Waitākere Ranges Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board held in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Thursday, 8 June 2017 at 6.03pm.
Chairperson |
Greg Presland |
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Members |
Sandra Coney, QSO |
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Neil Henderson |
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Steve Tollestrup |
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Denise Yates, JP |
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ABSENT
Deputy Chairperson |
Saffron Toms |
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ALSO PRESENT
Glenn Wilcox |
IMSB |
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Councillor |
Penny Hulse |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board 08 June 2017 |
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The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present
2 Apologies
Resolution number WTK/2017/62 MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) accept the apology from Deputy Chair Saffron Toms for absence. |
3 Declaration of Interest
Members were 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 Waitakere Ranges Local Board.
Board Member |
Organisation / Position |
Sandra Coney |
· Waitemata District Health Board – Elected Member · Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron · New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Member · New Zealand Military Defence Society – Member · Cartwright Collective – Member · Titirangi RSA – Member · Portage Trust – Member · West Auckland Trust Services - Director |
Neil Henderson |
· Portage Trust – Elected Member · West Auckland Trust Services (WATS) Board – Trustee/Director · Whau River Catchment Trust - Employee |
Greg Presland |
· Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee · Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Group – Committee Member · Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee · Combined Youth Services Trust – Trustee · Glen Eden Bid - Member |
Steve Tollestrup |
· Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member · Waitakere Task force on Family Violence – Appointee |
Saffron Toms |
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Denise Yates |
· Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Committee member · EcoMatters Environment Trust – Trustee |
Member appointments
Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.
Board Member |
Organisation / Position |
Sandra Coney |
· Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee |
Neil Henderson |
· Friends of Arataki Incorporated – Trustee · Rural Advisory Panel - Member |
Steve Tollestrup |
· Glen Eden Business Improvement District |
Greg Presland |
· Glen Eden Business Improvement District (alternate) |
Saffron Toms |
· Ark in the Park |
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number WTK/2017/63 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 25 May 2017, as a true and correct record.
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5 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Ward Councillors update was discussed after Item 9
Apology from Councillor Linda Cooper for absence and Councillor Penny Hulse for lateness were noted.
8 Deputations
There were no deputations.
9 Public Forum – Draft Waitākere Ranges Local Board Plan 2017 - Have your say event
Submissions were heard after Item 13
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number WTK/2017/64 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) adopts local content for the Annual Budget 2017/2018, including: i. a Local Board Agreement 2017/2018 ii. a message from the Chair iii. local board advocacy iv. local activity budgets v. local performance targets b) adopts local fees and charges schedules for 2017/2018 c) 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. d) agrees that the Chair be delegated authority to make any final minor changes to the local content for the Local Board Agreement 2017/2018
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Draft Waitākere Ranges Local Board Plan 2017 - Have your say event |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/65 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member D Yates: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) Note any verbal contributors to the draft Waitākere Ranges Local Board Plan 2017 b) requests the Auckland Council Kauri dieback report on a Waitakere Ranges Local Board agenda within the next month.
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Councillor Penny Hulse arrived at 6.55pm
9 Public Forum – Local Board Plan ‘Have your say’ event submissions
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John Stowell was in attendance and spoke about: · Inclusion of an experiment in participatory budgeting in the boards plan |
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Debbie Hager was in attendance and spoke about: · acknowledged the board for their continued support in the environment
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Glenn Wilcox was in attendance and spoke about · thoughts on weed management and Kauri dieback in need a long term view
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Resolution number WTK/2017/66 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member D Yates: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) receive the submissions from John Stowell, Debbie Hager and Glenn Wilcox and thank them for attending the Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting.
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7 Ward Councillors update
Councillors Penny Hulse provided the members with matters being addressed by Governing Boyd including:
· Long Term Plan
· Pestival event held on 24th June 2017
· Living wage update
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
7.37 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board HELD ON
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