Environmental and Executive Council

General presentations

• 1811416 – Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður, application for a development permit for the dualling of the road

  Representatives of the Road Administration and Efla will attend the meeting and present the project.

  Presented for information.

• 18129642 – Hafnarfjörður line HF1, application for a works permit to renew the HF1 high-voltage cable at Reykjanesbraut

  Representatives from Efla will attend the meeting and present the project.

  Presented for information.

• 1901119 – Relocation of pipelines at Reykjanesbraut, implementation permit

  Representatives of VSB attend the meeting and present the implementation.

  Presented for information.

• 1605488 – Resolution against human trafficking

  To reconsider the question to the administration which was submitted at the meeting of the Environment and Executive Committee on 10 October;
  „The Environment and Operations Committee requests information on how the administration has acted in accordance with the municipal council's resolution of 25 May 2016, which calls for special attention to be paid to the risk of human trafficking. A response from the administration was received on 22 October 2018.

  At its meeting on 10 October 2018, the Environment and Operations Committee requested information on how the administration has acted in accordance with the municipal council's resolution of 25 May 2016, which calls for special attention to be paid to the risk of human trafficking.“

  The Hafnarfjörður Town Council adopted the following resolution on 25 May 2016:

  1. 1605488 – Resolution against human trafficking
  The Hafnarfjörður Town Council agrees that the municipality will pay special attention to the threat of human trafficking. All procedures within the council will be reviewed with the aim of protecting those who are vulnerable to human trafficking. All procurement processes and tender specifications will be reviewed with this in mind. Furthermore, the City of Hafnarfjörður will ensure that staff and municipal inspectors receive training on how to identify human trafficking.

  According to a response from the Director of the Administration Department, the following text has been included in all tenders and contracts issued by the municipality where applicable:

  „The bidder will ensure that all employees involved in the work, whether as employees of the bidder or subcontractors, receive wages and working conditions in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreements at all times, and that their working conditions comply with legislation on occupational health and safety. At any time during the contract period, the bidder shall be able to demonstrate to the client that all rights and obligations in respect of these employees have been fulfilled. The bidder agrees that if it fails to provide documentation or demonstrate to the Contract Supervisor that its contractual obligations are being met within 5 days of a request to do so by the Employer, the Employer may terminate the Contract without further notice or decide to apply daily penalties amounting to 0,1% of the contract sum for each day that the requested information is missing. The application of these remedies shall not affect the validity of the contractor's insurance bond.“

  The Environment and Operations Committee welcomes the responses received and emphasises that work will continue to ensure the rights of workers and to prevent potential abuse of the labour force.

• 18129640 – Ásvallalaug, maintenance

  To be discussed.

  Project managers Sigurður Sverrir Gunnarsson and Stefán Eiríkur Stefánsson attended the meeting to deal with agenda item 5.

  The Environment and Operations Committee requests a report from the Education and Leisure Services on the timing of the forthcoming refurbishment of the swimming pool floor at Ásvallalaug, which is expected to take at least four months, in order to minimise disruption to school and sports activities.

• 1702008 – Security and surveillance cameras in the municipality of Hafnarfjörður

  To be taken up again.

  The Environment and Operations Committee approves the installation of CCTV in consultation with relevant professionals and subject to budgetary provisions.

• 1806309 – The Hammer, tree thinning

  Preparatory work for the thinning of the pine trees on the Cliff has been completed. A memo from the head gardener regarding the next steps has been submitted.

  Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir, the head gardener, attended a meeting to discuss item 7 of the agenda.

  A memo from the Head Gardener was presented. The matter was deferred between meetings.

• 0811164 – Óbrinnishólar, mining

  Mining in Óbrinnishólar discussed.

  Berglind Guðmundsdóttir, architect, attended the meeting for the processing of agenda item 8.

  The Environment and Operations Committee has no objection to the continued processing and to work being carried out in accordance with the approved finishing plan.

• 1811133 – Geographical information data for municipalities

  A request was received on 7 November 2019 from the National Land Registry of Iceland, requesting the municipality's geographical data. 5,048 land parcels are registered in the land registry within the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, of which 1,009 are delineated in the land parcel register of the National Land Survey of Iceland, which is approximately 20% of all land parcels. It is the hope of the National Land Registry that by receiving data from the municipality, this proportion will increase significantly.

  The Environment and Operations Committee instructs the Environment and Planning Service to respond to the matter.

Minutes

• 1801243 – Strætó bs, minutes 2018

  Minutes of the 297th meeting were presented.

• 1901142 – Sorpa bs, minutes 2019

  Minutes of the 402nd meeting were presented.