Whau Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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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.
Chairperson |
Kay Thomas |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Susan Zhu |
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Members |
Fasitua Amosa |
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Catherine Farmer |
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Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai |
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Warren Piper |
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Jessica Rose |
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ABSENT
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ALSO PRESENT
Ward Councillor |
Tracy Mulholland |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Whau Local Board 06 May 2020 |
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Chair K Thomas opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
There were no declarations of interest.
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Organisation |
Position
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Kay Thomas
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· New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau · Friends of Arataki · Western Quilters |
Volunteer Committee member Member |
Susan Zhu
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· Chinese Oral History Foundation · The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland |
Committee member Board Member
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Fasitua Amosa
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· Equity NZ · Massive Theatre Company · Avondale Business Association |
Vice President Board member A family member is the Chair |
Catherine Farmer
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· 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
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· 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
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· New Lynn RSA · New Lynn Business Association |
Associate Member Member
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Jessica Rose
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· 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
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Member appointments
Board
members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board
members represent Auckland Council.
External organisation
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Leads |
Alternate |
Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group
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Warren Piper |
Catherine Farmer |
Avondale Business Association
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Kay Thomas |
Warren Piper |
Blockhouse Bay Business Association
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Warren Piper |
Fasitua Amosa |
New Lynn Business Association
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Susan Zhu |
Kay Thomas |
Rosebank Business Association
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Fasitua Amosa |
Warren Piper |
Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust
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Fasitua Amosa |
Jessica Rose |
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.
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There were no leaves of absence.
There were no
acknowledgements.
There were no petitions.
There were no deputations.
There was no public forum.
There was no extraordinary business.
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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.
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Whau Local board decisions and input into the Annual Budget 2020/2021 |
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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.
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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:
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Request for Alcohol Ban extension at Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve |
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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.
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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.
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Attendance at local board meetings during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period |
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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).
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Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Whau Local Board for quarter two 2019/2020 |
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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.
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Whau Local Board additional appointment to the New Lynn Business Association |
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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.
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Secretarial Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.9.3, Member W Piper requested that his abstention from voting on this item be recorded.
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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 |
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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.
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Ratification of Whau Local Board feedback on the Independent Council-Controlled Organisations Review |
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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.
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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.
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a 6 May 2020, Whau Local Board: Item 19 - Local Board's feedback for inclusion in the independent Council Controlled Organisations Review |
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Local board feedback for inclusion in Auckland Council submissions |
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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
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Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Action Framework - Proposed changes |
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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