Whau Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Tracy Mulholland

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Zhu

 

 

 

Members

Derek Battersby, QSM, JP

 

 

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

 

 

Duncan Macdonald, JP

 

 

 

 

Te'eva Matafai

 

 

 

 

David Whitley

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

26 July 2017

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson Mulholland opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no 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.

 

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Tracy Mulholland

·           New Lynn Business Association – Business Associate/Contractor

Susan Zhu

·           Chinese Oral History Foundation – Committee member

·           The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland – Board Member

Derek Battersby

·           Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust –Trustee

·           New Lynn Tennis Club – Patron

·           West Lynn Gardens – Patron

·           Tag Out Trust – Chairman

·           New Lynn Bowling Club - Patron

·           Avondale RSA - Member

Catherine Farmer

·           Avondale-Waterview Historical Society – Member

·           Blockhouse Bay Historical Society – Member

·           Portage Licensing Trust – Trustee

·           Blockhouse Bay Bowls – Patron

·           Forest and Bird organisation - Member

Duncan Macdonald

·           Avondale Business Association – Chairman

·           Avondale Community Society – Chairman

·           Avondale RSA – Committee Member

·           Avondale-Waterview Historical Society - Member

·           Avondale Jockey Club – Member

Te’eva Matafai

·           Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust - Co-Founder

·           Miss Samoa NZ - Director

·           Miss World Samoa - Director

·           Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group - Director/Founder

·           Pasifika Festival ATEED - Samoa Village Coordinator

·           Aspire Events - Director

David Whitley

·           Rosebank Business Association - Member

·           Pathways to the future  - Past trustee

·           REINZ - Member

·           Don Oliver Youth Sports Foundation  - Past trustee

·           Chamber of Trade - Mentor

·           Lopdell House - Trustee

·           West Auckland Enterprise, Skills & Training (WEST) - Manager

 

            The register was updated for member David Whitley with the addition of Manager for West Auckland Enterprise, Skills & Training (WEST).

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WH/2017/77

MOVED by Member D Macdonald, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 28 June 2017, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Ward Councillor’s Update

 

Apology from Cr Clow was noted.

 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

Cliff Corcoran - private land owner

 

Cliff Corcoran made a verbal presentation to the board regarding the bridge between Archibald Park and Ken Maunder Park.

 

(This bridge is part of identified route by the Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust for the 13km Te Whau Pathway linking the two harbours from Green Bay to Te Atatu Peninsula.)

 

 

Resolution number WH/2017/78

MOVED by Member D Whitley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Cliff Corcoran and thank him for his presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

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.

 

12

Road Name Approval for a New Road at 30-32 Sandy Lane, Avondale

 

Resolution number WH/2017/79

MOVED by Member D Macdonald, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve the road name ‘Tamora Lane’ proposed by the applicant, for the new road created by way of an integrated land use and subdivision resource consent at 30-32 Sandy Lane, Avondale, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of  the Local Government Act 1974.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Local board involvement in regional strategic priority workshops on the Long-term Plan 2018-2028

 

Resolution number WH/2017/80

MOVED by Member D Macdonald, seconded by Member D Battersby:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      appoint the Chairperson Tracy Mulholland as lead Local Board Member and Deputy Chairperson Susan Zhu as first alternate and member Derek Battersby as second alternate to take part in regional strategic priority workshops on the Long-term Plan 2018-2028.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Feedback on the Tākaro – Investing in Play discussion document

 

Secretarial Note:        Updated copy of the report “Feedback on the Tākaro – Investing in Play discussion document” was tabled at the meeting, a copy of the report has been filed on file copy of minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number WH/2017/81

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member C Farmer:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      delegate the coordination of feedback to the Chairperson Tracy Mulholland and Deputy Chairperson Susan Zhu on the questions presented in the Tākaro – Investing in Play discussion document by 21 August 2017.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Updated report - Feedback on the Tākaro – Investing in Play discussion document

 

 

 

 

 

15

Input to the Review of Citizens Advice Bureaux services

 

Resolution number WH/2017/82

MOVED by Member D Macdonald, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the Input to the Review of Citizens Advice Bureaux services report and provide any comment by 18 August 2017.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Local board member attendance at the Trafinz Conference 2017

 

Resolution number WH/2017/83

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      endorse member Derek Battersby to attend the Trafinz Conference 2017 to be held at Rutherford Hotel, Nelson from 8 – 10 November 2017.

b)      agree that any related expenses for attending the Trafinz Conference 2017 be provided for in line with the latest Auckland Council's Elected Members' Expense Policy 2016.

c)      request that following the conference Local Board member Derek Battersby provide a written report on the conference and lead a workshop discussion with Whau Local Board members to share learnings and insights.

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number WH/2017/84

MOVED by Member D Battersby, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      note the Whau Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar – July 2017.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Confirmation of Workshop Records: 14 June 2017 to 5 July 2017

 

Resolution number WH/2017/85

MOVED by Member T Matafai, seconded by Member C Farmer:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      confirm the records of the workshops in Attachments A - C held on the following dates with the deletion of line “Arthur Curry Reserve to be included in properties to be investigated” page 63 of agenda: 

14 June 2017

28 June 2017

5 July 2017

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:        Updated copy of the attachment C (Page 63 of agenda) has been filed on file copy of minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website.

 

Attachments

a     Updated copy of Page 63 of agenda (attachment C)

  

 

 

 

19        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

6.30pm                                               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

 

 

 

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