Agenda of Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

6.00pm

Kaipātiki Local Board Office
90 Bentley Avenue
Glenfield

Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Kay McIntyre, QSM
Deputy Chairperson	Ann Hartley, JP
Members	Dr Grant Gillon
	John Gillon
	Danielle Grant
	Richard Hills
	Lorene Pigg
	Lindsay Waugh

(Quorum 4 members)

Blair Doherty

Kaipaitiki Local Board Democracy Advisor

17 April 2015

Contact Telephone: (09) 484 8856

Email: Blair.Doherty@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Kaipātiki Local Board area

Kaipātiki Local Board Members

	Kay McIntyre QSM Chairperson Ph 09 484 8383 DDI 09 484 8987 Mobile 021 287 8844 kay.mcintyre@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Finance – lead · Planning, policy and governance – lead · Built environment, streetscapes and urban design – alternate		Ann Hartley JP Deputy Chairperson Mob 027 490 6909 Office 09 484 8383 Home 09 483 7572 ann.hartley@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Community Development and Facilities – lead · Sport, recreation services and parks (active) – lead · Parks, reserves and playgrounds (passive) – alternate · Planning, policy and governance – alternate · Regulatory, bylaws and compliance – alternate
	Danielle Grant Local Board Member Mob 021 835 724 Office 09 484 8383 Home 09 442 1271 danielle.grant@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Arts, culture and events services – lead · Economic development – lead · Natural environment – alternate		Grant Gillon MPP, PhD Local Board Member Mob 027 476 4679 Office 09 484 8383 grant.gillon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Natural environment – lead · Regulatory, bylaws and compliance – lead · Libraries – alternate
	John Gillon Local Board Member Mob 021 286 2288 Office 09 484 8383 Home 09 443 1683 john.gillon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Libraries – lead · Parks, reserves and playgrounds (passive) – lead · Civil defence and emergency management – alternate		Lindsay Waugh Local Board Member Mob 021 287 1155 Office 09 484 8383 Home 09 418 1620 lindsay.waugh@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Built environment, streetscapes and urban design – lead · Arts, culture and events services – alternate · Transport and infrastructure – alternate
	Lorene Pigg Local Board Member Mob 021 839 375 Office 09 484 8383 lorene.pigg@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Civil defence and emergency management – lead · Finance – alternate · Sport, recreation services and parks (active) – alternate		Richard Hills Local Board Member Mob 021 286 4411 Office 09 484 8383 richard.hills@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Portfolios: · Transport and infrastructure – lead · Community Development and Facilities – alternate · Economic development – alternate

Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum

The Kaipātiki Local Board holds two meetings a month – a business meeting for Council staff to present reports and a Community Forum meeting to enable greater community input.

The Kaipātiki Local Board’s Community Forum meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm. These meetings enable the community to engage with the board via deputations, public forum, petitions, and reports from community and volunteer groups, with speakers allowed more time than is possible at ordinary business meetings. Community Forum will operate as a normal business meeting, with agendas and minutes published and resolutions passed.

Different ways to present to the Kaipātiki Local Board:

A “Deputation” is where members of the public give a presentation to the board which is formally booked in advance, approved by the Chair, and the speakers and topic are published on the agenda. People presenting under the deputation section of the meeting have 10 minutes to present.
“Public forum” is where members of the public may arrive on the night and speak to the board, and speakers under this section have 3 minutes allotted to them.
“Petitions” is an agenda item where members of the public may present a petition. They have 5 minutes to speak to their petition.

To present at a Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum meeting:

Please email the Local Board Services team at Auckland Council on kaipatikilocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz if you would like make a deputation presentation or to present a petition to the board.
You will need to let the team know at least 10 days in advance, and provide any supporting documentation at least 7 days in advance.
If you would like to simply speak briefly to the board, you are welcome to come to the Community Forum meeting and speak at public forum (item 9) – there is no requirement to book in advance for this (though advance notification is appreciated).

1 Welcome

2 Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 Declaration of Interest

Members are 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.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 25 March 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from www members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

10 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

11 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Kaipātiki Local Board Community Forum

22 April 2015

P O Box 34344 Birkenhead

4848854 0274834511

bntrust@xtra.co.nz

REPORT TO: Kaipatiki Local Board

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Marlborough Park and Birkenhead - Kaipatiki Skateboarding Facilities;

THEIR HISTORY:

Birkenhead:

The existing facility (BSP SK8 Park) was built in 1959, as the local skating rink and sited next to Birkenhead War Memorial Hall ( this was renamed the Birkenhead Recreation Centre) . A lease to the Birkenhead Amateur Roller Skating Club was signed in 1972. Some years later ` roller skating ` lost its popularity to make way for ` skateboarding` this then became evident for the need to look at a redevelopment of this site. Birkenhead Skate Park was refurbished from a local skating rink to a ply moulded skate park of substantial ramps and curves. 1991 The Opening Day was a huge success with very large numbers of youth and families attending.......alongside the former Recreation Centres activities; one month later the complaints started to arrive from local and immediate residents especially one in particular who at that time had three children under five at this time. ( John Court Street ) This lead to these ramps being demolished and replaced with concrete.

Northcote:

1988 – Northcote Borough built a SK8 The Vert Ramp on the rear site of the local shopping centre, this action caused concern in neighbourhood and it was later relocated after considerable consultation with the local neighbourhood in 1990 ( Stafford Park ) in 2013, this was demolished as it was deteriorating and not now used.

Glenfield:

Marlborough Park Skate Park was built after consideration by many local Skateboarders and their peers, and support through the former Glenfield Community Board to facilitate the funds from the former NSCC. This facilitated the construction of the plans presented by Jason Parks ( Premium Skateboarding ) in or around 2003/2004 . This park has been one our most popular parks, for all ages and since completion this SK8 Park has been well used and respected by the users, and has not caused any major concerns in the community. It is a park where the older youth look after the younger kid, and support them on their journey in their chosen active sport. But as you will hear its maintenance levels do not live up to the level of use that it receives by the local skateboarding/scooting youth.

Finally, in respect of Sport, Skateboarding is now starting to be recognised as a key active sport.

Now, in the eyes of a skater, what is skateboarding? Freedom, a hobby, a sport, a community, a shared interest. It’s amazing the feeling you can get from a piece of wood with wheel on it. If you couldn’t tell already, I am a skateboarder myself, and I have many friends who skateboard and they have many friends who skateboard as well. There has been this label put on all skateboarders as being trouble makers and outlaws of society. It is this untrue stereotype that makes stores and businesses put up three to four signs that proclaim in bold letters and exclamation points “No Skateboarding!”

I am not part of a “skateboard gang”, I enjoy other sports as well, but, skateboarding is my favorite sport. It is my sport, my hobby, and even my mode of transportation. I don’t even own a bicycle any more, I skateboard everywhere. I love everything about it…except the stereotypes. I have been skateboarding since I was 3-years-old and all I have to say about skating is…thank you. I’m fifteen now and skateboarding is what has shaped me into the young man I am today. It taught me to always get up after I fall, to never give up, to stick with something until I get it down and to be proud of what I have accomplished.

When I was little I would go to the skate park with my skateboard and try to do the little things I knew how to do. I was this little kid skating around and sometimes accidentally getting in the way of all these bigger kids. Not once did any of these kids yell at me to get out of the way or say anything rude to me at all. In fact, some of these kids even took some of their own time to give me tips and show me how
to do certain tricks that I was having trouble with.

So next time you see a skateboarder, don’t think of him as a kid with nothing better to do, think of him as a kid who is enjoying his favorite sport…skateboarding.

Background Kaipatiki Skateboarding in Community;

1995/2201

Skate Boarding was alive and well again, from the earlier 1970`s days where, bowls were the normal place of this sport. Acknowledging at the time that former North Shore City Council injects some $3.2 million + into their sports field programme, this did not address the opportunity for our young people to participate in their choice of sport rather than the structured elements of a sports field. At this time there was no planning being undertaken for the informal unstructured sport, that young people were attracted to.

Nothing has changed today in 2015.

Planning for their facilities must be one of meaningful and encouragement, from 1995 to 2009 our local young skateboarders, with the Trust support presented themselves on a regular basis to the former NSCC Council Annual Plan hearings, and the Birkenhead Northcote Community Board to gain support and direction for the increase their much needed facilities for their sport of choice.

From these presentation and council officers support, the former NSCC approved ( asked for $30K) 15K to be made available for the improvements of the Birkenhead Skate Park redevelopment commencing in July 1998. The local lead group of young people lead the complete redesign of the upgrade of this facility, from ply to concrete, with the provided council contractor. Phase two of the development of this site began. ( Facility changed from plywood to concrete ramps to decrease any future large maintenance budgets having to be sought but rather redevelopment funding to increase the sites potential)

Also at this time the Trust were presenting documentation taken from the past five years of involvement with the SK8 Park and its developments, to and with appropriate former council officers and increasing their knowledge of the needs of the skateboarder. The Trust wanted policy and direction from council which would support increased SK8 facilities through the city. The former r Birkenhead Northcote Community Board members continued to meet with the lead group of the ` Skate Boarding development team ` to support the development of increased facilities in the city and support the group to attend each and every Annual Plan to present a well developed plan of action for the council in respect of teenage facilities which suit the unstructured users.

Further development ( Phase three ) were presented and former NSCC provided another $20K to continue the redevelopment of the BSP SK8 Park. Stafford Park SK8 Ramp was also given consideration at this time for an upgrade and the former BN Community Board provided the KCFT with funds of (3K) the Lion Foundation provided (5K) Councils Parks Department (5K) to upgrade the Stafford Park SK8 Ramp, which was undertaken by a local contractor engaged by the KCFT on behalf of NSCC. .

At this time our local youth in consultation with the local community of Beach Haven, identified the need for a SK8 facility for this area, and set about investigating suitable sites and opportunities for this to happen. Reporting back to the former BN Community Board the young people were disappointed to hear that the local residents had put together a petition to stop any progress on installation of a SK8 Park in Beach Haven. The residents presented themselves to the former BN Community Board and this resulted in a lack of support for installing a SK8 park facility within that area. Today we will hear many young people wishing for a SK8 Park in that area.

Also at around this time after many years of presenting to the former North Shore City Council, the Youth Destinations Facility Development fund was established at first some $400K + was placed within this budget for the development of new and existing sites. Congratulations were given to the Birkenhead SK8 Park team for their persistent presentations to both community board and council. From hereon in, there have been some six sites developed within the city. Although noting that today that Youth Facility budget does not exist these builds are drawn up within the Parks Department Plans were under the Youth Destination Plan for Parks inclusions.

The ``Skateboarding User Group `` would like to have the Kaipatiki Local Board place some priorities on these two facilities in Kaipatiki so that they, and their peers can have facilities to perform their skills as does any other sport.

Their requests are:

Marlborough SK8 and BSP, needs some minor maintenance issues attended to.

Marlborough SK8 does need to be considered for increased footprint to allow it be the premium SK8 space for our youth.

Signatories;

Author

Jill Nerheny QSM Manager

Authorisers

Peter Burn Chairperson

Dated

20^th March 2015

Community Development Contracted Delivery Partnership

A1-MP_032web.jpg Marlborough Park, Glenfield

Marlborough SK8 Park Glenfield

Birkenhead SK8 Park ( BSP )

No.	Title	Page
a View	Marlborough Park and Birkenhead - Kaipatiki Skateboarding Facilities	13

Authors	Blair Doherty - Kaipaitiki Local Board Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Eric Perry - Relationship Manager

No.	Title	Page
a View	Partnering Agreement – Thriving Communities in Kaipātiki	21

Authors	Andy Roche - Local Board Advisor
Authorisers	Eric Perry - Relationship Manager