Great Barrier Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Great Barrier Local Board held in the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 at 10.00am.
Chairperson |
Izzy Fordham |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Susan Daly |
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Members |
Jeff Cleave |
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Judy Gilbert |
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Christina Spence |
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APOLOGIES
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ALSO PRESENT
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IN ATTENDANCE
Len Rainbird |
Aotea FM |
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Eve Bellerby |
Aotea Boardriders Club |
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Tom Hunsdale |
GBI Golf Club Inc |
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Great Barrier Local Board 11 February 2015 |
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1 Welcome
A minutes silence was observed to acknowledge the passing of Doug Buhler.
Chairperson IM Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Member JC Cleave led the meeting in a karakia.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number GBI/2015/1 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, as a true and correct record. |
5 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no deputations.
9 Public Forum
9.1 |
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Len Rainbird from Aotea FM was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the station’s discretionary community funding application. |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/2 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Public Forum presentation. b) Thanks Len Rainbird for his Public Forum presentation. |
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Eve Bellerby from Aotea Boardriders Club was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the club’s discretionary community funding application. |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/3 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Public Forum presentation. b) Thanks Eve Bellerby for her Public Forum presentation.
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Tom Hunsdale from GBI Golf Club Inc was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the club’s discretionary community funding application. |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/4 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Public Forum presentation. b) Thanks Tom Hunsdale for his Public Forum presentation.
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10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Auckland Transport Report – February 2015 – Great Barrier Island |
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Ivan Trethowen - Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to this report.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/5 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Auckland Transport Report – February 2015. b) Thanks Ivan Trethowen - Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager for his attendance and presentation on the Auckland Transport Report – February 2015 – Great Barrier Island.
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Gary Wilton, Parks Adviser Hauraki Gulf Islands was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to this report.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/6 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Approves the Tryphena Coastal Trail concept plan December 2014 as the guiding document for the improvement of the walking route around the Tryphena Coastline noting that an earlier October 2014 version was incorrectly included on the agenda and noting that actual works will still require prior board approval. b) Forwards the concept plan to Auckland Transport for consideration against future transport projects and maintenance works and discussion with the board and parks when needed. c) Thanks Gary Wilton, Parks Adviser Hauraki Gulf Islands for his attendance and presentation on the Tryphena Coastal Trail concept plan approval report.
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Great Barrier Local Board Discretionary Community Funding: Round Two 2014-15 |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/7 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Agrees to fund the following applications for the Great Barrier Local Board Discretionary Community Funding: Round Two 2014-15.
b) Agrees to fully or part fund the following applications from the $13,281 remaining in the 2014/15 capital grants fund budget noting that the remaining funds are insufficient to fund all applications in full and the board’s wish to retain some funds for future contingencies.
c) Declines the following applications for the Great Barrier Local Board Discretionary Community Funding: Round Two 2014-15 for the reasons shown:
d) Agrees to hold one 2015/16 capital grants funding round with opening and closing dates to be confirmed when the new community grants policy is approved.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/8 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Delegate to the following staff the authority and responsibility to hear from the public on the local board agreement through “spoken interaction/NZ sign language interaction” at the “Have Your Say” events: i) Tier 2 staff ii) Tier 3 staff iii) Local Board Relationship Manager, Local Board Senior Advisor, Local Board Advisor iv) Any additional staff approved by the Chair.
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Local Board input on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025 |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/9 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Delegates to the Chairperson and the transport portfolio holder the power to approve the board’s written feedback to Auckland Transport on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025.
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Members attendance to the Community Development Conference 2015 |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/10 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Agrees to fund travel costs of $658.00 from its professional development budget for community development portfolio holders Member Gilbert and Member Spence’s attendance at the Community Development Conference 2015 which is being held in Auckland on 18 February to 20 February 2015.
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Quarterly Performance Report for the period ending 31st December 2014 |
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A document was tabled in respect to the CDAC Quarter 2 update report to Local Board: Great Barrier. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/11 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Quarterly Performance Report for the Great Barrier Local Board for the period ended December 2014. b) Notes that although it has allocated $394,738 to 2014/15 SLIPs projects only $13,262 has been spent and the board has received no SLIPs report since November 2014. c) Expresses its serious concern that with only four months of the financial year remaining these important projects are at risk of not proceeding and with future budgets being uncertain, there is no guarantee they can proceed in the coming financial year. d) Requests urgent advice from the SLIPs team confirming what projects can be delivered as requested by 30 June 2015 followed by a report to the board’s March 2015 business meeting.
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a CDAC quarter 2 update report to local boards: Great Barrier |
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Resolution number GBI/2015/12 MOVED by Member JJ Gilbert, seconded by Member JC Cleave: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the Chairperson’s report.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/13 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the report of Board Member Susan Daly. b) Notes its concerns about the impact of dogs on protected wildlife at certain locations in the local board area. c) Authorises its bylaw portfolio holders to work with biodiversity staff to determine whether a temporary prohibition on dogs is appropriate to better protect wildlife in the specific agreed areas: d) Reviews whether a permanent prohibition on dogs should be proposed as part of its review of local dog access rules in 2016. e) That the verbal report of Board Member Jeff Cleave be received. f) That the report of Board Member Judy Gilbert be received. g) That the report of Board Member Christina Spence be received.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/14 MOVED by Member JC Cleave, seconded by Member CA Spence: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the list of reports requested/pending as at January 2015.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/15 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the correspondence for the month of December 2014 and January 2015.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/16 MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence: That the Great Barrier Local Board: a) Receives the workshop proceedings for the workshops held on the 9th of December 2014.
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24 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
11.58am 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON
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