Whau Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 6.30pm.
Chairperson |
Catherine Farmer |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Susan Zhu |
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Members |
Derek Battersby, QSM, JP |
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Ami Chand, JP |
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Duncan Macdonald, JP |
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Ruby Manukia-Schaumkel |
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Simon Matafai |
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Whau Local Board 18 February 2015 |
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The chair opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number WH/2015/10 MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member A Chand: That the Whau Local Board: a) Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 21 January 2015, as a true and correct record. |
5 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Ward Councillor’s Update
An apology from Councillor Clow for absence was noted.
8 Deputations
8.1 |
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Member DQ Battersby joined to the meeting at 6.38 pm. |
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Jane Bruce, CEO of Dayspring Trust introduced Dayspring Trust to the board and made a presentation. A copy of presentation has been placed on file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number WH/2015/11 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member SPT Matafai: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the presentation from Jane Bruce of Dayspring Trust and thank her for the presentation. |
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a Presentation - Dayspring Trust |
8.2 |
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Heather Tanguay of WISE Collective made a presentation to the board on benefits of the New Lynn Night Market to the community and future of night market. A copy of presentation along with a copy of tabled information have been placed on file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number WH/2015/12 MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Member R Manukia-Schaumkel: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the presentation from Heather Tanguay of WISE Collective and thank her for the presentation. |
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a Presentation - WISE Collective b Tabled Information - WISE Collective |
9 Public Forum
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Tupe Esau Taisalika – Sport Pasefika
Sisterhood NZ - Leva Latu Faafua
Mike Brennan
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Resolution number WH/2015/13 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member A Chand: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the public forum submissions. |
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number WH/2015/14 MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member SPT Matafai: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the Whau Local Board Chairperson, Catherine Farmer’s report.
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Resolution number WH/2015/15 MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the portfolio update from Member Ami Chand.
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Resolution number WH/2015/16 MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member A Chand: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives local board member verbal reports.
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Resolution number WH/2015/17 MOVED by Member SPT Matafai, seconded by Member A Chand: That the Whau Local Board: a) Delegates to the following staff the power 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. b) Notes that a “Have Your Say” event is scheduled to be held in the Whau local board area on Thursday 26 February, at Bay Olympic in New Lynn and that pre-registration is preferred.
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Local board input on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025 |
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Resolution number WH/2015/18 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member A Chand: That the Whau Local Board: a) Agrees to provide feedback to Auckland Transport on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025 by: i) speaking at the Auckland Transport Transport Stakeholder event ii) providing written feedback to Auckland Transport by 16 March 2015. b) Delegates to the Chairperson, Catherine Farmer and the transport portfolio holder, Susan Zhu the power to speak on behalf of the board at the Auckland Transport’s Transport Stakeholder event. c) Delegates to Chairperson, Catherine Farmer and transport portfolio holder, Susan Zhu the coordination and finalisation of the board’s written feedback to Auckland Transport on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025.
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Performance Report for the Whau Local Board for the six months ended 31 December 2014 |
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Secretarial Note: A memo “New Lynn Gateway Sign Project variation” was tabled in support of the item. A copy of memo has been placed on file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number WH/2015/19 MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Member R Manukia-Schaumkel: That the Whau Local Board: a) Receives the Performance Report for the Whau Local Board for the period ended December 2014. b) Notes the increase in costs due to additional engineering requirements and approves an additional $16,000 towards the New Lynn Gateway Project funded from the Local Board Discretionary Fund (Capex) budget line.
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Secretarial Note: Member Duncan Macdonald abstained from voting on the above resolution. |
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a Tabled Memo - New Lynn Gateway Sign Project variation |
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Resolution number WH/2015/20 MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member SPT Matafai: That the Whau Local Board: a) Confirms the records of the workshops in Attachments A - B held on the following dates: o 21 January 2015 o 28 January 2015
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19 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
7.54 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON
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