Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Thursday, 28 August 2014 at 9:35am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Susan Zhu

 

 

 

Members

Duncan Macdonald, JP

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Ruby Manukia-Schaumkel

For absence

 

 

Simon Matafai

For absence

 

 

 


Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee

28 August 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number WHSP/2014/4

MOVED by Chairperson s Zhu, seconded by member D Macdonald:  

That the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)         Accepts the apologies from members Ruby Manukia-Schaumkel and Simon Matafai for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHSP/2014/5

MOVED by member D Macdonald, seconded by Chairperson s Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)         Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 27 February 2014, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

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 WHSP/2014/6

MOVED by Chairperson s Zhu, seconded by member D Macdonald:  

That the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)         Agrees to adjourn the meeting at 9.40am for site visit.

 

CARRIED

The meeting reconvened at 10.09am.

 

 

 

 

 

Public Excluded

Resolution number WHSP/2014/7

MOVED by Chairperson s Zhu, seconded by member D Macdonald:  

That the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

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

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:

 

7.         Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption – Special Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987

 

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)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular the attachments of the swimming pool exemption applications contain personal details of the applicants.

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

 

10.15am          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.

 

10.24am          The public was re-admitted.

 


restatementS

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

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

 

Resolution number WHSP/2014/8

MOVED by member D Macdonald, seconded by Chairperson s Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee:

a)      Receives the application by:

i)       Katrina Ella – 23 McFadzean Drive, Blockhouse Bay

b)        Grants the application from Katrina Ella – 23 McFadzean Drive, Blockhouse Bay for special exemption from the requirement of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, provided the pot plant and bin are removed 1.2m away from the spa and compliance with NZS8500-2006 is maintained at all times.

c)         Notes that the retaining wall posts are closer than 1.2 meters to the spa and while there is a risk it is deemed to be low and no greater danger to children 6 years and under.

d)        Agrees to restate resolutions a) to d) above in the open section of the minutes.

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:        It was noted that the confidential attachments considered as part of the applications remain confidential and not be restated in the open section to ensure security to properties is maintained.

  

 

  

 

 

 

10.24 am                                            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 Whau Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemptions Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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