Agenda of Waiheke Local Board

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Welcome 5

2 Apologies 5

3 Declaration of Interest 5

4 Confirmation of Minutes 5

5 Leave of Absence 5

6 Acknowledgements 5

7 Petitions 5

8 Deputations 5

9 Public Forum 5

10 Extraordinary Business 5

11 Notices of Motion 6

12 Councillor's Update 7

13 Alison Park concept plan and future use of building 9

14 Funding agreement for ecological restoration in Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park, Te Whau Esplanade Reserve, Te Matuku Esplanade Reserve and Church Bay Esplanade Reserve at Matiatia. 35

15 Auckland Transport Report - October 2015 67

16 Essentially Waiheke budget re-allocation 73

17 Re-establishment of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee 75

18 Amendment to the meeting schedule 87

19 Oil and Gas Exploration Block Offer 2016 - Submission 93

20 List of resource consents 109

21 Reports requested/pending 117

22 Chairperson's Report 125

23 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

1 Welcome

Kua uru mai a hau kaha, a hau maia, a hau ora, a hau nui,

Ki runga, ki raro, ki roto, ki waho

Rire, rire hau…pai marire

Translation (non-literal) - Rama Ormsby

Let the winds bring us inspiration from beyond,

Invigorate us with determination and courage to achieve our aspirations for abundance and sustainability

Bring the calm, bring all things good, bring peace….good peace.

2 Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 24 September 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Waiheke Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

10 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

11 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Alison Park concept plan and future use of building

File No.: CP2015/19882

Purpose

1. To seek the Waiheke Local Board’s endorsement of the draft Alison Park concept plan and process to confirm the future community use of the former Oneroa Bowling Club building.

Executive Summary

2. A first round of consultation has been undertaken with the community on the local board’s intention to prepare a new concept plan for Alison Park and review the future of the building and green formerly used by the Oneroa Bowling Club.

3. Considerable interest was expressed by the community which is summarised in the report. This has helped guide the preparation of the draft concept plan and determine the most appropriate future use of the building and green.

4. The draft concept plan, in Attachment A, once endorsed by the board, will be publicly notified to seek the community’s feedback on the plan.

5. To address the intended community use of the former Oneroa Bowling Club building it is proposed that public notification be undertaken on a minor variation to the Alison Park Management Plan 1995 and a reclassification of the building footprint.

6. To establish the most suitable tenant for the building a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) will be undertaken by Community Development, Arts and Culture (CDAC), who will then assess all applications and report back to the local board.

7. It is proposed the public notification process run from early November 2015 to mid-January 2016. Feedback from this process will then be considered by the local board in February with a final decision on the concept plan and use of the building anticipated by May 2016.

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Endorses the draft Alison Park Concept Plan, as shown in Attachment A, and requests this be publically notified to seek the community’s feedback on this.

b) Request staff from Community Development, Arts and Culture call for Expressions of Interest to lease the former Oneroa Bowling Club building on Alison Park to a community group that would then make the building available through a booking system to wider community use.

c) Request Community Development, Arts and Culture staff assess all applications to the Expressions of Interest to lease the former Oneroa Bowling Club building at the end of the advertising period and report back to the local board with a recommendation for a suitable tenant.

d) Supports the notification of a minor variation or review to the Alison Park Management Plan in accordance with section 41(9) of the Reserves Act 1977 to remove reference to the Oneroa Bowling Club and to state the building will be leased to a community group that would then make the building available through a booking system to wider community use.

e) Resolves that in accordance with of section 41(5A) and 41(9) of the Reserves Act that the public notification of the intention to undertake a minor review of the management plan was effectively covered by the initial round of consultation on the community’s views on the future of the building.

f) Supports the public notification of a reclassification of approximately 330m² of Alison Park, being the footprint of the former bowling club building, from recreation reserve to local purpose (community buildings) reserve in accordance with section 24 of the Reserves Act 1977.

g) Allocate $30,970 from the Boards LDI Budget to progress and complete this Alison Park project.

Comments

8. Notification of public consultation on the local board’s intention to prepare a concept plan and review the future use of the building was undertaken in late June 2015 with public notices in the Waiheke Marketplace and Gulf News. Posters were placed on the park, in the local board office and public library. Key stakeholders were sent an email advising them of the project and a flyer drop was undertaken to the immediate neighbours.

9. A public open day was held on 27 June in the old bowling club building and approximately 40 people attended this. A variety of questions were asked to prompt feedback on different aspects of the park, and attendees used post-its to provide their feedback.

10. In addition 43 emails have been received with a variety of feedback and suggestions for improvements to the park and future use of the building.

Summary of the first round of consultation

11. The following summarises the main themes from the feedback received at the open day and from the emails, for more details about the feedback please refer to Attachment B.

12. Park in general – There were suggestions to make it specifically Waiheke and recognise it as a gateway to Oneroa / Waiheke. There was also support for the current Alison Park management plan.

13. Vegetation and Natural Environment – there was support to retain the areas of native bush cover, with suggestions these could be improved with greater weed management, infill planting and some expansion on the steeper slopes. There was comment the specimen tree plantings were disjointed and a number of different proposals for further planting options including a food forest. There were also request to retain the open grassed areas of the park.

14. Entrances – there were suggestions the main entrance needed to be more welcoming and eye-catching, although not too grand. People noted the need to improve the visibility of Alison Park for visitors as they arrive from Matiatia Wharf. There were mixed views on other entrances some noting these needed improvement while other noting there was no need to provide more.

15. Paths and connections – respondents had mixed views on this. Some noting there was no need for more, other suggesting where further paths could be developed and some noting these should provide for cyclists and for people with disabilities and the elderly. There were particular suggestions around widening the main path. There were also suggestions to improve the crossing near the hall.

16. Sculptures – there were also mixed views on these; with some suggesting the enhancement of the existing sculpture experience, potentially with further sculptures, while others noted there were enough already. There were suggestions that any new sculpture might double as play or fitness equipment.

17. Play and recreation – respondents showed a higher preference for the provision of natural play features, potentially using the natural contours. A number of respondents did oppose the suggestion of a playground noting there were plenty of playgrounds elsewhere. There were a number of suggestions for outdoor gym equipment and some noted the potential to develop a natural amphitheatre, outdoor performance or community gathering space.

18. Signage and Safety – respondents have noted the need to improve signage; both directional to assist people visiting the park and provide visitors context to where they are on the island and to add interpretive signs highlighting the history of the area.

19. Future of the building – there was a lot of interest shown in the future use of the building formerly occupied by the Oneroa Bowling Club. This includes proposals for the building to be available to lease by a community group and for the building to remain under council control as a bookable facility. There were also several proposals for the building to be made available for commercial uses.

20. Future of the Green – there was a strong call from members of the croquet club for them to retain access to the green, but also a number of suggestions that the green be available to the wider community as a village green and to potentially be used for markets, public gatherings and events.

Draft Concept Plan

21. The draft concept plan in Attachment A has taken account of the community feedback, mana whenua engagement, discussions with local board members and expertise from the council’s landscape architects.

22. The draft concept plan includes:

· a summary of the initial feedback

· an assessment of the park’s current opportunities and constraints

· the design aspirations that have guided the development of the draft plan

· the draft concept plan, both as a plan of the overall park and as a more detailed plan of the entrance, green and proximate surrounding area, and

· images that give an idea of the look and feel of features that could be added to the park as it is developed.

Future use of the building

23. A lot of interest has been shown in the future use of the building formerly occupied by the Oneroa Bowling Club. Due to the overwhelming call to enable this to be used for a wide range of community purposes the board has indicated support for CDAC to undertake an EOI process to enable a community group to lease the building for community purposes. The board has indicated they wish the building to be available to a wide range of community uses and therefore the new lease should be conditional on that group managing the building on the board’s behalf, ensuring it is available to other community groups at a community rate.

24. While there were some requests for commercial uses of the building, such as a café, due to the Reserves Act status of the park and the overwhelming call to enable this to be used for a wide range of community purposes the board has not indicated support for this.

25. To be eligible to apply for consideration as the lessee, groups should be registered as an incorporated society or a charitable trust and fit within Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines. It is envisaged the lease will allow the tenant to occupy the office part of the building permanently and make the remainder of the building a bookable area. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ability to deliver services or activities and identify the positive benefits that will be provided to the community as a result of their tenancy. Following the notification period of the proposed EOI, CDAC would assess all applications and report back to the local board with a recommendation for a suitable tenant.

26. The Alison Park Management Plan 1995 is still a relevant document, though this is now 20 years old. However, it does refer to the Oneroa Bowling Club and therefore to make it more up to date the local board has indicated support for a minor variation be made to the plan in accordance with Section 41(9) of the Reserves Act 1977. The proposed changes are outlined in Attachment C.

27. Section 5 of the Reserves Act requires the intention to prepare or review a management plan be publically notified. Legal advice was sought on this matter and the board can choose to resolve in accordance with Section 5A that suggestions on the proposed plan would not materially assist in its preparation. This was effectively covered by the initial round of consultation on the community’s views on the future of the building and the variation is only updating the plan to remove reference to the building being leased to the Oneroa Bowling Club, to reflect the proposed use of the building and to indicate the replacement of the concept plan with the new concept plan.

28. In addition, to enable the building to be used for community purposes it is proposed that a reclassification of the footprint of the building is undertaken, being approximately 330m². This would be reclassified from recreation reserve to local purpose (community buildings) reserve in accordance with Section 24 of the Act.

Future use of the green

29. The concept plan proposes that the former bowling green be developed as a village green to encourage greater community use of the space. However, it also anticipates an area of the green be retained for use by the croquet club. This area is consistent with the standard court size for Association Croquet and Golf Croquet, being 32m x 25.6m. The remaining area of the green could be developed to provide seating, gardens and improve the overall amenity of the area and enhance the ability of the space to potentially accommodate markets.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

30. This Small Local Initiative Project (SLIPs) was initiated by the local board in late May 2015. Meetings with the parks portfolio holders provided input into the scope of the project and initial consultation material and discussed the process around the future use of the building. Members of the local board attended the open day held on Saturday 27 June 2015.

31. A workshop with members of the local board on 18 September 2015 discussed the feedback from the initial round of public consultation and iwi engagement and how this had informed the preparation of the draft concept plan. The draft plan has been amended to reflect that discussion.

Māori impact statement

32. A site visit with representatives from Ngāti Paoa and Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki was undertaken on 23 July 2015 and feedback was provided by them on the initial proposals by the community and their observations of the park.

33. Their feedback included the following:

· Develop a waharoa/gateway at main entrance

· Interpretive signage to help the community and island visitors connect with the space

· Acknowledge Alison Park as the former Te Huruhi block

· Support for the community use of the building (do not support for the commercial use of building)

· Potential to be used for markets or community events and concerts

· Extend planting of ephemeral stream running below the back of the building

· Retain central grassed area

· Bush track requires some maintenance and weeding

· Widen path to enable bikes, pedestrians, prams to pass

· Development of the path network to create a circumferential path

34. Further engagement with iwi will be undertaken regarding the draft concept plan once this is approved by the local board. In addition iwi will be consulted on the Reserves Act proposals relating to the future community use of the former bowling club building.

Implementation

35. This report covers the preparation of the draft concept plan and the process to enable the former bowling club building to be used for community purposes.

36. Following the board’s approval of this a further round of community consultation will be undertaken in early November. A consultation plan has been drafted and includes public notices in the Gulf News and Waiheke Marketplace, posters on site and in the library, information on Shape Auckland website and local board e-bulletin and Facebook pages and will include a link to an online survey.

37. Key stakeholders and all those responding to the previous round of consultation will be sent emails advising them of the draft plan and proposals for the former Oneroa Bowling Club building and a flyer drop was undertaken to the immediate neighbours. An open day is scheduled for Saturday 14 November from 1 – 3pm in the building. The closing date for consultation will be Friday 15 January 2016.

38. Following this consultation the draft plan will be amended and work-shopped with the local board early in February 2016 and if required a hearing will be held to consider submissions to the Reserves Act processes, being the management plan variation and reclassification to accommodate the proposed community use of the building.

39. It is proposed that the EOI process will also be run simultaneously by CDAC to determine a suitable tenant for the building. It is anticipated final decisions on the concept plan and use of the building will be made by the local board by May 2016.

40. Funding of $9,400 from the FY15 SLIPs budget was used to initiate this project and now additional funding of $30,979 needs to be allocated from the local board’s LDI budget to complete this project. The board has indicated that their Reserve Management Plan LDI budget is the most appropriate budget from which this can be funded. This will cover the costs of the project management, iwi engagement, landscape designers, public notification and the survey for the reclassification.

41. Budget required to implement the final concept plan has not yet been determined. It is anticipated this will need to be funded over a number of years through the Annual Plan and Long-term Plan processes.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Draft Alison Park Concept Plan	15
b View	Summary of Initial Feedback	23
c View	Proposed minor variation to the Alison Park Management Plan	33

Signatories

Authors

Annette Campion - Project coordinator

Authorisers

Mark Bowater – Acting Genera Manager, Parks, Sports and Recreation

Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Funding agreement for ecological restoration in Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park, Te Whau Esplanade Reserve, Te Matuku Esplanade Reserve and Church Bay Esplanade Reserve at Matiatia.

File No.: CP2015/21148

Purpose

1. To approve the funding agreement between Auckland Council and the Waiheke Resources Trust for ecological restoration work in Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park, Te Whau Esplanade Reserve, Te Matuku Esplanade Reserve and Church Bay Esplanade Reserve at Matiatia.

Executive Summary

2. The Waiheke Local Board has formed a community partnership with the Waiheke Resources Trust (the Trust) to restore wetlands and reserves across the island. The partnership has developed and started to apply a new approach to restoration that raises the service level for weed control in certain parks which includes:

· Planting of locally sourced native trees

· The retention of surrounding weeds as ‘nursery crop’ which will be shaded out once the natives outgrow them

· No spraying of herbicide

· The recruitment, recognition and reward of volunteers to plant trees and control weeds manually where necessary

3. On 1 May 2015 the board signed a funding agreement for $33,000 for the Trust to deliver a number of initiatives in Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park and the preparation of a work plan for the restoration of this and other reserves using the new approach. The trust has delivered those initiatives required by 31 August, are working on the plan and other initiatives due to be delivered in 2016.

4. The trust require funding to maintain and expand the restoration work between 1 September 2015 and 30 June 2016.

5. This report seeks approval of $150,000 from the board’s locally driven initiatives budget to fund this work.

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Allocate funding of $150,000 from the Waiheke Local Board’s locally driven initiatives budget to be paid to the Waiheke Resources Trust to deliver ecological restoration work focusing on Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park, Te Whau Esplanade Reserve, Te Matuku Esplanade Reserve and Church Bay Esplanade Reserve at Matiatia.

Comments

6. In April 2015 the Waiheke Local Board approved a funding agreement with the Waiheke Resources Trust. This agreement allocated $33,000 to establish a community led wetland restoration programme using local expertise and volunteer labour to restore significant wetlands and their surrounding environments. It included the planting of 3,200 trees at Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park. Attachment A – Love our wetlands FY15 funding report from Waiheke Resources Trust outlines the delivery of key outcomes from this agreement.

7. This agreement - attachment B - Funding agreement for ecological restoration - seeks to build on the establishment of the Love Our Wetlands project and enable it to be expanded to cover wetland areas at Te Whau Esplanade Reserve, Te Matuku Esplanade Reserve and Church Bay Esplanade Reserve at Matiatia.

8. The agreement will also enable the promotion and funding of some moth plant removal on private property. This may help to offset potential loss of funding for locally driven projects resulting from the replacement of Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund by the Regional Environment and Natural Heritage fund, which has a more regional focus.

9. The outcomes of the funding agreement are as follows:

Activity	Outcome	Actions	Estimated cost	Measurable target	Who/ when
Develop restoration and moth plant control plans	Appropriate methodologies which maximise volunteer input and minimise herbicide use are applied to native restoration	Confer with Biodiversity and Biosecurity teams and prepare revised 5-10 year restoration and Weed Control plans with a priority for moth plant for Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park, Te Whau, Te Matuku and Church Bay Esplanade Reserves.	Funded FY15	Restoration plans complete and approved by local board representative	WRT 30 April 2016
Develop trials, monitoring and reporting framework	The project helps identify the best restoration methodologies for Waiheke	Establish test sites and a monitoring and reporting framework that enables evaluation of the chosen methodology and other alternatives.	Funded FY15	Trials, monitoring and reporting established.	WRT 30 April 2016
Implement first year of restoration plans	Planned restoration and moth plant control takes place at each reserve and in additional areas if budget is available.	Plant trees, maintain previous plantings and control weeds with a priority for Moth plant in these four reserves. Programme to be approved by local board once finalised.	$100k	First year actions from approved restoration plans completed	WRT 30 June 2016
Implement first year of monitoring and reporting	The necessary information is gathered to enable future comparison of different methodologies	Monitoring of each site and test areas and recording of results	$10k	Results compiled and reported annually	WRT 30 June 2016
Communication	Waiheke residents are aware of the project, its aims and how they can play their part.	Communication of key messages through local press, social media and events.	$10k	20% of residents aware of project and can describe vision	WRT 30 April 2016
Stakeholder management and reporting	Key stakeholders including the local board, Iwi, Forest and Bird, weed advisory group, neighbouring landowners, reserve users support the programme	Meet with Stakeholders as necessary to outline programme. Co-ordinate programmes where appropriate. End of year report and presentation(s) to summarise results.	$10k	Report delivered	WRT 30 April 2016
Volunteer engagement	Volunteers enable us to achieve and exceed	Apply actions from volunteer engagement plan	$15k	Volunteer engagement report to local board.	WRT 30 April 2016
Pest control	Existing volunteer pest control work within the reserves supports the restoration programme	Work with pest control co-ordinators to align projects, communication and volunteers where appropriate.	$2k	Short report summarising alignment of two projects delivered	WRT 30 June 2016
Funding	Restoration programme can be extended as funding secured	Apply for funding from sources other than local board to replicate and extend successful model across the island	$3k	additional funding as required for project outcomes	WRT 30 June 2016

10. Anticipated outcomes

Economic: Local employment of co-ordination and communication roles.

Environmental: Availability of significant amount of volunteer labour enables lower levels of herbicide use. Restoration work will deliver environmental benefits of improved wetland water quality and native wildlife habitats.

Social: People are able to play their part in the restoration of the island’s precious places. They can experience the value of working together to achieve a shared goal.

Cultural: The project can help communicate the significance of wetlands and raise awareness of the weed threat to Waiheke’s biodiversity in general and Rangihoua in particular.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

11. The Waiheke Local Board Plan includes a key initiative to “Deliver wetland restoration projects including working with local schools and the community”. The reserves at Rangihoua, Te Matuku and Te Whau are alongside wetlands and the work is primarily focussed on the wetlands and adjacent areas of reserve.

Māori impact statement

12. Parks and open spaces contribute to Maori well-being, values, culture and traditions. Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park is of special interest to Ngati Paoa and the local board is currently investigating the reinstatement of the Rangihoua and Tawaipareira Reserve co-management sub-committee. This agreement runs only to 30 June 2016, giving the sub-committee the ability to agree changes in specification or responsibility for restoration of the reserve from 1 July 2016 onwards.

Implementation

13. Monitoring and evaluation: The project will be evaluated on the measurable targets and timeframes set out in the table above.

14. The grant will be paid as follows: $37,500 on 26 October 2015, 1 December 2015, 1 February 2016 and 30 April 2016, subject to reporting detailing progress against the deliverable outcomes

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Love our Wetlands FY15 funding report from WRT 10 Sep	41
b View	Wetland Restoration Funding Agreement FY16 v 4 8 Oct 2015	55

Signatories

Authors

Gary Wilton - Parks Adviser Hauraki Gulf Islands

Authorisers

Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Mark Bowater - Manager Local and Sports Parks

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Auckland Transport Report - October 2015

File No.: CP2015/21156

Purpose

1. The purpose of the report is to provide the Waiheke Local Board with an update on the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) projects the Board have requested or approved to date, to provide them with the information to assist them in their decision to allocate any available funds to projects.

Executive Summary

2. This report covers the back ground of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund and how it relates to the Waiheke Local Board. It also covers projects the board has requested assessments on and the outcome of each.

3. In particular, this report provides the following;

· Background regarding Local Board Transport Capital Fund

· Status of projects, (Approved, Rough Order of Cost (ROC) for new projects)

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Receives the Auckland Transport LBTCF Report – October 2015.

b) Approves the allocation of funding from the Local Board Transport capital Fund for the following projects to proceed to construction:

I. a further $57,000 to the Donald Bruce Road (East Side) project to bring the total to $88,000 for construction

II. $17,000 to the Ostend Road – East Bridal Path, O’Brien Rd to 87 Ostend Rd, for construction

III. $30,000 to Ocean View Rd/Mako St footpath for construction

IV. $4,000 to Wheel Stops on Sea View Rd for construction

V. $16,000 to Surfdale Rd/Tetley Rd cycle lanes for construction

c) Approves the allocation of funding from the Local Board transport capital fund for the following feasibility studies:

I. $40,000 for a feasibility study for Causeway Road - Donald Bruce Rd to Shelly Beach Rd

II. $40,000 for a feasibility study for Miami Ave, Surfdale.

Comments

Background

4. On 2 August 2012 , the Strategy and Finance Committee resolved that $10 million per annum of Auckland Council’s funds be given to Auckland Transport to administer as a Transport capital fund and to be allocated to Local Boards on the basis of the population of their respective board areas.

5. The exemption was Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards, whose allocation was determined to be one percent and two percent of the annual fund respectively, as allocating on a pure population basis would have resulted in a negligible level of funding for these boards.

6. The committee deemed the funds can be used for any local transport capital works project as long as it is technically deliverable, meets transport safety criteria, does not compromise the transport network and is not part of an asset renewal programme.

7. Local Boards are able to bundle capital works projects, by carrying budget over to later years, or by bring budget forward from future years, provided that:

A) It can be managed by Auckland transport within its annual budget

B) It is within the same electoral term

8. Waiheke Local Board’s allocation is $200,000.00 per annum.

9. For this electoral term Waiheke Local Board has approved and requested assessments on the following projects;

ID#	Project Description	Progress/Current Status
1	O’Brien Rd Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge	Funding · Board approved May 2015, Firm Estimate $132,463 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Pre-fabrication of bridge is currently being carried out in Auckland · Week of the 5^th October 2015 on site prep work started · Expect early to mid November 2015 for bridge to be on site · Expected pre Christmas completion
2 3	Ostend Rd ; 1) Formation of low-level multiuse trail, below Ostend Rd 2) Ostend Road verge, sealed red chip cycle/walk path next to road with timber wheel stops (O’Brien Rd to Bus Stop west of Erua Rd)	Funding (1) · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $46,000 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised Funding (2) · Board approved July 2015, Firm estimate $124,000 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
4	Donald Bruce Road East side – timber wheel stops from the refuge island to the Kea Crossing, to deter parking and enable shared pedestrian/cycle path	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $31,000 · Approved for construction, subject to, Board carrying out further consultation with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High School and Cycle Action Waiheke · Also subject to approval by AT Traffic Operations with respect to non-standard specifications. However if Project 10A below is approved this will no longer be required it would meet required standard. Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
5	Donald Bruce Rd East Side – Metalled parallel parking area between kea crossing and car turning area south of Huruhi Primary School	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $15,000 · Approved for construction, subject to, Board carrying out further consultation with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools Progress/Status · Board to advise AT of outcome from their consultation process · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
6	Donald Bruce Road West Side – Road markings and designation to create motorcycle/scooter parking area south of the cones	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $2,000 · Approved for construction; · Subject to, final design and location being consulted with Board Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools Progress/Status · Board to advise AT of outcome from their consultation process · Prepare report to Traffic Control Committee
7	Alison Road north side at end of cycle lane – widen footpath to 2.5m approx, and insert flat kerb to enable cyclists to use footpath approaching roundabout	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $11,000 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
8	Hamilton Road (east of Blake Street) – realign with new kerb/channel and new 2.5m wide shared cycle/pedestrian concrete footpath to enable use by cyclists and pedestrians.	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $65,000 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
9	Hamilton Road - south of Miami Dairy, Remove existing footpath and install new 2.5m wide concrete footpath. Minor works to move/remove seat, bin and tree overhanging O/S Miami shops and new on road cycle path adjacent to the planted garden	Funding · Board approved July 2015, Firm Estimate $31,000 · Approved for construction Progress/Status · Procurement process started · Procurement process started · Contract being finalised
		Total of projects 1 to 10 is; $457,463

(ROC = ROUGH ORDER OF COSTS )

10. Projects for approval

Donald Bruce Rd East Side – Retain proposal for wheel stops (Project ID # A, August AT Report) ($31,000) (Project #4 above) but extend cycleway/footpath to 2.5m width

· Note; Extend project 4 above

Funding

· Board to approve additional $26, 000

(making total RoC $57,000)

· subject to same conditions as #4 above, Board carrying out further consultation with Te Huruhi and Waiheke High Schools

Ostend Road – East Bridal Path, O’Brien Rd to 87 Ostend Rd

Note;

West section already approved ($46,000)

Funding

· Board to approve ROC $17,000

Causeway Road – Donald Bruce Road, to Shelly Beach Road.

· Feasibility/scoping study, to provide for continuous cycleway/cycle lane and safe pedestrian and cyclist crossing points (particularly at roundabout and further down towards bend). To include possible realignment of road and removal/relocation of central refuge.

Funding

· Board to approve ROC up to $40,000

Ocean View Road/Mako St footpath

· 70m extension of existing red chip concrete footpath from the corner of Mako St to the Forest and Bird track.

Funding

· Board to approve ROC $30,000

Wheel stops 63 Sea View Rd

· To enable safe pedestrian use of former bus stop layby

Funding

· Board to approve ROC $4,000

Surfdale Road cycle lane

· White lines and road markings to denote cycle lane on existing carriageway between, Lannan Rd and Hamilton Rd

Funding

· Board to approve ROC $16,000

Miami Ave, Surfdale – Feasibility study

· To consider safety issues and ways of addressing them, such as the angle parking outside the shops; facilities for cyclists and pedestrians, bus stops, pinch points for cyclist and potential for widening of the footpath through the village.

Funding

· Board to approve up to ROC $40,000

Total of projects A to G is;

$178,000

Funds Available

11. As at September 2015 under the LBTCF allocation, the Waiheke Local Board has $139,594.00 available to them from the 2015-16 year. It is also permitted to bring forward the allocation of $200,000.00 from the 2016-17 year budget, giving the Board a total of $339,594.00 available for allocation to projects.

12. If the board approves the above projects A to G ($178K) it will use the full 2015-16 allocation and will bring forward approximately $39,000.00 from the 2016-17 budget.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

13. The board’s views will be incorporated during consultation on any proposed schemes.

Māori impact statement

14. No specific issues with regard to the Maori Impact Statement are triggered by this report.

General

15. The activities detailed in this report do not trigger the Significance Policy. All programmes and activities are within budget/in line with the Council’s Annual Plan and LTP documents and there are no legal or legislative implications arising from the activities detailed in this report.

Implementation

15. All proposed schemes are subject to prioritisation, funding and consultation.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Ivan Trethowen – Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport

Authorisers

Jonathan Anyon - Elected Member Relationship Team Manager, Auckland Transport

Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Essentially Waiheke budget re-allocation

File No.: CP2015/21746

Purpose

1. To seek approval from the Waiheke Local Board to re-allocate an additional $30,000 LDI opex budget to the refresh of “Essentially Waiheke”.

Executive Summary

2. Essentially Waiheke is a strategic document which sets out the vision of how the island should be managed over the next 20 years. Its purpose is “to provide a community-approved framework for Waiheke’s development and to signpost the directions towards a sustainable future, where opportunities for development are facilitated and the Island’s community values and outstanding natural environment are respected and nurtured”. The document was approved by Auckland City Council in 2000 and reviewed with minor amendments in 2005.

3. One of the key initiatives in the Local Board plan is to conduct a further refresh of this document and bring it up to date with the views and needs of the community. An initial estimated budget of $20,000 was allocated for this project in June 2015. It was anticipated that the Expression of Interest (EOI) process would provide a clearer understanding of the potential cost of carrying out the project under a variety of approaches to meeting the brief.

4. Through further scoping and an extensive EOI process it has been identified that an additional $30,000 in LDI opex funds will be needed to complete this project, taking the total cost up to $50,000. The additional funds will cover the project manager costs, public consultation and engagement and any other miscellaneous associated costs. The increase will be offset against the funds allocated for the swimming pool project which is progressing at a slower rate than anticipated. This will leave the remaining fund for the swimming pool project at $70,000 for FY16.

5. The options available to the Board are to

i) allocate no additional funding; which would result in a far less comprehensive review, a bare minimum level of community engagement and a lower quality document;

ii) allocate less than the requested $30,000; which would again result in a less comprehensive review and lower quality document. Savings could be made for example by not consulting with specific interest groups prior to preparing the revised draft, and/or limiting the breadth or depth of information gathered to assist decision-making. This is also likely to result in a lower quality result;

iii) allocate the additional $30,000 requested. This would allow for a more extensive review, greater community involvement in the preparation of the new document and a high quality document which more fully reflects the views and needs of the community.

6. Option iii) is being recommended by officers since it is considered reflect the board’s intentions, as outlined in the report to the June meeting, more closely than the other options. It also reflects the importance and long term time frame of this document.

7. As part of the Long Term Plan (LTP) process, budgets were allocated to each of the local boards resulting in $707,000 for each year in the next three financial years (FY16, FY17 and FY18) for Waiheke.

8. At the time of the adoption of the LTP and the Local Board Agreement, all funds had been allocated by the Local Board.

9. The updated LDI sheet which provides the original LDI allocation and the changes.

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Reallocates $30,000 from the LDI opex swimming pool budget to increase the existing Essentially Waiheke budget to a total of $50,000.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

10. The review of Essentially Waiheke is identified as a key initiative in the approved Waiheke Local Board Plan (p.25).

Māori impact statement

11. Maori, as stakeholders in the council, are affected and have an interest in any report of the local board financial allocations. However, this report does not impact specific outcomes or activities. As such, the content of this report has no particular benefit to, or adverse effect on Maori.

12. Mana whenua and other iwi/hapu groups with a particular interest in Waiheke will be consulted at an early stage of the project.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors	Julian Watts - Local Board Advisor
Authorisers	Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Re-establishment of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee

File No.: CP2015/21017

Purpose

1. This report has been prepared to support a case for the re-establishment of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee to ensure robust governance and monitoring of the existing projects. A new committee will also provide a vehicle for joint advocacy in relation to community facilities.

Executive Summary

2. With the establishment of the LDI Capex Fund, the Central Facility Partnerships Fund was terminated and the business of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee ceased.

3. A workshop of the previous committee representatives from the constituent local boards was held in August 2015 and the participants agreed that the Central Facility Partnerships Fund had fulfilled a very useful role in the past by leveraging relatively small financial contributions from council into substantial sums for community projects.

4. Participants agreed that the committee should be re-established to provide governance over existing projects and to provide a platform for joint advocacy in relation to community facilities.

5. Participants felt that the level of LDI capex funding was insufficient to enable individual boards to contribute to a joint Central Facility Partnerships Fund.

Recommendations

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Supports the re-establishment of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee to provide governance and monitoring of the existing projects to their completion.

b) Agrees to the Terms of Reference for the re-established Central Facility Partnerships Committee attached as Appendix 1 to this report and recommends them to the re-established Central Facility Partnerships Committee for final approval.

c) Requests the Governing Body to provide such delegated authority as is required for the committee to fulfil its governance functions.

d) Requests advice from the Sport and Recreation Partnerships’ Manager as to:

· which approved Central Facility Partnerships feasibility studies will support the priorities in all relevant facility based network plans, and

· when the draft Sports Facilities Network Plan will be reported to the Parks, Sport and Recreation Committee.

e) Subject to support from the five isthmus boards, at a minimum, requests Local Board Services’ staff to set up an initial committee meeting to appoint a chair and deputy and approve the revised Terms of Reference.

f) Appoints XX as a representative and XX as the alternative representative of the Central Facility Partnerships Committee.

Comments

Background

6. The Central Facility Partnerships Committee was established after the formation of Auckland Council to manage the Central Facility Partnerships Fund. This fund assisted with the development of accessible multi-use community facilities across multiple local board areas in the Auckland isthmus and Gulf islands.

7. The Central Facility Partnerships Committee included a member from each of the following central local boards:

· Albert-Eden;

· Great Barrier;

· Maungakiekie-Tamaki;

· Orakei;

· Puketapapa;

· Waiheke; and

· Waitematā.

8. The Committee operated under guidelines which favoured proposals with an emphasis on maximum use of facilities and high levels of community participation. This arrangement allowed community groups to leverage funds from other funding organizations to provide for the maximum value for each dollar of contribution from council.

9. Since the establishment of Auckland Council in 2010, the Central Facility Partnerships Committee completed three successful funding rounds (2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15) resulting in approved funding contributions towards 32 projects - made up of 21 capital projects and 11 feasibility studies.

10. In round figures, since 2010, The Central Facility Partnerships Committee allocated $10 million which was leveraged to provide community projects with a total value of $45 million. This community-led approach is consistent with the empowered communities’ philosophy currently being promoted by the council.

11. A summary of the funding allocations made by the committee and the status of the projects and feasibility studies is included in Appendix 2.

12. With the establishment of the $10million LDI Capex Fund for FY 16, the Central Facility Partnerships Fund ceased.

13. At the time the committee ended, thirteen of the approved projects had been completed while a further 19 remain active.

Central Facilities Partnership Committee workshop

14. On 3 August 2015, members of the previous Central Facility Partnerships Committee held a workshop chaired by Waitemata Local Board and previous Committee chair, Shale Chambers. The purpose of the workshop was:

· To receive a status update on the Central Facility Partnerships Funds’ work programme including potential future projects in the ‘pipeline’;

· To test whether central boards would be interested in contributing to an ongoing Central Facility Partnerships Fund using a portion of their LDI capex budgets;

· To explore the need or otherwise for re-establishing the committee; and

· To explore the need and usefulness of future joint advocacy around the Central Facility Partnerships Fund and other community facility matters.

15. All central boards were represented at the workshop. The collective view of the central boards was as follows:

· The success of the fund is evidenced by the ratio of Auckland Council’s contribution (approx. $10M) to the total value of the projects (approx. $45M). This alone warrants advocacy around re-establishing the fund in the future.

· Every effort needs to be made to ensure existing projects succeed

· If for some reason a project is unable to progress, and committed funds are to be returned, then the central boards should be able to reallocate those funds in line with Central Facility Partnerships Fund’ priorities

· The level of funding for each board through the LDI capex fund will be insufficient to enable individual boards to contribute to a joint Central Facility Partnerships Fund

· Given the fact that there are still around 19 live projects, the Central Facility Partnerships Committee needs to continue to ensure robust governance over those projects.

16. A re-established committee would provide a good vehicle for developing joint advocacy around community partnership issues and opportunities. A first opportunity for such advocacy will emerge when the draft Sports Facility Network Plan is reported to the Parks Sport and Recreation Committee.

17. In this regard, workshop participants indicated that they wanted to understand which approved feasibility studies will support priorities in the various facility network plans. The draft Sports Facility Network plan will need to be developed before this information is provided. (See paragraphs 20-21 below).

18. With the exception of the Waiheke and Great Barrier, all central boards saw themselves participating in a re-established committee. Since this time, the chairs of the Waiheke and Great Barrier Local Boards have indicated that they may wish to reconsider this position.

Finance advice

19. Advice has been sought from the local boards’ Financial Advisory Services team, with regards the outcomes of the central boards’ August workshop. Of particular importance they have advised that:

· If the Central Facility Partnerships Committee is re-established with a monitoring and governance role over existing initiatives, then a delegated financial authority will be required. The reason a financial delegation will be required is that, in the event of the committee making a decision to reduce a project’s scope, it would, in effect, be making a financial decision. The finance team also affirmed the importance of re-establishing this governance role.

· If any of the existing commitments fail to crystalize due to the third party not meeting the criteria specified by the committee, then the commitment lapses. And, given that the commitments are not funded by “cash” there are no funds to return to the central boards. Rather, the Council’s liability will simply reduce.

· The opportunity for the contributing boards to “pool” a portion of the LDI Capex and thereby create grant funding for Central Facility Partnerships in the future, will remain an option.

Sports Facilities Network Plan Development

20. Auckland Council is leading, on behalf of the sport and recreation sector, the development of a Sport Facilities Network Plan. This plan will bring together the various sport code facility plans and demand/supply analysis to provide a region-wide picture of sport facility needs to support continued growth in participation and delivery of sport competitions at all levels.

21. The plan will provide a prioritised action plan of sport facility developments including upgrades to existing facilities, new facilities and rationalisation. The availability of funding will be paramount to implementation, particularly as the majority of actions will be led by the sector, rather than council.

22. The timeline for developing the Sports Facilities Network Plan is not as yet confirmed.

23. The development of this plan, together with the Facilities Network Plan, provides an opportunity for a re-established Community Facility Partnerships Committee to work at a sub-regional level in an attempt to agree and advocate for sub-regional facility priorities.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

24. The central local boards met in August 2015 and agreed that it was important to re-establish the Central Facility Partnerships Committee to govern and monitor approved initiatives and to provide a vehicle for sub-regional level advocacy.

25. Great Barrier and Waiheke are yet to decide if they wish to participate.

Māori impact statement

26. The Central Facility Partnerships scheme is a general programme that is accessible to a wide range of groups including Māori.

Implementation

Advocacy

27. The financial advice received signals the need for the central boards to advocate to the Governing Body for the necessary financial delegations to enable the newly established committee to undertake its governance responsibilities.

28. In addition, given the current financial context, members might also want to consider advocating, through the re-established committee, for the following changes:

· To seek approval to re-invest funds, up to the value of current commitments, in the event of a current commitment failing to crystalise;

· In the longer term, to re-establish the Central Facility Partnerships Fund.

29. These potential advocacy positions could be explored further at the inaugural meeting of the newly established committee.

Terms of reference

30. New Terms of Reference are required to reflect the changes in decision-making and functions of the committee. Draft Terms of Reference are attached as Appendix 1.

31. Key matters to consider in the revised Terms of Reference are that;

· the primary function of the committee will be one of governance over existing approved projects and feasibility studies;

· the governance role will include the ability to change the scope of a project providing this does not commit additional funds from the Facility Partnerships budget;

· the committee may choose to develop and articulate joint advocacy positions and programmes including any related to sub-regional facility priorities;

· there will no longer be any funding allocation decisions to be made;

· individual boards would be free to allocate their LDI capex funds to support an existing Central Facility Partnerships project if they wished to; and

· the committee needs to continue in existence until all projects are complete or the current electoral term ends (whichever comes first). If projects go beyond this electoral term, the committee will cease and need to be re-established in the new term.

32. Once the central boards have considered this report and, providing they continue to support the re-establishment of the committee, then an initial committee meeting will need to be called to approve the terms of reference and appoint a chair and deputy.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Central Facility Partnerships Committee Terms of Reference	81
b View	Summary of funding allocations and status of the projects and feasibility studies	83

Signatories

Authors	Richard Tong – Local Board engagement Advisor
Authorisers	Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Amendment to the meeting schedule

File No.: CP2015/20986

Purpose

1. To amend the meeting schedule adopted at the 5 December 2013 business meeting.

Executive Summary

2. The meeting schedule for this current term was adopted by the board at the 5 December 2013 business meeting. Amendments were made to the list on 9 April 2015.

3. Further changes to this list have been proposed.

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Amends the schedule of meetings that was adopted by the board on 5 December 2013, resolution number WHK/2013/366, as follows:

I. 12 November 2015 meeting now takes place on 5 November 2015

II. 26 November 2015 meeting now takes place on 19 November 2015

III. 17 December 2015 meeting now takes place on 10 December 2015

Comments

4. At the 5 December 2013 business meeting the board resolved to adopt a meeting schedule for this current term. Resolution number WHK/2013/366.

5. At the 9 April 2015 business meeting the board made changes to this schedule to exclude meetings which fell during the school holidays, subsequently the meetings of 9 July 2015, 8 October 2015, 28 April 2016 and 14 July 2016 were excluded from the meeting schedule. Resolution number WHK/2015/67.

6. The upcoming annual plan 2015/2016 schedule has been released and there are a number of meetings where the board will have to make decisions and agree content for the annual plan document.

7. Three of the delivery dates specified fall out with the time frame of the local board meeting schedule.

8. Staff have proposed amending the meeting schedule so that the local board meetings align with the delivery dates specified by the policy and planning team. These amendments include;

· Moving the meeting of 12 November 2015 to 5 November 2015

· Moving the meeting of 26 November 2015 to 19 November 2015

· Moving the meeting of 17 December 2015 to 10 December 2015

9. By moving these meetings forward by one week it would still allow a two week gap between meetings so would have no negative impact on the decision making process.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

10. This decision falls under the local board’s delegated authority.

Māori impact statement

11. There is no specific impact for Maori arising from this report.

Implementation

12. Meetings of the local boards are supported by Auckland council’s Local Board Services Department.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Meeting schedule adopted 5 Decmber 2013	89
b View	Meeting schedule as amended on 9 April 2015	91

Signatories

Authors	Sophie McGhee - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Judith Webster - Relationship Manager

Waiheke Local Board

22 October 2015

Oil and Gas Exploration Block Offer 2016 - Submission

File No.: CP2015/21474

Purpose

1. This report seeks Waiheke Local Board approval for a submission to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, to be appended to the Auckland Council submission, on the areas proposed to be offered for petroleum exploration permit applications in 2016 (‘Block Offer 2016’).

Executive Summary

2. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment is consulting iwi/hapu and local authorities (including Auckland Council) on areas it proposes to offer up for prospective oil and gas exploration through an annual tender process (called Block Offer 2016). Consultation closes on 30 October 2015.

3. The Block Offer 2016 proposal incorporates four offshore areas including the Northland-Reinga and New Caledonia Basin (16NRN-R1 ~186,000 km2) and the Taranaki Basin (16TAR-R1 ~73,000 km2). The boundaries of these two basins are the same as those released for tender following consultation on Block Offer 2015 in January this year (see attached).

4. The local board made a submission on the 2015 Block Offer round at its meeting on 29^th January this year. Apart from some minor changes and clarification of performance standards, the current round is broadly similar to the previous one.. This report recommends that the local board restates its position through a submission on Block Offer 2016.

Recommendation/s

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a) Approves the Waiheke Local Board submission on Block Offer 2016 for oil and gas exploration permits (Attachment C)

b) Requests that the submission be forwarded to the appropriate staff for inclusion with the Auckland Council submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Comments

5. Auckland Council lodged a submission to Block Offer 2015 (REG/2015/6 05 February 2015). The council submission sought measures to avoid or mitigate potential environmental risks, including exclusion of Auckland’s coastal marine area and the marine mammal sanctuary to reduce risks to Maui’s dolphins.

6. The Waiheke Local Board supported the council’s submission. In addition, the board supported the Waitākere Ranges Local Board in its opposition to all areas for Block Offer 2015. This was based on their assessment that the costs from any potential impacts on the environment outweighed any benefit. In particular they raised serious concerns over the risks to marine mammals, fisheries and coastal birds and ecosystems from exploration and future exploitation of oil and gas reserves

7. This local board considered that although there were no proposed blocks in the Hauraki Gulf area, these matters are of significance to the whole region. They could also set a pattern for future decision making on the use of marine resources which would not adhere to the precautionary principle and the local board did not wish to see this approach adopted in its area for petroleum exploitation or other activities.

8. Changes made by the Minister following the last round of submissions have included moving the northern part of the Taranaki basin area so that it no longer overlapped with the Auckland region’s coastal marine area, but there has been no change to the overlap with the marine mammal sanctuary further south. The boundary changes have been carried through into the Block Offer 2016 areas.

9. The Waitākere Ranges Local Board has again submitted in opposition to current Block Offer on similar grounds to their previous submission (copy attached). This is based on the lack of fundamental change to the 2015 Block Offer approach and its continuing concerns regarding potential impact of exploration and future production in the coastal marine area to the west of Auckland and the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area.

10. Informal feedback from this Local Board has already been prepared and circulated to board members for review and has been provided to Auckland Council staff in advance of the preparation of the Auckland Council submission, which is to be considered by the Finance and Performance Committee on October 22^nd.

11. At the time of writing this report the Auckland Council position on Block Offer 2016 is not known. Staff are likely to recommend that a choice be made between seeking tighter controls or opposing in principle further offshore oil and gas exploration (and production) off the North Island west coast.

12. Under the circumstances it is recommended that the wording of the local board’s informal feedback be used as its formal submission (to be attached to the Auckland Council submission), with the addition of a resolution supporting the Waitākere Ranges Local Board submission. A copy of the submission is attached as a draft.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

13. This report is intended to reflect the Waiheke Local Board’s views on this issue.

Māori impact statement

14. Iwi/hapu groups with interests in the Waiheke Local Board area have not been consulted on the local board submission but it is understood that all iwi/hapu groups are being consulted directly by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.

Implementation

15. There are no implementation issues.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Block Offer 2106 - Background	95
b View	Waitakere Ranges Local Board Submission on Block Offer 2016	103
c View	Waiheke Local Board Submission - Block Offer 2016	107