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, 12 April 2016 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 

 

Members

Callum Blair

 

 

 

 

John McLean

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

Member

Margaret Miles, JP

 

 

 

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

12 April 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number UH/2016/47

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Member Margaret Miles for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2016/48

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 22 March 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

 

8.1

The Cancer Society - Smokefree Policy

 

Camilla Gould from the Cancer Society was in attendance to present evidence and findings on smoking, in order to assist the board with their feedback on the Smokefree Policy review.

A document was provided and a copy has been placed on the official minute and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/49

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation from Camilla Gould from the Cancer Society and thank her for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     The Cancer Society presentation

 

 

8.2

New Zealand Walking Access Commission

 

Margaret Horsburgh from the Walking Access Commission was in attendance to discuss the role of the group and where it may be able to add value to developments in Auckland.

A document was provided and a copy has been placed on the official minute and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/50

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation from Margaret Horsburgh from the Walking Access Commission and thank them her for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     New Zealand Walking Access Commission presentation

 

 

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

Meeting Minutes Upper Harbour Local Board, Tuesday, 22 March 2016

 

That the Upper Harbour Local Board note that the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Tuesday, 22 March 2016 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.

 

 

 

 

13

Auckland Transport update - April 2016

 

The Elected Member Relationship Manager from Auckland Transport was in attendance to support this item.

 

Resolution number UH/2016/51

MOVED by Member JG McLean, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Auckland Transport update – April 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

14

New Road Name Approval For Subdivision at 143 Albany Highway, Albany

 

Resolution number UH/2016/52

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Chairperson LM Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the road name, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, Korari Way, for the new private road constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by NZ Winners Trust, at 143 Albany Highway, Albany.

CARRIED

 

 

15

New Road Name Approval for 79 and 95 Gills Road, Albany

 

Resolution number UH/2016/53

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the road names, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974; Waka Street (Public Road 1), Aoraki Crescent (Private Road 2), Ketu Court (Private Road No 3), Mohaka Way (Private Road No 4), Waihou Crescent (Private Road No 5), for the public and private roads being constructed within the subdivision and multi-unit development being undertaken by BCH Investments, at 79 and 95 Gills Road, Albany.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Special Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987

 

Resolution number UH/2016/54

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

That the Upper Harbour Local Board :

a)      grant the application for special exemption as sought for 3 Hobson Heights, Lucas Heights, with the following conditions:

i.          that the latching devices are kept in good working order; and

ii.         that council supplied warning stickers are fitted to the inside of each door.

b)      grant the application for special exemption as sought for 25B Churchouse Road, Greenhithe, with the following conditions:

i.          that the condition of the self-closing device and latch are maintained in good working order at all times.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number UH/2016/55

MOVED by Chairperson LM Whyte, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ report from Member John McLean.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Community Hub

 

No matters to report at this time.

 

 

19

Holding Report for decisions relating to the Albany Stadium Pool

 

No matters to report at this time.

  

 

20        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

11.12 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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