Franklin Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Franklin Local Board held in the Local Board Chambers, Pukekohe Service Centre, 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 at 09.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Andrew Baker

 

Deputy Chairperson

Angela Fulljames

 

Members

Malcolm Bell

 

 

Alan Cole

 

 

Sharlene Druyven

 

 

Lance Gedge

 

 

Amanda Kinzett

 

 

Matthew Murphy

 

 

Logan Soole

 

 


Franklin Local Board

25 February 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number FR/2020/1

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member S Druyven:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday 3 December 2019, as true and correct.

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 - Franklin Arts Festival Committee

 

Resolution number FR/2020/2

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member S Druyven:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)       thank Lois Templeton ( President), and Pamela Woods (Treasurer),

          of the Franklin Arts Festival Committee for their attendance and presentation.

CARRIED


 

 

 

8.2

Deputation  - Te Ara Hikoi

 

A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is availab le on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number FR/2020/3

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member M Bell:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      thank Glenn Richards for his attendance and presentation on Te Ara Hikoi, a new organisation that aims to strengthen local community biodiversity initiatives in the Franklin and some North Waikato areas.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     25 February 2020 Deputation: Te Ara Hikoi  

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11

Auranga Fitness Station and Dog Agility Course

 

Resolution number FR/2020/4

MOVED by Member M Bell, seconded by Member A Cole:   

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)         approve the Auranga fitness station plans prepared by Playco Playgrounds (Attachment A of the agenda report)

b)         approve the Auranga dog agility course design plans prepared by Replas NZ (Attachment B of the agenda report)

c)         delegate the approval of engineering detailed design to Parks Services and Community Facilities.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Appointment of LGNZ Lead and nominee for LGNZ Conference 2020

 

Resolution number FR/2020/5

MOVED by Member M Bell, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      appoint Member Andrew Baker (Chair) as lead and Member Angela Fulljames (Deputy Chair) as alternate for Local Government New Zealand related matters for the 2019-2022 triennium and task these members with representing the local board at Auckland/Local Government New Zealand meetings.

b)      nominate Member Andrew Baker (Chair) to attend the Local Government New Zealand 2020 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Waiharakeke Blenheim, Thursday 16 July to Saturday 18 July 2020.

c)      note that Members Malcolm Bell, Matthew Murphy and Logan Soole have indicated an intention to attend the conference in Waiharakeke Blenheim, from Thursday 16 July to Saturday 18 July 2020, with expenses funded from their individual development budgets.

d)      confirm that conference attendance including travel and accommodation will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.

e)      note that any members who wish to attend the AGM must provide their names to the Democracy Services Business Hub team by Friday 17 April 2020 to ensure that they are registered with Local Government New Zealand.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport monthly update to the Franklin Local Board - February 2020

 

Kenneth Tuai, Elected Member Relationship Manager Auckland Transport, was in attendance to speak to this item.

 

 

Resolution number FR/2020/6

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)        receive the Auckland Transport monthly update to the Franklin Local Board - February 2020.

 

b)        note the observation in the RIMU report “Living in Addison: An investigation into the lived experience of a master planned housing development in Auckland November 2019” (technical report 2019/023 November 2019), highlighting the implications when urban design principles do not align with the lived experience.

 

c)         express its concern that current design guidelines are not appropriate for areas not served by a comprehensive public transport network and are creating public safety issues, and request that Auckland Transport return to the board with options for influencing an amended approach to roading design within green-field development areas.

 

d)        request that Auckland transport develop a greenfields subdivision settlement design guideline to supplement the current Auckland Transport urban design guideline.

CARRIED

 

 

14

New road name for a new road in the subdivision of land at 252 Clevedon- Kawakawa Road, Clevedon by Netherlea Holdings Limited.

 

Resolution number FR/2020/7

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Kinzett:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      approve the name Riverside Way for the new private road created by way of a subdivision development at 252 Clevedon- Kawakawa Road, Clevedon (Council reference: MC52676, SUB60300549), in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.

CARRIED

 


 

 

15

Approval for new road names at 110 Maraetai School Road Maraetai

 

Resolution number FR/2020/8

MOVED by Member M Bell, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)            approve the four preferred names for the two new roads and two new commonly-owned access lots (COAL) created by way of subdivision at 110 Maraetai School Road, Maraetai in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent reference BUN60311766:

Road 1 – Arthur Wright Place

Road 2 –Matara Avenue

COAL 1 – George Couldrey Lane

COAL 2 – Eckford Lane.

CARRIED

 

 


16

Correction of a road name in the subdivision at Drury South Crossing (425 Quarry Road, Drury) by Drury South Limited.

 

Resolution number FR/2020/9

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member A Kinzett:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      rescind resolution FR/2019/183 to name ‘ROAD 6’ being ‘Noia Place’ (due to duplication issues), within the Drury South Crossing development at 425 Quarry Road, Drury, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.

b)      approve the replacement name for ‘ROAD 6’ as ‘Toiawaka Road’, within the Drury South Crossing development at 425 Quarry Road, Drury, (Council reference SUB60325513), in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Urgent Decisions in the period 9 November 2019 to 13 February 2020 by the Franklin Local Board

 

Resolution number FR/2020/10

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      note the urgent decision providing Franklin Local Board’s feedback on the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) proposed speed limit changes to State Highway 22 (Attachment A of the agenda report).

b)      note the urgent decision providing Franklin Local Board’s feedback on the Auckland Council submission to the Ministry for Environment’s review of the effectiveness of the waste levy (Attachment B of the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

 

18

Governance Forward Work Calendar February 2020

 

Resolution number FR/2020/11

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Murphy:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      note the governance forward work calendar dated February 2020 (Attachment A of the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

 

19

Resolutions Pending Action

 

Resolution number FR/2020/12

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member S Druyven:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)            note the February 2020: Resolutions pending 2019-2020 report (Attachment A of the agenda report).

 

b)            request again Auckland Transport provide feedback from the Franklin public on the proposed Speed Limits Bylaw 2019  (refer Fr/2019/25).

CARRIED

 

 

20

Franklin Local Board workshop records

 

Resolution number FR/2020/13

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Kinzett:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)      receive the Franklin Local Board workshop records for 19 and 26 November 2019, 3 and 10 December 2019, 28 January 2020, 4 and 11 February 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for Quarter Two 2019/2020

 

Faithe Smith, Lead Financial Advisor, and Georgina Gilmour, Senior Advisor, were in attendance to speak to this report.

 

 

Resolution number FR/2020/14

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Kinzett:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)         receive the performance report for the financial Quarter Two ending 31 December 2019.

CARRIED

 


 

 

 

Procedural motion to exclude the public

 

Resolution number FR/2020/15

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Kinzett:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a)         exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1     CONFIDENTIAL:  Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for Quarter Two 2019/2020

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.                

S7(2)(j) – the withholding of the information is necessary to prevent the disclosure of use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage. In particular, the report contains information that is subject to obligations under the NZX Main Board and Debt Market Listing Rules and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 sections 97 and 461H.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

10.50am          The public was excluded

 

10.57am          The public was re-admitted.


 

 

 

 

RESTATEMENT

It was resolved while the public were excluded:

C1

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for Quarter Two 2019/2020

 

Resolution number FR/2020/16

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member S Druyven:  

That the Franklin Local Board:

c)      confirm that the financial performance report in Attachment B of the report to Item 21 (Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for Quarter Two 2019/2020) will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group interim report (half year) are released to the NZX which are expected to be made public on 28 February 2020.

d)      request that Local Driven Initiative operating expenditure reports are provided to the board in March of each year to note progress.

CARRIED

 

22        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

 

10.57 am                                            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 Franklin Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................