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Whau Local
Board
03 May 2017
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1 Welcome
Chairperson
Mulholland opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.
2 Apologies
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.
Specifically
members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously
disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with
a matter on the agenda.
The
following are declared interests of the Whau Local Board.
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Board Member
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Organisation /
Position
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Tracy Mulholland
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New Lynn Business Association – Business
Associate
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Susan Zhu
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Chinese Oral History Foundation – Committee
member
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The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland
– Board Member
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Derek Battersby
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Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust –Trustee
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New Lynn Tennis Club – Patron
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West Lynn Gardens – Patron
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Tag Out Trust – Chairman
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Catherine Farmer
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Avondale-Waterview Historical Society – Member
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Blockhouse Bay Historical Society – Member
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Portage Licensing Trust – Trustee
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Blockhouse Bay Bowls – Patron
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Avondale RSA Associate – Member
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Forest and Bird organisaion - Member
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Duncan Macdonald
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Avondale Business Association – Chairman
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Avondale Community Society – Chairman
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Avondale RSA – Committee Member
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Avondale-Waterview Historical Society -
Member
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Avondale Jockey Club – Member
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Te’eva
Matafai
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Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust - Co-Founder
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Miss Samoa NZ - Director
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Miss World Samoa - Director
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Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group - Director/Founder
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Pasifika Festival ATEED - Samoa Village Coordinator
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Aspire Events - Director
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David Whitley
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Rosebank Business Association - Member
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Pathways to the future - Past trustee
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REINZ - Member
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Don Oliver Youth Sports Foundation - Past trustee
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Chamber of Trade - Mentor
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Lopdell House - Trustee
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The register was
updated for member Catherine Farmer with the addition of membership to Forest
and Bird organisaion.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave of
Absence
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ward Councillor’s Update
Apology from Cr
Clow was noted.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public Forum
There was no public forum.
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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12
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Annual Budget 2017/2018
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Resolution number WH/2017/44
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member D Macdonald:
That the Whau Local Board:
a)
confirm the 2017/2018 LDI budgets of:
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Activity
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2017/2018
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Local community services
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938,900
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Local parks, sport and recreation
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202,000
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Local environmental management
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205,100
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Local planning
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106,000
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TOTAL
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1,452,000
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b)
agree the following advocacy
initiatives for inclusion in the 2017/2018 Local Board Agreement:
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Funding for a Whau pool/ recreation centre in next
LTP
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Planning for recreation and aquatic facilities is in
progress. The board wishes to continue to highlight the importance of
delivering this facility in a timely manner, recognising the rapidly
increasing population in the Whau.
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Funding for land purchase / reorientation for better
open space provision
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Access to funding for purchasing and reorientation of
local open space. The Whau Open Space Network Plan has considered the
regional policy in a local context and identifies under-resourced areas.
There are opportunities for purchase as well as reorientation of specific
sites to address low access areas, poor park connections and community
safety concerns.
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Increased support for local economic
development
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The Whau Economic Development Plan has identified the
need improved business and job numbers and quality in Whau’s town
centres and industrial areas. New Lynn has had significant infrastructural
investment in recent years and this investment was premised on both
residential and business/employment growth. Avondale is experiencing
intense development and alongside Rosebank and Kelston industrial areas and
Blockhouse Bay and Green Bay town centres should be supported to improve
business and job opportunities.
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c)
provide the following views on regional
financial policy issues:
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Rates
increase
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Support
2.5% increase
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Rating
stability
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Support
pause in business reduction
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Tourism
promotion
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Support
funding tourism promotion and major events from a targeted rate on
accommodation providers
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Housing
infrastructure
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Support
developing targeted rate option in funding policy noting that any specific
targeted rates will be further consulted on
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Living Wage for Council staff funded
from savings
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Support
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d)
recommend the following 2016/2017
LDI opex to be deferred to 2017/2018:
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Avondale Development coordination
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16,000
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Greenways co-ordination and promotion
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20,000
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Whau migrant business support
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5,525
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CARRIED
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13 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.58pm 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
