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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board
17 June 2015
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1 Welcome
Carrol Elliott
led the meeting in prayer.
2 Apologies
Secretarial Note: Cr Alf Filipaina and Caroline Paepae
(YAP) tabled their apologies for absence.
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
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Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust for
winning the Green Ribbon Award for environmental Community Leadership 2015.
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Mangere Bridge Community Working Bee to remove
mangrove seedlings from Shelly Bay Beach.
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Thank you card from Val Payne regarding the
Volunteers Awards evening.
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The Chair thanked the officers who organised and
ran the Volunteers Awards evening.
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Gala Concert – Choral singing. Mangere College
and Kings College Senior Choir received awards and Aorere College had a
fantastic performance.
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The Get the Bug Team – this year’s YES (Young
Enterprise Scheme) team from ASDA in Mangere Bridge has just come third in the
gruelling Dragon’s Den portion of the YES process.
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Congratulations to Villa Maria for being named
as the fourth most admired wine brand in the world and the only New Zealand
winery to make the top 10 list. More than 200 of the world’s top masters of
wine, sommeliers, educators and journalists voted on the listing.
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Thank you to Shilo Kino for all her reporting
for the Board and safe journeys on your mission.
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.
Secretarial
Note: Item 12 was considered after Item 13.
Leau Peter
Skelton entered the meeting at 5.14pm.
Secretarial
Note: Item 13 was considered after Item 11.
Cr Arthur Anae
entered the meeting at 5.20pm during Item 13.
Secretarial
Note: Item 14 was considered after Item 12.
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Mangere-Otahuhu SLIPs Funding 2015 Programme
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The memo tabled
at the meeting is attached to the back of the minutes.
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Resolution number MO/2015/96
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene,
seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Elliott::
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) Allocates funds for the following SLIPs projects and nominates a local board
representative to act as spokesperson:
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Project Title
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Financial
Year
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Operational
Expenditure
(OPEX)
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Board Representative
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Mangere
East Rugby League Club:
Supply and installation of speaker
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2015
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$11,680.67
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Nick
Bakulich
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Mangere
Rovers Rugby Club:
Supply and installation of speaker
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2015
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$11,680.67
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Nick
Bakulich
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Total
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$23,361.34
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CARRIED
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MOVED by
Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member TF Lauese::
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
b) Declines
the following SLIPs project.
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Project
Title
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Financial
Year
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Operational
Expenditure
(OPEX)
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Vaka
Manu’kau Niue Community Trust
Purchase coffee cart
(see paragraph 7 below)
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2015
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Declined
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Total
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CARRIED
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MOVED by Chairperson L
Sosene, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Elliott:
c) Delegates
authority to the nominated Local Board Member to provide guidance and advice
to the Asset Development (South) for their allocated proposals, and enables
the local board member and the Chair (jointly) to make minor amendments to
funding allocations where a variation to the project scope is needed due
to unforeseen circumstances.
CARRIED
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Pools and Leisure Facilities Proposed Property Renewals
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Resolution number MO/2015/97
MOVED
by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member TF Lauese:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) Receive the
2015/2016 Pools and Leisure Facilities Proposed Property Renewals report.
b) Approves
the property renewals programme for 2015/2016 as listed in the table under
point 14.
c) Delegates
responsibility to the Recreation Services portfolio holders, Members Walter
Togiamua and Nick Bakulich to approve any moderate changes to the budget or
project scope, in the event that there is a variation to identified costs or
facility needs for its property renewals programme.
CARRIED
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Proposed Funding for Projects in Mangere East Village
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Resolution
number MO/2015/98
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson CM Elliott:
That the
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:
a) Approve the allocation of funds from the Local Economic
Development BIDs grants fund for the following projects:
(i) A grant
paid to the Mangere Town Centre Business Association for two murals to be
located in the Mangere East Village shopping area at a cost of $12,500.
(ii) Allocate to the properties
department $930.00 for payment to DTZ Group New Zealand Limited for to power conduit
to be located on the Mangere East library wall facing the Mangere East
village green.
(iii) Allocate
to the Local Sports Park Department $13,070 for the streetscaping planting
project inclusive of the street frontage and village green.
(iv) A grant
paid to the Mangere East Community Centre for the Matariki event at a cost of
$3,500.
CARRIED
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Secretarial
Note: Item 18 was considered after Item 20.
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Manukau Heritage Item Assistance Fund Allocation 2014-2015 Round 2
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Resolution number MO/2015/99
MOVED
by Member EP Skelton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Elliott:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) Approve the
following grant allocations from the Manukau Heritage Item Assistance Fund:
i) Allocation of $2,006.75 to application MHIA14_150011 from Hendl-Smith Family Trust as a contribution towards scaffolding,
remove, clean and refurbish bricks and re-mortar bricks.
ii) Decline
application MHIA14_150010 from Bobbie Hannaway and Steven Osborn as a
contribution towards roof replacement, gutter replacement and insulation.
CARRIED
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Item 19 was
considered after Item 17.
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Community Facilities Network Plan
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Resolution number MO/2015/100
MOVED
by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member CF O'Brien:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) Support the draft Community Facilities Network Plan and
associated draft Action Plan to guide council’s investment in the provision
of community facilities
b) Note that local board views
will be reported to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee in August
2015.
c) Requests
clarity on which officers and departments will be responsible for delivery of
the Action Plan.
d) Advises the Property Review Committee of Auckland Council
that item 62 in the Action Plan commits to investigate future options for the
Otahuhu library space which will soon become vacant, considering how this
will complement the adjacent Otahuhu Community Centre and noting that a needs
assessment is being conducted.
e) Advocates
that the governing body allocate sufficient funding to deliver on the
priority investigations identified in the Draft Community Facilities Network
Action Plan.
f) Supports
the implementation of the recommendations for the improvements to business
operations identified in the action plan - 1.1 Strategic Improvement and 1.4
Business Improvements.
g) Requests
further investigations and assessment by officers into potential alternative
funding mechanisms to deliver development of local community facilities.
h) Requests that it
be noted that the Ōtāhuhu Recreation Precinct is now named TŌia and reports and documents should be
amended accordingly.
CARRIED
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Secretarial
Note: Item 18 was considered after item 20
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Community-led response to alcohol licensing and advertising
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Resolution number MO/2015/101
MOVED
by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member TF Lauese:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) Confirm its continued
support for the community-led approach to alcohol licensing objections in
2015/16 and allocate $30,000 from its Community Response Fund to this project
for a contract to deliver this.
b) Confirm
allocation of $15,000 to a community-led approach for an
alcohol advertising removal project from it’s 2015/16 Community Response
Fund.
CARRIED
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Secretarial
Note: Item 21 was considered after Item 18.
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Local Board Feedback on amending the licence to occupy remission
scheme to include proposed the Transport Levy
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Resolution number MO/2015/102
MOVED
by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Elliott:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a)
Supports the proposal in principle to
amend the remission scheme in the Rates remission and postponement policy for
residents of licence to occupy retirement villages and/or Papakāinga
housing to remit the proposed Interim Transport Levy (targeted rate) in
addition to the Uniform Annual General Charge.
b) b) Supports that remission be given to only those residents
who are eligible under the central government’s rates rebate scheme.
c) c) Asks that the Governing Body ensures that the rebate goes to
the eligible individual of the villages or Papakāinga and not to the
owners.
CARRIED
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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board - Alcohol Ban Review
Hearing and Deliberation Dates
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Resolution number MO/2015/103
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene,
seconded by Member EP Skelton:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:
a) Approves the following hearing dates
for the Alcohol Ban Review:
i) Thursday 6 August 2015 commencing at
3.30pm in the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board Office, 93 Bader Drive Mangere.
ii) An overflow day of Friday 7 August
2015 commencing at 9.30am in the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board Office, 93 Bader
Drive Mangere.
b) Approves the deliberations panel
workshop will be held on Thursday 20 August 2015 commencing at 9.30am in the
Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board Office.
c) Approves the formal deliberations
panel meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 August 2015 commencing at 1.00pm
in the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board Office.
d) Approve the Chair, Lemauga Lydia
Sosene replace the Deputy Chair, Carrol Elliott on the Alcohol Ban Review
Hearings Panel.
e) Approve Member Leau Peter Skelton be
an alternate if any member of the Alcohol Ban Review Hearings Panel is not
available.
CARRIED
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28 Consideration of Extraordinary
Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Tafafuna’i Tasi Lauese closed the meeting
in prayer.
6.30pm 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 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local
Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
Item 12 Cr Anae Report
Councillor
Arthur Anae’s bulletin of activities
12 June 2015
Council/ Police quarterly meeting
Councillor Anae – Council representative
Manukau Police Station, Auckland
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This is the
regular meeting between Council leaders and the Police where matters of
community interests are discussed.
11 June 2015
Auckland Development Committee
Councillor Anae – committee member
Town Hall
- Considered
as one of the more active committees, this meeting had a full agenda where
discussion ranged from housing for elderly, council land swap deal, city
centre development, and urban design, to name some. The minutes of the
meeting, being the primary source of information, is not yet officially
reported (at the time of writing this bulletin).
Meeting with the Council COO
Councillor Anae – RS&P committee deputy chair
- Councillor
Anae sought the agreement of the COO, as lead officer of the Regional
Strategy and Policy committee, about the Otahuhu and Wiri business
associations’ presentation to that committee. He is passionate about
supporting these entities and to enhance the service delivery of the
business improvement districts (BIDs) programme of Council.
10 June 2015
Workshop: Auckland Development Committee
Councillor Anae – committee member
Town Hall
Cuban MP Kenia Serrano Puig courtesy call
Councillor Anae – invitee
Green Party Auckland office
- This is an important opportunity
to engage with emerging leaders in Cuba and Councillor Anae supported the
Green Party’s initiative by his presence and warm reception of the Cuban
MP in Auckland. committee also discussed and decided on other important
matters.
SOUL – Save our Landscape public meeting
Councillor Anae – participant
Manukau Rugby League Club, Mangere
- Councillor Anae participated in
this public meeting to discuss the Special Housing Accord (SHA) in
Ihumatao
9
June 2015
Parks, Recreation and Sport committee meeting
Councillor Anae – ex-officio member
Otahuhu
Rugby Union Club
- Councillor Anae attended this
meeting to again show his commitment to support the Otahuhu business
association which was presenting to the committee that day about Council’s
service delivery under the BIDs programme.
Tongan Minister of Agriculture, Food, Forests and
Fisheries – Hon. Fakahau
Councillor Anae – Council representative
135
Albert St.
- Councillor Anae received the
Minister as official guest to Auckland and discussed the latter’s role and
interests in the Pacific community in Auckland, including a focus on the
Tongan community.
Unitary Plan committee meeting
Councillor Anae – committee member
135 Albert St.
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June 2015
Mt. Albert Grammar School Foundation
Councillor Anae – proposed campaign committee member
School
House, Mt. Albert, Auckland
- Councillor Anae had been
approached to be a team member for the MAGS Foundation fund raising
activity and he graciously accepted the invitation to join them at their
meeting to discuss the school’s proposal.
Legal debrief for Councillors
135
Albert St.
- Auckland Council’s Chief
Executive and senior Legal staff briefed the members of the Governing Body
about the court case involving Ports of Auckland.
4
June 2015
Regional Strategy and Policy committee meeting
Councillor Anae – deputy chair
Town Hall
- Councillor Anae voted in favour
of reducing the number of commissioners and members of the District
Licensing Committee when their contracts expire in October 2016.
Waste Advisory Group
3
June 2015
Development Auckland/ CCO review workshop
135 Albert St.
2
June 2015
Tenders and Procurement committee meeting
Councillor Anae – committee member
135 Albert St.
- The meeting convened with quorum
achieved. The substantive item on the agenda was discussed under
confidential; hence it will not be reported here.
CCO Governance and Monitoring committee meeting
Councillor Anae – committee member
135 Albert St.
Hearings
committee
Councillor Anae – committee member
135 Albert St.
- A number of substantive motions
have been put forward and adopted by the committee which Councillor Anae
mostly supported. Showing his commitment to fair play, Councillor Anae
moved the following under agenda item: “Determination by the Hearings
Committee of an Objection to Proposed Stormwater Connection at 37A Hayr
Road to service 31 Hayr Road Three Kings”:
a) to hear the
objection by the owner of 37A Hayr Road, Three Kings pursuant to section 460
and Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1974; and
b) to agree to
determine the objection by the owner of 37A Hayr Road, Three Kings pursuant to
section 460 and Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1974 in the
confidential section of the meeting.
The said motions were
carried and adopted by the committee.
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May 2015
Governing Body meeting
Councillor Anae - member
Council Chamber, 1 The Strand, Takapuna
- Indicating his cooperation and
commitment to Auckland’s vision, Councillor Anae readily agreed and
accepted the majority’s willingness to adopt the changes in the
committee’s terms of reference which recognise Council’s change of
strategy and direction.
- Councillor Anae has also shown
his full support to allow Council to achieve more for the people of
Auckland by agreeing not reduce the funding agenda item 15 “Delegations to
the Chief Executive”.
Guangdong Party Secretary Hu Chunhua courtesy call
Councillor Anae – Council representative
Town Hall
- This is an important visit by
the Party Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, Mr. Hu Chunhua.
He is considered to be one of the leading contenders for the position of
President of China.
- This official visit proves that
Auckland is a global participant and is considered an important player by
many world leaders. Councillor Anae is delighted to be part of this
historic event.
Accelerating Auckland
Councillor Anae – supporter
135 Albert St.
- This meeting with Accelerating
AKL CE Judy Speight was held to discuss updates and current opportunities
to help communities with computing technology.
Dame Meg Taylor dinner reception
Councillor Anae – official guest
Villa Maria Estate, Mangere
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (MFAT) invited Councillor Anae to join them in officially
receiving and hosting the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum
to a dinner reception. Councillor Anae diligently accepted to show his all
out support to the Pacific community.
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May 2015
Joint Governing Body and Local Board Chairs meeting
Councillor Anae – member
Town Hall
26
May 2015
Business leadership meeting
Councillor Anae – member
Chamber of Commerce, Auckland Council
- The issue of driving licenses
and its impact on youth unemployment were discussed and how schools can
adopt in their curriculum teaching students driving skills.
25
May 2015
Future of our buildings meeting
Councillor Anae – member
135 Albert St.
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May 2015
MIT 2015 Graduation ceremony
Councillor Anae – guest
Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau
- Councillor Anae shows his
unrelenting support to the MIT by regularly attending their graduation
ceremonies. This is one of them and he considers this especially important
because of the number of Pacific grandaunts.
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May 2015
PM John Key budget official announcement
Councillor Anae – guest
Skycity Hotel, Auckland
- The Prime Minister formally announced
today the government’s national budget. Councillor Anae was there to
listen and exchange pleasantries with central government officials.
21
May 2015
Finance and Performance committee meeting
Councillor Anae – member
Town Hall
MIT Pasifika graduates thanksgiving
Councillor Anae – guest
MIT Atrium, Manukau
20
May 2015
Economic Development committee meeting
Councillor Anae – committee chair
135 Albert St.
- The meeting lapsed for lack of
quorum.
SHA workshop: Auckland Development committee
Councillor Anae – member
Town Hall
Pacific Peoples advisory panel
Councillor Anae – liaison-councillor
Town Hall
- Councillor Anae provided the
panel with information updating them about his recent engagement with
ATEED regarding the Pasifika festival and his update to them about the
Ports of Auckland.
Auckland Business Events Advocate Programme Launch
Councillor Anae – guest
Town Hall
- This is the formal investiture
ceremony organised by the Auckland Convention Bureau of ATEED and attended
by Mayor Len Brown, Councillor Anae and other guests.
ITEM 16 SLIPs
Memo
To: Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board Members
cc: Janette Mckain, Carol.McKenzie-Rex,
Rina Tagore and Kenneth Tuai
From: Banita Wallabh
Subject: Mangere-Otahuhu SLIPs Funding 2015 Programme Report
for 17 June 2015
Amendment to the Recommendations:
Further site investigation carried out by the contractor has
resulted that the prices for installation of the sound systems has increased,
please refer to the table below.
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Project Titles:
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OPEX Amount changed from
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OPEX Amount changed to
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Mangere East Rugby League Club:
Supply and installation of sound systems
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$7,500
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$11,680.67
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Manukau Rovers Rugby Club:
Supply and installation of sound systems
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$7,500
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$11,680.67
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Total
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$23,361.34
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Item 27 Chairpersons Report
Mangere-Otahuhu Local
Board Chair’s Report
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
May – June 2015
Meetings / Community Events
-Attended Samoan Speech competitions
hosted by Otahuhu Librarians.
-Attended Empowered Communities
Approach Seminar CBD.
-Attended Regional Chairs Forum CBD.
-Attended Southern Chairs Forum with
Dean Kimpton & Senior Managers.
-Annual Leave 27 May 2015 - 5 June
2015.
-Attended Parks Recreation Governing
Board Committee, Otahuhu RC.
-Attended Unitary Plan Governing
Board Committee CBD.
-Chair, Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board
Workshop.
-Hosted with MOLB, Mangere-Otahuhu
Volunteer Awards, Otahuhu Town Hall.
-Attended Counties Manukau Police
Quarterly Forum Manukau.
-Attended Otahuhu Recreation Precinct
Tour with MOLB.
-Invitation to speak Mangere Baptist Church,
Mangere.
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
16 June 2015 2015
