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Whau Local
Board
26 July 2023
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
Chairperson Kay
Thomas opened the meeting with a karakia.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
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 elected members of the Whau Local Board:
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Member
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Organisation
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Position
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Kay Thomas
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- New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau
- Western Quilters
- Citizens Advice Bureau
Waitākere Board
- Literacy Waitākere
- West Auckland Heritage Conference
- Whau Wildlink Network
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Volunteer
Member
Chair
Board member
Committee member
Member
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Fasitua Amosa
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- Equity NZ
- Massive Theatre Company
- Avondale Business Association
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Vice President
Board member
A family member is the
Chair
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Ross Clow
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- Portage Licensing Trust
- Te Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust
- Bay Olympic Sports Club
- Forest and Bird Society
- Waitākere Ranges Protection Society
- New Lynn Heritage Protection Society
- Trust Community foundation Limited
- Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club
- Libraries
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Trustee
Patron
Life Member
Member
Member
Member
Trustee
Member
A family member is a Librarian
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Catherine Farmer
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- Avondale-Waterview Historical Society
- Blockhouse Bay Historical Society
- Blockhouse Bay Bowls
- Forest and Bird organisation
- Grey Power
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Member
Member
Patron
Member
Member
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Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
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- New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
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Employee
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Warren Piper
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- New Lynn RSA
- New Lynn Business Association
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Associate member
Member
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Susan Zhu
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Chinese Women Association of New Zealand
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Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand
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Member / Legal Advisor
Member / Deputy Chair
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External Organisations
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Lead
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Alternate
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The Avondale Business Association
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Kay Thomas
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Ross Clow
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The Blockhouse Bay Business
Association
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Warren Piper
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Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
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The New Lynn Business Association
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Warren Piper
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Kay Thomas
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The Rosebank Business
Association
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Warren Piper
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Fasitua Amosa
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The Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust
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Ross Clow
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Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
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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.
Note: Item 11 – Whau Ward Councillor's update was considered
prior to item 8 – Deputations.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation: David Smith - Friends of
Rangimatariki
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A
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and
is available on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.
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Resolution
number WH/2023/77
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson F Amosa:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a) whiwhi / receive the
presentation from Friends of Rangimatariki, and thank David Smith, for his attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 July 2023, Whau Local Board Item 8.1 -
Deputation - David Smith - Friends of Rangimatariki presentation
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8.2
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Deputation: Janet Charman - Avondale
Stakeholders
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A
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and
is available on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.
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Resolution
number WH/2023/78
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C
Farmer:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the presentation from
Avondale Stakeholders, and thank Janet Charman, Eli Ekinofo and Elizabeth Anderson, for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 July 2023, Whau Local Board Item 8.2 -
Deputation – Janet Charman – Avondale Stakeholders presentation
b 26 July 2023, Whau Local Board Item 8.2 -
Deputation - Avondale Stakeholders speakers presentation
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9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum - Camilla Hibberd - Eastdale
Playground Plan
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A presentation was provided. A copy has
been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council
website as a minute attachment.
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Resolution
number WH/2023/79
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
That the Whau Local Board:
a)
whakamihi / thank
Camilla Hibberd, for her presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 July 2023, Whau Local Board Item 9.1
– Public Forum – Camilla Hibberd presentation
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10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Note:
Item 11 – Whau Ward
Councillor's update was considered prior to item 8 – Deputations.
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Approval of the 2023/2024 Whau Local Board
Customer and Community Services work programme
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Resolution
number WH/2023/81
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W
Piper:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a)
whakaae /approve the 2023/2024
Customer and Community Services work programme and its associated budget
(Attachment A to the agenda report), subject to the following changes.
i)
work programme ID 504, Whau Community
Grants - decrease budget from $90,000 to $82,500.
ii)
work programme ID 683, Whau Urban
Ngahere Growing - increase budget from $0 to $7,500.
b) whakaae
/approve in principle the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 Customer and Community
Services – Parks and Community Facilities only work programme
(Attachment A to the agenda report).
c) whakaae
/approve the Risk Adjusted Programme projects identified in the 2023/2024
Customer and Community Services work programme (Attachment A to the agenda
report).
d) whakarite
/ provide feedback for consideration by the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee on projects funded from the Slips Prevention, Local Parks
and Sports Field Development budgets (Attachment C to the agenda report),
which includes that the Whau Local Board:
i) tautoko / support the continued partnership between
Auckland Council and central Government on progressing Te Whau Pathway
project.
e) tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that funding for the Coastal Renewals, Slips
Prevention, Local Parks and Sports Field Development budgets is subject to
approval by the Planning, Environment
and Parks Committee.
f) acknowledge the
huge work undertaken by staff given the challenging circumstances and
financial pressures due to the Annual Budget.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant to standing Order 1.9.7
Member Farmer requested that her dissenting vote be recorded with respect to only
resolution a), in particular Attachment A, Work programme line ID
1057.
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Approval of the 2023/2024 Whau Local Board
Infrastructure and Environmental Services Work Programme
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Resolution
number WH/2023/82
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S
Paterson-Hamlin:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a)
whakaae / approve its 2023/2024
Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme and associated
budgets, as summarised in the table below:
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Activity
name
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2023/2024
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Climate action
network
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$9,000
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Bike hub (EcoMatters)
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$20,000
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Community nurseries
(EcoMatters)
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$8,480
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EcoFest west festival
(EcoMatters)
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$9,000
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EcoMatters
environment centre and sustainability hub
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$43,400
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Love your
neighbourhood (EcoMatters)
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$5,650
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Manukau Harbour Forum
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$8,000
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Oakley Creek pest
plant control buffer project
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$5,000
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Whau community pest
plant control buffer programme
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$15,000
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Whau wildlink
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$45,000
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Total
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$168,530
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b) acknowledge the huge
work undertaken by staff given the challenging circumstances and financial
pressures due to the Annual Budget.
CARRIED
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2025 Auckland Council elections - electoral
system
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MOVED by
Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S Zhu:
That the Whau
Local Board:
a)
whakarite /provide feedback to the Governing
Body on whether the electoral system should be changed from First Past the
Post to Single Transferable Voting for the 2025 elections, which includes
that the Whau Local Board:
i)
welcome the opportunity
to provide feedback.
ii)
tono / request that
public consultation take place prior to any changes to the 2025 Auckland
Council elections (unless the changes are mandated by Government).
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MOVED by Member R Clow, seconded by Member S
Paterson-Hamlin, an amendment to the original motion as follows:
a)
support a change to the electoral system from First Past the Post to
single transferable voting for the 2025 elections.
The amendment was put and declared
lost by 2 votes to 3.
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The substantive motion
was put.
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Resolution
number WH/2023/84
That the Whau
Local Board:
a)
whakarite /provide
feedback to the Governing Body on whether the electoral system should be
changed from First Past the Post to Single Transferable Voting for the 2025
elections, which includes that the Whau Local Board:
i)
welcome the
opportunity to provide feedback.
ii)
tono / request
that public consultation take place prior to any changes to the 2025 Auckland
Council elections (unless the changes are mandated by Government).
CARRIED
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Council-controlled organisation update on
work programme items (April-June 2023) and expected milestones (July-September
2023)
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Resolution
number WH/2023/85
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S
Paterson-Hamlin:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the
council-controlled organisation update on the work programme (April-June
2023) and anticipated milestones and engagement approaches for Quarter One
(July-September 2023).
b)
tono / request a report from Auckland
Transport on the impact of the budget reductions on the Local Board Transport
Capital Fund and Whau Local Board projects.
c)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note its
concerns and disappointment that the local board was not informed of the
proposed sale of Haumaru Green Bay housing in the local board area before it
appeared in the publicly available agenda.
CARRIED
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Waiheke Local Board resolutions - Caulerpa
brachypus
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Resolution
number WH/2023/86
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa, seconded by Member R
Clow:
That
the Whau Local Board:
a) kohuki
/ consider the Notice of Motion and resolutions from the Waiheke Local Board
dated 28 June 2023 regarding the containment and eradication of Caulerpa
brachypus.
b) tautoko / support the
Waikheke Local Board resolutions regarding the containment and eradication of
Caulerpa brachypus.
CARRIED
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21 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
2.36 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
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
