Chairperson IM
Fordham will welcome everyone in attendance. Member JC Cleave will lead a
karakia.
2 Apologies
At the close of
the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 Declaration of Interest
Members are
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.
4 Leave of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
5 Acknowledgements
At the close of
the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.
6 Petitions
At the close of
the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
7 Deputations
Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying
for deputations are required to give seven working days’ notice of subject
matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Board.
This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the
published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as
resolved by the meeting.
At the close of the agenda no requests to speak had been received.
At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been
received.
8 Public Forum
A period of time (approximately
30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on
matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is
allowed, following which there may be questions from members.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.
9 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“An item that is
not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time
when it is open to the public,-
(i) The
reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be
delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“Where an item
is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general
business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the
meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be
discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in
respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the
local authority for further discussion.”
10 Notices of Motion
At the close of
the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.
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Local Board
Plan Hearings - Great Barrier Local Board
28 August 2014
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Summary of
submissions to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014
File No.: CP2014/18817
Purpose
1. This report
provides high-level analysis of key themes contained in submissions to the
Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014.
Executive
summary
2. The Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland
Council) Act 2009 require Council to use the special consultative procedure in
adopting the Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring
any person submitting on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 is
given reasonable opportunity to be heard.
3. 77 submissions were received to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local
Board Plan 2014. Of these, 30 were submissions received to all draft local
board plans, 12 of which were proforma submissions relating to Smoke Free
issues.
4. No submitters from the Great Barrier Local Board area submitted on
other boards, and 36 submitters from outside the Great Barrier Local Board area
submitted on the draft plan.
5. 24 submitters requested the opportunity to speak in support of their
submission at a public hearing.
6. The Great Barrier Local Board asked submitters for feedback on four
questions.
7. Question one asked submitters whether they agree that “improving our
environment is the best way to improve our lives as it will attract visitors”.
Of the 34 responses, 33 agreed with the statement.
8. Question two asked submitters to rank three outcomes in order of
importance. The outcome Infrastructure that fits with our environment
received the highest ranking, closely followed by The environment is at its
best here.
9. Question three asked submitters whether they believed there was
anything missing from the plan. 30 comments were received which will be
detailed further for the board’s deliberations meeting.
10. Question four asked submitters whether they had any other comments
on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan. 148 comments were received
which will be detailed further for the board’s deliberations meeting.
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Recommendation/s
That the Local Board Plan
Hearings - Great Barrier Local Board:
a) receive
submissions on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014.
b) hear the
relevant submissions on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014.
c) thank
submitters for their verbal presentations on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier
Local Board Plan 2014.
d) consider any
potential amendments to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014.
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Comments
Context
11. The Local
Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 require
Council to use the special consultative procedure in adopting the Aotea Great
Barrier Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any person submitting on
the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 is given reasonable
opportunity to be heard.
12. This report
provides statistics on submissions received to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier
Local Board Plan 2014 and a brief high-level analysis of key themes and topics.
13. More detailed
analysis of submissions will be provided to the local board deliberations meeting
on 28 August 2014.
14. The consultation
period for the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 was held from 7
July 2014 to 5pm 6 August 2014.
Submissions
15. Council received
and processed 77 submissions to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan
2014 with 24 submitters requesting to be heard.
16. Copies of
submissions to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 are provided
in attachment A of this report.
Overview of
feedback from submissions to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan
2014
17. The Great Barrier
Local Board asked submitters for feedback on four questions.
18. Question one
asked submitters whether they agree that “improving our environment is the best
way to improve our lives as it will attract visitors”. Of the 34 responses, 33
agreed with the statement.
19. Question two
asked submitters to prioritise and rank the plan’s three outcomes between 1
(most important) and 3 (least important).
20. Table 1 below
shows the results. Overall ranking was determined allocating 3 points to first
preference, 2 points to second preference and 1 point to third weighted total
for overall preference).
Table 1 – Aotea Great Barrier preferred
outcomes
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Proposed
outcomes
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Most Least
preferred preferred preferred
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Total
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Rank
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1
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2
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3
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We have more residents and visitors
but we won’t lose our way of life
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3
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12
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17
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50
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3
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The environment is at its best here
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19
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6
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9
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78
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2
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Infrastructure that fits with our
environment
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14
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15
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7
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79
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1
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21. The results in
the table above indicate that the overall preference was for the third outcome
“Infrastructure that fits with our environment” although outcome two with a total of 78 was only just ranked
second.
22. Question three
asked submitters what ideas they would prefer to be sacrificed or put on hold
if all of the ideas cannot be afforded. The table below lists the ideas that
submitters would be prepared to sacrifice or put on hold.
23. Table 2 –
Preferred ideas to be sacrificed or put on hold
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Ideas to be sacrificed
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Responses
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Build and open the abattoir
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1
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Fund independently-led community engagement
on the island's future ecology
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1
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Island specific road maintenance
programme
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2
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Investigate ways to increase the use
of Okiwi airport
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1
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Work with telco providers to identify
what is needed to extend coverage to new areas
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1
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Ideas to be put on hold
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Responses
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Business support and economic
development fund
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1
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Establish cemeteries in the Okiwi and
Claris areas
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1
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Island specific road maintenance
programme
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1
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Add at least one new roadside
viewshaft per year
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1
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Additional user pays spaces at the
Claris long term car park
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1
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24. Question four
asked submitters if they had any other comments on the Draft Aotea Great
Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 and whether there was anything missing. Table 3
shows the number of comments and more details on these will be provided at the
deliberations meeting.
Table 3 – Numbers of other comments by
outcome
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Outcome
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Responses
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We have more residents and visitors
but we won’t lose our way of life
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1
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The environment
is at its best here
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8
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Infrastructure that fits with our environment
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6
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Next steps
25. Decisions on the
final Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014 will be made at the
decision-making meeting on 8 October 2014.
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
26. The Great Barrier
Local Board will consider all submissions to the Draft Aotea Great Barrier
Local Board Plan 2014 at the Local Board Plan 2014 hearings meeting on Thursday
28th August at the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road,
Claris, Great Barrier Island.
Māori
impact statement
27. The Great Barrier
Local Board has worked with Aotea mana whenua Ngati Rehua Ngatiwai ki Aotea in
developing the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014. It has
endeavoured to capture and reflect Maori aspirations it is aware of through
regular discussion with mana whenua. In most cases these reflect the thinking
of the Board and its view that supporting Maori aspirations is good for the
Great Barrier community as a whole.
28. The draft plan
includes proposals for the Great Barrier Local Board and Ngati Rehua Ngatiwai
ki Aotea to establish a relationship agreement as a key vehicle to deliver on
the above and to work more closely together on key projects. Initial feedback
from mana whenua on the draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan has
indicated strong support for this direction and the Great Barrier Local Board
is committed to building on this.
Implementation
29. Implementation issues on the various matters raised in submissions
will be considered when making decisions at the
decision-making meeting on the Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014
on 8th October 2014.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014
submissions vol.1 (Under Separate Cover)
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bView
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Draft Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2014
submissions vol.2 (Pro forma) (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Paula Gallimore - Governance Analyst
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Authorisers
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John Nash – Relationship Manager/ Senior Local Board
Advisor
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