Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 7-13 Pilkington Road, Panmure on Tuesday, 2 May 2017 at 4:00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Josephine Bartley

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Debbie Burrows

 

 

 

Members

Bernie Diver

 

 

 

 

Nerissa Henry

 

 

 

 

Alan Verrall

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Don Allan

 

 

 

Chris Makoare

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

02 May 2017

 

 

Secretarial note: the meeting commenced at 4.38pm

 

1          Welcome

 

The chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number MT/2017/71

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Member A Verrall:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Deputy Chairperson D Allan and Member C Makoare for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Leave of Absence

 

There were no requests for leaves of absence.

 

5          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

6          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

7          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

8          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

9          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

10        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

 

11

Annual Plan

 

A document was tabled at the meeting. A copy is available for viewing via the minutes attachment document on the council website.

 

Resolution number MT/2017/72

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Member B Diver:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a)      confirm its draft 2017/2018 LDI budgets (Attachment B of the report) noting the following change:

 i)      the $1,000 allocated to Young Enterprise Scheme to be transferred to Youth Co-design events;

b)      agree the following advocacy initiatives for inclusion in the 2017/2018 Local Board Agreement:

Initiative

Description

Advocating to

Retention of Onehunga port in public ownership as a local asset

Acquire the Port of Onehunga following the anticipated East West Link construction and investigate the potential for retaining and managing this as a local asset. Advice is being sought on potential options for revenue generation from a future port development that will directly benefit the local board and local communities. The local board would also like to seek, through discussions between Governing Body and NZTA/Central government, the gifting of the port as part of a mitigation package for the East West Link.

Governing Body, NZTA/Central Government

Ruapotaka and Maybury Reserves masterplan implementation

Secure investments and improvements to the cluster of community buildings in Ruapotaka Reserve and Maybury Reserve.

Governing Body, Tamaki Regeneration Company

Addressing coastal erosion

Put in place coastal protection measures in some of the local coastal areas that are experiencing coastal erosion with a focus on prioritising action at Pt England, Wai-o Taiki Bay and Dunkirk Reserve.

Governing Body

Undergrounding of Transpower transmission lines in Onehunga

Advocate to Transpower Ltd for the burial of transmission lines and removal of pylons in and around the Onehunga foreshore.

Governing Body

Transpower Ltd, NZTA

 

c)      recommends $136,000 unspent 2016/2017 LDI opex to be deferred to 2017/2018.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number MT/2017/73

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Member B Diver:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board adjourned the meeting at 4.25pm and reconvened at 5.45pm.

CARRIED

 

MOVED by Member B Diver, seconded by Member D Burrows:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

d)      supports a 2 percent rates increase (regional financial policy issues).

The motion was LOST 3 votes to 2.                                                                                  LOST

 

Resolution number MT/2017/74

MOVED by Member A Verrall, seconded by Chairperson J Bartley:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

d)      supports a 2.5 percent rates increase (regional financial policy issues).

CARRIED

 

Note: Member B Diver and D Burrows requested their votes be recorded against.

 

MOVED by Member B Diver, seconded by Member D Burrows:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

e)      does not support a freeze on the business differential (regional financial policy issues).

The motion was EQUAL  2 votes to 2.

Member N Henry abstained.

The chairperson exercised her casting vote against the motion, the motion was LOST                                                                                                                                                        LOST

 

Resolution number MT/2017/75

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Member A Verrall:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

e)      support a freeze on the business differential (regional financial policy issues).

The motion was EQUAL  2 votes to 2.

Member N Henry abstained from voting.

The chairperson exercised her casting vote for the motion, the motion was CARRIED

CARRIED

 

Note: Member B Diver and D Burrows requested their votes be recorded against.

 

Resolution number MT/2017/76

MOVED by Member D Burrows, seconded by Member N Henry:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

f)       does not support paying for tourism promotion through a targeted rate on accommodation providers (regional financial policy issues).

CARRIED

 

Note: Chairperson J Bartley requested her vote be recorded against.

 

Resolution number MT/2017/77

MOVED by Member B Diver, seconded by Member D Burrows:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

g)      support the proposed changes to the revenue and financial policy to allow for the use of targeted rates, along-side existing growth charges to fund infrastructure for new houses.

CARRIED

 

Note: Member A Verrall abstained from voting.

 

Resolution number MT/2017/78

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Member A Verrall:  

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

h)      support paying council staff a living wage.

CARRIED

 

Note: Member B Diver and D Burrows requested their votes be recorded against.

 

Attachments

a     Report attachment C - List of LDI Opex projects to be carried forward

  

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

6.04 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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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