Whau Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board held via Skype for Business on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 at 6.00pm.

 

Either recording or written summary will be uploaded on the Auckland Council website.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Kay Thomas

 

Deputy Chairperson

Susan Zhu

 

Members

Fasitua Amosa

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai

 

 

Warren Piper

 

 

Jessica Rose

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Ward Councillor

Tracy Mulholland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

06 May 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

            Chair K Thomas opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

Member

Organisation

Position

 

Kay Thomas

 

 

·         New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau

·         Friends of Arataki

·         Western Quilters

Volunteer

Committee member

Member

Susan Zhu

 

 

·      Chinese Oral History Foundation 

·      The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland

Committee member

Board Member

 

Fasitua Amosa

 

 

·         Equity NZ

·         Massive Theatre Company

·         Avondale Business Association

Vice President

Board member

A family member is the Chair

Catherine Farmer

 

 

·      Avondale-Waterview Historical Society

·      Blockhouse Bay Historical Society 

·      Portage Licensing Trust

·      Blockhouse Bay Bowls

·      Forest and Bird organisation

·      Grey Power

Member

 

Member

Trustee

Patron

Member

Member

Te’eva Matafai

 

 

·      Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust 

·      Miss Samoa NZ

·      Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group

·      Pasifika Festival Village Coordinators Trust ATEED

·      Aspire Events

Co-Founder

 

Director

Director/Founder

 

Chairperson

 

Director

Warren Piper

 

 

·      New Lynn RSA

·      New Lynn Business Association

Associate Member

Member

 

Jessica Rose

 

 

·         Women in Urbanism-Aotearoa, Auckland Branch

·         Kaainga Ora

·         Forest & Bird

·         Big Feels Club

·         Frocks on Bikes

·         Bike Auckland

Committee member

 

Programme manager Sustainability

Member

Patron

Former co-chair

Former committee member

 

Member appointments

            Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.

External organisation

 

Leads

Alternate

Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group

 

Warren Piper

Catherine Farmer

Avondale Business Association

 

Kay Thomas

Warren Piper

Blockhouse Bay Business Association

 

Warren Piper

Fasitua Amosa

New Lynn Business Association

 

Susan Zhu

Kay Thomas

Rosebank Business Association

 

Fasitua Amosa

Warren Piper

Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust

 

Fasitua Amosa

Jessica Rose

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WH/2020/19

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 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

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

11

Ward Councillor's update

 

Resolution number WH/2020/20

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive and thank Whau Ward Councillor, Tracy Mulholland, for her verbal update.

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Whau Local board decisions and input into the Annual Budget 2020/2021

 

Resolution number WH/2020/21

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive consultation feedback on the proposed Whau Local Board priorities for 2020/202

b)      receive consultation feedback on regional proposals in the Annual Budget 2020/2021 from people or organisations based in the Whau Local Board area

c)      thank the people and organisations from the Whau Local Board area who gave feedback on the Annual Budget 2020/2021

d)      note that the majority of submitters from the Whau generally supported the proposals set out in the consultation document, including the Whau Local Board priorities

e)      confirm its key advocacy priorities for 2020/2021 as follows:

                  i.        site identification for the Whau aquatic and recreation facility

                 ii.         funding for full design and implementation of the Te Whau Pathway

               iii.         development of a multi-story park and ride in New Lynn.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:  A copy of the Whau Local Board written feedback on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 will be available on the Auckland Council website:

 

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/have-your-say/topics-you-can-have-your-say-on/annual-budget-2020-2021/Pages/whau-local-board.aspx

 

 

 

13

Request for Alcohol Ban extension at Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve

 

Resolution number WH/2020/22

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      adopt extending the Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve night-time alcohol ban, to include that part of Endeavour Street from outside number 56 and the carpark opposite number 60 to the cul-de-sac carpark at the bottom of Endeavour Street as shown in Attachment D of the report

b)      allocate up to $1,000 from the Whau Local Board Community Facilities Asset Based Services budget for the installation of alcohol ban signage on Endeavour Street.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Whau Local Board Grants Programme 2020/2021

 

Resolution number WH/2020/23

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)    adopt the Whau Grants Programme 2020/2021.

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Attendance at local board meetings during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period

 

Resolution number WH/2020/24

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau 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-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 (Attachment A).

c)      amend its Standing Orders 7.7.2 and 7.8.5 to provide discretion to the Chair of the meeting to decline Deputation and Public Forum requests via audio or audio-visual link (Attachment A).

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Whau Local Board for quarter two 2019/2020

 

Resolution number WH/2020/25

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      receive the performance report for quarter two ending 31 December 2019.

 

CARRIED

 

17

Whau Local Board additional appointment to the New Lynn Business Association

 

Resolution number WH/2020/26

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      appoint Member W Piper as a second alternate representative of the Whau Local Board to the New Lynn Business Association

b)      note that this appointment is in addition to those appointments already made by the Whau Local Board in respect of the New Lynn Business Association on 4 December 2019 (part (b)(iii) of resolution WH/2019/160) and not affect them.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.9.3, Member W Piper requested that his abstention from voting on this item be recorded.

 

 

 

18

Ratification of Whau Local Board feedback on Auckland Council submissions on the Draft 2021 Government Policy Statement on Land Transport and the Accessible Streets Regulatory Package

 

Resolution number WH/2020/27

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      ratify its feedback provided to Auckland Council staff by memo dated 15 April 2020 on the 2021 Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport

b)      ratify its feedback provided to Auckland Council staff by memo dated 16 April 2020 on the Accessible Streets Regulatory Package.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Ratification of Whau Local Board feedback on the Independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review

 

Resolution number WH/2020/28

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      ratify Attachment A as the local board’s feedback provided on 23 April 2020 for inclusion in the independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.97, noting that the Whau Local Board’s feedback has already been submitted, Members requested that the dissenting views of Member J Rose and Member C Farmer on part (d) of the submission relating to Auckland Transport be recorded.

 

 

Attachments

a     6 May 2020, Whau Local Board: Item 19 - Local Board's feedback for inclusion in the independent Council Controlled Organisations Review

 

 

20

Local board feedback for inclusion in Auckland Council submissions

 

Resolution number WH/2020/29

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      note that the local board can continue to use its urgent decision process to approve and submit the local board’s input into Auckland Council submissions on formal consultation from government departments, parliament, select committees and other councils

 

CARRIED

 

 

21

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

 

Resolution number WH/2020/30

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      ratify Attachment A as the local board’s feedback provided on 7 April 2020 as its feedback on the draft Te Taruke-a-Tawhiri: Auckland’s Climate Action Framework.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     6 May 2020, Whau Local Board: Item 21 - Whau Local Board feedback on the draft Te Taruke-a-Tawhiri: Auckland's Climate Action Framework

 

 

 

22

Whau Local Board Workshop Record, April 2020

 

Resolution number WH/2020/31

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      confirm the record of the workshops held on 12 and 19 February; 4, 11 and 18 March; 1 and 8 April 2020.

 

CARRIED

 

23

Governance Forward Work Calendar - May 2020

 

Resolution number WH/2020/32

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)   receive the governance forward work calendar for May 2020.

 

CARRIED

 

24        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

6.35 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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