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Resolution number MT/2016/60
MOVED
by Member J Clark, seconded by Member BM Graham:
That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board:
a)
welcomes the opportunity
to submit on the Draft Tūpuna Maunga Integrated Management Plan;
b)
requests that the
following concerns be taken into account:
i) The
proposed timeframe for consultation on the plan coincides to a large degree
with the period immediately before and after the 2016 Local Body Elections,
which is not particularly conducive to local board engagement or continuity.
ii) Regarding
section 8.11 the local board is very concerned to ensure significant and
meaningful engagement with local boards as part of the consultation process for
individual management plans.
iii) The
local board would request further detail on the development of these
individual plans and in particular the process for public consultation
(including local board engagement) as soon as possible.
iv) The local
board is generally supportive of the values and strategies outlined in the
draft plan but believes there should be more emphasis on education and
finding ways to assist the public in understanding the historic, cultural and
environmental significance of maunga.
v) The local
board would like to see a particular emphasis on educational, branding and
way-finding initiatives to enhance public understanding of the importance of
maunga including not only their historic and spiritual significance to Maori
but also geological and archaeological detail.
vi) The local
board would also like to see distinctive Maunga Authority branding and
signage that would be consistent across maunga while finding opportunities to
highlight uniqueness and specific sense of place. The local board believes
that values should not only inform management plans but also be evident to the
public when visiting maunga.
vii) The local
board urges the prioritisation of engagement and alignment with the Cornwall
Park Trust Board, in particular to ensure that any management plan for
Maungakiekie takes into account the provisions of the Cornwall Park 100-Year
Plan.
viii) The local
board believes that some of the commercially leased premises on maunga could
be better utilised in a way that not only has a commercial focus but also
reflects and actively promotes the values of the maunga. The board would like
to see this being taken into account when leases expire.
c)
appends its feedback to the 16/17
Tūpuna Maunga Operational Plan as this may be of some relevance to the
development of the Integrated Management Plan;
i) The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
welcomes the opportunity to submit on the Tūpuna Maunga Operational
Plan16/17.
ii) The local board would like to see more
detail on where service levels sit, as a consistent level of service should
be evident across all maunga. In this regard the board would draw particular
attention to Ōtāhuhu which does not appear to have as high a level
of service as some maunga.
iii) The local board is concerned that for
Maungakiekie, no information is so far available on proposed capital
expenditure, and for Ōtāhuhu only limited information on capital
expenditure is available. The local board wishes to see this information as
soon as possible.
iv) The local board welcomes the investment in a
new, more secure, entrance to Ōtāhuhu noting that there are a range
of safety concerns on this site. The board would like to know whether this investment
will include an ongoing security contract.
v) The local board is particularly concerned
about the need for substantial investment in renewals at Ōtāhuhu,
noting that there is a very high number of condition 4 and 5 assets and that
the poor condition of these assets is very noticeable to the public.
vi) The local board wishes to see a renewals
programme that takes into account the uniqueness of the locations and
identifies innovative ways to reflect this.
vii) The local board wishes to know what if any
level of monitoring is taking place around safety, alcohol consumption and
litter (including broken glass) on its maunga following the lapsing in
November 2015 of alcohol bans on these sites, and whether any steps are
taking place to mitigate against the effects of alcohol consumption or
alcohol-related behaviour on maunga.
viii) Facilitating the use of community volunteers
in parks is a high priority for the local board and it supports their
involvement in ecological restoration and other activities on maunga, noting
that their involvement appears supported on only one of the three maunga in
the Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board area. The local board would like to see
community volunteers employed more widely, where possible.
ix) The local board would appreciate more
detailed and specific advice and information
on the targeted rate to enable it to form a view on this.
x) The local board reiterates 8) a-e of its
submission on the 15/16 operational plan regarding the early consultation
that it wished to undertake with the maunga authority around:
a. Termination of leases
b. The future of commercial operations
c. The relationship of the Maunga Authority with
sports clubs and other recreational users
d. Consistency in respect of alcohol bans with
local parks
e. Consistency in respect of signage and
messaging with local parks.
xi) The local board notes that none of these
conversations have taken place and notes its ongoing willingness to work with
the authority on such matters.
xii) The local board supports the public being
allowed casual pedestrian access to maunga within certain parametres to
ensure that maunga are protected from erosion and other forms of
environmental degradation, and that their values are understood and
respected.
xiii) The local board supports a progressive reduction in
grazing on maunga complemented with progressive re-planting of native
vegetation, and also the progressive removal of exotic trees in favour of
native trees. The local board would like to see stock, particularly cattle,
kept away from areas most sensitive to environmental damage (for example
summits).
CARRIED
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