Town Council

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• SB040377 – Minutes of the Planning and Building Officer

  Lagðar fram fundargerðir frá afgreiðslufundum skipulags- og byggingarfulltrúa dags. 02.03.11 og 09.03.11. A-liður afgreiddur af byggingarfulltrúa samkvæmt mannvirkjalögum nr.160/2010.%0D %0D Lagt fram.%0D

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• 0907038 – Fee schedules in the education sector

  5. liður úr fundargerð FRÆH frá 14.mars sl.%0DLögð fram tillaga að gjaldskrá Tónlistarskóla Hafnarfjarðar fyrir skólaárið 2011 – 2012.%0D %0DLögð fram eftirfarandi tillaga til bæjarstjórnar:%0D„Bæjarstjórn samþykkir eftirfarandi gjaldskrá Tónlistarskóla Hafnarfjarðar vegna skólaársins 2011-2012%0DTónlistarskóli Gjald nú Gjald verði Hækkun%0DGrunn- og miðnám %0D1/1 + 1/2 hljóðfæranám (lært á tvö hljóðfæri) 100.000 120.000 20,00%%0D1/1 hljóðfæranám 70.000 84.000 20,00%%0D1/2 hljóðfæranám 44.000 52.800 20,00%%0D %0DFramhaldsnám %0D1/1 píanó- og gítarnám 78.600 94.320 20,00%%0D1/2 píanó- og gítarnám 47.200 56.640 20,00%%0D %0DFramhaldsnám með undirleik %0D1/1 hljóðfæranám 90.000 108.000 20,00%%0D1/2 hljóðfæranám 65.000 78.000 20,00%%0D %0DSöngnám %0D1/1 söngnám með undirleik og samsöngstíma 105.000 126.000 20,00%%0D1/2 söngnám með undirleik og samsöngstíma 63.000 75.600 20,00%%0D1/1 söngnám án undirleiks og samsöngstíma 79.000 94.800 20,00%%0D1/2 söngnám án undirleiks og samsöngstíma 47.500 57.000 20,00%%0D %0DForskóli 34.500 41.400 20,00%%0D %0DHljóðfæraleiga 7.900 9.480 20,00%%0D“.%0DTillagan samþykkt með þremur atkvæðum meirihlutans. %0D“Fulltrúar Sjálfstæðisflokksins sitja hjá við afgreiðslu málsins, en gjaldskrárbreytingar í Tónlistarskóla eru liður í framkvæmd þeirrar fjárhagsáætlunar sem meirihlutinn í bæjarstjórn stendur að.“%0D

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir took the floor, then Kristinn Andersen, Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir made a point of order, and Kristinn Andersen replied to the point of order. Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order regarding Kristinn Andersen's previous speech. Mayor Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason took the floor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order, Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason responded to the point of order, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order a second time, Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason replied to the second intervention, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a very brief remark, Valdimar Svavarsson intervened in the mayor's opening speech, Gudmundur Rúnar Árnason replied to Valdimar Svavarsson's objection, Valdimar Svavarsson made a second objection. Gunnar Axel Axelsson took the floor, Kristinn Andersen made an objection, Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the objection, Kristinn Andersen spoke for a second time, Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied for a second time, Eyjólfur Sæmundsson spoke in response to the opening speech of Gunnar Axel Axelsson, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir also spoke in response to the opening speech of Gunnar Axel Axelsson, Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to an intervention by Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a second intervention, Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to the second intervention, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a brief remark.

  Geir Jónsson then took the floor, Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason rose to make an intervention, and Geir Jónsson responded to the intervention.

  Eyjólfur Sæmundsson then took the floor.

  A short recess was then taken, after which the matter was put to a vote.

  Hafnarfjörður Town Council approves the proposal with 6 votes to 5.

  The Town Councillors of the Independence Party submit the following statement:There is no justification for the proposed fee increase at the Music School, and the matter was prepared without the involvement of the Conservative Party's representatives. Nor is there an analysis of the reasons for the overspend in the education department, amounting to as much as 700 million krónur in the last year. Valdimar Svavarsson Rósa GuðbjartsdóttirDIV>

  Kristinn Andersen

  Geir Jónsson

  Helga Ingólfsdóttir

  The town councillors of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Party submit the following statement:

  In the preparation of the 2011 budget, extensive consultation was held, led by the leaders of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Left-Green Movement and the Independence Party. The fee proposal for the education department in question is part of the implementation of that budget, and it is therefore remarkable that representatives of the Independence Party are distancing themselves from that work with their opposition to the proposal's adoption.

  Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason

  Margrét Gauja Magnúsdóttir

  Gunnar Axel Axelsson

  Éyjólfur Sæmundsson

  Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir

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• 0912139 – Reykjanesbraut, junction with Straumsvík

  6.liðu Lagt fram bréf Jónasar Snæbjörnssonar f.h. Vegagerðarinnar dags. 23.02.11 varðandi gatnamót við Straumsvík, undirgöng umdir Reykjanesbraut. Fulltrúi Vegagerðarinnar Magnús Einarsson kynnti málið á síðasta fundi.%0D %0DSkipulags- og byggingarráð heimilar umsækjanda að vinna tillögu að deiliskipulagi tengingarinnar á eigin kostnað í samræmi við 2. mgr. 38. greinar skipulagslaga nr. 123/2010. Skipulags- og byggingarráð gerir eftirfarandi tillögu til bæjarstjórnar: %0D“Bæjarstjórn Hafnarfjarðar heimilar Vegagerðinni að vinna tillögu að deiliskipulagi tengingar Reykjanesbrautar við álverið í Straumsvík á eigin kostnað í samræmi við 2. mgr. 38. greinar skipulagslaga nr. 123/2010.“%0Dr úr fundargerð SBH frá 15.mars sl.%0D

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, the second deputy chair of the town council, took over the chair.

  Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir spoke and then took back the chair.

  The matter was put to the vote.

  Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the proposal with 11 unanimous votes.

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• 1101342 – Fee schedule for the Planning and Building Officer, 2011, revision

  12. liður úr fundargerð SBH frá 15.febr.sl.%0DLögð fram tillaga skipulags- og byggingarsviðs að gjaldskrá fyrir skipulags – og byggingarmál í samræmi við 3. mgr 20. greinar skipulagslaga nr. 123/2010 og 51. gr. og 53. gr. mannvirkjalaga nr. 160/2010. Frestað á síðasta fundi.%0D %0DSkipulags- og byggingarráð samþykkir gjaldskrána fyrir sitt leyti og vísar erindinu áfram til afgreiðslu bæjarráðs.%0DForseti leiðrétti misritun í fundargerð skipulags- og byggingaráðs en vísa átti tillögunni til bæjarstjórnar en ekki bæjarráðs.%0D

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, the second deputy chair, took the chair. Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir took the floor. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approves the attached revised service fee schedule for the planning and building officer.;

• 1006251 – Municipal fund at the start of the term of office, assessment of the situation

  Valdimar Svavarsson took the floor, then Mayor Gudmundur Rúnar Árnason, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order in response to Gudmundur Rúnar Árnason's speech, Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason replied to the intervention, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir intervened for a second time, Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason replied to the intervention for a second time, and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a brief comment.

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir then took the floor.

  During her speech, Valdimar Svavarsson, First Vice-President, took over the chair.

  Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made an intervention regarding the speech of Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir replied to the intervention, and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a second intervention.

  The Chair, Sigríður Björk Jóndóttir, took over the chair again.

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir made a second intervention, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a brief comment, Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir then made a brief comment, Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order regarding Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir's original speech, Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir replied to the point of order, Helga Ingólfsdóttir then made a second point of order.

  Geir Jónsson then took the floor.

  Kristinn Andersen then took the floor and directed a few questions to the mayor, Mayor Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason replied.

  Then Helga Ingólfsdóttir took the floor, Gunnar Axel Axelsson intervened, Helga Ingólfsdóttir replied to the intervention, Gunnar Axel Axelsson intervened a second time, Helga Ingólfsdóttir replied to the second intervention, Gunnar Axel Axelsson made a brief remark, Mayor Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason made a point of order regarding Helga Ingólfsdóttir's opening speech, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir also made a point of order regarding Helga Ingólfsdóttir's opening speech.

  Eyjólfur Sæmundsson then took the floor, Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order, Eyjólfur Sæmundsson responded to the point of order, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order regarding Eyjólfur Sæmundsson's opening speech.

  During the speech of Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the first deputy chair, Valdimar Svarvarsson, took over the chair.

  Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a point of order to Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir's speech, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a second point of order,

  Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a second point of order, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a brief remark, then Eyjólfur Sæmundsson made a brief remark, Geir Jónsson made a point of order regarding Eyjólfur Sæmundsson's original speech, Eyjólfur Sæmundsson replied to the point of order, Geir Jónsson made a point of order a second time.

  Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir then took the floor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir responded to the point of order, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a second point of order.

  The Chair, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, took the chair again.

  Gunnar Axel Axelsson then took the floor, Kristinn Andersen intervened, Gunnar Axel Axelsson replied to a point of order, Helga Ingólfsdóttir made a point of order regarding the original speech by Gunnar Axel Axelsson, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir also made a point of order regarding the original speech by Gunnar Axel Axelsson.  Mayor Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason then took the floor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a point of order, Mayor Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason responded to the point of order, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir made a second point of order.

  No one else spoke.

  The Town Councillors of the Independence Party submit the following statement:

  The Capacent report on the municipality's financial position shows in black and white that, based on recent years“ operations, the town would not be meeting its obligations. The report also shows that the condition for successfully getting the town's finances under control is that the 2011 to 2014 plans are met, and preferably exceeded. The Independence Party has long warned of the trend in the municipality's finances and places full responsibility for it on the coalition of the Social Democrats and the Left-Green Party. It is clear that action should have been taken sooner and the municipality's operations streamlined earlier.

  The report also clearly states that debt was significantly beyond the ability to pay as early as the boom years of 2006 and 2007, and that the town is not expected to be able to meet its debts according to the debt sustainability test in the Capacent report until 2012. Furthermore, it is stated that indebtedness will not fall below the 250% threshold until 2012. However, this is all dependent on the forecasts holding true for the coming years.

  The report shows that the extensive construction projects and debt-taking in 2008 are now coming back to haunt the municipal treasury, but it is also clear that if the sale of the council's stake in HS-Orka had not taken place, there would be an absolute financial emergency in the municipality. As the Independence Party has repeatedly and long pointed out, it is foreseeable that the council's interest costs will increase significantly in the coming years. It is therefore estimated that interest costs will increase by 383 million, solely due to loans maturing in 2011 and 2012. This is equivalent to half of the 2011 cuts in salaries and wage-related expenses. Numerous opportunities for savings have been missed in recent years and it is clear that the running of the education portfolio is up to 700 million over the 2010 budget. That is unacceptable.>A recent operational review by Haraldur Haraldsson of the management of three schools in Hafnarfjörður shows that in education, as in other areas, it is possible to improve management and make efficiencies, and it is clear that much could have been done better in recent years and that the monitoring and follow-up of plans has not been as it should be.

  The Independence Party on the town council reiterates once again the importance of getting the municipality's finances under control in order to have a chance at refinancing loans in the near future. It is crucial that the plans are met, and preferably exceeded. The Independence Party also proposes that work begin without delay to explore how the town's resources and assets can be utilised for further revenue generation, and how the debt position can be eased through the sale of assets.

  Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir

  Kristinn Andersen

  Geir Jónsson

  Helga Ingólfsdóttir

  Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir

  Councillors for the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Greens submit the following motion: The town councillors of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Party welcome the recent Capacent review of Hafnarfjörður's financial position. It states that, despite the economic crash having increased the town council's debts by more than 50%, the City of Hafnarfjörður can pay off all its debts in around 20 years, provided that plans for refinancing are successful. This is fully in line with the opinion of the Oversight Board for Municipal Finances, which states, among other things, that the Board's assessment is that the City of Hafnarfjörður can meet its obligations in the future. provided that plans are followed and the projected efficiencies are realised over the long term. It would be more appropriate for the City Councillors of the Independence Party to take part in implementing the plan, which was drawn up with the full participation of the party's leader, than to refuse at every level to take an active part in that work.

  Guðmundur Rúnar Árnason

  Margrét Gauja Magnúsdóttir

  Gunnar Axel Axelsson

  Eyjólfur Sæmundsson

  Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir

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