Rodney Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rodney Local Board held in the Council Chamber, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa on Monday, 15 February 2016 at 10.00am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Brenda Steele

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Steven Garner

from 10.20am, Item 13

 

 

Members

James Colville

 

 

 

 

Thomas Grace

from 11.40am, Item C1

 

 

 

Beth Houlbrooke

 

 

 

 

John McLean

 

 

 

 

Phelan Pirrie

from 10.20am, Item 13

 

 

 

Greg Sayers

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Warren Flaunty

 

 

 


Rodney Local Board

15 February 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number RD/2016/1

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Member JG Colville:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Member WW Flaunty for absence and Members TP Grace and PM Pirrie for lateness.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RD/2016/2

MOVED by Member AG Sayers, seconded by Member BP Houlbrooke:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 14 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

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Disposal recommendation report

 

Letitia McColl (Senior Advisor Portfolio Review, Panuku Development Auckland) in attendance for this item.

 

Resolution number RD/2016/3

MOVED by Chairperson BM Steele, seconded by Member JG Colville:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)      do not endorse Panuku Development Auckland’s recommendation to the governing body to dispose of section 1 SO 375381, adjacent to 493 State Highway 16, Kumeu;

b)      endorse Panuku Development Auckland’s recommendation to the governing body to dispose of Horseshoe Bush Road, Dairy Flat (aka section 1 SO 68946, Lime Access Road); and

c)      endorse Panuku Development Auckland’s recommendation to the governing body to revoke the reserve status and dispose of Lot 22, Deposited Plan 201990, Riverglade Lane, Matakana.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Council's Performance Report for the Rodney Local Board for the period ending 31 December 2015

 

Jane Koch (Lead Financial Officer), Vicki Clarke (Service Delivery Manager, Kowhai Coast Libraries), Sue Dodds (Strategic Broker), Tracey Tristram (Environmental Programmes Advisor), Guia Nonoy (Relationship Advisor) and Jeff Lyford (Parks Advisor) in attendance for this item. Ms Nonoy tabled a memorandum on the industrial pollution prevention project and reallocation of an anticipated underspend. The memorandum has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number RD/2016/4

MOVED by Member JG Colville, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)            receive the Auckland Council’s Performance Report for the Rodney Local Board for the period ended 31 December 2015.

b)           note an underspend of $1,000 in the industrial pollution prevention project    funded from the local board’s ‘community led environmental programmes’    budget line.

c)           approve re-allocation of the underspend of $1,000 from the industrial pollution    prevention project to the following:

                   i.          $452 to the Infrastructure and Environmental Services department to provide the four Rodney Enviroschools with signs to acknowledge and showcase their commitment and involvement in the Enviroschools programme.  The signs will display the Rodney Local Board logo.

                  ii.          $548 to the Infrastructure and Environmental Services department to increase the budget for the Takatu Landcare Group’s climbing asparagus control work project from $10,000 to $10,548.

d)      request that officers report back as a matter of urgency to the local board in           March 2016 on the delivery of the community facilities renewal work           programme which has not yet been presented to the local board.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Memorandum regarding Environmental Programmes

 

 

14

Annual Plan Have Your Say Events

 

Resolution number RD/2016/5

MOVED by Member AG Sayers, seconded by Member BP Houlbrooke:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)      agree to hold the “Have Your Say” event at Warkworth on 8 March 2016 (noting that resolution RD/2015/182 of 14 December 2015 Rodney Local Board meeting had originally agreed to the location for the 8 March meeting in Wellsford).

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number RD/2016/6

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SR Garner, seconded by Member PM Pirrie:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)      acknowledge the concept of the Governance Forward Work Calendar and request that a better quality attachment is produced for future reports.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Ward Councillor Update

 

There was no ward councillor update.

 

 

17

Deputation/Public Forum Update

 

Resolution number RD/2016/7

MOVED by Chairperson BM Steele, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SR Garner:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)      receive the Deputation/Public Forum Update.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Rodney Local Board Workshop Records

 

Resolution number RD/2016/8

MOVED by Member BP Houlbrooke, seconded by Member PM Pirrie:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

a)      workshop record for Monday, 7 December 2015 be accepted.

 

CARRIED

  

19        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

20        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number RD/2016/9

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Member BP Houlbrooke:  

That the Rodney Local Board:

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

b)      agree that Alina Wimmer (Lead Project Planner) and Peter Beckerleg (Manager Development Programmes) be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1, Special Housing Areas: Tranche 10 after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the subject matter which will help the Rodney Local Board in its decision-making.

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

 

11.05 am         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.

 

12.40pm          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Special Housing Areas: Tranche 10

 

i)        agree that the report and resolutions a) - h) regarding the Special Housing Area    Requests – Tranche 10 remain confidential until such time as the governing body is in a position to release the information.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.40pm                                             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 Rodney Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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