Golden Bay Shared Recreational
Facility
Notes on Meeting 2 February 2012,
2.30pm Rugby Club
Present
Peter Blasdale; John Byrne; Ann Jones;
Dean Lund; Fleur Murray; Jenny Pomeroy; Roger Tait; Arlun Wells
Jorgen Andersen; Don Robertson
Apologies
Sally-Ann Neal
Update
Dean updated the group on costing
from QS
Total for whole project is $4.97M
excluding design fees and pool
A conservative estimate for a very
basic 4 lane lap pool would be no less than $2M
Our share $850,000 + TDC $3.4M brings
our total budget to $4.25M, $700,000 short of budget.
Don gave an update from Lloyd
Kennedy
TDC currently working through long term
plan. In draft stage at present, will be signed off in June 2012.
Whatever happens with amalgamation
process, the long term plans for both councils will stay in place
until 1 July 2015.
Money for our project from TDC has been
ear marked as follows:
2012 – 2013 Nothing
2013 – 2014 $2.1 M for design and
construction
2014 – 2015 $1.3 M for balance
In addition, further funds have been
earmarked for grounds work, mainly associated with sports field
layout:
2012 – 2013 Nothing
2013 – 2014 $30,000
2014 – 2015 $50,000
2015 – 2016 $100,000
Advisable to use this money in the
above time frames as all (with exception of 2015-2016 $100,000)
before the 2015 cut-off date.
$3.4M is allocated in the Long Term
Plan for our project – development of the Golden Bay Rec Park.
It is unlikely that TDC will increase
this money. Before the TDC releases their share, they need to see
our commitment to raising our 20% ($850,000).
We have 17 months to organise ourselves
and raise our share. We can get a commitment from funders that they
will give their share in the appropriate time frame – we don’t
necessarily have to actually have the money in the bank – some
funding organisations like to see the money spent in a specific time
frame or it needs to be returned.
We have just about spent the money
allocated for concept plans and Don. Any further expenses we incur
from now are our own.
Jorgen gave an update on costs
There has been some shaving done to
bring the project to $4.97M:
- All architectural niceties
- Gravelling rather than tar seal of car park (this has been allowed in Mapua)
- No paths or plantings in car park
- Bridge to hockey removed
- Ramp from end of play area removed
- 1m out of corridor between function room and meeting rooms
- 1m out of length of gym
- Overhang of roof removed
- Cladding now iron
- Roof of whole building 1m lower
The $4.97M has a contingency of
$236,000 and a 10% loading as building Golden Bay more expensive than
in Nelson.
Other cost savings we could consider
are
- Deferring building of hall
- Make one of the changing rooms into 2 store rooms and convert back at a later date, and build more storage at the same time
- Build hall as a shell, and fit out later
- 3 netball courts + 1 practice + ½ court for warm up area – remove practice court and practice can take place on warm up area. Bulk of field and court costs are for netball courts.
There was considerable discussion:
- Concern over number of changing rooms esp for Saturdays when many teams playing
- Overhang of roof important for protection of building
- Concern over lack of shade in seating area (also came up at A&P Show)
- What money was going to come available to build hall at later date
- If hall pushed out to stage 2, what would become of swimming pool
- More expensive in long run to build in two stages
- Hall important to be built in first stage, as Booth being knocked down
- Our vision is to have a “central hub”
- Biggest savings we could make are in the donation of materials
- Much can be done in kind, but needs to be a very open process to manage it.
- Need to either reduce the costs or raise an extra $750,000
- Ann wondered whether some funds could be acquired from elsewhere, particularly as there is some civil defence interest in the building and the earthquake risk at both the rugby club and GBHS.
Next Steps
Dean to send broken down costs to
group. (Action Dean)
All to think about where more savings
can be made and what the priorities are, and realistic ideas of what
can be done in kind and report back at next meeting in a couple of
weeks (Action All)
Jorgen donated an extra $5000 of
Arthouse time to enable completion of concept plans. Thanked by
whole group.
Pete gave update on A&P Show
Project favourably received.
72 votes went into straw poll, 67
supported, 3 against and 2 spoilt. 96% support
Meeting closed 4.10pm
