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Decisions made at the 10 February 2025 Community Board Meeting

20 February 2025

Every month the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board meets and makes decisions on behalf of the community. Our last meeting was on the 10 February 2025 and the following decisions were made.

The next Community Board meeting takes place on 10 March 2025 at 4.30pm in the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board Room on the corner of Union and Beresford Streets.

Reports considered and decisions made

A summary of the reports that were considered (in the order taken) and the decisions made during this Community Board meeting follows. For the full detail, please see the minutes at the bottom of the page.

Community Board Resolved CCBCC/2025/00003 Original Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part B

That the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board:

1. Receives the letter of support from Spokes Canterbury in relation to the requested cycle connection between Brooklands and Spencerville following a public forum presentation from John Mowat on 11 November 2024.

2. Notes that a copy of the letter of support was sent to staff as supporting documents on 20 December 2024.

Jackie Simons/Kelly Barber Carried


Community Board Resolved CCBCC/2025/00004 Original Officer Recommendation accepted without change

3. Receives the correspondence from John Sauer in relation to speed humps on Chelsea Street and refer to staff for investigation and response.

Jackie Simons/Greg Mitchell Carried

Community Board Resolved CCBCC/2025/00006 Original Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board:

1. Receives the information in the Queenspark Reserve – Playspace Renewal Report.

2. Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3. Approve the concept design for the playground renewal at Queenspark Reserve, located at 210 Queenspark Drive, Parklands as per attachment A of the agenda report.

4. Request staff proceed with the development of the detailed design and construction phases of the project.

Jo Zervos/Jackie Simons Carried

Community Board Decided CCBCC/2025/00007 Original Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part A

That the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board recommends to Council that it:

1. Receives the information in the Acquisition of Land 657 Pages Road Christchurch, Pages Road Bridge Renewal Project Report.

2. Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3. Approves the commencement of the acquisition under the Public Works Act 1981of 324m² being part Rural Section 1729 and part Lot 19 DP 806 shown as section 1 RPS58320 to formalise the Council’s ownership.

4. Delegates authority to the Manager Property Consultancy to do all thing necessary at his sole discretion to manage and conclude the acquisition of 324m² being part Rural Section 1729 and part Lot 19 DP 806 shown as section 1 RPS58320 including (but not limited to) signing and serving notices under section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981 of the Councils intention to take the land and making application to the Minister of Lands to take the land.

Jackie Simons/Tim Baker Carried

Community Board Resolved CCBCC/2025/00008 Original Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board:

1. Receives the information in the Southshore and South New Brighton Park Estuary Edge Protection and Flood Mitigation Tree Removal report.

2. Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3. Approves the removal of 373 trees and 93 groups of trees associated with the Southshore and South New Brighton Park Estuary Edge Protection and Flood Mitigation project and the replacement planting of 4248 ecosourced native species as mitigation.

Jo Zervos/Tim Baker Carried

Yani Johanson requested that his abstention from the vote be recorded.