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Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board Community Forum
04 April 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 5
8.1 Deputation - Allen Hill Neighbours Group 5
8.2 Deputation - Rose Centre 6
9 Public
Forum 6
9.1 Public Forum - Benjamin the Library Cat
Sculpture 6
10 Extraordinary Business 6
11 Notices of Motion 7
12 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
2 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies had 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 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Community Forum:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Tuesday, 7 March 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 Devonport-Takapuna 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 Deputation
- Allen Hill Neighbours Group
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
regarding the proposed sports field development at Dacre Park.
Executive summary
2. Elaine
Sawyer and a group called the ‘Allen Hill Neighbours’
were in attendance to address the board on Dacre Park.
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Recommendation/s
That the Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board:
a) thank
the Allen Hill Neighbours group for their attendance and presentation.
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8.2 Deputation
- Rose Centre
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Purpose
1. The
purpose of this deputation is to address the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
regarding the recent issues at the Rose Centre.
Executive summary
2. Challen
Wilson was in attendance to address the board on the Rose Centre.
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Recommendation/s
That the Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board:
a) thank
Challen Wilson for her 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.
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9.1 Public
Forum - Benjamin the Library Cat Sculpture
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Purpose
1. Fiona Startup will be in attendance to discuss the proposal for a
sculpture outside the Devonport Library called ‘Benjamin the Library
Cat’.
Executive summary
2. Fiona Startup will be in attendance to address the board regarding
Benjamin the Library Cat Sculpture outside the Devonport Library.
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Recommendation/s
That the Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board Community Forum:
a) receive
the presentation from Fiona Startup regarding ‘Benjamin the Library Cat
Sculpture’ and thank her for her attendance.
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Attachments
a Benjamin the Library Cat Sculpture....................................................... 11
b Sculpture fundraiser proposal - Movie................................................... 13
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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.
