Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany on Thursday, 17 June 2021 at 9.33am

 

present

 

Chairperson

Lisa Whyte

 

Deputy Chairperson

Margaret Miles, QSM, JP

via electronic attendance

Members

Anna Atkinson

 

 

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

 

 

Nicholas Mayne

 

 

Brian Neeson, JP

 

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

17 June 2021

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

Member N Mayne advised the meeting that he had signed the Wasp Hangar petition (Item 7.1 Petition – ‘Save the Wasp Hangar’).

Deputy Chairperson M Miles advised the meeting that she had an interest in the East Coast Bays’ and Districts Cricket Club Incorporated (Item 21 Upper Harbour Quick Response round three 2020/2021 grant allocations – application number QR2117-310) and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UH/2021/63

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 20 May 2021, as true and correct.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Acknowledgement - Kim Ward

 

Resolution number UH/2021/64

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      acknowledge the significant contribution of Kim Ward to the Paremoremo community over many years.

CARRIED

 

Deputy Chairperson M Miles left the meeting at 9.42am

 

Note:      Deputy Chairperson M Miles was not present for Item 7.1 – Petition – Save the Wasp Hangar due to technical issues with Skype for Business.


 

 

7          Petitions

 

7.1

Petition - Save the Wasp Hangar

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Member N Mayne advised the meeting that he had an interest in the item as he had signed the petition.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/65

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the petition regarding ‘Save the Wasp Hangar’ and thank Louise Taylor and Errol Haarhoff for their attendance.

b)      request that the petition be forwarded to the relevant Governing Body committee.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 7.1 Petition 'Save the Wasp Hangar' - presentation

 

Deputy Chairperson M Miles returned to the meeting at 9.57am

 

8          Deputations

 

8.1

North West Toy Library update

 

Resolution number UH/2021/66

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Katherine Wilson and thank her for her attendance via Skype for Business and her presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

8.2

Whangaparaoa Diwali - grant application

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/67

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the deputation from Jaspal Singh and thank him for his attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 8.2 Deputation Whangaparaoa Diwali grant application - presentation

 

9          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.


 

11

Minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held Thursday, 20 May 2021

 

Note: That the open unconfirmed minutes of the Upper Harbour Local Board meeting held on Thursday, 20 May 2021, are attached at item 11 of the agenda for the information of the board only and were confirmed under item 4 of the agenda.

 

 

12

Approval of the 2021/2022 Upper Harbour Local Board Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme

 

The Relationship Advisor the Team Manager Mainland North were in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/68

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve its 2021/2022 Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme and associated budgets, as summarised in the table below (Attachment A to the agenda report), pursuant to the following amendment:

i)     project ID858 Activity Name ‘Upper Harbour North-West Wildlink Assistance Programme’ to be renamed ‘Upper Harbour Ecology Initiatives Assistance programme’:

Activity name

2021/2022 budget for approval

Īnanga spawning sites – survey and restoration

$15,000

Restoration of the Waiarohia Stream

$10,000

Sediment-related water quality testing

$25,000

Sustainable schools project – our local streams

$40,300

Construction waste enforcement and leadership

$25,000

Upper Harbour Ecology Initiatives Assistance programme

$80,000

Total

$195,300

b)      approve in principle the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programmes (Attachment A to the agenda report), subject to ongoing monitoring and feedback of results.

c)      note that the indicative programmes and budgets for the Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programmes for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 are subject to change and will be confirmed on an annual basis through the approval of the respective work programmes.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Approval of the 2021/2022 Upper Harbour Local Board Auckland Unlimited work programme

 

The Local Economic Development Advisor, Auckland Unlimited, was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/69

MOVED by Member A Atkinson, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the 2021/2022 Auckland Unlimited work programme (refer Attachment A to the agenda report), as summarised in the table below:

Activity name

2021/2022 budget for approval

Local Small Business Mentors programme

$11,000

Young Enterprise Scheme Kick Start Days

$2000

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

Approval of the 2021/2022 Upper Harbour Local Board Auckland Emergency Management work programme

 

The Principal Business Resilience and the Resilience Advisor were in attendance via Skype for Business to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/70

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the Upper Harbour Local Board 2021/2022 Auckland Emergency Management work programme (refer Attachment A to the agenda report), as summarised in the table below:

Activity name

2021/2022 budget for approval

Community emergency resilience programme

$0

(budget sits with Connected Communities)

Business emergency resilience programme

$7600

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Approval of the 2021/2022 Upper Harbour Local Board Customer and Community Services work programme

 

The following council staff were in attendance to support the item:

·               Parks, Sport and Recreation Portfolio Manager (via Skype for Business)

·               Community Facilities Manager Area Operations

·               Community Facilities Work Programme Lead

·               Community Lease Specialist (via Skype for Business)

 

Resolution number UH/2021/71

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme and associated budget and approve, in principle, the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 work programmes (Attachment A to the agenda report, pursuant to the following amendment by way of addition to the Community Leases work programme:

i)     activity name: ‘Investigate proposal for a community ‘licence to occupy’ to the Sustainable Paremoremo Group at Sanders Reserve’

ii)    activity description: ‘Investigation of a community licence to occupy to the Sustainable Paremoremo Group to support the Kai Rakau Project to establish a community garden in Sanders Reserve, focusing on heritage fruit tree production’.

b)      approve the Risk Adjusted Programme projects identified in the 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme (Attachment A to the agenda report).

c)      note that funding for the Coastal Renewals, Landslide Prevention, and Local Parks and Sports Field Development budgets are subject to approval by the relevant Governing Body committee.

d)      provide the following feedback for consideration by the relevant Governing Body committee on projects funded from the Coastal Renewals, Landslide Prevention, and Local Parks and Sports Field Development budgets (Attachment D to the agenda report):

i)     strongly support project ID 29151, activity name ‘Observation Green – develop local park amenities’, as part of the Growth Programme, with a total value of $760,033, as this project responds to urgent need as a result of growth in the immediate area

ii)    strongly support project ID 16182, activity name ‘Scott Point – develop sustainable sports park (Stage I)’, as part of the Growth Programme, with a total value of $15,244,830, noting that this park will provide much-needed sporting infrastructure for the wider north-west region.

e)      confirm that the decision of whether a variation to the approved 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme is minor or substantial is a decision of the local board.

f)       confirm that any proposed minor variations to the approved 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme are to be confirmed as minor by the local board prior to staff exercising a delegation to implement any minor variations.

g)      confirm that any proposed major or substantial variations to the approved 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme are to be reported to the local board at a business meeting for a decision.

h)      note that variations that are considered to have a substantial impact on approved projects or the overall work programme include:

i)       variations to project scope (activity description) that impact on the approved project outcomes (activity benefits)

ii)     variations in project budget allocation that:

A)        impact on the scope or timing of delivery of other projects

B)        require budget allocation from local board discretionary budgets, including locally driven initiatives, Local Board Transport Capital Fund, or other specific discretionary budgets

iii)    variations to the timing of delivery of projects that impact on the delivery of the approved work programme within the approved budget envelope

iv)    variations to approved designs that would result in a significant change to the functionality, appearance, or life-cycle costs

v)     addition of new projects

vi)    cancellation of projects.

i)       note that variations that would not have a substantial impact on approved projects or the overall work programme, and are therefore minor variations, include:

i)       variations to project scope (activity description) that do not impact on the approved outcomes (activity benefits)

ii)     variations in project budget allocations that do not impact on the scope or timing of delivery of other projects

iii)    variations to the timing of delivery of projects that do not impact on the delivery of the approved work programme within the approved budget envelope

iv)    variations to approved designs that do not result in a significant change to the functionality, appearance, or life cycle costs

v)     inclusion of additional projects in the Risk Adjusted Programme where doing so will not impact on the scope or timing of other approved projects and delivery of overall programme.

CARRIED

 

Note:   The local board would like to express their disappointment that they were unsuccessful in obtaining a meeting with the mayor to discuss the regional disability access deficiencies in the leisure network, however are very pleased to progress the much-needed disabled access facilities at the Albany Stadium Pool by sacrificing other planned renewals.

 

 

16

Greenhithe War Memorial Park: Playground concept design approval

 

The Programme Manager was in attendance via Skype for Business and the Area Manager Operations was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/72

MOVED by Member N Mayne, seconded by Member A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve the concept design for the renewal of the playground at Greenhithe War Memorial Park, Greenhithe, (as per Attachment A of the agenda report) and request staff progress the project to detailed design and construction.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Approval of developed design for a path at Rosedale Park

 

The Senior Project Manager and the Area Manager Operations were in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/73

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson M Miles, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      approve ‘Option A – raised path’ for the developed design for a path at Rosedale Park as per Attachment B of the agenda report, and request staff progress to detailed design, procurement and construction.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Adoption of the Upper Harbour Local Board Agreement 2021/2022

 

The Senior Finance and Performance Advisor and the Local Board Advisor (via Skype for Business) were in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/74

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      adopt the local content for the 10-year Budget 2021-2031, which includes the Upper Harbour Local Board Agreement 2021/22, the message from the chair, and local board advocacy (refer Attachment A to the agenda report) ), pursuant to the following amendment:

i)     replace reference to ‘North-West Wildlink Assistance programme’ under the Local Environmental Management section of the Local Board Agreement, with ‘Upper Harbour Ecology Initiatives Assistance programme’.

b)      adopt a local fees and charges schedule for 2021/2022 (refer Attachment B to the agenda report).

c)      delegate authority to the chair to make any final changes to the local content for the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 (the Upper Harbour Local Board Agreement 2021/2022, message from the chair, and local board advocacy).

d)      note that the resolutions of this meeting will be reported back to the Governing Body when it meets to adopt the 10-year Budget 2021-2031, including each local board agreement, on 29 June 2021.

CARRIED

 

The meeting adjourned at 11.13am and reconvened at 11.22am

 

19

Feedback on Equity of Service Levels and Funding Proposals - Draft Report

 

The Programme Change Lead was in attendance via Skype for Business to support the item.

The local board’s feedback was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/75

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member N Mayne:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      provide the following feedback to the Joint Governance Working Party on the funding and decision-making proposals set out in the Equity of Service Levels and Funding Proposals – Draft Report:

i)          acknowledge the need for change to address historical inequities

ii)         does not believe this model has been sufficiently formed and presented to allow for genuine and useful feedback from all local boards

iii)       support the principle of equity funding, however, believe that the definition of equity is a contested concept and in the proposed draft report, has a narrow focus that requires further work

iv)       note that valuations provided have been based on data that is distorted due to out-of-date valuations on recent acquisitions in rapidly growing communities and therefore request that impending revaluations be used instead to prevent the local board from being materially disadvantaged

v)         request that growth funding be separated from this model to provide the ability for local boards to fund projects in response to growth, such as purchasing of land as identified in the Whenuapai Structure Plan

vi)       note there is an inconsistency of approach for the inclusion/exclusion of regional parks due to the regional nature of the amenity provided, and that of green-belt or conservation reserves which are treated as local, even though many have limited or no public access due to terrain or closure relating to kauri dieback

vii)      request a principled exclusion of the following asset classes in the proposed model:

A)        closed landfills with no public access

B)        esplanade reserves with no public access.

b)      provide further feedback on the Equity of Service Levels and Funding Proposals - Draft Report on the local board feedback template as set out in Attachment A to the minutes.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 19 Feedback on Equity of Service Levels and Funding Proposals - Draft Report - local board feedback

 

 

20

Delegation of feedback to be provided to the Establishment Unit Board of the City Centre to Māngere light rail project

 

Resolution number UH/2021/76

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      delegate Member A Atkinson to provide feedback on behalf of the local board to the Establishment Unit Board of the City Centre to Māngere light rail project.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Upper Harbour Quick Response round three 2020/2021 grant allocations

 

The Senior Grants Advisor and the Strategic Broker were in attendance to support the item.

Deputy Chairperson M Miles advised the meeting she had an interest in the East Coast Bays’ and Districts Cricket Club Incorporated (application number QR2117-310) and took no part in discussion on the matter.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/77

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member B Neeson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application received in the 2020/2021 Upper Harbour Quick Response Round Three as follows:

Application ID

Organisation

Main focus

Requesting funding for

Amount requested

Amount allocated

QR2117-310

East Coast Bays' and Districts Cricket Club Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards indoor net hire for Massey University and Westlake Boys' High School

$3570

$3570

QR2117-301

East Coast Bays Hockey Club

Sport and recreation

Towards subscription and administration costs to support the club’s operations

$5000

$3000

QR2117-307

Hobsonville Hall Society Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards hall insurance fees for the Hobsonville Hall

$3000

$3000

QR2117-317

The Operating Theatre Trust

Arts and culture

Towards venue hire and lead tutor costs for the ‘Extraordinarily Creative’ drama classes at Meadowood Community Centre from 26 July to 17 December 2021

$3374

$1500

QR2117-305

North Shore City Baseball Club Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards hire of the indoor sport facility space at Rangitoto College to facilitate the head coach role for the duration of the programme from 27 June 2021 to 12 September 2021

$2640

$2640

QR2117-313

Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust

Community

Towards the programme resources, counselling and clinical supervision for vulnerable youth in the Upper Harbour area

$5000

$3617.17

QR2117-306

Japan Kauri Education Trust

Community

Towards operational costs for the workshops teaching origami in English, held on 1, 15, and 29 August 2021

$1764.88

$750

QR2117-308

Kay Mathewson
(under the umbrella of Kaipatiki Project incorporated)

Environment

Towards funding for 26 boxes, including courier costs for the battery recycling and education programme

$1705.50

$1345

QR2117-303

Big Buddy Mentoring Trust

Community

Towards the purchase of a computer for the north Auckland mentor manager to recruit volunteers

$5000

$1500

QR2117-302

Herald Island Community Wharf Trust

Sport and recreation

Towards the Herald Island wharf insurance fees and council’s annual functions, powers and duties charge

$1249

$1249

QR2117-309

Soha Mansour

Arts and culture

Towards art workshop costs including materials, refreshments, venue hire, advertising, petrol and wages

$1000

$0

QR2117-311

Albany Senior High School

Arts and culture

Towards ‘Tumanako 2021’ including children's artwork for T‑shirts, a banner and velcro dots for the Albany Senior High School

$2630

$0

QR2117-315

Badminton New Zealand Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards venue hire and shuttlecocks for the Badminton New Zealand Junior Secondary School event at Badminton North Harbour

$4090

$1100

QR2117-316

Arogya Mantra

Events

Towards performances, rehearsals, decorations, marketing, photography and videography, donations and henna artist fees for the Whangaparaoa Diwali event

$5000

$1500

QR2117-318

Richard Raj

Environment

Towards plants and labour for the Oakford Gardens native bush restoration

$1000

$0

Total

 

 

 

$46,023.38

 $24,771.17

 

CARRIED

 

Note:   Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Deputy Chairperson M Miles requested that her dissenting vote on application number QR2117-302 Herald Island Community Wharf Trust be recorded.

 

 

22

Governance forward work calendar - July to December 2021

 

Resolution number UH/2021/78

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Miles:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the Upper Harbour Local Board governance forward work calendar for the period July to December 2021, as set out in Attachment A to this agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

23

Record of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday 13 May and 3 June 2021

 

Resolution number UH/2021/79

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson M Miles, 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 13 May and 3 June 2021 (refer to Attachments A and B to the agenda report).

 

CARRIED

 

 

24

Board members' reports - June 2021

 

Three board member reports were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number UH/2021/80

MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Member U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      receive the written board members’ reports.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 24 Board members reports - Deputy Chairperson M Miles

b     17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 24 Board members reports - Member U C Balouch

c    17 June 2021 Upper Harbour Local Board: Item 24 Board members reports - Member N Mayne

 

25        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

12.18pm                                             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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