Social Well-Being Issues & Options

► Sheltered gathering points in the community (wind and rain) - protection, to encourage socialising and meeting points, e.g. The Square.

► Make health of residents a core concern of the city, working in concert with health services and others to foster good health through disease preventative measures such as:

- providing facilities which encourage walking and cycling as well as other physical activities as parts of everyday life;

- ensuring all housing meets adequate standards of insulation;

- support efforts to encourage and assist residents to participate in local community and city groups and events (given the vital role this plays in maintaining good health).

► Child advocate.

► Concern about youth drinking - enforce bylaws, prevent problems.

► Staffing provision (Community Development) in-house, working alongside groups.

► Financial support for Airforce and Community Cadets.

► Need ongoing dialogue.

► City Pride - historical and heritage. Archives receive better historical recognition by Council. Encourage pride (graffiti).

► Debris Audits by PNCC - Pride, citizens keep own property and streets clean.

► Square has been redeveloped over and over.

► To be proud must look after disadvantaged. Council support for groups who do this (the elderly, young and disability).

► Housing for these groups (disabled, older people).

► Green space inner city.

► Support for this process of democracy.

► Better information for visually impaired, including what is on in Palmerston North.

► Councillors face citizens in Council Chamber.

► Support for public comment, also for Wards.

► Public transport back through Heretaunga Street - hospital links (work with Horizons to coordinate across all routes - e.g. priority, etc.).

► Good water.

► Education -access and Council support.

► More Community Forums similar to tonight.

► Reinstate Low Income Sub Committee.

► Update pamphlets.

► Better Street markings (safety).

► Better driver education.

► Better Social impact implications in reports.

► Traffic should not dominate (e.g. inner ring road).

► Palmerston North too conservative in eyes of young people. Older people have too much influence. Change in attitudes needed. Need night life.

► Recognise needs of students.

► More information on Civil Defence and emergency support available, look after each other.

► Children’s Day in Feilding this year because of floods. Palmerston North next year Regional events.

► Civil Defence Centre’s locations to support communities (e.g. Milson). Access issues.

► Rubbish collection user cost/pays.

► Refuse collection untidy - needs better control.

► Car free day in City (inner) - major event opportunity.

► In house support for social projects, e.g. Children’s Day.

► PNCC focus - greater emphasis social rather than financial.

► Economic development has been at expense of social issues.

► Safety is not just physical.

► Safety in the Square. ► Equity issues with activities (Recreational) on parks are free, compared to costs at Lido.

► Mayoral Fund.

► Reinstate support by PNCC to family violence.

► Increasing number of migrants but they are having difficulty getting jobs. Need Community and Council support.

► Community Centres not well used - need for a push.

► Traffic calming in residential streets.

► Markings for road working are untidy - put in areas worked on.

► Community housing rents go back into repairs (refers to public rental housing).

► Retain the Housing Liaison Officer (currently still in place).

► Community does not need to be 25% of income.

► Currently recycling and rubbish all together:

- Suggest wheelie bins (2 bins) - rubbish (weekly), recycling (2-weekly) system (all in).

► Counter view - supports recycling but consider green waste collection.

► Support for 8 C.D. Plan groups need women and girls in group (not just male youths).

► “$” into low cost housing. Official Information request not properly answered.

► Heavy traffic on residential streets (times a day and minor streets).

► “Reclaim your street” parties.

► Fit services and facilities to suburbs.

► Building W.O.F. for rental housing.

► What is Council doing to develop a Volunteer Centre (women’s refuse) and support volunteers?

► Manawatu Promotion Trust (FT person doing f/study). Previous PNCC reports on volunteers.

► Safety/crime prevention in all design of community and all facilities.

► Communication - Council needs to respond to community letters/email/etc. Look for other ways to communicate - Access radio.

► Age Concern - free buses for older folk/free parking.

► RSA Youth Council appreciates cenotaph v parade and square (don’t react to (youth) lowest Denominator).