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Great Barrier
Local Board
11 March 2015
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1 Welcome
Chairperson IM
Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Member JC Cleave led the
meeting in a karakia.
A minutes
silence was observed to acknowledge the passing of Chris Coles.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
Member JJ
Gilbert declared an interest in respect of the AoteaOra
Community Trust at item 16 – Next steps in Great Barrier Social Enterprise Feasibility
Study.
Member CA Spence declared an interest in respect of the Ox Park Homestead restoration
at item 17.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution number GBI/2015/17
MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham,
seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great Barrier Local Board:
a)
confirms the ordinary minutes of its
meeting, held on Wednesday, 11 February 2015,
as a true and correct record, subject to the following amendment to item
14b), resolution number GBI/2015/7 as follows:
b)
Agrees to part fund the following
applications from the $13,281 remaining in the 2014/15 capital grants fund budget
noting that the remaining funds are insufficient to fund all applications in
full and the board’s wish to retain some funds for future contingencies.
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Organisation
Name
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Project
Title
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Amount
approved
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Aotea
Community Radio Trust
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Aotea
Community Radio Station systems upgrade, exciter only
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$
2,598.00
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Aotea
Boardriders Club Inc.
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Box
trailer and soft boards
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$
9,500.00
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Total
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$12,098.00
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CARRIED
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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
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9.1
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Glenis Hawkins - Ox Park Homestead restoration
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A document
was tabled in respect to this item. 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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Glenis
Hawkins was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in
respect to the Ox Park Homestead restoration.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/18
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 Glenis Hawkins for her Public
Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Tabled
document from Glenis Hawkins
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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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12
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Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards for the
quarter - 1 October to 31 December 2014
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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/2015/19
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a)
Receives the Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local
Boards for the quarter 1 October to 31 December 2014.
b)
Notes that although it has extensively explored options
for a subsidised bus or shuttle service and for passenger ferry services, it
does not expect to be able to make any progress on these matters due to lack
of central government support and therefore asks Auckland Transport to remove
them from further active investigation until further notice.
c)
Thanks Ivan Trethowen, Auckland
Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager for his attendance and
presentation on the Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards for
the quarter - 1 October to 31 December 2014 report.
CARRIED
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13
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Funding for ANZAC Day 2015
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Resolution number GBI/2015/20
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Local Board:
a)
Approves funding of ANZAC Day 2015
activities from its Local Civic functions budget with additional funding from
either its Local events budget or its discretionary SLIPs opex budget and approves that Member JJ Gilbert be the Great Barrier Local
Board’s ANZAC Day 2015 representative.
b)
Thanks Helen Hill for her commitment
and dedication to ANZAC Day over the years.
CARRIED
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14
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Great Barrier Local Board Small Local Improvements 2014/2015
Programme ~ February 2015 update
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Resolution number GBI/2015/21
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a) Receives
the Great Barrier Island SLIPs 2014/2015 programme schedule. Attachment A-
“Great Barrier Local Board SLIPs Funding 2014/15 programme (February end 2015
) update”
b) Notes going
forward regular monthly SLIPs progress meetings with the full Board will be
undertaken with formal programme updates submitted to the next available
formal business meeting.
c) Notes the
costs for the walls as part of the Tryphena Stone Wall restoration project
have been received. Under resolution GBI/2014/152 the funding was reduced to
$90,000 capital budget. The Pah Beach stone wall (75 mtrs long) which is
being progressed will cost $72,500 and the Mulberry Grove wall (30 metres long)
which is not being progressed at this time will cost $29,300 to restore.
Project management and contingency fees are included. Further top up funding
of $12,000 capital budget would be required if the Board wished to progress
the Mulberry Grove Stone wall during the same period
d) Notes there
is $13,261 remaining capital funding available to allocate to projects that
must be delivered within the 2014/205 financial year.
e) Notes
there is $20,330 remaining operational funding available to allocate to projects
that must be delivered within the 2014/205 financial year.
f) Delegates
the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson authority to approve additional
projects in consultation with other board members if this is required to
assist progress prior to the next business meeting.
CARRIED
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15
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Great Barrier road sealing update
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A document
was tabled in respect to this item. 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/2015/22
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a)
Agrees to continue to work with Auckland Transport and the
Great Barrier community to investigate options and to advocate for funding to
address the range of issues resulting from the island’s remaining unsealed
roads.
b)
Notes there have also been repeated written submissions from
Kaiaraara Bay Road residents going back to 2001 that the road be sealed.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Letter from Adele Robertson
dated 10 March 2015 re sealing of Kaiaraara Bay Rd
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16
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Next steps in Great Barrier social enterprise feasibility study
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Member JJ
Gilbert declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion
or voting on item c).
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Resolution number GBI/2015/23
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a) Accepts the reports of the
AoteaOra Community Trust on a social enterprise trust model, a micro
abattoir, and affordable housing for Great Barrier Island and publicises this
work to all interested parties.
b) Thanks the AoteaOra
Community Trust for this work and in particular Shirley Johnson for her
excellent, thorough and well researched work.
c) Agrees to allocate up to
$10,000 from its remaining 2014/15 discretionary SLIPs opex budget to advance
the recommendations in the AoteaOra Community Trust report in relation to
social enterprise trust models, a micro abattoir and affordable housing.
d) Agrees to engage the
AoteaOra Community Trust to work with the board’s portfolio holders and other
stakeholders to undertake this work for report back to the board’s June 2014
business meeting.
CARRIED
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17
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Ox Park Homestead restoration
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Member CA
Spence declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion
or voting on this item.
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Resolution number GBI/2015/24
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a)
Notes its strong support for the proposed restoration of the Ox
Park Homestead and requests that board member Spence continues to work with
the owners and Auckland Council’s Built Heritage team to advance this
proposal.
CARRIED
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18
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Update on the establishment of a Great Barrier part time residents
forum
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Resolution number GBI/2015/25
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a)
Approves further communication with part time residents to
identify possible projects they are interested in being involved in and
skills and resources they may be able to contribute to advancing these.
CARRIED
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19
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Chairperson's report
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A document
was tabled in respect to this item. 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/2015/26
MOVED by Member CA Spence, seconded
by Member JC Cleave:
That the
Great Barrier Local Board:
a)
Receives the Chairperson’s report.
b)
Approves the board chair writing to the
NZ Police seeking a response to the range of issues raised in the Barrier
community resulting from the recent cannabis operation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Copy of letter from New Zealand Police dated 15 Feb 2008 to Paul
Downie
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Secretarial note: Councillor Mike Lee was invited to address the Board at this
point in the meeting.
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Board Members' Reports
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Resolution number GBI/2015/27
MOVED by Chairperson IM
Fordham, seconded by Member JC Cleave:
a) That the report of Board Member Susan Daly be received.
b) That the report of Board Member
Jeff Cleave be received.
c) That the report of Board Member
Judy Gilbert be received.
d) That the report of Board Member
Christina Spence be received.
e) That the joint report from
Board Members Judy Gilbert and Christina Spence on the Community Development Conference be
received.
CARRIED
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22 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
5.58 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
