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, 13 December 2016 at 1.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Luke Coles

 

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

 

Susan Daly

 

 

 

 

Shirley Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Angela Wright

AoteaOra Community Trust

Judy Gilbert

Various

Caroline Leys

Destination Great Barrier Island

John Stapleton

GBI I-site

Gendie Somerville-Ryan

Destination Great Barrier Island

Gael Johnson

Great Barrier Island Community Health Trust

Rendt Gorter

Aotea Family Support Group

Ben Sanderson

 

Teresa Sanderson

 

 

 


Great Barrier Local Board

13 December 2016

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

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

 

A minute silence was observed to acknowledge the passing of Guy Warwick, Abby and Lloyd Green.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

Member S Johnson declared an interest in respect of item 13 - Next steps for Great Barrier ecology conversations project.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/156

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)           confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 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

 

9.1

Angela Wright - AoteaOra Community Trust

 

Angela Wright from AoteaOra Community Trust was in attendance to update the Great Barrier Local Board on the Tip Shop.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/157

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

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

 

 

9.2

Judy Gilbert

 

Judy Gilbert representing various community groups was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the following:

i.       Asbestos issues in Tryphena Hall

ii.      Windy Hill Sanctuary annual report

iii.     Dinghies in Mulberry Grove and

iv.    Warm and safe housing project of the AoteaOra Community Trust.

 

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/2016/158

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)               note the Public Forum presentation.

b)               thank Judy Gilbert for her Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Windy Hill Sanctuary annual report - December 2016

 

 

9.3

Ben Sanderson - Claris shopping centre car parking

 

Ben Sanderson was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to car parking at the Claris shopping centre.

 

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/2016/159

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)               note the Public Forum presentation.

b)               thank Ben Sanderson for his Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Ben Sanderson - car parking concerns at Claris shopping centre

 

 

9.4

Teresa Sanderson - Footpath at Claris to Crossroads

 

Teresa Sanderson was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the footpath at Claris to Crossroads.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/160

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)               note the Public Forum presentation.

b)               thank Teresa Sanderson for her Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

9.5

Gendie Somerville-Ryan - Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation Project

 

Gendie Somerville-Ryan was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Local Board in respect to the Dark Sky Sanctuary Accreditation Project.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/161

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)               note the Public Forum presentation.

b)               thank Gendie Somerville-Ryan for her Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

Secretarial note: The chairperson invited representatives from the following community groups to talk about their respective tri-annual report:

 

Rendt Gorter

Aotea Family Support Group

Gael Johnson

Great Barrier Island Community Health Trust – Community Worker

Caroline Leys

John Stapleton

Destination Great Barrier Island

GBI I-site

 


 

12

Tri-annual reporting of the Great Barrier community funding agreements 

 

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/2016/162

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the tri-annual reports from the Aotea Family Support Group, Great Barrier Community Health Trust, Destination Great Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island Community Heritage & Arts Village Trust.

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Aotea Family Support Group tri-annual report

 

 

13

Next steps for Great Barrier ecology conversations project

 

Member S Johnson declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion or voting on item 13 – Next steps for Great Barrier ecology conversations project.

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/163

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      endorse the Aotea Great Barrier Island Ecology Vision: Weaving the Tapestry – Phase 2 Report” and formally release it for community use.

b)      consider that the vision and the process to develop it is a significant contribution to the island’s ecological future and agrees to include relevant content in the draft 2017 Aotea Great Barrier Local Board Plan for community consultation.

c)      support a technical review of options to implement key initiatives in the Vision and holds discussions with relevant departments to progress this.

d)      accepts the offer by the regional biodiversity team to fund and lead on the ecological oases aspect of this review to be undertaken in concert with c).

CARRIED

 

 

14

Annual Budget 2017/2018

 

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

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/164

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      agree indicative locally driven initiative allocations for 2017/2018 (Attachment A).

b)      agree key advocacy issues.

c)      adopt local content for consultation (Attachment B).

d)      agree that the chairperson be delegated the authority to make any final minor changes to local consultation content for the Annual Budget 2017/2018 prior to publication, including online consultation content.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Great Barrier Local Board agreed indicative locally driven initiative allocations 2017/2018

b     Great Barrier Local Board - local content for consultation

 

 

15

Correspondence

 

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/2016/165

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

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

CARRIED

 

Attachment

a     Gerard Linstrom - Tryphena Chorus radio site power upgrade

 

 

16

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/166

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 - December 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Great Barrier Local Board Workshop Proceedings

 

Resolution number GBI/2016/167

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the workshop record for the workshops held on 1 November, 22 November and 29 November 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

18        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 


 

2.40 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:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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