Waitākere Ranges Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board held in the Waitakere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Thursday, 27 November 2014 at 6.30pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Denise Yates, JP

 

 

 

Members

Neil Henderson

 

 

 

 

Greg Presland

 

 

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

 

 

Saffron Toms

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Deputy Mayor

Penny Hulse

lateness

from 7.36 pm – Item 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

27 November 2014

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

Members were 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.

Specifically members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the agenda.

At its meeting on 28 November 2013, the Waitakere Ranges Local Board resolved (resolution number WTK/2010/5) to record any possible conflicts of interest in a register. 

            Register

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Waitemata District Health Board – Elected Member

·       Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron

Neil Henderson

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

·       Weedfree Trust – Employee

Greg Presland

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee

·       Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Committee Member 

·       Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee

·       Combined Youth Services Trust - Trustee

Steve Tollestrup

·       Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member

·       Community Waitakere – Trustee

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

Saffron Toms

       NIL

Denise Yates

·       Ecomatters Environment Trust – Trustee

·       Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust – Trustee

·       Huia-Cornwallis Ratepayers & Residents Association – Co-chairperson

·       Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee                                 

 


Secretarial note:  Deputy Chair Denise Yates updated her entry in the register, and advised

she is no longer the following:

·                Deputy Chair for Ecomatters Environment Trust she is a Trustee

·                Board Member for Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust she is a Trustee.

 

Member appointments

Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.

                                              

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

Neil Henderson

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

·       Living Cell Technologies Animal Ethics Committee – Member

Saffron Toms

·       Ark in the Park – Governance Group Member

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/172

MOVED by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 13 November 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/173

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates, seconded by Chairperson S Coney:  

That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board acknowledged the passing of Jack Colmar.

CARRIED

 

7          Update from Ward Councillors

 

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board received an update from Councillor Linda Cooper on:

 

·           Rates transition not going forward

·           Proposal for a transport referendum not being progressed

·           Investigation in to the amalgamation Waterfront Auckland and Auckland Council Property Limited

 

Secretarial note:  Apology from Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for lateness


 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

Titirangi Festival of Music

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/174

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member GB Presland:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the deputation from Dave Parker, Titirangi Festival of Music 2015 and thank him for his presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note:  A copy of presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council Website.

 

Attachments

a     Titirangi Festival of Music_30-06-14

b     Titirangi Festival of Music presentation to the board

 

 

8.2

Glen Eden Community House

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/175

MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the deputation from Leanne Appleby and Gayle Marshall from Glen Eden Community House and thank them for the presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note:  A copy of presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council Website.

 

Attachments

a     Glen Eden Community Local Profile 2014

b     Glen Eden Community House brochure

c    Glen Eden Community Asset Map

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

12

Proposed Safety Improvement work on Piha Road - Proposed crash barriers

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/176

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the report.

b)      Confirms its previous submission opposing the installation of crash barriers before the lookout, especially as the speed limit is about to be lowered at this location.

CARRIED

 

 

13

New community lease to The Laingholm and District Citizens Association (1998) Incorporated, 69 Victory Road, Laingholm

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/177

MOVED by Member GB Presland, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Approves granting a new community lease to The Laingholm and District Citizens Association (1998) Incorporated for the Laingholm Village Hall located on part of Laingholm Hall Reserve being part of Lot 39 and Lot 40 on Deposited Plan 19099 (Attachment A) subject to the following terms and conditions:

i)       Term – 5 years commencing 1 December 2014 with one 5-year right of renewal;

ii)      Rent - $1.00 plus GST per annum if requested;

iii)     The Laingholm and Districts Citizens Association (1998) Incorporated Community Outcomes Plan as approved be attached to the lease document (Attachment B);

iv)     Auckland Council has adopted a Smoke-Free Policy to apply on Council land, which Policy The Laingholm and District Citizens Association (1998) Incorporated is obliged to abide by during the Term.  The Laingholm and District Citizens Association (1998) Incorporated will use its best endeavours to ensure its members, employees, invitees, contractors and agents abide by the Policy;

b)      All other terms and conditions in accordance with the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines July 2012.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Decommissioning of the Glen Eden Library way-finding sign

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/178

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates, seconded by Member S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Approves the decommissioning and disposal of the way-finding signage designed by Susannah Bridges located outside the entrance of the Glen Eden Community Library.

CARRIED

 

15

Urgent Decision Report - Fireworks on Titirangi Beach

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/179

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Notes the approval of a request from Paturoa residents to hold a community fireworks gathering on the 8th November 2014 on Titirangi beach, made under the adopted local board urgent decision process.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Confirmation of  workshop records - September 2014

 

Resolution number WTK/2014/180

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Confirms that the attached records of the workshops held 4, 11, 16, 23 and 25 September 2014 are a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

  

 

17        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

7.52 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 HELD ON

 

 

 

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