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January 2003
Minutes of Meeting Cycle Advocacy Group - Monday 20th January, 2003
At the Creative Café, Marama Arcade 7:00PM
1. PRESENT:
Gerry Dance; Lisa Rowland; Neville Peach; Thomas Schwarz; Jonathan Garlick, Else Tutert; Pete Masters
2. APOLOGIES:
Nil
3. CORRECTIONS TO LAST MINUTES:
Committee agreed that the minutes of 16 December 2002 were a true and accurate record. Only a couple of spelling and grammatical changes were made. Accepted by committee (Neville/Thomas)
4. INCOMING/OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
- Letter out to Sol Rutene of Patuiwi Trust
- Letter in from CAN (second of which) welcoming Group to CAN
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5. TREASURER’S REPORT
Else agreed with the committee’s decision at the December meeting to put bank account on hold until constitution has been formalised and a special meeting had taken place passing it in.6. MATTERS ARISING:
Pub Charities:
Pete saved a couple of clippings from the newspaper of the Sports and Cultural Trust and Lions Foundation evidencing the last funding given out. It was decided we would seek clarification as to what was required to apply for receiving funding from a pub charity. Else will go to the Kazbar (Pub Charity Inc) and Lisa will approach Easy Street (Lions Foundation). Gerry will also correspond to Taupo Moana Rotary Club as another follow-up and seek an application from them. All agreed that our reason to apply for funding is construction of the proposed Huka/Spa Cycleway.Banner:
Pete reported that he has received a rough quote from Quality Signs in the vicinity of $275.00 plus GST. Quality Signs advised that the depth of the banner would be more impacting if it were 600 mm deep instead of 800mm. The committee agreed that we need the banner completed by 19 February which is the Bike to Work Day organised by the Cycle Strategy Team. Pete and Lisa will endeavour to see Glenn Salter of Quality Signs on Tuesday 21 January to look at layout and colours.7. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Media and Promotion:
- Jonathan wanted comment on his proposed news release in response to the current paper debate on whether cycle helmets should be optional. The committee agreed that it was a good article stating our support of condoning the bicycle helmet law. The law is the law. The only slight addition suggested by Pete is that we include the opinion that we should be putting our energy into improving cycle facilities making it safer for all road users and perhaps eventually having enough off road facilities that cyclists will not need to come into contact with vehicles. Jonathan will reword and submit to Simon of the Taupo Times for publication in Thursday 23 January.
- Jonathan will also prepare a letter to the editor signed by either himself or Pete as a member of Bike Taupo. This will be directed to the Council saying we think the council’s money would be better spent in increasing cycle facilities and even opening the Rainbow point culvert beneath State Highway One for pedestrian/cycle access. These changes would affect many more people in the community than on a fence over a bank where an incident occurs rarely.
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Website:
- Gerry is to forward the new ‘welcome to Bike Taupo’ letter to Thomas for attaching to the website’s registration page.
- Thomas set up his laptop to show everyone the now live website in its new form. It looks great, very professional and user friendly. One of the committee registered online to see how easy it is.
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Huka Falls/Spa Park Track:
- Gerry and Pete attended a meeting with Marion (Chairperson) and Jim of the Gun Club. It went very well. They have no problems with the concept. Their only real concern was safety ie. people wandering on the Gun Club Grounds when shooting is occurring. Pete and Gerry advised that it is intended to plant trees as a block between the grounds and the proposed track. The trees would become the property of the Gun Club. Pete has spoken to Anthony Briggs in the Concessions Dept of DOC. Its proposed that we would be dealing directly with DOC (There is a Treaty of Waitangi Claim over the land and the Gun Club have a 5/5/5 lease with DOC) in the agreement to use the land which is approximately 3 metres wide by 150 metres long. This would be simpler than subleasing off the Gun Club. The proposed concept would bare no cost to the Gun Club. A letter of understanding between the Gun Club and DOC would be prepared. The current Gun Club lease would also have to be slightly amended.
- The committee also needs to make contact with the Landcorp Manager - Brian Richards, we understand, to gain access and agreement across this part of land. The Landcorp land will eventually be earmarked to the Council because of the bypass.
- Pete said that Marion (Gun Club Chairperson) leaves her seat in the Gun Club in June - he is confident we should have every signed off by then.
- Its looking like the end is in sight!
- Gerry and Pete said they have yet to speak again with Patuiwi Trust regarding their concerns over the tree’s protection. Sol Rutene mentioned we would need to insure the trees against fire and damage prior to their being felled. We still need to investigate this as we do not want to be doing this. If they insist we will be going with Plan B (Gun Club / Landcorp) straight away.
Posted: Mon 20 Jan 2003
