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, 27 October 2015 at 7.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 

 

Members

Callum Blair

 

 

 

 

Margaret Miles, JP

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

John McLean

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Member

Christine Rankin-MacIntyre

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretarial note:

Local Board Member Christine Rankin-MacIntyre was in attendance via electronic link.

 

Standing Order 3.7.4 provides that a member will give the chairperson of the local board, or its committees, prior notice where they want to attend a Meeting by electronic link. 

 

Standing Order 3.7.2 provides that members who attend meetings by electronic link will not be counted as present for the purposes of a quorum, but, if the meeting has a quorum, then the member attending by electronic link can vote on any matters raised at the meeting.

 

Standing Order 3.7.3 provides that a member who is seeking to attend by electronic link cannot vote to approve their own attendance by electronic link, except in the case of an emergency.

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Councillor

John Watson

 

Councillor

Wayne Walker

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

27 October 2015

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The chairperson welcomed all those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number UH/2015/160

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Member JG McLean.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2015/161

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, including the confidential section, 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

 

8.1

Kaipataki Project - Engine Testing Bay, Hobsonville Point

 

Resolution number UH/2015/162

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation from Anna Halliwell and Dr Amabel Hunting of the Kaipataki Project and thank them for their attendance at the meeting.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Kaipataki Project Presentation

 

 

Councillors J Watson and W Walker entered the meeting at 7.22pm.

 

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 13 October 2015

 

That the Upper Harbour Local Board note that the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Tuesday, 13 October 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/2015/163

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         receive the governing body members’ verbal updates.

CARRIED

 


 

14

Proposed Road Name Approval Report for Marmande Property Investments Ltd at 125 Gills Road, Albany

 

Resolution number UH/2015/164

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, consider for approval the following road names Makamaka Lane, Mangrove Lane, Akeake Lane, Kanona Way and Korokio Way for use within the 118 unit development at 125 Gills Road, noting that these names all meet the road naming criteria, and that all costs associated with the provision and installation of appropriate signage is to be borne by Marmande Property Investments Ltd.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2015/165

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

b)      request that the list of names of historic relevance to Albany be addended to the Auckland Council road naming guidelines and that applicants be advised that the Upper Harbour Local Board support their inclusion as a priority in future road naming.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note:          Members Margaret Miles and Christine Rankin-MacIntyre requested that their vote against resolution (a) of item 14 be recorded.


 

15

Special Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987

 

Resolution number UH/2015/166

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson, seconded by Member C Blair:   

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the following recommendations of the Upper Harbour Local Board Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Working Party:

i)       48 Brigham Young Drive, Albany (spa pool): recommended to grant the application with the condition that; clause (a-k) is met at all times; the spa is to be raised to 760mm in height; moved 1.2m away from the retaining wall and the steps moved 1.2m from the spa when it is not in use.

ii)      10 Cutter Place, Greenhithe (spa pool): recommended to grant the application with the condition that; clause (a-j) is met at all times; that the spa pool be moved 1.2m away from the retaining wall; remain in this location; and is granted to current owner.

iii)     16 Mountain Beech Rise, Albany (spa pool): recommended to grant the application with the condition that; clause (a-k) is met at all times; that the steps are moved away from the spa when it is not in use and the spa remain in the same location as the day of inspection; and is granted to current owner.

iv)     505 Dairy Flat Highway, Albany (spa pool): recommended to grant the application with the condition that; clause (a-k) is met at all times; that the spa pool remain in the same location as the day of inspection; and is granted to current owner.

v)      4 Te Hoe Grove, Pinehill (unfenced pool): recommended to grant the application with the condition that the boundary fences are maintained; the gates are kept in good working order; the doors and windows remain restricted at all times; and the exemption is granted to the current owner.

CARRIED

 

Councillor W Walker left the meeting at 8pm.

 

16

Community-led placemaking resource

 

Resolution number UH/2015/167

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board :

a)      receive the Communities Shaping their Places – A Good Practice Resource 2015.

CARRIED

 

17

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

 

Resolution number UH/2015/168

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson:  

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

 

18

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

 

Resolution number UH/2015/169

MOVED by Member MA Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

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

CARRIED

 

19

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Portfolio Briefings held in September and October 2015

 

Resolution number UH/2015/170

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the portfolio briefings held in September and October 2015.

CARRIED

 

20

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board Workshops held on Tuesday, 15 September and Tuesday, 6 October 2015

 

Resolution number UH/2015/171

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Tuesday, 15 September and Tuesday, 6 October 2015.

CARRIED

 

21

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Community Hub

 

There was nothing to report.

 

22

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Stadium Pool

 

There was nothing to report.

 

23

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number UH/2015/172

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ reports.

CARRIED

  

24        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

8.18pm                                               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

 

 

 

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