Municipal Council

General presentations

• 0708097 – Lækjargata 2, Dvergslóðin, detailed plan

  Lögð fram afgreiðsla skipulags- og byggingarráðs frá 2. febrúar sl. á samþykkt bæjarstjórnar frá 1.6. 2008. %0DEinnig lögð fram umsögn skipulags- og byggingarsviðs varðandi skipulag reitsins. %0DStarfandi bæjarlögmaður gerði jafnframt grein fyrir stöðu málsins hvað eignarhald varðar.

  The Town Council resolves, regarding the planned demolition of the property at 2 Lækjargata in Hafnarfjörður, on the basis of the applicable detailed plan and the resolution of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council of 1. June 2008 to instruct the Mayor and the Town Solicitor to enter into negotiations with the owner of the premises at Lækjargata 2, plot number 207-7601, 207-7602, 207-7608 in accordance with 3rd paragraph of Article 32 of the Planning and Building Act No. 73/1997.;

• 1001283 – Ambulance services in the capital region

  A copy of the letter from the Chief Fire Officer, dated 28 January, to the Board of the Capital Region Fire and Rescue Service regarding ambulance services was presented.

  Submitted.;

• 10021106 – Björk Gymnastics Club, operations

  A submission from the Björk Gymnastics Club, dated 31 January 2010, was presented, outlining changes to the club's operations. The club's chairman attended the meeting and presented the matter.

  The Town Council refers the matter to the Oversight Committee for the Finances of Sports and Youth Organisations for review and comment.;

• 1001222 – The leisure vehicle, enquiry

  A response was presented to the question from the Green Party's observer representative at the last council meeting on 21 January.

  Submitted.;

• 0812160 – The Straumsvík Aluminium Smelter, petition lists for expansion

  Tekið fyrir að nýju. %0DSviðsstjóri skipulags- og byggingarsviðs mætti á fundinn og gerði grein fyrir svarbréfi Alcan við fyrirspurnum Hafnarfjarðarbæjar.

  The observer for the Left-Green Party submits the following statement:

  The Mayor of Hafnarfjörður made strong statements to the media after the last town council meeting, with declarations concerning Rio Tinto in Straumsvík. Statements that were entirely premature, both because at that time a formal response had not been received from the company to the municipal authorities“ enquiries about its plans, and also because no formal position has yet been taken on the petition that was submitted in two parts with more than half a year's interval.

  Now, half a month later, a response has been received from the company which states that, as the undersigned has repeatedly pointed out, the company does not have access to the energy required for such an expansion and that many points remain unanswered. The company's CEO believes that extensive and expensive upgrades to reports and inspections would be required to assess the expansion possibilities, in addition to which the CEO points out that the company has recently begun work on major capital investment projects within its current premisesof the company's existing premises.

  The Managing Director of Rio Tinto in Straumsvík has therefore made it clear that the company is not seeking to undertake the extensive expansion that the mayor spoke so much about in the media after the last council meeting. Furthermore, the acting town solicitor's memorandum states: “In light of the above, it is the undersigned's opinion that the petition from December 2008, together with the additional signatures received in July of this year, cannot be considered a sufficient list for the purposes of section 3. s. of the procedural rules on public votes in Hafnarfjörður and should therefore be rejected on that basis.“

  Guðrún Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir (sign)

  The Mayor submits the following statement:

  „At the meeting of the town council on 22 October last. a summary was presented that the number of signatures from the town's residents regarding a referendum on a new detailed plan for the Straumsvík aluminium smelter met the conditions of the City of Hafnarfjörður's regulations on resident referendums.  No comments were made on that conclusion. At the last meeting of the town council, a memorandum was presented on the status of the planning aspect of the matter, inter alia following meetings between the town planner and Alcan officials.  A formal response from the CEO of Alcan to the planning director's enquiries is now available, and it is clear that various matters require further clarification and information, which will be sought. „

  Lúðvík Geirsson (sign.)

  ;

Grants

• 1001028 – Council Grants 2010

  Lagt fram yfirlit yfir óafgreiddar styrkbeiðnir.%0DJafnframt lögð fram ítrekun á styrkbeiðni Öldutúnsskólakórsins send í tölvupósti 1.2.2010 ásamt nýrri ferðaáætlun dags. 13.1.2010.

  The Town Council agrees to grant the Öldtún School Choir a grant of kr. 350,000, to be taken from accounting item 21-815, the Town Council's grant-making appropriation.;

• 09103195 – Equality House, grant application 2010

  Tekið fyrir að nýju.%0DLögð fram sameiginleg umsögn fjölskyldu- og fræðslusviðs og lýðræðis- og jafnréttisfulltrúa dags. 22. janúar 2010.

  The Town Council agrees with the report and cannot grant the request as it stands.;

Minutes

• 1001026 – Public Health Surveillance for the Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur Area, Minutes 2010

  The minutes of the Health Committee of the Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur area from 25 January 2010 were presented.

  Submitted.;

• 1001023 – Sorpa bs., minutes 2010

  The minutes of the meeting of Sorpa bs of 25 January 2010 were presented.

  Submitted.;

• 1001024 – Bus company, minutes 2010

  The minutes from Strætó bs of 19 and 25 January 2010 were presented.

  Submitted.;