Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Tuesday, 25 August 2015 at 7.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

Members

Callum Blair

 

 

John McLean

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Brian Neeson, JP

Absence

 

 

Margaret Miles, JP

Absence

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Member Christine Rankin-MacIntyre

 

 

Cr John Watson

Entered the meeting at 7.11pm, Item 13

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Until 7.42 pm, Item 16

 

 

Secretarial note:          Member Christine Rankin-Macintyre was in attendance via teleconference. Her attendance in this manner is not considered as being present for purposes of a quorum under Standing Order 2.4.1.’

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Amy Irvine

Upper Harbour Youth Caucus

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

25 August 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chair welcomed all those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number UH/2015/127

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson Brian Neeson and member Margaret Miles for non-attendance.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2015/128

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 11 August 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

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

 

12

Meeting Minutes Upper Harbour Local Board, Tuesday 11 August 2015

 

That the Upper Harbour Local Board note the open unconfirmed minutes of its meeting held on Tuesday, 11 August 2015 are attached at Item 12 of the agenda for the information of the board only, and will be confirmed under item 4 of the agenda.

 

 

13

Governing Body Members' Update

 

 

 

Councillor John Watson entered the meeting at 7.11 pm.

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/129

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the governing body members’ verbal updates.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Annual Report 2014/2015

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/130

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      note the monitoring and reporting requirements set out in the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 and the local board information proposed for the Auckland Council Annual Report 2014/2015.

b)      approve:

i.        the message from the Chairperson, which provides the Local Boards comments on local board matters in the 2014/2015 annual report; and

ii.       the achievements by activity and the table of key capital projects that form part of the local board information for the Auckland Council Annual Report 2014/2015.

c)      give authority to the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to make typographical   changes before submission for final publication.

 

CARRIED

 


 

15

New Road Name Approval for the Residential Subdivision by Whenuapai Village Limited at 34, 36-38 Brigham Creek Road and 2, 4, 6 and 8 Dale Road, Whenuapai.

 

 

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/131

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve, pursuant to Section 319(1)(j), of the Local Government Act 1974 the road names in the table below, proposed by the applicant, for the new roads created by way of subdivision at 34, 36-38 Brigham Creek Road and 2, 4, 6 and

8 Dale Road, Whenuapai as follows:

Road Number

Preferred New Road Name

Meaning

3

Joseph McDonald Drive

Land owner for 40/50 years prior to selling to developer

5

Boyes Avenue

Original land owner of block at 123-127 Totara Road

 

b)        acknowledge the concerns raised by the Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers Association regarding the use of the name ‘Whenuapai Village’ for the new subdivision development at 34, 36-38 Brigham Creek Road and 2, 4, 6 and

8 Dale Road, Whenuapai, as the area behind the Whenuapai Air Force Base, bordered by Kauri Road, the northern end of Totara Road, and the Upper Waitemata Harbour, has traditionally and is still known as the Whenuapai Village.

c)         resolve that resolution b) above and the letter received from the Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers Association, attached to the minutes as Attachment A, be forwarded to the Subdivision Advisor, the General Manager Resource Consents and the Housing Projects Office, to address the matter of the subdivision naming with the developer.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20150825 Item 15, Whenuapai Ratepayers and Residents Association, Upper Harbour Local Board  

 


Councillor Wayne Walker left the meeting at 7.42 pm.

 

16

Upper Harbour Local Board Events Funding 2015/2016

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/132

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part fund or decline the following local event support fund applications as follows:

 

Applicant

Event

Amount Granted

Facebook Badminton Club Limited

Facebook Badminton Club Open Tournament 2015

$1,000

OnBoard Skate Inc.

Summer Skate Series 2015/16

$2,500

Albany CoCo Inc.

Summer Fun 2015/16

$0

Bays Youth Community Trust

Youth Board and Jam Albany

$2,500

Harbour Sport Trust

Mud Rush 2015

$0

Meadowood House Inc.

OctoFest a la Meadowood

$0 

Get in2Life Youth Development Trust

In2it Summer Series

$4,000

Meadowood House Inc.

Carols by Candlelight on Meadowood

$1,500

Meadowood House Inc.

Meadowood’s X-Factor Talent Show

$0 

Meadowood House Inc.

Fest of Food Flavours and Cupcake Competition

$1,200

Total

$12,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)      agree to allocate the 2015/2016 Upper Harbour Events Partnership Fund as follows:

Upper Harbour Events Partnership Fund 2015/2016

Recommended Allocation

Movies in Parks

$15,000

Albany Coco Events

$5,000

Greenhithe Community Trust Events

$3,000

Greenhithe Christmas Parade

$3,500

Pascoe NZ Tennis Open

$6,000

Albany Lakes Summer Series

$6,000

Mud Rush

$3,000

Sub-total

$41,500

 

c)      approve an annual $25,000 event funding grant to the Albany Coco Incorporated Trust for use by the Albany CoCo for local events, including Summer Fun, as directed by the local board in the funding agreement, noting that $5,000 will be allocated from the local events contestable fund and $20,000 will be allocated from the local discretionary community grants fund.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Upper Harbour Local Board Discretionary Funds Status for the 2015/2016 financial year

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/133

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Status of the Upper Harbour Local Board Discretionary Funds for the 2015/2016 financial year report.

b)      approve a maximum of $10,000 from the Community Response Fund for the

re-classification of the Albany Domain including:

·      surveying cost;

·      all assessments;

·      Iwi consultation;

·      public notices;

·      the publishing of public notices in the New Zealand Gazette; and

·      registration of the gazette notice with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Upper Harbour Local Board Discretionary Funds Status as at the financial year end of June 2015

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/134

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Upper Harbour Local Board Discretionary Fund Status as at the financial year end of June 2015 report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Summary of Actions and Reports Requested - Upper Harbour Local Board - August 2015

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/135

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Summary of Actions and Reports Requested – Upper Harbour Local Board – August 2015 report.

CARRIED

 


 

 

20

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Portfolio Briefings held in July 2015

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/136

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         approve the list of local board projects to be included in the regional Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan as follows:

 

Project or Initiative

Goal

Action Area

Local Board role

Partners/
Support

1

Newcomers Network helps provide an inclusive space for migrants to join the local community through arts and other activities. (Case study focus)

1

1.3

Provides funding

Albany CoCo

2

Maori art integrated into new community buildings such as the Albany Stadium Pool and the Albany Community Hub.

4

4.1

Support

Local Maori artists

3

Carvings from a macrocarpa tree for Sanders Reserve.

4

4.2

Support

Paremoremo Prison

 

b)        resolve to substitute member Margaret Miles with member John McLean as the alternate representative of the board on the Albany Community Coordinator Management Committee, due to member Miles currently fulfilling the role of Chairperson of the Albany Community Coordinator Management Committee.

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop held on
4 August 2015

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/137

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshop held on

4 August 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

 


 

22

Board Members' Reports

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/138

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ reports.

 

Member John McLean:

 

Thank Auckland Council Libraries for their donation of 5 boxes of books to assist with the education of young kids on the Islands.

 

CARRIED

  

 

Secretarial note:       Amy Irvine, Upper Harbour Youth Caucus:

Briefly updated the board on the youth activities in the Upper Harbour area.

 

 

23        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

8.25 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 Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................