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Manukau Harbour Forum
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Manukau
Harbour Forum held in the Woodside Room, Civic Centre, L1, 31 - 33 Manukau
Station Road, Manukau on Friday, 16 October 2020 at 12:23 PM.
As required under the COVID-19 Response
(Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020, either a recording of the meeting or
a written summary will be published on the Auckland Council website within a
standard business week.
present
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Chairperson
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Members
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Alan Cole
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Franklin Local
Board
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Chris Makoare
(Skype)
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Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board
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Sue
Smurthwaite
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Papakura Local
Board
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Kay Thomas
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Whau Local
Board
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Saffron Toms (Skype)
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board
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Dawn Trenberth
(Skype)
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Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
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Jon Turner
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Puketāpapa Local Board
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Alternate
Member
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Melissa Atama
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Manurewa Local
Board
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ABSENT
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Members
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Rangi McLean (Apologies)
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Manurewa Local Board
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Lemauga Lydia
Sosene (with apologies)
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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
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ALSO PRESENT
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Alternate
member
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Jessica Rose
(Skype)
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Whau Local Board
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Councillors
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Pippa Coom
(with apologies)
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Richard Hills
(with apologies)
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Manukau Harbour
Forum
16 October
2020
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Note: Glenn Boyd, Local
Area Manager, Great Barrier Island
& Waiheke Island, chaired the meeting pending the appointment of a Chair and Deputy
Chair at a meeting to be held on 6 November 2020.
1 Welcome
Member Chris
Makaore opened the meeting with a Karakia.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
Member
Chris Makaore acknowledged
the work, commitment and dedication
of Richelle Kahu-McConnell who passed away on 13 October 2020. Richelle
was active in her community and brought her specialist skills to Auckland
Council on a number of occasions. Richelle was a person that was passionate
about the environment around her, a staunch practitioner for Para Kore and a
person who wanted to make a difference in this world.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public
Forum
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9.1
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Jim Jackson - Manukau Harbour issues
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A report was
tabled. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Jim Jackson, on
behalf of the Manukau Habour Restoration Society,
attended to address the meeting
regarding various Manukau Harbour issues.
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Resolution number MHFJC/2020/3
MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member S
Smurthwaite:
That the Manukau Harbour Forum:
a) receive
the verbal presentation from Jim Jackson, on behalf of the Manukau Harbour
Restoration Society, on various Manukau Harbour issues and thank him for his
attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 October 2020 Manukau Harbour Forum Item 9.1
Jim Jackson - Manukau Harbour issues - report
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10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no extraordinary
business.
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11
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Elected member updates
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Resolution
number MHFJC/2020/5
MOVED by Member J Turner, seconded by Member C Makoare:
That
the Manukau Harbour Forum:
a) receive any elected
member verbal or tabled updates.
CARRIED
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Chris Makaore had recently attended an update
from Panuku regarding the Onehunga wharf development proposal and request
staff follow up to get a presentation to the MHF.
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Melissa Atama advised on recreational use of
harbour that her local board is supporting, a memorial waka ama regatta is
scheduled on Sunday 18 October, other regular waka ama activations do occur and
there is progress on a new Puhinui jetty my marae
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Saffron Thoms advised that inanga had been
found at various harbour sites in Waitakere Ranges local board area.
The local board has been working with regards to retaining a Council site
that had been identified for disposal and are hopeful that Council will retain
the property for a proposed wet area. Funding has been made available
for various groups managing activity in the coastal edge of upper Manukau
including sea bird monitoring.
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12
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Manukau Harbour Forum feedback into the
Ministry for the Environment's 'Reducing the impact of plastic on our
environment: moving away from hard-to-recycle and single-use items' consultation
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A copy has
been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council
website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution
number MHFJC/2020/6
MOVED by Member L Sosene, seconded by Member M Atama:
That
the Manukau Harbour Forum:
a) endorse
the tabled feedback as its contribution into Auckland Council’s
submission on the Ministry for the Environment’s consultation document:
‘Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment: Moving away from
hard-to-recycle and single-use items’.
b) note its
thanks to Tasman Gillies,
Manukau Harbour Forum co-ordinator, for his support.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 October 2020 Manukau Harbour Forum Item 12Manukau
Harbour Forum feedback into the Ministry for the Environment's 'Reducing the
impact of plastic on our environment: moving away from hard-to-recycle and
single-use items' consultation - feedback
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Schedule meetings for Manukau Harbour Forum,
2020-2022
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Resolution
number MHFJC/2020/7
MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member S Toms:
That
the Manukau Harbour Forum:
a) approve the following business meeting dates:
i) Friday 16 October 2020
ii) Friday 6 November 2020 (Skype)
iii) Friday 27 November 2020
iv) Friday 12 February 2021
v) Friday 9 April 2021
vi) Friday 11 June 2021
vii) Friday
13 August 2021
viii) Friday 8 October 2021
ix) Friday 11 February 2022
x) Friday 8 April 2022
xi) Friday 10 June 2022
xii) Friday
12 August 2022
CARRIED
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14
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Confirmation of workshop records
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The Workshop
Record dated 14 February 2020 was tabled. A copy has been placed on the
official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a
minutes attachment.
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Resolution
number MHFJC/2020/8
MOVED by Member K Thomas, seconded by Member J Turner:
That
the Manukau Harbour Forum:
a) note the workshop record for the workshop held
on Friday 14 February (to be tabled) and 5 June 2020.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 October 2020 Manukau Harbour Forum Item 14
Confirmation of workshop records - Workshop Record, 14 February 2020
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15 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
Note: Member
C Makaore closed the meeting with a Karakia.
1.30 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 Manukau Harbour Forum HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
