Waiheke Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke on Thursday, 3 May 2018 at 5.17pm.
Chairperson |
Cath Handley |
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Members |
Shirin Brown |
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John Meeuwsen |
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ABSENT
Member |
Bob Upchurch |
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For leave of absence |
Deputy Chairperson |
Paul Walden |
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For absence |
Chairperson Cath Handley opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. Member Shirin Brown led the meeting with a karakia.
Resolution number WHK/2018/106 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson P Walden for absence and Member B Upchurch for leave of absence. |
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolution number WHK/2018/107 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 26 April 2018, as a true and correct record. |
There were no leaves of absence.
There were no acknowledgements.
There were no petitions.
There were no deputations.
9.1 |
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Sue Fitchett was in attendance to speak to the board about the rating remission policy changes. |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/108 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) thank Sue Fitchett for her attendance and presentation. b) note the tabled document and attach it to the minutes. |
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A copy of the tabled documents has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council’s website. |
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a 9.1 Rating Remission Policy changes - Sue Fitchett |
10.1 |
Extraordinary Business - Draft 2018-2028 Regional Land Transport Plan, draft Regional Fuel Tax proposal and draft Contributions Policy |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/109 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) consider an extraordinary item regarding Draft 2018-2028 Regional Land Transport Plan, draft Regional Fuel Tax proposal and draft Contributions Policy at Item 14 of this agenda. i. the reason for the omission of the report from the original agenda is that these draft policies and plans only became available after the agenda closed, and ii. the reason why the discussion of this matter cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting is that feedback is required by 17 May 2018 which is prior to the next board meeting. |
There were no notices of motion.
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Local board decisions and input into the 10-year Budget 2018-2028, draft Auckland Plan 2050 and draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 |
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The chairperson put the motions in parts.
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Resolution number WHK/2018/110 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 and draft Auckland Plan 2050 consultation feedback report. b) approve its advocacy initiatives, including its key advocacy project, for inclusion (as an appendix) to its 2018/2019 Local Board Agreement. CARRIED |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/111 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: b) recommend that the Governing Body acknowledge the allocation of $1 million (debt funded at the rate of $100,000 per annum from LDI operating expenditure budget) towards development of a community swimming pool, noting this was approved by the Governing Body in FY16 and the project is progressing.
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Resolution number WHK/2018/112 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: d) recommend to the Governing Body that $155,000 of 2017/2018 Locally Driven Initiative (LDI) operating expenditure be deferred to 2018/2019. CARRIED |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/113 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: e) note that the redacted public submissions from Waiheke residents or organisations are now available through the Auckland Council website at the following link: CARRIED |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/114 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) provide the following feedback on the 10-year Budget 2018-2028: i. Governance: The board notes strong community support to increase local board authority for local decision-making, and that this aligns with the principles of the Waiheke Local Board pilot project. ii. Matiatia: The board notes strong community support for this priority; particularly improved parking, public transport, cycling and pedestrian access and more functional facilities. CARRIED |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/115 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) iii. Water quality targeted rate: the board supports the proposed water quality targeted rate and note that improvement of stormwater infrastructure is required on Waiheke due to flooding and slips and the impact on the receiving environment in particular the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. iv. Natural environment targeted rate: The board supports Option B – a targeted rate of an average rate of $47 per year per residential ratepayer, however request that funding be more evenly spread to deliver more outcomes within the pest management plan and the greater Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. CARRIED |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/116 MOVED by Member J Meeuwsen, seconded by Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) v. General rates increase of 2.5 percent: The board requests there be a focus within the organisation to further reduce the council costs.
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Resolution number WHK/2018/117 MOVED by Member S Brown, seconded by Chairperson C Handley: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) vi. Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate: The board supports the introduction of the proposed tiered rate. |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/118 MOVED by Member J Meeuwsen, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) vii. Land owner approvals: The board support the introduction of a new charging regime for council-owned land owner approval applications for commercial and private applicants with an exclusion for community groups and community organisations. |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/119 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board: f) viii. Community Art Gallery funding: The board request the Governing Body address the inequity of legacy funding for art galleries, and develop a policy framework for determining the funding of Asset based services which include community art galleries. |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/120 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: g) provide feedback on the draft Auckland Plan 2050 through Chairperson C Handley, following a further workshop on the subject. |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/121 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member S Brown: That the Waiheke Local Board: h) noting the overwhelming support for the following from the Waiheke community, provide the following feedback on the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018: i. that as part of the Waiheke Local Board Pilot Project, delegations be approved by the Governing Body to the Waiheke Local Board to give effect to The Tikapa-Moana Hauraki Gulf Islands Draft Waste Plan within the Waiheke local board area ii. that Auckland Council promote locally based service providers across all the waste streams that ensures on-island control of the full waste stream with community participation within the Waiheke local board area. iii. that Auckland Council promote, develop and provide an on-island Community Resource Recovery Park on Waiheke and inclusion of that to be within the next tier of funding. iv. that Auckland Council promote, develop and implement a Zero Waste Waiheke strategy in accordance with the waste hierarchy. v. that Auckland Council promote, develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to deal with visitor generated waste in the Waiheke local board area.
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Resolution number WHK/2018/122 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) does not support transition of the regional heritage (covenanted land) remissions into a regional grant programme, in particular covenants under the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Act. b) endorse the proposal to: i. transfer current budget for community and sports organisations to the council operating group with relevant expertise. ii. transfer current budget for postponements for Great Barrier Island businesses to Great Barrier Island Local Board. iii. develop an integrated approach to supporting outcomes for community and sporting activities across the region. c) note the confidential status of Attachment D - Community and Sports Remissions by local board to item 13 Feedback on Rates Remission and Postponement Policy.
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14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
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Extraordinary Business - Draft 2018-2028 Regional Land Transport Plan, draft Regional Fuel Tax proposal and draft Contributions Policy |
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Resolution number WHK/2018/123 MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member J Meeuwsen: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) delegate authority to Chairperson C Handley to provide the written formal feedback on the following on behalf of the board: i. the draft 2018-2028 Regional Land Transport Plan ii. the draft Regional Fuel Tax Proposal iii. the draft Contributions Policy. |
Member S Brown closed the meeting with the following karakia.
Waiho i te toipoto kaua i te toiroa
Let us keep close together, not far apart
6.06 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
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