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Waitākere
Ranges Local Board
13 February
2014
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1 Welcome
The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
Members were 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.
At its meeting on 28 November 2013, the Waitakere Ranges
Local Board resolved (resolution number WTK/2010/5) to record any possible
conflicts of interest in a register.
Register
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Board Member
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Organisation / Position
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Sandra Coney
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·
Waitemata
District Health Board – Elected Member
· Friends of Arataki
Incorporated – Trustee
· Women’s Health Action
Trust – Patron
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Neil Henderson
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· Portage Trust – Elected
Member
· Friends of Arataki
Incorporated – Trustee
· West Auckland Trust
Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director
· Weedfree Trust – Employee
· Living Cell Technologies
Animal Ethics Committee - Member
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Greg Presland
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· Portage Trust – Elected
Member
· Lopdell House Development
Trust – Trustee
· Titirangi Residents &
Ratepayers Group – Treasurer
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Steve Tollestrup
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·
Waitakere
Licensing Trust – Elected Member
· Community Waitakere – Trustee
· West Auckland Trust
Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director
· Henderson Valley
Residents Association – Committee Member
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Saffron Toms
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No
current conflicts of interest
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Denise Yates
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· Ecomatters Environment
Trust – Deputy Chair
· Keep Waitakere Beautiful
Trust – Board Member
· Huia-Cornwallis
Ratepayers & Residents Association – Co-chairperson
· Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee
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The register was
updated for member Neil Henderson, with addition of membership for Living Cell Technologies Animal Ethics Committee.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Update from Ward Councillors (continued after item 8)
Councillor Linda Cooper – Councillor Cooper provided the following
information:
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Council is considering the process of Special
Housing Area with local boards, which will fasten-up building consents and will
deliver 30,000 houses in 3 years.
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Draft Annual Plan – out for consultation until
end of Feb 2014.
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LAP for muddy creak was approved by Auckland
Development Committee today.
8 Presentations/Deputations
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8.1
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Maui's Dolphins - Will Trusewich
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Will Trusewich (Specialist Coastal, Auckland Council) made a presentation to Waitakere Ranges Local Board on the outcome
of the recent Maui’s Dolphin Threats Management Plan, and highlighted the emerging threat to the survival of Maui's
dolphins posed by the possibility in the future of oil exploration and sand
mining activities.
A copy of the
presentation has been put on file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on
the Auckland Council Website.
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Resolution number WTK/2014/2
MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Member NR Henderson:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives the presentation from Will Trusewich regarding review
of the Maui’s Dolphin Threat Management Plan and
thanks him for the presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Outcomes
of the recent Maui’s Dolphin Threats Management Plan
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8.2
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Living Wage West
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Fala Haulangi and Diana Yukich
from Living Wage West made a presentation to Waitakere
Ranges Local Board updating the board on their activities and requested the
boards support for their event “West Fest for a Living Wage” at Corban’s
estate in March.
Documents named “West Fest for a
Living Wage”, “The Living Wage: Equality and Economy” and “The Living Wage in
the World’s most liveable city” were tabled at the meeting.
Copies of the
presentation along with other documents have been put on file copy of the
minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council Website.
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Resolution number WTK/2014/3
MOVED
by Member GB Presland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
Receives the presentation from Fala Haulangi and Diana Yukich from Living Wage West
and thank them for the presentation.
b)
Reaffirms its support for the Living Wage West movement.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Presentation - Living Wage West
b West Fest for a Living Wage
c The Living Wage: Equality and
Economy
d The Living Wage in the World’s
most liveable city
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7 Update from Ward
Councillors (Continued)
Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse – Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse provided
following information:
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CCO review process is currently underway and
local boards are encouraged to be involved.
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Requested that the board advocate to Auckland
Transport for six Swanson car park spaces to be provided for Swanson Café.
9 Public Forum
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9.1
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Jennifer Conlen – Atkinson Road Safety Group
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- Spoke on the speed and safety issues on Atkinson Road, the
removal of speed cushions, and asked that Auckland Transport investigate
alternative solutions.
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9.2
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Simon David Gamble
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- Spoke on removal of speed cushions on Atkinson Road and speed
issue.
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9.3
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Gary
Marshall – Harold Moody Hall Committee
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- Spoke on park hall issues.
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9.4
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Toa Greening - Project Microcar
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- Spoke on the project Microcar, which aims to solve traffic
congestion issue in New Zealand.
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9.5
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Jo Quatermass – Huia-Cornwallis Residents and Ratepayers Association
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Thanked the council's local parks team for a
prompt response in remediating damage to the seawall in Huia Domain caused by
erosion.
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Raised concerns about the increasing risk of
coastal erosion in Huia with more frequent king tides, and asked what work
the council was doing to prepare for and minimise climate change impacts.
- Requested that Community Halls and
Marae fund (general) and Community Halls and Marae fund (capital works)
be reinstated.
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9.6
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Jo Quatermass
– Western Quilters
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- Spoke on restrictions on booking of Council owned Community
facilities.
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Resolution number WTK/2014/4
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates, seconded by Member GB
Presland:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives the public forum submissions.
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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Western Joint Funding Committee
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Resolution number WTK/2014/5
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) Agrees
to re-instate the Western Joint Funding Committee for the rest
of the 2013/2014 year to administer the legacy funds as per the
Terms of Reference as tabled at the meeting.
b) Endorses
the draft Terms of Reference for the Western Joint Funding
Committee as tabled at the meeting.
c) Appoints
Denise Yates and Sandra Coney as representatives and Greg Presland, Neil
Henderson, Saffron Toms and Steve Tollestrup as alternates to the Western
Joint Funding Committee for 2013/ 2014 with appropriate delegated authority
to bind the board on decisions relating to the legacy community
funding schemes made by the Committee.
d) Notes
that a region-wide Community Funding Policy is being developed and
will in time replace the current interim funding arrangements. Officers will
engage with the board in the coming months.
e) Requests
that officers report back to the board on “Community Halls and Marae fund
(general)” and “Community Halls and Marae fund (capital works)”.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Draft
Terms of Reference for the Western Joint Funding Committee
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13
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Submissions for approval
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Resolution number WTK/2014/6
MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member S Toms:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Gives
retrospective approval for the submissions on:
(i) the consultation draft
of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects –
Non-notified Activities) Regulations 2013.
(ii) the Trans-Tasman
Resources South Taranaki Bight Offshore Iron Sand Project Marine Consent
Application (EEZ000004).
CARRIED
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17 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.28 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
