Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board held in the Council Chamber, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa and via Skype for Business on Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 2.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Gary Brown

 

Deputy Chairperson

Victoria Short

 

Members

Andy Dunn

 

 

Janet Fitzgerald, JP

 

 

Gary Holmes

 

 

Julia Parfitt, JP

 

 

Alexis Poppelbaum

 

 

Leanne Willis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

18 February 2021

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

            The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed everyone in attendance.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HB/2021/1

MOVED by Member J Fitzgerald, seconded by Member G Holmes:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)           confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting held on Thursday 10 December 2020 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

 

Resolution number HB/2021/2

MOVED by Member L Willis, seconded by Member J Parfitt:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)           acknowledge Northcross Intermediate School student, Max Wilson, for his National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research (NIWA) Premier Award at the North Harbour Science and Technology Fair on 1 December 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Public Forum - Peter Garrett - Access Issues in Mairangi Bay

 

Resolution number HB/2021/3

MOVED by Member J Parfitt, seconded by Member J Fitzgerald:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation and thank Peter Garrett for his attendance

b)        request a report be prepared after investigating the concerns raised by Mr Garrett.

CARRIED

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Public feedback on proposal to amend the Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014

 

Resolution number HB/2021/4

MOVED by Member A Poppelbaum, seconded by Member A Dunn:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      receive the public feedback to the proposal to amend Te Ture ā-Rohe Whakararata Waipiro / the Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 by people from the local board area in this agenda report

b)      agree with the public views that simplifying the language of the Te Ture ā-Rohe Whakararata Waipiro / the Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 is a positive move.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Item 12: Browns Bay Beach Reserve – Detailed Design approval for boardwalk renewal, was taken after Item 13: Waiake Beach – boardwalk safety improvements and shed removal

 

13

Waiake Beach - boardwalk safety improvements and shed removal

 

Resolution number HB/2021/5

MOVED by Member G Holmes, seconded by Member A Dunn:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      approve Option 3 of the agenda report, to remove the tree limb and restore full access to the boardwalk at Waiake Beach in Torbay. Consultation with the community, noted within the report, showed that the majority of respondents indicated that the low hanging tree limb affects their use of the boardwalk and that the majority of users always or usually use the boardwalk when visiting the reserve.

b)      request that before any action is taken regarding the shed positioned next to the boardwalk on Waiake Beach Reserve in Torbay, staff be directed to liaise with the Torbay Sailing Club on their needs and provide the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board with an update and options as soon as possible

c)      note the content of the Arboricultural, Structural, Coastal and Risk assessments as well as the Legal Advice relating to the Pōhutukawa tree that is creating access issues on the Waiake Beach boardwalk in Torbay

d)      note that the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board support the application for removal of the tree limb proceeding on a non-notified basis given the public consultation that has already taken place

e)      note the concerns raised by Glenn Wilcox, member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board, that the submission mentioned in point 101 of the agenda report was not intended to be a cultural values assessment but rather an opening Korero and lacked an authorised translation in order to give this due consideration within mātauranga Māori.    

CARRIED

 

 

12

Browns Bay Beach Reserve – Detailed Design approval for boardwalk renewal

 

Resolution number HB/2021/6

MOVED by Member J Fitzgerald, seconded by Member L Willis:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)          approve the design and construction of the Browns Bay Beach Reserve boardwalk for areas B, C and D, as per option one in the agenda report: renewal as Tonka boardwalk

b)          further urgent targeted public consultation is required on area A as shown in option one of attachment A of the agenda report (the boardwalk in front of the southern toilet block, near Anzac Road carpark) before a decision is made on whether it is constructed of timber or concrete.

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   Item 13: Waiake Beach – boardwalk safety improvements and shed removal was taken before Item 12: Browns Bay Beach Reserve – Detailed Design approval for boardwalk renewal

 

 

14

Governance forward work calendar

 

Resolution number HB/2021/7

MOVED by Member L Willis, seconded by Member A Dunn:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      receive the governance forward work calendar for February 2021.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

New road name in the BAA Land Holdings Limited subdivision at 15 Newman Road, Stillwater

 

Resolution number HB/2021/8

MOVED by Member J Fitzgerald, seconded by Deputy Chairperson V Short:  

That the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:

a)      approve the name “Johnson Place” for the new private road in the BAA Land Holdings Limited subdivision at 15 Newman Road, Stillwater in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 and as referenced in Attachments A and B to the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

3.25 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 Hibiscus and Bays Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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