Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee held in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Friday, 6 June 2014 at 12.33pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Denise Yates, JP

 

 

 

Member

Neil Henderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Member

Greg Presland

For absence

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee

06 June 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting

 

2          Apologies

 

An apology from Member Greg Presland for absence was noted.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

  • That the minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 11 February 2014, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

 

Secretarial Note:         The minutes for meeting held on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 will be confirmed at the next Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee meeting.

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Submissions from applicants

 

There were no submissions from applicants.

 

 

Adjournment of Meeting

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/7

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)         agree to adjourn the meeting for site visits

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:         Committee members decided to visit the following sites:

                                    Nubra Trustee Company Ltd, 757B West Coast Road, Oratia

                                    HDM and RH Lawry, 922 West Coast Road, Oratia

                                    CH Shaw, 288 Forrest Hill Road, Oratia

                                    Jim and Anne Leyland, 9 Mudgeways Road, Massey

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 12.42 pm

 

 

The meeting reconvened at 3.01 pm

 

 

7

Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption - Special Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/8

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)      Receives the applications by:

i)       Nubra Trustee Company Ltd, 757B West Coast Rd, Oratia (attachment A)

ii)      HDM and RH Lawry, 922 West Coast Rd, Oratia (attachment B)

iii)     CH Shaw, 288 Forrest Hill Rd, Oratia (attachment C)

iv)     Grant and Debbie Gilmore, 6 Awhiorangi Promenade, Swanson (attachment D)

v)      Peter Munro, 17 Puketaha Rd, Swanson (attachment E)

vi)     Jim and Anne Leyland, 9 Mudgeways Rd, Massey (attachment F)

vii)    JJ Boulton, 31 Roick Parade, Glen Eden (attachment G)

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/9

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

b)        Grants the application from Nubra Trustee Company Ltd, 757B West Coast Road, Oratia for special exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, subject to the condition that the trellis beside the spa pool is covered with shade cloth and that on-going compliance with NZS8500-2006 is maintained at all times.

 

The committee noted at the time of inspection that there has previously been a fence to prevent people from falling from the deck next to the spa pool.  Committee recommends that the fence be reinstated.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/10

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

c)      Declines the application from HDM and RH Lawry, 922 West Coast Road, Oratia          for special exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools          Act 1987, because it is the Committees opinion that in granting the exemption          the danger to young children is significantly increased.

 

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/11

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

d)      Declines the application from CH Shaw, 288 Forrest Hill Road, Oratia for special          exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987,

because it is the Committees opinion that in granting the exemption the danger to young children is significantly increased.

        

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/12

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

e)      Grants the application from Grant and Debbie Gilmore, 6 Awhiorangi Promenade, Swanson for special exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, subject to the condition that ongoing compliance with NZS8500-2006 is maintained at all times.

 

f)       Grants the application from Peter Munro, 17 Puketaha Road, Swanson for special exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, subject to the condition that ongoing compliance with NZS8500-2006 is maintained at all times.

 

h)      Grants the application from Jason Boulton, 31 Roick Parade, Glen Eden for special exemption from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, subject to the condition that ongoing compliance with NZS8500-2006 is maintained at all times.

 

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WTKSP/2014/13

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

g)      Deferred the following application to the next meeting of the committee:

·                decision on application from J & A Leyland, 9 Mudgeways Road, Massey to  allow Council Officers to provide further information around previous assessments of compliance.

 

CARRIED

 

 

  There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

3.22 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 Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee HELD ON

 

 

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