Albert-Eden Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Albert-Eden Local Board held in the Albert Eden Local Board Office, 135 Dominion Road, Mt Eden on Wednesday, 24 May 2017 at 4.11pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Peter Haynes

 

Deputy Chairperson

Glenda Fryer

 

Members

Lee Corrick

 

 

Graeme Easte

 

 

Rachel Langton

 

 

Ben Lee

 

 

Jessica Rose

 

 

Margi Watson

 

 

ABSENT

 

Governing Body Members

Christine Fletcher

 

 

Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 


Albert-Eden Local Board

24 May 2017

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number AE/2017/46

MOVED by Member L Corrick, seconded by Member B Lee:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         Notes the apologies from Governing Body Member Cathy Casey and Christine Fletcher for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AE/2017/47

MOVED by Member M Watson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         Confirms the minutes of its ordinary meeting, held on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 and the minutes of its extraordinary meeting, held on Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 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

 

8.1

Deputation - Katie Hayden, Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand

 

Katie Hayden, Counsellor and Health Promoter - Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, was in attendance to present a Deputation presentation regarding gambling losses for Class 4 gambling in the Albert-Eden area.

 

A document was tabled in support of this item.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/48

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer, seconded by Member R Langton:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Confirms its position supporting a sinking-lid policy on gambling machines, which does not allow relocation of machines, in the Albert-Eden Local Board area (Resolution number AE/2012/108).

b)      Thanks Katie Hayden, Counsellor and Health Promoter - Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, for her attendance and Deputation presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tabled Item - Powerpoint Presentation

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Public Forum - Gillian Dance, resident

 

Gillian Dance, resident, was in attendance to present a Public Forum presentation regarding the possible replacement of the former art sculpture at the front of Mt Albert Library.

 

A document was tabled in support of this item.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/49

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer, seconded by Member L Corrick:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Requests the General Manager - Arts, Community and Events, to investigate an appropriate replacement artwork at the front of Mount Albert Library and to inform the board where the original sculpture has been relocated to.

b)      Thanks Gillian Dance, resident, for her attendance and Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tabled Document

 

 

9.2

Public Forum - Tony Laiman, Chairperson - Marist Rugby League

 

Tony Laiman – Chairperson, Marist Rugby League, was in attendance to present a Public Forum presentation regarding the group’s proposed development plans for the clubrooms and changing rooms at Murray Halberg Park.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/50

MOVED by Member M Watson, seconded by Member B Lee:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)        Thanks Tony Laiman – Chairperson, Marist Rugby League, for his attendance and Public Forum presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Tabled Item - Marist Rugby League

 

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

Under Standing Order 2.5.1 (LBS 3.11.1) or Standing Order 1.9.1 (LBS 3.10.17) Notices of Motion have been received from Deputy Chairperson Fryer and Member Watson for consideration under items 12 and 13 respectively.

 

 

12

Notice of Motion - Deputy Chairperson Fryer - Albert Eden Civic Square Plan: Protecting Albert Eden's Publically owned land for Civic Squares in Balmoral and Greenwoods Corner

 

Resolution number AE/2017/51

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer, seconded by Chairperson P Haynes:  

Motion

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Advocates to have public land set aside and ear-marked for town centre civic squares in its role as the holder of Council’s decision-making allocation for ‘place making’ and as an advocate for its heritage town centres.

b)      Notes the civic squares in Kingsland, Eden Valley, Mount Eden, Sandringham, Point Chevalier already exist for those communities, and in Mt Albert the publicly leased land has been set aside to be developed in to a civic square from 2021/2022.

c)      Notes that the civic squares in Sandringham, Mount Eden and Point Chevalier have been planned and funded as part of the Albert-Eden Local Board’s town centre upgrade budgets over the last six years.

d)      Notes that there are two missing town centre civic squares in the Albert-Eden Local Board area, namely Balmoral and Greenwoods Corner.

e)      Agrees that it is short-sighted for Council to sell public land in town centres that will over the next 5-15 years be needed to complete the Albert-Eden Civic Square Network.

f)       Identifies Balmoral and Greenwoods Corner as top priorities and requests that budget of $20,000 from 2017/2018 is allocated in the work plan to undertake the “Albert Eden Civic Square Plan’ which includes identifying public land available, identifies planned development under the Unitary Plan including resource consents already notified, and a timescale for when the land will likely be needed for the civic square”.

g)      Requests staff to send the resolutions to Panuku Development Auckland for its information.

CARRIED

 

 

 

13

Notice of Motion - Board Member Margi Watson – Proposal for Albert-Eden Local Board Community Occupancy Policy

 

Resolution number AE/2017/52

MOVED by Member M Watson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer:  

Motion

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Adopts an Albert-Eden Local Board Community Occupancy Policy that outlines the standard terms for community leases and licences to occupy council sites within the Albert-Eden Local Board area as follows:

Type of agreement

Category

Length

License to occupy

Council-owned land with no fixed assets

·  three years standard, with a further three year right of renewal

·  six year term total

·  term may be extended if linked to a lease.

 

Lease

Council-owned land and building

·  three years standard, with a further three year right of renewal

·  six year term total.

 

Recommended for newly established community groups:

·  one year standard, with a further one year right of renewal

·  two year term total.

 

Community group-owned building on council-owned land

·  three years standard, with a further three year right of renewal

·  six year term total.

 

b)      Will approve all leases on an individual basis. There will be no multi-site, single lease approval for applications that request a community lease in Albert-Eden be incorporated into a wider lease related to other sites across the wider Auckland region.

c)      Notes that leases for any future new buildings constructed as part of significant park redevelopments may have lease terms that differ from the policy.

d)      Requests that the Governing Body undertake a review of the Community Occupancy Guidelines as part of the 2018-2028 Long-term Plan.

e)      Requests staff to circulate this Notice of Motion report and the resolutions to all local boards for their information.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:       Under Standing Order 3.15.5 Members Corrick, Lee and Langton voted against the motion and requested their dissenting votes be recorded.

 

 

Secretarial Note:       Item 16 was heard at this point.

 

 

14

Albert-Eden grant applications for Quick Response Round Three, 2016/2017

 

Jaimee Wieland, Senior Community Grants Advisor, was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/53

MOVED by Member M Watson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Approves the following applications for funding from the Albert-Eden Local Board Local Grants, Quick Response Round Three, 2016/2017:

App ID

Applicant

Project

Amount Allocated

Decision

QR1701-314

Arts and culture

Mr Ron Crummer

Towards signage and design, installation materials, contribution to project management and catering for ‘Matariki @ Owairaka Domain’.

$500

Approved towards Matariki @ Owairaka Domain Art  Exhibition.

Requests that the applicant advise Mt Albert Business Association of the exhibition for joint promotion opportunities.

QR1701-325

Arts and culture

Ron Crummer

 

Towards event costs for ‘Matariki Meets Mt Albert Art + Object’ exhibition.

$998

Approved towards Matariki Meets Mt Albert Art + Object Exhibition.

QR1701-335

Arts and culture

Mr Max Irving-Lamb

Towards production and installation of the artwork and marketing costs for the ‘Paper House’ exhibition.

$809

Approved towards Paper House.

QR1701-318

Community

Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Incorporated

Towards venue hire for the Point Chevalier branch.

$3130.43

Approved from the accommodation budget towards venue hire.

QR1701-329

Community

Multiple Sclerosis Auckland

Towards pool hire for hydrotherapy sessions in Albert-Eden.

$2,000

Approved from the accommodation budget towards venue hire.

QR1701-337

Community

Refugees As Survivors New Zealand

Towards training of a facilitator for discussion groups and resources to run “Triple P” discussion group sessions.

$2,600

Approved towards project costs, excluding petrol expenses.

QR1701-3

Events

The New Zealand School of Meditation

Towards hall hire and advertising for ‘International Yoga Day’.

$714

Approved towards hall hire and advertising.

Note: $414 will be paid internally to the venue hire unit for the hall booking at Mt Albert War Memorial Hall.

QR1701-3

Events

YMCA of Auckland

Towards marketing and promotion costs for the  ‘Family Day’.

$1,000

Approved towards marketing and promotion costs for 'Family Day'.

Note: Please ensure "Supported by the Albert-Eden Local Board" is present on relevant promotion proportionate to the value of the grant given event costs.

QR1701-315

Events

Almanar Trust

Towards event costs for Auckland Eid Day.

$3,000

Approved towards event costs for Auckland Eid Day.

QR1701-3

Heritage

Kay Wooff

Towards a landscape design plan.

$4,000

Approved towards landscape design plan of the Whare Tane Heritage House.

QR1701-319

Sports and recreation

Mt Albert Ramblers Softball Club

Towards playing and training equipment for club teams.

$4,000

Approved towards playing and training equipment for club teams.

 

QR1701-323

Sports and recreation

Metro Mount Albert Softball Club

Towards uniforms for junior players.

$900

Approved towards junior uniforms.

Grants Advisor to liaise with the applicant to ensure the local board's logo is included.

QR1701-

336

Community

Gribblehirst Community Hub Trust

Towards a laptop, printer and software, office equipment, website, brochures, signage, kitchen equipment and a vacuum.

$4,000

Approved towards a laptop, printer and software, office equipment, website, brochures, signage, kitchen equipment and a vacuum.

Total

 

 

$27,651

 

 

b)      Declines the following applications for funding from the Albert-Eden Local Board Local Grants, Quick Response Round Three, 2016/2017:

App ID

Applicant

Project

Requested

Decision

QR1701-320

Arts and culture

Eleshea D'Souza

 

Towards art materials (including small portable easels), and a gazebo for 'Painting in the park'.

$950

Decline due to insufficient community outcomes being demonstrated.

QR1701-328

Arts and culture

Jacob Tamata

 

Towards actors fees, performance equipment and venue for ‘Sisters’!

$2,500

Declined due to being an underdeveloped application.

QR1701-304

Community

The Asthma New Zealand - The Lung Association Incorporated

Towards printing “The NZ Journal of Respiratory Health' magazine.

$4,000

Decline due to insufficient funds to support lower priority applications.

QR1701-306

Community

Grey Lynn Community Church

Towards admin, running costs, refreshments, petrol, lawn mowers, trimmers and garden waste disposal expenses.

$1,000

Decline due to insufficient community outcomes being demonstrated in the Albert-Eden Local Board area.

QR1701-307

Community

Roopa Aur Aap Charitable Trust

Towards intervention programs for domestic violence victims including counselling and trauma support programmes.

$3,800

Declined due to being an underdeveloped application.

Grants Advisor to work with applicant for a submission to a later grant round.

QR1701-330

Community

Victim Support (New Zealand Council of Victim Support Groups Incorporated)

Towards salary of the Auckland West Service Coordinator

$4,000

Decline due to insufficient community outcomes being demonstrated.

Grants Advisor to work with applicant for a submission to a later grant round.

QR1701-334

Community

Gribblehirst Community Hub Trust

Towards the purchase and installation of window coverings for the hub.

$1,825

Decline due to insufficient funds to support lower priority applications.

QR1701-301

Events

Hamilton Embassy Enterprises Limited

Towards event costs for 'Le French Festival'.

$4,000

Decline due to insufficient community outcomes being demonstrated in the Albert-Eden Local Board area.

Total

 

 

$22,075

 

 

c)      Receives the late multi-board applications and resolves to decline each application as listed in the table below;

App ID

Applicant

Project

Requested

Decision

LG1707-229 Arts and culture

Auckland Highland Games Association Incorporated

Towards the Auckland Highland Games and Gathering

$3,500

Declined, noting the application is ineligible under the Community Grants Policy - applied for the same project earlier this financial year (QR1701-119)

LG1711-259 Community

Deaf Wellbeing Society Incorporated

Towards venue hire and salary for a deaf community support worker.

$2,475

Declined, noting the application does not meet criteria in the local board grants programme.

LG1715-203 Community

Roopa Aur Aap Charitable Trust

Towards the “Victory over Violence” programme, including family support services, intervention programmes, campaigns and workshops for South Asian families.

$30,758

Declined, noting the application is ineligible under the Community Grants Policy - applied for the same project earlier this financial year (QR1701-307).

LG1721-203

Community

Big Buddy Mentoring Trust

Towards the purchase of laptops and coordinators' salaries from 30 April 2017 to 1 May 2018.

$3,189.98

Decline due to insufficient community outcomes being demonstrated.

Total

 

 

$39,922.98

         

 

d)      Approves the deferred application, received during Round Two 2016/2017 Albert-Eden Local Grants, listed in the tabled below;

App ID

Applicant

Project

Decision

LG1701-210

Community

Mt Albert Residents' Association

Towards the website build, two years hosting and support for a community website.

Approved $6,600 towards the website build, two years hosting and support for a community website.

Total

 

 

$6,600

 

e)      Thanks Jaimee Wieland, Senior Community Grants Advisor, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

15

Auckland Transport Report, Albert-Eden Local Board, May 2017

 

Lorna Stewart, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager, was in attendance to speak to the report.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/54

MOVED by Member B Lee, seconded by Member J Rose:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Receives the Auckland Transport (AT) Report, Albert-Eden Local Board, May 2017.

b)      Requests Auckland Transport to conduct traffic flow monitoring at Great North Road at Waterview (1363 Great North Road) and Point Chevalier / Western Springs (956 and 1013 Great North Road), 28 Carrington Road, 49 Point Chevalier Road, and 128 Western Springs Road, before and after the tunnel opens.

c)      Requests Auckland Transport to investigate enlarging the existing pedestrian refuge between the Western Springs Garden Hall (956 Great North Road) and Western Springs Park, given the attractions for families in the area.

d)      Thanks Lorna Stewart, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Manager, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) tohu

 

Pippa Sommerville, Parks, Sports and Recreation Portfolio Manager, was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/55

MOVED by Member M Watson, seconded by Member B Lee:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Adopts the final tohu design as shown on Attachment A to this report as a symbol to be used to promote Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek).

b)      Endorses the use of the tohu as a design feature to be used in conjunction with the Auckland Council brand in future place-making and way-finding projects along Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek).

c)      Thanks Pippa Sommerville, Parks, Sports and Recreation Portfolio Manager, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Local Board recommendations on Easter Sunday trading

 

Resolution number AE/2017/56

MOVED by Chairperson P Haynes, seconded by Member J Rose:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Notes the attached Governing Body report (Attachment A) provides information to assist to make a recommendation on Easter Sunday trading, including:

i.       background on the Easter Sunday trading legislative change, rationale, current regulations

ii.      options for responding to the legislative change, including:

iii.     issues and options analysis

iv.     pros and cons.

b)      Recommends that the Governing Body retain the status quo, so that only shops that can currently open for trade on Easter Sunday can continue to do so; providing that the public feedback from Albert-Eden residents support this.

CARRIED

 

 

 

18

Panuku Development Auckland Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017

 

Marieke Numan, Senior Engagement Advisor, was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number AE/2017/57

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer, seconded by Member J Rose:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Receives the Panuku Development Auckland Local Board Update 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017.

b)      Notifies Panuku Development Auckland that it is actively discussing with Auckland Transport and Community Facilities the use of the site at 2A Stokes Road, Mount Eden.

c)      Notifies Panuku Development Auckland that the use of the site at 2 Wiremu Street, Balmoral, for a civic square for the Balmoral village centre will be investigated as part of the Dominion Road Corridor and the Mass Transit Spatial Planning Programme.

d)      Notifies Panuku Development Auckland that the development at Valley Road / Dominion Road should not be gated, in accordance with the local board’s policy.

e)      Welcomes the new Chief Executive, Roger McDonald and wishes him every success in his role.

f)       Thanks Marieke Numan, Senior Engagement Advisor, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

 

19

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report:  Albert-Eden Local Board for Quarter Three, 1 January to 31 March 2017

 

Resolution number AE/2017/58

MOVED by Member L Corrick, seconded by Member M Watson:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Receives the quarterly performance report, quarter three, 1 January to 31 March 2017.

CARRIED

 

 

 

20

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number AE/2017/59

MOVED by Member L Corrick, seconded by Member B Lee:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Notes the Albert-Eden Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar.

CARRIED

 

 

 

21

Governing Body Members' update

 

Secretarial Note:       This item was withdrawn.

 

 

 

 

 

22

Chairperson's Report

 

Resolution number AE/2017/60

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer, seconded by Member L Corrick:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)         Receives Chairperson Haynes’ verbal report.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Board Members' Reports

 

Resolution number AE/2017/61

MOVED by Chairperson P Haynes, seconded by Member B Lee:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Receives Members Easte, Corrick and Watson and Deputy Chairperson Fryer’s verbal Board Member Reports for May 2017.

CARRIED

 

 

24

Albert-Eden Local Board Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number AE/2017/62

MOVED by Member B Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Fryer:  

That the Albert-Eden Local Board:

a)      Receives the workshop notes for the workshops held on the 19 April 2017 and the 3 and 10 May 2017.

CARRIED

  

 

25        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

6.38 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 Albert-Eden Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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