Albert-Eden Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Albert-Eden Local Board held in the Albert Eden Local Board Office, 135 Dominion Road, Mt Eden on Wednesday, 7 October 2015 at 3.13pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Peter Haynes

 

Deputy Chairperson

Glenda Fryer

Departed the meeting at 4.43pm.

Members

Helga Arlington

 

 

Lee Corrick

 

 

Graeme Easte

 

 

Rachel Langton

 

 

Margi Watson

 

 

Tim Woolfield

Departed the meeting at 5.00pm.

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Governing Body Members

Christine Fletcher

Entered the meeting at 3.21pm.

Departed the meeting at 4.41pm.

 

Cathy Casey

Entered the meeting at 5.02pm.

Departed the meeting at 5.17pm.

 

 

 

 

 


Albert-Eden Local Board

07 October 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number AE/2015/108

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         notes the apologies from Governing Body Members Casey and Fletcher for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AE/2015/109

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         confirms the minutes of its ordinary meeting, held on Wednesday, 2 September 2015, as a true and correct record, subject to item 16 resolution g) number AE/2015/83, being replaced with the following:

i.           notes that the naming of Alan Wood Reserve and the three smaller pedestrian bridges in the Albert-Eden Local Board area are to be decided by the Albert-Eden Local Board.

CARRIED

Secretarial Note:       Member Langton, Member Corrick and Member Woolfield requested that their dissenting votes be recorded.

 

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

 

Secretarial Note:       Governing Body Member Fletcher entered the meeting at 3.21pm.

 

9.1

Rosie Bogle - local dog access issues

 

Secretarial Note:       This item was withdrawn.

 

Secretarial Note:       Items 9.3, 9.2 and 9.4 were heard in this order.

 

9.3

Brian Carter - Friends of Fowlds Park

 

Resolution number AE/2015/110

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member RAJ Langton:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Thanks Brian Carter, Friends of Fowlds Park, for his Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

9.2

Sandra Eriksen - local dog access issues

 

Resolution number AE/2015/111

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member RAJ Langton:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Thanks Sandra Eriksen, resident, for her Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

9.4

Selwyn Pearson - Fowlds Park

 

A document was tabled in support of this item.

A copy of the tabled document will be kept on file and made available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/112

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         thanks Selwyn Pearson for his Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Friends of Fowlds Park

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

10.1

Libraries Enabling Digital Citzenship; Seminar National Library of New Zealand, Wellington

 

The Board considered an item of extraordinary business at Item 22 of the agenda to discuss the upcoming ‘Libraries Enabling Digital Citizenship’ seminar to be held at the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington on 12 November 2015.

Member Arlington, as the Board’s libraries and digital portfolio lead would like to attend the seminar on behalf of the Board.

This item must be considered as extraordinary business because the seminar’s booking date closes on 9 October 2015 and the Board’s next business meeting is not until Wednesday, 4 November 2015.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/113

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member H Arlington:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         considers an extraordinary item regarding Libraries Enabling Digital Citzenship; Seminar National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, at item 22.1.

CARRIED

 

 

10.2

Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel – additional submissions

 

The Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel needs to be reconvened as soon as possible to consider a number of additional submissions.

This item must be considered as extraordinary business in order for officers to immediately arrange the panel’s new hearing and the Board’s next business meeting is not until Wednesday, 4 November 2015.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/114

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member H Arlington:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         considers an extraordinary item regarding the Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel – additional submissions, at item 22.2.

CARRIED

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Auckland Transport Update October 2015

 

Felicity Merrington, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager, was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/115

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      receives the Auckland Transport Update October 2015 report.

b)      notes the Normanby Road/Mount Eden Road intersection improvements have a Firm Estimate of Cost $169,310.

c)      requests Auckland Transport proceeds to construction of the Normanby Road/Mount Eden Road Intersection improvements and approves the release from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund of $169,310 to complete the project.

d)      notes the Rough Order of Cost (ROC) for the Friction Grip treatment on Mont Le Grand Road is $12,000.

e)      requests Auckland Transport proceed to detailed design for the Grit Friction treatment on Mont Le Grand Road.

f)       requests Auckland Transport to provide a Rough Order of Cost (ROC) for pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection of Waterbank Crescent, Herdman Street and Daventry Street.

g)      thanks Felicity Merrington, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:       Member Easte requested that his dissenting vote to resolutions b) and c) be recorded.

 

 

 

13

Albert-Eden 2015/2016 Locally Driven Initiatives – reallocation of budgets

 

Resolution number AE/2015/116

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      approves the reallocation of the 2015/2016 Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) budget of $75,000 operating expenditure for additional Fowlds Park toilets to the following:

i.        $50,000 towards detailed planning and consenting of the western end of Chamberlain Park as a neighbourhood open space as part of the implementation of the Chamberlain Park Master Plan.

ii.       $20,000 towards a community event to be held at Chamberlain Park in the summer of 2015/2016.

iii.      $5,000 towards the planning and consenting costs for a new double pan stand-alone toilet in Fowlds Park.

b)        approves the reallocation of the 2015/2016 Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) budget of $15,000 operating expenditure for a business case to support a commercial property at 2 Wiremu Street, Balmoral, to be retained for use as a community facility to the following:

i.        $15,000 towards the planning and consenting costs for a new double stand-alone toilet in Fowlds Park.

c)      requests Local and Sports Parks officers to include budgets for toilet and changing room facilities as part of the planned sportsfield improvements in the Albert-Eden Local Board area, to be funded from the sportsfield growth budget in the 2015-2025 Long-term Plan.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:       Member Corrick, Member Langton and Member Woolfield requested that their dissenting votes against resolution a) i) and ii) be recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

14

Reallocation of the Albert-Eden Local Board's Central Joint Funding Programme locally driven initiatives budget

 

Resolution number AE/2015/117

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      agrees that the resolutions from the Albert-Eden Local Board meeting held on Wednesday, 2 September 2015, be rescinded as follows:

a)           Approves the continuation of the Central Joint Funding Committee as                an interim measure for the 2015/2016 financial year.

b)           Approves that the Central Joint Funding Committee will have decision                making responsibility for the following funding schemes:

   i.          Accommodation Support Fund.

   ii.         Community Group Assistance Fund.

c)           Approves the following amendments to the funding schemes:

   i.          the Community Group Assistance funding rounds will be undertaken                between October and November 2015 (round one) and February and                            March 2016 (round two).

   ii.         the Accommodation Support funding round will be undertaken                          between October and November 2015.

   iii.        that both funding schemes have a minimum application threshold of                $2,000.

d)           Allocates the ‘Central Joint Funding Programme’ locally driven                          initiatives budget line, totalling $180,000 to support the implementation                of the Central Joint Funding Committee for the 2015/2016 financial year.

e)           Notes that the Board needs to reallocate $17,000 from another budget                line to the ‘Central Joint Funding Programme’ locally driven initiatives                budget line in order to be a part of the Central Joint Funding Committee                for the 2015/2016 financial year, and delegates authority to Chairperson                Haynes and Deputy Chairperson Fryer to work with officers to                           determine the appropriate budget.

f)            Approves the terms of reference to guide the Central Joint Funding                  Committee.

g)           Appoints Member Watson as the Board’s representative and Member                Corrick as alternate board representative to the Central Joint Funding                Committee.

h)           Notes that staff will engage central local boards and the Central Joint                Funding Committee to develop a new approach to guide multi-board                            funding for the 2016/2017 financial year and onwards.

b)      reallocates the 2015/2016 ‘Central Joint Funding Programme’ locally driven initiatives budget line, totalling $180,000, to the following:

i)       $30,000 to the 2015/2016 ‘Local Discretionary Community Grants’ budget line.

ii)      $150,000 to a new 2015/2016 ‘Local Accommodation Support Fund’ budget line.

c)      requests the Community Grants Operations Manager to work with the Board to establish an Albert-Eden Local Board Accommodation Support Fund for 2015/2016, to help ensure it can continue to provide support to local community groups, in the absence of the Central Joint Funding Committee.

d)      requests a formal report to its November 2015 business meeting regarding the set up and parameters of the new Albert-Eden Local Board Accommodation Support Fund for 2015/2016 so the Board can approve the funding scheme and timelines with a view to holding one round in early 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:       Item 17 was heard at this point.

 

 

15

Adoption of Local Fees and Charges 2015/2016

 

Resolution number AE/2015/118

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson GJ Fryer, seconded by Chairperson PD Haynes:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      adopts the Local Fees and Charges Schedules for 2015/2016 (Attachment One), noting that the charges for ‘Local Community and Arts Facilities’ have not increased from 2014/2015.

CARRIED

 

 

 

16

Hearing Panel Decision Report on review of alcohol bans in the Albert-Eden Local Board Area 2015

 

Resolution number AE/2015/119

MOVED by Member MJ Watson, seconded by Member TH Woolfield:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      makes the alcohol bans recommended to be retained (with any amendments) as contained in Attachment B and C pursuant to the Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014, with a commencement date of 31 October 2015, noting that Map 34 is outside the Albert-Eden Local Board area and therefore the Board will not make a decision on it.

b)      allows the alcohol bans recommended to lapse as contained in Attachment B to lapse on 31 October 2015.

c)      confirms that the decisions in (a) and (b) are in accordance with relevant requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 and Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014.

d)      delegates authority to Chairperson Haynes and the Manager Social Policy and Bylaws to make any minor edits or amendments to Attachments B and C to correct any identified errors or typographical edits.

e)      requests the Manager Social Policy and Bylaws to refer Map 15 (Alan Wood Reserve) and Map 20 (Heron Park) to the Whau Local Board for their information.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Governing Body Members' update

 

Resolution number AE/2015/120

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member RAJ Langton:  

a)      That Standing Order 3.9.14 be amended to allow Governing Body Member Christine Fletcher to have speaking rights.

 

b)      That Governing Body Member Fletcher’s verbal updates be received.

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:       Governing Body Member Fletcher departed the meeting at 4.41pm.

                        Deputy Chairperson Fryer departed the meeting at 4.43pm.

 

 

18

Chairperson's Report

 

Resolution number AE/2015/121

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member H Arlington:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         receives the Chairperson’s report.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number AE/2015/122

MOVED by Member LA Corrick, seconded by Member GD Easte:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         receives Members’ Langton, Arlington and Watson’s Monthly Board Reports.

b)         receives Member Easte’s verbal monthly Board Member Report.

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:       Member Woolfield departed the meeting at 5.00pm.

Governing Body Member Casey entered the meeting at 5.02pm.

 

Motion

Resolution number AE/2015/123

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member H Arlington:  

a)         That Standing Order 3.9.14 be amended to allow Governing Body Member Cathy Casey to have speaking rights.

b)        That Governing Body Member Casey’s verbal updates be received.

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:       Governing Body Member Casey departed the meeting at 5.17pm.

 

 

 

20

Reports Requested/Pending

 

Resolution number AE/2015/124

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member LA Corrick:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         receives the list of reports requested and pending list – October 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Albert-Eden Local Board Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number AE/2015/125

MOVED by Member LA Corrick, seconded by Member MJ Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board workshop notes for the workshops held on the 9, 16, 22 and 23 September 2015 be received.

CARRIED

  

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

22.1

Libraries Enabling Digital Citzenship; Seminar National Library of New Zealand, Wellington

 

A document was tabled in support of this item.

A copy of the tabled document will be kept on file and made available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/126

MOVED by Member LA Corrick, seconded by Member GD Easte:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         approves Member Arlington’s attendance to the ‘Libraries Enabling Digital Citizenship; Seminar National Library of New Zealand, Wellington’ to be held at the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington on Thursday, 12 November 2015. Member Arlington will attend as a member of the Albert-Eden Local Board and as the Board’s Libraries and Information Technology portfolio lead.

b)         notes that the total cost of $561.30, covering the seminar registration, accommodation and travel costs will be paid from the Elected Members Training budget:

            i.          Seminar registration fee: $86.30

            ii.         Petrol costs: up to $300.00

            iii.        1x night accommodation: $175.00 (including taxes)

            Note:   (based on BookLovers B&B, Mt Victoria, Wellington – 1x standard room rate for 11 November 2015)

            Total: $561.30

c)         notes that Member Arlington will provide a post-seminar summary in her Board Member Report for the Albert-Eden Local Board December business meeting on Wednesday, 2 December 2015.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Libraries Enabling Digital Citzenship Seminar

  

 

22.2

Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel – additional submissions

 

Michael Sinclair, Manager Social Policy and Bylaws, was in attendance to speak to this item.

 

Resolution number AE/2015/127

MOVED by Chairperson PD Haynes, seconded by Member RAJ Langton:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         agrees to reconvene the Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel as soon as possible to hear and consider submissions not previously available to be heard at the first hearings on 7 September 2015.

b)         agrees to convene an extraordinary business meeting, before the Albert-Eden Local Board Local Dog Access Review Panel, in order to revoke the original decision of the Panel.

c)         directs the Social Policy and Bylaws team to conduct a thorough investigation to discover how the submissions were overlooked and ensure future submissions processes are robust and fair.

d)         thanks Michael Sinclair, Manager Social Policy and Bylaws, for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.29 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 Albert-Eden Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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