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Waitākere Ranges Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a
meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board held via Skype for Business on
Thursday, 23 April 2020 at 4.01pm.
Either a recording or written summary of this
meeting will be uploaded to the Auckland Council website.
present
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Chairperson
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Greg Presland
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Saffron Toms
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Members
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Mark Allen
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Michelle
Clayton
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Sandra Coney,
QSO
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Ken Turner
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ALSO PRESENT
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Councillor
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Shane
Henderson
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Note: All
members attended via electronic link.
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Waitākere
Ranges Local Board
23 April 2020
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1 Welcome
Chairperson G
Presland opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
Members were reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from
decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any
private or other external interest they might have.
Specifically,
members were asked to identify any new interests they have not previously
disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with
a matter on the agenda.
The following are
declared interests of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
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Board Member
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Organisation/Position
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Mark Allen
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Community Waitākere – Executive
Officer
- Bethells Valley Fire – Senior Fire Fighter
- Waitākere Licensing Trust – Trustee
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Michelle Clayton
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Glen Eden Community House – Treasurer
- Glen Eden Residents’ Association – Treasurer
- Waitākere Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) –
Committee Member
- The Personal Advocacy and Safeguarding Adults Trust – Trustee
- Glen Eden Returned Services Association (RSA) – Member
- Glen Eden Railway Trust – Member
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Sandra Coney
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Waitematā District Health Board – Elected
Member
- Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron
- New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Member
- New Zealand Military Defence Society – Member
- Cartwright Collective – Member
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Community Waitākere – family
member has contract
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Greg Presland
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- Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust – Trustee
- Combined Youth Services Trust – Trustee
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Glen Eden Bid – Member
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Titirangi Ratepayers and Residents Association
– Member
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Waitākere Ranges Protection Society - Member
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Titirangi RSA - Member
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Maungakiekie Golf Club
– Member
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Saffron Toms
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Titirangi Community House
– Secretary
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Ken Turner
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Nil
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Member
appointments
Board members are
appointed to the following external community groups and organisations for
the 2019-2022 triennium. In these appointments board members
represent Auckland Council:
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External community group or
organisation
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Lead
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Alternate
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Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group
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Mark Allen
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Saffron Toms
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Ark in the Park
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Mark Allen
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Sandra Coney
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Friends of Arataki and Waitākere
Regional Parkland Incorporated
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Michelle Clayton
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Sandra Coney
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Glen Eden Business Improvement
District (Glen Eden Business Association)
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Michelle Clayton
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Greg Presland
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Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre Trust
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Ken Turner
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Mark Allen
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Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary
Gallery
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Mark Allen
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Saffron Toms and Sandra Coney
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The Rural Advisory Panel
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Ken Turner
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Saffron Toms
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4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
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6.1
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Acknowledgement - Staff members and
contractors
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Resolution number WTK/2020/14
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Toms, seconded
by Member M Allen:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) acknowledge and thank all staff members and
contractors who have worked through these difficult times to serve the people
of Auckland, and note with sadness the loss of some staff and contractors
whose services have been discontinued.
CARRIED
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7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public
Forum
There was no
public forum.
10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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12
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Attendance at local board meetings during
the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period
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Resolution
number WTK/2020/16
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member M
Clayton:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local
Board:
a) note the temporary amendments pursuant to the COVID-19
Response (Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020 which allows members to attend
meetings by audio link or audio-visual link, as of right and despite anything
to the contrary in standing orders and to be counted for the purposes of quorum.
b) amend
its standing orders by including a new Standing Order 3.3.10 that reads as
follows:
Attendance of non-members by electronic link
A person other
than a member of the local board may participate in a meeting of the local
board by means of audio link or audio-visual link if the person is otherwise
approved to participate in accordance with Standing Orders Sections 6 and 7.
b)
amend its Standing
Order 7.8.5 to provide discretion to the chair of the meeting to decline Deputation and Public Forum requests via audio link or audio-visual link.
CARRIED
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14
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Panuku Development Auckland Local Board Six
Monthly Update 1 August 2019 to 29 February 2020
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Resolution
number WTK/2020/18
MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member M Clayton:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local
Board:
a)
receive the Panuku Development
Auckland Local Board update for 1 August 2019 to 29 February 2020.
b)
request that Panuku
investigate the granting of a lease at a “peppercorn” rate to
VisionWest Community Trust for use of part of the property at 202 West Coast
Road as a service hub for their housing and social programmes until the
building is demolished to make way for the future civic space.
c)
request to be included in discussions between Panuku and Council
departments on the future use of 300 West Coast Road, Glen Eden.
CARRIED
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Note: Item 16 - Local Board
feedback to the Independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review was considered
prior to Item 15 - Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate
Action Framework - Proposed changes
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16
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Local Board feedback to the Independent Council-Controlled
Organisations Review
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Member M Allen was not
online whilst this item was considered.
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Documents were tabled for this
item. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on
the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Resolution
number WTK/2020/19
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson S Toms:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a) formally endorse the tabled feedback on the Council-Controlled
Organisations Review to the Independent Panel.
b) delegate authority to the Chair to approve the
wording of any changes directed by the local board.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 23 April 2020, Waitākere Ranges Local Board: Item 16
- Local Board Feedback to the Independent Council Controlled Organisations
Review
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15
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Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri:
Auckland's Climate Action Framework - Proposed changes
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Member M Allen was back
online for consideration of this item.
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Documents were tabled for this
item. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on
the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Resolution
number WTK/2020/20
MOVED by Member M Allen, seconded by Chairperson G
Presland:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local
Board:
a) formally
endorse the tabled feedback on Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri:
Auckland’s Climate Action Framework including:
· introducing
three pillars representing the core drivers for climate action (i.e., a
place-based approach; emissions reduction; preparing for climate change)
· moving
from eleven key moves to eight priorities
· changing
the title from Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s
Climate Action Framework to Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri:
Auckland’s Climate Plan.
b)
delegate authority to the Chair to
approve the wording of any further changes directed by the local board.
c)
request the strong
consideration of this framework in the development of the Auckland Council
capital project response to Covid-19 and the potential economic downturn.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 23 April 2020, Waitākere Ranges Local Board: Item 15
- Feedback on Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Action
Framework - Proposed changes
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Note: Item 16 - Local Board
feedback to the Independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review was considered
prior to Item 15 - Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate
Action Framework - Proposed changes
22 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
5.47pm 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
