Whau Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at 6.05pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Tracy Mulholland

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Zhu

 

Members

Derek Battersby, QSM, JP

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

Te'eva Matafai

 

 

David Whitley

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Duncan Macdonald, JP

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Clr

R Clow

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

27 February 2019

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Chairperson Mulholland opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

 

2          Apologies

  

Resolution number WH/2019/1

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         accept the apology from Member D Macdonald for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

Members are 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 Whau Local Board.

 

Board Member

Organisation / Position

Tracy Mulholland

·           New Lynn Business Association – Business Associate/Contractor

Susan Zhu

·           Chinese Oral History Foundation – Committee member

·           The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland – Board Member

Derek Battersby

·           New Lynn Tennis Club – Patron

·           West Lynn Gardens – Patron

·           Tag Out Trust – Deputy Chairman

·           New Lynn Bowling Club - Patron

·           New Lynn RSA - Member

Catherine Farmer

·           Avondale-Waterview Historical Society – Member

·           Blockhouse Bay Historical Society – Member

·           Portage Licensing Trust – Trustee

·           Blockhouse Bay Bowls – Patron

·           Forest and Bird organisation – Member

·           Grey Power - Member

Duncan Macdonald

·           Avondale Community Society – Chairman

·           Avondale-Waterview Historical Society - Member

·           Avondale Jockey Club – Member

Te’eva Matafai

·           Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust - Co-Founder

·           Miss Samoa NZ - Director

·           Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group - Director/Founder

·           Pasifika Festival Village Coordinators Trust ATEED - Chairperson

·           Aspire Events – Director

David Whitley

·           Rosebank Business Association - Member

·           REINZ - Member

·           Chamber of Trade - Mentor

·           Lopdell House - Trustee

·           Amalgamated Hardware Merchants (AHM)  Apprenticeship Trust – Trustee

·           Rotary New Lynn – Head director of Public Relations New Lynn

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WH/2019/2

MOVED by Member D Whitley, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

 

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

 

8.1

Deputation - Collaborative Marketplace

 

Resolution number WH/2019/3

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Lynette Adams (Sport Waitakere), Damon Birchfield (EcoMatters), Mark Allen (Community Waitakere) and Kathryn Lawlor (MPHS) from Collaborative Marketplace and thank them for the presentation

b)      defer this item for further discussion by the local board at a workshop.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20190227 Whau Local Board Item 8.1 Collaborative Marketplace Presentation

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

9

Public Forum

9.1

 

9.2

9.3

Lisa Truttman in respect to a new road name at Hereford Street subdivision and bus stop furniture at Bollard Avenue, Avondale.

Marcus Amosa in respect to Avondale Business Association outcomes.

Rudy Baptist in respect to illegal parking by vehicle transporters in Portage Road cycleway.

 

Resolution number WH/2019/4

MOVED by Member T Matafai, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         receive public forum and thank Lisa Truttman for attendance at the meeting

b)        receive public forum and thank Marcus Amosa for attendance at the meeting

c)         receive public forum and thank Rudy Baptist for attendance at the meeting. 

CARRIED

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.


 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number WH/2019/5

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         agree that Item 20 Avondale Library and Community Centre and urban renewal be accorded precedence at this time.

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

Avondale Library and Community Centre and urban renewal

 

Resolution number WH/2019/6

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve the release of the Avondale Library & Community Centre and urban renewal report, redacted in parts (Attachment A), Avondale Options report, redacted in parts (Attachment B) and Whau Local Board Confidential minutes of 13 December 2018 meeting. (Attachment C).

 

CARRIED

 

 

11

Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) Middle Catchment Action Plan - Whau

 

Resolution number WH/2019/7

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      adopt the Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) Middle Catchment Action Plan as presented in Attachment A to this report

b)      note that the Middle Catchment action plan is a responsive document and staff will actively monitor and adjust actions and plan wording to progress the achievement of intended outcomes.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Whau Local Board Non-Contestable Funds for Extraordinary Local Support

 

Resolution number WH/2019/8

MOVED by Member D Battersby, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve redirection of $750 from the unspent balance from Carols by Spiderlight event to the New Lynn Tennis Club.  The balance of the original allocation is to be redirected to the Whau’s contestable community grants fund

b)      confirm its support to allocate $3,000 from the Whau Heritage LDI budget to the Metotisi (Methodist) Tonga New Lynn Church to support maintenance of the heritage church building at 39 Margan Avenue, New Lynn

c)      confirm its support to allocate $3,000 from the Whau Heritage LDI budget to be paid to the Blockhouse Bay Community Centre to support maintenance of the heritage homestead of Armanasco House, located on Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay

c)      confirm its support to allocate up to $6,000 from the Whau Heritage LDI budget to enable a new series of historic plaques in the Whau.

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

New Road Name Approval for Subdivision at 7-23 Hertford Street, Blockhouse Bay

 

Resolution number WH/2019/9

MOVED by Member T Matafai, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve ‘Te Kotuitanga Lane’ for the new private road (jointly owned access lot) created by way of subdivision at 7-23 Hertford Street, Blockhouse Bay, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references R/JSL/2016/5404, BUN60078986 and SUB60226589)

b)      approve its second preference for Pou Lane should Te Kotuitanga Lane not be possible under policy.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Growth Related Improvements to New Lynn Community Centre

 

Resolution number WH/2019/10

MOVED by Member D Battersby, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      approve the allocation of $300,000 from the Whau Local Board Locally Driven Initiatives Capex Fund towards the upgrade of the New Lynn Community Centre to be developed by Strachan Group Architects as outlined in Attachment A to the agenda report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Year-end reports for the Whau Local Board’s 2017/2018 home energy advice, healthy rentals, and EcoMatters projects

 

Resolution number WH/2019/11

MOVED by Member T Matafai, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the 2017/2018 year-end reports for the home energy advice, healthy rentals and EcoMatters projects.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

16

Auckland Council's Quarterly Report: Whau Local Board for quarter two

 

Resolution number WH/2019/12

MOVED by Member D Battersby, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

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

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Whau Local Board Achievements Report November 2017 - November 2018

 

Resolution number WH/2019/13

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member D Whitley:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the Whau Local Board Achievements November 2017 – November 2018 report

b)      acknowledge the local board staff for their work in producing this report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Confirmation of workshop records - 14 November to 5 December 2018

 

Resolution number WH/2019/14

MOVED by Chairperson T Mulholland, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      confirm the records of the workshops held on 14 November, 21 November and 5 December 2018.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

2019/2020 Annual Budget and Our Future Water - Have your say

 

Resolution number WH/2019/15

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu, seconded by Member T Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the 2019/2020 Annual Budget and Our Future Water discussion document presentation

b)      acknowledge and thank any verbal contributors

c)      acknowledge and thank staff for their work.

CARRIED

 


 

 

Have your Say

Annual Plan – Have Your Say.

An opportunity to speak to the local board about the Annual Plan 2019/20.

 

 

21        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

7.30 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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