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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board
20 March 2019
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1 Welcome
Member Bakulich
led the meeting in prayer.
One minute silence/prayer for the Christchurch’s Muslim community, friends and family members,
and the wider community.
2 Apologies
Note:
Cr Efeso Collins tabled his apology for absence.
3 Declaration
of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
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Vigil was held for the Christchurch Muslim
Community at Central Park. Thank you for all the support from the community.
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Pacifika Festival for the coming weekend is
cancelled, 23-24 March 2019 because of the unprecedented nature of events.
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Māngere East
Cultural Festival is going ahead on Saturday, 23 March 2019 at the Māngere Town Centre.
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Counties Manukau West Police, relieving
commander Jared Pirret and police officers including supporting Superintendent
Jill Rodgers for heightened response to the Māngere Bridge Causeway noise
and disorder issues. Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board and
Auckland Transport continue to work with Police for a collaborative response,
as the Māngere Bridge Community and MBRRA requests. The
collaborative workshop involving the aforementioned groups will be held 28
March 2019, with objectives and recommendations sought.
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A recent fatality incident occurred in the Māngere
East community of a young man, soon-to-be father Arthur Sililo Brown, 26 years
old, who passed away in Vine Street, Māngere East last Saturday night 9
March 2019. The Chair has conducted a number of media interviews TV1, TV3
Newsub, Radio NZ, PMN Radio 531pi, Tagata Pasifika, and AC local communication
on tv and radio, to encourage the public, the community to remain calm and
encourage those to assist Police Crime Investigations on behalf of the Local
Board. We also express our thoughts and sincere condolences and messages
of support to Mr Brown’s bereaved family at this time. The full
Police investigation continues to focus on the circumstances leading up to the
fatal incident and bring those responsible to Justice. I will also
be speaking to concerned community leaders in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
area.
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Some Māngere Bridge residents are very
upset at the Tupuna Maunga Authority program of Tree Restoration removing 150
exotic trees beginning 11 March 2019. All complaints received by elected
members have been forwarded to the Tupunga Maunga Authority chair Paul Majurey
and Operations team. The letter from Mr Paul Majurey has been sent out on
11 March 2019 to the Residents who are concerned at the Māngere Mountain
Restoration programme. A number of residents have complained to pause the
Tree Removal programme. The Chair spoke of the concerns at the Local
Board Chairs forum on Monday, 11 March 2019 and supported a possible solution
for the Chair and Tupuna Maunga Authority officers to consider, regarding early
engagement and education with Local Boards and our communities who live around
Maunga.
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Ethnic Food Festival Māngere Town Centre courtyard a success for the organisers, who want to continue in this
format.
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Ōtāhuhu Family Fun Day, well done to
organisers, and for Members support of this occasion enjoyed by our Community.
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South Auckland Poets 10-year celebration,
congratulations to the Founders for their decade long birthday, the celebration
was enjoyed by many.
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics) initiative organised by Mary Aue and partners supported by
strategic management Microsoft and many others, opened by Hon Aupito S W Sio,
MP for Māngere, very successful event
congratulations to the organising team.
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Congratulations to Mary Aue, Managing Director
of Coconut Wireless, winner of the Toloa Awards Scholarship 2019 on Monday, 11
March 2019.
7 Petitions
No petitions have
been received.
8 Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation - Otahuhu Business Association
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The presentation was tabled at the meeting. 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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Resolution
number MO/2019/17
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member C
Elliott:
That Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) thank
Caroline Paepae and Richette Rodger of the Otahuhu Business
Association for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 March 2019 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
Item 8.1 Otahuhu Business Association presentation
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8.2
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Deputation - Mataatua Marae
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The presentation was tabled at the meeting. 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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Resolution
number MO/2019/18
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member N
Bakulich:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) receive
the presentation and thank Mereana Hona for her attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 March 2019 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
Item 8.2 Mataatua Marae presentation
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9 Public
Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum - Robert Minhinnick
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This item was
withdrawn as Mr Minhinnick was not available to attend.
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10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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11
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Governing Body Member Update
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Cr Efeso Collins tabled his apology for absence and Cr
Alf Filipaina had to leave the meeting prior to this update.
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There was no
Governing Body Member Update.
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Auckland Transport March 2019 Update Report
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Resolution
number MO/2019/22
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member C
O'Brien:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) receive
the Auckland Transport March 2019 update report.
b) request Auckland Transport to investigate, options for improved
lighting and safety in the Mangere Bridge causeway area, that the options
include: rough order of costs and funding opportunities that could include
resources from New Zealand Transport Agency, to deliver this project.
c) request
that New Zealand Transport Agency and Auckland Transport to work together and
provide clear roles and responsibilities on how the disruption of the local
community is minimized during the replacement of the Old Māngere Bridge.
d)
request New Zealand Transport Agency and Auckland
Transport to support the implementation of safety initiatives, like lighting,
to be developed into the planning phase of replacing the Old Māngere Bridge.
CARRIED
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Note: That items 18 and 19 be considered
after Item 14.
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18
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Māori naming of parks and places in the
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area
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Mana whenua
representatives: Martin Te Moni from Ngaati Whanaunga and Ngaio Kemp from Te
Rununga o Ngāti Whātua were present for this item.
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Resolution
number MO/2019/23
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by
Member C Elliott:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:
a) note
the Auckland Council Māori Language Policy 2016 (Attachment A).
b) endorse
the Te Kete Rukuruku programme, including the Māori naming of parks and
places, noting that it supports the visibility of te reo Māori and seeks
to capture and tell the unique Māori stories of
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Tāmaki Makaurau.
c) invite
mana whenua to provide a Māori name and narrative for the list of parks
detailed in Attachment B of this report.
d) note
it is expected that the gifted names and narratives will be adopted by the
local board for use as dual names to enrich the stories of parks and support
the Māori language to be visible, heard, spoken and learnt.
CARRIED
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Māngere Mountain Education Centre - funding for
2018/19 financial year
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Resolution
number MO/2019/24
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member C
O'Brien:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) approve
the release of the second tranche of funding of $206,000 for 2018/2019 to the
Māngere Mountain Education Trust based on the proposed
performance measures and reporting schedule.
b) approve
the shareholder comments on the draft statement of intent as follows:
i) recognise
the uncertainty that Māngere Mountain
Education Trust is operating under and note the need for Māngere
Mountain Education Trust to develop a strategic plan which
can inform any review of its governance arrangements.
ii) ask
Māngere Mountain Education Trust to develop a measure about local school participation in the
final statement of intent which can be endorsed by the local board and
included in the funding agreement for 2019/2020.
iii) ensure
that the statement of intent reflects the Auckland Plan 2050.
c) note
that staff will provide advice on the funding for the 2019/20 financial year
in June 2019.
d) note
that Auckland Council’s Internal Audit department will undertake
another assessment against the agreed internal control standards in March
2019.
CARRIED
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Allocation of funding to Citizens Advice Bureaux
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Feedback on the new model for allocating funding to
Citizens Advice Bureaux was tabled at the meeting. 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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Resolution
number MO/2019/26
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member C
Elliott:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) approve
the attached feedback tabled at the meeting on the new model for allocating
funding to Citizens Advice Bureaux.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 March 2019 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
Item 16 Feedback on funding to Citizens Advice Bureaux
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New Road Name in the Gemscott Walmsley Ltd
Subdivision at 106 Walmsley Road Mangere
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Resolution
number MO/2019/27
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member C
Elliott:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) approve the new road name of Katatai Street, the
board’s preferred name due to the reference to the banded rail which
lives in the area, for the Gemscott Walmsley Ltd subdivision at 106
Walmsley Road, Māngere, in accordance with section
319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.
CARRIED
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Note: That items 18 and 19 was considered
after Item 14.
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2019 Local Government New Zealand Conference
and Annual General Meeting
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Resolution
number MO/2019/29
MOVED by Chairperson L Sosene, seconded by Member N
Bakulich:
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) nominate Member Makalita Kolo to attend the Local Government New
Zealand 2019 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Wellington, from Sunday 7 July to Tuesday 9 July 2019.
b) confirm that conference attendance, including travel and
accommodation, will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland
Council Elected Member Expense Policy.
c) note that any members who wish to attend the AGM must provide
their names to the Kura Kāwana programme team by Friday 12
April 2019 to ensure that they are registered with Local
Government New Zealand.
CARRIED
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25 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
Member Elliott closed the meeting in
prayer.
7.42pm 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 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local
Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
