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, 16 March 2016 at 10.00am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Daly

 

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

 

Judy Gilbert

 

 

 

 

Christina Spence

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Ivan Trethowen

Auckland Transport

 

Bill Carlin

Supporters of Barrier Fishery

 

June Brookes

Supporters of Barrier Fishery

 

Maire Burns

Local

 

 


Great Barrier Local Board

16 March 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

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

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/19

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 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

Bill Carlin - Supporters of Barrier Fishery

 

Bill Carlin from Supporters of Barrier Fishery was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Draft Voluntary Fishing Code of Conduct grant application changes.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/20

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the Public Forum presentation.

b)        thank Bill Carlin for his Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

10.1

LGNZ conference and AGM 2016

 

A decision must be made prior to the board’s 13 April business meeting to nominate a representative to attend the Local Government New Zealand 2016 Annual General Meeting and Conference from Sunday 24 July 2016 to Tuesday 26 July 2016.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/21

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      consider the LGNZ conference and AGM 2016 report as extraordinary          business at item 25. A decision must be made prior to the board’s 13          April business meeting to nominate a representative to attend the Local          Government New Zealand 2016 Annual General Meeting and Conference          from Sunday 24 July 2016 to Tuesday 26 July 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

12

Draft Voluntary Fishing Code of Conduct grant application changes

 

Bill Carlin from Supporters of Barrier Fishery was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Draft Voluntary Fishing Code of Conduct grant application changes.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/22

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      rescind the grant allocation of $10,500 from the Local Grants budget resolved at the 11 November 2015 business meeting (GBI/2015/161) and approve Local Grant funding of $4,000 towards the distribution and analysis of the proposed draft voluntary fishing code for inshore waters of Great Barrier Island to the umbrella group Aotea Family Support Group

b)      delegate to the chair in discussion with other board members to approve amendments to the amount funded, if needed noting changes may be needed as further information is received

c)      thank Bill Carlin from Supporters of Barrier Fishery for his presentation on the Draft Voluntary Fishing Code of Conduct grant application changes.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Update - March 2016

 

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 Update - March 2016.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/23

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Auckland Transport Update - March 2016

b)      thank Ivan Trethowen, Elected Member Relationship Manager, for his attendance and presentation on the Auckland Transport Update - March 2016

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Funding for Shoal Bay Wharf noticeboard

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/24

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      rescind resolution GBI/2015/177 to approve funding from its discretionary opex budget for a further community noticeboard for Shoal Bay wharf to be installed in consultation with Auckland Transport

b)      approve funding of $2,250 from its Local Improvement Project capital fund for a community noticeboard for Shoal Bay wharf to be installed in consultation with Auckland Transport

CARRIED

15

Local Government New Zealand - Political Decision Making

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/25

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      endorse Member CA Spence’s attendance at the political decision making course to be held on Monday 23 May 2016 in the Waipa District Council Chambers, Te Awamutu and that the cost of $680 (excl GST) plus travel expenses be funded from the elected member professional development budget.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Wild Places conference 10-11 August 2016

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/26

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      nominate Members JJ Gilbert and CA Spence to attend the Wild Places conference on 10-11 August 2016 on the basis that the conference programme is relevant to the Local Board and Environment Committee’s work programmes

b)      confirm that the Wild Places conference attendance including travel and accommodation will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy and from the Elected Members Professional Development budget 2015/16.

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Community Led Small Build Programme

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/27

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the update on the Community Led Small Build programme

b)      delegate to Member CA Spence to provide the local board’s views on new applications for the programme in the Great Barrier Local Board area.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Feedback on the Draft Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/28

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      delegate to the Chair IM Fordham to provide feedback on the draft Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-2021, with particular reference to local priorities for emergency management by 18 April 2016.

CARRIED

 

19

Local government elections - order of names on voting documents

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/29

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      recommends to the governing body that candidate names on voting documents should be arranged in alphabetical order of surname.

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

Draft Business Improvement District Policy (2016) – local board feedback

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/30

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the draft Business Improvement District Policy (2016) report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

Correspondence

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/31

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the correspondence for the month of February 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

 

22

Chairperson's report

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/32

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the Chairperson’s report.

 

CARRIED

 


 

23

Board Members' Reports

 

A document was tabled in respect this item. 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/2016/33

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

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

 

Attachments

a     Board Member Jeff Cleave's report

 

 

24

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/34

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the attached Governance Forward Work Calendar.

 

CARRIED

  

 

25        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

 25.1

LGNZ conference and AGM 2016

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/35

MOVED by Member J Cleave, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      nominate Chair IM Fordham to attend the Local Government New Zealand 2016 Annual General Meeting and Conference from Sunday 24 July 2016 to Tuesday 26 July 2016 on the basis that the conference programme is relevant to the Local Board’s work programme.

b)      confirm that conference attendance including travel and accommodation will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     LGNZ conference and AGM 2016 report

  

 

 

 

 

 

11.36 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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