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, 5 February 2015 at 5.00pm.

present

Chairperson

Vanessa Neeson, JP

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Shane Henderson

 

 

 

Members

Peter Chan, JP

 

 

 

 

Warren Flaunty, QSM

 

 

 

 

Will Flavell

 

 

 

 

Tracy Kirkley

 

 

 

 

Luke Wilson

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Brenda Brady

For absence

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor Linda Cooper

 

 

 


Henderson-Massey Local Board

05 February 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

The Chairperson welcomed those present and opened the meeting with a prayer.

 

2          Apologies

  Resolution number HM/2015/1

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SP Henderson, seconded by Member TJ Kirkley:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)         Accepts the apology from members Brenda Brady for absence.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest. The following are declared interests as at 11 December 2014:

 

BOARD MEMBER

ORGANISATION

POSITION

Vanessa Neeson, JP (Chairman)

Ranui Sector Trial

Chair

Shane Henderson (Deputy Chairman)

Waitakere Community Law Centre
Ranui Action Project

Employee
Co-Chairman

Brenda Brady, JP

Keep Waitakere Beautiful
Safer West Community Trust
Sunnyvale Residents & Ratepayers Society Inc.
West Auckland Historical Society
District Licensing Committee

Trustee
Trustee
Member
Member
Member

 Peter Chan, JP

Cantonese Opera Society of NZ
Asian Leaders Forum
NZ-Hong Kong Business Ass.
NZ-China Business Ass.
Auckland Chinese Environment Protection Association (ACEPA)

Member
Member
Member
Member
Advisor

Warren Flaunty, QSM

Westgate Pharmacy
West Auckland Hospice
NorSGA Properties
Westgate Pharmacy Ltd
The Trusts Community Foundation Ltd Rodney Local Board
Waitemata District Health Board
Waitakere Licensing Trust
Massey Birdwood Settlers Ass.
Taupaki Residents & Ratepayers Ass.

Contractor
Trustee
Director
Director
Director
Elected Member
Elected Member
Elected Member
Member
Member

Will Flavell

Rutherford College

Employee

Tracy Kirkley

District Licensing Committee

Heart of Te Atatu South         

Member

Member

Luke Wilson

NZ Police - Massey Community Constable
D.A.R.E. West

Employee
Member

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 Resolution number HM/2015/2

MOVED by Member WI Flavell, seconded by Member MFP Chan:  

That the Henderson-Massey 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 leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

The Henderson-Massey local board congratulates the former board member, Assid Corban on his 90th birthday on 1st February 2015 and thank him for his commitment to the Henderson-Massey community and we wish both Assid and Miriam continuing good health.

 

7          Ward Councillor’s Update

Ward Councillors are given an opportunity to update the board on matters relating to the Henderson-Massey area.

Councillor Coopers updated the board on upcoming changes to the consent and the Long Term Plan Consultation.

 

8          Deputations

8.1

Massey Community Men's Shed

 

Resolution number HM/2015/3

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member TJ Kirkley:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)    Receives the deputation from representatives of Massey Community Men’s Shed and thank them for presentation.

b)    Requests that staff investigate the viability of establishing a men’s shed In the Massey/Westgate area.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note: Presentation has been placed file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Attachments

a     Men's Shed Presentation

 


 

8.2

West City Band - West Auckland's Premier Community Concert Band

 

Resolution number HM/2015/4

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

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)    Receives deputation from representatives of West City Band and thank them for presentation.

b)    Requests that staff investigates options for available facilities for the West City Band

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note: Presentation has been placed file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Attachments

a     West City Band Presentation

 

9          Public Forum

 

The Chairman invited public forum submissions as following:

  1. Richard Mason

Mr Mason spoke to the board on a petition against the proposed dog park at Paremuka Lakeside. He also presented the petition to the board.

  1. Ray Clarke

Mr. Clarke spoke on the safety of the users of the Paremuka Lakeside if it was used as a dog park in the future.

  1. Derek Lawford

Mr. Lawford asked the board to consider other options that may be available for the proposed Dog Park in Henderson-Massey local board.

  1. Stephen Browne

Mr Browne spoke on his concerns around the difficulty of controlling wild dogs if Council proceeds with the Dog Park proposal for the Paremuka Lakeside park.

  1. Daniel Wong

Mr Wong spoke to the board the cost of putting up a dog park at the Paremuku Lakeside reserve. 

  1. Raj Maharjan from New Zealand Nepalese Association (NZNA)

Mr Maharjan requested the board’s support on the cost of the Nepalese cultural program.

  1. Leva Faatua from Sisterhood NZ

Ms Faatua requested the board’s financial support towards the Family Day in March 2015.

 

Resolution number HM/2015/5

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

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)         Receives the submissions from the public forum.

b)         Receives the signed petition on the proposed Paremuku Dog Park.

Attachments

a     Signed petition against proposed Paremuku Lakeside Dog Park

 

Secretarial note: Petition has been placed file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Approval of concept design for Ranui Community House Refurbishment

 

Resolution number HM/2015/6

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Henderson:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)         Approves the concept design for the refurbishment of the Ranui Community House (Attachment 1).

b)         Approve the Ranui Community House refurbishment project proceeding to consenting approvals and construction procurement, subject to it being delivered within budget and with no material changes.

c)         Requests staff negotiate a 2 year license to occupy for the Ranui Community House at its next renewal.

d)         Prefers a community lease for the café area of Ranui Community House as the café is a not for profit enterprise.

e)         Prefers to lease the café to the existing operator Ranui Community House Incorporated.

f)          Requests staff investigate a community lease for the café area of Ranui Community House and the leasing of the café area to Ranui Community House Incorporated.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note: Tabled report been placed file copy and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Attachments

a     Ranui Community House Concept Design report

b     Amended plan

c    Initial Plan plan

  

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

8.13 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

 

 

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