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Waiheke Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke on Thursday, 28 September 2017 at 5.15pm.
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Chairperson |
Paul Walden |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cath Handley |
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Member |
John Meeuwsen |
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ABSENT
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Member |
Bob Upchurch |
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Member |
Shirin Brown |
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Waiheke Local Board 28 September 2017 |
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1 Welcome
Chairperson Paul Walden opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. Deputy
Chairperson Cath Handley led the meeting with a karakia.
2 Apologies
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Resolution number WHK/2017/145 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) accept the apologies from Members S Brown and B Upchurch for absence. |
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution number WHK/2017/146 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 24 August 2017, as a true and correct record. |
5 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no deputations.
9 Public Forum
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9.1 |
Waiheke Youth Centre - The Rock - Doris Aoina and Kareko Pou |
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Doris Aoina, Kareko Pou and other members from the Waiheke Youth Centre were in attendance to speak to the board on a number of topics. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/147 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank Doris Aoina, Kareko Pou and members for their attendance and presentation. |
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Members of the Waiheke Collective were in attendance to introduce themselves and discuss ecological restoration and restoration aspirations for Waiheke. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/148 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank the Waiheke Collective for their attendance and presentation. b) note the tabled document and attach it to the minutes. |
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A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a 9.2 The Waiheke Collective |
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Auckland Transport Waiheke Local Board Update - September 2017 |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/149 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the Auckland Transport Waiheke Local Board Update - September 2017. b) support the proposal to relocate Matiatia pre-booked small and large passenger vehicles to the parking area (as per the attached diagram) subject to assurance that there will be no reduction in the quantum of carparks, and request urgent support from Auckland Transport and Panuku to advance this proposal. c) support small infrastructure improvements to facilitate b) being instituted. d) note the tabled document and attach it to the minutes. |
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A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a Item 13 - Diagram showing proposed new location for Matiatia tour shuttles pick up and drop off |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/150 MOVED by Member J Meeuwsen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) approve the dispensation for the use of Glyphosate, Metsulfuron and Picloram in the specific sites and limited to the Waiheke specific methodologies as specified within this report and attached detail, for the half year period ending 30 March 2018 with approvals going forward coming by way of the Council quarterly reports. b) organise a community meeting at the earliest possible opportunity to provide an overview of council contracts, obligations under the Regional Pest Management Strategy, and details of programmes and activities underway relating to Pest/Predator Free and ecological restoration aspirations (including maps). |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/151 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) approve the following changes being made from the draft Local Board Plan 2017: · including initiatives relating to small business support and fostering youth and local skill development; · adding arts-related initiatives to the economic development and visitor experience outcome; · exploring sustainable and low carbon living opportunities; · planning for the council’s shift to user pays for waste by building on-island capacity; · supporting actions aimed at reducing harm caused by alcohol, smoking, drugs or gambling; · advocating for improved drainage networks and infrastructure; · improving cycleway and walkway connections; · investigating public transport links to our wharves and advocating for competitive passenger ferry services. b) subject to recommendation a), adopt Attachment A as the final Waiheke Local Board Plan 2017. c) delegate authority to the Chair to approve any minor edits that may be necessary.
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Resolution number WHK/2017/152 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the approach to public alerting as outlined in the Public Alerting Framework for Auckland (Attachment A). b) provide in-principle support for the development of an enhanced and expanded regional tsunami siren network, noting that further information on design, placement and other considerations for the network will be reported in due course. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/153 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) delegate Deputy Chair C Handley to finalise feedback, including any specific feedback on the package of materials across the six outcome areas and the Development Strategy (attachment A). b) note that the resolutions of this meeting will be reported back to the Planning Committee for consideration in the drafting of the refreshed Auckland Plan. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/154 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) delegate Deputy Chair C Handley to finalise comments on the Remuneration Authority’s Consultation Document Local Government Review, following discussion with board members. b) consider making its own submission to the Remuneration Authority in November. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/155 MOVED by Chairperson P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the verbal report from Chairperson Paul Walden. b) thank the Waiheke Boat Club for their support completing the Ostend Domain upgrade works, including the footpath section, noting this included a contribution from the boat club of over $50,000 to complete the works, and resulted in significant savings for Council for the entire project. c) approve $15,000 LDI budget to the Waiheke Boat Club to carry out the final works to complete the Ostend Domain upgrade project, as agreed at the site meeting held 28 August 2017. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/156 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the lists of resource consents lodged related to Waiheke Island from 5 to 11 August, 12 to 18 August, 19 to 25 August, 26 August to 1 September and 2 to 8 September 2017. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/157 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the record of proceedings of the Waiheke Local Board workshops held on 17 August 2017, 23 August, 24 August, 31 August, 7 September 2017, 12 September and 14 September 2017. |
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Resolution number WHK/2017/158 MOVED by Member J Meeuwsen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) note the Governance Forward Work Programme. |
23 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
The Deputy Chairperson closed the meeting with the following karakia.
Waiho i te toipoto kaua i te toiroa
Let us keep close together, not far apart
6.32 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
