APOLOGIES
At
the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
The
minutes of the Avondale Community Board meeting held on Tuesday,
28 October 2008 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
| Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (as amended) states: |
| "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at
that meeting if- |
| (a) |
The local authority by resolution so decides; and |
| (b) |
The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open
to the public,- |
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(i) |
The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and |
| |
(ii) |
The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a
subsequent meeting." |
| Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states: |
| "Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,- |
| (a) |
That item may be discussed at that meeting if- |
| |
(i) |
That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the
local authority; and |
| |
(ii) |
The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time
when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the
meeting; but |
| (b) |
no resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of
that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local
authority for further discussion." |
PUBLIC FORUM
A
period of time (approximately 20 minutes) is set aside for members of the public
to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of
5 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from
members.
The
following requests have been received to address the meeting:
4.1. STATE HIGHWAY 20 (SH20) WATERVIEW CONNECTION
This
is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on issues
regarding the State Highway 20 Waterview connection tunnel proposal.
4.2. BLOCKHOUSE BAY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - COLIN ANDREWS
Colin Andrews, Principal of Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School wishes to address
the Board concerning their progress with the upgrade of the Avondale Stream and
the redevelopment plans at the school.
Recommending that Colin Andrews, Principal of Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School
be thanked for his presentation.
4.3. URBAN UNITY AVONDALE - VEI VEA
Vei
Vea, Programme Co-ordinator for Urban Unity Avondale wishes to introduce the
organisation and its Sport Tuesdayz programme to the Board.
Recommending that Vei Vea, Programme Co-ordinator for Urban Unity Avondale be
thanked for his presentation.
4.4. ECOMATTERS ENVIRONMENT TRUST - THERESE MANGOS
Therese Mangos, Manager, Sustainable Living Centre, EcoMatters Environment Trust
wishes to address the Board regarding the progress of waste minimisation in the
Avondale community.
Recommending that Therese Mangos, Manager, Sustainable Living Centre, EcoMatters
Environment Trust be thanked for her presentation.
4.5. ROSEBANK SCHOOL - ANNETTE TATE
Annette Tate, ESOL Teacher for the Rosebank School wishes to speak in support of
their application for local event funding.
Recommending that Annette Tate from the Rosebank School be thanked for her
presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.
REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - LIONS CLUB AVONDALE
| Mike Giddey |
|
| Democracy advisor |
18 November 2008 |
Attaching a Discretionary Funding application from the Lions Club Avondale
towards the cost of a Christmas afternoon tea for the elderly to be held on 14
December 2008.
Recommending that the Board consider the application.
REQUEST FOR LOCAL EVENT FUNDING - ROSEBANK SCHOOL
| Mike Giddey |
|
| Democracy advisor |
18 November 2008 |
Attaching a Local Event Funding application from the Rosebank School seeking
funding towards the costs of running a series of four Talks about Books Home
School Partnership meetings at the Rosebank School in Term 1, 2009.
Recommending that the Board consider the application.
GREAT NORTH ROAD CYCLE IMPROVEMENTS
| Ina Stenzel |
|
| Transport planner |
12 November 2008 |
Providing additional information on the proposed Great North Road cycle
improvement which will extend the existing cycle facilities as part of a wider
strategy to improve cycling in Auckland City and in the Auckland Region.
Recommending that the Avondale Community Board endorses the proposal for the
cycle improvements along Great North Road for detail design in 2008 / 2009 and
construction in the financial year 2009 / 2010.
SLIPS PROGRAMME SCHEDULE AND FUNDING ALLOCATION
| Helen Alcock |
|
| SLIPs manager |
3 November 2008 |
Attaching a report providing an overview of the planned delivery dates for the
SLIPs projects for the 10 Community Boards.
Recommending that the report from Helen Alcock, SLIPs manager, dated
3 November 2008 be received and that the Board consider the need for a meeting
in January 2009.
SLIPS DECISIONS NOVEMBER 2008
| Suzanne Drake |
|
| SLIPs portfolio leader |
12 November 2008 |
Attaching a spreadsheet and associated forms for current SLIPs proposals at
November 2008.
Recommending that the spreadsheet and associated forms from the SLIPs portfolio
leader, dated 12 November 2008, be received and that the information therein be
considered.
MAINSTREET PROGRAMME FUNDING
| Mike Giddey |
|
| Democracy advisor |
18 November 2008 |
Reporting on funding for the Mainstreet programme as this matter was discussed
at a recent Board meeting.
Recommending that the memorandum from the Mainstreet advisor, dated
18 November 2008, be received.
STATE HIGHWAY 20 (SH20) WATERVIEW CONNECTION
| Mike Giddey |
|
| Democracy advisor |
18 November 2008 |
Providing Board members and Councillors with the opportunity to update the Board
on issues regarding the State Highway 20 Waterview connection tunnel proposal.
This
is an information item only.
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED - ST DOMINIC'S PRIMARY SCHOOL
| Mike Giddey |
|
| Democracy advisor |
18 November 2008 |
Correspondence from St Dominic's Primary School thanking the Board for its
2007/2008 discretionary funding grant of $766 to the South West Cluster of
Schools Gymnastic competition and returning the unspent balance of $116.25.
Recommending that the correspondence from St Dominic's Primary School be
received.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
Providing the Chairperson with the opportunity to update the Board on projects
and issues he has been involved with since the last meeting.
This
is an information item only and if the Chairperson wishes any action to be taken
under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Providing Councillors with the opportunity to update the Board on projects and
issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.
This
is an information item only and if Councillors wish any action to be taken under
this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.
BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS
Providing Board members with the opportunity to update the Board on projects and
issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.
This
is an information item only and if Board members wish any action to be taken
under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
Attaching activity reports and statistics from various groups within Auckland
City Council for the Board's information.
Recommending that the activity reports for the month of October 2008 be
received.
