Minutes of Howick Local Board

The chair acknowledged the 40^th anniversary of the opening of the Howick Historical Village. Noting, the village as a living icon of the significant heritage of the Howick area, a great living representation of colonial history and a wonderful teaching resource for our young ones. Additionally, as a popular tourist attraction.

On behalf of the Howick Local Board the chair acknowledged and thanked the board and management of the village and the many volunteers who care for the village and the grounds, and those who bring it alive for their many delighted visitors.

7 Petitions

There were no petitions.

8 Deputations

8.1	Deputation - HPK Swimming Club and Swimming Counties Manukau, Aquatic centre at Barry Curtis Park
	A presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the open minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number HW/2020/25 MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member M Turinsky: That the Howick Local Board: a) receive the deputation from Alastair Bates on behalf of HPK Swimming Club and Swimming Counties Manukau and thank him for his presentation. b) request Service Strategy & Integration to consider HPK Swimming Club’s and Swimming Counties Manukau deputation as part of the Flat Bush Aquatic and Leisure Centre project. CARRIED
	Attachments a 16 March 2020 Howick Local Board meeting Item 8.1 Deputations - HPK Swimming Club and Swimming Counties Manukau

9 Public Forum

9.1

Public Forum - Dave Upfold, Against Howick Local Board funding and/or support for athletes participating at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan

Resolution number HW/2020/26

MOVED by Chairperson A White, seconded by Member P Young:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Dave Upfold for his attendance.

CARRIED

9.2

Public Forum - Aaron Fleming, Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre's proposed Facilities Improvement Plan

Resolution number HW/2020/27

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller, seconded by Member D Collings:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Aaron Fleming for his attendance.

b) request Parks, Sport & Recreation consider this request and continues to assist Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre through the Sport and Recreation Facility Investment Fund application process.

CARRIED

9.3

Public Forum - Claire Atkinson, Development at 10 The Boulevard, Sunnyhills

Resolution number HW/2020/28

MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member B Kendall:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Claire Atkinson for her attendance.

b) note the following:

i) the Auckland Unitary Plan established the rules of what can be built and where.

ii) there was considerable consultation on the Unitary Plan, and Auckland Council’s Governing Body made up of 20 ward councillors and the Mayor resolved to make the Unitary Plan operative in part in 2016 to guide development in Auckland.

iii) everybody has to abide by the Auckland Unitary Plan rules – the applicants, the council, the community, and neighbours.

iv) Howick Local Boad is not able to make decisions or influence individual resource consent applications, except to make comment on whether some significant applications should be publicly notified.

c) request that, given the level of community interest, the planning officers via the Chief Executive investigate public notification with regards to the application for development of 10 The Boulevard, Sunnyhills.

CARRIED

Member K Bungard arrived to the meeting at 6.24pm.

9.4

Public Forum - Duncan Peters, Development at 10 The Boulevard, Sunnyhills

Resolution number HW/2020/29

MOVED by Chairperson A White, seconded by Member M Turinsky:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Duncan Peters for his attendance.

CARRIED

9.5

Public Forum - Teena Kennedy, Development at 10 The Boulevard, Sunnyhills

Resolution number HW/2020/30

MOVED by Member K Bungard, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Teena Kennedy for her attendance.

CARRIED

9.6

Public Forum - Roxanne Bakke, Development at 10 The Boulevard, Sunnyhills

Resolution number HW/2020/31

MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member K Bungard:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) thank Roxanne Bakke for her attendance.

CARRIED

10 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

11	Chairperson's Report
	Chairperson A White’s tabled her Chairpersons report. A copy has been placed on the open minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number HW/2020/32 MOVED by Chairperson A White, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller: That the Howick Local Board: a) note the Chairperson’s verbal update and written report. CARRIED
	Attachments a 16 March 2020 Howick Local Board meeting Item 11 Chairperson's Report

Governing Body Member update

Resolution number HW/2020/33

MOVED by Member M Turinsky, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) receive the verbal reports from Cr Paul Young and Cr Sharon Stewart.

CARRIED

Note: Cr Paul Young and Cr Sharon Stewart left the meeting at 7.06pm.

Auckland Transport March 2020 update report to the Howick Local Board

Auckland Transport’s Elected Member Relationship Manager, Ben Stallworthy was in attendance to speak to this item.

Resolution number HW/2020/34

MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member M Turinsky:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) receive the Auckland Transport March 2020 monthly update report.

b) request Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive Officer, Shane Ellison report back to the Howick Local Board as to why the current proposed safety measures that have been implemented at the Flatbush School Road culvert were not put in place when the issue was first brought to Auckland Transports attention.

c) request Auckland Transport provide a detailed timeframe of the delivery of the Flatbush School Road Pedestrian Bridge.

CARRIED

Request for local board views on Plan Change 34: Special Character Statement for Special Character Areas Overlay - Howick Business

Principal Planner, Katrina David and Manager Planning, Celia Davison were in attendance to speak to this item.

Resolution number HW/2020/35

MOVED by Member K Bungard, seconded by Member B Burns:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) support Proposed Plan Change 34 - Special Character Statement for Special Character Areas Overlay - Howick Business as notified.

b) appoint Chairperson A White of the local board to speak to any local board views on Proposed Plan Change 34 - Special Character Statement for Special Character Areas Overlay - Howick Business, at the plan change hearing, if local board views and preferences are expressed in a resolution.

CARRIED

Sport and Recreation Investment Fund Howick Local Board project endorsement.

Resolution number HW/2020/36

MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member B Burns:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) endorse the Howick Bowling Club covered greens project.

b) allocate $157,000 towards the project, subject to the Parks, Arts, Community and Events (PACE) Committee allocation of funds from the Sport Recreation Facility Investment Fund (SRIF) in April 2020.

CARRIED

Diversity in Parks Planning report

Resolution number HW/2020/37

MOVED by Member M Turinsky, seconded by Member B Burns:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) receive the Diversity in Parks Planning report.

b) request that, for future parks planning in the Howick Local Board area, council officers incorporate the outcomes identified in the Diversity in Parks Planning report to design elements and provide amenity that reflects local diversity.

CARRIED

Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Action Framework - Proposed changes

Resolution number HW/2020/38

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller, seconded by Member P Young:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) support the changes to the draft Te Taruke-a-Tawhiri: Auckland’s Climate Action Framework.

CARRIED

Local Board feedback to the Independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review

Resolution number HW/2020/39

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller, seconded by Member B Burns:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) endorse the Council-Controlled Organisations Review to the Independent Panel.

b) endorse the Council Controlled Organisations model for delivering council services, but would seek that:

i) demonstrate improved respect for the role of local boards

ii) undertake meaningful, proactive and genuine engagement with local boards

iii) demonstrate an understanding that Auckland Council is much more expansive than just the central areas of the city and deliver services accordingly.

iv) adopt the Ports of Auckland Limited approach to compile and distribute each Council Controlled Organisations annual plan to elected members that consists of a condensed overview of their operational expenditure, achievements, current programme and their vision.

c) recommend if consideration were to be made to reducing the number of Council Controlled Organisations that:

i) Watercare should be retained as a Council Controlled Organisation;

ii) Panuku should be retained as a Council Controlled Organisation in part for property and urban development. All other functions, such as responsibility for service properties and other properties not planned for development, to be returned to the Auckland Council group; and

iii) ATEED to be returned to the Auckland Council group, with local boards and the governing body sharing decision making with support from local tourism advisory groups.

CARRIED

Approval for 12 new road names for Stages 10A and 10B, 12, and 13 at Donegal Glen in Flat Bush.

Resolution number HW/2020/40

MOVED by Member P Young, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) approve 8 names for the following new roads at the Donegal Glen Stage 10A & 10B development site in Flat Bush, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references SUB60304960, and stage variation SUB60304960-A):

i) ROAD 1: Ballyliffin Drive

ii) ROAD 2: Clonmany Road

iii) ROAD 3: Bushfield Drive

iv) ROAD 4: Tannaghmore Drive

v) ROAD 5: Drumnaconagher Drive

vi) COAL 1: Corveen Crescent

vii) COAL 2: Cumber Lane

viii) COAL 3: Glann Lane

b) approve 3 names for the following new roads at the Donegal Glen Stage 12 development site in Flat Bush, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references BUN60344688 and SUB60344689):

i) Drumaness Road

ii) Rossbeg Lane

iii) Knock Lane

c) approve the name ‘Dungloe Avenue’ for ‘ROAD 1’ extending through the Donegal Glen Stage 12 & 13 development site in Flat Bush, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references BUN60344688 and SUB60344689).

CARRIED

Urgent Decision Howick Local Board - to provide feedback on the Auckland Council draft submission to the Justice Committee's inquiry into the 2019 local elections

Resolution number HW/2020/41

MOVED by Chairperson A White, seconded by Member B Kendall:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) note the urgent decision made on 19 February 2020 to provide feedback on the Auckland Council draft submission to the Justice Committee’s inquiry into the 2019 local elections.

b) note their support of the draft submission and the feedback provided as follows:

i) that more innovative ways of encouraging voter turn-out be explored, including a safe, secure on-line voting system.

CARRIED

Governance forward work calendar

Resolution number HW/2020/42

MOVED by Chairperson A White, seconded by Member M Turinsky:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) note the governance forward work calendar.

CARRIED

Workshop records

Resolution number HW/2020/43

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Spiller, seconded by Member B Kendall:

That the Howick Local Board:

a) note the workshop records for workshops held on 13, 20 and 27 February 2020.

CARRIED

23 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

7.28 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 Howick Local Board HELD ON

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

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

Chairperson	Adele White
Deputy Chairperson	John Spiller
Members	Katrina Bungard	from 6:24pm Item 9.4
	Bo Burns
	David Collings
	Bruce Kendall
	Mike Turinsky
	Bob Wichman	via electronic attendance
	Peter Young, JP

Councillor	Cr Paul Young	until 7:06pm
Councillor	Cr Sharon Stewart	until 7:06pm