Objectives for 2001/02

Mission

The Board aims to effectively meet the needs of the Burwood/Pegasus community by being responsive to local issues and working towards a sustainable, socially inclusive, safe and active community

Objectives and Performance Indicators

PARTICIPATION
1. Foster participation in community life and Community Board processes

• Support established strategies and policies, including those for community and social well-being.
• Hold consultative forums to provide input into the Council's Statement of Priority and Annual Plan and Budget process.
• Pilot a residents' panel for feedback on the contribution of the Board and the Council to the Burwood/Pegasus area.
• Provide time at each Community Board meeting for representatives of residents' groups to acquaint the Board with community issues.
• Hold not less than two well represented meetings with all residents' groups in the community.
• Facilitate the establishment of two new Residents' Associations.
• Liaise with recognised residents' groups by appointing Board representatives who are to attend at least 50 percent of the assigned residents' group's meetings.
• Report all significant issues and concerns raised through community consultation to the Council through the Board's monthly reports or by other means.
• Implement the Board's communication plan annually.
• Advertise and promote Community Service Awards to recognise the individual and group contributions to the community. Facilitate community participation in the joint Council/Housing New Zealand Limited Aranui Community Renewal Project.
• Promote and encourage greater delegation from the Council to Community Boards.

SOCIAL WELL-BEING
2. Support social well-being in Burwood/Pegasus through appropriate programmes and facilities

• Increase the number of neighbourhood support groups in our community and support Neighbourhood Week.
• Publish community directories in 2001.
• Support local recreation and leisure programmes, out of school programmes, and community childcare facilities.
• Meet at least twice annually with local members of Parliament, Environment Canterbury Councillors, Police and other relevant statutory bodies.
• Increase the use of community facilities.
• Identify programmes and facilities that are effective in increasing social well-being.
• Develop community governance principles with school communities to better meet the needs of children and youth.

The Community Board in public session.

CULTURAL ISSUES
3. Recognise the Treaty of Waitangi and cultural diversity in the community

• Undertake culturally acceptable consultation procedures with tangata whenua.
• Provide the opportunity for Board members and/or the community to participate in a workshop to increase their understanding of Treaty issues.
• Consider and recognise the aspirations of all people and cultures in the Board's activities.

ENVIRONMENT
4. Encourage the protection and enhancement of the natural environment

• Emphasize the importance of river, estuary, wetland and coastal park environments to our communities.
• Advocate for environmental improvements to air, water, soil, drainage and waste disposal.
• Enhance biodiversity in the Burwood/Pegasus area through tree planting and revegetation.
• Promote further the Eco-Village project and sustainability principles to the community and the Council.
• Support environmental projects and events, such as the Bexley Wetland Trust, the Travis Wetland Trust, Arbor Day, Clean Up the World and Coast Care.

ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
5. Promote economic well-being in the Burwood/Pegasus area

• Assist with local employment initiatives and provide ongoing support to the PEEEPS Trust and other employment programmes.
• Encourage vibrant business areas.
• Build closer relationships with the business community.

LIVING
6. Advocate for safe, attractive and accessible living environment

• Promote safer roads including provision of cycle and pedestrian access and facilities.
• Advocate for the safety of children travelling to schools through the Cycle Safe and Safe Routes to School programmes.
• Promote both real and perceived safety in public parks and reserves that meet community needs.
• Support effective public transport facilities that meet community needs.
• Seek opportunities for applying the Living Streets concept when road works are planned in the area.
• The Board aims to effectively meet the needs of the Burwood/Pegasus community by being responsive to local issues, and working towards a sustainable, socially inclusive, safe and active community.