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, 10 May 2018 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Greg Presland

 

 

 

Members

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

 

 

Neil Henderson

 

 

 

 

Steve Tollestrup

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Saffron Toms

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board

10 May 2018

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson Greg Presland opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

  

Resolution number WTK/2018/38

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

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Deputy Chairperson S Toms for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

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

No declarations

Member appointments

Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council:

Board

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

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/39

MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Member S Coney:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 26 April 2018, as a true and correct .

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Public Forum Steve McDonald and Mate Mannovich - fuel tax

 

Steve McDonald and Mate Mannovich, Waitakere GreyPower, attended to address the meeting regarding the impact of the proposed fuel tax and concerns regarding Henderson Valley Council Chamber.

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/40

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney:  

That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board:

a)         thank Steve McDonald and Mate Mannovich for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

12

Local board decisions and input into the 10-year Budget 2018-2028, draft Auckland Plan 2050 and draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018

 

A copy of the Advocacy and Feedback on 10-year Budget and Regional Plans and Deferrals updated were tabled and a copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/41

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      receive the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 and draft Auckland Plan 2050 consultation feedback report

b)      receive the submissions as tabled at the meeting

c)      approve its advocacy initiatives, tabled as Attachment A including its key advocacy project, for inclusion (as an appendix) to its 2018/2019 Local Board Agreement

d)      recommend $58,500 of 2017/2018 Locally Driven Initiative (LDI) operating expenditure to be deferred to 2018/2019 to the Governing Body tabled as Attachment B

e)      provide feedback on the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 as outlined in Attachment A

f)       provide feedback on the draft Auckland Plan 2050 as outlined in Attachment A

g)      provide feedback on the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 a outlined in Attachment A

h)      note that the redacted submissions will be made available through the Auckland Council website in May 2018 however, until then, the submissions are available on request by emailing akhaveyoursay@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

i)       submissions on the Waitakere Ranges local board priorities

ii)      that submission on regional proposals in the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 and draft Auckland Plan 2050 from people or organisations based in the Waitakere Ranges local board area.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20180510 Waitakere Ranges Local Board Item 12: Local board decisions and input into the 10-year Budget 2018-2028, draft Auckland Plan 2050 and draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - Advocacy and Feedback on 10-year Budget and Regional Plans

b     20180510 Waitakere Ranges Local Board Item 12: Local board decisions and input into the 10-year Budget 2018-2028, draft Auckland Plan 2050 and draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - Deferrals updated

 

 

13

Feedback on Rates Remission and Postponement Policy

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/42

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member N Henderson:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)        receive the report

 

b)        note their concerns with regard to the impact on private property owners who seek to covenant their land for long term environmental protection.

CARRIED

 

Motion

Resolution number WTK/2018/43

MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member N Henderson:  

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)         note the confidential status of Attachment D – Community and Sports Remissons by local board to Item 13: Feedback on Rates Remission and Postponement Policy.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Draft 2018-2028 Regional Land Transport Plan, draft Regional Fuel Tax proposal and draft Contributions Policy

 

Resolution number WTK/2018/44

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

That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:

a)      delegate the provision of feedback to the Chair, Greg Presland, in consultation with the local board.

CARRIED

  

 

15        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

7.18 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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