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Whau Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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This meeting proceeded via Microsoft Teams. Either a recording or written summary will be uploaded on the Auckland Council website.
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Chairperson |
Kay Thomas |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Fasitua Amosa |
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Members |
Catherine Farmer |
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Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai |
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Warren Piper |
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Jessica Rose |
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Susan Zhu |
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Whau Local Board 25 May 2022 |
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Chair K Thomas opened the meeting, welcomed those attending online, and led the meeting in a karakia.
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have. Specifically, members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the agenda.
The following are declared interests of the Whau Local Board:
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Kay Thomas |
· New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau · Friends of Arataki · Western Quilters ·
Citizens
Advice Bureau · Literacy Waitākere Board |
Volunteer Committee member Member Chair
Member |
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Susan Zhu |
· Chinese Oral History Foundation · The Chinese Garden Steering Committee of Auckland · Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand |
Committee member Board member
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Fasitua Amosa |
· Equity NZ · Massive Theatre Company · Avondale Business Association |
Vice President Board member A family member is the Chair |
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Catherine Farmer |
· Avondale-Waterview Historical Society · Blockhouse Bay Historical Society · Portage Licensing Trust · Blockhouse Bay Bowls · Forest and Bird organisation · Grey Power |
Member
Member Trustee Patron Member Member |
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Te’eva Matafai |
· Pacific Events and Entertainment Trust · Miss Samoa NZ · Malu Measina Samoan Dance Group · Aspire Events |
Co-Founder
Director Director/Founder
Director |
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Warren Piper |
· New Lynn RSA · New Lynn Business Association |
Associate member Member |
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Jessica Rose |
· Women in Urbanism-Aotearoa, Auckland Branch · Forest & Bird · Big Feels Club · Frocks on Bikes · Bike Auckland · Department of Conservation |
Committee member
Member Patron Former co-chair Former committee member Employee |
Member appointments
Local board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the local board members represent Auckland Council.
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External organisation |
Leads |
Alternate |
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Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group |
Warren Piper |
Catherine Farmer |
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Avondale Business Association |
Kay Thomas |
Warren Piper |
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Blockhouse Bay Business Association |
Warren Piper |
Fasitua Amosa |
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New Lynn Business Association |
Susan Zhu |
Kay Thomas |
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Rosebank Business Association |
Fasitua Amosa |
Warren Piper |
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Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust |
Fasitua Amosa |
Jessica Rose |
NOTE: Chair K Thomas declared an interest in Literacy Waitākere as a newly appointed Board Member.
NOTE: Member S Zhu declared an interest in the Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand as newly appointed Board Member.
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Resolution number WH/2022/43 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) confirm the minutes of its ordinary meeting, held on Wednesday, 27 April 2022, and the minutes of its extraordinary meeting, held on Wednesday, 11 May 2022, as true and correct.
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There were no leaves of absence.
There were no acknowledgements.
There were no petitions.
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Resolution number WH/2022/44 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the presentation on the rights of citizens to use community facilities without discrimination on the basis of vaccination status, and thank Kevin Murphy and Laurie Ross for their attendance. |
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Resolution number WH/2022/45 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the presentation on the draft Auckland Golf Investment Plan, and thank Hana-Rae Seifert, Legal Counsel Golf New Zealand, and Thiem Nguyen, General Manager Golf & Community Development, for their attendance. |
There was no public forum.
There was no extraordinary business.
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Resolution number WH/2022/46 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the report from Whau Ward Councillor, Tracy Mulholland. |
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Notice of Motion: Member J Rose to recommend that Auckland Transport investigate, standardise and reduce the cost for ANZAC Traffic Management Plans |
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Resolution number WH/2022/47 MOVED by Member J Rose, seconded by Chairperson K Thomas: That the Whau Local Board: a) note the significant cost relative to the ANZAC Day and other community events required by the associated Traffic Management Plan [TMP]. b) note the ANZAC parades take the same route requiring the same management year on year, merely requiring a change of date. c) note that the prohibitive cost relative to the ANZAC Day events required by a TMP may result in the inability to fund further ANZAC Day Parades in New Lynn and Avondale. d) note the positive community outcomes of holding these commemorative events including kotahitanga/unity in learning from the past to keep peace in the future. e) note with respect the contribution and suffering of all those from Australia and New Zealand, who have served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. f) note that other potential community events do not proceed at times because of the financial demands of traffic management and Traffic Management Plans. g) request that Auckland Transport provide a detailed cost breakdown of what constitutes a TMP for the ANZAC Parades for both New Lynn and Avondale RSAs. h) request that Auckland Transport investigate where costs can be reduced in the development of TMPs for ANZAC Day Parades in New Lynn and Avondale. i) request that Auckland Transport investigate the overall cost of traffic management provided to Local Boards and whether Traffic Management Companies charge the Auckland Council group a higher rate than charged to private companies and organisations. j) recommend that Auckland Transport develop one standardised template for TMPs that may be replicated without additional cost year on year. k) thank Auckland Transport for their support for the ANZAC Day Parades in New Lynn and Avondale. l) request that this Notice of Motion be forwarded to all local boards, the Mayor, all Councillors and the Board of Auckland Transport for their information.
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Resolution number WH/2022/48 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S Zhu: That the Whau Local Board: a) adopt the Whau Grants Programme 2022/2023.
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Whau Local and Multiboard Grant Rounds Two 2021/2022 grant allocations |
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Resolution number WH/2022/49 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C Farmer: That the Whau Local Board: a) agree to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in Whau Local Grant Round Two 2021/2022 as follows:
b) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application received in Multiboard Grant Round Two 2021/2022as follows:
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Thomas Dixon was in attendance to speak to this item. |
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Resolution number WH/2022/50 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose: That the Whau Local Board: a) adopt the Whau Toilet Provision Assessment 2022 (agenda report Attachment A). b) thank Thomas Dixon, Parks and Places Specialist, for his attendance to speak to the item. |
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Endorsing Business Improvement District (BID) target rate grants for 2022/2023 |
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Resolution number WH/2022/51 MOVED by Member W Piper, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) recommend to the Governing Body the setting of the targeted rates for inclusion in the Annual Budget 2022/2023 for the following Business Improvement District (BID) programmes: i) $154,000 for Avondale Business Association ii) $66,000 for Blockhouse Bay Business Association iii) $209,475 for New Lynn Business Association iv) $495,000 for Rosebank Business Association.
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Resolution number WH/2022/52 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive
the report on the
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Community Facilities Network Plan revised Action Plan (2022) |
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Resolution number WH/2022/53 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C Farmer: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the report on the revised Community
Facilities Network Plan Action Plan (2022) with reservations, noting a number
of concerns. b) note the acknowledgement of risk that
development of the revised Community Facilities Network Plan Action Plan may
not match local board priorities. c) note that the Whau Local Board area has few
assets as it sits across the boundary of two legacy councils. d) note that the Whau area is undergoing
intensive brownfield development especially around Avondale and New Lynn
while the focus for new assets in the Community Facilities Network Plan 2022
is in greenfield areas. e) note that the Community Facilities Network
Plan 2022 and the process for identifying area-based actions do not address
the shortage of assets within the Whau. f)
note the 2016
Central West Community Needs Assessment and Facilities Investigation, of
which the need for a new aquatic and recreation facility in the Whau local
board area was a key finding. g) note that the Whau Aquatic and Recreation
Facility was subsequently adopted as a One Local Initiative (OLI) and was
approved for funding in the 2018 Long-term Plan (LTP) and was already well
into the site identification phase when the financial impacts of
COVID-19 led to it being deferred in the 2021 LTP. h) note that the 2016 Central West Community
Needs Assessment and Facilities Investigation was based on 2013 Census data
and, given the level of intensive residential development in the Whau Local
Board area in the past nine years, it would seem extremely likely that the
population-based need for this facility will have significantly increased and
it is concerning that this does not appear to be reflected in the revised
Community Facilities Network Plan Action Plan. i)
note with
particular concern that the Whau Aquatic and Recreation Centre now appears,
in the revised Community Facilities Network Plan Action Plan, to be subsumed
by a “Central West Pool”, with wording suggesting that its
“on hold” status may in fact be a re-evaluation of the proposal
with a view to considering alternative sites in neighbouring local board
areas. j)
note that neither
the current facilities in Mt Albert and Henderson, nor a proposed aquatic
facility in the Northwest meet the needs of Whau residents. k) request urgent advice from staff to address the above concerns, noting that none of these questions were addressed in the recent workshop despite the local board’s consistent and vocal advocacy for the retention and progression of the Whau Aquatic and Recreation Centre and high levels of public support for the proposed facility.
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Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Whau Local Board for quarter three 2021/2022 |
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Resolution number WH/2022/54 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the performance report for quarter three ending 31 March 2022. b) approve the reallocation of $2,500 underspent budget towards Community Grants Whau (ID 580).
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Local board feedback on Auckland Transport's proposed speed limit changes |
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Resolution number WH/2022/55 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper: That the Whau Local Board: a)
reiterate its
support in principle for reduction in speed limits as part of the Road to
Zero programme, alongside other safety interventions such as infrastructure. b)
reiterate its
request, made in March 2022 in respect of the Interim Speed Management Plan
but equally relevant here, that staff review the extent of perimeters for
areas around schools proposed to be subject to lower speed limits,
particularly in the Kelston area, to ensure that the settings are
appropriate, noting the potential impacts on surrounding streets. c) request that staff include, as part of any review into speed limits around schools, consideration around the times of the day and week at which reductions will operate, noting that in areas such as Kelston with a high concentration of schools the extent of restrictions will be significant.
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Resolution number WH/2022/56 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the decision made under delegation on 14 April 2022 providing feedback from the Whau Local Board for inclusion in Auckland Council’s submission on the Ministry for the Environment’s consultation document: Te kapanoni i te hangarua: Transforming recycling.
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Resolution number WH/2022/57 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) note the records of the workshops held on 13 and 27 April 2022.
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Resolution number WH/2022/58 MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa: That the Whau Local Board: a) receive the governance forward work calendar for May 2022.
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24 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
6.38 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON
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CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
