A letter from the Equalisation Fund for Local Authorities, dated 19 March 2010, regarding the reimbursement of the increased insurance levy, was presented.
Municipal Council
31 March 2010 at 08:15
in the council chamber, Strandgata 6
Meeting
3258
Present at the meeting
Secretary
- Jóna Ósk Guðjónsdóttir Secretary of the Town Council
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General presentations
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1003095 – Equalisation Fund, contributions for the year 2010
Submitted.;
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1003350 – Gjáhella 1, administrative appeal
A submission from the Ministry of Transport and Local Government, dated 16 March 2010, has been presented, requesting the City of Hafnarfjörður's comments on the aforementioned administrative appeal.
The Town Council instructs the Head of the Planning and Building Department to submit a report to the Ministry.;
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1003440 – Local Government Act, No. 45/1998, Bill, amendment
A bill to amend the Municipal Government Act No. 45/1998, as subsequently amended, was laid before the House for information.
Submitted.;
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1003436 – Skógarás 3, allotment of a plot of land
Lagt fram erindi Rósmundar H Rósmundssonar og Guðbjargar Oddsdóttur dags. 19.3. 2010 þar sem þau óska eftir að afsala sér lóðinni Skógarás 3.%0DÁlögð lóðagjöld eru kr. 7.644.440 miðað við bvt. 329,4.
The Town Council requests a report from the Department of Planning and Building.;
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1003452 – The rallycross track, status
A submission from the law firm LEX dated 23 March 2010 was presented, requesting information on the status of the rallycross track in relation to the City of Hafnarfjörður.
The Town Council instructs the Chief Executive of the Planning and Building Department to inform the writer of the letter of the status of the matter.;
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1001028 – Council Grants 2010
Lagt fram yfirlit yfir óafgreiddar styrkbeiðnir.%0D%0DAlmar Grímsson vék af fundi við umfjöllun og afgreiðslu þessa máls.
The Town Council dealt with the following grant applications:
Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður kr. 350,000.Radio programme about job-seeking, denied.The Student Innovation Fund was denied.The Einstefna Film Society is authorised to film and receives a work placement from the Work Experience Programme.;
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1003454 – Debt refinancing, steering group
Lögð fram tillaga bæjarfulltrúa Sjálfstæðisflokksins og Vinstri grænna um samstarf í bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar um endurfjámögnun skulda Hafnarfjarðarbæjar. Bæjarstjórn vísaði tillögunni til bæjarráðs á fundi sínum þann 24. mars sl.%0D
“The Town Council, with reference to the proposal from the councillors of the Independence Party and the Left-Greens, resolves to instruct three representatives of the Town Council, one from each party, to review the current work plan and status regarding the optimisation and refinancing of the municipal council's loans in accordance with the 2010 financial plan and the long-term plan for 2011–2013.
The 2010 budget provides for, in accordance with cash flow projections, the repayment of older loans to the value of 4.2 billion this year, of which 3.0 billion will be refinanced. This review will be carried out, in part, in cooperation with the consultant to the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður regarding loan matters and refinancing.
The working group is also tasked with reviewing the town's three-month operating statement, which will be presented at the end of April, and, if deemed necessary, to put forward proposals for a budget revision to the Town Council no later than the 13th. May. The representatives of the Independence Party submit the following minutes:“The representatives of the Independence Party on the Town Council are of the opinion that the proposal by the Independence Party and the Progressive Party, which was put forward in the Town Council on 24 March last. has been dealt with by the resolution passed by the town council, and the list of projects specified in the proposal is to be taken into consideration in the working group's work.“
The working group is also tasked with reviewing the town's three-month operating statement, which will be presented at the end of April, and, if deemed necessary, to put forward proposals for a budget revision to the Town Council no later than the 13th. May. The representatives of the Independence Party submit the following minutes:“The representatives of the Independence Party on the Town Council are of the opinion that the proposal by the Independence Party and the Progressive Party, which was put forward in the Town Council on 24 March last. has been dealt with by the resolution passed by the town council, and the list of projects specified in the proposal is to be taken into consideration in the working group's work.“
The Town Council appoints Gunnar Svavarsson, Harald Þór Ólason and Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir.