Waitākere Ranges Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board held in the Waitakere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Thursday, 24 March 2016 at 6.30pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Denise Yates, JP

 

 

 

Members

Neil Henderson

 

 

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

Saffron Toms

11th February to 31st March 2016

 

 

Greg Presland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

24 March 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/2

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Accepts the apology from Member Greg Presland for absence.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

Members were reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

Specifically members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the agenda.

At its meeting on 28 November 2013, the Waitakere Ranges Local Board resolved (resolution number WTK/2010/5) to record any possible conflicts of interest in a register. 

            Register

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Waitemata District Health Board – Elected Member

·       Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron

Neil Henderson

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

·       EcoMatters Environment Trust  – Employee

Greg Presland

·       Portage Trust – Elected Member

·       Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee

·       Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Committee Member 

·       Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee

·       Combined Youth Services Trust – Trustee

·       Glen Eden Bid - Member

Steve Tollestrup

·       Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member

·       West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director

·       Waitakere Task force on Family Violence – Appointee

Saffron Toms

       NIL

Denise Yates

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Committee member

·       EcoMatters Environment Trust – Trustee

·       Charlotte Museum Trust – Trustee

 

 

Member appointments

Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.

                                              

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Sandra Coney

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

Neil Henderson

·       Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee

·       Living Cell Technologies Animal Ethics Committee – Member

·       Rural Advisory Panel - Member

Saffron Toms

·       Ark in the Park – Governance Group Member

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/3

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 10 March 2016, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

b)        In confirming the minutes it was noted that the item 3 - secretarial note was incorrect and no conflict existed.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board acknowledged the passing of Harry O’Rourke.

 

7          Update from Ward Councillors

 

Secretarial note:  Apologies from Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Councillor Linda Cooper were noted.

 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

Tula'i Pasifika Youth Leadership Programme

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/4

MOVED by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:   

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)     Receives the deputation from Dominique Leauga and Marsella Hall from Youth Service West and thank them for their presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

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

Item Deferred to another meeting

 

 

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/5

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Chairperson S Coney:

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         Agrees that Waitākere Ranges Quick Response Grants Round Three 2015/2016 be deferred until the next meeting of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board scheduled to be held on Thursday, 14 April 2016 at 6.30pm.

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Update Report - March 2016

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/6

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)    Receives the Auckland Transport Update Report March 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport Quarterly Update report October - December 2015

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/7

MOVED by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Member NR Henderson:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)    Receives the Auckland Transport Quarterly update report October – December 2015.

CARRIED

 


 

 

15

Manukau Harbour Forum Work Programme for 2016/17

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/8

MOVED by Member NR Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Notes resolution MHFJC/2016/5 of the Manukau Harbour Forum

b)      Endorses year three of the Manukau Harbour Forum’s 2014-2016 work programme as appended in Agenda Attachment B

c)      Notes the recommendation regarding ongoing advocacy for hydrodynamic modelling of the Manukau Harbour

d)      Notes that the funding for the work programme will be addressed as part the  Annual Plan discussion.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Waitakere Ranges Local Board submission on the Next steps for Fresh Water, Consultation Document

 

 

 

A copy of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board submission on the Next steps for Fresh Water, Consultation Document was tabled at the meeting and a copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/9

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

MOVED by Member SR Tollestrup, seconded by Member NR Henderson:

a)     Approves its tabled submission to Auckland Council on the Next steps for Fresh Water, Consultation Document.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Attachments

a     WRLB submission on the Next Steps for Fresh Water Consultation document

 

 

17

Urgent Decision Report - Waitakere Ranges Local Board member to attend Dunes Trust Annual Conference 2015

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/10

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Endorses Member Neil Henderson’s attendance to the Dune Trust Annual Conference 2016 held at Gisborne from 30th March to 01 April 2016.

b)      Agrees that any related expenses for attending the Dune Trust Annual Conference 2016 held at Gisborne be provided for in line with the latest Auckland Council’s Elected Members’ Expense Policy 2014.

 

CARRIED

 

18

Chairperson's Report - March 2016

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/11

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Yates:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the Chairperson’s report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Portfolio update: Member Neil Henderson

 

Resolution number WTK/2016/12

MOVED by Chairperson S Coney, seconded by Member SR Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      Receives the portfolio update from Member Neil Henderson.

 

CARRIED

  

 

20        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

7.35 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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