I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board will be held on:

 

Date:                      

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Thursday, 11 August 2016

6.30pm

Waitakere Ranges Local Board Office
39 Glenmall Place
Glen Eden

 

Waitākere Ranges Local Board

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

Deputy Chairperson

Denise Yates, JP

 

Members

Neil Henderson

 

 

Greg Presland

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

Saffron Toms

 

 

(Quorum 3 members)

 

 

 

Glenn Boyd

(Relationship Manager)

Local Board Services (West)

 

Tua Viliamu

Democracy Advisor

 

04 August 2016

 

Contact Telephone: (09) 813 9478

Email: Tua.Viliamu@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 


 

 

 


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ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                        PAGE

1          Welcome                                                                                                                         5

2          Apologies                                                                                                                        5

3          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                   5

4          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                               6

5          Leave of Absence                                                                                                          6

6          Acknowledgements                                                                                                       6

7          Update from Ward Councillors                                                                                    6

8          Deputations                                                                                                                    6

9          Public Forum                                                                                                                  6

10        Extraordinary Business                                                                                                7

11        Notices of Motion                                                                                                          7

12        Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme allocations for 2016/17                   9

13        Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area - 6 monthly report                                               19

14        ATEED Six Monthly report update 01 January - 30 June 2016                              39

15        Governance Forward Work Calendar                                                                       51

16        Confirmation of Workshop Records - 19 May 2016 - 14 July 2016                        55  

17        Consideration of Extraordinary Items 

 

 


1          Welcome

 

2          Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

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

·       New Zealand Society of Genealogists - Member

·       New Zealand Military Defence Society - Member

·       Cartwright Collective - Member

·       Titirangi RSA - Member

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

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

 

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 14 July 2016, as a true and correct record.

 

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

 

7          Update from Ward Councillors

 

An opportunity is provided for the Waitakere Ward Councillors to update the board on regional issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.

 

8          Deputations

 

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.

 

9          Public Forum

 

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.


10        Extraordinary Business

 

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

 

(a)        The local authority by resolution so decides; and

 

(b)        The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

 

(i)         The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

 

(ii)        The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

 

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

 

(a)        That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

 

(i)         That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

 

(ii)        the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

 

(b)        no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

 


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Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme allocations for 2016/17

 

File No.: CP2016/13541

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       To allocate funding from the Local Board’s Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme budget for the 2016/17 financial year to specific projects and initiatives within the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area.

Executive summary

2.       The Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme budget assists council to implement the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (‘the Act’), alongside other relevant Council and community activities and programmes.  A total of $230,382.00 is available for allocation in the 2016/17 financial year. 

3.       This report recommends the allocation of funding across eight projects that contribute to implementing the Act. The projects are identified in the main body of the report, and are described in more detail in Attachment A.  Attachment A describes each project or initiative, its current status (new or continuing, key implementation partners (Council and Council Controlled Organisations), alignment with the Act and the Local Board Plan and recommended budget allocation.  The projects and initiatives were discussed by the Waitākere Ranges Local Board at its workshops on 21 April and 19 May 2016. 

 

Recommendation/s

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      allocate the 2016/17 financial year Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act Programme budget as follows:

i)        ‘Living in the Bush’  - information and advice guideline - $8,500.00

ii)       Local Board/community annual forum on implementation of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act - $4,000.00

iii)      Community Weed Bins – $90,000.00

iv)      Safety assessments of Roads in Muddy Creeks and Bethells / Te Henga Local Area Plan areas - $10,000.00

v)      Weed Free Buffer Zone Project – $45,000.00

vi)      Long Tailed Bat research/protection/recovery - $5,000.00

vii)     Heritage Site Mapping – Field Work  - $60,382.00

viii)    Thrive Newsletter - $7,500.00

 

Comments

4.       The Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme encompasses all Council and Council Controlled Organisation activities that assist in achieving the objectives of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (‘the Act’).  This includes activities that are part of wider regionally funded programmes, and specific activities identified for Local Board funding.  A total of $230,382.00 is available for allocation in the 2016/17 financial year to assist with implementation of the Act.

 

5.       The projects have been selected on the basis of their alignment with the following:

·    The purpose and objectives of the Act itself, including the recommendations of the first five year monitoring report (approved in 2013), which assessed progress towards achieving the Act’s objectives

·    The priorities in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Plan 2014-17

·    The objectives and actions identified in the five Local Area Plans (LAP) prepared under the Act

·    Implementation of specific provisions in the Act that may not managed through other Council programmes. 

6.       Approximately 70 potential projects have been identified (refer to Attachment A), and that list was discussed with the Local Board at the workshop on 21 April 2016.  Following the workshop, a shortlist of projects for funding in 2016/17 was discussed at a subsequent workshop on 19 May 2016.  The selection of projects is based on a combination of each project’s strategic and operational importance (as identified in the LAPs, the Monitoring Report and the Local Board Plan) and on the likelihood of being successfully implemented in the 2016/17 financial year.  Some of the shortlisted projects can proceed immediately, whilst others require further scoping before they commence. 

Planning, Communications and Awareness-raising

“Living in the Bush” guideline document and the re-introduction of advisory information brochures and web-based material for landowners and occupiers.  These will provide advice on ecosystem/weed management, building design, and sustainable environmental practices. - $8,500

Local Board/community forum to discuss progress in implementing the WRHA Act (across all topics/objectives) - $4,000.00

Ecosystem Management

Weed Free Buffer Zone Project – establish three new sites in LAP areas and follow-up previous work at several established sites -$45,000.00

Community Weed Bins – $90,000.00

Biodiversity

Long Tailed Bat research/protection/recovery - $5,000.00

Built/Cultural Heritage

Heritage Site Mapping –Stage 2 field work $60,382.00

Community Economic and Social Wellbeing

Safety assessments of Roads in Muddy Creeks and Bethells / Te Henga Local Area Plan areas - $10,000.00

Thrive Newsletter to continue to provide regular new editions of this newsletter - $7,500.00

7.       The remaining possible projects listed in Attachment A would only be considered for funding this financial year if the projects listed above are delayed and/or do not require all of the funding allocated to them. Should this occur, that matter will be reported to the Board for a decision to commence a new project. 

Consideration

Local Board Views and Implications

8.       All of the projects identified either complete or build upon existing projects that were funded by the Local Board in the 2012/13 to 2015/16 financial years, or they relate to recommendations from the Five Year Monitoring Report or approved Local Area Plans. All of the projects are aligned to the priorities in the Local Board Plan and will help to implement it. The projects and indicative funding allocation were considered by Local Board members at workshops on 21 April and 19 May 2016, and the recommendations contained in this report have been updated in the light of feedback from those workshops.

Māori Impact Statement

9.       Mana whenua (Te Kawerau a Maki and Ngati Whatua) have not been specifically consulted on this report.  The further work on the Heritage Sites Survey may also require consultation with mana whenua, with a view to promoting their role as kaitiaki of pre-European settlement sites

Implementation

10.     Individual projects have been discussed with the lead implementation partners within Auckland Council and Auckland Transport and have their support.  The project list as a whole has also been considered and is generally supported by the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme Co-ordination Group.  Implementation of projects within the suggested timeframes is dependent on staff availability and expertise.  Where there is a high risk that appropriate staff time/expertise will not be available, outside contractors will be utilized where necessary, and allowance has been made for this in the allocation of funds to each project. 

 

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

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List of projects for Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme budget

13

      

Signatories

Authors

Eryn Shields - Team Leader Planning - North West

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

 



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Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area - 6 monthly report

 

File No.: CP2016/15253

 

  

Purpose

1.       To provide an update on activities across Council from those departments which are contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008.

2.       The 6 month report for June 2015 to December 2015 was not prepared as a consequence of Auckland Council focusing its resources on the preparation of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. This report compensates for this by reporting on the 12 month period (financial year) from July 2015 to June 2016.

Executive summary

3.       The implementation of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (the Act) is being undertaken by a variety of Council departments across the suite of objectives that are set out in the Act. These objectives are summarised in Attachment A. Council’s work in the Waitakere Rages Heritage Area (WRHA) continues to contribute towards achieving the objectives of the Act. The highlights of such initiatives are presented in the body of this report and the details are presented in Attachment B. This report will also be provided in a memorandum format to the Whau Local Board, the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee (Governing Body) and the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee (Governing Body).

4.       Kauri Die-back is still considered to be the most significant threat to the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area (WRHA). Regional and Local Parks department and the Biosecurity team of Council continue to monitor and manage the spread of Kauri Die-back.

5.       The Local Area Plan (LAP) for Te Henga (Bethells Beach) and the Waitākere River Valley was adopted by the Board on 8 October 2015.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      receive the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area – 6 monthly report.

b)      note that this report and its attachments will be provided as an information memo to the Whau Local Board, the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee and the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee.

 

Comments

6.       The WRHA covers an area of approximately 27,720 hectares and encompasses the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. The Act recognises the national, regional and local significance of the WRHA, and promotes the protection and enhancement of its natural, cultural and heritage features for present and future generations.

7.       This report collates information about all Council-wide activities which contribute to achieving the objectives of the Act. These include “business as usual” activities and projects that are specifically established to assist implementation of the Act.

8.       An officer-level Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Programme Co-ordination Group (WRPCG) provides for exchange of information and ensures that the relevant work streams and activities are coordinated and aligned as much as possible. The group also provides a mechanism for discussing, prioritising, monitoring and reporting of progress among Council units and Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) involved in implementing the Act. It continues to develop improvements to the co-ordination of specific work streams and activities in the WRHA that contribute to achieving the purpose and objectives of the Act.

9.       Attachment B to this report lists the projects and activities for the 2015/16 financial year and provides a brief summary of their progress.  The projects and activities have been grouped under topic headings which align with the WRHA’s heritage features and management objectives. These are:

·        Planning and Communication - Planning for, communicating about and implementation of the Act as a whole

·        Landscape - activities aimed at protecting and enhancing the characteristic landscape of the foothills, rural and forested areas and coast

·        Development and Consent Activity - management of subdivision and development within the context of the Resource Management and Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Acts

·        Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services - protection, restoration and enhancement of ecosystems by both Council and community

·        Cultural and Built Heritage - this relates to both pre-and post-European settlement, including the relationships between tangata whenua and the WRHA, and the history of kauri milling, horticulture and vitriculture

·        Recreation Opportunities and Visitor Management- provision of facilities and services for enjoyment and appreciation of these heritage features, and management of visitor pressures and impacts.

10.     The information provided in Attachment B is primarily project-based and does not cover maintenance or routine management of physical assets, staff costs or fixed overheads.

Key points and highlights

11.     Following the adoption of the Waitākere Ranges Strategic Weed Management Plan by the Waitākere Ranges Local Board (July 2015) Auckland Council completed a Weed Management Operational Review in December 2015 with input and guidance from  Local and Sports Parks, Maunga Authority, Auckland Transport, Watercare Services, Regional and Specialist Parks, Stormwater and the Environmental Services Unit. The report identifies where improvements can be made to current operational practices for weed management and changes are being implemented by Council and CCO’s to ensure best practices methodologies are being used.

12.     Regional and Local Parks together with the Biosecurity team of Council continue to manage Kauri Die-back disease, which continues to be the most significant threat to the Waitākere Ranges. Management measures adopted include track closures, monitoring disease spread, health survey of kauri trees within ten meters of tracks, maintenance and operation of hygiene stations and tree maintenance through boardwalk and raised pathways. Auckland Council’s Biosecurity team is tracking movement/expansion of kauri dieback using through methods such as aerial surveying and ground truthing (direct observation). This is undertaken on a 5-year cycle, with the last cycle completed in summer 2015/16. The results of the 2015/16 survey provided the first opportunity in this disease management programme to identify ‘rate of spread’. A report (due August 2016) will inform a review by Regional Parks in conjunction with Biosecurity and Biodiversity of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park with a view to identifying areas where healthy Kauri may be effectively protected.

13.     The Local Board adopted the Local Area Plan (LAP) for Te Henga (Bethells Beach) and the Waitākere River Valley on 8 October 2015. The LAP was launched at a community day on 31 January 2016. A photograph competition was organised inviting local residents to submit their photographs of the area to illustrate the LAP document. Hard copies and electronic versions of the final LAP were distributed to various departments within Council and external stakeholders.

14.     The WRHA webpage launched within the Council web site in May 2015 has been maintained with relevant content added as appropriate. The page has been viewed 244 times in past six months and 110 in past three months as at 7 July 2016. The webpage contains information, embedded files, documents and web links related to the WRHA at one place.

15.     There have been three editions of the ‘Thrive‘ newsletter in the 2015/15 financial year: June 2015, October 2015 and June 2016. ‘Thrive’ newsletter reflects the Board's commitment to small scale business in the WRHA by providing local business news, information on accessing local and regional resources, profiles of sustainable practice, and a calendar of upcoming events and learning opportunities. The newsletter is now able to be accessed from both the Waitākere Local Board website and from the WRHA Webpage.

16.     Auckland Transport draft Road Corridor Design and Management Guide was received by the Local Board at its meeting on 23 June 2016 and endorsed for public release. The guide establishes a set of principles that acknowledges the specific character of the WRHA and assists in meeting the requirements of the Act and delivers routes and connections that are safe and convenient for all road users.

17.     Development of the Foothills Walkway sections through Mountain Road has just been completed to provide a safe path for local residents and visitors to the area. The path was funded through the Local Board Transport fund.

18.     Development of the Foothills Walkway sections through Perris Road and Seibel Scenic Reserve has commenced. Volunteer construction has begun along the Perris Road section of the Swanson Foothills section. Seibel Scenic Reserve physical works began 31 May 2016.

19.     Development of Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Local Parks Design Guidelines has started for delivery in 2016/2017 financial year.

20.     In August 2015 the Local Sports and Parks department of Council together with ACPL (now Panuku Development Auckland) signed a rehabilitation agreement with Perry Resources about management of Waitakere Quarry after its closure. The agreement  includes a Rehabilitation Plan and sets out  rehabilitation works relating to rehabilitation of the quarry including replanting, revegetation, re-contouring, earthmoving, plant maintenance and weed control.  The majority of infrastructure has now been removed and the majority of recontouring completed. Significant replanting has been undertaken this autumn.

21.     The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) incorporates specific provisions of the Waitākere Ranges in the Regional Policy Statement Objectives and Policies and Waitākere Ranges Precincts. The Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel completed hearings on 13 May 2016 and will provide its full recommendations on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) to Auckland Council on 22 July 2016. The council will publicly notify its decision by 19 August 2016. The decision will be available on the website from that date.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

22.     This report is for information purposes and forms the basis for a memorandum that will be provided to the Whau Local Board, the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee (Governing Body) and the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee (Governing Body).

23.     The report is part of continuing processes to implement the Act and to evaluate progress being made to achieve its objectives. It is consistent with the priorities of the Board (as expressed through the 2015-18 Local Board Plan), and does not trigger the Significance Policy. This report is for Council reporting purposes and has not therefore been subject to a wider consultation process.

Māori impact statement

24.     Te Kawerau a Maki, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara and Ngāti Whātua o Orakei have not been consulted specifically on this report. However, regular consultation and engagement takes place on a range of individual projects and activities described in this report, and on matters of mutual interest in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park

Implementation

25.     There are no direct implementation issues

 

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

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Summary of WRHA objectives and deed of acknowledgement provisions

23

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Summary table of activities and progress for the 2015/16 financial year

25

     

Signatories

Authors

Alison Pye - Principal Planner

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

 


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ATEED Six Monthly report update 01 January - 30 June 2016

 

File No.: CP2016/15250

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       To provide the six monthly report from ATEED on their activities in the local board area.

Executive summary

2.       This report provides the Waitākere Ranges Local Board with highlights of ATEED’s activities in the local board area for the six months from 1 January to 30 June 2016.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      receive the six monthly report period 1 January to 30 June 2016.

 

 

Comments

3.       This report provides the local board with an overview of ATEED activities for discussion.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

4.       This report is presented for local board discussion.

Māori impact statement

5.       Māori, as stakeholders in the council, are affected and have an interest in any report on local activities. However, this performance report does not impact specific outcomes or activities. As such, the content of this report has no particular benefit to, or adverse effect on Māori.

Implementation

6.       The report is for information only.

 

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Page

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Authors

Tua Viliamu - Democracy Advisor

Authorisers

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

 


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Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

File No.: CP2016/16513

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       To present to the board with a governance forward work calendar.

Executive Summary

2.       This report introduces the governance forward work calendar: a schedule of items that will come before the board at business meetings over the upcoming months. The governance forward work calendar for the board is included in Attachment A.

3.       The calendar aims to support local boards’ governance role by:

·    ensuring advice on agendas and workshop material is driven by local board priorities

·    clarifying what advice is required and when

·    clarifying the rationale for reports.

4.       The calendar will be updated every month. Each update will be reported back to business meetings and distributed to relevant Council staff. It is recognised that at times items will arise that are not programmed. Board members are welcome to discuss changes to the calendar.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)  note the updated Governance Forward Work Calendar for August  2016 (attachment A).

 

 

Comments

5.       Council’s Quality Advice Programme aims to improve the focus, analysis, presentation and timeliness of staff advice to elected representatives. An initiative under this is to develop forward work calendars for governing body committees and local boards. These provide elected members with better visibility of the types of governance tasks they are being asked to undertake and when they are scheduled.

6.       Although the document is new, there are no new projects in the governance forward work calendar. The calendar brings together in one schedule reporting on all of the board’s projects and activities previously approved in the local board plan, long-term plan, departmental work programmes and through other board decisions. It includes governing body policies and initiatives that call for a local board response.

7.       This initiative is intended to support the boards’ governance role. It will also help staff to support local boards, as an additional tool to manage workloads and track activities across council departments, and it will allow greater transparency for the public.

8.       The calendar is arranged in three columns, “Topic”, “Purpose” and “Governance Role”:

·    Topic describes the items and may indicate how they fit in with broader processes such as the annual plan

·    Purpose indicates the aim of the item, such as formally approving plans or projects, hearing submissions or receiving progress updates

·    Governance role is a higher-level categorisation of the work local boards do. Examples of the seven governance categories are tabled on the following page.

Governance role

Examples

Setting direction/priorities/budget

Capex projects, work programmes, annual plan

Local initiatives/specific decisions

Grants, road names, alcohol bans

Input into regional decision-making

Comments on regional bylaws, policies, plans

Oversight and monitoring

Local board agreement, quarterly performance reports, review projects

Accountability to the public

Annual report

Engagement

Community hui, submissions processes

Keeping informed

Briefings, cluster workshops

 

9.       Board members are welcome to discuss changes to the calendar. The calendar will be updated and reported back every month to business meetings. Updates will also be distributed to relevant Council staff.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

10.     All local boards are being presented with governance forward work calendars for their consideration.

Māori impact statement

11.     The projects and processes referred to in the governance forward work calendar will have a range of implications for Māori which will be considered when the work is reported.

Implementation

12.     Staff will review the calendar each month in consultation with board members and will report an updated calendar to the board.

 

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Tua Viliamu – Democracy Advisor

Authorisers

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

 


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Confirmation of Workshop Records - 19 May 2016 - 14 July 2016

 

File No.: CP2016/16298

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       This report presents records of workshops held by the Waitakere Ranges Local Board on:

·        19 May 2016

·        26 May 2016

·        02 June 2016

·        09 June 2016

·        16 June 2016

·        23 June 2016

·        07 July 2016

·        14 July 2016

 

Recommendation/s

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      confirm that the attached records of the workshops held 19, 26 May, 02, 09, 16, and 23 June, 07 and 14 July 2016 are true and correct.

 

 

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

aView

Workshop Record - 19 May 2016

57

bView

Workshop Record - 26 May 2016

59

cView

Workshop Record - 02 June 2016

61

dView

Workshop Record - 09 June 2016

63

eView

Workshop Record - 16 June 2016

65

fView

Workshop Record - 23 June 2016

67

gView

Workshop Record - 07 July 2016

69

hView

Workshop Record - 14 July 2016

71

     

Signatories

Authors

Tua Viliamu - Democracy Advisor

Authorisers

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

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