Upper Harbour Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Upper Harbour Local Board held in the Upper Harbour Local Board Office, 30 Kell Drive, Albany, Auckland 0632 and Via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 9:34am.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Anna Atkinson

 

Deputy Chairperson

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

 

Members

Callum Blair

 

 

Kyle Parker

 

 

Sylvia Yang

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

John Mclean

 

 

 

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board

27 July 2023

 

 

 

1          Nau mai | Welcome

 

The Chairperson A Atkinson opened the meeting with a Karakia.

 

 

2          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number UH/2023/77

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Member K Parker:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         whakaae / accept the apology from Member J Mclean.

 

CARRIED

 

 

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

 

Resolution number UH/2023/78

MOVED by Member S Yang, seconded by Chairperson A Atkinson:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 22 June 2023, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

 

5          He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Te Mihi | Acknowledgements

 

6.1

Last Day in Albany Village

 

 

 

Resolution number UH/2023/79

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

 

a)         whakamihi / acknowledge that this is the last business meeting in this office. We have had in depth discussions and robust decision making in this office, we are looking forward to having a great impact for the community from the new office.

CARRIED

 

 

7          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

8          Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

 

There were no deputations.

 

 

9          Te Matapaki Tūmatanui  | Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

 

10        Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

11

Approval of the 2023/2024 Upper Harbour Local Board Customer and Community Services work programme

 

The Manager Community Programme Delivery, Naomi Thomas (Via Microsoft Teams), the Principal Integration Specialist, Jonathan Hope (Via Microsoft Teams), the Integration specialist, Gemma Kaldesic (Via Microsoft Teams), the Manager Area Operations, Kris Bird (Via Microsoft Teams), the Works Programme Lead, Prakash Thakur, the Lead Financial Advisor, Hao Chen (Via Microsoft Teams) and the Senior Local Board Advisor, Heather Skinner were in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2023/80

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour 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 changes outlined in the table below:

 

Activity ID

Activity name

Change/s required

400

Youth: Youth leadership and youth voice Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be updated to include funding to Raise Up $20,000

·         Total LDI Opex budget to be updated to $40,000

·         Further decision points to be updated to include a quarterly workshop with local board on Connected Communities programmes and Youth activities

401

Local implementation

of Ngā Hapori Momoho

(Thriving Communities)

councils social wellbeing

strategy- Upper Harbour

·         Total LDI Opex budget to be updated to $110,000

 

413

Volunteer recognition Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be updated to include event in 2023/2024

·         Further decision points to be updated to include a workshop with the local board to refine nomination process and event details

 

595

Upper Harbour Ecological volunteers and environmental programme FY24

·         Total LDI Opex budget to be updated to $70,000

·         Further decision points to be updated to include workshop with the local board to seek feedback on the detailed volunteer programme as part of the agreed annual process

·         Activity benefits to be updated to include “greater” number of traps and bait station under active management in the area 

 

983

Upper Harbour Full Facilities Contract

·         Activity description to be updated to remove the word “tractors” at the end of the last sentence

1278

Movies in Parks – Upper Harbour

·         Further decision points to be updated to include: local board to provide direction on location and movie selection by memo

 

1501

Continue to monitor opportunities for Albany library service provision

·         Further decision points to be updated to include: workshop next steps with the local board

 

2878

Legacy Rates Grants Upper Harbour

 

·         Activity description to be updated to remove The North Shore Golf Club Incorporated funding

·         Further decision points to be updated to no further decisions

·         Total ABS Opex budget to be updated to $5,317

 

2989

Whenuapai Park Service Guidance

·         Activity description wording to be updated to include “for example at Trig and Spedding Roads prior to development”

 

3903

Youth Empowerment staff costs for delivery – Upper Harbour

·         Further decision points to be updated to include a quarterly workshop with local board on Connected Communities programmes and Youth activities

3920

Community Development Specialist delivery – Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be updated to remove reference to Specialist Advisor working across two local board areas as this role will specifically dedicated to Upper Harbour activities

·         Further decision points to be updated to include quarterly workshop with the local board on all Connected Communities programmes 

 

3993

Local crime prevention fund, safety initiatives investment – Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be updated to amend typo in second bullet point to read as “activations”

4014

Albany Plan

·         Total LDI Opex budget for 2023/2024 to be updated to $50,000

·         Activity description to be updated to reflect $50,000 LDI Opex for 2023/2024 and in principal $100,000 LDI Opex for 2024/2025

23782

Caribbean Drive – sports field upgrade and new toilet facility

·         Total cost to be updated to reflect the total cost as outlined in the activity description

3728

Malcolm Hahn Memorial Reserve – The Whenuapai Ratepayers and Residents Association lease

 

·         Annual rent amount excluding GST to be updated to $1 as per the local board resolution number UH/2015/178

3833

Upper Harbour Play Advocacy

·         Update activity description to include “promote universal play opportunities (e.g. “Genders, ages, abilities and ethnicities”)”

·         Activity benefits to be updated to include  “everyone benefits from playing together”

 

b)        tono / request the following 2022/2023 activities be carried forward in the 2023/2024 Customer and Community Services work programme for ongoing monitoring and oversight:

i)          Activity ID 1467 - Upper Harbour Indoor Court Detailed Business Case Project.

c)         tono / request investigation and officer advice on options for inclusion of sound insulation for Activity ID 31996 Albany Coronation Hall.

d)        tono / request quarterly Customer and Community Services workshops updating the local board on all Connected Communities and youth programme activities as outlined in Attachment A.

e)         whakaae / approve in principle the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 Customer and Community Services – Parks and Community Facilities work programme (Attachment A to the agenda report).

f)          whakaae / approve the Risk Adjusted Programme projects identified in the 2023/2024 Customer and Community Services work programme (Attachment A to the agenda report).

g)        tono / request the final approved 2023/2024 Customer and Community Services work programme and the approve in principle 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 Customer and Community Services – Parks and Community Facilities work programme be sent to the local board

h)        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) as follows:

i)          support the following activities and request the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee approve the relevant budgets required for these projects to continue to be delivered:

A)        Activity ID 31943 – Fernhill Reserve landslide prevention

B)        Activity ID 29151 – Observation Green develop neighbourhood park

C)        Activity ID 16182 – Te Kori Scott Point – develop sustainable sports park (Stage 1a)

D)        Activity ID 16182 – Te Kori Scott Point – develop sustainable sports park (Stage 1b)

E)        Activity ID 20709 – Upper Harbour implement actions from the Greenways Plan.

i)          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.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Approval of the 2023/2024 Upper Harbour Local Board Infrastructure and Environmental Services Work Programme

 

The Relationship Advisor, Brandii Stephano (Via Microsoft Teams) and the Senior Local Board Advisor, Heather Skinner, were in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2023/81

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Member S Yang:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)         whakaae / approve its 2023/2024 Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme and associated budgets, (Attachment A to the agenda report) subject to the changes outlined in the table below:

 

Activity ID

Activity name

Change/s required

717

Īnanga spawning sites – survey and restoration Upper Harbour

·         work programme activity to be removed for 2023/2024

1441

Construction Waste Education and Leadership Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be amended to fortnightly surveillance and reporting

3015

Pest Free Upper Harbour Strategy

·         Further decision points to be updated to “local board to approve final strategy”

4017

Industrial Pollution Prevention Programme – Rosedale

·         Activity name to be amended to Industrial Pollution Prevention Programme – Upper Harbour

·         Activity description to be updated to include the installation of one sensor and water quality monitoring

·         Further decision points to be updated to workshop update with the local board in Quarter two of the 2023/2024 financial year.

 

b)        tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that $100,000 locally driven initiative operational budget (LDI Opex) for Ecology initiatives assistance programme has already been approved as part of the adoption of the local board agreement at the 22 June 2023 business meeting (resolution number UH/2023/68).

c)         tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that $10,000 locally driven initiative operational budget (LDI Opex) carry forward from 2022/2023 has been approved for the Pest Free Upper Harbour strategy so that it may be completed within the first quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year.

d)        tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the allocation of $510,000 regionally funded asset-based services capital expenditure budget towards the Attwood Reserve wharf and boat ramp coastal renewal project in the 2023/2024 financial year.

e)         tono / request that officers present the Īnanga spawning sites – survey and restoration programme for consideration as part of the 2024/2025 work programme development discussions.   

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

13

Upper Harbour Local Board Grants Programme 2023/2024

 

The Grants Advisor, Amber Deng (Via Microsoft Teams), was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2023/82

MOVED by Member S Yang, seconded by Member K Parker:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whai / adopt the Upper Harbour Local Board Grants Programme 2023/2024 in Attachment A to this agenda report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

14

New private road name for subdivision at 236 Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe Development

 

Resolution number UH/2023/83

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson U Casuri Balouch:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whakaae / approve the name Koru Lane for the new private road within Lot 100 created by the subdivision undertaken by W & W Limited at 236 Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974. (Road naming reference RDN90098939, resource consent references SUB60356278).

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

New public and private road names for a subdivision at 503 Albany Highway, Albany

 

Resolution number UH/2023/84

MOVED by Member K Parker, seconded by Member S Yang:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whakaae / approve the following names for the new public roads created by way of subdivision undertaken by Fletcher Living and Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara (operating as Ōkahukura LP), at 503 Albany Highway, Albany in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (Road naming reference RDN90107658, resource consent references BUN603401846 and SUB60401849).

i)       Te Ara Tū Para, (Road 1)

ii)      Te Aniwaniwa Terrace, (Road 2)

b)      whakaae / approve the following names for the new private roads created by way of subdivision undertaken by Fletcher Living and Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara (operating as Ōkahukura LP), at 503 Albany Highway, Albany in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (Road naming reference RDN90107658, resource consent references BUN603401846 and SUB60401849).

i)       Rau Kumara Place, (JOAL 1)

ii)      Maikio Place, (JOAL 1A)

iii)     Parapara Place (JOAL 2)

iv)     Te Ara Tuhirangi (Future JOAL Stage 2)

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

2025 Auckland Council elections - electoral system

 

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Member C Blair:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whakarite / provide the following 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:

i)          do not support changing from the First Past the Post to Single Transferable Voting system for the 2025 elections

ii)         is of the view the First Past the Post electoral systems gives priority to keeping the voting experience as simple as possible for the voter.

 

 

MOVED Member K Parker seconded Member S Yang an amendment by way of replacement to clauses a) i and a) ii

 

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whakarite / provide the following 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:

i)          support trialling changing from the First Past the Post to Single Transferable Voting system for the 2025 and 2028  Local Government elections

ii)         is of the view that a single transferable voting system is more democratic and achieves better representation, is equitable, reflective of all groups including under represented and under engaged groups 

iii)        request increased civic education included in the school curriculum as part of this pilot

iv)        request increased civic education for both voters and candidates.

 

                                                                                                                                CARRIED

 

The substantive motion was put.

 

Resolution number UH/2023/85

MOVED by Member K Parker, seconded by Member S Yang:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whakarite / provide the following 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:

i)          support trialling changing from the First Past the Post to Single Transferable Voting system for the 2025 and 2028  Local Government elections

ii)         is of the view that a single transferable voting system is more democratic and achieves better representation, is equitable, reflective of all groups including under represented and under engaged groups 

iii)       request increased civic education included in the school curriculum as part of this pilot

iv)       request increased civic education for both voters and candidates.

 

 

CARRIED

 

Note: Member K Parker acknowledged the Governing Body is considering providing for Māori representation by way of a Māori ward. Single transferable vote would allow those on the Māori roll to express first preferences for their own mana whenua group candidates while allowing second and subsequent preferences to be counted if their first preference is not elected.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 10:51am

 

The meeting was reconvened at 11:00am

 

 

 

17

Council-controlled organisation update on work programme items (April - June 2023) and expected milestones (July-September 2023)

 

The Senior Local Board Advisor, Heather Skinner was in attendance to support the item.

 

Resolution number UH/2023/86

MOVED by Member C Blair, seconded by Member K Parker:  

That the Upper Harbour 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).

 

CARRIED

 

 

18

Hōtaka Kaupapa / Governance forward work calendar

 

Resolution number UH/2023/87

MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Member S Yang:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Upper Harbour Local Board Hōtaka Kaupapa / governance forward work calendar for July 2023 – September 2023.

 

CARRIED

 

 

19

Workshop records

 

Resolution number UH/2023/88

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson U Casuri Balouch, seconded by Member K Parker:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the records of the Upper Harbour Local Board workshops held on Thursday 8, 15 and 29 June 2023 and Thursday 6 July 2023 (refer to attachments A, B, C and D).

 

CARRIED

 

 

20

Local Board Members' Reports - July 2023

 

Resolution number UH/2023/89

MOVED by Member K Parker, seconded by Member S Yang:  

That the Upper Harbour Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the written report from Chairperson A Atkinson and verbal reports from Member C Blair, Member K Parker, Member S Yang and Deputy Chairperson U Casuri Balouch.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

21        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

11.24 am                                            The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and closed the meeting with a Karakia.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Upper Harbour Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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