Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee held in the Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

Until 10.01 am, Item 5.1

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Calum Penrose

 

Members

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

From 10.00 am, Item 5.1, Until 12.16 pm, Item 12

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 9.42 am, Item 5.2

 

Cr Dick Quax

Until 12.44 pm, Item C1

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 10.00 am item 5.1

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

From 9.39 am, Item 5.2

 

Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

Member Karen Wilson

From 12.30pm, Item C1

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mayor Len Brown

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Mark Thomas

Orakei Local Board

 

 


Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee

16 September 2015

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/55

MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr SL Stewart:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr AM Filipaina and Mayor Brown for absence on council business, Cr ME Lee and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for absence, Cr CI Clow, Cr C Darby, Cr J Watson and Member Wilson for lateness and Cr Fletcher for early departure.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/56

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 29 July 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

Note:   Item 5.2 taken at this point.

 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number PAR/2015/57

MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)         agree that item 5.2: Central United Football Club - Allocation of playing fields be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 


 


5.2

Central United Football Club - Allocation of playing fields

 

Mr Michael Marinovich on behalf of the Central United Football club addressed the committee and tabled a document outlining their concerns regarding upgrades and field allocations in particular at Nixon Park and the proposed Chamberlain Park development.

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.

 

Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 9.39 am.

Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 9.42 am.

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/58

MOVED by Chairperson CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr CM Casey:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)      thank Michael Marinovich on behalf of the Central United Football Club for his attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 September 2015 Parks Recreation Sport, Item 5.2: United Football

 

5.1

Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust

 

Mr Cinino updated the committee regarding the Mahurangi Coastal Trail project and tabled a copy of the invite to the Mahurangi Coastal Trail celebration event  scheduled for 15 November 2015 from 3pm. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr RI Clow entered the meeting at 10.00 am.

Cr J Walker entered the meeting 10.00 am

Chairperson CE Fletcher left the meeting at 10.01 am.

 

Cr Fletcher vacated the seat and Cr Penrose resumed the chair.  At 10.01am

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/59

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Cr SL Stewart:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)      thank Mr Cimino, The Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust and the Friends of Regional Parks be thanked for his presentation and ongoing support of parks and open space development.

b)      agree that a meeting of the Chair, Deputy Chair, Member Glenn Wilcox and representatives of the Mahurangi Coastal Trust, the Friends of Regional Parks and senior staff be convened to discuss the Mahurangi Coastal Trail project in context with the current management plan review process, including feasibility and planning of the proposal.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 September 2015 - Parks Sports Recreation Committee, Item 5.1: Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust invitation

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

9

Parks, Sports & Recreation - Acting General Manager's Report

 

Mark Bowater, Acting General Manager – Parks, Sports and Recreation gave an overview  of achievements and highlights as outlined in the report..

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/60

MOVED by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)      receive the update report from the Acting General Manager – Parks, Sports and Recreation.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Growth Programme

 

Jane Aickin – Manager Local and Sports Parks and Mace Ward, Manager Asset Development were in attendance in support of this item.

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/61

MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)      agree to circulate the report to Local Boards for their information.

b)      request that, each year, staff report back to the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee and seek confirmation of the Growth Programme for the following year and receive an update on delivery progress for the prior year.

c)      agree that a programme delivery approach be taken when implementing the projects within the Growth Programme, which will involve and require a level of budget re-alignment throughout the year, and that officers be given discretion to deliver the projects within the total budget envelope set for each year.

d)      request that where staff are proposing changes to the regionally funded Growth Programme, which need to be dealt with outside of an annual programme review, the impacted Local Boards will be consulted.

e)      agree to advise Local Boards that any surplus or underspent project budgets in any one year will be returned from Local Board budgets to the regional Growth Programme fund for re-allocation to the next highest priority regional growth related project.

f)       note that the delivery programme includes planning, therefore programmed work in the first year may not reflect on the ground delivery.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 September 2015, Parks Recreation and Sports Committee, Item 10:Growth Programme

 

The meeting adjourned at 11.34am and reconvened at 11.38am.

 

11

Sports Field Capacity Development Programme - Annual Report

 

Jane Aickin – Manager Local and Sports Parks and Judi Longdilly were present in support of this item and a PowerPoint presentation was given.

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

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/62

MOVED by Cr JG Walker, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)         receive this report.

b)        agree circulate the report to Local Boards for their information.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 September 2015, Parks Recreation Sports Committee, Item 11: Sports Field Capacity Development Programme - Annual Report Presentation

  

 

12

Te Whai Oranga - Māori Sport and Recreation Plan Update

 

Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 12.16 pm.

 

Bernard Te Paa – Pae Urungi Tuhono,Manager Maori Outcomes and Veronica Thompson –Kauhautu, Senior Maori Business Partner presented a PowerPoint presentation in support of this item. 

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

 

MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr CM Casey:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)      note the contents of the Māori Sport and Recreation Plan update.

 

 

 

MOVED by Cr D Quax, seconded by Cr SL Stewart: an amendment to the original recommendation as follows:

a)         agree that no further work be done on the Māori Sport Action Plan.

 

 

 

Note:   The chairperson ruled the amendment out of order as the matter is outside the scope of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee’s powers, and the work had been approved by a Committee of the Whole.

 

 

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/63

MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr CM Casey:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee:

a)         note the contents of the Māori Sport and Recreation Plan update.

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

Cr CM Casey

Cr WB Cashmore

Cr C Darby

Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose

Cr JG Walker

Cr WD Walker

Cr J Watson

Member G Wilcox

Against

Cr D Quax

Cr SL Stewart

Abstained

The motion was declared carried by 8 votes to 2.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 September 2015, Parks Recreation Sports Committee, Item 12: Te Whai Oranga - Maori Sport and Recreation Plan presentation

 

 

13

Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

 

 

There were no extraordinary items.

 

 

 14       Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number PAR/2015/64

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Cr JG Walker:  

That the Parks, Recreation and Sport 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       Acquisition of Land for Open Space - Papakura

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

In particular, the report contains confidential information which may affect the purchase negotiations..

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains confidential information which may affect the purchase negotiations..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and formed part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

Member Wilson entered the meeting at 12.36 pm.

 

12.32 pm         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.

 

12.54 pm         The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Acquisition of Land for Open Space - Papakura

 

Resolution number PAR/2015/42

d)         confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in the Manukau Golf Course development until settlement of the purchase, and only then is the resolution to be restated.

 

  

 

12.55 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 Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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