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Howick Local
Board
19 June 2017
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Land Owner
Approval - Barry Curtis Park
File No.: CP2017/11866
Purpose
1. Landowner
consent is sought from the Marist Eastern Rugby Club for a temporary lighting
structure in Barry Curtis Park. This lighting structure is fully enclosed in a 20 foot shipping
container and is powered by a generator inside the container.
Executive
summary
2. The club would like to start utilising this
temporary lighting option as soon as possible as they are training in the
evenings in the dark and currently having to use their car head lights after
dark. This lighting structure can also light up a portion of the carpark where
there was a near miss previously of a car almost hitting a child.
3. The lights would be used at the discretion of the Club.
This is a temporary lighting structure to only be used until
the end of August when the rugby season finishes.
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Recommendation/s
That the Howick Local Board:
a) Grant
landowner approval for the Marist Eastern Junior Rugby Club
for a temporary lighting structure in Barry Curtis Park until 1 September
2017, subject to approval of the site by Council officers.
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Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩ 
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Marist Eastern Junior Rugby Club LOA
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7
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b⇩
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Site plan
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11
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Signatories
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Authors
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Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick
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Authorisers
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Sue O'Gorman - Relationship Manager
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Howick Local Board
19 June 2017
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Howick Tourism Plan
File No.: CP2017/11906
Purpose
1. To approve grant funding to Howick Tourism Incorporated, to
identify, develop and implement visitor attraction activities across the wider
Howick Local Board area in 2017.
Executive
summary
2. The Local Board has made available $50,000 to support the visitor
businesses within the Local Board area to run initiatives to leverage off of
the attractions for tourism in 2016/2017.
3. Howick
Tourism Inc have submitted a proposal for the use of the $50,000 available for
tourism initiatives in the Local Board Area. The proposal includes a research
component to help identify firm baselines and independent observations so
Howick Tourism Inc., can achieve speed and accuracy in any staff appointments
and strategic plans.
4. The
objectives of the Howick Tourism Inc proposal, is to ensure a wide reach and
cross boundary collaboration in the Howick Local Board area that complements
and dovetails into the current Howick Village Business Association activities.
This is especially timely as the region offers considerable appeal and over
time has the potential to become a worthy alternative to Matakana as a
destination for local and international visitors. Part of the vision of the
proposal is to align with and learn from Matakana as they have successfully
implemented such an approach.
5. It is considered that this proposal will help to promote the new
tourism business association areas targeting the participants to help promote
the areas as destinations, drawing people into the respective areas and
potentially increasing spend within them.
6. The Local Board is being asked to approve grant funding of $50,000
to Howick Tourism Inc., for the 2016/2017 through financial year.
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Recommendation/s
That the Howick Local Board:
a) Approves the following grant from the Local Development
Initiatives budget line for the delivery of two critical deliverables:
i) $20,000
toward the appointment of a contracted part time PA/Coordinator
ii) $30,000
toward research, marketing and establishment costs
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Comments
7. As part of the Local Board’s local economic development work
programme for 2016/17 the Local Board has made available $50,000 to support
tourism within the local board area.
8. Howick
Tourism Inc have submitted a proposal for the use of the $50,000 available for
tourism initiatives in the Local Board Area. The proposal includes a research
component to help identify firm baselines and independent observations so
Howick Tourism Inc., can achieve speed and accuracy in any staff appointments
and strategic plans.
9. The
objectives of the Howick Tourism Inc proposal, is to ensure a wide reach and
cross boundary collaboration in the Howick Local Board area that complements
and dovetails into the current Howick Village Business Association activities.
This is especially timely as the region offers considerable appeal and over
time has the potential to become a worthy alternative to Matakana as a
destination for local and international visitors. Part of the vision of the
proposal is to align with and learn from Matakana as they have successfully
implemented such an approach.
10. Howick Tourism Inc (HTI) is seeking a grant of $50,000 to enable
it to deliver the items in the attached proposal. In summary the HTI is seeking
$20,000 towards the costs of a contracted PA/Coordinator with the remaining
$30,000 for research that HTI are proposing to be undertaken by New Zealand Tourism Research Institute to determine the current
state and recommend options for growth, along with associated marketing for the
Howick Local Board area tourism.
11. It is considered
that this proposal will help to prepare and promote the goals of the Local
Board Tourism Plan and business community targeting the tourists and visitors
to draw them into the local board area and increase spend. Therefore meeting
the Local Board’s aspirations for tourism.
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
12. The revised proposal was presented to the Local Board at the 7 June
workshop.
Maori
impact statement
13. There are no direct impacts on Maori as a result of this report.
Implementation
14. A Funding Agreement will be entered into between Auckland Council
and Howick Tourism Inc., setting out the terms of the funding, prior to the
payment of any grant funding.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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Howick Tourism Inc. Proposal
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15
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Signatories
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Authors
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Chris Lock - Senior Strategic Advisor – Local Boards, ATEED
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Authorisers
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John Norman - Strategic
Planner Local Economic Development, ATEED
Sue O'Gorman - Relationship Manager
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