Lagðar fram fundargerðir frá afgreiðslufundum skipulags-og byggingarfulltrúa dags. 15.12.10 22.12.10 og 29.12.10.%0D %0DSkipulags- og byggingarráð gerir eftirfarandi tillögu til bæjarstjórnar:%0D“A- liðir fundargerðanna teknir til umræðu. Bæjarstjórn samþykkir afgreiðslu skipulags- og byggingarfulltrúa á öllum erindum undir A-lið.“%0D
Town Council
12 January 2011 at 14:00
in the council chamber of Hafnarborg
Meeting
1650
Secretary
- Anna Jörgensdóttir Acting town solicitor
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General presentations
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SB040377 – Minutes of the Planning and Building Officer
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the proposed motion with 11 unanimous votes.;
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0906060 – Cat ownership, review of the by-law on cat ownership in Hafnarfjörður.
2.liður úr fundargerð BÆJH frá 6.jan. sl.%0DTekið fyrir að nýju.%0DÍ bókun heilbrigðiseftirlits Hafnarfjarðar- og Kópavogssvæðis í fundargerð nefndarinnar frá 3.12. sl. liður 4.2. kemur fram að nefndin veitir jákvæða umsögn. %0D %0DBæjarráð leggur til við bæjarstjórn:%0D“Bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar samþykkir fyrirliggjandi drög að samþykkt um kattahald.“%0D
Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the proposed motion with 11 unanimous votes.
Referred to the second reading in the town council.
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1012208 – Tariff schedule for the Port of Hafnarfjörður for the year 2011
l.liður úr fundargerð hafnarstjórnar frá 5.jan. sl.%0D %0D13.1 1012208 – Gjaldskrá Hafnarfjarðarhafnar fyrir árið 2011%0DBæjaráð leggur til við bæjarstjórn:%0D“Bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar samþykkir fyrirliggjandi tillögu að gjaldskrá Hafnarfjarðarhafnar.“%0D %0D
Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the proposed tariff by 11 votes to 0.;
1101157 – Proposal on the housing for nursery and primary schools in Hafnarfjörður
See item 4 in the minutes.;
1101158 – Resolution on road tolls
Helga Ingólfsdóttir took the floor and put forward the following motion for a resolution on behalf of the representatives of the Independence Party: COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold“>Hafnarfjörður Town Council protests the proposed plans for road tolls put forward by the Minister of Transport. Further taxation on road infrastructure in the form of road tolls on vehicles travelling to and from the capital region is completely unacceptable for the nation's residents, who cannot bear any further burden.“
Valdimar Svavarsson (sign) Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir (sign) Kristinn Andersen (sign)
Geir Jónsson (sign) Helga Ingólfsdóttir (sign)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office“ Gunnar Axel Axelsson took the floor and moved that the motion be referred to the Town Council for further consideration. Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the intervention. Helga Ingólfsdóttir intervened for a second time. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the second intervention. Kristinn Andersen intervened on Gunnar Axel Axelsson's previous speech.
A short recess was taken.
A vote was taken on the motion to refer the proposed motion for a resolution to the Town Council for its consideration. The Town Council approved referring the proposal to the Town Board for action with 6 votes in favour and 5 against.;
10101162 – St. Joseph's Hospital-Sólvangur
Geir Jónsson spoke. Gunnar Rafn Sigurbjörnsson, Deputy Mayor, spoke. Then Gunnar Axel Axelsson. Geir Jónsson spoke again and submitted the following statement on behalf of the Independence Party representatives:
“The Independence Party members of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council express their concern about the future of St. Joseph's Hospital, as it is looking likely that the hospital's operations will be moved in their entirety to Landspítali-Háskólasjúkrahús. No savings have been demonstrated from these measures; they are likely to result in important and specialised healthcare services being curtailed or discontinued altogether, and to see another hundred jobs disappear from Hafnarfjörður. We call on the Minister of Health to honour his word regarding consultation, and to ensure that St. Joseph's Hospital can continue to provide the services that have been developed there with expertise and efficiency.“
Valdimar Svavarsson (sign) Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir (sign) Kristinn Andersen (sign)
Geir Jónsson (sign ) Helga Ingólfsdóttir (sign)
Lúðvík Geirsson took the floor and made remarks on the conduct of the meeting. Gunnar Axel Axelsson then took the floor. The Chair ruled on the right of a councillor to have brief comments on their position regarding the matters under discussion recorded, in accordance with section 31 of the Municipal Government Act. No objections were raised to the chair's ruling.
Kristinn Andersen spoke. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a point of order. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir spoke. Then Eyjólfur Sæmundsson. Valdimar Svavarsson took the floor. Then Lúðvík Geirsson. Valdimar Svavarsson replied. Lúðvík Geirsson responded to the reply.;
1101098 – Minutes 2011, for presentation to the town council.
Fundagerð bæjarráðs frá 6.jan. sl.%0Da. Fundargerðir hafnarstjórnar frá 22. des. og 5.jan. sl.%0Db. Fundargerð stjórnar Sorpu bs. frá 13.des.sl.%0DFundargerð fjölskylduráðs frá 5.jan. sl.%0Da. Fundargerð íþrótta- og tómstundanefndar frá 15.des. sl.%0DFundargerð framkvæmdaráðs frá 5.jan. sl.%0DFundargerð fræðsluráðs frá 3.jan. sl.%0DFundargerð skipulags- og byggingaráðs frá 4.jan. sl.
Helga Ingólfsdóttir spoke under item 1 – Loan from Íslandsbanki for refinancing the Bayerische Landesbank loan – minutes of the harbour board meeting of 22 December. The deputy mayor, Gunnar Rafn Sigurbjörnsson, spoke. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir spoke under item 5 – The Independence Party, minutes – in the minutes of the town council from 5 January and item 1. – Financial relations between the municipality and the sports movement - in the minutes of the Family Council from 5 January. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir responded to the point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a second rebuttal. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir responded to the second rebuttal. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a rebuttal to Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir's previous speech. Kristinn Andersen made a point of order regarding Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir's previous speech. Gunnar Axel Axelsson spoke under item 1 of the minutes of the Family Council meeting of 5 January. Valdimar Svavarsson spoke under item 4 – Social services of the municipalities, maintenance, and item 6 – Names of business areas, proposal - in the minutes of the town council from 6 January. Deputy Mayor, Gunnar Rafn Sigurbjörnsson, made a point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a point of order in response to the previous speech by Valdimar Svavarsson. The First Deputy Chair took the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir made a point of order in response to the previous speech by Valdimar Svavarsson. The Chair took the chair. Valdimar Svavarsson replied to the point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson spoke under item 6 of the minutes of the Town Council meeting of 6 January. Valdimar Svavarsson made a point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the point of order. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir spoke under item 1 of the minutes of the Family Council from 5 January.;
1008206 – Hjalli School
5.liður úr fundargerð FRÆH frá 3.jan. sl.%0DLagt fram minnisblað frá Ólafi Helga Árnasyni varðandi stöðuleyfi húsnæðis Barnaskólans.%0D %0DLögð fram eftirfarandi tillaga til bæjarstjórnar:%0D„Bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar samþykkir, með vísan til afgreiðslu fræðsluráðs á fundi sínum þann 13. desember sl., að húsnæði það sem nú hýsir Barnaskóla Hjallastefnunnar við Hjallabraut verði flutt á grunn leikskólalóðar við Bjarkavelli og nýtt þar sem útibú leikskóla Hraunvallaskóla frá og með næsta skólaári þ.e. frá og með 1. ágúst 2011. Framkvæmdasviði verði falið að segja húsnæðinu upp með eðlilegum fyrirvara, sækja um byggingaleyfi á nýjum stað og undirbúa flutning húsanna ásamt öðrum framkvæmdum því tengdu.“%0D%0DTillagan var samþykkt með þremur atkvæðum, fulltrúar Sjálfstæðisflokks sitja hjá og vísa til bókunar sinnar frá síðasta fundi fræðsluráðs.%0D %0D
Agenda items no. 4 and 5 to be taken up together for discussion and disposal.
Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke. Then Kristinn Andersen spoke. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order. Kristinn Andersen replied to the point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a second intervention. Kristinn Andersen replied to the second intervention. The First Deputy Chairman, Valdimar Svavarsson, took the chair. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a brief observation. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir took the floor. The Speaker resumed the chair. Helga Ingólfsdóttir took the floor. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order. Helga Ingólfsdóttir replied to the point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order a second time. Gunnar Axel Axelsson took the floor. Kristinn Andersen made a point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied. Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order regarding Gunnar Axel Axelsson's previous speech. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied. Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order a second time. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the intervention for the second time. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir took the floor. The First Deputy Speaker resumed the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir took the floor. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir replied to the intervention. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened for a second time. The Speaker resumed the chair. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson took the floor. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson replied to the intervention. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened for a second time. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir took the floor. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir replied to the point of order. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order a second time. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir replied to the point of order a second time. Kristinn Andersen took the floor. Then Geir Jónsson. Gunnar Axel Axelsson intervened. Geir Jónsson replied to the intervention. Gunnar Axel Axelsson intervened a second time. Geir Jónsson replied to the intervention a second time. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a brief observation. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson intervened. Kristinn Andersen made a point of order regarding Geir Jónsson's previous speech. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir took the floor. Kristinn Andersen made a point of order. Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir replied to the point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a point of order regarding Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir's previous speech. Lúðvík Geirsson took the floor. Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir took the floor and submitted the following amendment, together with a justification, on behalf of the representatives of the Independence Party:
“The Town Council withdraws plans to take over the current to other premises and relocate the school's portable classrooms from Hjallabraut to Bjarkavellir. Alternative solutions will be sought for the primary and nursery school accommodation in the Valla district, with an emphasis on better utilising other council-owned premises for this purpose.
Explanatory Note
The operations department's implementation plan states that the potential relocation of the classrooms and the works on the site at Bjarkavellir will cost a total of over 90 million króna. Due to the council's difficult financial situation, the councillors of the Independence Party believe there is no room for such a project. In light of the accommodation problems at the Völlum nursery and primary school, it is proposed that a search for premises to be used temporarily for teaching, for example for the senior years of the primary school, be started as soon as possible. In this regard, special consideration will be given to the social facilities or halls in the sports facilities at Ásvallalaugar, (Haukahússins and Ásvallalaugar), or to those of the town's schools where pupil numbers are declining. In this way, costly works can be avoided for the time being and the town's funds used elsewhere. At the same time, the classrooms currently leased by the Hjalli School of the Hjalli School System on Hjallabrautin would be returned, representing significant rental income for the town, or around 6 million krónur per year. In times of austerity, it is important to be careful with the council's finances, to prioritise protecting the core operations of primary and nursery schools as much as possible, and to make the most efficient use of the premises the council already has at its disposal.“
Valdimar Svavarsson (sign) Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir (sign) Kristinn Andersen (sign)
Geir Jónsson (sign) Helga Ingólfsdóttir (sign)
Jóhanna Marín Jónsdóttir then took the floor. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order. Gunnar Axel Axelsson took the floor. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened. Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the intervention. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened a second time. Jóhanna Marín Jónsdóttir intervened in Gunnar Axel Axelsson's previous speech.
A vote was taken on the proposed amendment. It was defeated with 6 votes. 5 voted in favour of the proposal.
Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir spoke and explained her vote.
A vote was held on the proposed motion from the minutes of the Education Committee meeting of 3 January. It was passed with 6 votes in favour and 5 against.Helga Ingólfsdóttir took the floor and explained her vote. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir took the floor and made the following statement on behalf of the Independence Party representative:
“The town councillors of the Independence Party regret the decision taken by the majority of the town council to terminate the lease on the Hjalli School's premises and convert it into temporary accommodation for a nursery school. The total cost of the project is estimated at over 90 million krónur, and in addition, the municipality will lose monthly rental income from the Hjallastefnan school amounting to half a million krónur. At a time when every penny counts, and the burden on residents is increasing, it is regrettable that more solutions for the schools“ accommodation problems were not thoroughly explored in consultation with those concerned. The town councillors of the Independence Party wanted to postpone the matter between meetings to try and find a common solution, but that was rejected at this meeting and the majority used its power to push the matter through. Where is the much-discussed consultation of the majority now?“
<SPAN style=“FONT-FAMILY: “ New FONT-SIZE: mso-fareast-font-family: ?Times COLOR: black; Tahoma?,?sans-serif?; 10pt; Roman Valdimar Svavarsson (sign) Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir (sign) Kristinn Andersen (sign)
Geir Jónsson (sign) Helga Ingólfsdóttir (sign)
Gunnar Axel Axelsson took the floor and made the following statement on behalf of the representatives of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Party:
“The cost estimate from the Council's Development Department for the relocation of the mobile classrooms from Hjallabraut to Bjarkarvellir amounts to 20.9 million krónur. This information is to be made available to all elected members of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council. In parallel with the relocation of the buildings, work on a new nursery school at Bjarkarvellir is scheduled to continue, with the facility planned for opening in the coming years. It is estimated that the works planned for the portable classrooms will cost between 65 and 70 million krónur, and every effort will be made to reduce this cost as much as possible. It should be borne in mind that this is a future investment, not a cost incurred by the plans for the relocation and installation of temporary teaching space.
The management of Hjallaskólinn has had constructive discussions with both the staff of the City of Hafnarfjörður and elected representatives in recent weeks and months, with the aim of finding a good solution that ensures both the nursery children in the Vallarhverfi area and the primary school children of Hjallaskólinn have suitable premises for the future.
The solution lies in cooperation and a willingness to bring the matter to a successful conclusion. This is what the majority has emphasised and will continue to do.“
Eyjólfur Sæmundsson (sign) Gunnar Axel Axelsson (sign) Lúðvík Geirsson (sign)
Jóhanna Marín Jónsdóttir (sign) Guðfinna Guðmundsdóttir (sign)
Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir (sign)