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Waitākere
Ranges Local Board
12 March 2015
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1 Welcome
The Chairperson
opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 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
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Board Member
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Organisation / Position
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Sandra Coney
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·
Waitemata
District Health Board – Elected Member
· Women’s Health Action
Trust – Patron
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Neil Henderson
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· Portage Trust – Elected
Member
· West Auckland Trust
Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director
· Weedfree Trust – Employee
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Greg Presland
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· 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
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Steve Tollestrup
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·
Waitakere
Licensing Trust – Elected Member
· Community Waitakere – Trustee
· West Auckland Trust
Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director
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Saffron Toms
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NIL
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Denise Yates
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· Ecomatters Environment
Trust – Trustee
· Keep Waitakere Beautiful
Trust – Trustee
· Huia-Cornwallis
Ratepayers & Residents Association – Co-chairperson
· Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee
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Member
appointments
Board
members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board
members represent Auckland Council.
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Board Member
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Organisation / Position
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Sandra Coney
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· Friends of Arataki
Incorporated – Trustee
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Neil Henderson
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· Friends of Arataki
Incorporated – Trustee
· Living Cell Technologies
Animal Ethics Committee – Member
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Saffron Toms
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· Ark in the Park – Governance
Group Member
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There was no
changes to the register.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Update from Ward
Councillors
Apologies from Clr Cooper and deputy mayor Hulse for absence were
noted.
8 Deputations
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8.1
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Keep Waitākere Beautiful and EcoMatters Sustainable Living
centre
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Apologies from Ecomatters Trust and Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust
were noted.
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9 Public Forum
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9.1
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John
Newick, Swanson Heritage
- Spoke regarding
a proposal of planting Kauri trees and proposed signs west and east of
Swanson to celebrate Swanson heritage.
Mark Harvey, Aprilanne
Bonar and Sarah Sparks
- Thanked
board members, Titirangi residents and council staff for their support
and requested that Council review its process for granting consents. It
was also noted that petition for saving Titirangi Kauri trees has
already got more than 2600 signatures and the number is still growing.
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Resolution
number WTK/2015/20
MOVED
by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Member GB Presland:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives public forum submissions.
b) Expresses general support for Swanson Heritages
proposal for entrance signs west and east of Swanson and requests that parks
staff report back to the portfolio holder on feasibility.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary Business
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10.1
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Extraordinary Business - Titirangi Trees
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Resolution
number WTK/2015/21
MOVED
by Member GB Presland, seconded by Chairperson S Coney:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a) Agrees to consider an extraordinary
item regarding fate of significant Kauri and Rimu trees living on the
property at 40 and 42 Paturoa Road, Titirangi at item 20.1 of this agenda.
i) The reason the matter was not on
this agenda is that the threat to these trees became
evident on or about march 7, 2015 when local residents discovered that the
felling of smaller trees surrounding the Rimu and the Kauri had occurred.
ii) The reason for
urgency is that because of consents granted by Auckland Council there are
attempts to cut these trees down and large numbers of people including many
locals are actively willing to oppose any felling of these trees.
CARRIED
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11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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14
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Consultation Feedback on Options to Mitigate Erosion along the
Huia Domain Shoreline and Seawall
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Resolution
number WTK/2015/25
MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member
SR Tollestrup:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Receives
the consultation findings to date for options to mitigate erosion along the
Huia Domain shoreline and seawall.
b) Endorses
the consultation plan proposed for further public engagement in order to
provide the Huia stakeholders and residents with more comprehensive
information around the options to mitigate erosion along the Huia Domain
shoreline and seawall.
CARRIED
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15
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Memorandum of Understanding Between Auckland Council and Piha
Coast Care Trust
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Resolution number WTK/2015/26
MOVED
by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member S Toms:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Endorses
the Memorandum of Understanding document between Auckland Council and the
Piha Coast Care Trust with the insertion of the words “new projects” to
replace the word “works” under Planning and Strategy section.
CARRIED
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16
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Urgent Decision Report - Waitakere Ranges Local Board member to
attend Dunes Trust Annual Conference 2015
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Resolution number WTK/2015/27
MOVED
by Member S Toms, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) Endorses
Member Neil Henderson to attend the Dune Trust Annual Conference held at
Whitianga from 11th to 13th March 2015.
b) Agrees
that any related expenses for attending the Dune Trust Annual Conference held
at Whitianga 2015 be provided for in line with the latest Auckland Council’s
Elected Members’ Expense Policy 2014.
CARRIED
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18
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Member Sandra Coney
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Secretarial Note: This report was not
available at this time and will come to future board meeting.
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20 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
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20.1
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Significant Kauri and Rimu trees living on 40 and 42 Paturoa Road,
Titirangi
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Resolution
number WTK/2015/30
MOVED
by Member GB Presland, seconded by Chairperson S Coney:
That the Waitākere Ranges
Local Board:
a) Opposes the felling of the
significant Kauri and Rimu trees situated on the properties of 40 and 42
Paturoa Road, Titirangi.
b) Seeks
a report as matter of urgency from officers on if the actions taken by the
developers pose any threat to other Kauri on or near the site.
c) Requests
that officers urgently report back on health of the Kauri on the sites and on
the road reserve.
d) Requests
that Auckland Transport respond to the Board’s request to be properly
consulted when landowner consent to consent applications involving significant
vegetation is being considered.
e) Requests
an update on the future of the sites now that the developer has stated that
the Rimu and Kauri will remain on site.
f) Requests
the Council to provide dedicated resources to assist local boards in the processing
of responses to resource consent applications noting that the issue is
relevant to number of other local boards.
g) Raises
the issue that local board members should be directly involved in the review
identified by Auckland Development Committee resolution number AUC/2015/33.
h) Resolves
that the terms of these resolutions are conveyed to Auckland Development
Committee.
CARRIED
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8.14 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
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
