Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board held in the Ōrākei Marae, 59B Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei on 13 May 2019 at 7:05pm.
Chairperson |
Marama Royal |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Desley Simpson, JP |
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Members |
Mr Renata Blair |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Mr Kit Parkinson |
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ABSENT
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Mr Wyllis Maihi |
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Jamie Sinclair |
Chief Executive Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust |
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Jane Aickin |
Kaiwhakahaere Te Waka Tai-ranga-whenua |
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Manu Pihama |
Programme Manager |
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Munen Prakash |
Lead Financial Advisor |
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Tom Irvine |
General Manager Ōkahu Raku |
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Maea Petherick |
Senior Governance Advisor |
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board 13 May 2019 |
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Member R Blair opened the meeting with a mihi and karakia.
Resolution number NGA/2019/5 MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr D Simpson: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) accept the apology from Member W Maihi for absence. |
Note: Subsequently Member R Blair declared an interest with Harrison Grierson.
Resolution number NGA/2019/6 MOVED by Member R Blair, seconded by Member K Parkinson: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 18 February 2019, as a true and correct record. |
Subsequently the meeting agreed to discuss the 2021 America’s Cup and it’s affect on land governed by the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board at item 12 – Consideration of Extraordinary Business.
The matter was not on the agenda and could not wait until the next meeting because the matter had just arisen at a meeting with ATEED.
Note: The chairperson accorded precedence to Item 8 – Quarterly report including financial update and reforecast.
Quarterly report incluidng financial update and reforecast |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/7 MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Member R Blair: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) request Auckland Council to carry forward the 2018/2019 unspent operational budget at year end into the 2019/2020 budget to support deferred maintenance at Pourewa Creek Recreation Reserve, delivery of the joint management plan and the ongoing employment of a programme manager. b) request Auckland Council defer $3,260,000 capital funding, currently allocated in years 2018-2021, to years 2021-2025. This includes any underspend in 2018/2019 which is estimated to be $783,147. c) delegate authority to the Chair to write to the Minister of Conservation, in particular highlighting the autonomous role that the reserves board has under the settlement legislation as it relates to the Reserves Act and the impact the Minister’s proposal would have on this role. |
Note: The chairperson accorded precedence to Item 10 – Fraud Policy and Funding MOU.
Fraud Policy and Funding MOU |
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Note: changes to the original motion, adding new clauses c), was made with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/8 MOVED by Member R Blair, seconded by Member K Parkinson: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) adopt the Fraud Policy dated May 2019 (Attachment A of the report) b) endorse the Funding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Auckland Council and the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board dated May 2019 (Attachment B of the report). c) delegate authority to the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to make any minor amendments. d) delegate to the Chairperson the authority to sign the Funding Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board. |
Note: The Board would like to receive a copy of the Risk Register and requests the development of a health and safety policy and greater levels of reporting on health and safety matters.
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Minutes of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board meeting,18 February 2019 |
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Note: changes to the original recommendation were made, adding clause c), with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/9 MOVED by Member R Blair, seconded by Cr L Cooper: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) approve the implementation of the Orakei Visual Framework Engagement Plan which will be led by the Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust office and supported by Whai Maia and Xanthe White Design. b) authorise the spending of up to $40,000 from savings to deliver these engagement activities with a completion date of 30 June 2019. c) delegate authority to the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to make any minor amendments. |
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Pourewa Creek Recreation Reserve entranceway and nursery developments |
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Note: changes to the original motion were incorporated under clauses a), b) and c) and the addition of clause d), with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/10 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr D Simpson, seconded by Member R Blair: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) approve the commencement of the Pourewa Nursery project in line with the Project Charter (attachment A of the report) subject to Ngāti Whātua Trust Board approval. b) authorise the project expenditure of up to $220k from the 2018/2019 budget. c) note that the Pourewa Creek Recreation Reserve entrance way and nursery works have been granted resource consent. d) note that the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board, in agreement with the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, may rename Pourewa Creek Recreation Reserve. |
Note: Item 8 - Quarterly report including financial update and reforecast was considered prior to Item 5 - Minutes of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board meeting, 18 February 2019.
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Resolution number NGA/2019/11 MOVED by Member R Blair, seconded by Cr L Cooper: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) support the ongoing provision of a kaitiaki service on the Whenua Rangatira on weekends and public holidays from 0630 -1900 from October through to April in addition to a reduced kaitiaki role from May to September. b) approve an ongoing operational budget of $77,240 for the Kaitiaki Service with funding over and above the current budget provision being reallocated from the underspent maintenance budget. c) approve capital expenditure of up to $50,000 for capital works including a branded container for equipment storage and marketing collateral to support community engagement. This approval is subject to reporting back to the reserves board for approval in relation to the location of the container. |
Note: Item - 10 Fraud Policy and Funding MOU was considered prior Item 5 - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board minutes 18 February 2019.
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board August and December 2019 meeting dates |
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Note: changes to the original motion were incorporated under sub-clause i) and the addition of sub-clause iii), with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/12 MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Chairperson M Royal: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) approve the proposed meeting dates for the remainder of 2019 as follows: i) Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 4pm, Auckland Town Hall ii) Monday, 5 August 2019, 5pm, Orākei Marae, Orākei iii) Monday, 2 December 2019, 5pm, Orākei Marae, Orākei. |
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Note: the meeting agreed to discuss the 2021 America’s Cup and it’s affect on land governed by the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board which is currently under discussion at ATEED. |
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Resolution number NGA/2019/13 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr D Simpson, seconded by Member R Blair: That the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board: a) agree that a letter is sent to the Chief Executive of ATEED requesting an update is provided to the Reserves Board on the proposed public viewing locations and resources to support these for the 2021 America’s Cup, specifically as it relates to land governed by the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board. b) note that a copy of this resolution is provided to the Ōrākei Local Board, Maunga Authority and Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. |
Whakawātea
Member R Blair closed the meeting with karakia.
8.34 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 Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board HELD ON
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