Waiheke Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Waiheke Local Board Office,
10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 4.15pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Paul Walden

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Shirin Brown

 

 

 

Members

Becs Ballard

 

 

 

 

John Meeuwsen

 

 

 

 

Beatle Treadwell

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Councillor Mike Lee

for absence

 

 

 

 

 

Waiheke Local Board

27 February 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The meeting opened with a karakia by Member Shirin Brown.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/43

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         Confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 13 February 2014, 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.

 

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.


 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Waiheke Walking Festival - Ian Burrows

 

Ian Burrows and Denise Whitefield were in attendance to present to the Waiheke Local Board regarding Waiheke Walking Festival and gave a presentation in support of their item. 

Copy of the presentation has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/44

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         Thanks Ian Burrows and Denise Whitefield, for their attendance and presentation on the Waiheke Walking Festival.

b)         Refers this item to the SLIPs officer to report back to the Board at its next meeting on funding opportunities of up to $10,000 opex for the Waiheke Walking Festival.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation on Waiheke Walking Festival

 

 

9.2

Hana Blackmore - Auckland Transport Roadside Weed Management

 

Hana Blackmore was in attendance to present to the Waiheke Local Board regarding Auckland Transport Roadside Weed Management and tabled information in support of her item. 

Copy of the tabled documents has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/45

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)            Thanks Hana Blackmore for her attendance and presentation on Auckland Transport roadside weed management.

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Hana Blackmore for the Weed Management Advisory

 

 

9.3

Ross Gillespie - parking at Palm Beach and signage

 

Ross Gillespie was in attendance to present to the Waiheke Local Board regarding Parking at Palm Beach and signage and tabled information in support of his item. 

Copy of the tabled documents has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/46

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Ross Gillespie, for his attendance and presentation on parking at Palm Beach and Onetangi Beach, and signage.

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Map showing parking on Palm Road

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

12

Councillor's Update

 

Secretarial note: Councillor Mike Lee was not in attendance at this meeting.

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Report - February 2014

 

Ivan Trethowen, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager was in attendance and tabled documents in support of this item. 

Copy of the tabled documents has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/47

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the report.

b)      Supports commencement of consultation on the revised proposal outlined by Auckland Transport for parking at Sandy Bay.

c)      Supports the concept of car sharing in principle for a trial period, seeks clarification on details of the car sharing organisation, and requests Auckland Transport to explore other locations for the car share parks.

d)      Supports commencement of consultation on the proposal outlined by Auckland Transport for parking restrictions at Palm Beach.

 

e)      Notes that the “Cycling’s the Go” campaign has been launched and requests that Auckland Transport consider Waiheke Island for inclusion in future initiatives or events such as the “Cycling’s the Go” campaign.

g)      Requests Auckland Transport to report back on the roll-out of HOP on Waiheke Island.

h)      Notes Auckland Transport have advised that due to a misinterpretation of the weed management specifications, glyphosate was used with the organic interceptor on the roadside reserve on Waiheke over a short period this year, and that spray margins exceeded the contract specifications of 100mm/150mm.

i)       Notes that Auckland Transport has now received written assurance that only approved organic herbicides will be used within the roadside reserve.

j)       Requests additional written assurance that glyphosate and other chemical sprays will not be used (or added to organic herbicides) on any Waiheke roadsides.

k)      Requests that Auckland Transport instructs the contractor to not spray unnecessarily, in fact deleteriously, wide banks of vegetation and to resume weed-eating around seats rather than spraying long rank grass.

l)       Requests Auckland Transport provide the Board with a copy of the contract specifications for vegetation management on Waiheke, and ensure operators are trained and monitored to ensure there is no departure from legacy levels of service for roadside weed management.

m)     Thanks Ivan Trethowen, Auckland Transport Elected Member Liaison, for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Memo to Waiheke Local Board and Vegetation Control document

 

 

14

Rangihoua Wetland Restoration - Baseline Monitoring Results

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/48

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the Rangihoua Wetland Restoration – Baseline Monitoring Results report.

b)      Requests that the Land and Water Quality team and the Resource and Monitoring team undertake water quality monitoring within the Rangihoua tributaries to include:

·          a catchment based approach;

·          upstream flow rates and water quality;

·          identification of source contaminants;

·          other issues impacting on the condition of the wetland system.

and report results back to the board within five months.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Lapsing of Auckland City Council Hazardous Substances Bylaw

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/49

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Recommends to the Regulatory and Bylaw Committee that the Auckland City Council Hazardous Substances Bylaw 2008 not be confirmed, amended or revoked so that on 31 October 2015 the bylaw is revoked by section 63 of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010. 

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Local Board Funding Policy - Resolutions from the Manurewa Local Board

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/50

MOVED by Member JP Meeuwsen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SD Brown:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receive the 13 February 2014 Manurewa Local Board resolutions regarding the Local Board Funding Policy.

b)      Supports the resolution of the Manurewa Local Board, and requests that the Waiheke Local Board resolution of support be forwarded to the Funding Policy political working party.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Inwards Correspondence

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/51

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the inwards correspondence of the Waiheke Local Board.

b)      thanks Meriel Watts for bringing the roadside weed spraying issue to the Board’s attention, and notes Auckland Transport’s response to this issue under item 13.

c)      requests, in relation to the correspondence received from Flynn Washington, that the questions raised be referred to officers for a response back to the Board’s Parks Portfolio holder and Ms Washington.

CARRIED

 

 

18

List of resource consents

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/52

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the list of resource consents lodged during January 2014.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Waiheke Local Board workshop record of proceedings

 

Resolution number WHK/2014/53

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board

a)      Receives the record of proceedings of the Waiheke Local Board workshop held on 14 February 2014.

 

CARRIED

  

 

20        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

5.20 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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