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Waitākere
Ranges Local Board
08 December
2016
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1 Welcome
The Chairperson
opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
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.
The following are declared interests of the Waitakere Ranges Local
Board.
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Board Member
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Organisation / Position
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Sandra Coney
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Waitemata District Health Board – Elected Member
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Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron
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New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Member
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New Zealand Military Defence Society – Member
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Cartwright Collective – Member
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Titirangi RSA – Member
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Portage Trust – Member
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West Auckland Trust Services - Director
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Neil Henderson
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Portage Trust – Elected Member
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West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director
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Greg Presland
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Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee
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Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Committee
Member
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Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee
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Combined Youth Services Trust – Trustee
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Glen Eden Bid - Member
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Steve Tollestrup
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Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member
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Waitakere Task force on Family Violence – Appointee
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Saffron Toms
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NIL
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Denise Yates
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Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Committee member
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EcoMatters Environment Trust – Trustee
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Member appointments
Board
members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board
members represent Auckland Council.
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Board Member
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Organisation / Position
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Sandra Coney
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Friends of Arataki Incorporated
– Trustee
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Neil Henderson
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Friends of Arataki Incorporated
– Trustee
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Steve Tollestrup
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Glen Eden Business Improvement
District
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Greg Presland
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Glen Eden Business Improvement
District (alternate)
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Saffron Toms
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Ark in the Park
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4 Confirmation
of Minutes
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Resolution number WTK/2016/155
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland,
seconded by Member S Coney:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its
meeting, held on Thursday, 24 November 2016,
as a true and correct record.
b)
correction to the minutes (24 November
2016) in relation to the heading of the public forum item 9.4 from
Rosemary Bonda to read: “Annual plan process and asking for the
support of the board in implementing chemical free management of
weeds”.
CARRIED
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5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ward Councillors update
Apologies from
Councillors Penny Hulse and Linda Cooper were noted.
8 Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation:
No Weapons Expo-No Warships in Auckland Peace City
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A letter from the Waitakere Ranges Local
Board members to Mayor Phil Goff was tabled at the meeting. A copy has
been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council
website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number WTK/2016/156
MOVED
by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a) receive
the deputation from West Auckland Peace Group and thank them for attending
the Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting.
b) Re-affirms
its commitment and support for the Auckland Peace City Declaration
c) expresses
its disapproval of the use of any council facilities or public spaces for
events, conferences, forums and meetings that promote militarism, sale and
procurement of weapons and offensive technologies warfare and violence
d) disapprove
of any council personnel accepting an invitation to such forum as a
representative.
e) disapprove
of any council investment in organisations that provide weapons or strategic
technology deemed for military use
f) disapprove
of the Hauraki Gulf or Auckland Coastal waters being used for international
military exercises and war-games
g)
continue to affirm the non-nuclear position of Auckland
and disapprove of any nuclear armed or powered vessel entering the Hauraki
Gulf or Auckland Coastal waters
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Letter to
Mayor Phil Goff
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9 Public Forum
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9.1
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Norma Hayward and Shirley Furneaux
were in attendance and spoke about
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Henderson Riding for the Disabled
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9.2
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Gayle Marshall was in attendance and
spoke about:
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Glen Eden Santa Parade and Event and
acknowledged the board for the grant received.
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Resolution number WTK/2016/157
MOVED
by Member D Yates, seconded by Member S Coney:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a) receive
the public forum presentation from Norma Hayward, Shirley Furneaux and Gayle
Marshall and thank them for attending the Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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Annual Budget 2017/2018
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A copy of the Annual Plan 2017/2018
– Local Consultation Content was tabled at the meeting and will be
available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number WTK/2016/160
MOVED
by Member S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a) agrees
indicative locally driven initiative allocations for 2017/2018 as outlined in
attachment A
b) agrees
the following key advocacy issues:
Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area
· Funding of
specific Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area programme budget to be continued at
the pre-FY 2017-2018 level of $230k per annum, rather than reduced to $138k
as programmed.
· Funding for
delivery of the Heritage Area Monitoring Report 2018, as required by
legislation, to be delivered as a separate budget item.
Glen Eden
· Long-term Plan
funding for Glen Eden town centre improvements and urban renewal.
Weed and
Pest Free Waitākere Ranges
· A strategic
response to accessing resources for a major project to bring together
external funding with community and council in a response to the ecological
threats.
· Increase
regional budget for bio-security
c) adopts
the tabled local content for consultation.
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.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Annual Plan
2017-2018 - Local Consultation Content
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Public Excluded
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Resolution number WTK/2016/164
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member D Yates:
That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:
a) exclude the public from the
following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
The
general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded,
the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the
specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.
This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular
interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which
would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the
proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
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Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 - Attachment a - 1032 Scenic Drive North Swanson
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Reason for passing this resolution in
relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where
applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the
passing of this resolution
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The public conduct of the part of the
meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for
which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information
is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a
deceased person.
In particular, the report contains
personal details of the applicant..
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the
meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for
which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 - Attachment b - 27 Landing Road Titirangi
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Reason for passing this resolution in
relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where
applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the
passing of this resolution
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The public conduct of the part of the
meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for
which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the
information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons,
including that of a deceased person.
In particular, the report contains
personal details of the applicant..
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the
meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for
which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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CARRIED
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7.40pm The
public was excluded.
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Special Exemption (Section 6) Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
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Resolution
number WTK/2016/165
MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Member N
Henderson:
That the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board :
a) grant the application for
special exemption as sought for 1032 Scenic Drive North,
Swanson, with the following conditions:
i. that
NZS 8500-2006 clause a-k is met at all times
ii. that
the spa remain in its current location
b) grant
the application for special exemption as sought for 27 Landing Road,
Titirangi, with the following conditions:
i. that
an extra rock is concreted into the wall on the swimming pool side where it
abuts the weir to prevent a child climbing into the swimming pool area (in
the current spot the height of the wall is 500mm and is deemed climbable).
ii. that
the totara picket fence is repaired, strengthened and maintained in good
condition.
CARRIED
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7.47pm The
public was re-admitted.
18 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
7.48 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
