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PRESENT: Pete Masters; Jonty Garlick; Richard Balm, Bruce
Jefferies; Gerry Dance; Lisa Rowland; John Taylor; Thomas Schwarz and
Else Tutert from 7:30pm.
APOLOGIES: nil
CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: Committee agreed that minutes of 12 January 2005 were a true and correct record. Accepted by Gerry/John
MATTERS ARISING:
1. Constitution on Website done
2. Cycle club - website - Thomas has approached them a few times by email. The club has not responded yet, so we will leave it.
3. Tongariro Domain submission - done
4. Crown Land invoice dispute - Pete
advised we will pay this account of $607 but not until we have the
signed document in our hands. We have a grant from TDC of $1000 to
cover lease monies.
5. Redwoods Track opening - Had a successful opening with lots of cover in the media and around 40 people turned out on the day.
6. Bike to Work day - successful - report in TDC cycle strategy subcommittee section.
7. Road Safety Campaign - report below
INCOMING/OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:
Incoming:
1. 28 January - Destination Lake Taupo - Lake Taupo Walkway Project
2. 10 February - Transit - State Highway 1 Culverts
3. 11 February - Destination lake Taupo - Lake Taupo Walkway Project
4. February - Ministry of Transport - Release of ‘Getting there - on foot, by cycle’.
Outgoing:
1. 25 January - Opus - State Highway One - Control Gates Bridge
2. 28 January - Transit - State Highway One culverts
3. 10 February - submission - Tongariro North Domain
Accepted by Jonty/Thomas
TREASURERS REPORT: Account Balance $16,163.50 (not including outstanding/new accounts and monies to be banked).
Cheques for Depositing:
• $200 Coffee Plus
• $75.00 Rifle Range Road Service centre
• $150 Taupo District Council
Accounts for approval:
1. OK Computer - $849.84
2. Quality Print - $1,470.15
3. TDC -$530.00
Outstanding accounts - Crown $607.50 and Router Art two accounts
$573.75 and $1438.00. Pete said these Router Art accounts are little
over budget and so he�ll see Router Art to check on the account�s
breakdown.
Jonty advised a new account has been opened for the Whakaipo Bay to
Kinloch track - with Keith Crate�s fundraising monies deposited
$1,268.00.
Accepted: Gerry/Pete
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Media and Promotion:
1. Lisa is to put together a newsletter.
2. We have had lots of letters to the editor all of
which are great publicity and proof of the growth of cyclists and
impact of the road safety campaign.
3. Newspaper media releases have covered the Redwoods Track opening.
4. Bruce will prepare a letter to the editor on behalf of Bike Taupo in response in support of walkway becoming cycleway as well.
5. Gerry will send out a copy of the report on the walkway issue.
6. Bike Taupo was promoted at the Ironkids Triathlon by
Bruce, Pete and Jonty doing bike checks in the transition area. We
will do it again next year as it�s a fun thing to do and great to
support the kids.
Website/Membership:
1. Registration - the address and town sections to be put on.
2. The new committee email address is to be committee7 at ... because
the old one now attracts junk mail. Thomas reminded everyone that we
must never use the committee email address in forum or general websites.
3. Will look at including a sponsorship page on the website to advertise logos/links of sponsors.
TDC Cycle Strategy Team
1. Bike to Work Day went well even though numbers were down on last year.
2. Poihipi Road widening was queried by the committee. Gerry
thought it was allowed for in next year�s budget. This year�s budget
covered widening of Broadlands Road from Centennial Drive to View Road.
3. A subsidy has been applied
for Education/Awareness of cycle issues through the Land Transport
Authority.
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Submissions:
1. Tongariro Domain Structure Plan has been put out to
public. Lisa has prepared and sent in a submission for provision of a
recreational path linking control gates to boat harbour and around to
the Great Lake Walkway. Also for a cycle/walkway over the Waikato
River from Nukuhau to Tongariro domain.
Funding:
1. A scrub-bar will be purchased
after 20 March and funding has been secured to cover it.
Road Safety Campaign:
1. Next round of advertising has started. To feature, two weeks before Ironman and two weeks before the 100K Flyer.
2. Core Flute signs have been made and are currently
with TDC, TEC, Main Street Pharmacy, Laser Electrical, Corner Shop, All
Sport Distributors, and Mobil Junction - Lake Terrace. Three to go and
these could be placed in Creative Caf�, Shell Taupo and BP Energy
Centrepoint.
3. Next years campaign has been applied for with Road
Safety Division at TDC. Will be a repeat of this year. New bus
stickers to be done and we will think about a new colour for them.
Maintenance:
1. Craig has eight days (eight weeks) left.
2. A new sign is being installed at the top of the new
downhill on Rotary Ride which will make it clearer which direction to
head in.
3. 2 chainsaws have been donated
by Pete Manning of Cash Converters and Lake Hire. Lake Hire even
put a new chain on it.
4. Need to arrange insurance to
cover new gear. Pete is reviewing insurance and will look into
this also.
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Wairakei Forest Park
1. Up to 94 people have been attending the Mountain Bike Club Thursday night races.
2. The subcommittee is looking at ways of encouraging
more people to turn up to working b�s. Ideas being tossed around
include a voucher system where a draw is done for a voucher at a
restaurant etc or receiving a voucher which upon coming to a working b
which excludes you from paying for a mountain bike race series. Riders
also need to be encouraged to have a go at a little maintenance as they
are riding and on days other than working b days.
3. Looking into ‘no entry’ signs to discourage riders going the wrong way around some of the one way tracks.
Acacia Bay to Kinloch Track
1. 24 March - the person funding track will be identified.
2. 1 June - commitment to funding confirmed.
3. The MOW subcommittee has decided upon a strategy for the project.
4. Digger will be purchased for selling at the end of the project - more cost effective than hiring a digger.
5. Track will commence construction once confirmation received in June.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Else Tutert - Cycle Strategy Document
1. Else Tutert joined the meeting to discuss the review
of the Council�s cycle strategy document. Walking will be added so it
will become a Cycle and Walking strategy document. Format will be the
same as the current cycling one. It will also be a district wide
document.
2. Workshops with Else have already been held in Mangakino and Turangi with good feedback received.
3. Next meeting is in Taupo and Else would like Bike
Taupo and its members involved in the workshop so that new ideas for
recommendations are not missed. There are probably not too many
changes needed for the cycle side of the strategy.
4. The committee agreed that it should be taken to a wider group outside the committee.
5. DOC has produced a really nice new map of walking tracks which will include some cycle routes as well for the area.
6. Else will email to Lisa workshop details for website and newsletter to members.
Other General Business:
7. TDC are having a workshop on the ETA at 1pm on Monday 14 March. A few committee members will attend.
8. DOC�s Paddy Gordon is leaving and his farewell is on 1 April at 3pm.
9. Bikewise Jam is coming up and Bike Taupo
will help out doing an obstacle course for the kids (similar to the one
done at Freewheeling Fun Day). Len Malcolm will be requesting
volunteers for marshalling.
10. Extension of track has been granted by DOC to
link Huka Falls car park going south along river bank true left to the
south entry point of the new Redwoods Track.
11. Progress is inching along with creating an off road link back to town along the Left banks of Waikato.
Meeting closed 9:15pm.
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday 20 April 2005 7pm OK Computer Board Room, The White House, Paora Hape Street (or such other venue as advised)
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