Waitākere Ranges Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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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, 14 February 2019 at 6:00pm.
Chairperson |
Greg Presland |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Saffron Toms |
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Members |
Sandra Coney, QSO |
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Neil Henderson |
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Steve Tollestrup |
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Ken Turner |
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ABSENT
Councillors |
Penny Hulse |
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Linda Cooper (with apologies) |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board 14 February 2019 |
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Chairperson Greg Presland opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
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 Waitākere 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 - Kaipatiki Project - Employee |
Greg Presland |
- Lopdell House Development Trust – Trustee - Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee - Combined Youth Services Trust – Trustee - Glen Eden Bid – Member - Titirangi Ratepayers and Residents Association - Member - Waitakere Ranges Protection Society - Member - Titirangi RSA - Member - Maungakiekie Golf Club - Member |
Steve Tollestrup |
- Waitakere Licensing Trust – Elected Member - Waitakere Task force on Family Violence – Appointee - Piha RSA - Member |
Saffron Toms |
Nil |
Ken Turner |
Nil |
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 - Member - Aircraft Noise Consultative Committee Group - Member - Local Government New Zealand Zone One Committee – Member |
Greg Presland |
- Glen Eden Business Improvement District (alternate) |
Saffron Toms |
- Ark in the Park - Manukau Harbour Forum – Chair |
Resolution number WTK/2019/1 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member N Henderson: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 13 December 2018, including the confidential section, as true and correct. |
There were no leaves of absence.
There were no acknowledgements.
7.1 |
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This item is deferred to the Waitākere Ranges Local Board meeting held on 28 February 2019 at 6pm. |
7.2 |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/2 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the petition to re-open Spragg Bush and thank Tom Austen, on behalf of the Spragg Bush residents, for his attendance. |
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a 14 February 2019 Waitākere Ranges Local Board 7.2 Petition - Tom Austen - re-open Spraggs Bush presentation b 14 February 2019 Waitakere Ranges Local Board - Item 7.2 Petition - Tom Austen - re-open Spraggs Bush petition |
There were no deputations.
9.1 |
Public Forum – Ruben Penning – traffic management issue |
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A document was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Ruben Penning, Titirangi resident, attended to address the meeting regarding traffic management on Captain Scott Road. |
9.2 |
Public Forum – Matt Robinson, Visionstream – Ultrafast Broadband roll-out |
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Matt Robinson, Community Stakeholder Officer | Network Infrastructure for Visionstream attended to address the meeting regarding the Ultrafast Broadband roll-out in Titirangi, South Titirangi and Waiatarua. |
9.3 |
Public Forum - Kerry Titchener - Proposed new Toilet Block |
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A document was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Kerry Titchener, owner of the old Post Office building at 400 Titirangi Road, attended to address the meeting regarding the new toilet block currently being proposed immediately in front of our building and wishes to register his strong opposition to this proposal. |
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Public Forum – Tom Austen – kauri dieback |
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An email was tabled. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Tom Austen attended to address the meeting regarding Council’s approach to closing tracks. |
9.5 |
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Copies of the documents provided have been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/3 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member K Turner: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the presentation regarding traffic management on Captain Scott Road and thank Ruben Penning, for his attendance. b) receive the presentation regarding the Ultrafast Broadband roll-out in Titirangi, South Titirangi and Waiatarua and thank Matt Robinson, Community Stakeholder Officer | Network Infrastructure for Visionstream, for his attendance. c) receive the presentation regarding his objection to the proposed new toilet block and thank Kerry Titchener for his attendance. d) receive the presentation regarding kauri dieback and Council’s approach to closing tracks and thank Tom Austen for his attendance. |
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a 14 February 2019 Waitākere Ranges Local Board - Item 9.1 Public Forums - email from Ruben Penning dated 14 February 2019 b 14 February 2019 Waitākere Ranges Local Board - Item 9.3 Public Forum - Kerry Titchener - Proposed new Toilet Block presentation c 14 February 2019 Waitākere Ranges Local Board - Item 9.4 Public Forum - Tom Austen - Tom Austen – kauri dieback presentation |
There was no extraordinary business.
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Resolution number WTK/2019/4 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) thank Waitākere Ward Councillor Penny Hulse for her update. |
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Titirangi Village Public Toilet – Concept Design for new building |
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Katharine Black, Parks & Places Specialist, was in attendance to speak to this report. |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/5 MOVED by Member S Tollestrup, seconded by Chairperson G Presland: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) approve the concept design and location for the new toilet block in Titirangi Village (see Attachment A) b) note that a) is subject to obtaining consent, landowner and utility approvals. |
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Feedback on draft Increasing Aucklanders’ participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039 |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/6 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) delegate authority to Member N Henderson to co-ordinate the board’s feedback to the draft Increasing Aucklanders’ participation in sport: Investment Plan 2019-2039. |
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Additions to the 2016-2019 Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting schedule |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/7 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Chairperson G Presland: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) approve the meeting date to be added to the 2016-2019 Waitākere Local Board meeting schedule to accommodate the Annual Plan 2019/2020 timeframes as follows: · Thursday, 6 June 2019, 10am. b) approve the changes to the original meeting dates (Resolution WTK/216/145) as outlined in Attachment A. c) note the venue for meetings will be the Waitākere Local Board, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden. |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/8 MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Tollestrup: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the workshop records for 6 and 13 December 2018. |
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Resolution number WTK/2019/9 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Member K Turner: That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the governance forward work programme calendar for February 2019. |
17 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.22 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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