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Waitematā
Local Board
16 April 2019
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1 Welcome
The Chair
opened the meeting and welcomed all those present.
2 Apologies
3Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
We acknowledge
the passing of Martin Putterill. Mr Putterill sought to improve society
and was a valued and active member of the Parnell community.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
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8.3
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Auckland Writers' Festival 14 – 19 May
2019
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/47
MOVED by Member R Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson
S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) thank
Anne O’Brien - Festival Director, Nicola
Strawbridge - Programme Manager and Ben Armstrong of Auckland Writers
Festival for the presentation and attendance at the business meeting
b) request
the Auckland Writers’ Festival presentation be forwarded to the
Environment and Community Committee with a recommendation that additional
regional financial support be considered to ensure the sustainable delivery
of the Festival.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 2090416 Waitemata Local Board Item 8.3 Auckland Writers
Festival - Presentation
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8.4
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Graham Street - Hardinge Street Precinct
Project
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/48
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Member V Tava:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) thank
David Watt – Accountant, Rob Neil – Managing Director Safari
Group, Andrew Pittar and panel members for the presentation and attendance at
the business meeting
b) request
Auckland Transport to report back on the status of the Victoria Street
cycleway project and provide the local board with a response to the traffic
management concerns raised in the presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 9.4 - Schedule of
support
b 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 9.4 - Supplementary
Header
c 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 9.4 - Ultra Vires
d 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 9.4 - Encumbrance
Instrument No. 9508255.1
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8.5
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Request for Prime Road, Grey Lynn to be
included in Residents’ Parking Zone (RPZ)
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/49
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Member V Tava:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) thank
John Dymond of John Dymond Projects for the presentation and attendance at
the business meeting
b) confirm
local board support for residential parking zones and request Auckland
Transport to investigate options for extending the Grey Lynn scheme as soon
as practicable.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 8.5 Supplementary
Documents
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9 Public
Forum
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9.1
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Support for Notice of Motion - Member R
Thomas - Western Springs Bush Restoration Project
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9.1 Wendy
Gray
Member D Roche left the meeting at
3.49pm
9.2 Lisa
Prager
Member D Roche returned to the meeting
at 4.01pm
9.3 Deborah
Manning
9.4 Gael
Baldock
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/50
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by
Member R Thomas:
That the
Waitematā Local Board:
a)
thank Wendy Grey, Lisa Prager, Deborah
Manning and Gael Baldock for their presentations and attendance at the
meeting.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20190416 Wendy Gray - Speaking Notes
b 20190416 Wendy Gray - Ministry of Forestry
report 1988
c 20190416 Gael Baldock - Speaking notes
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Member A Christie left the meeting at
4.30pm.
The meeting adjourned at 4:37pm.
The meeting reconvened at 4.45pm.
10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of
Motion
Under Waitematā
Local Board Standing Order 2.5.1 a Notice of Motion has been received from Member
R Thomas for consideration under item 12.
Note that on 19 March 2019 the Notice of
Motion – Member R Thomas – Western Springs Bush Restoration Project
was adjourned to 16 April 2019.
Resolution number WTM/2019/52
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson S Chambers, seconded by Member DR Roche:
That the Waitematā Local Board:
a)
agree that item 12 – Notice of Motion – Member R Thomas
– Western Springs Bush Restoration Project be adjourned to 16 April 2019.
CARRIED
Pursuant to Waitematā
Local Board Standing Order 1.7.4 Debate on Adjourned items, Member S Chamber
who moved the adjournment may speak first in the debate. Members who have
already spoken in the debate may not speak again.
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Notice of Motion - Member R Thomas - Western
Springs Bush Restoration Project
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Motion
That the Waitematā Local Board:
a) receive the Notice
of Motion
b) acknowledge the Hearing
Commissioners view that the project must not focus on tree removal rather
than protecting, enhancing and restoring the Sensitive Ecological Area (SEA)
c) provide the
following direction to staff regarding the delivery of the Western Springs
Native Bush Restoration Project:
i. request council staff to
commission an independent and comprehensive Ecological Management Plan for
the area
ii. that the Ecological
Management Plan is informed by an independent ecologist undertaking a
tree-by-tree assessment of the pines and makes a recommendation of how
removal methodology has been designed to achieve the desired outcomes of
protecting and enhancing the SEA
iii. that the Ecological Management
Plan include an accurate overall site plan and map of priority areas for
protection
iv. that the Ecological Management Plan
provide for the reinstatement of the walking access track
v. that the Ecological Management
Plan is consulted with the community and a community reference group is
established to provide further guidance before the Plan is adopted; and
vi. that an independent ecologist is
empowered through the Ecological Management Plan to direct tree removal on an
as-needed basis consistent with a transition from the dominant pine canopy to
native forest.
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/53
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers, seconded by Member DR Roche:
That the Waitematā Local
Board:
a)
agree that item 12 – Notice of Motion – Member R Thomas
– Western Springs Bush Restoration Project be adjourned to 21 May 2019
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.9.7 Member R Thomas requested that his dissenting vote be recorded.
Member R Thomas left the meeting at
4.51pm
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13
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Councillor's report
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Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s
There was no verbal
update from the Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor, Mike Lee.
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Member R Thomas returned to the meeting
at 4.55pm
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Auckland Transport Monthly Report - April
2019
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/54
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) receive
the Auckland Transport April 2019 report
b) request Auckland Transport assist with facilitating the
introduction of time restricted parking in Newmarket Park
c) allocate up to $4,000 from the Waitematā Local Board Community
Response Fund to implement the time restricted parking at Newmarket Park
d) request
a rough order of cost for the Newmarket Wayfinding Strategy and Signage
Enhancement project proposed to coincide with the opening of the new mall
e) request
a rough order of cost for the installation of wayfinding signage on No Exit
streets with pedestrian access ways, paths leading to reserves and parks, and
providing direction to cycleways.
CARRIED
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New community sublease to Royal New Zealand Plunket
Trust, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/56
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) grant
a new community sublease to Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust at 545 Parnell
Road, Parnell for the room measuring at approximately 48.55m2 subject to the
following terms and conditions:
i) term:
commencing 1 May 2019 with expiry 22 May 2022 to align with the expiry of
Council’s third-party building lease
ii) rent:
$1.00 plus GST per annum if requested
iii) maintenance
fee: $1,213.75 plus GST per annum (calculated at $25per m2 lease area)
iv) Royal
New Zealand Plunket Trust Community Outcomes Plan to be negotiated and
approved by the Chair and Deputy Chair of the board
v) all
other terms and conditions to be in accordance with the Auckland Council
Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.
CARRIED
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Local board decisions and input into the
Annual Budget 2019/2020 and the proposed amendment to the 10-year Budget
2018-2028
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/58
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) receive
consultation feedback on the Waitematā
Local Board priorities for 2019/2020
b) approve
its advocacy initiatives for inclusion (to be tabled) to its 2019/2020 Local
Board Agreement and delegate authority to the Waitematā Local Board
Chair to make minor changes
c) receive consultation feedback on regional proposals in the Annual
Budget 2019/2020 and on the proposed amendment to the 10-year Budget
2018-2028 regarding property transfers from people or organisations based in
the Waitematā Local Board area
d) provide
feedback on the Annual Budget 2019/2020 as follows:
i) support an increase of $20.67 to the annual waste management
charge to recover the additional costs of recycling processing and inorganic
service volumes exceeding forecast
ii) support not charging rates on some parts of the land owned by
religious organisations used for religious purposes
iii) support an increase to regulatory fees to cover increased service
costs
iv) support the proposed additional funding of $5 million to support
the Auckland City Mission HomeGround project
e) provide
feedback on the proposed amendment to the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 as
follows:
i) support the transfer of legal ownership of Panuku owned properties
on the city centre waterfront to Auckland Council.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20190416 Waitemata Local Board Item 17 Annual Budget -
Advocacy List
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Additions to the 2016-2019 Waitematā
Local Board meeting schedule
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/59
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Member DR Roche:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) approve
one meeting date to be added to the 2016-2019 Waitematā
Local Board meeting schedule to accommodate the Annual Budget 2019/2020 and
proposed amendment to 10-Year Budget 2018-2028 timeframes as follows:
· Tuesday,
4 June 2019 at 3.30pm.
b) note
the venue for this meeting will be the Waitematā Local
Board office located on the ground floor at 52 Swanson Street, Auckland
Central.
CARRIED
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Waitematā Local Board feedback on the
Department of Conservations' proposed revocation of certain delegations to
Territorial Authorities under the Reserves Act 1977
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/60
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) delegate
authority to the Waitematā Local Board Chair and Member D Roche to
provide formal feedback by 18 April 2019 on behalf of the local board in
relation to the Department of Conservation proposal to revoke most
Ministerial delegations to Territorial Authorities under the Reserves Act
1977.
CARRIED
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Auckland Council Policy on Dogs and Dog
Management Bylaw Statement of Proposal resolution from Governing Body
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Resolution
number WTM/2019/61
MOVED by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) receive
the 28 February 2019 Governing Body resolution on the Auckland Council Policy
on Dogs and Dog Management Bylaw Statement of Proposal
b) note
that the Hearings Panel has been rescheduled to 21 June 2019 to enable local
boards to review the public submissions so that they are able to understand
their community views before providing feedback
c) delegate
to the Chair and Parks Portfolio lead members to finalise the local board
views on the Auckland Council Policy and Dog Management Bylaw Statement of
Proposal and attend the hearing panel on 21 June 2019.
CARRIED
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Member D Roche left the meeting at 6.16pm
26 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
6.21pm 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 Waitematā Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
