The committee considered a staff report on 25 November and its recommendation goes to the full City Council meeting on 11 December for a final decision. Mike Stockwell, the City Water and Waste Manager, says the recommendation of Jellicoe Street follows extensive consultation with the South New Brighton community. The committee report compares the outcome of consultations about Jellicoe and Beatty streets, along with relevant legal and technical advice.

"The City Council has reviewed six possible routes for the pipeline," Mr Stockwell says. "The recommendation to select Jellicoe Street has been made after taking into account issues raised during the extensive consultative process, as well as environmental, social and financial factors and input by experts on ecology, law, and engineering."

The recommendation includes improvements to the street and the park as part of the project, with the street being reconstructed as a Living Street and undergrounding of power and telephone services.

"Once construction is finished, there will be an opportunity to redesign, replant and generally enhance the park in the vicinity of the pipeline, in consultation with the community," says Mr Stockwell. "We'll be working closely with the people living in the selected street, to ensure any issues are addressed as the pipeline project progresses."