Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee held in the Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 at 2.30pm.
Chairperson |
Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
Until 4.00pm, item 13 |
Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Calum Penrose |
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Members |
Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
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Cr Chris Darby |
Until 5.04pm, item C3 |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Cr Mike Lee |
Until 4.45pm, item 13 |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Member Glenn Wilcox |
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Member Karen Wilson |
Until 5.05pm, item C3 |
ABSENT
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Mayor Len Brown |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Shale Chambers, chair |
Waitemata Local Board |
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Desley Simpson, chair |
Orakei Local Board |
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Peter Haynes, chair |
Albert-Eden Local Board |
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Julia Parfitt, chair |
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 12 May 2015 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number PAR/2015/18 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse for absence on council business and Cr D Quax for absence. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number PAR/2015/19 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
There was no public input.
6 Local Board Input
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Local Boards charging sport-field fees within former Auckland City Council boundary - Orakei and Waitemata Local Board Chairs |
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Desley Simpson, Chair, Orakei Local Board, Shale Chambers, Chair, Waitemata Local Board and Peter Haynes, Chair, Albert-Eden Local Board addressed the committee regarding the following issues: · concern that the only local boards charging sport-field ground fees are those within the former Auckland City Council area boundary (Waitemata, Albert Eden, Orākei, Puketapapa, Maungakiekie-Tamaki, Waiheke local boards) and that this is due to a legacy transition agreement which has not been resolved since 2010 · request for those clubs that have owed sport-field ground fees to be waived at this stage · concern that some sports clubs have been sent invoices and charged twice a year. |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/20 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the presentation and thank Desley Simpson, Shale Chambers and Peter Haynes for their attendance b) request staff to provide some options to the Finance and Performance Committee in relation to sport-field fees in the former Auckland City Council area. |
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Acquisition of land for reserve purposes - Red Beach - Hibiscus and Bays Local Board |
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Julia Parfitt spoke during the confidential section of the agenda. |
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7 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Member G Wilcox left the meeting at 3.22 pm. Member G Wilcox returned to the meeting at 3.26 pm. |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/21 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the update report from the General Manager – Parks, Sports and Recreation b) note that the report on Greenways Strategy will be reported back to this Committee in August c) acknowledge and thank Parks, Sports and Recreation staff for the work undertaken in preparation for commemorations of 100 years since WWI. |
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Auckland Domain Committee - Appointment of Committee and Committee Members |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/22 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) agree to the amended terms of reference b) appoint the Committee and appoint Cr Christine Fletcher, Cr Calum Penrose and Cr Mike Lee to the newly established Auckland Domain Committee c) appoint Cr Christine Fletcher as Chair of the Auckland Domain Committee d) note that the Independent Maori Statutory Board would appoint two members to the Auckland Domain Committee. |
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Sustainability of Sport and Recreation Project progress report |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/23 MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) accept the Sustainability of Sport and Recreation Project – Community Speak Sport report, March 2015 b) approve the Community Speak Sport report for distribution to local boards, the Independent Maori Statutory Board, OneVoice Sport and Recreation Auckland and advisory panels c) request that staff note feedback from the Sustainability of Sport and Recreation workshop May 12th 2015 d) request staff report back the final work programme to the July 2015 Parks Recreation and Sport Committee, inclusive of workshop feedback and post discussions with other agencies (such as Sport New Zealand) to ensure resources required to deliver the work programme are identified and committed. |
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Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose left the meeting at 3.46 pm. |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/24 MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr C Darby: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) note the contents and findings of the Hearing Panel’s Report b) note that the content of the Draft Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan has been reviewed and edited to provide updated information, and to incorporate matters raised and dealt with during the submission process c) approve the amendments to the Draft Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan recommended in this report d) refer the approved changes to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee for adoption as the final Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan e) endorse the proposal that the Auckland Council gives appropriate consideration to the Other Matters raised in the section on pages 30/31 of the Waikumete Hearing report (Attachment A of the agenda) f) note that the Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan is a long term aspirational document, which despite setting implementation timeframes, is subject to financial resourcing being available through the council budget process. |
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Staff presented a power-point presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland website as a minutes attachment. |
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Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose returned to the meeting at 3.52 pm. Cr Filipaina left the meeting at 3.45pm Cr Filipaina returned to the meeting at 4.00pm Chairperson CE Fletcher left the meeting at 4.00 pm. |
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Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose resumed the chair at 4pm |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/25 MOVED by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) take into consideration the implications of the analysis contained in this report in future budgeting for the provision and development of regional parks. |
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a 12 May 2015 - Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee - Item 13 - Regional Parks Use and Investment - presentation |
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Member K Wilson left the meeting at 4.15pm |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/26 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) partially rescind the Waitakere City Council resolution dated 7 September 2006 (1771/2006) to classify the whole of Lot 2 DP 50606 Birdwood Winery Estate (Attachment A of the agenda) as a local purpose (historic site) reserve b) approve those parts of Lot 2 marked Section 1 on the attached copy plan SO477190 (Attachment C of the agenda) to be classified as local purpose (community buildings) reserve under section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act c) approve the balance area marked Section 2 on plan copy SO477190 (Attachment C of the agenda) to be classified as recreation reserve under ( under s17 of the Act) pursuant to s16 (2A) of the Reserves. |
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Proposed classification of Brains Park, 35 Vanguard Road, Kelston |
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Member Wilson returned to the meeting at 4.20pm |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/27 MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) resolve, pursuant to Section 16 (1) of the Reserves Act 1977, to classify part of Brains Park being Lot 1 on Deposited Plan 45106 contained in NA849/95 (Cancelled) being 5.2634 hectares as a recreation reserve, subject to statutory requirements being met. |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/28 MOVED by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) recommend to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee the divestment of approximately 2400 m2 of land on the north-west corner of the Auckland Botanic Gardens to the New Zealand Transport Agency for the purpose of constructing a stormwater treatment facility b) recommend to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee the uplifting of the Auckland Botanic Gardens designation on that portion of the land sold to the New Zealand Transport Agency in terms of section 182 of the Resource Management Act, 1991 c) recommend to the Finance and Performance Committee the retention of the funds from the sale of the land for compensating improvements to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, to compensate for the loss of amenity. |
17 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There were no extraordinary items.
Resolution number PAR/2015/29 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina: That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) exclude 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 Acquisition of open space land - Whenuapai
C2 Acquisition of Land for Open Space Purposes, Orewa West
C3 Proposed Acquisition of Land for Reserve Purposes, Red Beach
The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
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4.40pm 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.
5.34pm The public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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Resolution number PAR/2015/31 That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: d) confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report for the acquisition of land for open space within the Whenuapai 1 Special Housing Area, or the resolutions of the committee, until settlement of the purchases and only then is the resolution to be restated. |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/32 That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: e) confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or resolutions of the Committee for the acquisition of land for open space in Orewa West until settlement of the purchase, and only then is the resolution to be restated. |
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Proposed Acquisition of Land for Reserve Purposes, Red Beach |
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Resolution number PAR/2015/33 That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: f) confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or resolutions for the acquisition of land for open space in Red Beach until settlement of the purchase and only then is the resolution to be restated. |
5.53 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 Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee HELD ON
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