Ōrākei Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Ōrākei Local Board held in the St Chads Church and Community Centre, 38 St Johns Road, Meadowbank on Thursday, 17 October 2024 at 3.00pm.
Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present
Chairperson |
Scott Milne, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Sarah Powrie |
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Members |
Troy Churton |
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Margaret Voyce |
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David Wong, JP |
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Angus McPhee |
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Penny Tucker |
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT
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He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE
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Ōrākei Local Board 17 October 2024 |
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Chairperson S Milne welcomed those present with a karakia.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
Resolution number OR/2024/125 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) accept the apology from Member A McPhee for absence. b) accept the apology from Member P Tucker for illness. |
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
Deputy Chair S Powrie, Member T Churton and Member D Wong declared an interest in Item 13 Ōrākei Local Grant Round One 2024/2025 grant allocations.
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number OR/2024/126 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member M Voyce: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 19 September 2024, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
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
There were no deputations.
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
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Public Forum - Eric Walton - Off-leash dogs at Churchill Park |
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This item was withdrawn. |
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Public Forum - Caleb Hendry - Professional Dog Walkers’ Association |
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Resolution number OR/2024/127 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member T Churton: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) receive the presentation from Caleb Hendry and thank him for his attendance. |
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
11 Ngā Pānui mō ngā Mōtini | Notices of Motion
Under Standing Order 2.5.1 (LBS 3.11.1) or Standing Order 1.9.1 (LBS 3.10.17) (revoke or alter a previous resolution) a Notice of Motion has been received from Member Troy Churton for consideration under item 12.
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Notice of Motion - Member Troy Churton - Recommendation for full withdrawal of Plan Change 78 and upholding Auckland Unitary Plan |
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Resolution number OR/2024/128 MOVED by Member T Churton, seconded by Member D Wong: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) request Member Troy Churton as the Local Board planning portfolio lead to present to Auckland Council’s Planning Environment and Parks Committee seeking in-principle support for exercising the option to withdraw MDRS from the AUP when it is technically possible. |
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Deputy Chair S Powrie declared an interest in the grant application for LG2512-150 - Eastern Bays Community Patrol Incorporated and took no part in the discussion or voting on this item. Member T Churton declared an interest in the grant application for LG2512-121 - Auckland Water Ski Club Incorporated and took no part in the discussion or voting on this item. Member D Wong declared an interest in the grant application for LG 2512 – 153 - East City Community Trust and took no part in the discussion or voting on this item. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/129 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) approve the following applications received in Ōrākei Local Grant round one 2024/2025, listed in the following table: Table One: Ōrākei Local Grant round one 2024/2025 grant applications
b) request all successful funding applicants acknowledge Ōrākei Local Board’s support for their organisation and that the event or project include the Ōrākei Local Board logo on any marketing material or promotional products and that the board is referenced in any media statements. c) request that if funding relates to an event, an invitation needs to be extended to all Ōrākei Local Board members to attend.
d) decline the following applications in the Ōrākei Local Grant round one 2024/2025 grant applications, listed in the following table:
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Kōkiri - Remuera Road and Koraha Street Intersection Proposed Safety Improvement |
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John Gillespie (Head of Stakeholder and Community Engagement – Auckland Transport) and Jasmine Lau (Road Safety Engineering Team Leader – Auckland Transport) were in attendance to speak to the item. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/130 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member M Voyce: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) delegate to Deputy Chair S Powrie to provide feedback to the proposal to upgrade the intersection of Remuera Road and Koraha Street from priority stop control to a signalised intersection by October 24th, 2024. |
Resolution number OR/2024/131 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member T Churton: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) agree that Item 15 - 140C Bassett Road, Remuera - private use occupation easement be considered after Item 24 - Chairperson and Board Members' Report. |
Note: Item 15 - 140C Bassett Road, Remuera - private use occupation easement was considered after Item 24 - Chairperson and Board Members' Report.
Local board views on Plan Change 104 (Private) Remuera Precinct |
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Clare Wall Shaw (Planning Central/South Team Leader) was in attendance to speak to the item. |
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A document was tabled in support of this item. A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/132 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) note the purpose of the plan change is to rezone the property from Special Purpose – Major Recreation Facility zone to a combination of Residential - Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings zone and Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zone. The property reflects the area of current construction. b) acknowledge the effects and issues raised by locals regarding the Fletcher proposal and existing development (concerns about traffic, height, infrastructure etc.) and agree that these are adverse effects on the surrounding environment. c) note the impacts of private plan changes - they often have dramatic impact on the need for improved infrastructure and involve considerable loss of biodiversity which has been the case with The Hill development of what was known as Ellerslie Racecourse. d) highlight that private plan change applications need to be considered in a holistic context. Large recreational areas traditionally used for certain purposes such as golf or horseracing need to be re-purposed with new recreational uses to meet future needs and sustainability, rather than given over to densification. e) note concern at the potential for further variations to existing proposals within the subject area and densification in adjacent areas to be applied for once this type of Plan Change is approved on the grounds that there is a permitted baseline of densification creeping into the area. f) note that Fletcher Residential has already been granted resource consent and started construction. g) support moving away from a Special Purpose – Major Recreation Facility zone to a combination of Residential - Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings zone, and Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zone, as maintaining the Special Purpose – Major Recreation Facility zone MAY undermine council’s ability to VALUE and appropriately rate residential units, and to control housing density. h) appoint Member Troy Churton to speak to the local board views at a hearing on private plan change 104. i) delegate authority to the Chairperson of Ōrākei Local Board to make a replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in resolution h) is unable to attend the private plan change hearing. |
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a 17 October 2024, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 16 - Local board views on Plan Change 104 (Private) Remuera Precinct - Plan Change 104 (Private): Remuera Precinct - Attachment A - PDF |
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Resolution number OR/2024/133 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) note that the standardisation of rules has enabled policy settings to be lowered in the interest of making them understandable. b) highlight the significant difficulties in implementing prompt enforcement and recommend that animal control officer resources include additional contracted officers to maximise efficiency. c) discourage multiple dog walking as it facilitates dog owners delegating their duty of care to another and discounts the duty to manage their own animal directly. d) emphasise that multiple dogs should never be off-leash due to incidents from single off-leash dogs requiring high management and control, along with the ability for one individual to manage more than two off-leash dogs appropriately as unlikely. e) recommend that to efficiently manage multiple dog walking and ensure multiple dogs are not off-leash, dog walkers should be licensed and have undertaken unique, specific training to the trade. f) recommend the following in relation to regional park dog access rules: i) All regional park dog access rules must be amended so that the starting position for any regional park is ‘dogs are prohibited’ and concessions are made from that starting reference. This reinforces a behaviour of respect and improves an awareness of our taonga, and that exercising domestic animals in regional parks is a privilege and not a right. This default prohibition rule sets a clear prioritisation of regional parks as places of environmental and recreational sanctity. ii) Any foreshore area in any regional park known as a bird nesting area and any native forest area in any regional park must be dog prohibited areas and any dog exercise concession should be restricted to ON-leash only. iii) Dog access rules in regional parks should be scheduled to acknowledge some defined areas which may be suitably used for ON-leash dog access without generating nuisance or disturbance to wildlife or other park users. iv) The dispensation areas should be independently assessed to ensure dog access will not jeopardise the park environment and returned to boards for recommendations. For example, a well-worn bike track area may be ideal for owners to run/bike with their dog on a leash. g) note that greater public education and awareness on the damage dogs do to sports grounds is essential region-wide. h) highlight that the default setting for dog access in any public place should be on-leash along with dispensations creating off-leash areas following that default setting. i) recommend that for clarity, information regarding the proposed wording changes for regional parks be displayed via a chart showing what the current rule is versus what the proposed rule is. |
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A document was tabled in support of this item. A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/134 MOVED by Member T Churton, seconded by Member M Voyce: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) provide the tabled feedback and insights on issues related to Time of Use Charging policy development, based on discussions held at local board workshops during August / September 2024. |
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a 17 October 2024, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 18 - Time of Use Charging - Local Board Feedback - Attachment A - PDF |
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A document was tabled in support of this item. A copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/135 MOVED by Member M Voyce, seconded by Member T Churton: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) provide the tabled feedback to be considered for incorporation into Auckland Council’s submission to the Ministry for Primary Industries on amendments to the Biosecurity Act. |
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a 17 October 2024, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 19 - Proposed Amendments to the Biosecurity Act - Local Board Feedback - Attachment A - PDF |
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Resolution number OR/2024/136 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member M Voyce: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) approve the allocation of an additional $15,145 toward the 2025 Splash Landing two-day event taking place in February 2025 at The Landing, from its deferred locally driven initiatives operational expenditure from financial year 2023/2024, bringing the total budget for the event to $54,445. b) highlight the importance of the 2025 Splash Landing event being supported by the 2025 Moana Festival, particularly in the area of promotion and support of on-water events. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 9.4 Member T Churton requested his dissenting vote be recorded. |
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PLACEHOLDER: Option for community activation of Tagalad Reserve |
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Governance Forward Work Calendar and Resolutions Pending Action Report |
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Resolution number OR/2024/137 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) note the draft governance forward work calendar as at 17 October 2024. b) note the Ōrākei Local Board Resolutions Pending Action report as at 17 October 2024. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/138 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) note the records for the local board workshops held on the 5th, 12th and 26th September 2024. |
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Resolution number OR/2024/139 MOVED by Member D Wong, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) receive the Ōrākei Local Board Chairperson and Board Members’ Report for September 2024. |
Resolution number OR/2024/140 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member T Churton: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that related specialist staff be permitted to remain for Confidential Item 15 - 140C Bassett Road, Remuera - private use occupation easement after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the matter, which will help the Ōrākei Local Board in its decision-making. 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:
Item 15 - 140C Bassett Road, Remuera - private use occupation easement
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Resolutions in relation to the confidential item are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
4.11pm The public was excluded.
RESTATEMENTS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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140C Bassett Road, Remuera - private use occupation easement |
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Resolution number OR/2024/141 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie: Ngā tūtohunga Recommendation/s f) agree that the decision only be released and remain confidential until the need for confidentiality no longer exists. |
Resolution number OR/2024/142 MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member T Churton: That the Ōrākei Local Board: a) agree that the meeting be reopened to the public. |
4.37pm The public was re-admitted.
25 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
4.38 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 Ōrākei Local Board HELD ON
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