Tauranga City Council is reporting Oropi Road will be closed to through traffic from the Chadwick Road roundabout to Maleme Street from 7pm to 6am on Wednesday this week.

This closure will allow contractors working on the Southern Pipeline project to move pipe in preparation for pulling into a drilled hole between Glenlyon Avenue and Chadwick Road.

There will be traffic management in place on Thursday, June 23.

Care is advised when driving through this area and delays are expected.

This information from Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin for the week beginning, Monday, June 20, published below.

Sustainability

Get Sustainable Challenge Assessment

• Next week Tauranga City Council will undertake the Get Sustainable Challenge Assessment with the Sustainable Business Network. This assessment will assist council in considering efforts around sustainable practice to date and help identify areas for improvement.

City Waters

Water Supply:

• Water main upgrade pipe-work is currently being connected up in Ngatai Road and Vale Street ready for testing.
• Water main renewal on Maunganui Road between Nikau and Rata Street will be completed by 24 June.
• Water main upgrade contract on Panorama Drive and Kaitemako Road has been awarded and works are underway and will be completed by 17 June.
• Quote for the water main renewal contract on Whiore Ave has been accepted and works are now underway, completion due by mid June.
• Cleaning, inspection and any required maintenance work on the Waikite #1 Reservoir has been completed and the reservoir will be brought back on line shortly.

Drainage

• Three sewer blockages attended to this week. Two were relating to pump station faults and the other one was alongside the access track off Fraser Street where there has been pipe settlement and the Ac pipe has cracked. Works are presently underway to repair the pipeline.
• Repairs to the damaged sewer pipeline in the reserve between Cypress Street and Bell Street have been completed. The temporary flow by-pass pumping systems have been removed. The wet ground conditions will make reinstatement difficult so the plan is to make the walkway access useable and leave the disturbed ground/grass reinstatement until the area has dried sufficiently to be workable. Further and final pipeline reinstatement will also be done in drier conditions.
• Groundwater drainage improvements to the Johnson Reserve track are continuing. Works include some new culvert crossings and reshaping of swale drains to allow better draining.
• Repairs to a stormwater pipe in the Tuihana Drive area are ongoing.
• Drain cleaning works off the Fraser Street access track are planned to start within the next two weeks. The work is to mulch the vegetation (mangroves and noxious plants) and clean the drain to help restore the flows as this area has silted up our the rears.
• Waste watermain construction is in progress in Vale Road from Landscape Road towards Chapel Street. There is a speed restriction of 30 kilometres an hour in place at the construction site. A detour may be in place at times. Residents will have access to their properties.

Stormwater Pollution:

• No pollution incidents were reported to council this week.

Parks and Leisure

• A section of the Takitimu Drive walkway, below the Tauranga and Wharepai Domains, has been closed today. The closed section is from the West Street entrance to the first expressway overbridge approaching Elizabeth Street. The overbridge is still open. Reason for the closure is a landslip which occurred behind the Tauranga Domain during last weekend's heavy rain. The slip has been monitored this week and is today being excavated. Closure is for public safety during works and in anticipation of more heavy rain tomorrow. The slip is an archaeological site so the Council has been liaising with Historic Places Trust and local iwi. The track closure will be reviewed on Monday.
• Work is completed at the new McLaren Falls Park Visitor Service Centre building, only the car park to go. Design for a new toilet shower block for the bottom flat has been completed. The PD have started building a new track at Magnolia Gully.
• The skate rink at Memorial Park is getting its concrete surface refurbished. This initiative has been actioned by members of The Mount Skateboarding Association, and is hoped to be completed by the end of next week. The process involves concrete grinding to remove the current rough and weathered 30 year old surface, followed by polishing to bring the concrete to an as-new finish. The skaters successfully donated concrete benches to the area for people to skate at the end of last year, and love using the area. They are hoping to be able to add more skate structures to the site over time.
• The conservation zone restoration project on the dunes at Karewa Parade has been a great success. Motiti Road and Taylors Road dune park areas are running through the same clearing and planting process at the moment. We are putting in another 60,000 plants to restore the area. Motiti Road has had a beach-side stormwater pipe extended to protect the new plantings. Volunteer planting groups will have another busy season in Papamoa east.
• For some time our contractor has struggled to produce a successful result in the large round garden bed at Yatton Park due to disease in the soil that can not be effectively treated with permitted agrichemicals. The latest garden, planted just a few months ago, has already failed. This has led to the decision to completely remove the garden and turf. A new garden may be established near this area for the next planting season insummer.
• The Waikareao walkway between Goods Road and Coach Drive was closed for emergency tree works this afternoon.

Transportation

• Devonport Road: Southern Pipeline pipe laying work continues on Devonport Road between 15th and 18th Avenues. Lane restrictions are in place. Please use an alternative route if possible
• Domain Road/Tara Road intersection: Construction activity in this area continues for the Tauranga Eastern Link. Motorists are advised to take care when driving through the area.
• Eighteenth Avenue/Fraser Street: Southern Pipeline pipe laying is progressing from 18th Avenue down Fraser Street, heading towards Merivale. Lane restrictions are in place. Please take care when driving through this area.
• Oropi Road/Fraser Street: Southern Pipeline drilling is continuing on Oropi Road between Chadwick Road and Glenlyon Avenue. Please use caution and reduce speed when driving through this area.
• Howell Place: The intersection with 15th Avenue (SH 2A) will be closed this week. A left lane or shoulder closure will be in place on 15th Avenue (SH 2A) westbound. Motorists are advised to access Howell Place via the new link from 16th Avenue.
• Harbour Drive: Through access from Harbour Drive to Chapel Street remains closed while storm water work continues. Pedestrian access is unaffected.
• SH 2A: Work to reconstruct the section of highway from under the Route K over bridge to the Takitimu Drive over bridge near 15th Avenue is underway. The work is expected to take about six weeks to complete. Expect minor delays, as traffic will be reduced to one lane for much of the time.
• Tara Road: Work on Tara Road adjacent to Gordon Spratt Reserve continues. Please take care and expect delays.

Libraries

• It's been 5 years since the opening of Papamoa Library and Community Centre. During this time the facility has provided a fantastic service to a growing community. The birthday was celebrated throughout the week through various events. The last event will be a family fun day this Saturday 18 June.

Venues & Events

• Friday 22 June (8pm – 10.30pm) at the Baycourt Theatre - 'Kevin Bloody Wilson” featuring special guest artist, Jenny Talia from Australia. R18 event $49.99.

Democracy

Council - Monday 20 June at 1.00pm

Public Forum

• Habitat for Humanity: Bruce Cameron and Don Brebner (10 minutes).
• Welcome Bay Baptist Church: Robert Keam (10 minutes)

Decisions/Monitoring

• Bay of Plenty Cricket Trust – Cricket Pavilion Development Draft MoU and Lease
• Relationship Agreements with Creative Tauranga and Sport Bay of Plenty
• Amendment to Speed Limits Bylaw 2009 – Speed Limits on Various Roads
• Appointment of Chief Executive as Director to Council Controlled Organisations; Tauranga City Investments LTD (TCIL) and BoP Shared Services Ltd (BOPLASS
• Tye Park Underground Storage Tank
• Schedule of Documents Executed Under Seal

Council - Thursday 23 June at 9.00am

Public Forum

• Peter Gohns – 25 Years of Service.
• Adoption of the 2011/12 Annual Plan
• Rates Resolution
• Adoption of Annual Estimate Concerning Route K Tolls 2011/12 Financial Year Discussion of Late Items

Decisions

Tangata Whenua / Tauranga City Council Committee - Informal ForumFriday, 24 June 2011 - 9.30am

Quarterly Monitoring Report to June 2011

A status report is provided to the Committee every three months to monitor policy and work in progress on Tangata Whenua issues.

Tangata Whenua Collective Report

The report details issues that have been raised by the Tangata Whenua Collective.

Marine and Coastal Area Bill 2011 and the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004

A summary of the new Marine Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill 2011 is provided and is based on the analysis carried out by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Councillors Workshop

Date: Tuesday, 21 June

Time: 9am

Venue: Council Chamber

Meeting: Open

Purpose: Review of Growth Pays for Growth Philosophy

Staff Contact: Andy Mead - Ext: 7410