Minutes of Whau Local Board

Whau Local Board

09 December 2020

Chair K Thomas opened the meeting, welcomed those present and led a karakia.

There were no aplogies.

There were no declarations of interest.

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

Specifically, members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the agenda.

The following are declared interests of the Whau Local Board:

Member

Organisation

Position

Kay Thomas

· New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau

· Friends of Arataki

· Western Quilters

· Citizens Advice Bureau

Waitākere Board

Volunteer

Committee member

Member

Chair

Susan Zhu

· Chinese Oral History Foundation

· The Chinese Garden Steering

Committee of Auckland

· Sport Waitākere

Committee member

Board Member

Member of Tu Manawa Active Aotearoa Advisory Group Panel

Fasitua Amosa

· Equity NZ

· Massive Theatre Company

· Avondale Business Association

Vice President

Board member

A family member is the Chair

Catherine Farmer

· Avondale-Waterview Historical Society

· Blockhouse Bay Historical Society

· Portage Licensing Trust

· Blockhouse Bay Bowls

· Forest and Bird organisation

· Grey Power

Member

Trustee

Patron

Member

Te’eva Matafai

· Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust

· Miss Samoa NZ

· Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group

· Pasifika Festival Village

Coordinators Trust ATEED

· Aspire Events

Co-Founder

Director

Director/Founder

Chairperson

Director

Warren Piper

· New Lynn RSA

· New Lynn Business Association

Associate Member

Member

Jessica Rose

· Women in Urbanism-Aotearoa,

Auckland Branch

· Forest & Bird

· Big Feels Club

· Frocks on Bikes

· Bike Auckland

· Department of Conservation

Committee member

Member

Patron

Former co-chair

Former committee member

Employee

Member appointments

Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council.

External organisation	Leads	Alternate
Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group	Warren Piper	Catherine Farmer
Avondale Business Association	Kay Thomas	Warren Piper
Blockhouse Bay Business Association	Warren Piper	Fasitua Amosa
New Lynn Business Association	Susan Zhu	Kay Thomas Warren Piper
Rosebank Business Association	Fasitua Amosa	Warren Piper
Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust	Fasitua Amosa	Jessica Rose

4 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number WH/2020/152

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:

That the Whau Local Board:

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

CARRIED

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

9.1	Tony Michell, eter Over and Karen James – Coonaught St, Blockhouse Bay – speed vibration test
	Speaking on behalf of the Connaught Street residents, Tony Mitchell, Peter Over and Karen James addressed the local board to express concerns about speed tables and vibrations on the street caused by Auckland Transport buses, which became a mental health and safety issue for the residents.
	Resolution number WH/2020/154 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S Zhu: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the presentation on Connaught Street speed tables and vibrations on the street, and thank Tony Mitchell, Peter Over and Karen James for their attendance. CARRIED
	Attachments a 9 December 2020, Whau Local Board: Item 9.1 - Public Forum - Connaught St speed table and vibrations

10 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

Whau Ward Councillor's update

Resolution number WH/2020/155

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:

That the Whau Local Board:

a) receive the report and thank Whau Ward Councillor, Tracy Mulholland, for her update and attendance.

CARRIED

Auckland Council’s Performance Report: Whau Local Board for July to October 2020

Resolution number WH/2020/156

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member F Amosa:

That the Whau Local Board:

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

b) thank Mary Binney, Whau Local Board Senior Advisor, and David Rose, Financial Lead Advisor, for their attendance to speak to the item.

CARRIED

Whau Local Board Workshop Records

Resolution number WH/2020/157

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose:

That the Whau Local Board:

a) note the records of the workshops held on 4, 18 and 25 November 2020.

CARRIED

Governance Forward Work Calendar

Resolution number WH/2020/158

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C Farmer:

That the Whau Local Board:

a) receive the governance forward work calendar for December 2020.

CARRIED

15 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

6.28pm 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON

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

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................

Chairperson	Kay Thomas
Deputy Chairperson	Susan Zhu
Members	Fasitua Amosa	Via Skype for Business
	Catherine Farmer
	Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai
	Warren Piper
	Jessica Rose

Whau Ward Councillor	Tracy Mulholland