Howick Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Monday, 14 March 2016 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

David Collings

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Adele White

 

 

 

Members

Garry Boles

 

 

 

 

Katrina Bungard

 

 

 

 

Jim Donald

 

 

 

 

Lucy Schwaner

 

 

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

 

 

Bob Wichman

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Steve Udy

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Howick Local Board

14 March 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

            The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number HW/2016/216

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Member SA Udy for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HW/2016/217

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member RD Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 15 February 2016, including the confidential section, 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

Nixon Park Hall

 

Documents tabled during public forum will be filed with a hard copy of the Minutes and be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number HW/2016/218

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Thank Jody Nicolson for addressing the Board during public forum.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tabled documents

 

 

9.2

Dorothy Brockett

 

Resolution number HW/2016/219

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)        Thank Dorothy Brockett for addressing the Board during public forum.

CARRIED

 

 

9.3

Howick Historical Village

 

Documents tabled during public forum will be filed with a hard copy of the Minutes and be available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number HW/2016/220

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)        Thank Max Heron, President, Howick Historical Village for addressing the Board during public forum.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tabled documents

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 


 

12

Chair's Report

 

There was no report

 

 

13

Councillor's Update

 

Resolution number HW/2016/221

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member G Boles:   

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receives the verbal report from Councillors Stewart and Quax.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Update – March 2016

 

Resolution number HW/2016/222

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      receives the report entitled ‘Auckland Transport Update – March 2016’ and the attached issues register from Auckland Transport’s Elected Member Relationship Manager (South).

CARRIED

 

 


15

Performance Report for the Howick Local Board for the quarter ending December 2015

 

Resolution number HW/2016/223

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson AJ White, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receive the Performance Report for the Howick Local Board for the financial quarter ended December 2015.

CARRIED

 


 

16

Howick Local Board Quick Response, Round Three, 2015/2016

 

Resolution number HW/2016/224

MOVED by Member JR Spiller, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a) consider the applications listed in Table One and agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in this round.

Table One: Howick Local Board Round Three Quick Response Grant Applications

Organisation Name

Focus

Project

Total Requested

Amount Granted/

Declined

Uxbridge Community project Incorporated

Arts and culture

Uxbridge Live

$2,000

$2,000

Howick Brass Inc.

Arts and culture

Howick Brass - 'Waipiro' - The music of New Zealand and other major works for Brass Band

$327

$284.37

Uxbridge Community project Incorporated

Arts and culture

The Eastern Art Express

$2,000

$1,250

Cristina Beth

Arts and culture

The Peace Poppy Project Photographic  Exhibition

$2,000

$0 Declined

The Sowers Trust

Community

Community Support

$2,000

$1,000 used for petrol

Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust

Community

Youth Resources to young people in Howick

$2,000

$0 Declined

Huntington Park Residents & Ratepayers Association

Community

Neighbours Day 2016

$400

$400

40 (Howick) Squadron ATC Trust

Community

Purchase of a laptop

$1,809

$1,500

Uxbridge Community project Incorporated

Community

“Not Over The Hill Yet”

$2,000

$2,000

UpsideDowns Education Trust

Community

Delivering the gift of speech to children with Down syndrome

$1,860

$1,860

Comfort Kidz

Community

Comfort Kidz

 

$1,000

$750

GeneNow Financial Literacy

Community

Financial Literacy Workshops

$1,720

$400 for printing costs

Uxbridge Community project Incorporated

Events

Soft opening of the new arts and culture centre

$2,000

$2,000

The New Zealand Hockey Federation (Inc.)

Events

International Hockey Test Series

$2,000

$0 Declined

Howick Historical Village

Events

Open Day for the historical village

$2,000

$1,700

Samadiana Fariz

Sport and recreation

Gymsports NZ (Gymnastics) Hawaiian Tour - January 2016

$3,500

$0 Declined

 

 

Total requested

$28,616

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Uxbridge Redevelopment : Allocation for Cafe Fit-out

 

Resolution number HW/2016/225

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson AJ White, seconded by Member L Schwaner:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      approve $10,000 towards the Uxbridge redevelopment project for the initial fit-out of the café, from the Howick Local Board Community Response Fund.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Feedback on the Draft Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan

 

Resolution number HW/2016/226

MOVED by Member RD Wichman, seconded by Member JR Donald:   

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      delegate to Member RD Wichman and Member JR Donald 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 5th April 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

19

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

 

Resolution number HW/2016/227

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member RD Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Delegates to the chair, DA Collings and members RD Wichman, JR Donald and SA Udy to provide feedback on the draft Business Improvement District Policy by 29th March 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Change to triennial meeting schedule - April 2016

 

Resolution number HW/2016/228

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Agrees to add another business meeting to its schedule on Thursday 28th April 2016 at 6pm to be held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number HW/2016/229

MOVED by Member JR Spiller, seconded by Member G Boles:   

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Receives the workshop notes for workshops held on 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th, 16th, 23rd, and 25th February 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

22

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number HW/2016/230

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member RD Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Note the Howick Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Formalisation of the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated tenure at Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

 

Resolution number HW/2016/231

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member JR Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board:

Licence

a)   Approve public notification, in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977, of the intention to grant a licence to occupy for approximately 6115m2 of Lloyd Elsmore Park (2R Bells Road) to the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated to operate BMX activities (as illustrated in Attachment B – Site Plan).

b)   Nominate Members Collings, Udy, Boles and Spiller to be on a hearings panel to consider any submissions received following the public notification process and make a decision; should a hearing be necessary.

c)   Grant a licence to occupy, if there are no objections received through public consultation, to the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated for the area occupied by the BMX track (as outlined in red in Attachment B – Site Plan) at Lloyd Elsmore Park, 2R Bells Road, Pakuranga.

i.   Term – 5 years, commencing 15 March 2016, with one 5 year right of renewal.

Lease

d)  Approve public notification in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977, of the intention to lease approximately 210m² of on Lloyd Elsmore Park, 2R Bells Road, Pakuranga, to the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated for clubrooms, deck and steps as illustrated in Attachment B (Reference No.1, 2 and 4).

e)  Grant an agreement to lease, if there are no objections received through public consultation, to the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated for the area to be occupied for clubrooms, deck and stairs as illustrated in Attachment B (Reference No. 1, 2 and 4) at Lloyd Elsmore Park, 2R Bells Road, Pakuranga for two years commencing 15 March 2016, with a one year right of renewal, if required.

f)   Require that the agreement to lease be subject to the following:

i.   the final location, detailed design of the facility and vehicle access and parking is agreed with council parks staff.

ii.  the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated obtains all regulatory consents required for the planning and development of the building and parking.

iii. the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated enters into a funding agreement with the council for the maintenance and cleaning of the facility.

iv. the toilets within the building to be of a durable standard that can cope with high club and public use and to be open to the public when the club is present on the site.

v.  the tuck shop to be operated by the club for member use only.

vi. construction works and reinstatement of the reserve are subject to conditions to be supplied by the Parks Manager (South).

g) Grant a land lease for the areas illustrated in Attachment B (No. 1, 2 and 4) at Lloyd Elsmore Park, 2R Bells Road, Pakuranga, to the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated subject to the following:

i.    Term – 10 years, commencing from the date of issue of a building certificate of compliance, with one 10 year right of renewal.

ii.   Rent - $1.00 (+ GST) per annum, if requested.

iii.  A Community Outcomes Plan, to be approved by the local board portfolio holder, and attached to the lease document.

iv.  All other terms and conditions in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977 and the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.

h) Grant approval for the Mountain Raiders BMX Club to relocate a building (20m x 8m) to Lloyd Elsmore Park, pending the outcome of the public consultation process on the proposed licence agreement and lease.

Floodlights

i)       Grant landowner approval for the BMX Mountain Raiders Club Incorporated to install floodlights at the track, subject to the lights meeting council standards and ownership subsequently being transferred to the council to ensure ongoing public safety.

CARRIED

 

24

New community leases - 19R Morrow Avenue and 178R Clovelly Road Bucklands Beach

 

Resolution number HW/2016/232

MOVED by Chairperson DA Collings, seconded by Member L Schwaner:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      Grants a new community ground lease to Bucklands and Eastern Beaches Tennis Club, 178R Clovelly Road, Bucklands Beach Beach (as outlined in red on the site plan in Attachment C) under the terms and conditions as specified in Attachment A - Grant of new community leases, group owned buildings.

b)      Approves the Community Outcomes Plans (see Attachment D) to be attached as a schedule to the lease document.

c)      defers the renewal of ground lease to Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 19R Morrow Avenue, Bucklands Beach (as outlined in red on the site plan in Attachment B).

CARRIED

 

 

25

Local Government New Zealand Annual General Meeting and conference

 

Resolution number HW/2016/233

MOVED by Member L Schwaner, seconded by Member JR Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      nominate the Chair DA Collings, Deputy Chair AJ White and Member G Boles as representatives 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

 

 

26

Local government elections - order of names on voting documents

 

Resolution number HW/2016/234

MOVED by Member K Bungard, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board:

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

CARRIED

 


 

27

Performance Report for the Howick Local Board for the six months ending December 2015

 

Resolution number HW/2016/235

MOVED by Member JR Donald, seconded by Member K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      receive the ATEED six monthly report period 1 July to 31 December 2015.

CARRIED

  

 

28        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

7.56 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 Howick Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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