Ōrākei Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

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, 20 February 2025 at 3.00pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Scott Milne, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Sarah Powrie

 

Members

Angus McPhee

 

 

Penny Tucker

 

 

Margaret Voyce

 

 

David Wong, JP

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Troy Churton

 

 

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Julie Fairey

3:19pm to 4:14pm

 

 

 

 

 


Ōrākei Local Board

20 February 2025

 

 

 

1          Nau mai | Welcome

 

            Chairperson S Milne welcomed those present with a karakia.

 

2          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number OR/2025/1

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          accept the apology from Member T Churton.

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 OR/2025/2

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member P Tucker:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 21 November 2024, and the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 12 December 2024, including the confidential section, 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       Acknowledgements: 2025 New Year’s Honours

Resolution number OR/2025/3

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          acknowledge the following recipients of the 2025 New Year’s Honours within the Ōrākei Local Board area:

Appointment

Title and name

Citation

MNZM

Mrs Norefjell Jacquiline Marama Tanga Royal, JP

For services to Māori and governance

KNZM

Sir Edward Colin Manson

For services to philanthropy, the community and business

CNZM

Mr John Bernard Hart

For services to sports governance

ONMZ

Mr Sudesh Kumar Jhunjhnuwala

For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy

ONZM

Mr Matthew Christian Metcalfe

For services to the film industry

ONZM

Mr Oliver Metcalfe Newland

For services to real estate and the community

ONZM

Mr Dale Cameron Bailey

For services to education

MNZM

Ms Nicola Maree Ataria MacDonald

For services to the environment

MNZM

Ms Sheryll Ann Ofner

For services to education

KSO

Mrs Jocelyn Anne Armstrong

For services to interfaith communities

CNZM

Mr Kai-Shek Luey

For services to the Chinese community

 

CARRIED

 

7          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8          Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

 

8.1

Deputation - Rachael Dubois and Grae Now - Dust Palace

 

Resolution number OR/2025/4

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie, seconded by Member A McPhee:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          receive the presentation from Rachael Dubois and Grae Now on their progress with the community and Ellerslie War Memorial Hall in relation to a potential lease and thank them for their attendance.

b)         acknowledge the presence of David Blakey of the Ellerslie Theatrical Society and thank him for his many years of contribution to theatre which has paved the way for a continued arts presence in Ellerslie.

CARRIED

 

9          Te Matapaki Tūmatanui  | Public Forum

 

9.1

Public Forum - Glenn Broadbent – Aumoe Avenue walkway reserve

 

A presentation was tabled in support of this item. A copy of the tabled presentation has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/5

MOVED by Member M Voyce, seconded by Member A McPhee:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          receive the presentation from Glenn Broadbent on the disposal of Aumoe Avenue walkway reserve and thank him for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 9.1 - Glenn Broadbent - Aumoe Avenue walkway reserve - Attachment A - PDF

 

10        Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

10.1

Extraordinary Business - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill

 

Resolution number OR/2025/6

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          approve that the Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill will be considered under extraordinary business Item 21 as this was inadvertently missed off the agenda.

b)         note that it is necessary to receive this item under extraordinary business because feedback submitted via urgent decision should be notified to the community at the earliest possible opportunity.

CARRIED

 

11

Proposed new lease to the Dust Palace Charitable Trust at the Ellerslie War Memorial Hall, Ellerslie

 

Justin Kary (Senior Local Board Advisor) was in attendance to speak to the item.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/7

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie, seconded by Chairperson S Milne:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)      grant under the Local Government Act 2002, a new community lease to the Dust Palace Charitable Trust for 612 square metres (more or less) located at 134-138 Main Highway, Ellerslie, Auckland on the land legally described as Part Lot 84 Deeds 1397 and Part of Lot 85 of a subdivision of Allotment 7 Section 12 Suburbs of Auckland (as per Attachment A – Site Plan Ellerslie War Memorial Hall), subject to the following terms and conditions:

i)    term – three years, commencing 1 April 2025, or earlier by mutual agreement, with one three year right of renewal

ii)   rent – $50,000 plus GST per annum.

iii)  rent to be reviewed at renewal.

iv)  facility to be available to the community to hire at rates commensurate with council-run facilities with hours as per the Community Outcomes Plan

v)   Community Outcomes Plan - to be appended to the lease as a schedule of the lease agreement (as per Attachment B – Community Outcomes Plan).

b)      approve all other terms and conditions to be in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002, the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (Updated July 2023), and the Auckland Council standard form lease agreement.

c)      note that public notification for Auckland Council’s intention to grant a new community lease to The Dust Palace Charitable Trust located at 134-138 Main Highway, Ellerslie, Auckland has been undertaken.

d)      note that no objections to the notified proposal of the new community lease to the Dust Palace Charitable Trust at 134-138 Main Highway, Ellerslie, Auckland were received.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

172 West Tāmaki Road - Glen Taylor School

 

Resolution number OR/2025/8

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)      approve in principle that the existing pedestrian crossing at 172 West Tāmaki Road be raised to support safety for Glen Taylor School pupils subject to alternative options being investigated and reported on.

b)      request that Auckland Transport provide an indicative timeframe to commence design and delivery of the raised crossing.

c)      forward these recommendations to the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board for their information and consideration.

CARRIED

 

13

Approval for a new private road name at 24 Sierra Street, Glendowie

 

Resolution number OR/2025/9

MOVED by Member A McPhee, seconded by Member M Voyce:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)      approve the name Glenview Place for the new private road created by way of subdivision at 24 Sierra Street, Glendowie, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (Road naming reference RDN90120416, resource consent references BUN60413313 and SUB60413315).

CARRIED

 

14

Local Board feedback on Fix and Finish fund

 

Justin Kary (Senior Local Board Advisor) was in attendance to speak to the item.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/10

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member P Tucker:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          support using the equitable funding allocation model, which is consistent with the Fairer Funding model for local boards, and the Local Board Funding Policy 2025, based on the local board funding model of 80% population, 15% deprivation and 5% land area.

b)         do not support using the straight split funding allocation model as it would be inequitable and would disadvantage local boards with greater populations, and notes that staff do not recommend the use of this funding allocation method.

c)          do not support using a contestable funding model as this method will be more resource intensive with additional requirements in terms of staff and elected member time, as a decision-making panel will need to be set up. This option will also be more expensive to administer. This model could also be inequitable as boards with smaller populations may receive a larger portion than boards with a more populous board area.

d)         agree with the proposed project eligibility criteria as set out in paragraph 17 of this report.

CARRIED

 

15

Public feedback report on the traffic bylaw review

 

Hannah Gropper (Local Board Advisor) was in attendance to speak to the item.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/11

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member M Voyce:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          provide the following views on how the Joint Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback on the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals, included as Attachment B to this report:

i)           note that community feedback supports the main proposal to consolidate Auckland Transport (AT) and Auckland Council traffic-related bylaws into one bylaw.

ii)         support the most frequent comment from the Ōrākei public feedback, which notes that additional enforcement and associated penalties is needed for berm parking, and subsequently that:

A)         berm parking damages berms,

B)         berm parking creates hazards to pedestrians and other road users

C)         berm parking enforcement should not require signage and;

D)         enforcement needed for footpath parking.

b)         request the Joint Bylaw Panel to investigate the inclusion of provisions in the new bylaw to enforce fines on vehicles that park on berms or public infrastructure including boat ramps.

CARRIED

 

16

Local board input into Auckland Council's submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill

 

Resolution number OR/2025/12

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie, seconded by Member M Voyce:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          delegate feedback on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill to Chairperson S Milne to be provided by 5pm Friday 21 February.

CARRIED

 

Public Excluded

Resolution number OR/2025/13

MOVED by Member P Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie:  

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 17: Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Ōrākei Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025 after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the subject 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:

 

17     Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Ōrākei Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

s7(2)(j) - In particular, the report contains detailed financial information that has an impact on the financial results of the Auckland Council group half-year result, that requires release to the New Zealand Stock Exchange.

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.


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.

CARRIED

 

3.56 pm           The public was excluded.

 

RESTATEMENTS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

17

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Ōrākei Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025

 

Justin Kary (Senior Local Board Advisor) and Sugenthy Thomson (Lead Financial Advisor) were in attendance to speak to the item.

 

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          receive the integrated performance report for quarter two ending 31 December 2024.

b)         note the financial performance report in Attachment B of the agenda report will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group half-year results for 2024/2025 are released to the New Zealand Exchange (NZX), which are expected to be made public on or about 28 February 2025.

 

4.08 pm           The public was re-admitted.

 

 

Motion

Resolution number OR/2025/14

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)           agree that the meeting be reopened to the public.  

CARRIED

 

18

Governance Forward Work Calendar and Resolutions Pending Action Report

 

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.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/15

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member P Tucker:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)      note the draft governance forward work calendar as at 20 February 2025.

b)      note the tabled Ōrākei Local Board Resolutions Pending Action report as at 20 February 2025.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 18 - Resolutions in Progress spreadsheet - Attachment A - PDF

 

19

Ōrākei Local Board Workshop Records

 

Resolution number OR/2025/16

MOVED by Member M Voyce, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Powrie:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          note the records for the local board workshops held on 5 and 12 December 2024, and 30 January 2025.

CARRIED

 

20

Chairperson and Board Members' Report

 

Resolution number OR/2025/17

MOVED by Member P Tucker, seconded by Member A McPhee:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)      receive the Ōrākei Local Board Chairperson and Board Members’ Report for December 2024 and January 2025. 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

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

21.1

Extraordinary Item - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill

 

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.

 

Resolution number OR/2025/18

MOVED by Chairperson S Milne, seconded by Member D Wong:  

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a)          note the Ōrākei Local Board input into Auckland Council’s submission to the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill through the urgent decision process (Attachment E) submitted on 7 February 2025.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill - Memorandum - Attachment A - PDF

b     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill - Q&A from Elected Members - Attachment B - PDF

c     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill Notice of Motion: Member Troy Churton - Withdrawal of MDRS - Attachment C - PDF

d     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill - MDRS: Member Troy Churton submission to Chairs' Forum - Attachment D - PDF

e     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill - Feedback: RMA (Consenting and Other System changes) Bill submission - Attachment E - PDF

f     20 February 2025, Ōrākei Business Meeting: Item 21 - Urgent Decision noting report - Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill - Attachment F - PDF

 

 

4.14 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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