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Waiheke Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke on Wednesday, 2 December 2020 at 5.00pm.
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Deputy Chairperson |
Bob Upchurch |
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Members |
Kylee Matthews |
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Robin Tucker |
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APOLOGIES
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Chairperson |
Cath Handley |
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Member |
Paul Walden |
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Waiheke Local Board 02 December 2020 |
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Deputy Chair B Upchurch chaired the meeting.
Board member K Matthews opened the meeting with a karakia.
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Resolution number WHK/2020/206 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch, seconded by Member K Matthews: That the apologies from Chairperson Cath Handley and Member Paul Walden be accepted. |
There were no declarations of interest.
There were no leaves of absence.
There were no acknowledgements.
There were no petitions.
There was no deputations as this is an extraordinary meeting as part of a Special Consultative Process.
There was no extraordinary business.
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A document was tabled for this item. 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 WHK/2020/207 MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member K Matthews: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) receive the tabled attachment (Attachment A). b) provide the following feedback on the allocations and delegations in the decision-making policy: i. in accordance with the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 and the 2016 Governance Framework Review, confirm the principle of subsidiarity of decision-making within the Auckland Council governance model where decisions are made at the most local level possible and that any decisions that can be allocated or delegated to local boards occur ii. procurement is a big component of our local economy and the service we deliver, and suggest local boards have more oversight and decision-making for procurement for the major service delivery contracts in their local areas, this can also cross over to influence over fees and charges set for public around services managed through contractors iii. a significant proportion of our local and regional budget goes towards environmental initiatives and suggest that the regional environmental programmes and environment grants funding are tailored to local needs for transparency and alignment purposes iv. submit that area plans are local in their purpose and function and the decision making should sit with local boards v. local boards should have the opportunity and be resourced to develop localised policies within overarching regional policy vi. street environment and town centre strategy, and classification of town centres, should be considered local, and local board’s should have the opportunity to create unique local signage vii. delegation be given to local boards from Auckland Transport of street trading landowner approval on roads and beaches. c) endorse the proposed approach to the long-term plan consultation.
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a 2 December 2020, Waiheke Local Board - Item 10: Review of decision-making policy - Attachment A |
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A document was tabled for this item. 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 WHK/2020/208 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch, seconded by Member R Tucker: That the Waiheke Local Board: a) approve local consultation document content (Attachment A) and local supporting information content (Attachment B) for inclusion in the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 consultation material. b) delegate authority to the local board chair to approve any changes required to finalise the local consultation document and supporting information content for the Waiheke Local Board for the 10-year Budget 2021-2031. c) approve the following Have Your Say events in the local board area during the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 consultation period, and note that the Have Your Say public consultation period has been amended by council to now run from 22 February – 22 March 2021: i. round table format event, Monday, 15 March 2021 at 5.30pm to 7pm at the Waiheke Local Board office ii. drop-in session, Saturday, 6 March 2021 at 11.00am to 12.30pm at the Waiheke Library. d) delegate authority to the local board chair to approve any changes required to the Have Your Say events. e) delegate to the following elected members and staff the power and responsibility to hear from the public through “spoken (or New Zealand sign language) interaction” in relation to the local board agreement at the council’s public engagement events during the consultation period for the 10-year Budget 2021-2031: i. local board members and chairperson ii. General Manager Local Board Services, Local Area Manager, Local Board Senior Advisor, Local Board Advisor, Local Board Engagement Advisor, PA/Office Manager iii. any additional staff approved by the General Manager Local Board Services or the Group Chief Financial Officer. f) provide the following feedback on the Mayoral proposal (as tabled) and potential regional consultation topics for the 10-year Budget 2021-2031: i. the Waiheke Local Board recognises the work of council staff and departments assisting the Mayor to establish his proposal during this challenging time ii. support 5% rates increase being consulted on, however request the allocated portion for Climate Change should be ring fenced and identified as a targeted rate iii. support consultation on the deferral of the Accommodation Providers Targeted Rate (APTR) for the region. In addition, request Waiheke Island be moved from Zone B to Zone C as the industry providing accommodation services have been deeply affected by COVID-19 iv. request reinstatement of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund budget and unspent allocations, noting the Waiheke Local Board accrued this budget for five years to support the delivery of their One Local Initiative (Mātiatia Strategic Plan) v. request the continuation of the commitment from the Governing Body during the last LTP to fund the local board “One Local Initiatives” from regional funding, furthermore note that the utilising of a portion of funding from the sale of local assets is not considered an appropriate option to fund these priority local projects vi. support the extension of the Water Quality Target Rate and the Natural Environmental Targeted Rate. g) note further feedback will be provided following public consultation in February / March 2021.
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a 2 December 2020, Waiheke Local Board - Item 11: 10-year Budget 2021-2031 consultation - Attachment C) Mayoral Proposal |
12 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Member Matthews closed the meeting with a karakia.
17.30 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
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