Great Barrier Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Great Barrier Local Board held in the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island on Tuesday, 21 August 2018 at 1:01pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Izzy Fordham

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Luke Coles

 

 

 

Members

Jeff Cleave

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

Susan Daly

 

 

 

Shirley Johnson

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Kathy Cumming

Barrier Bulletin

 


Great Barrier Local Board

21 August 2018

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson IM Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. Member J Cleave led the meeting with a karakia.

Chairperson IM Fordham stated her intent to vacate the chair for this meeting and has requested Deputy Chairperson L Coles to preside over the meeting.

The Chairperson IM Fordham vacated the chair.

Deputy Chairperson L Coles assumed the chair at 1.05pm.

Reference: Local Government Act 2002 Schedule 7 clause 26 (1) states “The mayor or chairperson of the local authority must preside at each meeting of the local authority at which he or she is present unless the mayor or chairperson vacates the chair for a particular meeting.”

 

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/89

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Member S Daly and Member S Johnson for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/90

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 as true and correct.

 

CARRIED

 

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 


 

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Obituary - Helen Hill, Sue Gray and Marty Adlam

 

The Great Barrier Local Board acknowledged the passing of Helen Hill, Sue Gray and Marty Adlam with a minute’s silence.

 

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/91

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Chairperson I Fordham:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)    express its condolences to the whanau on the passing of Helen Hill, Sue Gray and Marty Adlam in August 2018.

 

CARRIED

 

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Environmental agency and community group reports

 

Jeremy Warden – Biosecurity Advisor Plants-Great Barrier was in attendance to speak to the Biosecurity local board general update June - July 2018 report.

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/92

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Chairperson I Fordham:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      receive the following reports:

i)          Department of Conservation operation report

ii)         Biosecurity local board general update June - July 2018

iii)        Biodiversity/biosecurity report June - July 2018

iv)        Motu Kaikoura Trust supporters’ newsletter issue #26

b)        thank Jeremy Warden for his attendance.

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Aotea Great Barrier education and research centre feasibility study report

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/93

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         receive the Aotea Great Barrier Island education and research centre feasibility study report prepared by Envirostrat Consulting Limited.

b)        approve $4475 + GST from the Community Response fund budget line to support Envirostrat’s attendance at the Friday 10 August meeting at Glenfern.

c)         approve stage two funding of up to $80,000 for the business case of the Aotea Great Barrier education and research centre from the Local Improvement Projects budget line once the Envirostrat quote is received.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Council’s Quarter Four and Year End Performance Report: Great Barrier Local Board

 

Jacqui Fyers – Local Board Advisor was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/94

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      note the performance report for the financial quarter and year ending 30 June 2018.

b)      thank Jacqui Fyers for her attendance.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Great Barrier Local Board Annual Report 2017/2018

 

Mark Purdie – Lead Financial Advisor was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/95

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Chairperson I Fordham:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)      adopt the 2017/2018 Great Barrier Local Board Annual Report as set out in Attachment A of the report.

b)      note that any proposed changes will be clearly communicated and agreed with the chairperson before the report is submitted for adoption by the Governing Body by 27 September 2018.

c)      thank Mark Purdie for his attendance.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

15

Auckland Transport August 2018 update to the Great Barrier Local Board

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/96

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)        note and receive the Auckland Transport August 2018 update report.

b)        request staff to follow up on the completion of the wharfingers job description and a report back on the Pa Beach erosion concerns raised in May 2017.

c)        request that information submitted in the monthly Auckland Transport report be up to date.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Chairperson's report

 

A document was tabled in respect to this item. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/97

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         thank and accept the Chairperson’s tabled report.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20180821 Great Barrier Local Board item#16 - Local Government NZ conference 2018 report

 

 

17

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/98

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member J Cleave:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the governance forward work calendar as at August 2018.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

18

Great Barrier Local Board Workshop Proceedings

 

Resolution number GBI/2018/99

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Chairperson I Fordham:  

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a)         note the record of proceedings for the workshop held on the 3rd, 10th and 31st of July 2018.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

19        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

1.58 pm                                              The Chairperson thanked Members and staff for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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