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, 18 April 2018 at 6.00PM.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Tracy Mulholland

 

 

 

Members

Derek Battersby, QSM, JP

 

 

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

 

 

Duncan Macdonald, JP

(from  6.02pm, item 5)

 

 

 

Te'eva Matafai

 

 

 

 

David Whitley

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Zhu

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

18 April 2018

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson Mulholland opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

2          Apologies

  

Resolution number WH/2018/29

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         accept the apologies from deputy chair Susan Zhu for absence and member Duncan Macdonald for lateness.

 

CARRIED

 

 

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 – Treasurer

·         Avondale-Waterview Historical Society - Member

·         Avondale Jockey Club – Member

Te’eva Matafai

·         Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust - Co-Founder

·         Miss Samoa NZ - 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

·           Amalgamated Hardware Merchants (AHM)  Apprenticeship Trust – Trustee

 

The register was updated for member David Whitley with deletion of West Auckland Enterprise, Skills & Training (WEST) - CEO.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WH/2018/30

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 28 March 2018, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

 

 

Member Duncan  Macdonald joined the meeting at 6.02pm.

 

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

 

Resolution number WH/2018/31

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      acknowledge the good work and extra efforts made by Auckland Council staff following the recent storm event on Tuesday 10 April.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7          Ward Councillor’s Update

Councillor Ross Clow updated the board on matters being addressed by the Governing Body including:

·           Whau Local Board chair Tracy Mulholland and Whau Local Board member Derek Battersby’s presentation to Finance and Performance Committee on 17 April regarding Avondale’s redevelopment and land sales.

·           Need of maintenance of the Bob Hill Reserve skate bowl and adjoining areas.

·           Mayor Phil Goff’s recent surgery.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Steve McDonald – Grey Power

 

·           addressed the local board regarding proposal of sale of 6 Henderson Valley Road site and requested that the council retain this building.

 

Resolution number WH/2018/32

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         receive the public forum submission from Steve McDonald and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Auckland Transport Update  - April 2018 

 

Resolution number WH/2018/33

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Macdonald:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive Auckland Transport’s April 2018 update report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Whau Local Board Community Grants Programme 2018/2019

 

Resolution number WH/2018/34

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      adopt the Whau Local Board Community Grants Programme 2018/2019.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Approve the public notification of the intention to revoke the Reserves Act 1977 status over Saunders Reserve, 26 Saunders Place, Avondale 

 

Resolution number WH/2018/35

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve the public notification of Auckland Council’s intention to revoke the Reserves Act status over Saunders Reserve described as Lots 26 and 27 on Deposited Plan 112772 under section 24 (1) of the Reserves Act 1977;

b)      approve, if required, the appointment of the full local board as a panel to consider submissions or objections received, and for the panel to reach a decision.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Motu Manawa Walkway Stages Two and Three Strategic Assessment

 

Resolution number WH/2018/36

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive and endorse the high level plan for stages 2 and 3 of the Motu Manawa Walkway as presented in Attachment A to this report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Delegation for formal local board views on notified resource consents, plan changes and notices of requirement

 

Resolution number WH/2018/37

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

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      delegate the authority to Local Board Chair Tracy Mulholland, to prepare and submit local board views and speak those local board views at any hearings on:

·  Notified resource consents

·  Notified plan changes

·  Notices of requirement.

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial Note:                    It was noted that the Chair will share related information with the board members.

 


 

17

Local Transport Capital Fund: options for distribution and size of the fund

 

Resolution number WH/2018/38

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

That the Whau Local Board endorse:

a)      an increase to the local transport capital fund of $10 million per annum (inflation adjusted) from 1 July 2018

b)      the distribution of the entire local transport capital fund to be made according to Auckland Council’s Local Boards Funding Policy from 1 July 2018

c)      Auckland Transport receiving additional funding to provide an increased level of support to local boards in developing and assessing projects for the local transport capital fund.

 

CARRIED

  

 

18        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

6.26pm                                               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

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................