Waiheke Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Waiheke Local Board Office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island on Thursday, 15 December 2016 at 5.15pm.
Chairperson |
Paul Walden |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cath Handley |
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Members |
Shirin Brown |
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Bob Upchurch |
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APOLOGY
Member |
John Meeuwsen |
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Waiheke Local Board 15 December 2016 |
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1 Welcome
Deputy Chairperson Handley led the meeting in karakia.
2 Apologies
Resolution number WHK/2016/200 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) accept the apology from Member Meeuwsen for absence.
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3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number WHK/2016/201 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting held on Thursday, 24 November 2016, as a true and correct record.
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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 |
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Nalayini Brito was in attendance to talk about the Dark Sky project. |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/202 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the tabled document and attach it to the minutes b) thank Nalayini Brito for her attendance and presentation.
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A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a Night Sky brightness Measurement Project b Sky Quality Preservation |
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Naor Benzur was in attendance to talk about Kennedy Point Marina |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/203 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank Naor Benzur for her attendance and presentation.
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Jerry Morgan was in attendance to talk the extra funding request from the Boat Club. |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/204 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank Jerry Morgan for his attendance and presentation.
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Acquisition of Barry Hollands “Medicos” Painting - Liz Eastmond and Janet Sellars |
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Liz Eastmond and Janet Sellars were in attendance to talk to a recent funding application. |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/205 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank Liz Eastmond and Janet Sellars for their attendance and presentation.
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10 Extraordinary Business
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Extraordinary Item - Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/206 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) consider an extraordinary item regarding funding for the Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath at item number 22 of this agenda; i. the reason this item was not on the agenda is that the information needed was not received in the statutory time frame for distribution. ii. the reason why the discussion of this matter cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting is the project is currently under way and funding is needed to complete the final stage.
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11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
Secretarial Note: The Chairperson with consent of the meeting accorded Item 22.1: Waiheke Boat Club – Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath precedence at this time.
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Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/207 MOVED by Member B Upchurch, seconded by Chairperson P Walden: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath report and attach it to the minutes b) grant funding of $50,787 from the board’s LDI (locally driven initiatives) capital budget to the Waiheke Boat Club to complete the remaining 281m footpath section of the Ostend Domain project. c) thank Brett Young and Katrina Morgan for their attendance and presentation.
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A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boatwash, seawall and footpath |
Secretarial Note: The order of business resumed at Item 12: Councillors update.
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Auckland Transport Waiheke Local Board Update - December 2016 |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/208 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the Auckland Transport Waiheke Local Board Update - December 2016. b) support the consent application to improve and extend the boat ramp at Kennedy Point Wharf. c) request Auckland Transport to investigate and consult on the following parking changes at the Matiatia: · include six additional mobility carparks; · limit the parking time to 24 hours for all mobility parks; · Charge (at current rate) for mobility parking; · provide 30 minute small passenger vehicle parking between the hours of 8.00am and 12.00pm; · implement paid general 30 minute parking between the hours of 12.00pm and 8.00am; · replace 7 day parking with 24 hour parking; · install 7 hour parking in lower carpark; · implement a mix of 24 hour and 48 hour parking at the Owhanake carpark d) request $65,000 from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to investigate and design a solution for the Belgium Street precinct including Putiki Road, Ostend Road, Wharf Road and Waitai Road which includes provisions for active transport, traffic flow and urban design. e) nominates member Brown & Deputy Chairperson Handley to participate in the Matiatia wharf retail process and request Auckland Transport’s consideration of the following: · the activities meet the requirements as terminal related concessions, detailed in the current resource consent; · approved leases are short term and able to be terminated if agreed Matiatia Plan process outcomes confirm better or different outcomes; · the former Explore ticket office is not offered as a retail space and is removed and seating reinstated; · the process includes provision for a much needed toilet upgrade; · provision must be made for prominently located tourism information services; · local suppliers be given preference over others in the tender decision process, provided their proposals meet the tender criteria; · any rental revenue from local businesses will be put back into the Local Board LDI budget. f) thank Melanie Dale for her attendance and presentation
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Resolution number WHK/2016/209 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the late application from Seaweek and attach it to the minutes b) consider the applications listed in Table One for Quick Response Round Two 2016/2017 and agree to fund, part fund or decline each application in this round as follows;
c) thank Erin McVeigh for her attendance and presentation
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a Seaweek Application Summary |
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Endorsement of Waiheke and Rakino Subsection of the Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/210 MOVED by Member B Upchurch, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) defer this report to the next business meeting to understand the costs involved for rate payers. |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/211 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) adopt the “Essentially Waiheke 2016 – A Rural and Community Strategic Framework” as tabled. b) use the “Essentially Waiheke 2016 – A Rural and Community Strategic Framework” as a guide during development of the Local Board Plan and other strategic documents. c) thank Julio Bin and the Essentially Waiheke team for their work over the past 12 months.
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A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a Essentially Waiheke |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/212 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) agrees indicative locally driven initiative allocations for 2017/2018 (Attachment A). b) agrees key advocacy issues as follows: · Matiatia - Progress initiatives identified within the Matiatia masterplan; · Quality roading, footpath and cycling network to a standard consistent with the rest of Auckland, taking into account Waiheke character. · Support for a governance review which has good outcomes for Waiheke, including devolution of decision-making to Local Boards; · Local revenue being allocated to local projects (including parking, wharf tax, property rationalisation); · Develop visitor infrastructure; · Development of a network of marine reserves and other protected areas; · Reinstatement of the Rural Urban Boundary · Community Swimming Pool; c) adopts local content for consultation (Attachment B), with the addition of: · Artworks need assessment · Pathways (Greenways) Plan d) agrees 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.
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Ostend Domain development update - Boat wash down, sea wall and footpath construction |
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Resolution number WHK/2016/213 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member B Upchurch: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the Governance Forward Work Programme.
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Resolution number WHK/2016/214 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board a) receive the record of proceedings of the Waiheke Local Board workshops held on 18 November, 24 November and 5 December 2016.
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Resolution number WHK/2016/215 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the list of resource consents lodged during 7 November 2016 to 17 November 2016 related to Waiheke Island. b) confirms it will provide feedback on the Kennedy Point Marina application as provided for it to do so in the resource consent process.
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22 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
Secretarial Note: Item 22.1 Waiheke Boat Club - Ostend hardstand, boat wash, seawall and footpath was considered prior to Item 12: Councillors Update.
Deputy Chairperson Handley closed the meeting with a Karakia
7.53 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
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