Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 9.33am

 

present

 

Chairperson

Margaret Miles, QSM, JP

From 9.38am [Item 8.1]

Deputy Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

Presiding until 9.38am [Item 8.1]

Members

Uzra Casuri  Balouch, JP

 

 

Nicholas Mayne

 

 

John McLean

 

 

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

21 February 2019

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Deputy Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

 

2          Apologies

  

Resolution number UH/2019/1

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Chairperson Margaret M Miles for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2019/2

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 13 December 2018, as a true and correct record, subject to the following change to item 2 Apologies, resolution number UH/2018/153, as follows:

i.           change mover from Chairperson M Miles to Member J McLean.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

 

Note:   Item 8 – Deputations Forest & Bird, was considered prior to Item 6.1 – Acknowledgement Karen Marais.

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number UH/2019/3

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         agree that Item 8 Deputations Forest & Bird be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 


 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

Forest and Bird North Shore

 

A background document to the Ecological Management Plan was provided at the meeting. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2019/4

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      thank Anna Baine, Community Park Ranger from Auckland Council, and Connor Wallace, Youth Committee Representative from Forest and Bird North Shore, for their presentation and attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2019 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 8.1 Deputation Forest & Bird - background document on the Ecological Management Plan

 

Chairperson M Miles arrived at the meeting at 9.38am and assumed the chair.

 

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Karen Marais

 

Resolution number UH/2019/5

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      acknowledge the exceptional service provided by Karen Marais to the local board over the past seven years and wish her all the very best in her new role.

CARRIED

 

 

Adjournment of Meeting

Resolution number UH/2019/6

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

b)        agree to adjourn the meeting at 10.12am and reconvene at 10.41am.

CARRIED

The meeting adjourned at 10.12am and reconvened at 10.41am.

 

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held Thursday, 13 December 2018

 

Note:       that the open unconfirmed minutes and minute attachments of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Thursday, 13 December 2018, are attached at item 11 of the agenda for the information of the board only and were confirmed under item 4 of the agenda.

 

 

12

Feedback on draft Increasing Aucklanders’ participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039

 

The Principal Policy Analyst and Policy Manager were in attendance via Skype to support the item.

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2019/7

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      endorse the draft Increasing Aucklanders’ participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039.

b)      recommend that the draft Increasing Aucklanders’ participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039 be amended to:

i.          accurately reflect the role of local boards in decisions on recreation facilities and initiatives as set out in the Allocation of Decision-Making Responsibility for Non-Regulatory Activities

ii.         better reflect the role of local boards in expressing their community’s priorities and preferences to support and inform Governing Body decision-making

iii.       seek explicit inclusion of growth in the equity investment principle as this will mitigate against future inequity being created over time

iv.       note that most sport is delivered locally, within regional networks, and that local boards have a key role in connecting sports groups and participants with the wider council family.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2019 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 12 Feedback on draft Increasing Aucklanders' participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039 presentation

 


 

 

13

Development of open space land: Local park assets at Hobsonville Point

 

Resolution number UH/2019/8

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      note the completion of the wharf outlook development under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement, acknowledging that the underlying land is already vested in council.

b)      note the completion of the Chichester Cottage development under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement upon practical completion, acknowledging that the underlying land is already vested in council.

c)      approve the planning and design of the Harrier Point Park and Boundary Road developments under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement (including the art sculpture), acknowledging that the underlying land is subject to a subdivision consent and is not yet vested in council.

d)      note the completion of the east and west Sunderland bridges under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement, acknowledging that the underlying land is already vested in council.

e)      note the completion of the Catalina Water Play Park development under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement, acknowledging that the underlying land is already vested in council and is open to the public.

f)       approve the planning and design of the Rifle Range Park development under the terms of the Infrastructure Funding Agreement, acknowledging that it is open to the public and that the underlying land is subject to a subdivision consent and is not yet vested in council.

g)      note that regional asset based service budgets will need to provide for the maintenance of these parks assets as they vest in council and the original developer’s responsibilities end.

h)      note that the names referred to in the agenda report are working names and the names for the reserves to be vested will need to come to the local board for approval in the future.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Upper Harbour Grant Programme 2018/2019: Change of decision date

 

Resolution number UH/2019/9

MOVED by Member U Balouch, seconded by Member J McLean:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      amend the ‘decision date’ and ‘projects to occur date’ on the 2018/2019 round two local grant and multi-board grant, as outlined in the following table:

Rounds

Opens

Closes

Decisions made

Projects to occur after

Local grant round two

31-Jan-19

22-Mar-19

16-May-19

01-June-19

Multi-board grant round two

21-Jan-19

22-Mar-19

16-May-19

01-June-19

 

CARRIED

 

15

Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Upper Harbour Local Board for quarter two - 1 October to 31 December 2019

 

The Acting Senior Local Board Advisor was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2019/10

MOVED by Member B Neeson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the performance report for the financial quarter ending 31 December 2018.

b)      delete the proposed Greenways Plan Mallard Place to Calypso Way works (sharepoint 2717) from the 2018/2019 work programme and reconsider this project as part of the current Greenways Plan refresh (sharepoint 429) project.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Road name approval: new road in the subdivision at 5 and 5A Scott Road, Hobsonville

 

Resolution number UH/2019/11

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member U Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the name ‘Willowherb Lane’ for the new private road constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by The Neil Group Limited at 5 and 5A Scott Road, Hobsonville.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Governance forward work calendar - March 2019 to February 2020

 

Resolution number UH/2019/12

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Upper Harbour Local Board governance forward work calendar for the period March 2019 to February 2020, as set out in Attachment A to this agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshop held on Thursday 6 December 2018 and Thursday 7 February 2019

 

Resolution number UH/2019/13

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday 6 December 2018 and 7 February 2019 (refer to Attachments A and B to the agenda report).

CARRIED


 

 

19

Board members' reports - February 2019

 

Resolution number UH/2019/14

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ reports.

CARRIED

 

20        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

11.20 am                                            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 Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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