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Howick Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Howick
Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library
Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 12.00 pm.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Chairperson
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Damian Light
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Bo Burns
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Via electronic
link
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Members
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Katrina
Bungard
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David Collings
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John Spiller
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Mike Turinsky
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Adele White
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Peter Young,
JP
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Member
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Bruce Kendall
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Councillors
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Sharon
Stewart, QSM
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Maurice
Williamson
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Howick Local
Board
16 March 2023
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
The Chair
opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation
of Minutes
5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation - Annette Smart of East Auckland
Tourism
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Annette Smart of East Auckland Tourism was in attendance
to discuss the ongoing activities of the organisation.
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A PowerPoint presentation was given, as well as a physical
handout including supplementary information. A copy of the PowerPoint and a photocopy
of the handout have been placed on the official minutes and are available on
the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Resolution
number HW/2023/30
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Burns, seconded by Member A
White:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the presentation
from East Auckland Tourism.
b)
whakamihi / thank Annette Smart for her deputation and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 March 2023 - Howick Local Board -
Deputations - East Auckland Tourism's Presentation
b 16 March 2023 - Howick Local Board -
Deputations - East Auckland Tourism's Handout
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8.2
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Deputation - Louise Boswell and Megan
Douglas of the Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga-Eastern Manukau
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Louise Boswell and Megan Douglas of the Citizens Advice
Bureau Pakuranga-Eastern Manukau were in attendance to discuss the extensive
work that they do in the Howick Local Board area.
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A PowerPoint was presented. This was already included in
the business meeting agenda under attachments.
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Resolution
number HW/2023/31
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by Member K
Bungard:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) whakamihi
/ thank Louise Boswell and Megan Douglas for their deputation
and attendance.
CARRIED
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9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum – Katie Treneman and Paul
Spiller and of the Howick Village Association
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Katie Treneman and Paul Spiller and of the Howick Village
Association were in attendance to speak to the Board on
their Cultural Food Festival and their recent food
drive for flood-impacted families.
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Resolution
number HW/2023/32
MOVED by Member A White, seconded by Member J Spiller:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) whakamihi / thank Katie Treneman and Paul Spiller for their presentation and
attendance.
CARRIED
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10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Member P Young left the room at 12.51pm
Member P Young returned to the room at
12.52pm
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13
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Urgent decision of the Howick Local Board to
formalise its position on Auckland Council’s submission on the Inquiry
into the 2022 Local Elections
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Resolution
number HW/2023/37
MOVED by Member D Collings, seconded by Member K Bungard:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) note the urgent decision made on 31 January
2023 to formalise the Howick Local Board’s position on the Justice
Committee’s inquiry into the 2022 local elections.
CARRIED
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14
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Urgent Decision of the Howick Local Board to
grant funds from the Community Grants budget to the Pakuranga Tennis Club
Incorporated
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Resolution
number HW/2023/38
MOVED by Member A White, seconded by Member D Collings:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) note the urgent decision made on 19 December
2022 to grant $8,700 from the Community Grants budget to the Pakuranga Tennis
Club Incorporated to cover annual rental due under the lease between the
Pakuranga Tennis Club Incorporated and the Tūpuna Maunga Authority.
CARRIED
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Local Board views on Notice of Requirement
for the Eastern Busway Stage 2
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Resolution
number HW/2023/39
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by Member M
Turinsky:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a)
defer consideration on this matter to
the Howick Local Board business meeting on Thursday 20 April, 2023 at
12.00pm, or earlier via an additional business meeting if required.
CARRIED
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David Wong – Senior Policy Planner
was in attendance virtually to speak to this item.
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Approval for a new public road name at 2
Elevation Street, Flat Bush
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Resolution
number HW/2023/40
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by Member A White:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) approves the name ‘Sagitta Drive’ (applicant’s preferred name) for the new public
road created by way of subdivision undertaken by Aklander Investment Limited
at 2 Elevation Street, Flat Bush, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the
Local Government Act 1974 (Road naming reference RDN90105945, resource
consent references BUN60342308 and SUB60342355).
CARRIED
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17
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Alteration to the 2022-2025 Howick Local
Board meeting schedule
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Resolution
number HW/2023/41
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by Member K
Bungard:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) approve
the replacement of the following business meeting date to accommodate the
Local Board Agreement 2023/24 timeframes as follows:
i) Thursday, 22 June 2023, 12:00pm to replace the scheduled
meeting that was to be held on 15 June 2023, 12:00pm.
CARRIED
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20 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
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21 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number HW/2023/44
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by
Member A White:
That the Howick Local Board:
a) exclude
the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
b) agree
that the General Manager - Assets & Delivery and the Principal Property
Advisor be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1 –
Transit-Oriented Development after the public has been excluded, because of
their knowledge of this item which will help the Howick Local Board in its
decision-making.
CARRIED
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The general
subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the
reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the
specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.
This
resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or
interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be
prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of
the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Transit-Oriented
Development
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Reason
for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular
interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s)
under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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The public
conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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s7(2)(h) -
The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local
authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial
activities.
In
particular, the report contains information that may prejudice the
council's ability to negotiate the sale and/or acquisition of properties.
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s48(1)(a)
The public
conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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The text of these resolutions
is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part
of the minutes of the meeting.
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1.27 pm The
public was excluded.
Resolutions in
relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of
these minutes and are not publicly available.
2.28 pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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C1
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Transit-Oriented Development
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2.29pm 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 Howick Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
