Franklin Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Franklin Local Board held in the Local Board Chambers, Pukekohe Service Centre, 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe on Tuesday, 6 June 2017 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Angela Fulljames

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Andrew Baker

 

 

 

Members

Malcolm Bell

 

 

 

 

Alan Cole

 

 

 

 

Sharlene Druyven

 

 

 

 

Amanda Hopkins

 

 

 

 

Murray Kay

 

 

 

 

Niko Kloeten

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Member Brendon Crompton

 

Absence

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Glenn Wilcox

Independent Maori Statutory Board

 

 


Franklin Local Board

06 June 2017

 

 

 

1          Welcome

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

2          Apologies

Resolution number FR/2017/65

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board accepts the apology from Member B Crompton for absence.

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

Member S Druyven declared an interest in Item 13 – ‘Auckland Transport Update – May 2017’ with respect to the funding the Waiuku pavers upgrade of the remaining priority areas.

4          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number FR/2017/66

MOVED by Member M Bell, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 2 May 2017 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

Resolution number FR/2017/67

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Baker:  

That the Franklin Local Board grants Leave of Absence for Member B Crompton.

CARRIED

 

6          Acknowledgements

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)        acknowledges and congratulates Mrs Elaine Joy Le Sueur on becoming a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to education.

b)        acknowledges and congratulates Mr Maurice William McKendry on becoming a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to harness racing.

c)        acknowledges and congratulates Mr Kulwinder Singh Jhamat on the receipt of the Queens Service Medal for his services to the Indian community in Franklin.

7          Petitions

There were no petitions.

8          Deputations

8.1

Deputation - Te Puru basketball/netball court proposal (reversible hoops and court dual marking) - Fred Nolan (Pohutakawa Coast Basketball Club)

 

Resolution number FR/2017/68

MOVED by Member A Hopkins, seconded by Member N Kloeten:  

That the Franklin Local Board thanks Fred Nolen for his attendance and presentation on behalf of the Pohutukawa Coast Basketball Club with respect to the proposal to use reversible basketball/netball hoops and remark the netball courts at Te Puru Park to provide outdoor basketball opportunities on the netball courts.

CARRIED

9          Public Forum

9.1

Public forum - Te Puru Community Charitable Trust - Garth Dawson

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number FR/2017/69

MOVED by Member S Druyven, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board thanks Garth Dawson for his attendance and presentation on behalf of the Te Puru Community Charitable Trust with respect to updating the local board on the Trust governance model.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation: Public forum - Te Puru Community Charitable Trust - Garth Dawson

 

10        Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

11        Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

12

Franklin Quick Response Grants: Round Five, 2016-2017 grant applications

 

Resolution number FR/2017/70

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member M Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board agrees to fund, part-fund or decline each application listed in Table One.

Table One: Franklin Quick Response Grants: Round Five Applications

App ID

Applicant

Project / activity focus

Project

Requested

Decision

QR1703-501

Beachlands and Maraetai Playcentre

Community

Towards Beachlands and Maraetai Playcentre for a contribution towards Matariki Marae koha and food at their Matariki evening celebration.

$300.00

$300
towards Matariki celebration

QR1703-505

Waiuku Family Support Network

Community

Towards Waiuku Family Support Network for the cost of advertising their services to the community.

$1,524.00

Decline
is not a local board role

QR1703-507

Roderick Wayne and Maxine Hazel Bremner

Environment

Towards material cost of nesting site for dotterel and shoreline nesting sea birds.

$931.00

$931
contingent on monitoring and reporting back to the Franklin Local Board

QR1703-506

The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund trading as Tearfund

Events

Towards Tearfund for the cost of venue hire (Airport Conference Centre, Corsair Lane) for the Tearfund Poverty Cycle relay event.

$2,000.00

Decline
funds raised are not for use in Franklin Local Board area

Table continued on next page

 

App ID

Applicant

Project / activity focus

Project

Requested

Decision

QR1703-508

BSG Events

Events

Towards BSG events for the cost of hiring the Pukekohe Raceway Park for the Pukekohe Raceway Kids Obstacle Duathlon.

$2,000.00

Decline
commercial activity, additionally local board currently supports a volunteer run triathlon

 

 

 

Total:

$6,755.00

$1,231

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Update – May 2017

 

Resolution number FR/2017/71

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      receives the report entitled ‘Auckland Transport update – May 2017’.

b)      approves the following projects for construction, to be funded from the Franklin Local Board Transport Capital Fund:

i)       Beachlands town centre gardens (project #443), based on the firm estimate of $279,396 for the use of hardwood material

ii)      Additional pedestrian signage at three further locations, King Street Pukekohe, based on the firm estimate of $7,950

iii)     Waiuku pavers upgrade of remaining priority areas 1-4, based on the estimate of $505,000

iv)     Weatherly Drive, Beachlands, new footpath through to Te Puru Park, based on the estimate of $23,712

c)      approves the following projects for detailed design and costing phase, to be funded from the Franklin Local Board Transport Capital Fund:

i)       First View Avenue, Beachlands, new kerb and channel on both sides from Sunkist Bay Road to Wakelin Road (306m), based on the estimate of $376,000

ii)      Second View Avenue, Beachlands, new kerb and channel on the north side from Puriri Road to Cherrie Road (425m), based on the estimate of $272,000

iii)     Installation of new FlagTrax system in Pukekohe town, of 150 estimated units on existing streetlights, based on the estimate of $147,000.

d)      requests Auckland Transport to upgrade the streetlighting in Hall Street Pukekohe to meet current streetlighting standards.

e)         requests Auckland Transport install “no stopping at all times” parking restrictions (broken yellow lines) and white parking limit lines (hockey stick boxes) on both sides of the entrance to the Franklin A&P Showgrounds on Station Road, Pukekohe.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

14

Adoption of Pohutukawa Coast Trails Plan

 

Resolution number FR/2017/72

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Chairperson A Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board adopts the Pohutukawa Coast Trails Plan (attachment A to the report entitled ‘Adoption of Pohutukawa Coast Trails Plan’).

CARRIED

 

 

15

Adoption of Franklin Local Board Agreement 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/73

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      adopts local content for the Annual Budget 2017/2018 (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Adoption of Franklin Local Board Agreement 2017/2018’), including:

i.        the Franklin Local Board Agreement 2017/2018

ii.       a message from the Chair;

iii.      local board advocacy;

iv.      local activity budgets;

v.       local performance targets.

b)        notes:

i.        that the local activity budgets have been updated to reflect final budget decisions made by the governing body on 1 June 2017;

ii.       that if there are outstanding (not yet agreed) matters in the local board agreement, the local board should include an explanation of these matters in the Chair’s message at the front of the local board agreement;

iii.      that the resolutions of this meeting will be reported back to the governing body when it meets to adopt the Annual Budget 2017/2018 on 29 June 2017.

c)         agrees that the Chair be delegated authority to make any final minor changes to the local content for the Franklin Local Board Agreement 2017/2018.

d)        retains the fees and charges for venues for hire uninflated for the 2017/2018 financial year and adopts the following fees effective from 1 July 2017, noting that the off peak rates provide a 50% discount on peak rates:

 

 

 

Hourly Rate from 1 July 2017

Facility category

Facility name

Room

Peak Standard

Off-Peak Standard

Art facility

Franklin Arts and Cultural Centre

Weta Workshop

$39.00

$19.50

Venues for hire

Alfriston Hall

 

$39.00

$19.50

 

Ardmore Hall

 

$39.00

$19.50

 

Clevedon Community Hall

 

$49.00

$24.50

 

Clevedon District Centre

 

$24.00

$12.00

 

Kawakawa Bay Community Hall

 

$44.00

$22.00

 

Whitford Community Hall

 

$44.00

$22.00

 

 

 

Hourly Rate from 1 July 2017

Facility category

Facility name

Room

Peak Standard

Off-Peak Standard

 

Whitford Domain Pavilion

 

$24.00

$12.00

 

Franklin:The Centre

Alan Wilson Room

$24.00

$12.00

 

 

Douglas Wright Room

$34.00

$17.00

 

 

Edmund Hillary Room

$24.00

$12.00

 

 

Franklin Room

$49.00

$24.50

 

 

Growers Kitchen

$34.00

$17.00

 

 

Leslie Comrie Room

$34.00

$17.00

 

 

Stevenson Room

$59.00

$29.50

 

Pukekohe Old Borough Building

Function Room

$24.00

$12.00

 

Pukekohe War Memorial Town Hall

Concert Chamber

$49.00

$24.50

 

 

Main Hall

$89.00

$44.50

 

Waiuku Community Hall

 

$34.00

$17.00

 

e)         allocates up to $13,000 from its Locally Driven Initiatives operational budget to cover the cost of providing a 50% discount for off-peak usage of venues for hire.

f)          requests staff provide updates through the quarterly reporting to the board, on the impact of the 50% off-peak discount on the utilisation of these venues and actual against budgeted revenue noting that any revenue over budget will be used to offset the local board’s Locally Driven Initiatives budget allocation.

g)        retains the existing criteria for identifying “priority groups” who will be eligible for a 50% discount of the regular user fee i.e.:

i.          not for profit groups/charitable trusts OR

ii.         community organisations.

h)        uses the following criteria for determining a number of groups that are eligible for a 100% discount on use of venues for hire for 2017/18:

i.          community good;

ii.         little or no income;

iii.        alignment with local board plan priorities;

iv.      volunteers who work with council;

v.       independence of the organisation.

i)          after consideration of the criteria in clause h), provides the following groups with a 100% discount for venues for hire in Franklin for the 2017/2018 financial year:

i.          FRANCOSS (Franklin Council of Social Services) – Pukekohe Concert Chamber

ii.         Pukekohe Senior Citizens Club – Franklin: The Centre (Stevenson Room)

iii.        Franklin Heritage Forum – Pukekohe Old Borough Building

iv.        Communicare – Pukekohe Old Borough Council Building

v.         Franklin Youth Advisory Board – Franklin:The Centre

vi.        Well Women – Pukekohe Concert Chamber

vii.      60s Up Movement – Pukekohe Concert Chamber

viii.     Mudlarks – Waiuku Community Hall

ix.        Franklin Arts Festival – Pukekohe Town Hall and Concert Chamber

x.         Clevedon RoundUp – Clevedon District Centre

xi.        Clevedon Business Association – to open the Clevedon District Centre to local businesses each Friday

xii.      Keep Franklin Beautiful – Pukekohe Old Borough Council Building

xiii.     Franklin and Districts Justices of the Peace Association – Clevedon District Centre

j)          allocates up to $21,000 from its Locally Driven Initiatives operational budget to cover the cost of providing free usage of the identified community venues to the community groups approved in clause i).

CARRIED

 

 

16

Franklin Local Board Arts, Community and Events work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/74

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)         approves the allocation of $30,000 from its community response operational fund 2017/2018 to be included in line item 504 of the 2017/18 Arts, Community and Events Work Programme to retain the same level of service for an arts broker and local arts work programme as in the current year for the 2017/2018 financial year.

b)        approves the Franklin Arts, Community and Events work programme 2017/2018 (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Arts, Community and Events work programme 2017/2018’) subject to the following amendments:

Activity No

Activity Name

Action

504

Community Arts Initiatives – Arts Broker Programme

·       Increase the budget from $50,000 to $80,000 to retain the same level of service from the arts broker and local arts work programme as 2016/2017.

·       Amend the Activity Description to reflect the above budget increase, with $45,000 funding the role of arts broker and $35,000 funding a local arts work programme.

503

Franklin Arts Centre operations

Include reference to bringing more exhibitions from outside the area to the arts centre.

574

Build capacity: youth employment

Amend the activity description to include the following:

·       Continue to hold careers insight days

·       Investigate the use of Youth Connections to facilitate the Franklin skills cluster group

347

Community grants

In the Activity Description, delete reference to the World War contestable fund - $25,000 and include the $25,000 in the local community grants budget to give a total budget of $181,000.

218

Franklin movies in halls

Delete the list of potential venues from the Activity Description.

446

Empowered events workshops

Delete this activity from the work programme. It can be included as part of the capacity building item, activity number 573.

 

CARRIED

 

17

Franklin Local Board Community Facilities work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/75

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      approves the Franklin Local Board 2017/2018 Community Facilities Work Programme as detailed in Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Community Facilities work programme 2017/2018’.

b)      approves in principle the Franklin Local Board 2017-2020 Community Facilities Capital Works Programme as detailed in Attachment B to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Community Facilities work programme 2017/2018’.

c)      notes that the 2017/2018 asset-based services capital works funding envelope, identified for the work programme, is indicative to deliver the work and any budget variances will be managed within the total region-wide asset-based services funding envelope.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Franklin Local Board Parks, Sport and Recreation work programme 2017/2018

 

A memo was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number FR/2017/76

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      approves the Franklin Parks, Sport and Recreation Annual work programme 2017/2018 financial year as detailed in Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Parks, Sport and Recreation work programme 2017/2018’;

b)      receives the memo (2017-2018 work programme updates) noting the updates to the Franklin Local Board Parks, Sport and Recreation work programme 2017/2018.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Memo - updates to the Parks, Sport and Recreation work programme 2017/2018

 

 

19

Franklin Local Board Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/77

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member A Hopkins:  

That the Franklin Local Board

a)         approves the allocation of $15,000 from its community response fund 2017/2018 to be included in the Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme 2017/18, to give a total budget of $89,000.

b)        approves the Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme 2017/2018 (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme 2017/2018’) subject to the following changes:

 

 

Activity No

Activity Name

Action

40

Weed Control at Mayhead Esplanade Reserve, Waiuku

In the Activity Description, include the development of a Memorandum of Understanding with Ngati Te Ata for ongoing maintenance of the land adjacent to the reserve.

25

Wairoa River Action Plan implementation

Increase the budget to $30,000

Amend activity description: to engage a co-ordinator and to support implementation of the Wairoa River Action Plan.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Speaking rights – Glenn Wilcox (Independent Maori Statutory Board)

Resolution number FR/2017/78

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board gives Glenn Wilcox (IMSB Member) speaking rights for this meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Franklin Local Board local economic development (LED): Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/79

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member N Kloeten:  

That the Franklin Local Board approves the 2017/2018 local economic development work programme (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board local economic development (LED): Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) work programme 2017/2018’) as follows:

i)       Franklin Rural Sector ($15,000), in principle, contingent on further information around the scope of the study

ii)      Local Economic Development Action Plan refresh ($12,000)

iii)     Develop a Pukekohe prospectus ($2,000)

iv)     Young Enterprise Scheme ($2,000)

CARRIED

 

 

21

Franklin Local Board Libraries work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number FR/2017/80

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Chairperson A Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board approves the 2017/2018 Libraries work programme (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Franklin Local Board Libraries work programme 2017/2018’)

CARRIED

 


 

 

22

Local Board recommendations on Easter Sunday trading

 

Resolution number FR/2017/81

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member M Kay:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      notes that the Governing Body report (Attachment A to the report entitled ‘Local Board recommendations on Easter Sunday trading’) provides information to assist to make a recommendation on Easter Sunday trading, including:

i.        background on the Easter Sunday trading legislative change, rationale, current regulations

ii.       options for responding to the legislative change, including:

                           i.       issues and options analysis

                         ii.       pros and cons.

b)        recommends that the Governing Body adopt a policy to allow shops in all of Auckland to trade on Easter Sunday.

The motion was put to the vote by a show of hands and was declared CARRIED by five votes to three.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Franklin Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number FR/2017/82

MOVED by Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board approves, as a guide, monthly reporting of the governance forward work calendar to enable greater public transparency on forthcoming local board key decision timescales.

CARRIED

 

 

24

Alteration of the business meeting schedule for the Franklin Local Board by the addition of 18 July 2017 and the removal of 25 July 2017

 

Resolution number FR/2017/83

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Baker:  

That the Franklin Local Board approves an alteration to the business meeting schedule for the Franklin Local Board by the addition of 18 July 2017 and the removal of 25 July 2017.

CARRIED

 

 

25

Franklin Local Board workshop records

 

Resolution number FR/2017/84

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board receives the workshop records for 2 May 2017, 9 May 2017, 16 May 2017 and 23 May 2017.

CARRIED

  

 

26        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

10.51am                                             The Chair 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 Franklin Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................