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Whau Local
Board
11 December
2013
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1 Welcome
The chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
Member Battersby declared a conflict of interest on item 19 as
Chairman of Tag Out Trust.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Councillor’s Update
The Ward Councillor was given an opportunity to address the meeting.
8 Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation from Living Wage Aotearoa
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Resolution number WH/2013/195
MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member DQ Battersby:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Receives
the deputation from The Living Wage Movement Aotearoa NZ
b) Calls
on Auckland Council to implement a Living Wage as a minimum for all its
employees, alongside a phased introduction of a Living Wage as a minimum for
all contracted workers (as tenders are sought) for services delivered on a
regular and on-going basis to Council.
c) Supports
the statement above be considered in the consultation of the Council over the
budget.
CARRIED
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Deputy Chairperson Zhu left the meeting at 7.44 pm.
Deputy
Chairperson Zhu returned to the meeting at 7.46 pm.
9 Public Forum
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The Chairperson invited public forum submissions.
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9.1
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John Hubscher
Raised concerns over lack of cycle lanes
in New Lynn, Solar heating because of urban design and hard surfaces in New
Lynn and general improvements of the New Lynn city centre.
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9.2
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Mike Brennan
Spoke on community services workers and
using them to support voluntary work in the Whau area. Mr. Brennan also spoke
to his submission to the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage
Committee.
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Resolution number WH/2013/200
MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member D Macdonald:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Receives public forum submissions and thanks 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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15
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Suburbs New Lynn Rugby Football Club Changing Rooms
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Resolution number WH/2013/204
MOVED by Member D Macdonald,
seconded by Deputy Chairperson Zhu:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a) Approves
Option 1.
(b) Approves
the re-allocation of $60,000 in the 2013/2014 Financial Year
(c) Approves
the additional allocation of $140,000 to the project in the
2014/2015 Financial Year
(d) Approves
bringing forward the budgeted $700,000 from the 2015/2016 Financial Year to
the 2014/2015 Financial Year.
(e) Agrees
that if Suburbs New Lynn Rugby Football Club requires an additional two changing
rooms over and above the four being constructed by Auckland Council,
that the Club enter into a legal agreement with Council and the Club pays the
additional construction costs.
CARRIED
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16
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Local Event Support Fund - Round 2 2013/2014
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Resolution number WH/2013/205
MOVED
by Member DQ Battersby, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Zhu:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Agrees to fund the Round two, 2013/2014 Local Event
Support Fund applications as follows:
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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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$1,000
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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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$3,500
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Ethiopian Sport and
Culture Club
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Ethiopian Cultural
Celebration
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Blockhouse Bay Primary
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1 May 2014
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$1,000
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$1,000
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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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$4,000
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Sargam School of
Indian Music
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An Evening of Indian
Music
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Blockhouse Bay
Community Hall
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6 – 7 September 2014
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$5,000
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Defer to Round 1 of 2014/2015 Fund
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TOTAL
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$69,055
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$9,500
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CARRIED
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17
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Whau Local Board Environmental Action Report (WEAR)
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Resolution number WH/2013/206
MOVED
by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member D Macdonald:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Receives the
report.
b) Receives the Whau Environmental Action Report
c) Notes that the Whau Environmental Action Report will be used to
identify priorities when developing the 2014-17 Whau Local Board Plan and
that the information will be continually updated and reported to the Board
annually.
CARRIED
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18
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Avondale Community Action - Community Action Research Programmes
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Resolution number WH/2013/207
MOVED
by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member DQ Battersby:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Approves the release of
$20,000 from the Community Development neighbourhood
development budget for
Avondale Community Action to deliver a six-month work
programme in 2014.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Tabled background information on
Avondale Community Action.
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19
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Mural at Green Bay shopping centre: funding request from Tag Out
Trust
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Recommendations
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Considers approving a grant to the Tag Out Trust for the costs of
a mural at Green Bay shops in Godley Road.
b) Directs the transfer of any grant amount from the utility box
project fund to the local board discretionary budget to be used for the
purposes.
c) Notes that the mural will not become the property of Auckland
Council.
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Secretarial
note: Member Battersby declared a conflict of interest on this item
as Chairman of the Tag Out Trust and
did not vote on the resolutions.
Moved by member Macdonald but
lapsed due to lack of a seconder.
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Member DQ Battersby left the meeting at 9.19 pm.
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20
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Proposed central government electoral boundary changes in the Whau
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Resolution number WH/2013/209
MOVED
by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Zhu:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Receives the
Proposed central government electoral boundary changes in the Whau report.
b) Delegates to
the Chair responsibility to prepare and submit the Board’s submission and
Counter objections based on Board members input.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Member Macdonald did not vote
on this item.
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Establishment of Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Committee
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Resolution number WH/2013/210
MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer,
seconded by Member R Manukia-Schaumkel:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) Establishes
the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions
Committee to assess, consider and decide swimming pool fencing
exemption applications.
b) Appoints the following four members to the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing
Exemptions Committee:
- Duncan Macdonald
- Derek Battersby
- Simon Matafai
- Susan Zhu
CARRIED
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Draft Local Board Agreement 2014/2015
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Resolution number WH/2013/211
MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member D Macdonald:
a) Agrees the
local content for the draft Annual Plan 2014/2015 including:
i) draft Local
Board Agreement 2014/2015 (including intended level of service provision and
financial statements)
ii) introduction
to the draft Local Board Agreement (including chairs message and proposed
changes for consultation)
b) Agrees
the draft Fees and Charges Schedule 2014/2015
c) Delegates the Chair, authority to make any final minor
changes to the local board content for the draft Annual Plan
before it is released for public consultation, and to the
summary of the draft Annual Plan 2014/2015.
CARRIED
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24 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
9.30 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
