Howick Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Monday, 14 September 2015 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

David Collings

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Adele White

 

 

 

Members

Garry Boles

 

 

 

 

Katrina Bungard

 

 

 

 

Jim Donald

 

 

 

 

Lucy Schwaner

 

 

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

 

 

Steve Udy

 

 

 

 

Bob Wichman

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Howick Local Board

14 September 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

            The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HW/2015/126

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member SA Udy:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 10 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

Chair's Report

 

Reports tabled during the meeting will be filed with a hard copy of the Minutes and will also be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number HW/2015/127

MOVED by Member G Boles, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         Receives the Chair’s tabled report.

b)        Receives the Chair’s tabled report on his attendance at the LGNZ Conference 2015, July 19 – 21.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Chairs Report

b     LGNZ Conference 2015 Attendance Report Back

 

 

13

Councillor's Update

 

Resolution number HW/2015/128

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receives the verbal report from Cr Dick Quax and Cr Sharon Stewart.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Update – September 2015

 

Resolution number HW/2015/129

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member SA Udy:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      receives the report entitled ‘Auckland Transport Update – September 2015’ and the attached issues register from Auckland Transport’s Elected Member Relationship Manager (South).

CARRIED

 

 

15

Howick Local Board Quick Response Grants: Round One 2015/2016

 

Resolution number HW/2015/130

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      considers the applications listed in Table One and agrees to fund, part-fund or decline each application in this round.

Table One: Howick Local Board Round One Quick Response applications

No.

Organisation Name

Project

Total Requested

Amount

Granted

QR1607-104

Anchorage Park School

Towards wages and running costs for the school pool during the 2015/2016 summer school holiday season

$1,590

$1590

QR1607-124

Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust

Towards venue hire of the Old Flat Bush School Hall and transport costs

$750

$750

QR1607-118

BotanyLife Community Trust

Towards the purchase of a refrigerator and cooktop for the new multi-purpose community centre

$2,000

$2000

QR1607-110

Bucklands Beach Primary School

Towards materials and utility costs to keep the pool open during summer 2015/2016

$2,000

$2000

QR1607-102

Connect the Dots Charitable Trust

Towards marketing costs and materials for a "Make Moments in Howick/Pakuranga" free art-discussion tour of Te Tuhi and Uxbridge Centre for 150 elderly people and those living with dementia and their carers

$1,035

Declined

QR1607-125

Friends of Mangemangeroa

Towards 400 shelter frames, root trainers, potting mix, fertiliser, seed raising mix and trepel for the 2015/2016 Mangemangeroa Reserve planting programme

$1,692

$1692

QR1607-113

Howick Children's & Youth Theatre Incorporated

Towards costumes, stage manager, lighting designer and venue hire for a production on Peter Pan from 1 - 4 October 2015

$2,000

$2000

QR1607-121

Mellons Bay School

Towards costs associated with opening the school pool during the summer 2015/2016 school holidays

$2,000

$2000

QR1607-103

Pakuranga Athletic Club

Towards half the cost of a wireless multi-lane timer, two starting blocks, high jump bar, relay batons, measuring tapes, megaphone and equipment trolley

$1,080

$1080

QR1607-108

Pakuranga Inter-Church Charitable Trust

Towards the cost to provide community workshops and counselling services

$2,000

$2000

QR1607-109

Pohutukawa Coast Bike Club

Towards labour and materials for trail restoration project in Maraetai Forest

$2,000

$1000

QR1607-105

Uxbridge Creative Centre

Towards a jazz trio to perform at four concerts and marketing costs for the "Classic at Twelve" series of concerts to showcase the talents of local secondary school students

$895

$895

QR1607-107

Youth Advance Trust Board

Towards costs to run a five-day school holiday programme in October 2015 (venue hire, transport, outings)

$650

$650

 

 

Total Requested

$19,692

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Howick Local Board, Local and Sports Parks Capex and Renewal Programme 2015-2016

 

Resolution number HW/2015/131

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member RD Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      approves the local and sports parks capital development and renewal programmes 2015-2016.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Local Economic Development Subsidy Allocation (Year Ending June 2016 )

 

Resolution number HW/2015/132

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member RD Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Approves grant payments of $30,000 from its Locally Driven Initiatives budget to the Howick Village Business Association Incorporated; and $15,000 to the Greater East Tamaki Business Improvement Association Incorporated for economic development initiatives connected to their respective strategic plans.

b)      That the Howick Village Business Association Incorporated and the Greater East Tamaki Business Improvement Association Incorporated will report back to the Howick Local Board on the outcome of the respective projects by May 2016.

CARRIED

 


 

18

Performance Report for the Howick Local Board for the year ended June 2015

 

Resolution number HW/2015/133

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:   

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         Receives the Performance Report for the Howick Local Board for the year ended June 2015

b)        Acknowledges the LFA, Faithe Smith for a good working report .

CARRIED

 

 

19

Placemaking: Ōtara Waterways and Lake Project Strategic Action Plan

 

Resolution number HW/2015/134

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      endorses the Placemaking: Ōtara Waterways and Lake Project Strategic Action Plan

b)      notes that an independent trust will be established to oversee the implementation of the Placemaking: Ōtara Waterways and Lake Project Strategic Action Plan

c)      notes that Garry Boles (Howick Local Board) and Stephen Grey (Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board) will facilitate the development of the proposed trust on behalf of the Ōtara Waterways and Lake Project Steering Group.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:  That Member SA Udy and Member RD Wichman requested that their dissenting votes be recorded.

 

 

 

20

Auckland Council Property Limited Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 January to 30 June 2015

 

Resolution number HW/2015/135

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      accepts the Auckland Council Property Limited Local Board Six-Monthly update 1 January to 30 June 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Reports Requested and Issues Raised 2013 -2016

 

Resolution number HW/2015/136

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receives the Reports Requested and Issues Raised 2013 – 2016 schedule.

CARRIED

 

 

22

Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number HW/2015/137

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receives the workshop notes for workshops held on 23rd July, 6th, 13th, and 20th August 2015.

CARRIED

  

 

23        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

6.58 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 Howick Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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