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Upper Harbour
Local Board Community Forum
02 March 2017
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Welcome 5
2 Apologies 5
3 Declaration of
Interest 5
4 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
5 Leave
of Absence 5
6 Acknowledgements 5
7 Petitions 5
8 Deputations 6
8.1 Freeman Associates Ltd 6
8.2 Epilobium plant project / Hobsonville Point
park design 6
8.3 Herald Island Community Wharf Trust 7
8.4 Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers
Association 7
8.5 Hobsonville Point memorial garden 8
8.6 Sustainable Paremoremo Group 8
9 Public
Forum 8
10 Extraordinary Business 9
11 Notices of Motion 9
12 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
2 Apologies
An apology from Chairperson L Whyte has been received.
3 Declaration
of Interest
Members are 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.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
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That the Upper Harbour Local Board Community Forum:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 2 February 2017, as a true and correct record.
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5 Leave of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
6 Acknowledgements
At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been
received.
7 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been
received.
8 Deputations
Standing
Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are
required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications
are approved by the Chairperson of the Upper Harbour Local Board Community
Forum. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the
published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as
resolved by the meeting.
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8.1 Freeman
Associates Ltd
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Upper Harbour Local Board
regarding the activities of Freeman Associates Limited.
Executive summary
2. Fay
Freeman of Freeman Associates Limited, will be in attendance to address the
Upper Harbour Local Board regarding the expansion of their activities in the
area.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Fay Freeman of Freeman Associates Limited.
b) thank
Fay Freeman of Freeman Associates Limited for her attendance and
presentation.
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8.2 Epilobium
plant project / Hobsonville Point park design
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Upper Harbour Local Board
regarding the epilobium plant project and the Hobsonville Point park design.
Executive summary
2. The
following staff and students from Unitec, Hobsonville Point Secondary School,
and Auckland Council will be in attendance to address the Upper Harbour Local
Board regarding their research on the epilobium plant in the Upper Harbour
Local Board area:
· Kelly
Hayhurst – research student, Unitec;
· Sinead
Spedding – research student, Unitec;
· Diane
Fraser – senior lecturer, Unitec;
· Liz
McHugh – teacher, Hobsonville Point Secondary School;
· Aubrie
Mitchell – student, Hobsonville Point Secondary School;
· Kane
Tipene – student, Hobsonville Point Secondary School;
· Angus
Clelland – student, Hobsonville Point Secondary School;
· Chris
Ferkins – Biodiversity Adviser, Auckland Council; and
· Mary
Stewart – Senior Biodiversity Advisor, Auckland Council.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Unitec and Hobsonville Point School staff and students,
and staff from Auckland Council.
b) thank
Kelly Hayhurst, Sinead Spedding, Diane Fraser, Liz McHugh, Aubrie Mitchell,
Kane Tipene, Angus Clelland, Chris Ferkins, and Mary Stewart for their
attendance and presentation.
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8.3 Herald
Island Community Wharf Trust
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Upper Harbour Local Board about the
activities of the Herald Island Wharf Trust.
Executive summary
2. Craig
Clark, of the Herald Island Community Wharf Trust, will be in attendance to
address the Upper Harbour Local Board to provide an update on how the trust
allocated funding received from the board.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Craig Clark of the Herald Island Community Wharf Trust.
b) thank
Craig Clark for his attendance and presentation.
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8.4 Whenuapai
Residents and Ratepayers Association
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Upper Harbour Local Board
regarding concerns which the Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers Association
would like to bring to the board’s attention.
Executive summary
2. Andy
Milne Secretary, Kirke Campbell Chair, and Suzanne McFadden Deputy Chair, of
the Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers Association, along with other members
of the association, will be in attendance to address the board to present a
list of concerns for further discussion.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Andy Milne Secretary, Kirke Campbell Chair, Suzanne
McFadden Deputy Chair, and other members of the Whenuapai Residents and Ratepayers
Association.
b) thank
Andy Milne, Kirke Campbell, Suzanne McFadden and members of the Whenuapai
Residents and Ratepayers Association for their attendance and discussion.
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8.5 Hobsonville
Point memorial garden
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Upper Harbour Local Board
regarding the Hobsonville Point memorial garden.
Executive summary
2. Kathleen
Waldock of Hobsonville Land Company, and Annie Johnson and Lynn Hilton of the
Hobsonville Point garden club, will be in attendance to address the Upper
Harbour Local Board regarding reinstatement of the Hobsonville Point memorial
garden.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Kathleen Waldock of Hobsonville Land Company, and Annie
Johnson and Lynn Hilton of the Hobsonville Point garden club.
b) thank
Kathleen Waldock of Hobsonville Land Company, and Annie Johnson and Lynn
Hilton of the Hobsonville Point garden club for their attendance and
presentation.
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8.6 Sustainable
Paremoremo Group
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is for the Sustainable Paremoremo Group to address
the Upper Harbour Local Board about the North-West Wildlink and Pare-dise
projects.
Executive summary
2. Mike
Pratchett and Rick Jobbit of Sustainable Paremoremo Group, will be in
attendance to address the Upper Harbour Local Board regarding planning and
resourcing for the North-West Wildlink and Pare‑dise projects.
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Recommendation/s
That the Upper Harbour Local
Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the deputation from Mike Pratchett and Rick Jobbit of the Sustainable
Paremoremo Group.
b) thank
Mike Pratchett and Rick Jobbit of the Sustainable Paremoremo Group for their
attendance and presentation.
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9 Public Forum
A period of
time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to
address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3
minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been
received.
10 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt
with at that meeting if-
(a) The
local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The
presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public,-
(i) The reason why
the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The
reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent
meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item
may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That
item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority;
and
(ii) the
presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is
open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no
resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item
except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for
further discussion.”
11 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had
been received.
