MINUTES OF THE KĀpiti
Coast District Council
Paekākāriki
Community Board Meeting
HELD AT THE St Peter's Hall, Beach Road,
Paekākāriki
ON Tuesday, 13 May 2025 AT 7:02 pm
PRESENT: Chair Kelsey Lee, Deputy Sorcha Ruth, Mr Sean McKinley, Mr Christian Judge, Cr Sophie Handford
IN ATTENDANCE: Ms Hara Adams, Ms Maria Cameron
WHAKAPĀHA | Nil
APOLOGIES:
LEAVE OF Nil
ABSENCE:
1 NAU MAI | Welcome
The Chair welcomed everyone and opened the meeting with karakia.
2 WHAKAPĀHA | Apologies
There were no apologies.
3 TE TAUĀKĪ O TE WHAITAKE KI NGĀ MEA O TE RĀRANGI TAKE | Declarations of Interest Relating to Items on the Agenda
There were no declarations of interest relating to items on the agenda.
Item - 10.1 Matters Under Action - was moved to here from another part of the minutes.
10 Ngā Take e Mahia ana | Matters Under Action
Ashleigh Grose Environmental Manager, Transmission Gully and Craig Nicholson, Principal Project Manager, from Waka Kotahi, attended the May meeting to give the Board an update on the Transmission Gully project including the planned ecological work in the lower Wainui area in Paekākāriki.
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/13 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Deputy Sorcha Ruth That the Paekākāriki Community Board meeting notes the matters under action |
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The following documents were tabled.
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1 Transmission Gully Project Update from Waka Kotahi/NZTA - Presentation to Community Board |
4 HE WĀ KŌRERO KI TE MAREA | Public Speaking Time
Joan Hilder spoke to the Board about people receiving tickets for parking in the centre of Beach Road. As a former Community Board member, Joan gave some background information in relation to the original planning of this area which was intended as short term parking for residents to go to the various shops on Beach Road. Joan suggested that the road markings are changed back so people can park there legally without being ticketed, as was originally planned.
Shona Jaunas spoke to her accountability report in the agenda and thanked the Board for the funds granted in August 2024 to assist with the cost of producing the Circle of Fifths Production of Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Janet Dean spoke to her accountability report in the agenda and thanked the Board for the funds granted in December 2024 to the Soroptimist International Kapiti (SI) & Kapit Health Advisory Group (KHAG) for assistance with the cost of supporting Food Security Project to design & print recipes for families.
Mary Gow spoke to the Board in regard to the grant application to the Board for assistance with the cost of running the Mulled Wine Concerts in Paekākāriki. The Board advised they were willing to provide a letter of support to Mary to apply to the other community boards for funding.
Jan Nisbet spoke to the Board in regard to the Waka Kotahi/NZTA presentation and the ongoing need for flood mitigation for the area behind Tilley Road.
5 Ngā Teputeihana | Deputations
There were no deputations scheduled for this meeting.
6 NGĀ TAKE A NGĀ MEMA | Members’ Business
(a) No leaves of absence were requested during the meeting.
(b) There were no Matters of an Urgent Nature
(c) Community Board Members’ Activities:
Chair Kelsey Lee spoke about the community meeting last week with Te Āhuru Mōwai, regarding the 10 new houses to be built on Beach Road behind the Church.
Kelsey also mentioned that Council staff have been working on new flood maps for the region and are holding a series of drop-in sessions around the district for the public to attend. The Paekākāriki session had been held earlier today, prior to the community board meeting. Kelsey pointed out that the maps were available for viewing on the Kapiti Coast District Council website.
Cr Sophie Handford wanted to acknowledge Helen Keivom for organising the Anzac Day Service in the village this year, in particular the enormous amount of mahi that was put in by Helen and others so the village could commemorate the day.
Cr Handford also indicated that during Annual Plan and Long-Term Plan discussions she would be raising the matter of how funds are allocated to community boards solely on population numbers, which means Paekākāriki gets less funding than other boards to allocate, and she will urge consideration of a more equitable method of allocating funds.
7 He Kōrero Hou | Updates
There were no updates
8 Pūrongo | Reports
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/14 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Cr Sophie Handford A. That the Paekākāriki Community Board approve a grant of $250 to Murray Wadham on behalf of Lions Club of Kapiti Incorporated to assist with the costs of printing leaflets for the annual street food collection. |
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/15 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Mr Christian Judge B. That the Paekākāriki Community Board decline a grant to Mary Gow to assist with the costs of running the annual Mulled Wine Concert. |
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/16 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Cr Sophie Handford C. That the Paekākāriki Community Board approve a grant of $250 to Kapiti Loss and Grief Support Trust to assist with the costs of running a WAVES Bereaved by Suicide Support Group. |
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/17 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Mr Christian Judge D. That the Paekākāriki Community Board decline a grant to Sally Hett on behalf of Campfire Sauna to assist with the costs of promoting the business locally. |
9 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes
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Committee Resolution PCB2025/18 Moved: Chair Kelsey Lee Seconder: Cr Sophie Handford That the minutes of the Paekākāriki Community Board meeting of 1 April 2025 be accepted as a true and correct record. |
10 Ngā Take e Mahia ana | Matters Under Action
Item - 10.1 Matters Under Action - was moved to another part of the minutes.
11 Closing Karakia
The Poari ā-Hapori o Paekākāriki | Paekākāriki Community Board meeting closed at 8.23pm
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HEAMANA | CHAIRPERSON