Waitākere Ranges Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board held in the Waitakere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Thursday, 26 February 2015 at 6.30pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Denise Yates, JP

 

 

 

Members

Neil Henderson

at 6.33 pm

 

 

 

Greg Presland

 

 

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

 

 

Saffron Toms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

26 February 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

Members were reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

Specifically members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the agenda.

At its meeting on 28 November 2013, the Waitakere Ranges Local Board resolved (resolution number WTK/2010/5) to record any possible conflicts of interest in a register. 

            Register

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Waitemata District Health Board – Elected Member

·       Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron

Neil Henderson

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

·       Weedfree Trust – Employee

Greg Presland

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee

·       Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Committee Member 

·       Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee

·       Combined Youth Services Trust - Trustee

Steve Tollestrup

·       Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member

·       Community Waitakere – Trustee

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

Saffron Toms

       NIL

Denise Yates

·       Ecomatters Environment Trust – Trustee

·       Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust – Trustee

·       Huia-Cornwallis Ratepayers & Residents Association – Co-chairperson

·       Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee                                 

 

Member appointments

Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.

                                              

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

Neil Henderson

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

·       Living Cell Technologies Animal Ethics Committee – Member

Saffron Toms

·       Ark in the Park – Governance Group Member

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/9

MOVED by Member GB Presland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 12 February 2015, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Councillors Update

 

Secretarial Note:  Apologies from Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Councillor Linda Cooper for absence.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.


 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number WTK/2015/10

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member S Toms:

a)         That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board : agree that Item 18 and Item 16:  Hillary Ultra Trail Run – local park landowner approval and The Ultimate Waterman 2015 be accorded precedence at this time.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Hillary Ultra Trail Run - local park landowner approval

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/11

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Provides landowner approval for the use of Bethells Beach, Bethells Domain, Piha Domain and Piha Beach for the Hillary Ultra Trail Run scheduled Saturday, 14th March 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

16

The Ultimate Waterman 2015

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/12

MOVED by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Member GB Presland:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Provides landowner approval for the use of Piha Beach for the Ultimate Waterman Surfing Exhibition Day on Sunday 15th March 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Six Monthly Report

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/13

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the report.

b)      Conveys any comments on the report or its contents to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee for its consideration.

c)      Expresses its gratitude that the Auckland Council acquired the property at 25 Te  Ahuahu Road as an addition to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme Allocation Update 2014/15 Financial Year

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/14

MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Chairperson S Coney:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Allocates the remaining 2014/15 financial year Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act Programme budget to Heritage Site Mapping –Stage 1 Field Work – $38,500.00.

b)        Requests a report on the regional upgrade associated with the PAUP sites and Places of Value to Mana Whenua overlay.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Performance Report for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for the six months ended 31 December 2014

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/15

MOVED by Member GB Presland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Approves the Performance Report for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for the period ended December 2014.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Te Henga Quarry Consultative Committee: appointment of local board representative

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/16

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates, seconded by Member S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Appoints Chair Sandra Coney, and Members Saffron Toms and Neil Henderson as alternates, to the Te Henga Quarry Consultative Committee which is administered by Auckland Council.

 

CARRIED




 

 

17

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

 

Resolution number WTK/2015/17

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Member GB Presland:  

That the Waitākere Ranges 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 Stakeholder event

ii)      Providing written feedback to Auckland Transport by 16 March 2015.

b)      Delegates to the chair and the Transport Portfolio holder the power to speak on behalf of the board at the Auckland Transport Stakeholder event.

c)      Delegates to Chair and Transport Portfolio holders the coordination and finalisation of the board’s written feedback to Auckland Transport on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

19        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

7.20 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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