Great Barrier Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Great Barrier Local Board held in the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 at 1.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Luke Coles

 

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

 

Susan Daly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Shirley Johnson

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Gendie Somerville-Ryan

 

Richard Somerville-Ryan

 

Joan Wright

 

Paul Downie

 

Angela Wright

AoteaOra Community Trust

Judy Gilbert

Windy Hill Rosalie Bay Catchment Trust

Eve Bellerby

Aotea Boardriders Club

Renee Freeland

Aotea Boardriders Club

 

 

 


Great Barrier Local Board

15 November 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson I Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. Member J Cleave led the meeting in a karakia.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/139

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           accept the apologies from Member S Johnson for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/140

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           confirm the minutes of its inaugural meeting, held on Saturday, 29 October 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

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

 

9.1

Gendie Somerville-Ryan and Richard Somerville-Ryan - Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation Project

 

Gendie Somerville-Ryan and Richard Somerville-Ryan were in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation project.

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/141

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)          note the Public Forum presentation.

b)          thank Gendie Somerville-Ryan and Richard Somerville-Ryan for their Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation Project

 

 

9.2

Joan Wright and Paul Downie - Slip on Esplanade Reserve, Shoal Bay Road

 

Joan Wright and Paul Downie were in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to slip on the Esplanade Reserve, Shoal Bay Road.

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/142

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)          note the Public Forum presentation.

b)          thank Joan Wright and Paul Downie for their Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Slip on Esplanade Reserve, Shoal Bay Road

 

 

9.3

Angela Wright - AoteaOra Community Trust

 

Angela Wright from AoteaOra Community Trust was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to Tip Stop Shop project update.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/143

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)          note the Public Forum presentation.

b)          thank Angela Wright from AoteaOra Community Trust for her Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 


 

9.4

Judy Gilbert - Good Nature Trap

 

Judy Gilbert from Windy Hill Rosalie Bay Catchment Trust was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to Good Nature Trap project.

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/144

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)          note the Public Forum presentation.

b)          thank Judy Gilbert from Windy Hill Rosalie Bay Catchment Trust for her Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Good nature trap project report

 

 

9.5

Eve Bellerby and Renee Freedland - Aotea Boardriders Club

 

Eve Bellerby and Renee Freeland from Aotea Boardriders Club were in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to their clubhouse proposal update.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/145

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           note the Public Forum presentation.

b)          thank Eve Bellerby and Renee Freeland from Aotea Boardriders Club for their Public Forum presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

12

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Great Barrier Local Board for Quarter One, 1 July – 30 September 2016

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/146

MOVED by Member J Cleave, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Coles:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           note the performance report for the financial quarter ending 30 September 2016.

b)           requests advise from officers as to the extent of herbicide use in public open spaces on Great Barrier Island.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Allocation of funds to the Dark Skies project

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/147

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      reallocate $10,000 from its 2016/17 LDI opex Local planning and development Moorings consent budget to assist the Dark Sky project.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Allocation of funds to the Dark Sky project report

 

Secretarial note: The title of the above agenda item was incorrectly published. The correct and complete title of the project is Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation Project.

 

 

14

Allocation of funds to the Kaitoke Beach Restoration Final Report

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/148

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Coles:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      reallocate $5,500 from its 2016/17 LDI opex Local environmental management Marine Protection Initiative budget to fund the Kaitoke Beach Restoration Final Report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Adoption of a business meeting schedule

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/149

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      adopt the meeting schedule outlined below for the 2016/2019 electoral term.

Year

Date

Location

2016

15 November

Conference Centre

19 Whangaparara Road

Claris, Great Barrier Island

 

13 December

Conference Centre

19 Whangaparara Road

Claris, Great Barrier Island

2017

21 February

Conference Centre

19 Whangaparara Road

Claris, Great Barrier Island

21 March

18 April

16 May

20 June

18 July

15 August

19 September

17 October

21 November

12 December

2018

20 February

Conference Centre

19 Whangaparara Road

Claris, Great Barrier Island

20 March

17 April

15 May

19 June

17 July

21 August

18 September

16 October

20 November

11 December

2019

19 February

Conference Centre

19 Whangaparara Road

Claris, Great Barrier Island

19 March

16 April

21 May

18 June

16 July

20 August

17 September

b)      agree to commence business meetings at 1.00pm. Public forum and deputations will be scheduled in the early part of the business meeting, to enable the democratic process.

c)      note that dates and times for meetings, public engagement and any hearings and deliberations for local board plans and local board agreements are yet to be finalised.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Appointment of board members to external community organisations

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/150

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           appoint the following board members to the external community groups and organisations listed below:

External organisation

Lead

Alternate

Motu Kaikoura Trust

Susan Daly

To be confirmed

Hauraki Gulf Forum

Jeff Cleave

To be confirmed

b)          note that Member S Daly will remain lead to the Motu Kaikoura Trust until the end of her three-year term which ends in early 2017.

c)           note that appointment to alternate roles to the above external community groups and organisations will be confirmed once board members have confirmed their areas of interest.

d)          appoint Member J Cleave as lead and Deputy Chairperson L Coles as alternate to provide input into the Hauraki Gulf Islands notified resource consents process.

 

CARRIED

 

 


17

Auckland Transport Update - November 2016

 

Ben Halliwell, Elected Member Relationship Manager from Auckland Transport was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Auckland Transport Update – November 2016 report.

 

A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/151

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Auckland Transport Update – November 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Auckland Transport update - November 2016

 

 

18

Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Applications

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/152

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      agree to assess swimming pool fencing exemption applications as part of business meetings during the 2016/2019 term as the need arises.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Urgent decision-making process

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/153

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      adopt the urgent decision-making process for matters that require a decision where it is not practical to call the full board together and meet the requirement of a quorum.

b)      delegate authority to the chair and deputy chair, or any person acting in these roles, to make urgent decisions on behalf of the local board.

c)      agree that the relationship manager, chair and deputy chair (or any person/s acting in these roles) will authorise the urgent decision-making process by signing off the authorisation memo.

d)      note that all urgent decisions will be reported to the next ordinary meeting of the local board.

 

CARRIED

 

20

Correspondence

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/154

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Coles:   

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the correspondence for the month of October 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/155

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the Great Barrier Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar – November 2016.

 

CARRIED

 

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

X.XX 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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