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Waitakere
Ranges Local Board
28 November
2013
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1 Welcome
The
Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
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12
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Restating the
Declaration by Local Board Members Pursuant to Schedule 7, Clause 14, of the
Local Government Act 2002
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DOCUMENT:
CP2013/26411
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Secretarial note: Declarations made
by Greg Presland at the inaugural ceremony
differed slightly from the set LGA wording. The declarations
unintentionally omitted the phrase “I declare” – instead
the declarations only used the phrase “I swear on the Holy
Bible”. Member Greg Presland restated his declaration at
this meeting.
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3 Declaration of Interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from
decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any
private or other external interest they might have.
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3.1
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Register of Interests
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Resolution number WTK/2013/227
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member GB Presland:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local board:
a) Agrees to record any possible conflicts of interest in a register
to be noted on future agendas of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Member Greg
Presland declared an additional interest as Trustee
of Combined Youth Services Trust.
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Board Member
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Organisation – Position
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Sandra Coney, QSO
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· Waitemata
District Health Board – Elected Member
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Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee
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Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron
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Neil Henderson
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Portage Trust – Elected Member
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Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee
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West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board –
Trustee/Director
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Weedfree Trust – Employee
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Greg Presland
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Portage Trust – Elected Member
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Lopdell House Development Trust –
Trustee
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Combined Youth Services Trust –
Trustee
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Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Treasurer
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Steve Tollestrup
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· Waitakere
Licensing Trust – Elected Member
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Community Waitakere – Trustee
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West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board –
Trustee/Director
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Henderson Valley Residents Association – Committee Member
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Denise Yates, JP
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Ecomatters Environment Trust – Deputy Chair
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Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust –
Board Member
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Huia-Cornwallis Ratepayers & Residents Association –
Co-chairperson
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Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee
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4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no petitions.
8 Deputations
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Secretarial
note: Councillor Hulse and Councillor
Cooper were given opportunities to
address the meeting.
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8.1
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Deputation - Creating a
food forest in Lucinda Orchard, 6 (a) and (b) Lucinda Place
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Resolution number WTK/2013/229
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives and
thanks Tony Phillips for the deputation from Project Twin Streams Glen Eden
and Glen Eden Transition Town.
CARRIED
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9 Public Forum
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9.1
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Glen Eden Tennis Club - Raema Inglis and Anne Nightingale
Addressed the board on the impact of Watercare’s proposal for a
wastewater tank at Harold Moody Park, in particular the loss of car parking
during construction.
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9.2
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Glenora Rugby League Club - Wendy Pafalani
Addressed the board on the impact of Watercare’s proposal for a
wastewater tank at Harold Moody Park, and asked that other options be
considered such as vacant land at 40 Glendale Road.
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9.3
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Glenora Softball Club - Carissa
Kaina
Addressed the board on the impact of Watercare’s proposal for a
wastewater tank at Harold Moody Park which would be directly adjacent to the
softball diamond used by their kids.
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9.4
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Harold Moody Park Hall Committee - Gary Marshall
Addressed the board on the impact of Watercare’s proposal for a
wastewater tank at Harold Moody Park, in particular a large senior citizens
group who meet every Monday.
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9.5
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Atkinson Road Resident - Brigitte Harre
Requested immediate removal or remediation of speed cushions to
stop further vibration and building damage.
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9.6
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Henderson Valley R&R - David Spriggs & Ross Wiseman
A resident's petition was tabled regarding a pedestrian walkway
adjacent to Mountain Road.
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9.7
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Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers - Mels Barton
Several issues were raised including more kauri dieback hygiene
stations and public education for improved use, lagoon water quality, and
continued Auckland Transport consultation with R&R groups including a
heritage area approach to tree trimming, road safety and weeds on berms.
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Resolution number WTK/2013/231
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR
Tollestrup:
That the Waitakere
Ranges Local Board:
a)
Receives public forum submissions and thanks public forum
presenters.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Auckland
Transport Update Report – Waitakere Ranges Local Board
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Resolution number WTK/2013/232
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney,
seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That
the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a)
Receives the Auckland Transport Report.
b)
Notes that with regard to workshops undertaken
with Auckland Transport, the Board advised that: in the case of the Piha Road
Speed Limit and Guard Rail Consultation, it had concerns about the
proliferation of inappropriate infrastructure in the road corridor in the
Heritage Area and believed that the speed limit on Piha Road should be 50 kph
from the Karekare turnoff towards Piha at all times; it had concerns about
vegetation removal and believed that guidelines about this should be
incorporated into the Design Guidelines being developed by Auckland Transport
for the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area; it had no concerns regarding the
Titirangi Road Zebra Crossing.
CARRIED
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Infrastructure and
Environmental Services Update Report
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Resolution number WTK/2013/234
MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives
the Infrastructure and Environmental Services update report.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Requests information about EIF applications from the area and also
the septic tank contract.
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Local Event Support Fund
- Round 2 2013/2014
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Resolution number WTK/2013/235
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member GB Presland:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Agrees to fund the round two, 2013/2014 Local Event Support
Fund applications as follows utilising the unallocated funding in their local
event and local event support funds:
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Applicant
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Event
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Venue
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Date
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Amount
Requested
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Amount
Recommended
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Nix Crew Trust Inc
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EID Ethnic Food
Festival
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Trusts Stadium Arena
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17 August 2014
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$35,000
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$0
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Condor Rugby Football Club
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BNZ Condor 7’s
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Kelston Boys High School
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30 November 2013
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$15,000
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$500
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Thundercat Racing
Association of New Zealand
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Thundercat Race
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Piha
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February 2014
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$7,988
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0
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NZ Filipino STO Nino
Devotees Trust
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Sinulog Festival
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North Shore Events
Centre
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19 January 2014
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$20,000
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$500
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The Peace Poppy
Project
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Peace Poppy Project
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Various
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25 – 28 April 2014
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$13,055
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$3,500
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Grace Stark Brown
Picnic Trust
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Stark Brown Picnic
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Oratia District School
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18 February 2014
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$1,700
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$750
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Bethells Beach
Community
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Bethells Beach
Community Day
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Bethells Beach
Reserve
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26 January 2014
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$3,986
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$2,000
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Waitakere Orchestra
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English Strings
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Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre
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8 March 2014
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$14,780
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$1,000
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McCahon House Trust
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Calling a Circle He
Karanga Pae
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Lopdell House New
Gallery
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1 – 3 August 2014
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$4,250
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$1,500
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TOTAL
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$115,759
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$9,750.00
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CARRIED
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Adoption of meeting
schedule for 2013/2016 Electoral Term
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Resolution number WTK/2013/236
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Adopts its meeting schedule for the 2013/2016 electoral
term with the deletion of the following dates:
- 30 January 2014
- 24 April 2014
- 29 January 2015
- 28 January 2016
b) Notes that dates and times for hearings and
deliberations for local board agreements and local board plans are yet to be
finalised.
CARRIED
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Local board members
portfolio allocation and urban design champion
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Resolution number WTK/2013/237
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Appoints the
following lead and alternate members to portfolio roles:
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Portfolio
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Lead
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Alternate
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Parks
(particularly
responsible for the West Coast)
Historic Heritage/Character
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Sandra Coney, QSO
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Neil
Henderson
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Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area
Parks – Glen Eden
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Neil Henderson
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Sandra Coney, QSO
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Transport
Regulatory/Planning
Parks – Titirangi & Green Bay area
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Greg Presland
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Sandra Coney, QSO
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Community & Economic
Development/Placemaking
Parks – Swanson & Henderson Valley area
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Steve Tollestrup
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Sandra
Coney, QSO
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Environment/Biodiversity
Youth
Parks – Waitakere & Bethells area
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Saffron Toms
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Sandra
Coney, QSO
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Arts & Culture
Community Facilities
Events
Parks – Manukau Harbour
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Denise Yates,
JP
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Sandra Coney, QSO
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b) Appoints Greg
Presland as lead and Sandra Coney as alternate to provide input into
notification decisions for resource consent applications that trigger local
board input
c) Appoints Steve Tollestrup as lead and Saffron Toms as urban design champions.
CARRIED
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Appointment of Board
Members to Outside Organisations and Community Networks
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Resolution number WTK/2013/238
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Appoints
the following lead representatives and alternates to the identified
organisations:
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BOARD
MEMBER
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ORGANISATIONS
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Sandra
Coney
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Friends
of Arataki (lead)
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Neil
Henderson
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Friends of Arataki (alternate)
Ark in the Park (alternate)
Greater Glen Eden (alternate)
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Greg
Presland
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Glen
Eden Business Improvement District (lead)
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Steve
Tollestrup
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Greater
Glen Eden (lead)
Glen
Eden Business Improvement District (alternate)
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Saffron
Toms
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Ark in the Park (lead)
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CARRIED
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Urgent Decision Process
for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board
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Resolution number WTK/2013/239
MOVED by Member GB Presland,
seconded by Member S Toms:
That the
Waitakere Ranges Local Board
a) Adopts the urgent decision process for
matters that require a decision where it is not
practical to call the full board together and meet the requirement of a
quorum.
b) Delegates authority to the Chair and Deputy
Chair or any person acting in these roles to make an urgent decision on
behalf of the local board.
c) Requests that all urgent decisions be
reported to the next ordinary meeting of the local board.
CARRIED
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Establishment of
Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Committee
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Resolution number WTK/2013/240
MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Establishes
the Waitakere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool
Fencing Exemptions Committee to assess and consider swimming pool fencing
exemption applications.
b) Appoints Neil Henderson, Greg Presland, Denise Yates as members of
the Waitakere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee and Sandra Coney as an
alternate.
CARRIED
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Manukau Harbour Forum
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Resolution number WTK/2013/241
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Agrees to
re-instate the Manukau Harbour Forum joint committee with the Franklin,
Mangere-Otahuhu, Manurewa, Maungakiekie-Tamaki, Otara-Papatoetoe, Papakura,
Puketapapa, and Whau Local Boards for the 2013/16 electoral term.
b) Nominates Saffron Toms as lead local board representative,
and Neil Henderson as an alternate local board representative, to the Manukau
Harbour Forum to bring the local board view on any decisions made by the
Manukau Harbour Forum within its Terms of Reference.
CARRIED
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For Information:
Governing Body Report - Submission to the New Zealand Block Offer 2014 -
Proposal for Petroleum Exploration Permit Round
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Resolution number WTK/2013/242
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the
Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Notes
the report from the Governing Body:
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No.
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Report
Title
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Governing Body Committee or Forum
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Meeting
Date
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Item no.
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1.
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Submission to the New Zealand Block
Offer 2014 - Proposal for Petroleum Exploration Permit Round
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Governing Body
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14 November 2013
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b)
Requests that a system be instituted
to ensure that Local Boards are informed of items on the agendas of
committees of the Governing Body in which they will have an interest specific
to their Local Board area.
c)
Endorses the tabled letter from the
Waitakere Ranges Local Board Chair, Sandra Coney, to Simon Bridges, Minister
of Energy and Resources, expressing the Board’s opposition to the proposal to
offer areas adjoining the Local Board area for petroleum exploration permits
in 2014.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Copy of the tabled letter can be found on the Auckland Council
website
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24 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There
was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.39 pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Waitakere Ranges Local Board HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
