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, 28 September 2017 at 6.02pm.
Chairperson |
Greg Presland |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Saffron Toms |
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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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ALSO PRESENT
Councillor |
Penny Hulse |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board 28 September 2017 |
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The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcome those present
2 Apologies
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 · 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 |
NIL |
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/2017/128 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 14 September 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 Update from Ward Councillors
Councillor Penny Hulse provided the members with matters being addressed by Governing Body:
· Project Safe Swim launch in November
· Issues raised from bags to bins and recycling bins in Piha
· Kauri Dieback update
· Pest Management Strategy update
· CABs
Apology from Councillor Linda Cooper for absence was noted.
8 Deputations
There were no deputations.
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.
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Resolution number WTK/2017/129 MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the Auckland Transport update September 2017 report. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/130 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) note that this report and its attachments will be provided as an information memo to the Environment and Community Committee and the Whau Local Board. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/131 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) endorse the Swanson Design Guidelines (2017). |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/132 MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) approve the relationship agreement template attached to the agenda report at Attachment A as the basis for discussions with mana whenua b) approve a process of reaching these agreements whereby the agreement may proceed to signing without further approval so long as any inclusions are either descriptive or in the nature of minor drafting changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any changes of substance will be re-presented to the Waitākere Ranges Local Board, other local boards and the governing body, as relevant, for final approval c) authorise the Chairperson to sign the agreement on behalf of the local board at signing ceremonies arranged between the parties to each agreement. |
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New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by The Neil Group at 6-10 Christian Road and 19-25 O’Neills Road, Swanson. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/133 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) approves the proposed road names for an access lot and a new road constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by The Neil Group at 6-10 Christian Road and 19-25 O’Neills Road, Swanson. · Otway Hendrick Lane · Richard Petterd Way |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/134 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) endorse the advocacy approach for delivery of projects from the Glen Eden Town Centre Implementation Plan. b) agree, in principle, to allocate $2.5 million of its current reserves and future allocation of the local board’s discretionary capital funds (Locally Driven Initiatives and Transport Capital Fund), and town centre improvement budget, toward the purchase of property in West Coast Road, Glen Eden, and the future development of a laneway. c) note that b) is subject to its advocacy proposal being supported by the Governing Body for inclusion in the Long Term Plan 2018-2028. d) note that each of the elements within the advocacy proposal are subject to future decisions on how to proceed, as further advice is provided, with public consultation and concept planning. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/135 MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) approve and adopt the final Waitākere Ranges Local Board Plan 2017 b) delegate authority to the Chair to approve any minor edits that may be necessary.CARRIED |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/136 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member D Yates: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy Chair to provide the local board comments |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/137 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) note the approach to public alerting as outlined in the Public Alerting Framework for Auckland. 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 WTK/2017/138 MOVED by Member D Yates, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the workshop records held on 24 August, 07 and 14 September 2017. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/139 MOVED by Member N Henderson, seconded by Chairperson G Presland: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) notes the updated Governance Forward Work Calendar for September 2017. |
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Resolution number WTK/2017/140 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the Chairperson’s report.
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24 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.12 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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