Great Barrier Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

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.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Daly

 

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

 

Judy Gilbert

 

 

 

 

Christina Spence

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Len Rainbird

Aotea FM

 

Eve Bellerby

Aotea Boardriders Club

 

Tom Hunsdale

GBI Golf Club Inc

 

 


Great Barrier Local Board

11 February 2015

 

 

 

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

 

There were no 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.

CARRIED

 

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

Len Rainbird - Aotea FM

 

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.

 

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.

CARRIED

 

9.2

Eve Bellerby- Aotea Boardriders Club

 

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.

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

9.3

Tom Hunsdale - GBI Golf Club Inc

 

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.

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Auckland Transport Report – February 2015 – Great Barrier Island

 

Ivan Trethowen - Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to this report.

 

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

13

Tryphena Coastal Trail concept plan approval

 

Gary Wilton, Parks Adviser Hauraki Gulf Islands was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to this report.

 

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Great Barrier Local Board Discretionary Community Funding: Round Two 2014-15

 

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.

Organisation Name

Project Title

Amount approved

Okiwi School

2015 Weetbix Tryathlon

$2,241.00

Okiwi School

Port Fitzroy Coastal Clean Up 2015

$   445.00

GBI Blue Light Ventures

2015 GBI Kids Hunter National Training Scheme Course

$1,754.00

Total

$4,440.00

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.

Organisation Name

Project Title

Amount approved

Aotea Community Radio Trust

Aotea Community Radio Station systems upgrade, exciter only

$  2,598.00

Aotea Boardriders Club Inc.

Box trailer and soft boards

$  9,500.00

Total

$12,098.00

c)           Declines the following applications for the Great Barrier Local Board Discretionary Community Funding: Round Two 2014-15 for the reasons shown:

Organisation Name

Project Title

Reason for decline

Mind Over Manner

Great Barrier Island "It Takes The Village to Accept the Teen"

The board notes the group has received support from other funding schemes and does not consider the proposal sufficiently benefits Great Barrier to warrant funding.

Great Barrier Island Golf Club Incorporated

Interior Ceiling

Requests that the club apply to the coming 2015/16 capital grants fund noting there is no obvious urgency for funding, other applications to be funded are considered to be important and the club has only recently been significantly funded through the recent capital grants funding round.

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Local Board delegations for Have Your Say events

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Local Board input on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 


 

17

Members attendance to the Community Development Conference 2015

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Quarterly Performance Report for the period ending 31st December 2014

 

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.

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     CDAC quarter 2 update report to local boards: Great Barrier

 

 

19

Chairperson's report

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

Board Members' Reports

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

Reports Requested/Pending

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

 

22

Correspondence

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 


 

23

Great Barrier Local Board Workshop Proceedings

 

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.

 

CARRIED

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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