Town Council

General presentations

• SB040377 – Minutes of the Planning and Building Officer

  Minutes from the planning and building officer's disposal meetings of 25.05.11 and 01.06.11 were presented. Item A was dealt with by the building officer in accordance with the Building Regulations Act no. 160/2010. $line$ Presented.$line$

• 1104089 – Master plan: junction at Straumsvík

  Item 4 from the SBH minutes of 7 June. A proposal for an amendment to the Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður 2005–2025, dated 08.04.11, concerning the junction with the entrance road from the Reykjanesbraut to the aluminium smelter site was discussed. It is proposed that an underpass be constructed for left turns. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved that the proposal be treated as a minor amendment to the master plan, but the Planning Authority's assessment is that this is a major amendment.$line$ A letter from the Planning Authority dated 16.05.11 and a letter from the National Monuments Authority dated , a response to a letter from the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum. Previously submitted were a project description and a plan environmental assessment in accordance with Article 30 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. A report from the Planning Office, dated x, was presented. A public consultation on the proposal was held on 06.06.11.$line$ $line$ The Planning and Building Committee approves that the draft main plan proposal and the environmental assessment of the plan be advertised in accordance with Section 31 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The Planning and Building Committee makes the following recommendation to the Town Council:$line$“The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approves that the proposal for an amendment to the Hafnarfjörður Master Plan 2005 – 2025 with regard to the junction of the Reykjanesbraut and Víkurgoða in Straumsvík and the environmental assessment of the plan be sent for publication in accordance with Article 31 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010.“ $line$

  First Vice-President, Valdimar Svavarsson, took the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir spoke.$line$$line$The President took the chair again. $line$$line$The town council approved the proposed motion with 11 unanimous votes.

• 1105242 – Skúlaskeið 42, enquiry regarding plot extension.

  Item 11 from the minutes of the Municipal Council meeting of 9 June. A proposal from Jón Snorri Bergþórsson, dated. 1.6.2011, where an extension of the plot for the above-mentioned site is requested.$line$ The Planning and Building Committee took a positive view of the request at its meeting on 24 May.$line$ $line$Beyarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar samþykkir að veita Jóni Snorra Bergþórssyni lóðarstækkun við ofangreinda lóð í samræmi við fyrirliggjandi gögn og nánari skilmála skipulags- and Building Control Officer.“$line$

  The town council approved the proposed motion by 11 unanimous votes.

• 1004556 – Regulations on the governance of the Borough of Hafnarfjörður, amendments.

  A by-law amendment to the by-law on the governance of the Borough of Hafnarfjörður was presented.

  First Vice-Chair, Valdimar Svavarsson, took the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir spoke. The Chair took the chair again. Valdimar Svavarsson spoke. Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason, the Mayor, spoke. Then Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir spoke. Then Margrét Gauja Magnúsdóttir. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir made a point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke. Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir made a point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson replied to the point of order. $line$$line$Beyjarstjórn agreed to refer the amendment to the Council of Hafnarfjörður's regulations to a second reading.

• 1105210 – Director of Family Services, recruitment

  Gunnar Axel Axelsson spoke and presented, on behalf of the Family Council's working group, the following conclusion, as well as a proposal for the appointment to the post of Director of Family Services.“The conclusion of the working group regarding the appointment to the post of Director of Family Services, following a thorough recruitment process and an assessment of the two applicants who applied for the post, is that Rannveig Einarsdóttir, a social worker and MPA, currently working as a senior social worker and deputy social services manager in Reykjanesbær, is the most qualified for the position.“ In accordance with this conclusion, the working group recommends the following to the town council: $line$ $line$“The Hafnarfjörður Town Council resolves to appoint Rannveig Einarsdóttir, social worker, to the position of Director of Social Services, and instructs the Mayor to finalise the employment contract with Rannveig.“$line$$line$Gunnar Axel Axelsson (sign), Birna Ólafsdóttir (sign), Elín Sigríður Ólafsdóttir (sign).$line$ $line$BThe town council approved the working group's proposal to appoint Rannveig Einarsdóttir to the position of Director of Family Services by 11 unanimous votes.

Minutes

• 1101098 – Minutes 2011, for presentation to the town council.

  Minutes of the Planning and Building Committee from 7 June. Minutes of the Environment Committee/Local Agenda 21 from 1 June. Minutes of the Family Council from 8 June. Minutes of the Sports and Leisure Committee from 1 June. Minutes of the Executive Committee from 8 June. Minutes of the Education Committee from 6 June.$line$Minutes of the Town Council from 9 June. $line$a. Minutes of the Harbour Board from 7 June. $line$b. Minutes of the Board of the Ski Area of the Capital Region from 30 May. c. Minutes of the Board of Strætó bs. from 10 December, 4 February, 25 March and 29 April.

  Ólafur Ingi Tómasson spoke under item 9 – Drekavellir 9, amendment to the detailed plan – in the minutes of the Planning and Building Committee from 7 June. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a point of order. Ólafur Ingi Tómasson responded to the point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson spoke in reply for a second time. Ólafur Ingi Tómasson replied for a second time. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke in reply to Ólafur Ingi Tómasson's previous speech. Ólafur Ingi Tómasson replied. First Deputy Speaker, Valdimar Svavarsson, took the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir intervened on an earlier speech by Ólafur Ingi Tómasson. The Chair took the chair again. Gunnar Axel Axelsson spoke under item 1 – European Cooperation –, item 2 – Social Services, Annual Report –, item 3 – Financial Assistance – and item 7 – ÍBH, 47th Assembly – presentation – in the minutes of the Family Council of 8 June. Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir spoke under item 9 in the minutes of the Planning and Building Council of 7 June. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir rose to reply. Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir replied. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir rose to reply a second time. Geir Jónsson spoke on item 2 in the minutes of the Family Council from 8 June. Kristinn Andersen spoke under item 5 – Annual Report, Audit 2010 – second reading – minutes of the Education Committee from 8 June. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir made a point of order. First Vice-Chair, Valdimar Svavarsson, took the chair. Kristinn Andersen replied to the intervention. Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir intervened a second time. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir spoke under item 9.7 – The Youth Council of Hafnarfjörður – in the minutes of the Family Council from 8 June. Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir made a point of order. The Chair of the Municipal Council took over the chair. The meeting was adjourned.