Minutes of Henderson-Massey Local Board

Henderson-Massey Local Board

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Henderson-Massey Local Board held in the Council Chamber, Henderson Civic Centre, 6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson on Thursday, 11 December 2014 at 3.33pm.

present

Chairperson	Vanessa Neeson, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Shane Henderson
Members	Brenda Brady, JP
	Peter Chan, JP
	Warren Flaunty, QSM
	Will Flavell	From 4.17 pm
	Tracy Kirkley
	Luke Wilson	From 4.11 pm

APOLOGIES

	Tracy Kirkley	For absence
	Will Flavell	For lateness

1 Welcome

The Chairperson welcomed those present.

2 Apologies

Resolution number HM/2014/48

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member WW Flaunty:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Accepts the apology from member Will Flavell for lateness and from member Tracy Kirkley for absence.

CARRIED

3 Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number HM/2014/49

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member BA Brady:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Confirms the ordinary minutes of the following meetings as true and correct records

- Thursday, 4 December 2014,

- Thursday, 6 October 2014 – amended minutes

- Tuesday, 9 September 2014 – Minutes of the Local Board Plan Hearings

- CARRIED

Secretarial note: 6^th October minutes was amended to show the name of the presenter of item 8.1.

5 Leave of Absence

There were no leaves of absence.

6 Acknowledgements

There were no acknowledgements.

7 Petitions

There were no petitions.

8 Deputations

8.1

Deputation by Shane Henderson

Resolution number HM/2014/50

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member WW Flaunty:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives the deputation from Shane Henderson.

b) Receives the signed petitions against the sale of synthetic cannabis in Waitakere.

CARRIED

9 Public Forum

There was no public forum.

10 Extraordinary Business

10.1	Funding for security services in Henderson Town Centre

	Resolution number HM/2014/51 MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member BA Brady: That the Henderson-Massey local boards: a) Considers Funding for security services in Henderson Town Centre as an extraordinary item under item 21.1 CARRIED
	Secretarial note: This item was not on the agenda because it came to the notice of the officers after the agenda had been printed and the reason for urgency is that the business association has requested that community security solutions be put in place for the 2014 December holiday period and cannot wait until the next business meeting in February 2015.

11 Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

12	Item withdrawn
	This item was withdrawn.

13	Item withdrawn
	This item was withdrawn.

Youth Connections Strategic Action Plan, 2014 - 2017

Resolution number HM/2014/52

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member BA Brady:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Approves the Youth Connections Strategic Action Plan (2014-2017) as attached to this report (Attachment A)

b) Agrees the priority focus areas for 2014/2015 are:

· supporting and scaling up existing youth employment initiatives

· exploring opportunities to increase youth employment in the Westgate developments

· developing rangatahi Māori employability initiatives and partnerships.

b) Congratulates the team on a good work done.

CARRIED

Interim Open Space Provision Guidelines

Resolution number HM/2014/53

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SP Henderson, seconded by Member MFP Chan:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Provides the following feedback on the Parks and Open Spaces Interim Provision Guidelines.

The Henderson-Massey Local Board:

· notes that the rural urban fringe provides the best value for parks and open space acquisition and suggests that not all rural land should be excluded from the guidelines

· considers a 300 m walk to a neighbourhood park in a high density area and a 500m walk to a neighbourhood park in other residential areas to be appropriate walking distances. The board notes a 600m walk is a 1.2km walk to the park and back, which may be too far for both young children and the elderly

· supports high density areas having a shorter walking distance as the requirement for parks in high density areas is greater.

· notes the board often gets community feedback that people would accept high density development provided there are enough useable parks.

· supports consistent open space provision across the region

· supports the provision of appropriate open spaces in industrial areas, eg where the activity is incompatible with residential uses (motorsport venues) or if the land is required to ensure the continuity of biodiversity corridors

· opposes small amenity areas in new developments and considers these should be discouraged at the design phase of any new development

· opposes Auckland Council purchase of small amenity areas and supports their retention in private ownership

· supports option a of question 6, increasing the quantity of open space in areas of shortfall

· strongly supports the configuration guidance

· supports the provision contained in the guidelines to ensure useable open space as acquired.

· Suggests arterial roads are considered a barrier when calculating walkable distances

CARRIED

Proposed reclassification of Birdwood Winery Estate Reserve

Resolution number HM/2014/54

MOVED by Member BA Brady, seconded by Member MFP Chan:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Recommends to the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee that it partially rescind the Waitakere City Council resolution dated 7 September 2006 (1771/2006) to classify the whole of Lot 2 DP 50606 Birdwood Winery Estate as a local purpose (historic site) reserve;

b) Confirms those parts of Lot 2 marked Section 1 on the attached plan copy SO477190 to be local purpose (community buildings) reserve and recommend approval by the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee;

c) Confirms the balance area marked Section 2 on the SO477190 plan to be a recreation reserve (under section 17 of the Reserves Act) pursuant to section16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977 and recommend approval by the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee.

CARRIED

Member LW Wilson entered the meeting at 4.11 pm.

Member WI Flavell entered the meeting at 4.17 pm.

Road name approval for a private lane within the Westgate Shopping Centre

Resolution number HM/2014/55

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member LW Wilson:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives the report.

b) Requests that an updated report be prepared for early 2015 that includes:

a. feedback on NZRG approach to NZ Post around Main Street as a n official name

b. Clarifies the status of the “private lane”

c. Feedback on discussions with Garelja owners.

CARRIED

Request for feedback on the draft Local Approved Product Policy

Resolution number HM/2014/56

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SP Henderson, seconded by Member MFP Chan:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Provides the following feedback on the draft Local Approved Product Policy:

i. We support a blanket ban on the sale of legal highs.

Consumption of legal highs are inherently harmful, and have been proven as such by our experiences in West Auckland. Lives have been ruined, and consumption affects not just the user but the wider whanau and the whole community. We have experienced a marked decrease in use and a more positive street environment since the temporary ban has been imposed. Therefore, although we recognise the difficulty of an effective blanket ban, we believe that this must be attempted by central Government.

iii. We call upon Auckland Council to advocate to central Government to amend the Psychoactive Substances Act to ban legal highs.

Auckland Council has influence on central Government, and this should be used to enact a change in legislation. Auckland Council has the chance to step up and lead on this issue, and be loud and effective advocates for Aucklanders.

v. In an alternative to the above, we believe that local government may be given the power to impose blanket bans on their areas in response to community demand.

Having the power in the hands of local Government allows greater public input into a decision that has a large influence on wellbeing in their community. Local government is in the best position to assess harm on their communities through their accessibility to local residents.

vii. We support an extension on the restricted zones to include areas with a deprivation index of 7.

Although we support 8, 9 and 10, this is too low for our community. We are concerned at large areas of the community having a deprivation index score of 8, and an increase in this could be punished with the opening of a legal high store.

ix. We support new exclusionary zones covering churches and marae.

Both of these are community gathering points, and we support keeping the sale of legal highs from the public view as much as possible to discourage new users.

xi. We note that the maps provided do not appear to cover composite schools (Years 1-8) and charter schools.

This may extend the exclusionary zones in our area, particularly in Massey where there are several composite schools. Similarly, we understand that a charter school is planned in Glendene, and this should be reflected in the zoning.

xiii. We support special exclusionary zones in:

a. Westgate Town Centre

Westgate is currently not in an exclusionary zone. Westgate is a new and very large development, and the opening of a legal high store in Westgate would cripple an area set to be a real success story and pride of West Auckland, servicing jobs and providing entertainment for tens of thousands.

b. Massey North/Red Hills commercial area

The area of shops cornering Don Buck Rd and Triangle Rd is half covered by exclusionary zones, and half open. The area is also surrounded by areas of high deprivation, and is a popular thoroughfare for Massey High School students. It would be wholly unacceptable to allow sales in this shopping area.

c. Henderson central

Although already covered by other categories of exclusion, some areas are deprivation index 8. Henderson has borne full brunt of the destructive force of legal highs, and from a practical and political level this must be declared an exclusionary zone for community wellbeing to avoid all doubt in the future.

d. Light industrial zoned land in Te Atatu South and Te Atatu Peninsula

There are areas of light industrial land in Te Atatu that are half covered by zones, and a special exclusionary zone like that proposed for Manukau would be appropriate to reduce harm.

e. Western Heights

There is a commercial area of Western Heights, and there is a concern that this could be an island of potential legal high sale amongst higher deprivation areas in Henderson.

xiv. We support restricted zones based on harm, in relation to both the deprivation index and community gathering points. We note however that we are concerned that this policy will not stop people travelling to other areas to purchase legal highs, and is therefore of only limited use.

xv. Although we support restriction of sales to the fullest possible extent, we are extremely concerned that this is an artificial measure and will not result in significant reduction of harm for Aucklanders. In particular, we note with concern the concentration of legal high stores potentially in Auckland CBD, and is concerned about the harm from West Aucklanders travelling to the CBD to purchase and consume legal highs.

xvi. Acknowledges Auckland Council staff for the fantastic work done

xvii. Acknowledges the many members of the Henderson-Massey local board area that worked on this issue. Their compassionate and courageous advocacy has been an inspiration for this Board.

CARRIED

Secretarial note: Member Wilson declared a conflict of interest on this item as a Police Officer and did not take part in this discussion.

19	Long-term Plan 2015-2025: Local consultation material
	Resolution number HM/2014/57 MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Henderson: That the Henderson-Massey Local Board: a) adopts local consultation material including: i) local board insert; and ii) Supporting information, including local funding priorities for 2015/2016, key advocacy areas, indicative local performance targets for 2015/2016 and indicative local budgets for the next 10 years. b) notes: i) the allocation of projects within Locally Driven Initiative (LDI) budgets are required to balance in every year. ii) proposed operational savings for asset based services within the parks, community and lifestyle theme are not reflected in draft local budgets, but are instead captured at a regional level. Savings will be applied locally to final LTP budgets following consultation. iii) high level budgets for programmes of work such as renewals, non-growth projects, parks developments, sportsfield developments and land acquisition will be developed prior to adoption of the final LTP. c) Delegates the Chair to make any final minor changes to local consultation material for the Long-term Plan 2015 - 2025 prior to publication including online consultation content. CARRIED
	Secretarial note: Tabled document have been placed on file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
	Attachments a LTP Consultation Supporting Info b LTP Insert 2015

Chairperson's report

Resolution number HM/2014/58

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member MFP Chan:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives the Chairperson’s report.

CARRIED

21 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

21.1	Funding for security services in Henderson Town Centre
	Resolution number HM/2014/59 MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member BA Brady: That the Henderson-Massey local board: a) Allocates a one-off $30,000 grant to the Henderson Lincoln Business Association, to help respond to community safety issues in the Henderson metropolitan centre through to 30 June 2015. The grant to be funded by a transfer of community safety funds held by the Waitakere WEA and the balance to be funded from the local board discretionary fund. b) Allocates the funding contingent on an agreement that includes but is not limited to the following conditions: · the community safety solution takes a non-aggressive approach to issues encountered in Henderson metropolitan centre · relationships with businesses in the Henderson metropolitan centre are built as a part of any community safety solution · the community safety solution should work with local businesses to educate them to deal with safety issues in a safe and positive manner · relationships will be built with locally based social service providers, community wardens and community organisations as a part of any community safety solution · the New Zealand police will be closely involved when addressing community safety issues in Henderson metropolitan centre · an evaluation of the effectiveness of the community safety solution in addressing both actual reported crimes and perceptions of safety will take place · requires the community safety solution to be designed to work with local Māori organisations to reach culturally appropriate outcomes c) Has an expectation that any ongoing community safety arrangements developed in the future are designed in a way that the related financial requirements are able to be fully met through the Henderson Lincoln Business Association. CARRIED
	Secretarial note: The reason for urgency is that the business association has requested that community security solutions be put in place for the 2014 December holiday period and cannot wait until the next business meeting in February 2015. Tabled report has been placed on file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
	Attachments a funding for security services in henderson town

5.11 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 Henderson-Massey Local Board HELD ON

DATE:.........................................................................

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................