Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board held virtually via Skype for Business on Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 2.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Ruth Jackson

 

Deputy Chairperson

Jan O'Connor, QSM

 

Members

Aidan Bennett

 

 

Trish Deans

 

 

Toni van Tonder

 

 

George Wood, CNZM

 

 

 


Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

14 December 2021

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

            The meeting was opened with a karakia

 

Whakataka te hau ki te uru

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga

Kia mākinakina ki uta

Kia mātaratara ki tai

E hī ake ana te atakura

He tio

He huka

He hau hū

Tīhei mauri ora!

 

Cease o winds from the west

Cease o winds from the south

Bring calm breezes over the land

Bring calm breezes over the sea

And let the red-tipped dawn come

With a touch of frost

A sharpened air

And promise of a glorious day

 

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number DT/2021/195

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J O'Connor:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, as a true and correct record

b)     confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday 16 November 2021, as a true and correct record subject to the following and note this correction will ensure the published minutes are an accurate record of the voting at the meeting and consistent with the official audio visual recording of the meeting.

i)          that the note to Item 14 “Approval of Developed Design for Te Uru Tapu / Sacred Grove of Pohutukawa at Takapuna Beach Reserve” be corrected to read as follows: 
“Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7 Member Toni van Tonder requested her vote be recorded against clause h) iv, h) vii and h) viii.”

 ii)     that the corrected minutes be published to the Auckland Council website

CARRIED

Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.9.7  the following members request their dissenting votes to b) recorded:

·         Member A Bennett

·         Member T van Tonder

 

 

 

5          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leave of absense

 

6          Acknowledgements

 

 

A document was tabled for this item. A copy of this document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

6.1

Sid Cuthbertson

 

Resolution number DT/2021/196

MOVED by Member T Deans, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:  

That the Devonport Takapuna Local Board

a)    acknowledge the passsing of Sid Cuthbertson, for her service to nursing.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 December 2021 - Devonport Takapuna Local Board Business Meeting - Item 6.1 Acknowledgement - Sid Cuthbertson

 

 

7          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

8          Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

 

9          Public Forum

 

9.1

Hamish Anderson - Steps at Castor Bay Beach

 

A document was tabled for this item. A copy of this document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number DT/2021/197

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation from Hamish Anderson of the Castor Bay Ratepayers and Residence Association and thank him for his attendance.

b)         request that staff provide information about this proposal for the board’s consideration in its forthcoming work programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 December 2021 - Devonport Takapuna Local Board Business Meeting - Item 9.1 Public Forum - CBRRA presentation

 



10        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Approval of the concept design for Montgomery Reserve playground renewal at 21 Montgomery Avenue, Belmont

 

Resolution number DT/2021/198

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      approve the concept design for the playground renewal at Montgomery Reserve, located at 21 Montgomery Avenue, Belmont, shown as Attachment A on the agenda report and request staff to progress the project to detailed design and construction.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Approval of the developed concept design for Woodall Reserve pump track

 

Resolution number DT/2021/199

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      approve the concept design of the Woodall Pump Track as shown on Attachment A of the agenda report.

b)      note that the local board has funded the option assessment, design and consenting phases of the project, and that the board does not have any capital funding available to contribute to construction costs in the event that the Devonport Rotary Club are unable to secure full funding for project delivery.

c)      thank Devonport Rotary Club and other community organisations and businesses for their continued advocacy and support for this project and to Sarah Jones and the Community Facilities team for their work in facilitating this community led project

CARRIED

 


 

 

13

Name for Takapuna public space; 40 Anzac Street and 38 Hurstmere Road

 

Resolution number DT/2021/200

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)        approve the name Waiwharariki Anzac Square for the new public space delivered by Eke Panuku on behalf of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board on part of 40 Anzac Street and 38 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna

b)        acknowledge and thank Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and its other mana whenua partners for gifting the Waiwharariki name to the public space

c)        invite mana whenua to attend a ceremony to unveil the name when the construction of public space is complete

d)        direct that the existing Takapuna War Memorial currently sited on private land at 1 The Strand be relocated to the public Waiwharariki Anzac Square, as shown in the town square concept plans

e)        advise that the inclusion of the war memorial is of the highest priority and a critical component in the new Waiwharariki Anzac Square (it is a driving factor, not an added extra), and restate the direction given by the board in several workshops that the cost of relocating and reinstalling the war memorial must be met from within Panuku’s town square budget

g)        note that it was always intended that the existing memorial should be moved from private land to a public space in Takapuna when such a public space was constructed, and the memorial was therefore designed to facilitate its relocation

h)        request that staff provide a timeline for relocation of the memorial for local board approval, noting the importance of avoiding any disruption to the key commemoration dates of Anzac Day (25 April) and Armistice Day (11 November)

i)          invite representatives of local RSA organisations, Royal NZ Navy, NZ Defence Force (army), Royal NZ Air Force, and the Merchant Marine, to a rededication of the war memorial once it has been relocated.

 CARRIED

 

 

14

Auckland Transport - proposed speed limit changes (Tranche 2A)

 

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member G Wood:   

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         provide the following feedback on Tranche 2A of Auckland Transport’s proposed speed limit changes on roads near Hauraki School and Sunnynook School as shown in Attachment A to this agenda report:

i)          note that there were very few responses in the public consultation held in November 2021 – with some streets receiving no feedback at all and the maximum number of responses in relation any street was 20

ii)         that the responses received were mixed and do not provide a clear consensus of views from our community

iii)        consider that the speed in the streets listed in Attachment A should be 40 kmph in line with the existing 40kmph limit outside schools

 

 

 

Resolution number DT/2021/201

MOVED by Member T van Tonder, seconded by Member A Bennett an amendment by way of replacement:  

a)            note that the roads where safe speed limits were set on 30 June 2020 have experienced a 67 per cent reduction in fatalities, 19 per cent reduction in all injury crashes, and a minor reduction in serious injuries. Total deaths and serious injuries (DSI) reduced on these roads by 7 percent, compared to an upward trend in road trauma seen on the rest of the road network.

b)            supports the list of streets identified in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area that are referred to as Tranche 2A for inclusion in the Safe Speeds Programme which recommends a reduction in speed limit from 50km/hr to 30km/hr.

c)            recommends that Auckland Transport consider including the following streets in that list:

i)              The full length of Jutland Road, Hauraki.

ii)             Hart Road, Hauraki

iii)           Francis Street between Jutland and Hart Road, Hauraki

iv)           Norman Road, Hauraki

v)            Stone Street, Hauraki

vi)           Tobago Place, Sunnynook

vii)          Sycamore Drive between Juniper Rd & Sunnynook Rd, Sunnynook

LOST

 

The substantive motion was put.

 

Resolution number DT/2021/202

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:   

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)         provide the following feedback on Tranche 2A of Auckland Transport’s proposed speed limit changes on roads near Hauraki School and Sunnynook School as shown in Attachment A to this agenda report:

i)          note that there were very few responses in the public consultation held in November 2021 – with some streets receiving no feedback at all and the maximum number of responses in relation any street was 20.

ii)         that the responses received were mixed and do not provide a clear consensus of views from our community.

iii)       consider that the speed in the streets listed in Attachment A should be 40 kmph in line with the existing 40kmph limit outside schools.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.9.7 the following members requested their dissenting vote to a) be recorded:

·         Member A Bennett

·         Member T van Tonder

 

 

Member T van Tonder left the meeting at 4.48 pm.

 

The meeting adjourned at 4.48pm and reconvened at 4.54pm.

 

15

Draft Significance and Engagement Policy 2022

 

Resolution number DT/2021/203

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)        generally supports the proposed changes to the Significance and Engagement Policy 2022.

b)       does not support the change proposed in the table at clause 34 in Attachment A relating to proposed new wording regarding strategic assets, which proposes to remove mention of specific stadiums and venues in the existing wording (“Civic Theatre, Aotea Centre, Zoo, Viaduct Events Centre, North Harbour Stadium, Bruce Mason Theatre, Q Theatre, Auckland Art Gallery”) and replace this with “the network of stadiums and venues”, “Auckland Zoo”, and “Auckland Art Gallery”. The board considers that all are worthy of being individually named, and that to not do so undermines the strategic importance of these strategic assets.

c)        note that only 20 responses were received from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area and that of those 15 people (75%) agreed with the changes, and 5 people (25%) said they did not know.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Ngā Hapori Momoho | Thriving Communities Draft Strategy

 

Resolution number DT/2021/204

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board: 

a)       receive the report and attachments;

b)      note that the report to this agenda states that there is no funding available to support this strategy

c)      note that our local communities continually tell us that Auckland Council’s priorities must be to address essential service delivery, particularly in these difficult financial times, which are predicted to last for years yet.

d)      request that local boards are actively engaged in the development of implementation plans as discussed within the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Local government elections 2022 - order of names on voting documents

 

Resolution number DT/2021/205

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member A Bennett:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      recommend to the Governing Body that candidate names on voting documents should continue to be arranged in alphabetical order of surname. 

CARRIED

 

 

 

18

Auckland Council’s Performance Report: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for quarter one, 2021/2022 financial year

 

Resolution number DT/2021/206

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the performance report for 1 July to 30 September 2021.

b)      thank staff for the steady progress and delivery of projects despite the disruptions of Covid lockdowns and restrictions

c)      request a report providing a progress update and next steps on item “ID 1532 – Develop a Multi-Park Management Plan” at the February or March 2022 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board meeting, and provided the research completed to date on identifying parks and reserves within the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area (and including the titles, legal appellations, status as being held under the Local Government Act or Reserves Act, and reserve classifications).

CARRIED

 

 

 

19

Chairpersons' Report

 

Resolution number DT/2021/207

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive and thank Chairperson Ruth Jackson for her verbal report

CARRIED

 

 

 

20

Elected Members' Reports

 

Resolution number DT/2021/208

MOVED by Chairperson R Jackson, seconded by Member T Deans:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive and thank member George Wood for his report.

CARRIED

 

 

21

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board - Record of Workshops November 2021

 

Resolution number DT/2021/209

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      receive the records of the workshops held in November and December 2021

CARRIED

 

 

22

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number DT/2021/210

MOVED by Member G Wood, seconded by Chairperson R Jackson:  

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a)      note the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board governance forward work calendar for December 2021 as set out in Attachment A of this agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

 

23        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

5.40 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 Devonport-Takapuna Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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