Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Thursday, 20 February 2020 at 9:34am

 

present

 

Chairperson

Margaret Miles, QSM, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

Until 10.56am [Item 12]

Members

Anna Atkinson

 

 

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

Until 11.44am [Item 20]

 

Nicholas Mayne

 

 

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

20 February 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2020/1

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 5 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

North Harbour Sports Council update

 

Resolution number UH/2020/2

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Richard Casutt, David Gibson and John Hunt, representing the North Harbour Sports Council, and thank them for their attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

8.2

Harbour Sport update

 

Resolution number UH/2020/3

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Richard Casutt from Harbour Sport and thank him for his attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

8.3

Herald Island Environmental Group: Kowhai Beach Reserve

 

Resolution number UH/2020/4

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Jan Diprose from the Herald Island Environmental Group and thank her for her attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11

Minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held Thursday, 5 December 2019

 

Note:       That the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Thursday, 5 December 2019, are attached at item 11 of the agenda for the information of the board only and were confirmed under item 4 of the agenda.

 

 

12

Regional Facilities Auckland: Quarter 1 performance report for the period ending 30 September 2019

 

The Directors Auckland Stadiums and the Manager Local Board Engagement were in attendance to support the item.

Deputy Chairperson L Whyte left the meeting at 10.56am

 

Resolution number UH/2020/5

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Regional Facilities Auckland quarter 1 performance report for the period ending 30 September 2019 (Attachment B to the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

 

13

Appointment of LGNZ Lead and nominee for LGNZ Conference 2020

 

Resolution number UH/2020/6

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

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

b)      nominate Member A Atkinson 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)      confirm that Local Government New Zealand 2020 conference attendance, including travel and accommodation, will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.

d)      note that any members who wish to attend the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Conference and Annual General Meeting must provide their names to the Democracy Services Business Hub team by Friday 17 April 2020 to ensure that they are registered with LGNZ.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Adoption of a community forum meeting for April 2020

 

Resolution number UH/2020/7

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      adopt a community forum meeting on 2 April 2020 commencing at 6.30pm, to be held at the Upper Harbour Local Board office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany village, with the primary purpose of engaging with the public via deputation and reporting from community organisations.

b)      note that the remaining schedule of community forum meetings for 2020, including meeting locations, will be formalised at the local board’s March 2020 business meeting.

c)      note that the dates and times for meetings for local board plans and local board agreements are yet to be finalised and these, along with any other items of business that need to be adopted due to time constraints, may be considered at a community forum meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Auckland Transport monthly update - February 2020

 

The Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport, was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2020/8

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the monthly update report from Auckland Transport for February 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Local board input into the Auckland Council submission on He Kura Koiora i hokia - a discussion document on a proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity

 

Resolution number UH/2020/9

MOVED by Member A Atkinson, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      provide input (refer to Attachment A to the agenda report) to the Auckland Council submission on He Kura Koiora i hokia - a discussion document on a proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Member A Atkinson

Member N Mayne

Chairperson M Miles

Against

Abstained

Member U Casuri Balouch

Member B Neeson

 

The motion was declared carried by 3 votes to 0.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Inquiry into the 2019 Local Elections and Liquor Licensing Trust Elections, and Recent Energy Trust Elections

 

Resolution number UH/2020/10

MOVED by Member B Neeson, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      delegate Chairperson M Miles, and Members N Mayne and U Casuri Balouch, to provide written feedback to the Governing Body meeting on 27 February 2020 on the Inquiry into the 2019 Local Elections and Liquor Licensing Trust Elections, and Recent Energy Trust Elections.

CARRIED

 

Item - 17. Auckland Transport monthly update - February 2020 - has been moved to another part of the document.

 

18

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday, 28 November, 12 and 19 December 2019, and 30 January 2020

 

Resolution number UH/2020/11

MOVED by Member A Atkinson, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday, 28 November, 12 and 19 December 2019, and 30 January 2020 (refer to Attachments A, B, C and D to the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

 

19

Governance forward work calendar - March 2020 to February 2021

 

Resolution number UH/2020/12

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Upper Harbour Local Board governance forward work calendar for the period March 2020 to February 2021, as set out in Attachment A to this agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Board members' reports - February 2020

 

Chairperson M Miles and Members N Mayne and A Atkinson provided hard copy board members’ report. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Member U Casuri Balouch left the meeting at 11.43am

 

Resolution number UH/2020/13

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the verbal board members’ reports.

b)      receive the hard copy board members’ reports from Chairperson M Miles, and Members N Mayne and A Atkinson.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20 February 2020 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 20 - Board members' report Chairperson M Miles

b     20 February 2020 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 20 - Board members' report Member N Mayne

c    20 February 2020 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 20 - Board members' report Member N Mayne - List of assets for inspection by Community Facilities

d    20 February 2020 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 20 - Board members' report - Member A Atkinson

 

21        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

11.44am                                             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 Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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