Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board held in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chamber, Takapuna Service Centre, Level 3, 1 The Strand, Takapuna on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Joseph Bergin

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Dr Grant Gillon

 

 

 

Members

Mike Cohen, QSM, JP

 

 

 

 

Dianne Hale, QSO, JP

 

 

 

 

Jan O'Connor

 

 

 

 

Allison Roe, MBE

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillors

George Wood

[from 7.18pm, item 16; until 8.15pm, Item C1]

 

Chris Darby

[from 8.55pm, item C1]

 


Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

16 February 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed the board members and the members of the public.

 

2          Apologies

 

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         note the apology for lateness from Councillor Darby.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number DT/2016/1

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 December 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Barry Brickell

 

Resolution number DT/2016/2

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member JRK O'Connor:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      acknowledges the passing of the renowned potter, artist, environmentalist and craftsman Barry Brickell whose work features in many public collections, including the Devonport Library.

CARRIED

 

 

6.2

John Spencer

 

Member O’Connor acknowledged the passing of John Spencer, long-time resident of Devonport.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/3

MOVED by Member JRK O'Connor, seconded by Chairperson J Bergin:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         acknowledges the passing of John Spencer, long-time resident of Devonport-Takapuna.

CARRIED

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Lynn Dawson - Kerr Street

 

Lynn Dawson was in attendance to address the board regarding Kerr Street.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/4

MOVED by Member JRK O'Connor, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         receive the public forum presentation from Lynn Dawson regarding Kerr Street and thank her for the attendance.

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Auckland Transport February 2016 Update to the Devonport Takapuna Local Board on Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club Premises

 

Marilyn Nicholls - Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport, Elaine Irvine - Commercial Property Manager, Panuku Development Auckland and Chris Hume – Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club were in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/5

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      approve the use of 2 Sir Peter Blake Parade, being Lot 1 DP23387 and a portion of Lot 3 DP50556, as the site to establish a community rowing club facility for Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club.

b)      request Panuku Development Auckland progress a licence to occupy on the property at 2 Sir Peter Blake Parade, Lot 1 DP23387 and an area of Lot 3 DP50556 (to be defined), for the Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club.

c)      request that Panuku Development Auckland investigate whether the land at 2 Sir Peter Blake Parade (Lot 1 DP23387 and an area of Lot 3 DP50556) be gazetted as a reserve, what the implications of doing that would be, and report the findings back to the board.

d)      thank Auckland Transport and Panuku Development Auckland for their continued efforts to improve public transport access through Bayswater and for proactively engaging with the Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club.

CARRIED

 

13

Auckland Transport Update February 2016 for the Devonport  Takapuna Local Board

 

Marilyn Nicholls - Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport was in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/6

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member JRK O'Connor:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the Auckland Transport February 2016 Issues Update to the Devonport Takapuna Local Board.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport quarterly update to local boards - 1 October to 31 December 2015

 

Marilyn Nicholls - Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport was in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/7

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member JRK O'Connor:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         receive the Auckland Transport quarterly update to local boards.

b)        note that the board expects to receive the Corridor Management Plan for Lake Road at the March 2016 business meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Quarterly performance report

 

Pramod Nair - Lead Financial Advisor was in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/8

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the Performance Report for the financial quarter ended December 2015.

CARRIED

 


 

16

Monthly Local Board Services report - December/January 2015-2016

 

Chris Dee – Senior Local Board Advisor and Paul Duffy – Parks Advisor Devonport – Takapuna were in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/9

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         receive the report.

b)        approve expenditure of $25,000 from its discretionary capital fund and $5,000 from the board’s Parks Sports and Recreation Locally Driven Initiatives fund to be spent on playground improvements at Seine Reserve.

c)         approve expenditure of $2,800 from the boards Parks Sport and Recreation Locally Driven Initiatives fund to prepare a plan that will enable car parking at the Auburn Street Reserve car park to be enforced.

d)        approve expenditure of $8,700 from the board’s Parks Sport and Recreation Locally Driven Initiatives fund to be spent on the concept design of a new car park adjacent to the existing car park at Barry’s Point Reserve.

e)         authorise the repurposing of the initial $100,000 Capex spend and project definition from the Sunnynook Community Centre’s main hall floor replacement towards full replacement of the outside deck ($60,000) and improvement to the inside and surrounds of the Kennedy Observation Post ($40,000) and request that council work with interested parties such as Sunnynook Community Centre and Castor Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association.

f)          bring forward the FY17 refurbishment works to be completed on the Kennedy Observation Post for delivery in FY16.

g)        supports in principle granting an agreement to lease to The Shore Exhibition Centre Trust for the council premises at 2 The Strand.

h)        request staff investigate the feasibility of an agreement to lease to The Shore Exhibition Centre Trust for the council premises at 2 The Strand, and report back to the board as soon as possible.

i)          request staff, in conjunction with their investigation of the feasibility for an agreement to lease over 2 The Strand, investigate the process and timelines needed to relocate staff currently occupying 2 The Strand, in the event that an agreement to lease for the building is granted to The Shore Exhibition Centre Trust.

j)          approve the membership of a reference group of stakeholders that will assist the board in its advocacy for the development of greater Takapuna.

k)         add a community group sector to the reference group and ask officers to identify a suitable candidate from that sector.

l)          note that the terms of reference for the Greater Takapuna Reference Group, once established, will be amended so that the group reports directly to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

m)       note that the date for the re-hanging of the tukutuku panels is still to be finalised, but is likely to be during April 2016.

CARRIED

 


 

17

Proposed change of dates for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Grants Programme 2015/16

 

Resolution number DT/2016/10

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         approves the revised opening and closing dates for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Grant Round One to 21 March 2016 opening and 29 April 2016 closing date, with grant projects to occur from July 2016 onwards.

b)        note that the remaining funds available in Devonport-Takapuna’s Local Grants Programme for FY15/16 are $67,803, the balance of which will need to be used for one more round of local grants and up to three rounds of quick response grants.

CARRIED

 

18

Draft Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members

 

Eric Perry – Relationship Manager was in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/11

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)        receive the draft “Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected members”.

b)        request that the scheduled three month pre-election period be reviewed and re-aligned, as it currently begins four days prior to the public notice for election nominations.

CARRIED

 

19

Better Urban Planning Issues Paper and Resource Legislation Amendment Bill

 

Eric Perry – Relationship Manager was in attendance in support of this report.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/12

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member AP Roe:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      establish a working party consisting of the Chairperson, the regulatory portfolio lead and the regulatory portfolio associate to formulate the board’s feedback on both the Productivity Commission’s ‘Better Urban Planning Issues Paper’ and the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, noting that:

                i.       all members may attend working party meetings if available.

               ii.       board feedback must be submitted no later than 8 March 2016;

              iii.       the Auckland Development Committee will be preparing formal responses on behalf of Auckland Council on both matters at its 10 March 2016 business meeting that will include the views of local boards; and

              iv.       the board’s final position on both topics will be presented for retrospective endorsement to the next available business meeting.

CARRIED

 


20

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

 

Resolution number DT/2016/13

MOVED by Member DP Hale, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board :

a)      grant the application for special exemption as sought for 57 Beresford Street, Bayswater with the following conditions:

i.        that NZS8500-20006 clause (a-k) is met at all times and the spa pool remain in this location.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Record of Briefing/Community Forum - 2 February 2016

 

Resolution number DT/2016/14

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the briefing and community forum held on 2 February 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

22

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number DT/2016/15

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      notes the attached Governance Forward Work Calendar.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Ward Councillors Update

 

Councillor Chris Darby tabled his Ward Councillor’s report.

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/16

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         receive Councillor Darby’s written report.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:         The Chairperson re-opened item 23 after Item 25.


 

 

Resolution number DT/2016/17

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

b)        thank Cr George Wood for his verbal update to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board on the activities of the governing body.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Ward Councillor’s report - Councillor Chris Darby

 

 

24

Board Members' reports

 

Member Cohen tabled his members’ report.

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number DT/2016/18

MOVED by Member M Cohen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         receive any verbal reports of members.

b)        receive Member Cohen’s written report.

c)         request that Council Officers report back to the board on options to :

                        i.         in the short term, initially re-spread the sand build up at the Devonport Wharf as needed.

                      ii.         in the long term, manage the sand by taking excess sand from the Devonport Wharf Beach to re-sand other appropriate Devonport Peninsula Beaches.

d)        support Park’s efforts to report on the opportunities to address both in the short term and the long term ways in which the water quality and condition of Lake Pupuke can be improved.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Board Members' reports - Member Mike Cohen

 

 

25

Chairperson's reports

 

Resolution number DT/2016/19

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)        receive the Chair’s written report.

b)        approve a budget of up to $5,000 from the Economic Development Response Fund as a contribution towards the cost of employing a community safety consultant to undertake a CPTED audit of Takapuna CBD.

c)        endorse in principle co-hosting a community information meeting with Auckland 2040 and concerned residents groups regarding the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and the hearings process.

d)        delegate responsibility to the Chair and  Deputy Chair to liaise with Auckland 2040 around the details of this community meeting.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:         Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5, Member O’Connor requested that her dissenting vote be recorded.

 

Attachments

a     Chairperson's reports

  

 

Secretarial Note:         The Chairperson re-opened item 23 after Item 25.

 

 

26        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

27        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number DT/2016/20

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Member DP Hale:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       Special Housing Areas: Tranche 10

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

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

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

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information and information that could potentially give parties a commercial advantage if released..

s7(2)(c)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information and information that could potentially give parties a commercial advantage if released..

s48(1)(a)

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

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

 

CARRIED

Secretarial Note:         Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5, Members O’Connor and Gillon requested that their dissenting votes be recorded.

 

8.10pm            The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

8.58pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Special Housing Areas: Tranche 10

 

Resolution number DT/2016/22

MOVED by Chairperson J Bergin, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Gillon:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)            agrees that the decisions and report not be restated in the open section of the minutes until the obligation of confidentiality is removed.

CARRIED

  

 

 

8.59 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 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................