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Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board
23 June 2020
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1 Welcome
Chairperson
I Fordham opened the meeting and welcomed attendees. Member V Toki
led the meeting with a karakia.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
Member P O’Shea declared a conflict of interest in
respect to the funding application on Mason Road stream
waterway restoration project at item 13 – Aotea /
Great Barrier Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 grant allocations report.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
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.
Note: The Chair with the consent of the meeting accorded
precedence to Item 18: Local Ward Area Councillor's
Update at this time.
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11
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Environmental agency and community group
reports
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Documents
were tabled at the meeting in respect to this item. A copy of the tabled
documents have been attached to the official minutes and are available on the
Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Kate
Waterhouse and Marea Gorter of the Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust
were in attendance to speak to the Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust’s
report.
George Taylor
- Operations Manager – Pou Matarautaki, Department of Conservation
(DoC), Aotea / Great Barrier Island was in attendance to speak to the tabled report.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation with the addition of new clause b)
and clause c) with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/47
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member P
O'Shea:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a)
note the June 2020 local board update
from the Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust and the Motu Kaikoura Trust
Supporters’ newsletter issue 29 June 2020
b)
receive the Department of
Conservation June 2020 update
c)
thank Kate Waterhouse, Marea Gorter
and George Taylor for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 23 June 2020, Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: item 11
Environmental agency and community group reports tabled document - Department
of Conservation June 2020 update
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12
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Allocate funding to Building a Flourishing
Community Aotea Trust to progress potential solutions to Great Barrier
Island's housing issues
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/48
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member P
O'Shea:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) allocate
$10,000 to Building a Flourishing Aotea community group from its Locally
Driven Initiatives housing solutions budget line to progress potential solutions to Great Barrier Island's
housing issues.
A division was called for, voting on which was as
follows:
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For
Chairperson I Fordham
Member P O'Shea
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Against
Member S Daly
Member V Toki
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Abstained
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The motion was declared EQUAL.
The chair exercised her casting vote for, so the motion
was Carried.
CARRIED
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13
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Aotea / Great Barrier Waterways Protection
Fund 2019/2020 grant allocations
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Member P O’Shea declared
an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion or voting on the
Mason Road stream waterway restoration project.
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Jaimee
Maha, Team Leader Relationship Advisory was in attendance to speak to the
report.
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Note: changes to the
original recommendation adding new clauses b) to e) were made with the agreement
of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/49
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S
Daly:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) approve
the funding recommendations for the Aotea / Great Barrier Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020, as outlined in Table
1 below:
Table
1: Aotea / Great Barrier Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 grant
applications
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Project
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Funding contribution
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Amount requested
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Amount recommended
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Mason Road stream waterway
restoration project
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Towards the cost of 840 native plants to plant 840m2
along the waterway that runs parallel to 50 and 50a Mason Road, Aotea Great
Barrier.
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$15,351
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$19,442
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Ōkiwi
River Tributary fencing and planting project
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Towards the
cost of erecting and upgrading 147 metres of 8-wire batten fence line that
will protect 194 metres of a tributary of the Ōkiwi River that runs
through 1624 Aotea Road and 7 Mabey Road, Aotea Great Barrier. Funding will
also cover the cost of 320 ($2,140) plants to be planted within the fenced
off riparian area.
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$8274
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$5,111
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Crystal Bay waterway protection
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Towards the costs of fencing
materials to erect 649 metres of post and waratah fence line with sheep
netting to protect 380 metres of waterways at 541 Blind Bay Road, Aotea
Great Barrier.
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$6,796
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$4,941
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Total funding
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$30,421
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$29,494
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b) note that the
Mason Road stream restoration project has been amended, with the support of
affected landowners, to contribute towards the upgrade 220 metres of fence line at 619
and 649 Medland Road and to cover the cost of 2419 eco-sourced native plants
c) note that the funding
recommended for the Mason Road stream restoration project has been increased
from $5,796 to $19,442 to reflect the expansion of the project to include 50, 50a, 52 and 54 Mason Road and 619 and 649
Medland Road
d) note
that the increased funding allocation for the Mason Road project will see the
full allocation of the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board’s 2019/2020
Waterways Protection Fund budget.
e) thank Sonia Parra for her
work on the Aotea / Great Barrier Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 grant
applications.
CARRIED
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New Community Leases to Fire and Emergency
New Zealand at four sites Aotea / Great Barrier Island.
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Chairperson
I Fordham declared an interest in this item and took no part in the
discussion or voting on the new community leases to Fire and Emergency New
Zealand.
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/51
MOVED by Member S Daly, seconded by Member V Toki:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) approve
public notification of the intent to grant leases on three of the four sites
described in the report held under the provisions of the Local Government Act
2002 to Fire and Emergency New
Zealand
b) endorse
iwi engagement of the intent to grant leases on all four sites described in
the report to Fire and Emergency
New Zealand
c) appoint
a hearings panel to hear any submissions as the result of the public
notification with the panel to report to the full board for any further
decisions
d) subject
to either no adverse submissions or the resolution of any other submissions,
grants community leases to Fire
and Emergency New Zealand on the sites described in the table in the report below on the following terms and conditions;
i) an
initial term of five (5) years commencing 1 June 2020 with one right of
renewal of five (5) years
ii) rental
of one ($1) plus GST per annum if demanded
iii) that
no subsidised maintenance fee apply to each site as Fire and Emergency New Zealand will undertake the
maintenance of each site
e) all
other terms and conditions in accord with the provisions of the council
Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.
CARRIED
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Addition to the 2019-2022 Aotea / Great
Barrier Local Board meeting schedule
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/52
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member P
O'Shea:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) approve
the addition of extraordinary meeting dates to the 2019-2022 Aotea / Great Barrier
Local Board meeting schedule to accommodate the Emergency Budget 2020/2021
timeframes as follows:
· Friday, 10 July, 10:00am at the Aotea / Great Barrier
Local Board Office, 81 Hector Sanderson Rd, Claris, Aotea Great Barrier
· Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 1:00pm at the Aotea / Great
Barrier Local Board Office, 81 Hector Sanderson Rd, Claris, Aotea Great
Barrier
CARRIED
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Ratification of Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board feedback on the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality
(NESAQ) and Basel Convention Amendment
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Note: changes
to the original recommendation adding new clause c) were made with the agreement
of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GBI/2020/54
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by Member S
Daly:
That
the Aotea / Great Barrier Local
Board:
a) ratify the board’s feedback provided on the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (NESAQ) submitted on 18 May 2020 (Attachment A of the report).
b) ratify the board’s feedback provided on
the Basel Convention Amendment submitted on 20 May 2020 (Attachment B of the
report).
c) acknowledge
Jacqui Fyers for her work in organising the board’s feedback for the submissions
on NESAQ and the Basel Convention Amendment.
CARRIED
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22 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
2.33 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 Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
