Waiheke Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 at 5.16pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cath Handley

 

Deputy Chairperson

Bob Upchurch

 

Members

Kylee Matthews

 

 

Robin Tucker

 

 

Paul Walden

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Pippa Coom

Via skype until 6.09pm

 

 


Waiheke Local Board

16 December 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

Board members opened the meeting with a karakia

 

Kua uru mai a hau kaha, a hau maia, a hau ora, a hau nui,

Ki runga, ki raro, ki roto, ki waho

Rire, rire hau…pai marire

 

Translation (non-literal) - Rama Ormsby

Let the winds bring us inspiration from beyond,

Invigorate us with determination and courage to achieve our aspirations for abundance and sustainability

Bring the calm, bring all things good, bring peace… good peace.

 

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/209

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 2 December 2020,  as true and correct records.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Acknowledgement of  Jenny Gargiulo Principal Environmental Specialist

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/210

MOVED by Member K Matthews, seconded by Chairperson C Handley:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         Member Matthews acknowledged the passing of Jenny Gargiulo Principal Environmental Specialist of Auckland Council.

CARRIED

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Public Forum - Elke Rosendahl and Joseph Blessing - Mobile accommodation (vehicles) of seasonal workers and homeless island residents

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/211

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      thank Elke Rosendahl and Joseph Blessing for their attendance and presentation regarding Mobile accommodation (vehicles) of seasonal workers and homeless island residents.

CARRIED

 

 

9.2

Public Forum - Kathy Voyles and David Baigent - Save Kennedy Point

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/212

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      thank Kathy Voyles and David Baigent, for their attendance and presentation on Save Kennedy Point.

CARRIED

 

 

9.3

Public Forum - Kathy Voyles and Darlene Tana - Protect our Gulf

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/213

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      thank Kathy Voyles and Darlene Tana, for their attendance and presentation on Protect our Gulf.

CARRIED

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Councillor's Update

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/214

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         receive Waitemata and Gulf Ward Councillor, Pippa Coom’s update.

CARRIED

 

12

Minutes of the Waiheke Transport Forum 2 December 2020

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/215

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         note the minutes of the Waiheke Transport Forum business meeting dated 2

            December 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Auckland Transport Report - December 2020

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/216

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch, seconded by Member P Walden:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      receive the Auckland Transport December 2020 update report.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Waiheke Quick Response Round One grant allocation

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/217

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Round One of the Waiheke Quick Response Grants 2020/2021 listed in the following table

Table One: Waiheke Quick Response Grants 2020/2021 grant applications

Application ID

Organisation

Requesting funding for

Amount requested

Amount Approved

QR2118-102

Artworks Theatre Incorporated

Towards the operating cost of Otherworlds - Community Costume Service from December 2020 to May 2021.

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

QR2118-105

Fhiona Wainwright

Towards Waiheke youth community choir costs including participation sponsorships and food.

$1,000.00

$800.00

QR2118-106

Waiheke Community Art Gallery Incorporated

Towards advertising for Waiheke Art Map and summer promotions

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

QR2118-111

Red Shed Arts Collective

Towards establishing a print making studio including building fitout, advertising and tutor fees

$1,200.00

$1,200.00

QR2118-103

Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust

Towards Youthline Helpline costs between January and June 2021.

$1,000.00

Declined – Low priority

QR2118-107

Waiheke Playgroup Incorporated

Towards venue hire (Old Blackpool School Hall) between January and June 2021

$1,000.00

Declined – Low priority

QR2118-110

Waiheke Living Waters Assembly of God

Towards topsoil and mulch

$1,646.00

$1,646.00

QR2118-112

Rowena Baines

under the umbrella of Artworks Theatre

Towards mentorship for young film makers and the distribution of clips promoting local small business.

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

QR2118-101

Victoria Grimshaw

under the umbrella of Community Networks Waiheke

Towards the Kids Day Out, including entertainers, activities and event organiser fees.

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

Total

 

$14,844.00

 $14,844.00

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Community-Led Housing Initiatives 2021

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/218

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      approve a grant of $10,000 from the 2020/2021 Community-Led Housing Initiatives work programme to the Waiheke Health Trust to support the Healthy Homes Programme.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Auckland Council's Performance Report - Waiheke Local Board for July to October

 

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 minute attachment.

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/219

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      receive the performance report for July to October 2020.

b)      update Waiheke Ecological Volunteers and Environmental Programme (ID 145) as follows:

·   update activity description to read "Involve the community in the care of their parks to reduce animal and plant pests, increase indigenous biodiversity and have cleaner more attractive parks through the Ratbuster Programme and control of plant pests by the Waiheke Resources Trust”.

·   update the activity benefits to read: "Reduce plant and animal pests on parks on Waiheke. Engage more residents in pest control. Increase the amount of volunteer hours.”

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/220

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

c)         approve $2000 from the Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) Walking and Cycling             budget for the reprint of Te Ara Hura brochure.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/221

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

d)         note the variation to the Love Our Wetlands Waiheke contract for the non-            delivery of the Beach Ambassador Programme and request the $10,000 be             returned to the local board for reallocation.

e)         request staff to review levels of service provision and management of impacts             from non-delivery of the Beach Ambassador Programme.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 December 2020 Waiheke Local Board Business Meeting - Item 16 - Beach Ambassador Programme  

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Support for 7 Waitai Road Purchase

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/222

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      support to proposed purchase of the Council owned land at 7 Waitai Road, Ostend by the Waiheke Health Trust for the purposes of developing a community health hub on that land.

b)      note that the Finance and Performance Committee met on 15 December and endorsed the request by the Waiheke Health Trust for an extension of time until 12 February 2021 to undertake due diligence on the proposal and that the Committee’s resolution on this request can be reported to the board’s 16 December meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Waiheke Area Plan - resolutions from Planning Committee and Governing Body

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/223

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker: 

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         establish a committee of the whole, including appointment of Independent             Māori Statutory Board Member Ngamane, to formally adopt the Waiheke Area             Plan on the recommendations of the Waiheke Area Plan working party.

            CARRIED

 

That the Waiheke Local Board:

b)      committee receive all officer advice and undertake all deliberations and decision making in public meetings.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Member P Walden

Against

Chairperson C Handley

Member R Tucker

Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch

Abstained

Member K Matthews

The motion was declared lost by 1 vote to 3.

 

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/224

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch: 

That the Waiheke Local Board:

c)         resolves to make publicly available all feedback received from private             stakeholder consultation.

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Chairperson C Handley

Deputy Chairperson B Upchurch

Member P Walden

Against

Member K Matthews

Member R Tucker

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 3 votes to 2.That the Waiheke Local Board:

 

CARRIED

 

19

Landowner approval requests for mobile trading at Waiheke Island Sports Club

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/225

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member P Walden:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      approve the application from Kim McMahon, proprietor of ‘Jamu’ food truck, for mobile trading of food and non-alcoholic beverages at Waiheke Island Sports Club over a period of 90 days, and,

b)      approve the application from Alejandra Zambrano, proprietor of ‘Waixican Restaurant’, for mobile trading of food and non-alcoholic beverages at Waiheke Island Sports Club over a period of 90 days.

c)      subject to endorsement of final placement within the site by Chairperson Handley.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Urgent Decision - Tawaipareira Reserve skatepark concept design

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/226

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      Note the urgent decision made on 20 November 2020 as follows:

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         approve inclusion of jersey barrier instead of the standard ledge approved as part of Option 2b: skatepark elements with no construction costs, for the Tawaipareira Reserve skatepark project.

b)        approve the Tawaipareira Reserve skatepark designer determine final dimensions, specification and location of the additional skatepark elements within the skatepark.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Chairperson's report

 

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      note the Chairperson was on medical leave during this period.

 

 

 

22

Addition and adjustment to the 2019-2022 Waiheke Local Board meeting schedule

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/227

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      approve the rescheduling of the 27 January 2021 board meeting to 3 February 2021.

b)      approve the rescheduling of the 22 December 2021 board meeting to the week prior on 15 December 2021.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Waiheke Local Board Workshop Record of Proceedings

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/228

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      note the record of proceedings for the local board workshops held on 18 and 25 November and 2 December 2020.

 CARRIED

 

Note: delete the third paragraph of Healthy Water’s update on workshop proceedings dated 18 November 2020

 

 

24

List of Resource Consents Applications

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/229

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)         note the lists of resource consents lodged related to Waiheke Island from 9             November to 5 December 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

25

Waiheke Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar 2019 - 2022

 

Resolution number WHK/2020/230

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      receive its Governance Forward Work Calendar for the political term 2019 - 2022 dated December 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

26        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 Member Matthews closed the meeting with a karakia.

 

He iti hau marangai, e tū te pāhokahoka – ‘After the storm the rainbow appears

 

 

 

8.09 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

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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