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Rodney Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Rodney Local Board held in the Council Chamber, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa on Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 2.00pm.
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Chairperson |
Beth Houlbrooke |
until 3.25pm (item 12) |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Phelan Pirrie |
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Members |
Brent Bailey |
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Tessa Berger |
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Cameron Brewer |
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Louise Johnston |
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Allison Roe, MBE |
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Colin Smith |
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ABSENT
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Member Brenda Steele |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Councillor Sayers |
(until 3.25pm, item 12) |
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Rodney Local Board 16 November 2017 |
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1 Welcome
The chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
2 Apologies
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Resolution number RD/2017/177 MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Member T Berger: That the Rodney Local Board: a) accept the apology from Member B Steele for absence.
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3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution number RD/2017/178 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson P Pirrie, seconded by Member L Johnston: That the Rodney Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 19 October 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 Petitions
There were no petitions.
8 Deputations
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8.1 |
Proposal for interpretation signage on Mahurangi Riverbank, Warkworth |
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Les Buckton and David Little from Warkworth Lions were in attendance to discuss a proposal for installing interpretative signage around Warkworth and in the first instance along the Mahurangi riverbank. Mr Little and Mr Buckton sought approval and funding for the project. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/179 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson P Pirrie, seconded by Member T Berger: That the Rodney Local Board: a) thank the representatives from the Lions Club of Warkworth for their presentation on a proposal to install interpretative signage depicting historical buildings, places, events and prominent identities spaced at intervals along the Mahurangi Riverbank in Warkworth.
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Heather Rogan of the NZ Fairy Tern Trust and Aaron McConchie of Save Te Arai Incorporated were in attendance to discuss matters in relation to Te Arai, in particular the installation of a weir and the impact that has had on the food source for the fairy terns. Ms Rogan and Mr McConchie gave Powerpoint presentations, a copy of which has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/180 MOVED by Member C Smith, seconded by Member A Roe: That the Rodney Local Board: a) thank the representatives from the New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust and Save Te Arai Incorporated for their presentation.
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a Fairy Tern Trust presentation b Fairy Tern Trust supporting information c Save Te Arai presentation |
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Pete Sinton and Graeme Hammond of Kumeu Huapai Residents and Ratepayers Association were in attendance to address the local board on various matters including a structure plan for Kumeu, the imminent decision on Rodney governance by the Local Government Commission, the Kumeu Centre Plan and transport matters including an unspent portion of a grant allocated to the association in 2016/2017. Mr Sinton and Mr Hammond tabled a written document which has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/181 MOVED by Chairperson B Houlbrooke, seconded by Member B Bailey: That the Rodney Local Board: a) thank the representatives from the Kumeu Huapai Residents and Ratepayers Association for their presentation.
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a Kumeu Huapai Residents and Ratepayers Association tabled document |
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Ray Lambert of Northland Waste was in attendance to discuss Auckland Council’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/182 MOVED by Chairperson B Houlbrooke, seconded by Member C Smith: That the Rodney Local Board: a) thank Ray Lambert from Northland Waste on his presentation in regard to the council’s proposed Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
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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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12 |
Panuku Development Auckland Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 April to 30 September 2017 |
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Carlos Rahman (Senior Engagement Advisor) and Katerina Marinkovich (Commercial Property Manager) of Panuku Development Auckland were in attendance for this item. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/183 MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Member C Brewer: That the Rodney Local Board: a) receive the Panuku Development Auckland Local Board update for 1 April to 30 September 2017.
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Secretarial Note: Chairperson Houlbrooke retired from the meeting during Item 12, at 3.25pm, on other local board business and the Deputy Chairperson, Phelan Pirrie, resumed the chair.
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Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Rodney Local Board for quarter one, 1 July - 30 September 2017 |
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Kathryn Martin (Senior Local Board Advisor), Jonathan Hope (Local Board Advisor) and Jestine Joseph (Lead Financial Advisor) in attendance for this item. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/184 MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Member C Smith: That the Rodney Local Board: a) receive the performance report for the financial quarter ending 30 September 2017. b) remove line item 1427 ‘Kumeu Childrens’ Art Club’ from the community leases work programme as this lease is no longer required by the applicant.
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Resolution number RD/2017/185 MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Member C Smith: That the Rodney Local Board: a) does not have a view on the draft options for supporting the future provision of Citizens Advice Bureaux services to Auckland’s communities as it considers this a regional function that should be addressed by the governing body.
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Changes to the Rodney Local Board committees' terms of reference |
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Secretarial Note: Deletions struck through, additions underlined. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/186 MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Member C Smith: That the Rodney Local Board: a) note the outcomes of the Rodney Local Board committee review undertaken by local board members on 5 October 2017 and the following proposed changes to the committees setup: i) the committee terms of reference are to be amended to reflect activity types instead of departmental structure; ii) that responsibility for greenways to move to the Parks and Recreation Committee; and, iii) that current delegations to the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Committee and the Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee be amended to the chairperson. b) amend the delegations made in resolution RD/2016/176 b) on 15 December 2016 to the following: “delegate authority to the Parks and Recreation
Committee to deal with all matters relating to i) Parks,
Sports and Recreation (including local parks, and sports facilities) ii) Arts
iii) Events iv) Community empowerment and community-led initiatives (including community development) v) Community leases vi) Venues for hire and rural halls vii) Community grants viii) Greenways ix) Libraries
c) amend the delegations made in resolution RD/2016/176 c) on 15 December 2016, to the following: “delegate to the Transport, Infrastructure and
Environment Committee to deal with all matters relating to i) Infrastructure
(i.e. stormwater, wastewater disposal and telecommunications) ii) Environment (i.e. waste, recycling and natural environment) iii) Planning
(i.e. town centre planning such as structure plans, plan changes and heritage
matters) iv) Transport
v) Business Improvement District Partnership (being all matters relating to Business Improvement Districts) and Economic Development
d) approve the amended terms of reference for the Parks and Recreation Committee set out in Attachment A to the agenda report and dated 10 November 2017. e) approve the amended terms of reference for the Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee set out in Attachment B to the agenda report and dated 10 November 2017. f) recommend that the Parks and Recreation Committee and the Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee amend their current delegations in order to give effect to the change referred to in resolution a) iii) above at their next business meeting. |
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Additional meeting in December and adoption of the Rodney Local Board Meeting Schedule for 2018 |
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Resolution number RD/2017/187 MOVED by Member T Berger, seconded by Member C Brewer: That the Rodney Local Board: a) approve an additional business meeting on 5 December 2017 at 1.00pm in order to consider Long-term plan related matters in order to meet the timeframes for feedback prior to the Governing Body meeting on 11 December 2017. b) adopt its meeting schedule for the period 2018 as follows:
b) notes that dates and times for meetings, public engagement and any hearings and deliberations for Long-term Plan and local board agreements are yet to be finalised.
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Councillor Sayers provided a written update which has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number RD/2017/188 MOVED by Member L Johnston, seconded by Member T Berger: That the Rodney Local Board: a) thank Cr Sayers for his update to the Rodney Local Board on the activities of the Governing Body.
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a Councillor Update for October- November |
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Resolution number RD/2017/189 MOVED by Member C Brewer, seconded by Member L Johnston: That the Rodney Local Board: a) note the chairperson’s report.
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Resolution number RD/2017/190 MOVED by Member T Berger, seconded by Member B Bailey: That the Rodney Local Board: a) note the governance forward work calendar.
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Resolution number RD/2017/191 MOVED by Member L Johnston, seconded by Member B Bailey: That the Rodney Local Board: a) note the Deputation/Public Forum Update for the Rodney Local Board.
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Resolution number RD/2017/192 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson P Pirrie, seconded by Member L Johnston: That the Rodney Local Board: a) note the workshop record for Thursday, 26 October 2017.
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22 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
3.50 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 Rodney Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................