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, 22 September 2015 at 7.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

 

 

Members

Callum Blair

 

 

 

 

John McLean

 

 

 

 

Margaret Miles, JP

 

 

 

 

Christine Rankin-MacIntyre

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Brian Neeson, JP

Non-attendance

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

John Watson

 

 

 

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

22 September 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The chairperson welcomed all those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number UH/2015/145

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member MA Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Brian Neeson for non-attendance.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2015/146

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday,
8 September 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, 8 September 2015

 

That the Upper Harbour Local Board note that the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Tuesday, 8 September 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

 

Resolution number UH/2015/147

MOVED by Member MA Miles, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         receive the governing body members’ verbal updates.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Upper Harbour Local Board Quick Response Grants : Round One 2015/2016

 

Resolution number UH/2015/148

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member MA Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline the applications for round one of the quick response grants as follows:

Organisation/
individual name

Funding towards

Amount requested

Application granted/

declined

Amount granted

Auckland Single Parent’s Trust and Te Kaitiakitanga Tamaki Makaurau o te Matua Kotahitanga

Netball fees for the single parents indoor netball team to participate in games from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016

$1,080

Declined as programme held outside local board area

$0

Connor Wallace (Individual)

Funding towards three traps for pest control

$578

Granted

$578

Albany Presbyterian Church

Funding towards the creation of a memorial garden

$2,000

Declined due to application meeting section 88 of the Community Grants Policy, “promotes religious ministry purpose”

$0

Shanshan Multicultural Society Incorporated

Funding towards sound system, game equipment for the Chinese National Celebration Day

$1,362

Declined as event being held outside local board area

$0

Organisation/
individual name

Funding towards

Amount requested

Application granted/

declined

Amount granted

The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Waitemata Area Incorporated

Funding towards resource booklets for families in Upper Harbour for a period of 12 months

$609

Granted

$609

Richard Wongsarot

(Individual)

Funding towards native plants to restore flora and fauna

$1000

Granted

$1,000

Simon Woodward

(Individual)

Funding towards restoration materials 

$1762

Granted

$1762

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Approval of Upper Harbour Local Board feedback on Auckland Transport's Draft Berm Planting Guidelines

 

A copy of the document tabled by the Local Board Advisor, Jerome Cameron, has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/149

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Member MA Miles:   

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      formally ratify the submission relating to the Auckland Transport Draft Berm Planting Guidelines, as amended, and delegate approval of any editorial changes to the Chairperson.

b)      request that the submission be forwarded to Auckland Transport for consideration by 30 September 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20150922, Submission to Auckland Transport on their Guidelines for Private Planting in the Road Corridor, Item 15

 

 

16

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

 

Resolution number UH/2015/150

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member CK Rankin-MacIntyre:   

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.

 

CARRIED

 


 

17

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

 

Resolution number UH/2015/151

MOVED by Member CK Rankin-MacIntyre, seconded by Member C Blair:   

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

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

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop held on Tuesday
1 September 2015

 

Resolution number UH/2015/152

MOVED by Member CK Rankin-MacIntyre, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop held on Tuesday, 1 September 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Community Hub

 

Nothing to report.

 

 

20

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Stadium Pool

 

Nothing to report.

 

 

21

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number UH/2015/153

MOVED by Member CK Rankin-MacIntyre, seconded by Member MA Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ reports.

 

CARRIED

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.32 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:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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