Upper Harbour Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany village, on Thursday 18 February 2021 at 9.33am
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Chairperson |
Margaret Miles, QSM, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Lisa Whyte |
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Members |
Anna Atkinson |
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Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP |
via electronic attendance |
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Nicholas Mayne |
via electronic attendance |
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Brian Neeson, JP |
via electronic attendance |
Upper Harbour Local Board 18 February 2021 |
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The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolution number UH/2021/1 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member A Atkinson: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 10 December 2020, as true and correct. |
There were no leaves of absence.
There were no acknowledgements.
There were no petitions.
8.1 |
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Chairperson M Miles left the meeting at 9.48am. In the absence of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson L Whyte presided. |
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Resolution number UH/2021/2 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) receive the deputation from Kevin O’Leary and Peter Lamberton from Business North Harbour and thank them for their attendance via Skype for Business and presentation. |
Item - 9.1 Bike Albany - Nicholas Carman - has been moved to another part of the document.
There was no extraordinary business.
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Public feedback on proposal to amend the Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 |
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Resolution number UH/2021/3 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member A Atkinson: That the Upper Harbour 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) note that the local board does not wish to provide feedback to the Bylaw Panel in its deliberations on all public feedback to the proposal. |
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Approval of concept design for playground renewal at Wharepapa Reserve |
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The Programme Manager, Community Facilities, was in attendance via Skype for Business to support the item. |
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Resolution number UH/2021/4 MOVED by Member A Atkinson, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) approve the concept design for the renewal of the playground at Wharepapa Reserve, Schnapper Rock (as provided in Attachment B of the agenda report) and request staff to progress the project to detailed design and construction, noting that final planting decisions along the boundary will be confirmed following conversations with adjacent neighbours and parks staff. |
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Approval of concept design for playground renewal at Bluebird Reserve |
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The Programme Manager, Community Facilities, was in attendance via Skype for Business to support the item. |
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Resolution number UH/2021/5 MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member B Neeson: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) approve the concept design for the renewal of the playground at Bluebird Reserve, Unsworth Heights (as per attachment A of the agenda report) and request staff to progress the project to detailed design and construction. |
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Amendments to the Upper Harbour Local Board 2019-2022 community forum meeting schedule |
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The Democracy Advisor was in attendance to support the item. |
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Resolution number UH/2021/6 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member N Mayne: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) approve the following changes to the 2019-2022 Upper Harbour Local Board community forum meeting schedule: i) change the April 2021 community forum meeting date, currently scheduled on Thursday 1 April 2021 to 8 April 2021, to be held at 6.30pm at the local board office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany village ii) one additional community forum meeting on Thursday 6 May 2021 at 6.30pm, to be held at the local board office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany village. b) note that, if there is any change to alert levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and these meetings do not proceed, notices of cancellation or change of venue will be made via the following sources: i) the local board’s official Auckland Council web page ii) the local board’s Facebook page iii) a notice will be placed at the Upper Harbour Local Board office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany village. |
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Resolution number UH/2021/7 MOVED by Member U Casuri Balouch, seconded by Member N Mayne: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) receive the Upper Harbour Local Board governance forward work calendar for the period March to December 2021, as set out in Attachment A to this agenda report. |
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Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday 3 December 2020 and 4 February 2021 |
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Resolution number UH/2021/8 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member A Atkinson: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) receive the records of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday 3 December 2020 and 4 February 2021 (refer to Attachments A and B to the agenda report). |
Chairperson M Miles returned to the meeting at 10.09am
Deputy Chairperson L Whyte vacated the chair and Chairperson M Miles resumed the chair at 10.09am.
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A written report was provided. 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 UH/2021/9 MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Whyte: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) receive the verbal and written board members’ reports. |
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a 18 February 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 18 Board members report - Chairperson M Miles |
9 Public Forum
9.1 |
Bike Albany - Nicholas Carman |
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A letter from Bike Albany to Auckland Transport was provided. 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 UH/2021/10 MOVED by Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member A Atkinson: That the Upper Harbour Local Board: a) receive the tabled letter (as attached to the minutes document) from Nicholas Carman of Bike Albany, noting that due to technical issues he was unable to attend and that he is welcome to attend a future meeting should this be desired. |
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a 18 February 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 9.1 Bike Albany - Nicholas Carman, letter to Auckland Transport |
19 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
10.14am 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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