Kaipātiki Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Kaipātiki Local Board held in the Kaipātiki Local Board Office at 90 Bentley Avenue, Glenfield or via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 10.07am.
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Deputy Chairperson |
Danielle Grant, JP |
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Members |
Paula Gillon |
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Melanie Kenrick |
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Cindy Schmidt |
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Andrew Shaw |
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Adrian Tyler |
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ABSENT
Chairperson |
John Gillon |
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Ann Hartley QSO (Leave of Absence) |
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Kaipātiki Local Board 18 May 2022 |
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1 Welcome / Karakia
The Deputy Chairperson opened the meeting, welcomed those in attendance followed by Member Adrian Tyler leading the meeting with a karakia.
Resolution number KT/2022/98 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) accept the apology from Chairperson John Gillon for absence. |
Member P Gillon declared a conflict of interest in item 14: Kaipātiki Local Grants Round Three and Multiboard Grants Round Two 2021/2022 grant allocations (application number LG2208-301 Neighbourhood Support North Shore Incorporated) and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.
Resolution number KT/2022/99 MOVED by Member P Gillon, seconded by Member A Shaw: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 11 May 2022, as true and correct. |
There were no leaves of absence.
6.1 |
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Resolution number KT/2022/100 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) acknowledge the recent passing of Anne Farrington and express its sincere condolences to the Farrington family. |
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Sydney Manaena Kingi passed away peacefully on 2 May 2022 at home surrounded by his whanau and partner Mary.
Sydney is of Ngāti Kahungunu descent. Sydney was born in Wairoa, however went to school in Napier. At the age of 16 Sydney moved to Auckland to join the navy and became an apprentice in electro technology. Sydney then went on and taught electro technology at Unitec.
Sydney married Justine who unfortunately passed away some years back. They had two children Reece and Huia, and seven grandchildren. Over recent years he has been supported by his partner Mary.
Sydney has been well known around Birkenhead Point and Northcote Point. He was an active part of the Le Roy’s Restoration group that meets weekly. If there was fundraising for cancer, a beach cleanup or residents meeting, Sydney would be present.
Member M Kenrick got to know Sydney through the Birkenhead Yacht club, where he was officially the rear Commadore, however unofficially Sydney was one of the backbone members of club that kept the club going. Sydney was the race officer, every weekend helped with the logistics of getting twenty new sailors out on the water, arranged new tyres for trailers, organised working bees and oversaw the health and safety of the club (which in Covid times is no easy job for any sports club). Despite being unwell Sydney jointly presented to the board two months ago regarding health and safety concerns of the carpark.
Sydney’s body will be returned to the Hawkes Bay to Bridge Pa.
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Resolution number KT/2022/101 MOVED by Member M Kenrick, seconded by Member A Shaw: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) acknowledge the recent passing of Sydney Manaena Kingi and express its sincere condolences to the Kingi family. |
There were no petitions.
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Takapuna Golf - Auckland Council's draft Golf Investment Plan |
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David Haines, Director of Haines Planning, John Sohn, Director – Takapuna Golf, Jay Lee, General Manager – Takapuna Golf and Eric Kang, Operations Manager – Takapuna Golf, were in attendance to address the board on this item.
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Resolution number KT/2022/102 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the deputation. b) thank David Haines and Takapuna Golf for their attendance and presentation. |
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Golf New Zealand - Auckland Council's draft Golf Investment Plan |
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Hana-Rae Seifert, General Manager of Golf New Zealand and Thiem Nguyen, General Manager of Golf and Community Management - Golf New Zealand, were in attendance via Microsoft Teams to address the board on this item.
A document titled ‘Draft Auckland Golf Investment Plan – Request for withdrawal and correction’ was tabled. A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckand Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number KT/2022/103 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the public forum item. b) thank Hana-Rae Seifert, Thiem Nguyen and Golf New Zealand for their attendance and presentation. |
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a 18 May 2022 - Kaipātiki Local Board Business Meeting - Draft Auckland Golf Investment Plan - Request for withdrawal and correction |
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extraordinary business.
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Paul Marriott-Lloyd, Tupu Toa Intern, was in attendance via Microsoft Teams to address the board on this item.
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Resolution number KT/2022/104 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) does not support the draft Auckland golf investment plan entitled Where all Aucklanders benefit from publicly owned golf land attached to this report (as presented in Attachment A to the agenda report), and has mixed views on the policy objectives. b) request that it be withdrawn and redrafted, particularly in regard to concerns raised by Golf New Zealand around the accuracy of data and information which form the basis of many of the plan’s fundamental assumptions, premises, and recommendations. c) request further work be completed on a regional provision standard for golf and access to golf facilities prior to adopting the draft Plan, so access to these facilities is considered across Auckland, including in areas without existing golf courses on public land. d) acknowledge the need to provide equitable public access, environmental outcomes, multi-code and passive recreational access and walking/cycling/active mode connection opportunities and request engagement around this and include all interested stakeholders not limited to; Golf New Zealand, Golf Auckland, Golf clubs including Takapuna Golf Club, Local boards, Iwi, communities, disability advocates, other interested sports groups etc. e) request relevant council staff initiate lease renewal discussions with Takapuna Golf Course so that discussions can commence and be progressed in parallel with any business case preparation work regarding the future of the site. f) request further clarity on decision-making outlined in page 21 of the draft plan with a clear decision tree between the Governing Body and local boards on individual golf courses that are being assessed as part of this draft Plan, noting that adoption of the Plan could “change decision making allocated to Local Boards” and that most golf courses are leases on local parks/reserves (for example, AF Thomas Park in the Kaipātiki Local Board area). g) thank the 1,074 people who made submissions to the Have Your Say process and the 1,070 people who participated in the People’s Panel survey. h) express strong concern that local boards have not seen the feedback from key stakeholders, as this process is still underway, until 27 May 2022. i) request that local boards be provided with all stakeholder and public feedback, and that local boards be given a further opportunity to provide further feedback at that time. j) express strong concern that the Draft Golf Investment Plan does not outline any investment in golf, particularly noting paragraph 53 and Table 1 of the agenda report which state that “another weakness is that the draft plan does not specify any future level of future council investment”. k) express strong concern that the Draft Golf Investment Plan and covering report both acknowledge that the plan is based on publicly-available data which is both limited in its scope and depth, and which is out of date. l) note that the council “investment” in golf outlined in the plan does not extend beyond continued land ownership and the provision of leases to the clubs which operate them. The board note that the golf clubs currently carry the very considerable cost of maintaining the courses, which provide many benefits to the wider community and council’s climate action goals at no cost to ratepayers. m) note that the plan recommends significant changes create a ‘broad range of golf experiences’ but does not contemplate the presumably significant cost of those changes, or who will pay for them. The board note that there is no budget allocated, or likely to be available in the foreseeable future, to progress any changes, and consider that there is a reputational risk in adopting a plan we are not confident we can deliver. n) reject the intention repeated throughout the agenda report and Draft Golf Investment Plan that decision-making would no longer sit solely with local boards, but would be shared with the governing body. Local boards have decision-making responsibility over local parks and reserves in their areas and this should remain unchanged. o) does not support any public land currently used as a golf course to be sold or otherwise released for housing or business land, noting that the plan specifically states that “housing and business land are in short supply in urban areas” which signals an intent under this plan that open space could be used for development. p) does not support the policy options shown on Page 10 of the plan which contemplate partial sale or full sale of golf course land. q) note the statement in the plan that “over 100,000 Aucklanders play golf annually – the highest number of participants in any sport in Auckland”, and that the plan acknowledges that participation in golf is increasing. The board also note that data provided by Golf New Zealand shows that levels of participation across multiple demographics are higher, or compare favourably, with other popular sporting codes such as football, rugby, tennis, and more – and considers that Auckland Council should aim to support this by collaborating with golf clubs and Golf New Zealand to continue this trend and encourage. r) note that Golf New Zealand, with the support of Auckland Golf and Golf North, wrote to Auckland Council on 8 April 2022 to request that the draft Plan be withdrawn, corrected and redrafted, as it considers that any public submissions on the draft Plan would be based on incorrect, inaccurate and misleading information that Golf New Zealand considers the draft Plan contains. s) note that the correct information about golf participation Golf New Zealand provided in its letter of 8 April 2022 is similar to the information it previously provided to Auckland Council in its documents titled Advocating for the Future of Golf in Auckland (2018) and Golf Sector Plan for Auckland (2018). t) request speaking rights for Deputy Chairperson Danielle Grant to present the views of the board to the PACE Committee at the appropriate meeting. u) authorise the Chairperson to appoint a replacement member in the event that the Deputy Chair cannot attend the PACE Committee meeting. A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 5 votes to 0. |
Resolution number KT/2022/105 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member A Shaw: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) agree to adjourn the meeting for 5 mins at 12.15pm. |
Meeting reconvened at 12.31pm.
Resolution number KT/2022/106 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) agree that ‘Item 14: Kaipātiki Local Grants Round Three and Multiboard Grants Round Two 2021/2022 grant allocations’ be accorded precedence at this time. |
Kaipātiki Local Grants Round Three and Multiboard Grants Round Two 2021/2022 grant allocations |
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Ann Kuruvilla, Grants Advisor, was in attendance via Microsoft Teams to address the board on this item.
Member P Gillon declared a conflict of interest with the application LG2208-301 from Neighbourhood Support North Shore Incorporated and did not take part in the discussion on this application.
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Resolution number KT/2022/107 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) agree to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in Kaipātiki Local Grants Round Three 2021/2022 listed in the following table: Table One: Kaipātiki Local Grants Round Three 2021/2022 grant applications
b) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application received in Multiboard Grants Round Two 2021/2022, listed in Table Two: Table Two: Multiboard Grants Round Two 2021/2022 grant applications
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Endorsing Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rate grants for 2022/2023 |
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Resolution number KT/2022/108 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member A Shaw: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) recommend to the Governing Body the striking (setting) of the targeted rates for inclusion in the Annual Budget 2022/2023 for the following Business Improvement District (BID) programmes: i) $125,000 for Northcote Town Centre Inc. ii) $206,167 for Birkenhead Town Centre Association Inc. |
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Community Facilities Network Plan revised Action Plan (2022) |
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Resolution number KT/2022/109 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member C Schmidt: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) support the revised Community Facilities Network Plan Action Plan (2022), provided in Attachment A of the agenda report. |
Item 14 was taken after item 11.
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Member M Kenrick provided a verbal update regarding her concern with staffing shortages on services including Birkenhead Pool and Auckland Transport reduction of ferry services.
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Resolution number KT/2022/110 MOVED by Member M Kenrick, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) note the verbal report from Member Melanie Kenrick. |
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Member C Schmidt provided a verbal update regarding Hearts and Minds with remote staff, brief intervention counselling and Northcote redevelopment with the building. Member C Schmidt also provided an update on her meeting with Kaipātiki Youth Development Trust, Onewa Road speed cameras and heritage changes.
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Resolution number KT/2022/111 MOVED by Member C Schmidt, seconded by Member A Tyler: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) note the verbal report from Member Cindy Schmidt. |
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Member A Tyler provided a verbal update regarding Island Bay Progressive League group and the wharf pontoon, meeting with Angela Spooner about Highbury Community House with operational costs and booking schedule. Member A Tyler also provided an update on Birkenhead Village Association and the Whale Tales sculpture, Auckland Transport on Target Road Primary school speed.
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Resolution number KT/2022/112 MOVED by Member A Tyler, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the verbal update from Member Adrian Tyler. |
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Member P Gillon provided a verbal update regarding Kaipātiki Community Facilities Trust events, concern about delay to building swap, frustration with lack of information and partnering agreement meeting.
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Resolution number KT/2022/113 MOVED by Member P Gillon, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the verbal update from Member Paula Gillon. |
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Member A Shaw provided a verbal update regarding half price public transport and an increase in ferry services but there are still cancellations in ferry services, renewals for Shepherds Park coastal accessible track to headland, De Paul House and the rehousing of many families with this number keeping on growing.
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Resolution number KT/2022/114 MOVED by Member A Shaw, seconded by Member P Gillon: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the verbal update from Member Andrew Shaw. |
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Deputy Chairperson D Grant provided a verbal update regarding the Te Waimanawa Hui with Mana Whenua, Glenfield Community Centre board to board meeting, Highbury House and acknowledging Ann Hartley on leave of absence and National Policy Statement for urban development.
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Resolution number KT/2022/115 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) receive the verbal update from Deputy Chairperson Danielle Grant. |
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Governing Body and Independent Maori Statutory Board Members' Update |
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Resolution number KT/2022/116 MOVED by Member A Tyler, seconded by Member C Schmidt: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) note the Kaipātiki Local Board June - July 2022 governance forward work calendar and May – June 2022 workshop forward work plan. |
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Resolution number KT/2022/117 MOVED by Member P Gillon, seconded by Member M Kenrick: That the Kaipātiki Local Board: a) note the record for the Kaipātiki Local Board workshop held on Wednesday 6 April 2022, Wednesday 13 April 2022 and Wednesday 27 April 2022. |
20 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
1.13 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 Kaipātiki Local Board HELD ON
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