Waiheke Local Board

 

Open Minutes

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Waiheke Local Board Office, 100 Ocean View Road, Alison Park, Waiheke Island on Thursday, 23 July 2015 at 5.15pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Paul Walden

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Beatle Treadwell

 

 

 

Members

John Meeuwsen

 

 

 

 

Shirin Brown

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Councillor

Mike Lee

For absence

 

Member

Becs Ballard

For absence

 

 


Waiheke Local Board

23 July 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Member BM Treadwell led the meeting in prayer.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/86

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Councillor Mike Lee for absence and member RE Ballard for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/87

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 9 July 2015, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Iwi Exhibition - George Kahi

 

George Kahi was in attendance to speak to the board about and Iwi exhibition and rangatahi music boot camp on Waiheke Island.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/88

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the tabled document and attach it to the minutes.  

b)      Thanks George Kahi for his attendance and presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     George Kahi - Cover letter and breifing documents  

 

9.2

Story trail for Te Arahura - Tanya Batt

 

Tanya Batt was in attendance to speak to the board about creating a story trail for Te Arahura and a cycle plan for Waiheke Island.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/89

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the tabled document and attach it to the minutes  

a)      Thanks Tanya Batt for her attendance and presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tanya Batt - Once Upon An Island  

 

9.3

Waiheke Island Tourism Forum update - Jenny Holmes

 

Jenny Holmes was in attendance give the board an update on the Waiheke Island Tourism Forum.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/90

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Jenny Holmes for her attendance and presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Waiheke Island Tourism Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.4

Bequest of Elizabeth Gibson

 

Ron Walden, as executor of the estate of Elizabeth Gibson, and Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua and Keith Denne of the St Pauls Presbyterian Church were in attendance to hand over and receive a bequest to the Church.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/91

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Ron Walden, as executor of the estate of Elizabeth Gibson, and Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua and Keith Denne of the St Pauls Presbyterian Church for their attendance.

 

CARRIED

 

9.5

Elizabeth Gibson - Christine Hoffman

 

Katherine Hoffman was in attendance to talk about Elizabeth Gibson and the bequest.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/92

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Katherine Hoffman for her attendance and presentation. 

 

CARRIED

 

9.6

Helicopter use on Wahieke Island - Thomas Greve

 

Thomas Greve was in attendance to talk to the board about the cumulative impact of helicopters along Seaview Road and other flight paths.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/93

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Thomas Greve for his attendance and presentation. 

 

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Auckland Transport Report - July 2015

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/94

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)     Approves expenditure from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) for the following projects and subject to the conditions set out in the following table:

ID#

Project

Allocation

Conditions (if any)

OSTEND ROAD

 

 

A

O’Brien Rd to Bus Stop West of Erua Rd - 2.2 to 2.5m wide red chip seal cycle/walking path next to road, with timber wheel stops

$124,000

B

Bamboo clearance and reinstatement of bridle path between 87 and 91 Ostend Road

$46,000

DONALD BRUCE ROAD

 

 

A

Donald Bruce Road east side - timber wheel stops from refuge island to kea crossing to deter parking and enable shared pedestrian/cycle path.

$31,000

Subject to further consultation with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools and Cycle Action Waiheke and approval by Auckland Transport Traffic Operations with respect to non-standard specification 

P4

Donald Bruce Road east side – Metalled parallel parking area between kea crossing and car  turning area south of Huruhi Primary School.

$15,000

Subject to further consultation with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools

P5

Donald Bruce Road west side - Road markings and designation to create motorcycle/scooter parking area south of the cone.  

$2,000

Final design and location subject to further consultation with Waiheke High School.

ALISON/ CAUSEWAY RD ROUNDABOUT

 

 

J

Alison Road north side at end of cycle lane - widen footpath to 2.5 m. approx. and insert flat kerb to enable cyclists to use footpath approaching roundabout.

$11,000

SURFDALE AREA

 

 

A&B

Hamilton Rd (East of Blake St) – realign and widen footpath to 2.5m. to enable use by cyclists; other minor works.  

$65,000

C

Hamilton Road - south of Miami Dairy.  Remove existing footpath and install new 2.5m wide concrete footpath. Minor works to move/remove seat, bin and tree overhang outside Miami shops

$31,000

 

 Total allocated

$325,000

 

 Balance available for allocation  (for works to be completed in 2016/17)

$127,000

 

 

b)     Delegates the authority to the Chair and Transport Portfolio Holder (Member SD Brown) to approve minor changes and detailed designs for the above projects and to determine any actions required as a result of the above consultations with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools and Cycle Action Waiheke.

c)   Notes, with regard to The Esplanade Monitoring Survey that

·         the recommended speed limit of 15kph is frequently being exceeded.

·         the survey does not address factors relating to The Esplanade being designed to be a recreation and amenity space for pedestrians and cyclists.

·         the survey does not canvas the views of the people who do not use The Esplanade and their reasons for this.   

·         The Board will engage in consultation with community stakeholders to discuss Auckland Transport’s survey results prior to determining next steps.

d)    Thanks Ivan Trethowen for his attendance.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Full waiver of a hire fee for hire of Surfdale Hall by the Waiheke Senior Citizens

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/95

MOVED by Member JP Meeuwsen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Approve a full waiver of the fee for hire of Surfdale Hall by the Waiheke Senior Citizens for the 2015/2016 financial year at a total cost of $702.00 from the 2015/2016 Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) budget allocated to accessible and affordable hire of council facilities for community groups.

 

CARRIED

 

14

Urgent Decision Report - Allocation of remaining 2014/2015 SLIPs budget

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/96

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Notes the decision made under the urgent decision process on 23 June 2015 to           allocate the remaining $20,500 SLIPS operational budget as follows;

           i)      Allocates the remaining $20,500 SLIPs 2014/2015 operational budget to the                                                                                                                  below projects:

No

Project description

Budget value

Local Board Spokesperson/s

1.

Waiheke Boat Club – towards project management costs for Ostend Domain stage two project

$10,000

Chairperson Walden

2.

Waiheke Recreation Centre Trust – towards purchase of fitness equipment

$10,500

Board member Ballard

 

 

          ii)      Approve that the Chair and Deputy Chair have the delegated authority to allocate any remaining capital and operational budget from savings realised to ensure additional projects can be approved and delivered before the end of the financial year. All decisions to be reported upon in the next available business report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Review of Alcohol Bans 2015

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/97

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell, seconded by Member JP Meeuwsen:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives this report.

b)      Notes that the board has agreed at the 28 May 2015 business meeting:

·   to undertake full public consultation, to obtain a greater understanding of the impact of alcohol-related crime or disorder in the current alcohol ban areas

·   that a hearings panel will hear from members of the public on this issue.

c)      Confirms that hearings on this issue will occur on 14 August 2015 at the Oneroa Bowling Club, 100 Oceanview Road, Alison park

d)      Confirms that deliberations on this issue will occur on 14 August 2015 at the Oneroa Bowling Club, 100 Oceanview Road, Alison park

e)      Notes that the above dates will also be advertised in The Gulf News and the Waiheke Market Place papers. 

f)       Notes the report received in May, which set out the proposal to review alcohol           bans in the local board area and outlined the process for the review of           alcohol bans.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Chairperson's Report

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/98

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board

a)      Receives the Chairperson’s report.

b)      Notes that the report includes the Waiheke Tourism Report conducted by           ATEED.

 

CARRIED

 

17

Reports requested/pending

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/99

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board

a)      Receives the reports requested/pending report.

 

CARRIED

 

18

List of resource consents

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/100

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BM Treadwell:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the list of resource consents lodged during 12 June 2015 to 10 July 2015 related to Waiheke Island.

 

CARRIED

  

19        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

6:42 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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