Great Barrier Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Great Barrier Local Board held in the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island on Wednesday, 10 February 2016 at 10.00am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Daly

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

Judy Gilbert

 

 

 

Christina Spence

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Mark Thomas

Orakei Local Board Member

 

Margery Harris

Tipi & Bobs

 

Nell Williams

Great Barrier Island Community Heritage & Arts Village Trust

 

Tony Christiansen

Destination Great Barrier Island

 

Rendt Gorter

Aotea Family Support Group

 

Ivan Trethowen

Auckland Transport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Great Barrier Local Board

10 February 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson IM Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. Member JC Cleave led the meeting in a karakia.

 

A minutes silence was observed for Pat O’Toole.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/1

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 9 December 2015, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.


 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Mark Thomas - Orakei Local Board Member

 

Mark Thomas from Orakei Local Board was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to his mayoral candidacy.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/2

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)        note the Public Forum presentation.

b)        thank Mark Thomas from Orakei Local Board for his Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

9.2

Margery Harris - Tipi & Bobs

 

Margery Harris from Tipi & Bobs was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to freight charges.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/3

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)        note the Public Forum presentation.

b)        thank Margery Harris from Tipi & Bobs for her Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

12

Great Barrier Funding Agreements - Tri-annual Reporting

 

Nell Williams from Great Barrier Island Community Heritage & Arts Village Trust, Tony Christiansen from Destination Great Barrier Island, and Rendt Gorter from Aotea Family Support Group were in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Great Barrier Funding Agreements - Tri-annual Reporting.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/4

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the tri-annual reports from the Aotea Family Support Group, Great Barrier Community Health Trust, Destination Great Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island Community Heritage & Arts Village Trust.

b)      thank Nell Williams, Tony Christiansen and Rendt Gorter for their attendance and presentations on the Great Barrier Funding Agreements - Tri-annual Reporting

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Report - February 2016 - Great Barrier Island

 

Ivan Trethowen, Elected Member Relationship Manager, from Auckland Transport was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Auckland Transport Report - February 2016 - Great Barrier Island report.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/5

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Auckland Transport Report – February 2016 – Great Barrier Island

b)      support the proposal for Auckland Transport to assume the role of Airport          Authority for Great Barrier Island, and supports their decision being provided          to the Auckland Transport Board and the Minister of Civil Aviation

c)      request that future monthly reports include more detail on projects that the board is working closely with officers on to provide more community awareness of projects

d)      thank Ivan Trethowen, Elected Member Relationship Manager, for his attendance and presentation on the Auckland Transport Report - February 2016 - Great Barrier Island report.

 

CARRIED

 


 

14

Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards

 

Ivan Trethowen, Elected Member Relationship Manager from Auckland Transport was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards report.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/6

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Quarterly Performance Report for the three months ending December 2015

 

Two documents have been tabled in respect to this item due to missing the agenda deadline. Copies of these tabled documents have been attached to the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/7

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the Quarterly Performance Report for the Great Barrier Local Board for the three months ended 31 December 2015

b)        reallocate $40,000 from its social enterprise budget to its moorings consent budget to enable substantive work to be progressed this financial year

c)      note that all local board chairs received assurances from the Chief Operating Officer that resources are available to deliver on board projects provided funding is allocated in a timely manner

d)        support work officers are currently doing to improve work programme reporting noting that in recent months formal monthly reporting to the board has been lacking or inadequate and the board isn’t getting sufficient information to have confidence in project delivery and it wishes to be better informed about project status and issues

e)         note its concern at the $41,000 increase to the ACE overhead allocation and agrees to hold discussions with the governing body as part of the annual plan on this, and invites the Waiheke Local Board to join it, given unlike other boards both Great Barrier and Waiheke have a fixed LDI allocation which hasn’t anticipated this increase.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     CDAC Quarter 2 update report to Local Boards: Great Barrier

b     ATEED Six monthly report to Great Barrier Local Board 1 July to 31 December 2015

 


 

16

Seaweek Marine Conservation Futures and the legacy of Bill Ballantine event

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/8

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      decline funding to support this event due to late changes to the programme raising uncertainty as to the value of this event for the board

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Appointment of a representative to the Central Facility Partnership Committee

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/9

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      appoint Member CA Spence as a representative, and Member JJ Gilbert as the alternative representative, to the Central Facility Partnerships Committee.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Parks, Recreation and Sports Committee - Growth Programme

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/10

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Parks, Recreation and Sports Committee Growth Programme report and attached resolutions.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Draft Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members

 

A document has been tabled in respect to this item due to a print error. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/11

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the draft Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members and has no comment.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members

 

 

20

Review of the Food Safety Bylaw 2013

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/12

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      endorse the proposal to retain the grading provision of the Auckland Council Food Safety Bylaw 2013 and require the display of food safety grade certificates.

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Electricity Authority Consulations

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/13

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Electricity Authority Consultations report and support Auckland Council submitting on the principles from the Auckland Plan and the Low Carbon Action Plan that support increased use of alternative energy technologies

 

CARRIED

 

 

22

Correspondence

 

Two documents have been tabled in respect to this item due to missing the agenda deadline. Copies of these tabled documents have been attached to the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/14

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the correspondence for the months of December 2015 and January 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 January 2016 - Letter from Jocelyn Somerville - regarding the sign at Gooseberry Flat

b     26 January 2016 - Letter from R B Somerville-Ryan - regarding beach and bank erosion at Todd's Walkway, Tryphena

 

 

23

Chairperson's report

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/15

MOVED by Member J Cleave, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Chairperson’s report.

CARRIED

 

 

24

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/16

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

a)      That the report of Board Member Susan Daly be noted.

b)      That the report of Board Member Jeff Cleave be noted.

c)      That the report of Board Member Judy Gilbert be noted.

d)      That the report of Board Member Christina Spence be noted.

 

CARRIED

 

 

25

Great Barrier Local Board Workshop Proceedings

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/17

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the workshop proceedings for the workshops held on 2, 8 and 9 December 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

 

26

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/18

MOVED by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the attached Governance Forward Work Calendar.

 

CARRIED

  

 

27        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

12.15 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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