Franklin Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Franklin Local Board held in the Local Board Chambers, Pukekohe Service Centre, 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Andrew Baker

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Jill Naysmith

 

 

 

Members

Malcolm Bell

 

 

 

 

Alan Cole

 

 

 

 

Brendon Crompton

 

 

 

 

Angela Fulljames

 

 

 

 

Sarah Higgins

 

 

 

 

Murray Kay

 

 

 

 

Dr Lyn Murphy

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Bill Cashmore

From 11.10am Item C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Franklin Local Board

26 May 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4              Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number FR/2015/62

MOVED by Member MA Kay, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Naysmith:  

That the Franklin Local Board confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

Resolution number FR/2015/63

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member AM Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board approves the requests for leaves of absence from Members Kay and Murphy.

CARRIED

 

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

Dorothy Street was a resident in Clevedon for 60 years, living all this time in the original Street family cottage next door to the Clevedon District Centre. The District Centre was the former Post Office where she worked for many years.

Dorothy was an active volunteer with Scouts, bowling club member, local Police office volunteer, Justice of the Peace and a key person in the production of the publication “The Clevedon Round Up”.

Resolution number FR/2015/64

MOVED by Member AM Fulljames, seconded by Member MJF Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board acknowledges with sadness the passing of Dorothy Street who made a significant contribution to the Clevedon community.

CARRIED

 


 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

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.

 

 

12

Auckland Council's Performance Report for the Franklin Local Board for the nine months ended 31 March 2015

 

Resolution number FR/2015/65

MOVED by Member BS Crompton, seconded by Member MA Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the Auckland Council’s Performance Report for the Franklin Local Board for the period ended 31 March 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Manukau Harbour Forum Work Programme for 2015/2016

 

Resolution number FR/2015/66

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson AJ Naysmith, seconded by Member AM Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board supports the request from the Manukau Harbour Forum and agrees to allocate $11,889 to enable the Manukau Harbour Forum’s work programme for 2015/2016 to proceed.

CARRIED

 


 

14

Community Facilities Renewal expenditure 2014/2015

 

Resolution number FR/2015/67

MOVED by Member BS Crompton, seconded by Member MJF Bell:  

a)      That the Franklin Local Board approves progressing the following projects totalling $18,144 from funding available within the 2014/15 community facility renewal fund:

·    Beachlands Log Cabin - Water Tank                                $  6,607

·    Karaka Hall - Graffiti Guard                                               $  7,875

·    Matakawau Hall - Accessibility report improvements    $  3,662

b)      That the Franklin Local Board approves the balance of funds of $10,469 to be used to progress various works at the Pukekohe War Memorial Hall and that the installation of tactile ground indicators become a project to be undertaken as a renewal project in 2015/2016.

CARRIED

 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number FR/2015/68

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member MA Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board agrees that Item 20 – Auckland Council Property Limited Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014 be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number FR/2015/70

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the Franklin Local Board agrees that Item 16 – Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards and Item 17 – Auckland Transport Update – May 2015 be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Landowner approval for proposed paddling club facilities at Clevedon Wharf Reserve

 

Resolution number FR/2015/73

MOVED by Member MJF Bell, seconded by Member LM Murphy:  

a)      That the Franklin Local Board approves public notification in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977, of the intention to lease approximately 198m˛ of Clevedon Wharf Reserve (58R Clevedon Kawakawa Road, Clevedon) to the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated, for the construction and use of a boat storage shed.

b)      That the Franklin Local Board approves an agreement to lease, if there are no objections to the intention to lease, for the area of Clevedon Wharf Reserve (58R Clevedon Kawakawa Road) indicated on the site plan (Attachment B) to the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated for two years commencing 1 July 2015 with a one-year right of renewal.

 

c)      That the Franklin Local Board grants landowner approval, in principle, to the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated to construct a parking area on Clevedon Wharf Reserve and a jetty and pontoon from the reserve, as indicated on the site plan (Attachment B).

d)      That the Franklin Local Board requires that the granting of a lease and landowner approval be subject to the following:

i)       the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated securing funding for each stage of the project prior to the commencement of construction works for that stage.

ii)      the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated obtaining all regulatory consents required for the planning and development of the parking, shed, jetty and pontoon.

iii)     that construction works and reinstatement of the reserve are subject to conditions to be supplied by the Manager Local and Sports Parks South.

e)      That the Franklin Local Board approves the grant of a community lease to the Clevedon Paddling Club Incorporated on the successful completion of the project (including the issue of building code of compliance certification) subject to the following terms and conditions:

i)       term - 10 years from the date of compliance with one 10-year right of renewal.

ii)      rent – $1.00 plus GST per annum if requested.

iii)     an approved community outcomes plan to be attached to the lease document.

iv)     all other terms and conditions in compliance with the Reserves Act 1977 and the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.

f)       That the Franklin Local Board notes that if any submissions are received following the public notification process the full Board hear submissions and make a decision on whether to approve the lease.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards

 

Resolution number FR/2015/71

MOVED by Member AQ Cole, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the Auckland Transport Quarterly Report.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Auckland Transport Update – May 2015

 

Resolution number FR/2015/72

MOVED by Member AQ Cole, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the report entitled ‘Auckland Transport Update – May 2015’ and the attached issues register from Auckland Transport’s Elected Member Relationship Manager (South) be received.

CARRIED

 


 

 

Resolution number FR/2015/74

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the Franklin Local Board agrees that Item 27 – Landowner Approval for Two Storage Containers at Te Puru Park, Beachlands be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 

 

27

Landowner Approval for Two Storage Containers at Te Puru Park, Beachlands

 

Resolution number FR/2015/75

MOVED by Member BS Crompton, seconded by Member AM Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board grants landowner approval to Te Puru Trust to place two containers for storage purposes on Te Puru Park until 1 November 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Review of alcohol bans 2015

 

Resolution number FR/2015/76

MOVED by Member MA Kay, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

a)    That the Franklin Local Board confirms the use of a public submission process to complete the review of alcohol bans in the Franklin local board area.

b)    That the Franklin Local Board adopts the proposal entitled “Proposal Review of Alcohol Bans – Franklin Local Board May 2015” in Attachment C for the purposes of the public submission process.

c)    That the Franklin Local Board delegates to the chair the authority to make minor edits or amendments to the proposal entitled “Proposal Review of Alcohol Bans – Franklin Local Board May 2015” in Attachment C.

d)    That the Franklin Local Board appoints Andrew Baker as Chair and Members Naysmith (deputy chair), Bell, Cole, Crompton, Fulljames, Higgins, Kay and Murphy as a panel to receive, hear and deliberate on submissions and other relevant information and recommend changes to the board.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Amendment to Franklin Local Board Community Grants Programme 2015/2016

 

Resolution number FR/2015/77

MOVED by Member AQ Cole, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the Franklin Local Board amends the Franklin Community Grants Programme 2015/16 adopted at its business meeting on 21 April 2015 (refer resolution FR/2015/51) by adding the following wording under the heading “community funding”:

-     support access to school pools by the wider community for schools that can provide details of the following:

·   steps the school has taken to increase usage of the pool by the wider and school community.

 

 

·   there is an existing user agreement with at least one community user group/organisation (e.g. a learn-to-swim provider).

·   the school agrees to ensure there is a certified person to undertake water testing (i.e. has attained the NZQA unit standards in swimming pool water quality).

·   distance from a public swimming pool.

·   evidence of pool usage for the previous summer, including number of keys sold.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Auckland Council Property Limited Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 July to 31 December 2014

 

Resolution number FR/2015/69

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member MA Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the Auckland Council Property Limited Local Board Six-Monthly update 1 July to 31 December 2014.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Member Professional Development Report - Back to the Future Conference: NZ Planners Institute 2015

 

Resolution number FR/2015/78

MOVED by Member LM Murphy, seconded by Member BS Crompton:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the report from Member Angela Fulljames regarding the Back to the Future Conference: NZ Planners Institute 2015 held on Tuesday, 14 April to Friday, 17 April 2015.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation on conference

 


 

22

Developing the Empowered Communities Approach

 

Resolution number FR/2015/79

MOVED by Member BS Crompton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Naysmith:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)        Supports, in principle, the Empowered Communities Approach proposed in the draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025, recognising that it presents an opportunity to reorient the way that Auckland Council works so that community initiated and led projects and activities are better facilitated and supported by Council.

b)        Notes that funding for the Empowered Communities Approach and its impact on local board budgets requires clarity and this needs to be provided with urgency.

c)        Supports a careful and measured introduction of the Empowered Communities Approach, noting that this may require the detailed design and implementation of the Empowered Communities Approach model to continue beyond the commencement of the 2015/2016 financial year. The focus should be on ensuring the model is effective, rather than meeting a deadline for implementation.

d)        Notes that local boards vary greatly in the readiness of their local communities to initiate and lead projects and manage community facilities, therefore one size does not fit all and flexibility in resourcing and models needs to be adapted for local delivery. 

e)        Supports the need for council staff working with empowered communities to be in sync with the aspirations and needs of the local board and also responsive to local issues within communities in order to be best placed to respond to the community.

f)         Emphasises the need for the Empowered Communities Approach to support Maori in achieving their outcomes and be culturally attuned.

g)        Notes that there is a level of risk associated with the Empowered Communities Approach and therefore there is the need for robust governance and accountability processes.

h)        Notes the need for a comprehensive change in the culture of all operational areas of Auckland Council, along with the review of organisational policies and practices across a range of functions to ensure that the Empowered Communities Approach is efficient and effective.

CARRIED

 


 

23

Urgent Decisions of the Franklin Local Board

 

Resolution number FR/2015/80

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member AM Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board notes the following urgent decisions:

Allocation of Local Civic Functions budget

a)      That the Franklin Local Board grants $500 from the Local Civic Functions budget to the Pukekohe RSA Pipe Band.

b)      That the Franklin Local Board approves the expenditure of up to $300 from the Local Civic Functions Budget for two additional wreaths to be delivered to members to lay at the Bombay and Buckland ANZAC services.

 

Landowner approval for Memorial Board Sign and naming of playground at Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe

a)      That the Franklin Local Board grants landowner approval to name the playground at Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe “Clipper Ship Ganges Children's Playground”.

b)      That the Franklin Local Board grants landowner approval to the Pukekohe Historical Society to erect a memorial sign adjacent to the playground located next to John Street in Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe, subject to the following conditions:

i)       That the exact location and orientation of the sign is agreed with the Parks Advisor prior to construction (including any conditions as necessary to safeguard trees and ensure reinstatement of the reserve).

ii)      That the sign be constructed and installed by a suitably experienced contractor approved by the Parks Advisor.

iii)     That the sign be of the same style as the historic trail signage through Pukekohe township, and that the final content is approved by the council communication’s team.

iv)     That further investigation be carried out by the applicant on the possibility of adding iwi content to the reverse side of the sign; which can be added at a later date.

 

Reallocation of the Local and Sports Park Capital and Renewal Works Programme 2014/2015

That the Franklin Local Board approves the reallocation of the $93,000 in the Local and Sports Park Capital and Renewal Works Programme 2014/2015 for the new Bledisloe Park car park from the following:

i)     Waiuku Sports Park                                                                       60,000

ii)    Pine Harbour Lighting                                                                   33,000

CARRIED

 


 

24

Franklin Local Board Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number FR/2015/81

MOVED by Member MA Kay, seconded by Member MJF Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the workshop notes for 14 April 2015,
21 April 2015, 28 April 2015, 5 May 2015 and 12 May 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

25        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

Secretarial Note:         The meeting adjourned at 10.53am and reconvened at 11.10am.

 

 

26        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number FR/2015/82

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member MA Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board excludes the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

C1       Special Housing Areas: Tranche 7

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

In particular, the report contains information which, if released, would potentially prejudice or disadvantage commercial activities.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

CARRIED

 

 

11.10am          The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

11.35am          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Special Housing Areas: Tranche 7

 

Resolution number FR/2015/83

MOVED by Chairperson AP Baker, seconded by Member AQ Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board confirms that the report, attachments and resolutions regarding ‘Special Housing Areas: Tranche 7’ remain confidential until all due processes have been concluded and the Mayor/Deputy Mayor release of the information.

 

 

 

11.36 am                                            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 Franklin Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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