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Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee held in the Council Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 7 October 2014 at 1.30pm.
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Chairperson |
Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Calum Penrose |
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Members |
Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
from 1.44pm, part item 5.1 |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Member Glenn Wilcox |
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Member Karen Wilson |
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APOLOGIES
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Cr Dick Quax |
for absence |
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Mayor Len Brown |
for absence |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
for absence on council business |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
for lateness |
ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Linda Cooper |
from 2.30pm, item 11 |
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 07 October 2014 |
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1 Apologies
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Resolution number PAR/2014/75 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr CM Casey: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) accept the apologies from Cr D Quax, Mayor LCM Brown for absence, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse for absence on council business and Cr A Filipaina for lateness. |
2 Declaration of Interest
Member Karen Wilson declared a conflict of interest for Item 9: Parks, Sport & Recreation – Manager’s report, paragraph 15.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution number PAR/2014/76 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 9 September 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
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5.1 |
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Cr Filipaina entered the meeting at 1.44pm
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Mr Temepara Morehu, President, Mr Roger Williams and Mr Cimino Cole, Secretary, of Mahurangi Action Inc. addressed the committee in support of the group’s proposal; Mahurangi Coastal Trail concept plan. In support of the group’s presentation, the following representatives were also present: Michael Gordon, treasurer, Mahurangi Action, Bill Burrill, chairman, Friends of Regional Parks, Ralph Lyons, treasurer, Friends of Regional Parks, Lyndell Lyons, Friends of Regional Parks, Shelley Trotter, trustee, Matakana Coast Trails Trust and Garry Heaven, Mahurangi River Winery. A copy of the presentation is attached to the official copy of these minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number PAR/2014/77 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the information and presentation and thank the representatives of Mahurangi Action Inc. for their attendance. b) refer the proposal to the Manager of Regional Specialist Parks for consideration in the development of a concept plan for Wenderholm Te Muri and Mahurangi Regional Parks. |
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a 7 October 2014, Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee, Item 5.1 Public Input Mahurangi Action Inc. Mahurangi Coastal Trail Concept Plan proposal presentation. |
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6 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
7 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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The Manager, Parks Sport and Recreation gave an update regarding the release of Takahe at Tawharanui held on Saturday 4 October 2014 presentation |
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Resolution number PAR/2014/78 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the update report from the Manager – Parks Sport and Recreation. |
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a 7 October 2014, Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee, Item 9 - Parks, Sports & Recreation - Manager's Report - Takahe release event presentation |
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10 |
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Secretarial Note: The attachment to the open report for Item 10: Local Parks Acquisition Programme, ‘Approved but unconfirmed Acquisitions’ was referred to the confidential part of the meeting agenda. The attachment forms part of the confidential minutes as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number PAR/2014/79 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Chairperson CE Fletcher: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the report excluding the attachment to be considered in the confidential part of the agenda b) note that based on the current approved local parks acquisition programme there is a projected budgetary overspend of $8,556,000 in the 2016/2017 financial year c) note that staff will report a number of approved but uncommitted acquisitions for reconsideration, in order to ensure that only the highest priority acquisitions are included in the programme d) recommend to the Budget Committee that temporary approval is granted to commit spend up to the level of the proposed Long-term Plan land acquisition budget to enable the delivery of the approved local parks acquisition programme and to allow agreements with developers to be signed which forecast a settlement in future financial years. |
Cr Cooper entered the meeting at 2.30pm
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Granting of a Licence Agreement to the Friends of Couldrey House Inc. |
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Resolution number PAR/2014/80 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) approve the granting of a licence agreement to the Friends of Couldrey House Inc. to manage and operate Couldrey House for a term of five years on comparable terms and conditions as are contained in the recently expired licence between Auckland Regional Council and The Friends of Couldrey House Inc. (dated 30/09/2014). b) acknowledge and congratulate The Friends of Couldrey House for their continued stewardship and contribution to maintaining the region’s historic heritage. |
12 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There were no extraordinary items.
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Resolution number PAR/2014/81 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) exclude 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: C1 Acquisition of land for open space - Scott Point
C2 Proposed Acquisition of Land for Reserve Purposes, Huapai
C3 Update on proposed acquisition of land for open space at Umupuia
C4 Proposal to withdraw from acquisition of open space in Waiheke
C5 Local Parks Acquisition Programme, ‘Approved but unconfirmed Acquisitions’ Attachment
The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
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2.50pm 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.
3.37pm The public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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C1 |
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Resolution number PAR/2014/82 That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report for the acquisition of land for open space in Scott Point, or the resolutions of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee until settlement of the purchase and only then is the resolution to be restated. |
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That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or resolutions for the acquisition of the property until settlement of the purchase and only then is the resolution to be restated. |
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C5 |
Local Parks Acquisition Programme, 'Approved but unconfirmed Acquisitions' Attachment |
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That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee confirm that the attachment remain confidential. |
3.38 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 Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee HELD ON
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CHAIRPERSON:........................................................