Puketāpapa Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Puketāpapa Local Board held in the Fickling Convention Centre, 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 10.00am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Harry Doig

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Julie Fairey (from 10.11am)

 

 

Members

Anne-Marie Coury

 

 

 

 

David Holm

 

 

 

 

Shail Kaushal (from 10.06am)

 

 

 

Ella Kumar, JP (from 10.05 am)

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Clr Cathy Casey

Governing Body Member (with apology)

 

Clr Christine Fletcher

Governing Body Member (with apology)

 

 

 

Puketāpapa Local Board

04 May 2017

 

 

 

1          Welcome

Chairperson Harry Doig delivered the welcome message.

 

2          Apologies

Resolution number PKTPP/2017/60

MOVED by Chairperson H Doig, seconded by Member A-M Coury:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Deputy Chair J Fairey, Members S Khusal and E Kumar for lateness.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note: Richard McWha was in attendance to speak to the 2017/2018 Manu Aute Kite Day budget shortfall.

 

3

Annual Budget 2017/2018

 

Member E Kumar declared an interest in item 3 e) vi. and took no part in the discussion on the matter.

 

David Rose, Financial Advisor, and Mary Hay, Local Board advisor, spoke to this item.

 

The resolutions were taken as noted.

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2017/61

MOVED by Member S Kaushal, seconded by Member A-M Coury:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      make decisions on final 2017/2018 LDI budgets by project, within funding envelopes

CARRIED

 

MOVED by Member S Kaushal, seconded by Member A-M Coury

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

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

CARRIED

 

MOVED by Deputy Chair J Fairey, seconded by Member D Holm

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

c)      confirm affordable social housing at Liston Village as the key advocacy initiative.

d)      confirm the restoration/protection of the Manukau Harbour and further development of its coastal tracks as the priority advocacy initiative held in common with other local boards that it would like the organisation to work on

CARRIED

 

MOVED by Deputy Chair J Fairey, seconded by Member A-M Coury

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

e)      provide the following feedback on regional financial policy issues:

              i.        note the feedback received as part of the Board’s consultation concerning the 2017/18 annual budget

            ii.        support a rates increase of 2.5%

           iii.        support the proposal that business ratepayers receive the same increase in general rates as residential ratepayers

           iv.        support in principle a targeted rate on accommodation providers with consideration to be given to any necessary amendments to recognise geographic location and type of accommodation to allow for practicality and equity.

            v.        support the addition to the Revenue and Financing Policy of a targeted rate on new housing developments to fund infrastructure

           vi.        support implementing a living wage policy for Council staff

CARRIED

 

MOVED by Member E Kumar, seconded by Member D Holm

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

f)       recommend $41,000 of 2016/2017 LDI opex to be deferred to 2017/2018.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     4 May 2017 Puketāpapa Local Board Item 3 Annual Budget 2017/2018 Attachment E (as agreed 4/5/17)

 

 

 

 

11.04 am                                            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 Puketāpapa Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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