Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12.33pm

 

present

 

Chairperson

Margaret Miles, QSM, JP

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

 

Members

Anna Atkinson

 

 

 

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

by electronic attendance

Until 1.28pm [item 10]

 

Nicholas Mayne

by electronic attendance

 

 

ABSENT

 

Member

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

01 December 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

5          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

6          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

7          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

8          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

9          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

Member U Casuri Balouch left the meeting at 1.28pm

 

Adjournment of Meeting

Resolution number UH/2020/139

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         agree to adjourn the meeting until a date and time to be determined, but prior to the Governing Body meeting on 17 December 2020.

CARRIED

 

The meeting adjourned at 1.40pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes of reconvened meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held at the Upper Harbour Local Board office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany, on 7 December 2020 at 11.12am

 

present

 

Chairperson

Margaret Miles, QSM, JP

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

Until 12.18pm [item 10]

Members

Anna Atkinson

 

 

 

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

 

Until 12.18pm [item 10]

 

Brian Neeson, JP

by electronic attendance

 

 

Nicholas Mayne

 

 

 

 

10

Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate

 

The following staff were in attendance via Skype for Business to support the item:

·         Manager Financial Policy – Auckland Council

·         Principal Advisor Financial Policy – Auckland Council

·         Senior Advisor Financial Policy – Auckland Council

·         Lead Financial Advisor – Auckland Council

·         Senior Service Network Planner – Auckland Transport

 

A map was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Deputy Chairperson L Whyte left the meeting at 12.18pm

Member U Casuri Balouch left the meeting at 12.18pm

 

Resolution number UH/2020/140

MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      recommend that the Governing Body consult through the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 on options for introducing a Transport Targeted Rate to provide additional public transport services in the Paremoremo area, as follows:

i)       Option 1 – Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate of $259 per Separately Used or Inhabited Part on properties in the serviced area  to fund a  Paremoremo – Albany bus service as part of the 10-year Budget 2021-31

ii)      Option 2 (preferred) – Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate of an amount per Separately Used or Inhabited Part, to be advised by the Finance department prior to the Finance and Performance Committee meeting on 15 December 2020, applied to properties in the service area of Paremoremo, including additional properties in the Upper Harbour Local Board area within the boundaries between Lucas Creek, Brookdale Road and Ridge Road, including The Avenue and its side roads (as per the map in Attachment A to the minutes document).

b)      note, as per advice from staff at the meeting, further work will be carried out by Auckland Transport on capital costs to inform the Finance and Performance Committee meeting on 15 December 2020 of rate costings for Options 1 and 2 outlined above in clause a).

c)      forward the local board decision to the Mayor and councillors for their information.

d)      request speaking rights at the Finance and Performance Committee meeting on 15 December 2020 to speak to its recommendations with regard to the proposed options for consultation on introducing a Transport Targeted Rate to provide additional public transport services in the Paremoremo area.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Attachments

a     1 December 2020 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 10 Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate - maps of The Avenue, Lower Paremoremo and Paremoremo

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

12.29pm                                             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 Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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