Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board held in the Council Chamber, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 4.30pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Julia Parfitt, JP

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Greg Sayers

 

 

 

Members

David Cooper

 

 

 

 

Janet Fitzgerald, JP

 

 

 

 

Gaye Harding (from 4.40pm)

Item 14

 

 

 

Gary Holmes

 

 

 

 

Lovisa Rasmussen

 

 

 

 

Lisa Whyte (from 4.37pm)

Item 14

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Members

Gary Holmes for lateness

 

 

 

Lisa Whyte for lateness

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

John Watson (from 5.45pm)

 

 

 

 


Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

19 February 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson welcomed those in attendance.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number HB/2014/1

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)         accept the apologies from members Holmes and Whyte for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HB/2014/2

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 18 December 2013, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

15

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Quarterly Report for the period ending December 2013

 

Jane Koch, Business Performance Advisor and Angela Levet, Team Leader Projects North were in attendance.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/3

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member GA Harding:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)         receive the Quarterly Report for the period ending December 2013.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Member Lisa Whyte present at 4.37pm

 

 

Member Gary Holmes present at 4.40pm

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Update to Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, February 2014

 

Ellen Barrett, Elected Member Relationship Manager was in attendance.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/4

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member GA Harding:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      approve the allocation of $33,000 (in addition to the $23,000 already allocated in July 2013 HB/2013/91) from its Local Board Transport Capital Fund so that construction of the connection between Grand Drive and Maygrove Retirement Village on Tauranga Place, Orewa, via the local reserve access way adjacent to 87 Tauranga Place (Project 101), may proceed.

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Taiorahi Flood Mitigation Options - Lyons Avenue Culvert Upgrade

 

Theresa Pearce, Relationship Advisor was in attendance.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/5

MOVED by Member DR Cooper, seconded by Member GR Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)            endorse proposed Option 21 as follows:

Minor site specific works – Carry out minor overland flow path re-shaping at 67a and 81 Saddleback Rise to reduce the risk of flooding. Improve the existing Lyons Avenue culvert inlet to reduce losses at the inlet and decrease the upstream flood level by approx. 190mm for the 50 year ARI event.  Modify the Penguin Drive dam to provide maximum storage.  Complete the identified minor erosion works in the stream.  Continue the current operational cleaning regime within the stream.  Cost: $200k.

b)         request the erosion that is occurring to the banks of the stream bed in the vicinity of 10 Seaton Road, Murrays Bay be addressed.

c)         request that further work be done to investigate how the Beach Road overflows can be diverted from discharging to the watercourse downstream of Lyons Avenue and this be reported back to the local board detailing the options available to mitigate/reduce the overflow.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

13

Allocation of 2013/2014 Environmental Management Programmes Budget

 

Theresa Pearce, Relationship Advisor was in attendance.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/6

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      agree to allocate $13,000.00 to an industry pollution prevention programme in the Silverdale business area from the 2013/2014 Hibiscus and Bays Local Board budget.

b)      request that any significant changes identified during project delivery be brought to the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board for approval.

c)      request that letters of appreciation be sent to the firms who have worked closely with the local board on the Weiti restoration project and also to Fiona McLaughlin (formerly of Conservation Volunteers) who has supervised this project.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

16

Making Good Decisions Course - Local Board Member Attendance

 

Resolution number HB/2014/7

MOVED by Member GA Harding, seconded by Member GR Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      approve member Janet Fitzgerald’s attendance at the Making Good Decisions – Foundation Course 2014 for Resource Management decision makers run by Opus Environmental Training Centre in Auckland on 7 and 8 May 2014, at a cost of $1906.09 + GST.

b)      approve members David Cooper, Julia Parfitt and Lisa Whyte’s attendance at the Making Good Decisions – Panel Recertification 2014 on either 13 March or 21 May 2014 at a cost of $1,113.91 + GST each.

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Urgent Decision: Mairangi Arts Centre Refurbishment Project

 

Resolution number HB/2014/8

MOVED by Member LM Whyte, seconded by Member GR Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      note the decision made under urgency to approve the extra allocation of funding of $10,000 from the art facilities budget to the Mairangi Arts Centre Refurbishment project.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

18

Urgent Decision: Weiti River Catchment Action Plan

 

Resolution number HB/2014/9

MOVED by Member J Fitzgerald, seconded by Member GA Harding:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      note the decision made under urgency to approve the revised allocation of funding of $36,878 from the Environmental Management Programme budget:

i.        Weiti River Festival event costs and coordination - $22,500

ii.       an industry pollution prevention programme - $4,000

iii.      to initiate landscape design process for the reserve at the bend in the river adjacent to Pak-n-Save - $10,377.83

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

20

Local Board Members Reports

 

Local Board Member Whyte gave an update on:

·                     the Economic Development Committee meeting.

·                     the Strategy and Finance Committee Meeting on 20 February 2014 , where the local board funding policy is to be discussed. 

·                     the sports summit that was held last week at North Harbour Sport.

 

Local Board Member Harding gave an update on the meeting she had attended with the Senior Local Board Advisor and the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre Development Project Manager.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/10

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member GR Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      receive the information.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

22

Feedback on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 3)

 

Resolution number HB/2014/11

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member J Fitzgerald:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      note the decision made under urgency to approve the feedback on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 3).

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

23

Feedback on the Proposed Unitary Plan

 

Resolution number HB/2014/12

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member LM Whyte:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      note the decision made under urgency to approve the feedback on the Proposed Unitary Plan.

 

CARRIED

 

  

 

21        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

8          Deputations

 

 

8.1

Lorraine Sampson - Silverdale Commercial Ratepayers Inc.

 

Lorraine Sampson and Graham Johnston from the Silverdale Commercial Ratepayers Inc were in attendance.

 

Copies of tabled documentation have been placed on file and will be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/13

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      thank Mrs Sampson and Mr Johnston for their presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation by Silverdale Commercial Ratepayers Inc

 

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

 

9.1

Liquor Ban Signs - Western Reserve

 

Mr Noel Gallop was in attendance to discuss the unruly behaviour of youths in the walkway and reserve area behind the Auckland Council building in Orewa.

 

Copies of tabled documentation have been placed on file and will be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/14

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      thank Mr Gallop for his presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation from Mr Gallop

 

 

9.2

Sherwood Reserve

 

Mrs Cheel was in attendance to discuss planting in Sherwood Reserve.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/15

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AG Sayers:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

 

a)         thank Mrs Cheel for her presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

 

9.3

Northcross Bush

 

Mrs Cheel was in attendance to discuss the sale of surplus land adjacent to Northcross Intermediate and Sherwood Primary School.

 

Copies of tabled documentation have been placed on file and will be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/16

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member LM Whyte:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

 

a)         thank Mrs Cheel for her presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation from Mrs Cheel

 

 

9.4

Northcross Bush

 

Mr Alan Emmerson, North Shore NZ Forest and Bird, was in attendance to discuss the sale of surplus land adjacent to Northcross Intermediate and Sherwood Reserve.

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/17

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member LM Whyte:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

 

a)         thank Mr Emmerson for his presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

 

19

Ward Councillors Update

 

Councillor Watson reported back on

 

·                     The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 3)

·                     Council Controlled Organisations review

 

 

Resolution number HB/2014/18

MOVED by Chairperson JG Parfitt, seconded by Member GR Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      thank Councillor Watson for his update to the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board on the activities of the Governing Body.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

8.10 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 Hibiscus and Bays Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................