Minutes of Manurewa Local Board

Manurewa Local Board

29 January 2015

1 Welcome

Member Michael Bailey led the meeting in prayer.

2 Apologies

The Manurewa Local Board noted the apologies from Cr Calum Penrose and Cr Sir John Walker for non-attendance.

3 Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number MR/2015/1

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member MJ Bailey:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 11 December 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

5 Leave of Absence

There were no further requests for leave of absence.

The board resolved at its 13 November 2014 meeting to grant leave of absence to the Chairperson, Angela Dalton, for the period 2 February to 9 March 2015 inclusive.

6 Acknowledgements

There were no acknowledgements.

7 Petitions

There were no petitions.

8 Deputations

8.1	Deputation - Speed Calming - William Ave, Manurewa - Joanne Tupaea
	Joanne Tupaea spoke to a tabled paper regarding speeding motorists in William Avenue / Kirton Crescent, Manurewa. A copy of the document can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
	Resolution number MR/2015/2 MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member MJ Bailey: That the Manurewa Local Board: a) thank Joanne Tupaea for her presentation regarding speed calming structures in William Avenue / Kirton Crescent, Manurewa to limit motorists using the street as a “drifting” and “drag” strip. CARRIED
	Attachments a Speaking notes from Joanne Tupaea's presentation regarding speeding motorists in William Avenue / Kirton Crescent, Manurewa

8.2	Deputation - Manukau Youth Orchestra - Joseph Allan
	Joseph Allan, representing the Manukau Youth Orchestra, gave a presentation on the work that the Youth Orchestra is doing in the Manurewa area. In the past twelve months the Youth Orchestra’s operations have expanded with a more concentrated focus in Manurewa. A copy of the presentation is available to the public on the Auckland Council website.
	Resolution number MR/2015/3 MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Brown: That the Manurewa Local Board a) thank Joseph Allan, representing the Manukau Youth Orchestra, for his presentation regarding the work the Manukau Youth Orchestra is undertaking in the Manurewa area. CARRIED
	Attachments a Manukau Youth Orchestra presentation

9 Public Forum

There was no public forum.

10 Extraordinary Business

10.1

Extraordinary Business - Notice of Motion - Review of District Licensing Committee Structure

Resolution number MR/2015/4

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member GW Hawkins:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) agree to consider an extraordinary item of business as item 20.1, Notice of Motion - Review of District Licensing Committee Structure, noting the following reasons for urgency:

i) the further delay in developing the Local Alcohol Policy is hindering the District Licensing Committee structure review proceeding.

ii) the board do not believe the process is working well and given they are involved in several objections they feel a review is required sooner than June 2015.

iii) the local board chair will be on a leave of absence for six weeks and would like to see the review initiated as soon as possible to assist the local boards in their approach to liquor licensing.

CARRIED

11 Notices of Motion

There was an extraordinary item which was a notice of motion, refer to item 20.1.

12	Manurewa Ward Councillors Update
	There was no councillor update.

13	Portfolio Update
	There was no portfolio update.

Chairperson's Update

Resolution number MR/2015/5

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member MJ Bailey:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) receive the verbal from the Manurewa Local Board Chairperson regarding:

i) a welcome back to everyone

ii) members were encouraged to get a good understanding of what is in the Long-term Plan

iii ) the first Long-term Plan consultation to be held on Saturday, 31 January 2015, 11am to 2pm at the Manurewa Local Board Office.

iv) consultation on the Regional Land Transport Plan running parallel with the Long-term Plan

v) members to encourage as many people as possible to give their feedback on the Long-term Plan and Regional Land Transport Plan

vi) Simeon Brown will be acting Chairperson from 30 January to 9 March 2015.

CARRIED

Auckland Transport Update – January 2015

Resolution number MR/2015/6

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member MJ Bailey:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) receive the report entitled “Auckland Transport Update – January 2015”.

b) request Auckland Transport to proceed to detailed design (utilising the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) for the following projects:

· Station signage (attached to Southmall property)

· Wayfinding line and signage (on Southmall property)

· Real-time display (attached to Southmall property), noting the chairperson will advise as to whether two display signs should be costed

· the covered link (Structurflex) for the bridge, pads and stairway, noting it has to be installed over the Christmas period, therefore proceed to detailed design. The design needs to include as an imperative the pedestrian walkway from the bridge to Southmall and from the train station to the bus terminal even though this may follow later in the process.

c ) request Auckland Transport when undertaking detailed design work to continue to share the outcomes with the Steering Group established for the Manurewa town centre development.

d) request Auckland Transport move to detailed design for traffic calming options in William Avenue / Kirton Crescent, Manurewa, as part of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund and report to the local board.

CARRIED

Endorsement of feedback on the Manurewa Local Economic Development Strategic Action Plan

Resolution number MR/2015/7

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member D Wrightson:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) endorse the input by the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to the Manurewa Local Economic Development Strategic Action Plan (version 4, January 2015), noting that the Chairperson will provide the “chair’s message” in due course.

b) note that the final draft of the Manurewa Local Economic Development Action Plan will be presented to the March 2015 board meeting.

CARRIED

Local Board delegations for Have Your Say events

Resolution number MR/2015/8

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Brown:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) does not agree to delegate the power and responsibility to staff to hear from the public on the local board agreement through “spoken interaction/NZ sign language interaction” at the “Have Your Say” events.

CARRIED

Urgent Decision - World Record Event Ice-Cream Dessert being held at Mountfort Park on 28 February 2015 - additional funding request

Resolution number MR/2015/9

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member GW Hawkins:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) note the urgent decision approved on 9 January 2015 as follows:

i) That the Manurewa Local Board approves additional funding from the Local Events Support Fund (WBS N.002462.10) of $7,000 to assist with payment of on-going expenses incurred in organising the World Record Ice-Cream Sundae event taking place on Saturday, 28 February 2015 at Mountfort Park.

CARRIED

Manurewa Local Board Achievements Register 2013-2016 Electoral Term

Resolution number MR/2015/10

MOVED by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Member DJ McCormick:

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) receive the report entitled “Manurewa Local Board Achievements Register 2013 – 2016 Electoral Term”, noting the following additions to the register:

i) approved the following applications made to the round two of the local events support fund:

- $1,200 to the Mela Trinajan Da Event being organised by New Zealand Sikh Women’s Association (Inc.)

- $1,740 to the RaWiri Idol 2015 Event being organised by the RaWiri Residents’ Association.

CARRIED

20 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

20.1	Extraordinary Item - Notice of Motion - Review of District Licensing Committee Structure
	The Deputy Chair, Simeon Brown, tabled a notice of motion requesting a review of the District Licensing Committee structure earlier than June 2015. A copy of the notice of motion can be publicly viewed at the Auckland Council website.
	Resolution number MR/2015/11 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SP Brown, seconded by Member MJ Bailey: That the Manurewa Local Board: a) request the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee undertake the District Licensing Committee review for completion by the end of April 2015 for the following reasons: i) at the establishment of the District Licensing Committee structure a review was envisaged at the 12 month mark (ie: December 2014) ii) a review is needed to establish the effectiveness or otherwise of the District Licensing Committee structure iii) the current structure appears to not allow for community views to be taken into account. iv) the date for the adoption of the provisional Local Alcohol Policy is not definite and, in the board’s view, not related to the effectiveness of the District Licensing Committee structure. b) request that the District Licensing Committee review include i) the form and structure of the District Licensing Committee, and ii) incorporate feedback from everyone who has been involved in the current District Licensing Committee structure, being (but not exclusive to): 1) the Police 2) the Medical Officer of Health 3) local boards 4) submitters, and 5) applicants c) request that the notice of motion and resolutions be forwarded to all local boards for their consideration. CARRIED
	Attachments a Notice of Motion - Review of District Licensing Committee Structure

8.04pm 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 Manurewa Local Board HELD ON

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

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

Chairperson	Angela Dalton
Deputy Chairperson	Simeon Brown
Members	Michael Bailey
	Angela Cunningham-Marino
	Hon. George Hawkins, QSO
	Danella McCormick
	Ken Penney
	Daryl Wrightson