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, 22 February 2018 at 6.00pm.
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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ABSENT
Deputy Chairperson |
Member Saffron Toms |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board 22 February 2018 |
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The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcome those present.
Resolution number WTK/2018/9 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) accept the apology from Member Saffron Toms for absence. |
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 |
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 |
Resolution number WTK/2018/10 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 8 February 2018, as a true and correct record. |
There were no leaves of absence.
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The Waitakere Ranges local board: a) acknowledged the passing of Pat Booth who passed recently. |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/11 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member N Henderson:
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Secretarial note: The Waitakere Ranges local board acknowledged the passing of Pat Booth who passed recently. Pat was a resident of Laingholm for a few years and a member of the Waitemata District Health Board. The local board extends condolences to his friends and family.
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7 Ward Councillors’ Update
Apology from Cr Linda Cooper
There were no deputations.
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Ms Goodley spoke to the board on the potential hazzard the steps on the public track from Huia Road through to Foster Avenue could cause the commuters. She requested that the local board visit the site to access the hazzard on the track. |
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Ms Julia Schaefer Ms Schaefer spoke to the board on her safety concerns around Woodlands Park Primary School, especially with the lack of foothpaths on the road. |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/12 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board: a) receive public forum submissions from Diane Goodley and Julia Schaefer and thank them for their submissions. |
There was no extraordinary business.
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number WTK/2018/13 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the report entitled ‘Auckland Transport Update to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board – February 2018. |
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New community lease to Fire and Emergency New Zealand 1282 - 1284 Huia Road, Huia |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/14 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) grant a new community lease to Fire and Emergency New Zealand for Karamatura Reserve, 1282-1284 Huia Road, Huia (Attachment A) being 2012 m² (more or less) on the following terms and conditions: i) term: 10 years commencing 1 May 2018 with one 10-year right of renewal; ii) rent: $1.00 plus GST per annum if requested; iii) Fire and Emergency New Zealand Community Outcomes Plan as approved be attached to the community lease document (Attachment B); b) all other terms and conditions in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977 and the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines July 2012. |
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Land owner approval for the extension of the Waitemata Table Tennis Club on Parrs Park, Glen Eden |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/15 MOVED by Member N Henderson, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitàkere Ranges Local Board : a) grants land owner approval for the extension of the Waitemata Table Tennis Club on Parrs Park, Glen Eden b) requires that the land owner approval be subject to: i. the club securing all funding for the building extension within a two (2) year period from the date of this land owner approval ii. the club obtaining all regulatory consents required for the planning and development of the building and associated parking. |
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Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Waitākere Ranges Local Board for quarter two, 1 October - 31 December 2017 |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/16 MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the performance report for the financial quarter ending 31 December 2017. |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/17 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the Chairperson’s report. |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/18 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Chairperson G Presland: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the portfolio update from Member Steve Tollestrup. |
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MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) note the updated Governance Forward Work Calendar for February 2018 (attachment A). |
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Resolution number WTK/2018/19 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the workshop records held on 07 December 2017 and 17 December 2017 (attachment A – B). |
20 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number WTK/2018/20 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that Roma Leota - Policy Analyst be permitted to remain for Confidential Item number C1: Acquisition of land for open space - Swanson after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the subject, which will help the Waitākere Ranges Local Board in its decision-making. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Acquisition of land for open space - Swanson
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
7.05 pm The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
7.15 pm The public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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b) confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Swanson. |
7.15 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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