Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board held in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chamber, Takapuna Service Centre, Level 3, 1 The Strand, Takapuna on Tuesday, 20 June 2017 at 4.00pm.
Chairperson |
Dr Grant Gillon |
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Deputy Chairperson |
George Wood, CNZM |
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Members |
Mike Cohen, QSM, JP |
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Jennifer McKenzie |
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Jan O'Connor |
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Mike Sheehy |
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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board 20 June 2017 |
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1 Welcome
The Chairperson Grant Gillon, opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
3.1 |
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Resolution number DT/2017/116 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Wood: Member McKenzie declared an interest in Item 14 Local Grants Round Two 2016/2017 – . QR1702-511 Milford Bowling Club. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/117 MOVED by Member M Cohen, seconded by Chairperson G Gillon: Member O’Connor declared an interest in Item 14 Local Gants Round Two 2016/2017 – LG1702-217 The Takapuna Lawn Tennis Club. |
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number DT/2017/118 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Wood, seconded by Member J McKenzie: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 6 June 2017, as a true and correct record. |
5 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
6.1 |
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Resolution number DT/2017/119 MOVED by Member J O'Connor, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) acknowledges the passing of Devonport resident Joan Ashton Gillon. Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this time. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/120 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member J McKenzie: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Jack Down on his appointment to the Youth Advisory Panel. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/121 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Graeme Dingle on his appointment as a Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/122 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Michael Niko Jones on his appointment as a Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Pacific community and youth in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/123 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Kerry Clark on his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to bowls in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/124 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Allen John McLaughlin on his appointment as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sports broadcasting in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/125 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates John Roy-Wojciechowski on his appointment as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Polish community and philanthropy in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017.
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Resolution number DT/2017/126 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Patrick Nesbit Snedden on his appointment as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education and Māori in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/127 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) congratulates Tim Bray on being awarded the Queens Service Medal for services to children and theatre in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/128 MOVED by Member M Cohen, seconded by Chairperson G Gillon: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) acknowledges the great work the departing librarians of Devonport Library have done in their community. |
7 Petitions
There were no petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no deputations.
9 Public Forum
9.1 |
Ann Allen - Project 17 - Auckland Council Maintenance Contracts |
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Ann Allen, was in attendance to address the board regarding Project 17 – Auckland Council maintenance contracts regarding weed management.
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Resolution number DT/2017/129 MOVED by Member M Cohen, seconded by Member J O'Connor: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a)
thanks Ann Allen for her attendance and presentation regarding
Project 17 – Auckland Council maintenance contracts on weed management.
A copy of the submission will be attached to these minutes. |
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a 20170620 - Ann Allen submission |
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Allan Walton – Principal Property Advisor, Land Use Advisory and Julie McKee – Team-leader, Hearings were in attendance to speak to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/130 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: The chair exercised their
casting vote for so the motion was Carried. a)
resolves to appoint one independent commissioner
to hear submissions and make a recommendation to the local board on the
public notification of the proposed lease for a holiday park on Takapuna
Beach Reserve pursuant to Section 54(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977. b)
notes that the local board holds final decision
making power over the granting of the lease after the hearings process is
completed. c)
notes that a confidential report has been included on this
agenda containing information and recommendations to assist the board in
making appointments. d)
notes that the board’s expected timeline for completion
of the hearings and reporting process is as follows:
That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The Chairperson exercised his casting vote for so the motion was declared
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Tristan Coulson, Devonport-Takapuna Senior Local Board Advisor spoke to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/131 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Sheehy: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) recommend the following community and workforce priorities for this local board area for year one (2017/2018) of the new maintenance contracts: i. percentage of workforce under the age of 25. ii. percentage of workforce under the age of 25 who were not previously in education, employment or training. iii. percentage of staff on this contract who are earning on or above the living wage ($20.20 per hour). iv. number of subcontractors and suppliers sourced by contract area and local board area. v. estimate of subcontractor and supplier spend by contract area and local board area. vi. local employment: percentage of staff living within contract area and local board area. b)
notes that the contractor
will be responsible for any asset repairs to a value of $1,000 and that any
asset repairs over $1,000 will be funded through regional budgets. c) requests that the auditing of Council asset are done at a time most appropriate to the activities of the club.
d) recommend the following site specific issues which are unique to the local board area, and require particular attention over and above standard maintenance service specifications:
e) recommends that staff confirm that there is no expectation that the local board will provide additional OPEX funding to enhance the service level of the assets outlined in recommendation b). f) request that staff clarify: i. whether the Sacred Grove forms part of the Takapuna Beach asset (ID 10963), or whether this needs to be included in the asset list. ii. whether flower beds and streetscapes, and their existing level of service is incorporated into the Streetscape – Devonport-Takapuna (ID 20098) asset. g) note that the assets ID 1116 and 11121-B001 are not located in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area. h) note the local board’s current policy to have chemical-free weed spraying in local parks, playgrounds and reserves, and requests inclusion of this approach as part of local weed management under the new Project 17 contract approach without cost to the local board.
i) note that community and workforce (smart procurement) targets may be developed over the next six to twelve months to establish a baseline. j) note that Auckland Council will continue to encourage, support and work with volunteer and community groups across the region in alignment with the new maintenance contracts. |
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Devonport-Takapuna Local Grants Round Two and Quick Response Round Five 2016/2017 |
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Marion Davies, Community Grants Manager, was in attendance to speak to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/132 MOVED by Member J McKenzie, seconded by Member M Sheehy: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) consider the applications listed in the table below and agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in this round:
b) consider the multi-board applications listed below and agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application:
c) consider the quick response round five applications listed below and agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in this round:
d) recommend that the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson be delegated authority to make any minor edits. |
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Marilyn Nicholls, Elected Member Relationship Manager, was in attendance to speak to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/133 MOVED by Member M Cohen, seconded by Member J O'Connor: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a)
receives the Auckland Transport June 2017 monthly update report
and thank Marilyn Nicholls, Elected Member Relationship Manager for her
presentation and attendance. b)
requests that Auckland Transport informs the Board as to how
they plan to future proof against power cuts and other utility malfunctions
to their HOP system, given ATs objective to have as many people as possible
to register and have a HOP card for those using Auckland public transport. c) requests that Auckland Transport informs the Board on the Travelwise Programme in our area and how they are addressing the safety problems being identified through the school’s Travelwise Committee.
d) advocates that sufficient funding is being allocated to ensure that those schools in our area participating in the Travelwise Progrmme are having their reasonable safety issues being addressed and that an environment is being created to enable more parents to be more willing to have their children walking, or scootering, or cycling to school and home again. |
Member J McKenzie left the meeting at 5.50 pm.
Member J McKenzie returned to the meeting at 5.54 pm.
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Don Campbell, resident of Jutland Road was invited to address the board regarding the formalisation of the access to the road end of Jutland Road, Hauraki.
Tristan Coulson, Devonport-Takapuna Senior Local Board Advisor spoke to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/134 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) grant land owner consent for a memorial seat at Milford Reserve to commemorate Mr. John Murray. b) grant land owner consent to enable the Takapuna Beach Business Association for light installations at Hurstmere Green. c) recommend that staff undertake further work and prepare a report to determine the feasibility of re-establishing the North Shore Heritage Trust funding scheme for the 2017/2018 financial year. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/135 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Wood: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: d) recommend to Auckland Transport that the application to formalise access of the road end at Jutland Road, Hauraki be declined, as the local board considers these types of land parcels important open space assets that are required to meet projected population growth in the area. |
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Secretarial note: that Member O’Connor voted against recommendation 16 d). |
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Resolution number DT/2017/136 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Wood: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: e)
opposes deletion of clause (i) (aa) under Clause 7 (controls
for election signs) in relation to when election signs can be displayed, and
that there needs to be a stronger relationship between the proposed bylaw and
Electoral Act 1993 as to the rules around when election signs can be erected
and removed. f) expresses concern regarding Auckland Transports ability to make a bylaw regarding election signs bylaw and requests clarification as to Auckland Transports jurisdiction on this matter in relation to the Governing Body.
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Deputy Chairperson G Wood left the meeting at 6.24 pm.
Deputy Chairperson G Wood returned to the meeting at 6.28 pm.
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Tristan Coulson, Devonport-Takapuna Senior Local Board Advisor spoke to this report.
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Resolution number DT/2017/137 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member J McKenzie: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) notes the governance forward work calendar included as Attachment A to the agenda report. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/138 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member J O'Connor: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) receive the records of the workshops held during May 2017. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/139 MOVED by Member J O'Connor, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Wood: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a)
receive from Cr Chris Darby and Cr
Richard Hills a written report on the activities of the governing body. A copy of the report has been attached to the official minutes. |
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a Councillor's Darby and Hills June 2017 Update |
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Resolution number DT/2017/140 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Wood, seconded by Member J McKenzie: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a)
receive and thank Deputy Chairperson
Wood for his report. b) Deputy Chairperson Wood requests that the board resolve on an update on the current status of the North Shore Rapid Transit Network’s strategic case and that it be brought to the July business meeting of this board. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/141 MOVED by Member J McKenzie, seconded by Member M Sheehy: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: c) receive and thank Member McKenzie for her written report. d) request scoping, costing and potential timelines for a new or upgraded skate park for Ngataringa Park. e) request scoping and costings for a dog washing station on Takapuna Beach, either on the southern or northern ends. f) request an update on timings for the audits on open spaces and signage. g) request an update on the engineering report for Kennedy Park stairs and an update from relevant officers as to when the stairs will be opened to the public. h) request an update on pathway lighting on Hurstmere Green. i) request an update on Younite’s funding. j) request an update on the naming of the fallen servicemen and women, who served our country after the Vietnam War to be placed on the Takapuna War Memorial Cenotaph. k) request an update on lighting and safety features along the path to Killarney Street. l) request an update on pedestrian crossing and steps to carpark from Takapuna Primary School to the Bridge Club on Killarney Street.
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Resolution number DT/2017/142 MOVED by Member M Sheehy, seconded by Member J McKenzie: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: m) receive and thank Member Sheehy for his tabled report. n) requests that the board investigate: i. the installation of a public toilet in Lake Town Green; ii. the installation of a rubbish bin on the walkway at O’Neil’s Point cemetery; and iii. the installation of locking chains at the entrances of driveways at the Takapuna Boating Club and the corner of Sir Peter Blake Parade, as described in the written report. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/143 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Sheehy: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: o)
receive and thank Member O’Connor
for her tabled report. p) submit to the application by Loxley Hall Development for 53. Apartments at 32 and 34 Tennyson Avenue Takapuna on the following points. i.
the landscaped area 10.4 percent being
permeable area which is well below the 30 per cent minimum Rule H6.6.12; and ii.
the proposal has no visitor/emergency/trade
car parking and lacks a shortfall in residents car parking for complex which
is over 1km walking distance the nearest supermarket and has no public
transport connections. q) delegate responsibility to Member O’Connor and Deputy Chairperson George Wood to speak at any hearing relating to the application by Loxley Hall Development for 53 Apartments at 32 and 34 Tennyson Avenue Takapuna. |
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Resolution number DT/2017/144 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member M Cohen: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) receive and thank Member Cohen for his tabled report. |
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a Member Sheehy tabled - June 2017 members report b Member O'Connor tabled - June 2017 members report c Member Cohen's tabled - June 2017 members report |
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Resolution number DT/2017/145 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Wood: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) receive the Chairperson’s verbal report. |
22 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number DT/2017/146 MOVED by Chairperson G Gillon, seconded by Member J O'Connor: That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Takapuna Beach Holiday Park hearing- selection of commissioners
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
6.35pm The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
7.05pm The public was re-admitted.
REINSTATEMENTS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
C1 Takapuna Beach Holiday Park hearing – selection of commissioners.
7.30 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 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board HELD ON
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