Municipal Council

General presentations

• 0903097 – Tartu, Song Festival in June 2009

  A letter from the Mayor of Tartu, dated 6 March 2009, has been presented, inviting the Mayor to the Song Festival of Tartu this coming June. Tartu will cover the accommodation costs for two representatives.

  The mayor has been tasked with responding to the matter.;

• 0801264 – Uppsala, Friendship City Festival 21-24 May 2009

  A response is presented to the question raised in the minutes of Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir at the meeting of the town council on 16 March.

  Submitted.;

• 0901122 – Borrowing powers of the municipal fund 2009

  Fjármálastjóri gerði grein fyrir málinu.%0DUm er að ræða lán hjá Lánasjóði sveitarfélaga til greiðslu afborgunar á skammtímaláni hjá sjóðnum.

  The Town Board proposes to the Town Council:

  The Hafnarfjörður Town Council hereby resolves to take out a loan from the Municipal Loan Fund in the amount of 500,000,000 kr. for a term of 15 years, in accordance with the approved terms and conditions of the loan as presented at the meeting. The revenues of the municipality shall serve as security for the loan, pursuant to the authorisation in 3rd paragraph of Article 73 of the Municipal Act No. 45/1998. The loan is taken out to pay the repayment of short-term loan no. 0806019 with the fund, in accordance with Article 3 of the Act on the Establishment of a Public Limited Company for the Municipalities„ Loan Fund no. 150/2006.

  Furthermore, the Mayor, Lúðvík Geirsson, reg. no. 210459-3839, is hereby granted full and unlimited authority on behalf of the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður to sign a loan agreement with the Municipal Loan Fund in accordance with the foregoing, as well as to receive, sign and issue, and deliver any and all documents, instructions and notices relating to this loan.

  The town councillors from the Independence Party are abstaining from the decision on this matter.;

• 0903191 – Strætó bs financial position

  Representatives from Strætó bs., Reynir Jónsson, Managing Director, Jórunn Frímannsdóttir, Chairperson, and Hörður Gíslason, Finance Director, attended the meeting and presented the company's financial position.

  For promotion.;

• 0810052 – Nýsir Ltd, private project contracts

  To be taken up again.

  For promotion.;

• 0903189 – HS Orka hf. and HS Veitur hf, Annual General Meetings 31 March 2009

  A resolution of the board of directors of HS Orka hf and HS Veitna hf dated 19 March 2009, convening the annual general meetings on 31 March 2009.

  The Town Council instructs the City of Hafnarfjörður's board members, Gunnar Svavarsson and Eyjólfur Sæmundsson, to attend the meetings and to act on the council's behalf.;

• 0901257 – Fish racks by Krýsuvíkurveg, plot

  Tekið fyrir að nýju.%0DLögð fram afgreiðsla skipulags- og byggingarráðs frá 10. mars sl.

  Further action deferred and the town solicitor instructed to review the matter in accordance with the discussion at the meeting.;

Applications

• 0903163 – Gunnarssund 9, plot boundaries and new lease agreement

  A submission from Arkitektar Ólöf og Jon ehf., dated 16 March 2009, regarding the correction of plot boundaries, was presented.

  The Town Council requests a report from the Department of Planning and Building.;

• 0901131 – Plot sales 2009

  Tekið fyrir að nýju erindi Merla ehf og lögð fram umsögn skipulags- og byggingarsviðs.%0DEinnig lagt fram afsal Evrunar ehf á lóðinni Straumhella 7.

  The Town Board, for its part, approves the waiver for Straumhellu 7 but denies the waiver for Móhellu 1, citing the report from the Planning and Building Department which states that construction has commenced on the plot, and recommends to the Town Council:“Hafnarfjörður Town Council confirms the decision regarding the conveyances in item 9 of the Town Council's minutes from 26 March 2009.";

Grants

• 0902201 – Property tax 2009, grants to non-profit organisations

  A list of clubs and societies that have applied for a grant towards the payment of property tax was presented.

  The Town Council agrees to grant a grant to the listed organisations, equivalent to the amount of property tax for the year 2009.

  The Town Council also agrees to instruct the Directorate of Administration and Finance to process any comparable applications that may be received at a later date.

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