Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board held in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chamber, Takapuna Service Centre, Level 3, 1 The Strand, Takapuna on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Deputy Chairperson

Joseph Bergin

 

 

 

Members

Dr Grant Gillon

 

 

 

 

Dianne Hale, QSO, JP

 

 

 

 

Jan O'Connor

 

 

 

 

Allison Roe, MBE

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Chairperson

Mike Cohen, QSM, JP

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillors

Chris Darby

[from 6.15pm, item8.2]

 

George Wood

 

 

 

 

 


Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

13 August 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Deputy Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed the Board members and the members of the public.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number DT/2014/184

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from the Chairperson Mike Cohen for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

5          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

6          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

7          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

8          Public Forum

 

8.1

Bayswater Community Committee

 

Members of the Bayswater Community Committee were in attendance to address the board regarding Bayswater Marina and Special Housing Areas (SHAs).

 

Resolution number DT/2014/185

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Bayswater Community Committee and thank the representatives for their attendance.

CARRIED

 


 

8.2

Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club

 

Russell Malone and Ross Kingdom representing the Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club were in attendance to address the board regarding the club’s future in Bayswater Marina and potential Special Housing Areas (SHAs).

 

Resolution number DT/2014/186

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club and thank Russell Malone and Ross Kingdom for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

8.3

Richard Kornman

 

Richard Kornman was in attendance to address the board regarding the Unitary Plan and SHAs.

 

Resolution number DT/2014/187

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Richard Kornman and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

8.4

Franco Nettis

 

Franco Nettis was in attendance to address the board regarding the Unitary Plan and Special Housing Areas.

 

Resolution number DT/2014/188

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Franco Nettis and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 


 

8.5

Ron Batty

 

Ron Batty was in attendance to address the board regarding the Unitary Plan and Special Housing Areas.

Mr Batty tabled his submission on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. A copy of the document has been placed on file copy and will be available for viewing on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number DT/2014/189

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Ron Batty and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Submission from Ron Batty to Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan

 

 

8.6

Colin Andrews

 

Colin Andrews was in attendance to address the board regarding the Unitary Plan and Special Housing Areas.

 

Resolution number DT/2014/190

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Member G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    receives the public forum presentation from Colin Andrews and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

9          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

10        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.   

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 


 

Motion

MOVED by Member G Gillon, seconded by Member JRK O'Connor:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)    consider item C1 – Tranche 4 Special Housing Areas in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area in the open part of the meeting.

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Member G Gillon

Member JRK O'Connor

Against

Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin

Member DP Hale

Member AP Roe

 

 

The division was declared lost by 2 votes to 3.

 

 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number DT/2014/191

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin

Member DP Hale

Member AP Roe

Against

Member G Gillon

Member JRK O'Connor

 

 

The division was declared carried by 3 votes to 2.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       Tranche 4 Special Housing Areas in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(c)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

In particular, the report contains information which, if released, would potentially prejudice or disadvantage commercial activities.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

6.52pm            The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

9.06pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

Tranche 4 Special Housing Areas in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area

 

Resolution number DT/2014/194

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

h)      agrees that resolutions a) to g) not be restated until such a time as confidentiality expires to be determined by the Chairperson on advice from staff.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin

Member DP Hale

Member AP Roe

Against

Member G Gillon

Member JRK O'Connor

 

The division was declared carried by 3 votes to 2.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number DT/2014/198

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

l)       agrees that resolutions i) to k) not be restated until such a time as confidentiality expires to be determined by the Chairperson on advice from staff.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number DT/2014/199

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin:  

m)        thanks the Manager Growth and Infrastructure Strategy, Housing and Principal Land Supply Specialist, Housing for their attendance.

CARRIED

  

 

 

9.07 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 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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