are under budget by $1,700.

Allandale:

Operation and Maintenance expenditure for April 2018:

Contractor’s costs of $43,296 are under budget by $6,684 for the year.

Electricity cost of $533 for the scheme is under budget by $338 for the year, however the electricity cost for the operation of the Spur Rd pump shed $5,702 is over budget by $1,842 due to the greater volume of water pumped to this part of the scheme.

Water quality monitoring costs of $5,102 are over budget by $1,772. This was due to having to carry out extra testing following two failed tests after the cyclone event.

ROADING

Unsealed Road Metaling

Metaling continues to be laid in the district up in the high country. The majority of the works are now complete. Works will continue on Haldon Road over the coming week then onto Waratah Road and then back into the Fairlie area to finish off this seasons programme.

Environmental Maintenance

There have been a significant number of weather events that have occurred during this financial year which have meant that minor events funding and environmental maintenance budgets have been exceeded. Plus additional emergency works were required to overcome the July 2017 event. We are currently carrying out essential work to maintain network safety, keep on top of essential vegetation control and ensure accessibly is maintained.

Doon St footpath - Fairlie

Currently as part of the reinstatement of the utilities contract for the replacement of the water main in Doon St, Fairlie we are going to construct a footpath over the new water main construction, given there currently isn’t a footpath present. These works will begin on the completion of water main replacement this week. At the same time minor drainage works will be completed to address road drainage affecting private property on the corner of Doon & Alloway Streets.

Road Marking

Road marking of the majority of the district is now complete. There are a few minor issues that need tidying up and some markings that have been missed which we hope to have address over the coming weeks. With the remarking of the Lake Tekapo township there were a few issues on the day of marking in the high use areas. Given the temperature on the day of remarking the paint took longer to dry than expected. Even though the wet paint was cordoned off with small road marking cones people walked through the paint which got on shoes and was carried/ spread around isolated areas. This issue was brought to Whitestone’s attention and was dealt with by them and their subcontractor as soon as possible. On inspection of the final product I noticed that there are also a couple of other isolated areas where the paint has been spread and will need to try to be removed also on the road markers return.

Bus Parking- Rapuwai Lane

Given the changes within the Lake Tekapo Township and layout of the town the bus parks have been shifted as part of the remarking from outside of the old Four Square to now outside the pub. This is so tour buses are closer to the supermarket, new public toilets and away from the middle entrance way to Rapuwai lane where there historically has been a lot of congestion and mixing of pedestrians with traffic. Whitestone have been instructed to shift the signage and this should be installed in the coming weeks. A loading zone has also been installed as park of the remark to the western end of the new bus parking to enable for small delivery trucks to park that service the restaurant and pub at the western end of town to aid in easing congestion on Rapuwai Lane.

Car Parking Pioneer Drive

Below the dog statue to the south as part of the remark markings were also installed along the sealed parking area that was previously unmarked. This was to get some order around this area in terms of parking and pedestrian walkways to move pedestrians off the road and discourage buses parking across and taking up this area or people parking inappropriately reducing that capacity of parking in the area.

Street Lighting Trials

Staff have managed to acquire a couple of 2000k luminaires and these have been installed in Tekapo township to trial those 2000K fittings. In comparison to advice we had been given there doesn’t appear to be a large marked difference between the 2000k and the 3000k fittings from a brightness point of view.. The noticeable difference appears to be in the colour range where the 2000K fitting is more orange and is similar to the light colour of the Low Pressure sodium bulbs. At this stage 2000K or 2700K aren’t approved by NZTA and from a purchasing point of view 2000K can only be ordered per 1000 fittings as they are a non-standard product. The two trial fittings currently installed aren’t cut off fully at this stage. Once advice is received from the AMIDSR Board we will rework our business case and seek NZTA approval for non-standard fittings. 2700K fittings are being worked through with our supplier currently. Given the possibly of using non-standard fittings we are holding off doing any replacement at this stage to limit the financial cost if we’re required to purchase 1000 fittings minimum. It is likely we will change out all lights to the same fitting throughout the district with NZTA approval to save buying extra fittings with the non-standard fitting approach.

Mt Cook Station Logging

Works have begun on Mount Cook Station with the processing of timber which began early last week and cartage began late last week. This is part of their 5 year logging plan for the station. We will be monitoring this exercise and the pavements during these operations. The current plan is to come in over Braemar Road un-laden while unrestricted then exit via Mount Cook Station road and leave via Hayman Road once laden. When Braemar Road is restricted due to winter conditions, Hayman and the Mount Cook Station Road will be used for all laden and un-laden trips. Trucks are to travel at a reduced speed limit on the route to protect the road as well as to ensure safety throughout operations with the Alps 2 Ocean cycle way currently still on road for the majority of this route. All logging signage has been folded down on the road as part of these works to warn motorist and cyclists of the operations occurring.

Stoneleigh Road Bridge

Gabions were installed at the Stoneleigh Bridge to maintain the integrity of the approach on the southern side of the washout bridge structure given the southern side was effected by increased river flows after heavy rain. These work involved installing four gabion rock baskets to improve the resilience of this structure and in heavy rain events going forward.

SOLID WASTE

Operations

Residual waste volumes continue to remain steady heading into the quieter time of winter. Kerbside collections and Resource Recovery Parks have been operating as per usual. Monitoring of winter conditions that may cause disruptions to kerbside services is underway by Council staff and the contractor.

Waste Management and Minimisation Plan review

Staff time has been focused on the development of the Waste Assessment, which will be discussed in a separate report.

Education

Re-advertising of the ongoing education projects of compost bin subsidies and waste free parenting packs (reusable cloth nappies) will be underway soon to generate new interest in these opportunities.

A community litter pick up day known as the “Canal Clean-Up” was held on Saturday 12 May. This is the second year this event has been held and is proving to be popular, with 640kg of litter collected. Council provided support to the event through providing rubbish bags and accepting the waste at no charge.

Health and Safety

Envirowaste have no recent serious health and safety incidents associated with the Council waste services contract to report.

Conclusion

To update the Assets and Services Committee on the progress on various projects and also the normal operation of the department for the past month.

Suzette van Aswegen

Chief Executive Officer

Assets and Services Committee Meeting Agenda 24 May 2018

5.3 Adoption of Waste Assessment

File Reference: WAS 18/1

Author: Katherine Hill, Senior Corporate Planner

Angie Taylor, Town Supervisor/Solid Waste Manager

Authoriser: Bernie Haar, Group Manager Assets

Attachments: 1. Waste Assessment ⇩

Purpose of Report

For the Assets and Services Committee to adopt the proposed Waste Assessment.

Staff Recommendations

1. That the report be received.

2. That the Assets and Services Committee adopt the draft Waste Assessment.

Background

New Zealand’s principal solid waste legislation is the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. The stated purpose of this Act is to:

Encourage waste minimisation and a decrease in waste disposal in order to

(a) protect the environment from harm; and

(b) provide environmental, social, economic, and cultural benefits.

To further its aims, the Act requires territorial authorities to promote effective and efficient waste management and minimisation within their district. To achieve this, all Councils are required to adopt a Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.

A formal review of Councils Waste Management and Minimisation Plan is required to be undertaken a minimum of once every six years. As a prerequisite of this process, Council is required to prepare a Waste Assessment. This Assessment is a technical document that’s key purpose is to provide a clear picture of what happens with waste in the district, identify the key forces which are driving current behaviors and outcomes, and to highlight the key issues and options for addressing those identified issues.

Council’s existing Waste Assessment was written in 2012 and the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan was subsequently adopted on 1 July 2012. A Waste Assessment and review of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan is therefore required to be undertaken this year.

Council staff have prepared the attached Waste Assessment in accordance with the requirements of the Act, and this was workshopped with Councilors on 19 April 2018. The Assessment has subsequently been reviewed by the Medical Officer of Health and his statement added as an appendices to the Assessment.

Next Steps

Following adoption of the Waste Assessment, Council staff will review the existing Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and if required prepare a revised Plan. The Plan is required to undergo consultation through the Special Consultative Procedure in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002.

The following timetable for the review and consultation process has been developed to ensure Council satisfies the requirements of the Act and is eligible for Waste Levy funding.

Adopt draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for consultation	19 June 2018
Consultation period	30 July – 3 September 2018
Hearing of submissions	11 September 2018
Meeting papers close	18 September 2018
Adopt Waste Management and Minimisation Plan	25 September 2018

Policy Status

Council has an existing Waste Assessment and Waste Management and Minimisation Plan which were adopted in 2012, and which remain effective until the reviewed Assessment and Plan are adopted.

It is required that a new Waste Assessment be adopted prior to the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan being reviewed and consulted on.

Significance of Decision

This matter is not considered to be significant.

Options

The Committee has the following options available to it:

1. That the Assets and Services Committee adopt the attached Waste Assessment; or

2. That the Assets and Services Committee do not adopt the attached Waste Assessment, and instruct staff to make changes to the Waste Assessment.

As the Waste Assessment is required to be reviewed by the Medical Officer of Health, should the Committee seek that changes be made to the Waste Assessment, the revised assessment will be required to be provided to the Medical Officer of Health to be reviewed.

In addition, to qualify for the Waste Levy funding from Ministry for the Environment (MFE), the Waste Assessment is required be adopted, and the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan be reviewed and adopted for consultation by 1 July 2018,. Following the Special Consultative Procedure, the reviewed Plan must be adopted prior the end of September. Any further changes required to be made to the Waste Assessment at this stage may impact on Council’s ability to meet these timeframes and obtain the Waste Levy funding.

For these reasons, option 1 is recommended.

Considerations

Legal

A Waste Assessment is required to be prepared and adopted in preparation of reviewing the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, in accordance with the Waste Management Act 2008.

Financial

As discussed above, it is required that the Waste Assessment be adopted, the review of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan be completed and the draft Plan be adopted for consultation prior to 1 July. In addition, the final Plan must be adopted by the end of September. Compliance with these timeframes are required to ensure that Council qualifies for the October Waste Levy funding. This quarterly levy payment is approximately $4,000 and is not eligible to be back paid. For Council to meet its budgets in Solid Waste, all levies due to Council need to be received.

Other

N/A

Conclusion

The Assets and Services Committee is asked to adopt the Waste Assessment which has been prepared in accordance with the Act and which has been reviewed by the Medical Officer of Health. In adopting this Assessment, the Committee is ensuring that work can progress on the review of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan to enable timeframes to be met and Council to receive its next Waste Levy payment.

Suzette van Aswegen

Chief Executive Officer

Assets and Services Committee Meeting Agenda 24 May 2018

5.4 Adoption of Street Names for Subdivisions

File Reference: WAS 1/1

Author: Bernie Haar, Group Manager Assets

Authoriser: Suzette van Aswegen, Chief Executive Officer

Attachments: Nil

Purpose of Report

For the Assets and Services Committee to adopt the proposed Street names for current subdivisions

Staff Recommendations

1. That the report be received.

2. That the street names as proposed by the respective Developers be approved.

Background

As part of the Subdivision Consent process developers are given the opportunity to recommend street names for the streets within subdivisions, the naming convention should fit within Council’s expectations and the requirements of NZS 4819:2011 Rural and Urban Addressing. Currently there are four subdivisions reaching completion and the developers have put forward street names for approval.

The subdivisions are:

- Merino Downs – Twizel

- Avlis Ltd – Tussock Bend, Twizel

- Mackenzie Park Stage 2 - Tekapo

- Riverside - Tekapo

The proposed Street names for Merino Downs:

- Preston Lane

- Cameron Place

- Musterers Way

- Merino Lane

Preston Lane – Is close to the paper road, Rhoboro Downs’s road, which runs down the western Boundary, Both Ben Ohau and Rhoboro Stations were previously owned by the Preston’s.

Cameron Place - Jack Cameron’s middle name was Preston, Preston and Cameron names are significant to Mackenzie merino farmers. The Cameron’s are the current owners of Ben Ohau Station.

Musterers Way – Imagery and history of shepherds mustering merinos and wearing merino in the Mackenzie rural environment.

Merino Lane –Merino Downs subdivision is located on part of Ben Ohau Station, winner of numerous awards for their merino wool, and farmers of merino sheep for over 125 years.

The developers have discussed the street naming with the Cameron Family whom have farmed the area for over 125 years, and they seemed flattered and encouraged at the names proposed above.

The proposed street names for Avlis Subdivision

- Temple Drive

- Peak Drive

- Makarora Crescent

- Jock Terrace

- Avlis Place

Temple Drive – This name is already in place and was named after the Temple Valley and River.

Peak Drive – The name denotes the presence of mountain peaks in the view and the general mountainous nature of the Twizel Surrounds.

Makarora Crescent – This name links to the iconic high country town on the border of the Mt Aspiring National Park, as Twizel is on the border of the Mt Cook National Park.

Jocks Terrace – This is a short road were the land raises up onto a terrace. The name links to the famous ‘Jock’ Mackenzie whom the Mackenzie Country was named after.

Avlis Place – This is the name of the small company who have developed the site. Alternatively the developer has suggested Tussock Place as an alternative road name.

The proposed street name for Mackenzie Park Subdivision Stage 2

Aoraki Crescent

The proposed street name for Riverside Subdivision Stage 1

- Rodman Lane

Rodman Lane – Doug rodman accepted the responsibility of building the Lake Tekapo Church, awarding the contract to Fred Tait who built the church. Mr Rodman constructed the pews.

The proposed street names for Riverside Subdivision Stage 2

- Edward Lane

- Jimmy’s Lane

- Coulson Lane

Edward Lane – Mount Edward was named after Edward Stericker who took up the Sawdon Run in 1857 with George Hall.

Jimmy’s Lane – “Night and Day Jimmy” as he was fondly known was the driver of the bullock wagon that collected the wool from pastoral runs.

Coulson Lane – Coulson was the first shepherd at Tekapo and probably the first shepherd in the Mackenzie Country.

Policy Status

Not applicable.

Significance of Decision

This is not considered significant in terms of the Significance and Engagement Policy.

Options

Not applicable.

Considerations

Legal

Not applicable.

Financial

Not applicable.

Other

Not applicable.

Conclusion

The road names generally comply with the informal naming convention within the two towns. They also comply with the requirements of the New Zealand Standard as well. I see no reason not to approve the developers’ choice of road names.

Suzette van Aswegen

Chief Executive Officer