Howick Local Board

 

OPEN Minutes

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 24 November 2016 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

David Collings

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Katrina Bungard

 

 

 

Members

Garry Boles

 

 

 

 

Jim Donald

 

 

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

 

 

Adele White

 

 

 

 

Bob Wichman

 

 

 

 

Peter Young, JP

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Councillor Sharon Stewart (to 6.22pm)

 

 

 

Councillor Dick Quax (to 6.22pm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Howick Local Board

24 November 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HW/2016/339

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board confirm the ordinary minutes of its inaugural meeting, held on Thursday, 3 November 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

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Chairperson's Report

 

There was no chairperson’s report.

 

 

 

 

13

Councillor Update

 

Resolution number HW/2016/340

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board note the verbal report from Councillor Dick Quax and Councillor Sharon Stewart.

CARRIED

 

 

14

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by JQ Developments Ltd. at 120 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush

 

Resolution number HW/2016/341

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, approves the road name ‘Wyon Way’, for the new road created by way of subdivision at 120 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Urgent decision-making process

 

Resolution number HW/2016/342

MOVED by Member G Boles, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick 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

 


 

16

Local Board Appointments and Delegations - Howick Local Board

 

A memo was tabled and has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number HW/2016/343

MOVED by Member B Wichman, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board:

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

External organisation

 

Lead

Alternate

Howick Village Business Association

David Collings

Jim Donald

Aircraft Noise Consultative Committee

Bob Wichman

Peter Young

Otara Waterways and Lake Community Panel

David Collings

Peter Young

Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum

Garry Boles

John Spiller

Greater East Tamaki Business Association

Jim Donald

Bob Wichman

Greenmount Landfill Community Liaison Group

John Spiller

Peter Young

Highbrook Park Trust

Peter Young

Bob Wichman

Board member delegated to respond to resource consent applications on behalf of the board

David Collings           

John Spiller

 

b)      nominate Board Members John Spiller, David Collings and Garry Boles to utilise the process outlined in the Combined Chief Executive Delegations Register authority, for minor land owner approvals relating to park land.

c)      continue to receive all other landowner approval applications relating to park land considered moderate or complex to a full local board workshop and subsequent business meeting for a decision.

d)      review the appointments to the external community groups and organisations and the appointments and process for minor land owner approvals relating to park land at the April 2017 meeting following the by-election.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Outside organisations memo

 

17

Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Applications

 

Resolution number HW/2016/344

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board agree to assess swimming pool fencing exemption applications as part of business meetings during the 2016 - 2019 electoral term as the need arises.

CARRIED

  

 

18        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

6.41pm                                               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 Howick Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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