Waitākere Ranges Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

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, 12 April 2018 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Greg Presland

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Saffron Toms

 

 

 

Members

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

 

 

Neil Henderson

 

 

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

12 April 2018

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson Presland opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no 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

 

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

 

There was no change to the register.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/20

MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member N Henderson:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 22 March 2018, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Update from Ward Councillors’

 

Apologies from Cr Hulse and Cr Cooper were noted.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Penny Marks

·         addressed the local board highlighting her concerns regarding Watercare’s proposal to pipe/drill the North Harbour No. 2 Watermain through Shetland St and Philip Avenue in Glen Eden.

·         requested the board to advocate on behalf of residents and facilitate dialogue with Watercare to discuss residents’ concerns including land stability and environmental issues.

·         submission to the local board (signed by residents) and an information flyer from Watercare (March 2016) was tabled and has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

9.2

Foundation Trustees of Piha Library - Yvonne Dufaur

·         addressed the local board regarding board’s resolution from its 22 March 2018 meeting (item 13 - New community lease to Piha Ratepayers’ and Residents Association Incorporated and approval to enter into a sublease with Piha Community Library Trust, 21 Seaview Road, Piha) and requested that the board defer any action on the proposed lease.

 

 

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/21

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)            receive public forum submissions from Penny Marks and Yvonne Dufaur and thank them for their attendance.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Submission from Penny Marks to the local board (signed by residents) and an information flyer from Watercare (March 2016)

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Variation to Waitākere Ranges Local Board  Arts, Community and Events work programme 2017/2018

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/22

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board

a)      approve an additional $3000.00 towards Titirangi Glow Festival 2017 from the community response budget.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Revoke resolution WTK/2013/90 then grant a new community lease to The Waitakere Residents and Ratepayers Association Incorporated and declare Waitākere War Memorial Park at 13 Bethells Road, Waitākere an historic reserve

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/23

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Member N Henderson:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      revoke resolution number WTK/2013/90 dated 22 May 2013 (Attachment A);

b)      declare Waitākere War Memorial Park described as Part Allotment 27 Parish of Waipareira as a historic reserve under section 14(1) of the Reserves Act 1977 (Attachment B);

c)      grant a new community lease to The Waitakere Residents and Ratepayers Association Incorporated for part of Waitākere War Memorial Park, 13 Bethells Road, Waitākere (Attachment C) on the following terms and conditions:

i)       Term:  10 years commencing 12 April 2018 with one 10-year right of renewal;

ii)      Rent:  $1.00 plus GST per annum if requested;

iii)     Maintenance fee:  $0 on the basis that the community group is operating a council building for the purposes of serving the community be exempt from paying maintenance fee and reflects the intention of the 2013 board resolution WTK/2013/90;

iv)     The Waitakere Residents and Ratepayers Association Incorporated Community Outcomes Plan as approved be attached to the lease document (Attachment D)

v)      all other terms and conditions in accordance with the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines July 2012 and the Reserves Act 1977

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

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

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/24

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Member S Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      delegate the authority to Local Board Members Greg Presland and Sandra Coney, 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.

b)      request written feedback post decision be sent through for distribution to members and this feedback highight any impact of the LBs comments.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

For informatin: Henderson-Massey Local Board report - Corporate Accommodation Disposal Recommendation – 6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/25

MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Toms:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      endorse and support the resolutions of Henderson-Massey Local Board (as attached to minutes).

b)      note that the civic spaces at 6 Henderson Valley road are also used by Waitakere Ranges LB and are not duplicated in the boards area.

 

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note:         A copy of minutes from Extraordinary Henderson-Massey Local Board meeting of 3 April 2018 for Corporate Accommodation Disposal Recommendation – 6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Attachments

a     Copy of minutes from Extraordinary Henderson-Massey Local Board meeting of 3 April 2018 for Corporate Accommodation Disposal Recommendation – 6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson  

  

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

6.53pm                                               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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