Minutes of Franklin Local Board - Tuesday, 22 February 2022

a) acknowledge two Franklin recipients of the New Zealand Walking Access 2022 Outdoor Access Champion Award: Josephine Elworthy, Clevedon Trails and Judy Donavan, Pukekohe Tramping Club for their recent awards in recognition of their work in their communities:

i) Judy Donovan from the Pukekohe Tramping Club for her work on leading and facilitating the walking and cycle trail that connects 5 volcanic knolls within Pukekohe township called the ‘Pukekohe Five Summits Trail’

ii) Josephine Elworthy from the Clevedon Trails Steering Group for her work in leading the development of a trails network in and around Clevedon village that was incorporated into the Unitary Plan. This work means that trails will be delivered by developers as land is developed.

CARRIED

6.2

Acknowledgement - Kiriwaitai Wilson

Resolution number FR/2022/3

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) acknowledge Kiriwaitai Wilson, who passed away recently. Kiri was a much loved and respected member of the Ngāti Tamaoho treaty negotiation team, a trustee of the Iwi Trusts for over a decade and passionate teacher and fighter for Māori education.

CARRIED

6.3

Acknowledgement - Ashleigh (Beatle) Brougham

Resolution number FR/2022/4

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) acknowledge Ashleigh (Beatle) Brougham, who was a well-known and respected kaumatua, business owner and significant contributor to the wider local community through his involvement in rugby and community organisations. Beatle passed away on 26 December 2021.

CARRIED

Note that all acknowledgements were resolved as one item.

7 Petitions

There were no petitions.

8 Deputations

8.1

Deputation - Kawakawa Bay Boat Club

Resolution number FR/2022/5

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Bell:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Andrea Couldrey, Secretary Treasurer and Derek Nielsen, committee member of the Kawakawa Bay Boat Club for their attendance and presentation regarding suggestions for boatramp user parking at the boat ramps at Kawakawa Bay.

b) request that community facilities staff review the presentation from the Kawakawa Bay Boat Club and provide advice to the board on response options.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 22 February 2022 Franklin Local Board - Kawakawa Bay Boat Club parking presentation

8.2

Deputation - Homelands

Resolution number FR/2022/6

MOVED by Member A Kinzett, seconded by Member L Soole:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Connie Clarkson and Peter Gordon for attendance and presentation on Homeland’s activity and on possible opportunities for local producers.

b) request that the Franklin Economic Advisor assess this opportunity and return to the board with advice on options for board or other council organisation support for consideration.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 22 February 2022 Franklin Local Board presentation - Homelands

8.3

Deputation - Innovating Franklin

Resolution number FR/2022/7

MOVED by Member A Kinzett, seconded by Member S Druyven:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Mike Marr and Amanda Mills for their attendance and presentation on Innovating Franklin’s work in the local board area.

b) request that the Franklin Local Economic Advisor assess any opportunities and return to the board with advice on options for board or other council organisation support for consideration.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 22 February 2022 Franklin Local Board - Innovation Franklin presentation

9 Public Forum

9.1

Public Forum - Kendyl Sullivan, Pukekohe Business Association

Resolution number FR/2022/8

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member A Kinzett:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Kendyl Sullivan and Rupert Ross from the Pukekohe Business Association regarding a submission being prepared to address a policy review of the BID funding agreement proposal.

b) request further information from the CCO and External Partnerships team as to:

i) the reasons for the shift from a partnership agreement to funding agreements between Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and Auckland Council, and

ii) the process by which local boards can receive and respond to the views of BIDs in their local area, as well as Auckland Council advice on the matter.

CARRIED

10 Extraordinary Business

10.1

Kia kaha ake te tiakina o ngā puna wai-inu / Improving the protection of drinking-water sources: Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007 consultation document (NES-DW).

Resolution number FR/2022/9

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) consider an item of extraordinary business at Item 24 of the agenda, noting the following:

i) the reason the item is not on the agenda is because the item was received after the agenda was prepared and published

ii) the reason consideration of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting is because local board input is required by 22 February 2022, which is the day of the business meeting.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 22 February 2022 Franklin Local Board - Improving the protection of drinking water sources consultation document

Auckland Transport - Franklin Local Board update February 2022

Resolution number FR/2022/10

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member L Soole:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the Auckland Transport (AT) February update report.

b) request that Auckland Transport extend the timeframe for bylaw development to enable Auckland Transport to effectively consider and respond to local feedback on the Activities in the Roading Corridor Bylaw and improve on the status quo e.g. the opportunity to improve alignment with neighbouring local authorities. It is the board’s view that Auckland Transport is rushing the development of the bylaw and is concerned that this will create a poor result for communities and industry in the Franklin Local Board area

c) note the Auckland Council Sustainable Coastlines work is well underway and request that Auckland Transport provide advice to the Franklin Local Board on the approach to planning for sustainable coastal roads, i.e. how the Auckland Council group, including AT, are planning for coastal inundation and degradation of the local roading network such as Maraetai Coast Road.

d) request Auckland Transport present to the board an update on the approach to rural road resurfacing and maintenance at the upcoming forward works programme presentation.

CARRIED

Proposed reserve revocation of 17W Hawke Crescent and 39R Pohutukawa Road, Beachlands

Letitia Edwards and Moira Faumui, Eke Panuku, were online to address this item.

Resolution number FR/2022/11

MOVED by Member L Soole, seconded by Member M Bell:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) note the additional submissions received on the proposed reserve revocation of 17W Hawke Crescent and 39R Pohutukawa Road, Beachlands;

b) endorse the proposed revocation of the reserve status of 17W Hawke Crescent and 39R Pohutukawa Road, Beachlands.

CARRIED

Variation to 2021 - 2024 Customer and Community Services work programme – changes to various projects

Resolution number FR/2022/12

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member S Druyven:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve the following variations including budget and timeline changes to its adopted 2021–2024 Customer and Community Services work programme as per attachment A, specifically:

i) additional budget allocation for project ID 20740 Massey Park - renew play spaces, utilising $252,000 of ABS: Capex Renewal budget over financial year 2021/202.

ii) additional budget allocation for project ID 26076 Kevan Lawrence Park - renew play spaces, utilising $390,000 of ABS: Capex Renewal budget over financial year 2021/2022

iii) variation to project ID 20699 – Te Puru Park – renew skate park utilising $10,000 of ABS: Capex Renewal budget over financial year 2021/2022, a reduction of $140,000

iv) Variation to project ID 15559 – Umupuia Coastal Reserve – upgrade park assets utilising $40,000 of ABS: Capex Renewal budget over financial year 2021/2022, a reduction of $160,000

v) variation to project ID 25952 Franklin – refurbish toilet/amenity blocks utilising $1,065,000 of ABS: Capex Renewal budget over financial year 2021/2022, a reduction of $100,000.

CARRIED

Auckland’s Water Strategy

Resolution number FR/2022/13

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Chairperson A Baker:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide the following feedback on the eight strategic shifts of the Water Strategy framework:

i) endorse the Te Tiriti Partnership shift

ii) endorse the Empowered Aucklanders shift, however consider that there is insufficient consideration for the role of local boards in this area. While the board consider a catchment-based approach to water resource management to be appropriate in terms of the water itself, the approach to the empowerment of residents (people and how they interact with water) should be at a local board level. It is critical that this is clearly articulated in the water strategy, noting that this strategy is expected to be a reference point to government-led reforms in the future

iii) endorse the Sustainable Allocation and Equitable Access shift

iv) endorse the Regenerative Water Infrastructure shift

v) endorse the Water Security shift

vi) endorse the Integrated Land use and Water Planning shift

vii) endorse the Restoring and Enhancing Water Ecosystems shift

viii) endorse the Pooling Knowledge shift.

CARRIED

Public feedback on proposal to make a Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw 2022

Resolution number FR/2022/14

MOVED by Member M Bell, seconded by Member M Murphy:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) tūtohi / receive public feedback on the proposal to make a new Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture ā-Rohe Noho Puni Wātea ā-Waka 2022 / Auckland Council Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw 2022 in this agenda report.

b) whakarato / provide the following views on how the Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback to the proposal in recommendation (a) to assist the Bylaw Panel in its deliberations:

i) support Proposal 1, to include general rules in areas we manage where freedom camping is not otherwise prohibited or restricted

ii) support Proposal 2, to set four general rules and support the general rules proposed including:

A) Proposal 2.1 Use a certified self-contained vehicle

B) Proposal 2.2 Stay a maximum of two nights in the same road or off-road parking area

C) Proposal 2.3 Depart by 9am on the third day

D) Proposal 2.4 No return to the same road or off-road parking area within two days

iii) support Proposal 3 as set out in Schedule 45 prohibited areas, where no freedom camping would be allowed, reiterating support for the prohibition of camping at Maraetai Hall

iv) support Proposal 4 as set out in Schedule 22 restricted areas, where freedom camping would be allowed subject to conditions

v) reiterate our desire to enable responsible camping on selected reserves within rural areas such as the Awhitu Peninsula

vi) request that, when deliberating, the panel take a balanced approach that considers all Aucklanders’ perspectives. Isolated areas of Auckland welcome responsible freedom camping in vehicles as an important part of their local economy and request that the regulatory framework should not be sacrificed due to urban sensitivities. To do so would exacerbate deprivation through isolation that these communities’ experience

c) whakatuu / appoint members Sharlene Druyven and Angela Fulljames to present the views in (b) to the Bylaw Panel on 22 April 2022

d) tuku mana / delegate authority to the local board chair to appoint replacement(s) to the persons in (c) should an appointed member be unable to present to the Bylaw Panel.

CARRIED

Public feedback on proposal to make a new Signs Bylaw 2022

Resolution number FR/2022/15

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member A Kinzett:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) tūtohi / receive the public feedback on the proposal to make a new Auckland Council and Auckland Transport Ture ā-Rohe mo nga Tohu 2022 / Signs Bylaw 2022 and associated controls in this agenda report.

b) whakarato / provide the following views on how the Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback to the proposal in recommendation (a) to assist the Bylaw Panel in its deliberations:

i) do not support Proposal 2B on the basis that it goes too far in trying to regulate use of private fences facing council-controlled public reserves or public space. Such regulations should only exist for common boundary fences between the public spaces and private property. The board considers that regulation and enforcement of private property fence use should not be council’s role

ii) consider that there is inadequate consideration of compliance and how enforcement and monitoring will be meaningfully achieved without additional funding, and request that the panel actively consider this in determining the scope of bylaw provisions

iii) support the intent to consolidate and make by-laws easier to read, comprehend and subsequently enforce.

c) whakatuu / appoint the Chair Andrew Baker to present the views in b) to the Bylaw Panel on 28 March 2022.

d) tuku mana / delegate authority to the local board chair to appoint replacement(s) to the person in c) should an appointed member be unable to present to the Bylaw Panel.

CARRIED

Public feedback on proposal to amend the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015

Resolution number FR/2022/16

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member A Cole:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) tūtohi / receive the public feedback on the proposal to amend Te Ture ā-rohe Tiaki Rawa me Ngā Mahi Whakapōrearea 2015 / the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015 in this report.

i) support the feedback provided by the public in terms of better and more enforceable rules in regard to overgrown vegetation on private properties that create fire risk, vermin and pest animal infestation and pest plant infestation, including pest plants or weeds that are considered noxious and or surveillance pest plants eg moth plant.

c) whakatuu / appoint the Chair Andrew Baker to present the views in b) to the Bylaw Panel on 25 March 2022.

d) tuku mana / delegate authority to the local board chair to appoint replacement(s) to the persons in c) should an appointed member be unable to present to the Bylaw Panel on 25 March 2022.

CARRIED

Public feedback on proposal to amend Stormwater Bylaw 2015

Resolution number FR/2022/17

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member M Bell:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) tūtohi / receive the public feedback on the proposal to amend Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture-ā-rohe Wai Āwhā 2015 / Auckland Council Stormwater Bylaw 2015 in this report

i) the Franklin Local Board share the concern raised through public feedback on any provisions that would restrict community groups from accessing stormwater facilities, where the intent of access is to deliver or maintain community-led restoration or beautification initiatives

c) decline the opportunity to appoint one or more local board members to present the views in b) to the Bylaw Panel on 4 April 2022.

CARRIED

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa - New Zealand Geographic Board: recording of unofficial place names as official

Resolution number FR/2022/18

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member L Soole:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the report, including attachments which detail the unofficial place names in the local board area which are proposed to be made official

b) provide the following feedback on place names proposed to proceed under the fast-track process as below and as set out in the New Zealand Geographic Board:

i) agree with the intent of the proposal to formalise and correct unofficial place names, however consider that the process has not enabled the board to effectively represent local views

ii) considers that it is unable to comment on proposed name formalisation without evidence of engagement with mana whenua iwi and in the absence of engagement with the wider local community.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 22 February 2022 Franklin Local Board feedback on NZ Geographic proposal

Franklin Youth Advisory Board Terms of Reference

Resolution number FR/2022/19

MOVED by Member L Soole, seconded by Member M Murphy:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the updated Franklin Youth Advisory Board Terms of Reference

b) delegate the formal endorsement of the Franklin Youth Advisory Board’s Terms of Reference to the Chair.

CARRIED

Governance Forward Work Calendar February 2022

Resolution number FR/2022/20

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member S Druyven:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) note the governance forward work calendar dated February 2022 (Attachment A).

CARRIED

Franklin Local Board workshop records

Resolution number FR/2022/21

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames, seconded by Member A Kinzett:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the Franklin Local Board workshop records for

· 30 November 2021

· 7 December 2021

· 1 February 2022.

CARRIED

Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for Quarter Two 2021/2022

Faithe Smith, Lead Financial Advisor, and Orrin Kapua, Local Board Advisor, were in attendance for this item.

Resolution number FR/2022/22

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Fulljames:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the performance report for Quarter Two ending 31 December 2021

b) note that the financial performance report in Attachment B of the agenda report will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group half-year results for 2021/2022 are released to the New Zealand Exchange (NZX), which are expected to be made public on or about 28 February 2022

c) approve deleting line item ID 1746 Wairoa Work Experience programme and reallocating the $20,000 associated budget to ID 1476 Franklin Economic Broker work programme

d) approve the addition of the XLabs sustainability initiative into the Franklin Economic Broker programme (WP ID 1467) and the use of both reallocated and 2020/2021 underspend to enable delivery of this activity.

e) note the verbal advice offered subsequent to the development of this report, that WP ID 1398 Wriggle and Rhyme outreach programme cannot be delivered in 2021/2022 and is therefore cancelled.

f) approve the addition of a new work programme activity “Rural Libraries Service Needs Assessment”, delivering to the Franklin Local Board Plan outcome 3 “Fit for Purpose Places”

g) approve reallocation of $5,000 budget from the cancelled WP ID 1398 Wriggle and Rhyme outreach programme to the new work programme line “Rural Libraries Service Needs Assessment”

h) request that the Outreach Programme Manager present the results of the rural libraries service needs assessment work to the board by Quarter 4, and work with the Connected Community work programme lead on options for responding to this assessment within the 2022/2023 work programme for board consideration.

CARRIED

24 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

24.1

Resolution number FR/2022/23

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Chairperson A Baker:

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide the following feedback to inform a council-wide submission on the proposed amendments to the Kia kaha ake te tiakina o ngā puna wai-inu / Improving the protection of drinking-water sources: Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007 consultation document (NES-DW):

i) The board continues to be frustrated by the timeframes set by government for input into important resource management questions noting that these timeframes compromise the board’s ability to digest proposed changes, test local perspectives and therefore provide specific and constructive feedback

ii) request that the panel adequately reflect and represent the perspectives of rural Aucklanders in the development of the Auckland submission

NES-DW consultation document questions 3 and 5

iii) consider that the proposed responsibility and costs associated with Source Water Risk Management Plans should only apply to where drinking water provision caters to more than 25 households

NES-DW consultation document question 36

iv) note that the National Environment Standard for Drinking Water duplicates stock exclusion provisions already articulated NES-F and NPS-FM and that will already be addressed through farm plans

NES-DW consultation document question 37

v) consider that amendments will negatively affect smaller drinking water suppliers and will increase reliance on drinking water supply through tanker deliveries, which undermines the positive impact on the wider environment and transport network

General feedback on the NES-DW proposal

vi) note that it is unclear what the restrictions are relating to SMRMA 1, 2 and 3, specifically when a resource consent will be triggered. The board suggests the standards are specific on this point

vii) suggest that clarity is required regarding SWRMA 1; triggers for resource consent on neighbouring properties

viii) suggest that SWRMA 2 for aquifers be revisited, noting that the provision for land area (above where groundwater travels to the intake (bore) within a 1-year period, to a maximum of 2.5 kilometres) is a huge area and may trigger unreasonable barriers to activity, including resource consent to do earthworks, or for fertilizer options and restrictions on stock numbers.

CARRIED

11.08am 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 Franklin Local Board HELD ON

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Chairperson	Andrew Baker
Deputy Chairperson	Angela Fulljames
Members	Malcolm Bell
	Alan Cole
	Sharlene Druyven
	Amanda Kinzett
	Matthew Murphy
	Logan Soole