Waiheke Local Board

 

Open Minutes

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Waiheke Local Board Office, Oneroa Bowling Club, 100 Ocean View Road, Alison Park, Waiheke Island on Thursday, 27 August 2015 at 5.15pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Paul Walden

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Beatle Treadwell

 

 

 

Members

Becs Ballard

 

 

 

 

Shirin Brown

 

 

 

 

John Meeuwsen

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Mike Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Waiheke Local Board

27 August 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Member BM Treadwell led the meeting in prayer.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/1

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, 13 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

 

9.1

Waiheke Resources Trust - Dawn Jeffery and John Stansfield

 

Dawn Jeffery and John Stansfield were in attendance to speak to the board about the vision for the inorganic resources on the island. 

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/2

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks Dawn Jeffery and John Stansfield for their attendance and presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

9.2

Waiheke Golf Club - John Collings and Bob Upchurch

 

John Collings and Bob Upchurch were in attendance to speak to Item 11 Notice of Motion - Revocation of Resolutions

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/3

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Thanks John Collings and Bob Upchurch for their attendance and presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

9.3

Waiheke Golf Club - Flynn Washington

 

Flynn Washington was in attendance to speak to the board about the Waiheke Golf Clubs proposal for an 18 hole golf course.

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/4

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

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         Thanks Flynn Washington for her attendance and presentation

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

11.1

Notice of Motion - Revocation of Resolutions

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/5

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

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      i)  agrees pursuant to Standing Order 3.10.14, to revoke resolution WHK/2013/362 of the Waiheke Local Board, adopted at its ordinary meeting held on 5 December 2013:

23.     Waiheke Golf Club lease boundaries

 

          “That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)            Receives the report.”

ii)  noting there is no resolution in substitution.

  

b)      agrees pursuant to Standing Order 3.10.14, to revoke the resolutions of Waiheke Local Board, adopted at its ordinary meeting held on 20 September 2012, WHK2012/21:

17.     Reserves Act Process for hearing of lease applications

 

e)       That, if as a result of the hearings, a decision/decisions are made to support/approve each lease then the Council/Waiheke Local Board applies to the Department of Conservation for consent to the granting of the leases, as required under the Act.”

and that the following be resolved in substitution therefore:

 

e)       That, if as a result of the hearings, a decision/decisions are made to support/approve each lease then the Waiheke Local Board will make a decision to apply to the Department of Conservation or the Ministers Delegate for prior consent to the granting of the leases, as required under the Act.

            In addition:

i)     Notes that Auckland Council officers acted during the inter regnum period to seek the approval of the Minister of Conservation.

       Further, that the Minister declined the request the make a decision and directed that the decisions should be made locally by elected representatives.

ii)    Requires that the person or body providing the Ministers Consent must be the Minister or a body or person with a decision making allocation consistent with the Local Government Auckland Council Act s17.

iii)   That any document or resolution by an officer, the Lease Hearing Panel or the working party purporting to be an application to the Minister for prior consent has been generated without the support of the Waiheke Local Board.

iv)   That any document or decision by an officer purporting to be an application to the Minister for consent for leases in Rangihoua Park is withdrawn.”

c)      revokes all decisions relating to leases in Rangihoua Park made by officers and elected representatives (as outlined in the attached) of the Waiheke Local Board between 12 October and  21 October 2013.

and that the following be resolved in substitution therefore:

 

            “That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Requests a comprehensive and thorough list of all decisions made with respect to Rangihoua Park leases in the election period from 19 September 2013 through to 23 October 2013.

b)      Requests reasons why the decisions were considered so urgent that they could not wait until the incoming Board was able to deal with them.

c)      Requests an explanation as to how the decisions were considered business as usual decisions under existing delegations.

d)      Requests a printout of the electronic file for the lease document. The printout is to show a complete edit history with all changes from the advertised lease.  Changes will be tracked and traceable, dated, and attributed to the authors responsible.  Where the file has been copied and edited on a different location those copies will be provided as well.

e)      The chief executive will provide evidence by way of minuted decisions, resolutions or signed report that each change to the lease was requested and accepted by either the Waiheke Local Board or the Lease Hearing Panel.

f)       The chief executive will provide evidence by way of minuted decision, resolutions or signed report that each action taken by the officers in the election period was requested and accepted by either the Waiheke Local Board or the Lease Hearing Panel.

d)      agrees pursuant to Standing Order 3.10.14, to revoke the resolutions of Waiheke Local Board, adopted at its confidential meeting held 16 May 2013 (reinstated in to the open agenda at the ordinary meeting held on 15 August 2013), WHK2013/5:

C1.    Waiheke Golf Course: Request for Legal Information

“c)     According, releases into the Open Minutes, C1, clause c, which was approved by the Board at its business meeting of 16 May 2013:

C1             That the Waiheke Local Board:

C)      Notes that:

i)       The 2008 Golf Course Development Plan is a document that describes in detail the proposed development of the 18 hole golf course, in that, it provides details on landscaping, staging, vegetation, course design, earth works and clean-fill.

ii)      The earthworks/clean fill requirements in the 2008 Golf Course Development Plan have already been approved under the 2009 resource consents gained by the Golf Club and landowner consent (dated 16 March 2009).

iii)     Landowner approval for the golf course has been provided through the Hearings Panel’s decision to grant the lease under the Reserves Act and the lease is therefore the key landowner consent document

iv)     Some details in the 2008 Golf Course Development Plan may need to be updated to reflect the new lease arrangements.

v)      The clean fill arrangements can be addressed either through the new lease arrangements or once the lease details have been finalised.”

            and that the following be resolved in substitution therefore:

 

c)         That the Waiheke Local Board seeks:

i)          a report from officers outlining the process followed by the Waiheke Local Board to consider the Golf Club Development Plan against requirements of the Reserves Act and Local Government Act.

ii)         from the Council clarification as to the “clean fill arrangements”, i.e. the revenue generated from a landfill on Onetangi Reserve and what discussions, arrangements and agreements have been reached on this matter.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Resolution from Deputy Chair Treadwell

 

 

12

Councillor's Update

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/6

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board

a)   Receives the verbal update from the Waitemata and Gulf Ward Councillor, Mike Lee.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Report - August 2015

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/7

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the Auckland Transport – August 2015 Report

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Quarterly Report 1 April to 30 June 2015

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/8

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

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the Auckland Transport quarterly report for the period 1 April to 30 June    2015

b)        requests that the ‘Love Being a Local’ campaign as referenced in paragraph 17 of the Auckland Transport Quarterly Report (1 April to 30 June 2015) or a similar campaign be introduced on Waiheke to raise awareness of local speed issues

c)         requests, with reference to paragraph 22 of the Auckland Transport Quarterly Report (1 April to 30 June 2015) that the Community and Road Safety Team provides information on targets and the number of morning car trips avoided through school travel planning activities on Waiheke Island in 2014/15 and in future years

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Approval for Licence to Occupy and Manage at 2 Korora Rd, Waiheke (the 'Old Library Space')

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/9

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

That the Waiheke Local Board agree that item 15: Approval for Licence to Occupy and Manage at 2 Korora Road, Waiheke (the ‘Old Library Space’) be deferred until the next meeting of the 10 September 2015 scheduled to be held Oneroa Bowling Club, 100 Ocean View Road, Allison Park at 5:15pm to review the maintenance fee quoted.

CARRIED

 

 

16

ACPL - Six monthly update

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/10

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:

That the Waiheke Local Board agree that item 16: ACPL – Six monthly update be deferred until the next meeting of the 10 September 2015 scheduled to be held Oneroa Bowling Club, 100 Ocean View Road, Allison Park at 5:15pm for an officer to be present.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Professional Development - Negotiation For Local Government

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/11

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

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Approves chairperson PA Walden’s attendance at the negotiations for Local Government workshop on Thursday 29 October 2015 at a cost of $1351.25 (exc. GST) to be funded from the FY15/16 professional development budget

b)      Confirms that conference attendance including travel and accommodation will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Chairperson's Report

 

Secretarial Note:         There was no chairperson’s update.

 

 

19

Reports requested/pending

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/12

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

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the reports requested/pending report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

List of resource consents

 

Resolution number WHK/2015/13

MOVED by Chairperson PA Walden, seconded by Member RE Ballard:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Receives the list of resource consents lodged during 14 July 2015 to 14 August 2015 related to Waiheke Island.

 

CARRIED

  

 

21        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

6:34 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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