Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

Deputy Chairperson

Brian Neeson, JP

 

Members

Callum Blair

From 9.33am, item 12

 

John McLean

 

 

Margaret Miles, JP

From 9.35am, item 13

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Member

Christine Rankin-MacIntyre

 

 

Secretarial Note:

Local board member Christine Rankin-MacIntyre was in attendance via electronic link.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

09 February 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2016/1

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson BK Neeson, seconded by Member JG McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 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.

 

Secretarial Note:         Member Callum Blair arrived at 9.33am.

 

 

12

Meeting Minutes Upper Harbour Local Board, Tuesday 15 December 2015

 

The Upper Harbour Local Board note that the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 are attached at Item 12 of the agenda for the information of the board only, and will be confirmed under item 4 of the agenda.

 

Secretarial Note:         Member Margaret Miles arrived at 9.35am.

 

13

Hobsonville Headquarters approval to proceed to detailed design and consenting

 

The Senior Community Places Advisor was in attendance to present to the local board.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/2

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member CK Rankin-MacIntyre:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm option three developed by Make Architects as the preferred option for the redevelopment of the Hobsonville Headquarters building, as referenced in Attachment A to the agenda report.

b)        approve the project progressing to developed design, detailed design and consenting for the Hobsonville Headquarters Building.

c)         note the interest of Heritage New Zealand in this project and ongoing staff efforts to finalise the acquisition of the Headquarters building.

d)        indicate that financial commitments will cease should there be a risk that the agreement between Heritage New Zealand and Auckland Council does not reach a satisfactory conclusion.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Report - February 2016

 

The Auckland Transport Local Board Relationship Managers were in attendance to present to the local board.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/3

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Auckland Transport Report – February 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

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

 

The Auckland Transport Local Board Relationship Managers were in attendance to present to the local board.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/4

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

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

CARRIED

 

 

16

Better Urban Planning Issues Paper and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill

 

The Relationship Manager was in attendance to present to the local board.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/5

MOVED by Member MA Miles, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         receive the Better Urban Planning Issues Paper and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill report.

b)        agree that the matter will be discussed at the 16 February 2016 workshop.

c)         note that the board feedback must be submitted no later than 8 March 2016.

d)        note that 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.

e)         agree that the board’s final position on both topics, will be presented for retrospective endorsement to the next available business meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Draft Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members

 

The Relationship Manager was in attendance to present to the local board.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/6

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         provide the following feedback on the draft Local Government Election Year Policy for Elected Members, noting that comment is required prior to the Governing Body meeting on 18 February 2016:

             i.          request clarity within the policy around the rules of hoarding dimensions, erection and removal time periods, and how the rules will be consistently enforced.

CARRIED

 

 

 

18

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshop held on Tuesday, 17 November, Tuesday, 1 December and Tuesday, 8 December 2015.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/7

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshop held on Tuesday, 17 November, Tuesday, 1 December and Tuesday, 8 December 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Community Hub

 

No matters to report at this time.

 

 

20

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Stadium Pool

 

No matters to report at this time.

 

 

21

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number UH/2016/8

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal report from Member Callum Blair.

CARRIED

  

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

11.10 am                                            The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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