Howick Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 6:10pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

David Collings

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Katrina Bungard

 

 

 

Members

Garry Boles

 

 

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

 

 

Mike Turinsky

 

 

 

 

Adele White

 

 

 

 

Bob Wichman

 

 

 

 

Peter Young, JP

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Jim Donald, JP

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howick Local Board

04 May 2017

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number HW/2017/60

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from member Jim Donald for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3

Annual Budget 2017/2018

 

Resolution number HW/2017/61

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)          agree the following 2017/18 locally driven initiatives operational budgets (by activity area):

·         Local Community Services - $1,281,000

·         Local Parks, Sport and Recreation - $652,000

·         Local Environmental Management - $103,000

·         Local Planning and Development - $144,000.

b)          agree advocacy initiatives listed in attachment D of the report entitled ‘Annual Budget 2017/18’, for inclusion in the 2017/2018 Local Board Agreement.

c)          agree that the key local priority for the board to work on is assets required in order to provide fit for the future community facilities that cater for population growth in the Flat Bush area.

d)          agree that the key regional priority for the board to work on is the development of a consistent regional funding approach in response to managing coastal erosion and beach replenishment in common with other local boards.

e)          the board notes the feedback received through public consultation on the Annual budget summarised in Appendix A and further notes that in general this feedback supports Auckland Councils’ preferred options on the Regional financial policy issues.

f)           recommend that $678,000 of 2016/17 locally driven initiatives operational expenditure be deferred to 2017/18.

CARRIED

  

 

 

Secretarial note:          Board member Adele White acknowledged Vanessa Leddra, Advisor and wished her all the best in her new role.  This was supported by the Chair and the board members.

 

 

 

6.18pm                                               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 Howick Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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