Hearings Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Hearings Committee held in the Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 at 2.02pm.
Deputy Chairperson |
Penny Webster |
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Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Ms Liane Ngamane |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
From 2.07pm, Item 7 until 3.26pm, Item C1. |
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Mr Glenn Wilcox |
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ABSENT
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Chairperson Linda Cooper |
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Mayor Len Brown, JP |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
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Mr David Taipari |
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Hearings Committee 15 September 2015 |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/106 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) accept the apologies from Chairperson LA Cooper, Mayor LCM Brown, and Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, and Member DE Taipari for absence, and Cr WD Walker for lateness and early departure. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number HEA/2015/107 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr C Darby: That the Hearings Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 19 August 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
4 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
5 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
6 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
7 |
Determination of an objection to the construction of a proposed stormwater connection through 63A Arawa Street, New Lynn to service 3216 Great North Road, New Lynn |
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Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 2.07 pm. Cr WD Walker left the meeting at 2.12 pm. |
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The applicant, represented by Dr C Kirman, Ian Fistonich, Chris Shortt, Brendon Liggett, and Lahiru Wijenardhana, tabled a document in support of this item. The objectors, Ting (Amber) Li and Zhi Zheng, tabled a document in support of this item. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/108 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) hear and consider the objection by the owners of 63A Arawa Street, New Lynn, to the proposed stormwater connection and line extension, pursuant to section 460 and Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1974. b) agree to determine the objection to the construction of a proposed stormwater connection through 63A Arawa Street, New Lynn to service 3216 Great North Road, New Lynn, in the confidential section of the meeting. c) agree that the decision made in the confidential section of the meeting will be restated in the open section of the minutes. |
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a 15 September 2015, Hearings Committee, Item 7 - Legal Submissions on behalf of the applicant b 15 September 2015, Hearings Committee, Item 7 - Objectors' supporting documents |
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Appointment of commissioners: Proposed Private Plan Change 39 - Atlas Concrete, Takapuna |
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Cr AJ Anae left the meeting at 3.01 pm. Cr AJ Anae returned to the meeting at 3.08 pm. |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/109 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint Janine Bell (Chair), Ian Munro, and local board member Janet Fitzgerald to hear submissions and make a decision on Private Plan Change 39 (Atlas Concrete Ltd) to the operative Auckland Council District Plan (North Shore Section 2002). b) delegate authority to the chairperson of the Hearings Committee to appoint replacement commissioners or local board members should any of the commissioners appointed in (a) above be unavailable. |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/110 MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Member L Ngamane by way of addition: That the Hearings Committee: c) appoint Bill Kapea to the hearings panel for tikanga Maori expertise. |
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Appointment of independent commissioners for the resource consent hearing associated with the Northern Interceptor and Greenhithe Bridge Watermain Duplication and Causeway applications |
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Cr WD Walker returned to the meeting at 3.16 pm. |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/111 MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint Leigh McGregor (Chair), Jan Heijs, and Mark Farnsworth to hear submissions and make recommendations on the Resource Consent applications. b) delegate to the Chair appointed in (a) above the authority to make decisions on the Resource Consent applications, should no submissions be received or a hearing otherwise not be required. c) delegate to the Chair of the Hearings Committee the authority to make replacement appointments should any of the commissioners appointed in (a) above be unavailable. |
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Appointment of Commissioners: Application for resource consent – proposed multi-level retirement complex at 2 and 6 Valley Road, Browns Bay |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/112 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Member G Wilcox: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint David Hill (Chair), Richard Knott, and local board member Margaret Miles to hear submissions and determine the application for resource consent by Oceania Healthcare Limited, to construct and operate a four to five storey retirement village at 2 & 6 Valley Road, Browns Bay, under section 104 of the Resource Management Act 1991. b) delegate authority to the Chairperson of the Hearings Committee to make replacement appointments should any of the independent commissioners or local board member appointed in (a) above be unavailable. |
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Appointment of Independent Commissioners: Application for resource consents by Auckland Transport for a new Half Moon Bay Ferry Terminal |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/113 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr C Darby: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint Cherie Lane (Chair), Gavin Lister, and Sheena Tepania to hear submissions and determine the application by Auckland Council for resource consents to develop a new Half Moon Bay Ferry Terminal, under section 104 of the Resource Management Act 1991. b) delegate authority to the Chairperson of the Hearings Committee to make replacement appointments should any of the appointed independent commissioners in (a) above be unavailable. |
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District and Regional Plans Appeal Status Report at 31 August 2015 |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/114 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Member L Ngamane: That the Hearings Committee: a) receive the District and Regional Plans Appeal Status Report. |
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Noting the delegated decision of 12 August 2015: Massey North Special Areas |
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Resolution number HEA/2015/115 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) note the decision to reappoint Alan Watson and appoint Leigh McGregor, Ian Munro, Les Simmons and Rebecca Skidmore for current and future resource consent applications in all precincts within the Massey North Special Areas. |
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number HEA/2015/116 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings 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 Approval of supplementary independent commissioners
C2 Appeal to New Zealand Transport Agency's Notices of Requirement to alter two designations for the Southern Corridor Improvements project
C3 New Resource Consent Appeal - 299A Don Buck Road, Massey
C4 New Resource Consent Appeal - 61 Margan Avenue, New Lynn
C5 Resource Consent Appeals: Status Report 15 September 2015
C6 Appeal by Messrs Soroka and Baigent relation to Variation 13 to Plan Change 14 of the Auckland District Plan (Franklin Section)
C7 Deliberations of an objection to the construction of a proposed stormwater connection through 63A Arawa Street, New Lynn to service 3216 Great North Road, New Lynn
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
3.25pm 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.
3.43pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
C1 |
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b) agree that the report regarding ‘Approval of supplementary independent commissioners’ remain confidential, and the decision will be made publically available once all candidates have been notified. |
C3 |
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b) agree that the decisions and report regarding ‘New Resource Consent Appeal - 299A Don Buck Road, Massey’ not be restated in the open section of the minutes. |
C4 |
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b) agree that the decisions and report regarding ‘New Resource Consent Appeal - 61 Margan Avenue, New Lynn’ not be restated in the open section of the minutes. |
C5 |
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b) agree that the report and attachments remain confidential, but agree that the list and description of current appeals as of 3 September 2015, apart from council’s status position on the appeals, be re-stated in the open section of the minutes. |
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a 15 September 2015, Hearings Committee, C5 - Resource Consents Appeals: Status Report 15 September 2015 |
3.44 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 Hearings Committee HELD ON
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