Minutes of Great Barrier Local Board

Great Barrier Local Board

11 December 2018

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

2 Apologies

There were no apologies.

3 Declaration of Interest

Chairperson IM Fordham declared an interest in item 13 – Aotea Great Barrier education and research centre business case funding approval.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number GBI/2018/144

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 20 November 2018, as true and correct, subject to the following amendments to item 12, resolution number GBI/2018/133 clauses c) and d) as follows:

c) note that the information on funding in paragraph 8 of the report should read “The local board funded the purchase of 300 Goodnature A24 traps as well as lures and gas canisters for the duration of the project at a total cost of $52,950. This figure excludes field staff time and monitoring, which was funded by Windy Hill Sanctuary.

d) note that the dates the 293 Goodnature A24 traps were deployed in the Big Windy Hill Pest Managed Area was between 22 February 2016 and 24 February 2016 as stated in paragraph 9 of the report and the Goodnature A24 project was carried out from February 2016 to August 2018.

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

There was no public forum.

10 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

Great Barrier Local Grants 2018/2019 grant allocation

Resolution number GBI/2018/145

MOVED by Member S Johnson, seconded by Member J Cleave:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) fund one application received for Great Barrier Local Grants Round One 2018/2019 and one “out of round” grant application listed in table one below.

Table one: Great Barrier Local Grants 2018/2019 grant applications

Main focus	Application ID	Applicant	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Board’s decision
Environment	LG1904-102	AoteaOra Community Trust	Towards costs to operate the Aotea Upcycle and Education Centre.	$6,060.00	$6,060.00
Community	LG1904-130	Aotea Community Radio Trust	Towards the cost to produce an event to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the community radio on 20 April 2019.	$3,500.00	$3,500.00
			Total	$9,560.00	9,560.00

CARRIED

Annual Budget 2019/2020 consultation

Resolution number GBI/2018/146

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) agree, subject to approval by the Governing Body, to hold the following informal engagements in the local board area during the Annual Budget 2019/2020 consultation period on Saturday 23 February, Saturday 2 March, Saturday 9 March and Saturday 16 March with venues and times to be confirmed nearer the dates.

b) delegate to the following elected members and staff the power and responsibility to hear from the public through “spoken (or New Zealand sign language) interaction” in relation to the local board agreement at the council’s public engagement events during the consultation period for the Annual Budget 2019/2020.

i) local board members and chairperson

ii) General Manager Local Board Services, Local Board Relationship Manager, Local Board Senior Advisor

iii) any additional staff approved by the General Manager Local Board Services or the Chief Financial Officer.

c) adopt Attachment A (of the agenda report): local content for consultation and Attachment B (of the agenda report): local supporting information for consultation with minor changes as discussed at the meeting (delete Projects column, page 28 of the agenda report).

d) delegate authority to the local board chair in consultation with other board members to approve any final changes required following review by the council’s legal team of the consultation content of the Annual Budget 2019/2020 prior to publication, including online consultation content.

CARRIED

Aotea Great Barrier education and research centre business case funding approval

Chairperson IM Fordham declared an interest in this item, vacated the chair and took no part in the discussion or voting at 1.15pm

Deputy Chairperson L Coles assumed the chair at 1.15pm.

Resolution number GBI/2018/147

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded by Member S Daly:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) rescind resolution GBI/2018/93 from the board’s ordinary meeting of Tuesday 21 August 2018, item 12 clause 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.

b) approve stage two funding of up to $80,000 from the Local Improvement Projects budget line to Glenfern Sanctuary Management Trust to deliver a business case for an Aotea Great Barrier education and research centre.

CARRIED

Note: Deputy Chairperson L Coles vacated the chair.

Chairperson IM Fordham assumed the chair at 1.18pm.

Community-led zero waste resource recovery plan for Aotea Great Barrier

Resolution number GBI/2018/148

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) receive the Making the Most of Waste on Aotea Great Barrier report prepared by the Zero Waste Network.

CARRIED

Voluntary asbestos inspections of community owned facilities

Resolution number GBI/2018/149

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) approve up to $6,000 of the Capital Grants budget for voluntary asbestos inspections of community owned facilities.

CARRIED

Proposed Regional Public Transport Plan

Resolution number GBI/2018/150

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S Johnson:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) delegate Member J Cleave in discussion with other board members to provide the board’s formal written feedback on the following Regional Public Transport Plan focus areas of:

i) Expanding and enhancing rapid and frequent networks

ii) Improving customer access to public transport

iii) Improving Māori responsiveness

iv) Harnessing emerging technologies and

v) additional feedback on local specific interests.

CARRIED

Auckland Transport December 2018 update to the Great Barrier Local Board

Resolution number GBI/2018/151

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

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) receive the Auckland Transport December 2018 update report.

CARRIED

Environmental agency and community group reports

Resolution number GBI/2018/152

MOVED by Member J Cleave, seconded by Member S Daly:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) note the following reports:

i) Biosecurity local board general update October – November 2018

ii) Biodiversity/biosecurity report October – November 2018

CARRIED

Great Barrier Local Board Workshop Proceedings

Resolution number GBI/2018/153

MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member J Cleave:

That the Great Barrier Local Board:

a) note the record of proceedings for workshops held on the 6 November, 13 November, 20 November and 27 November 2018.

CARRIED

20 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

1.29 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 Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON

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

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

Chairperson	Izzy Fordham
Deputy Chairperson	Luke Coles
Members	Jeff Cleave
	Susan Daly
	Shirley Johnson

	Jacqui Fyers	Senior Local Board Advisor
	Kathy Cumming	Barrier Bulletin