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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE AVONDALE COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 2007 AT 6:00PM

PRESENT:

Ms

Lorraine

Wilson, QSM, JP

[Chairperson]

 

Mrs

Kathryn

Davie

 

 

Mr

Duncan

Macdonald, JP

 

 

Mrs

Lynlie

Walsh

 

 

Cr

Noelene

Raffills

 

 

Cr

Vern

Walsh, JP

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT:

Mayor

Dick

Hubbard

 

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Vern Walsh

    That the apologies from Councillors Mulholland, Leighton and Board Member Farmer for non-attendance be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Noelene Raffills/Lynlie Walsh

    That the minutes of the Avondale Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 24 April 2007 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    Item 4.6 was taken at this point.

    4.1. OLYMPIC PARK - MARK ESSEX, PROJECT MANAGER

    Mark Essex gave a progress report on the Stage 3 Development at Olympic Park and answered questions from Board members.

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Kathryn Davie

    That Mark Essex, Project Manager, be thanked for his presentation to the Board regarding developments at Olympic Park.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

    4.2. AVONDALE PLUNKET - SUE FORGESSON, PRESIDENT OF AVONDALE PLUNKET COMMITTEE

    Sue Forgesson spoke to the Board about Avondale Plunket's need for exclusive use of premises in the Avondale area. The Board undertook to investigate the availability of suitable premises.

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Lynlie Walsh

    That Ms Sue Forgesson, President of Avondale Plunket Committee, be thanked for her presentation to the Board concerning premises for Avondale Plunket, including the Playgroup, and that her request be forwarded to the Group Manager, ACR Policy with a recommendation from the Board encouraging them to investigate all possible avenues for accommodation.

    CARRIED

    4.3. AVONDALE SOUTH DOMAIN - ELIZABETH PERALES AND KERRY ALLINGTON

    Elizabeth Perales tabled and spoke to her submission and photos and read out a submission from Kerry Allington, who was unable to be present. The Board undertook to follow up the issues raised by the submitters and attempt to provide them with the information they have requested.

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    1. That Elizabeth Perales be thanked for her presentation to the Board regarding the stream at the top end of Avondale South Domain and other associated issues.
    2. That Councillor Raffills liaises with officers and updates the submitters on the issues they raised and provides them with copies of the report on the recent Avondale South Domain SLIPs project together with the fire report.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.3]

    4.4. ST JUDE STREET RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING - BRYAN MEHAFFY

    Bryan Mehaffy tabled and spoke to a report on the St Jude Street Railway Level Crossing. Board Member Macdonald undertook to ask questions, on behalf of Mr Mehaffy, to the presenters of the ONTRACK item later in the meeting.

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Lynlie Walsh

    That Bryan Mehaffy be thanked for his presentation to the Board regarding the St Jude Street Railway Level Crossing.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.4]

    4.5. SUBURBS RUGBY CLUB, AVONDALE - MARTIN AUVA'A

    Martin Auva'a was unable to attend the meeting.

    4.6. TRANSPOWER RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION - STEVEN MCKEATING AND JENNIFER PONTING

    Steven McKeating and Jennifer Ponting spoke to the Board about a notified application for resource consent from Transpower New Zealand for a land use consent to operate the Henderson-Otahuhu transmission line above the current permitted operating capacity during a forced outage. They also tabled a paper from Dr Laura Bennet and others on the Proposed NZ EMF Health Standard for new construction of overhead high voltage AC electricity transmission lines.

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Duncan Macdonald

    1. That Steven McKeating and Jennifer Ponting be thanked for their presentation on the Transpower resource consent application and for bringing this matter to the attention of the Board.
    2. That the Board requests clarification that the intended use of the enhanced operation of the transmission line is for unlimited use or only when there is a forced outage.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.6]

    Secretarial Note: Councillors Walsh and Raffills left the room during this item as they may be appointed Commissioners in a future resource consent hearing.

  5. Top ONTRACK PRESENTATION - AVONDALE RAIL UPGRADE

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    That Ted Calvert, ONTRACK, Rolland Lindsay, ONTRACK, Tammy Dickinson, ONTRACK, and Grant Daniel, ARTA, be thanked for their attendance and presentation to the Board regarding plans for developing the rail station and tracks in Avondale, and that the Board invites them to appraise the new Board of developments at the end of the year.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 5]

    Item 13 was taken at this point.

  6. Top REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - THE TREE COUNCIL

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Duncan Macdonald

    1. That the request for Discretionary Funding from The Tree Council be received.
    2. That the Board grants an amount of $100 from its 2006/2007 Discretionary Funding budget to The Tree Council towards preservation, education and conservation.
    3. That the Tree Council be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Avondale Community Board following expenditure of the Discretionary Funding grant of $100.

    CARRIED

  7. Top SLIPS 2007/2008 - SCHOOL ORGANIC COMPOSTING INITIATIVE

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Lynlie Walsh

    That the Board allocates an additional $1,500 from its 2007/2008 SLIPs budget to enable officers to approach more schools in the area to participate in the School Organic Composting Initiative.

    CARRIED

  8. Top AVONDALE COMMUNITY CENTRE COURTYARD UPGRADE STAGE 1 CONCEPT DESIGN

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    1. That the memorandum of the SLIPs Co-ordinator, dated 5 May 2007, be received.
    2. That the "Avondale Community Centre Courtyard Upgrade Stage 1 Concept Design" SLIPs project from 2006/2007 for $2,000 be deleted.

    CARRIED

  9. Top ENDEAVOUR STREET ROAD RESERVE UPGRADE STAGE 1 SLIPS PROJECT

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Vern Walsh

    1. That the report of the SLIPs Co-ordinator, dated 12 May 2007, be received.
    2. That the Board approves Option 3, involving consultation with local residents to develop a concept plan for further consideration, to progress the Endeavour Street road reserve upgrade project.

    CARRIED

  10. Top AVONDALE COMMUNITY BOARD QUARTERLY SLIPS report for the period ending april 2007

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Vern Walsh

    That the Avondale Community Board Quarterly SLIPs Report for the period ending April 2007, be received.

    CARRIED

  11. Top SMALL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REVIEW

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Vern Walsh

    1. That the memorandum from the SLIPs Co-ordinator, dated 29 May 2007, be received.
    2. That Board Members Wilson and Macdonald be nominated to be interviewed by Tasman Research regarding improving the current SLIPs process.

    CARRIED

  12. Top PAINTING OR SURFACE TREATMENTS OF TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Duncan Macdonald

    That the memorandum from the SLIPs Co-ordinator, dated 12 May 2007, be received and that Board Member Davie be appointed to liaise with officers over the effects of this policy change on projects within the Board's area.

    CARRIED

  13. Top MAYOR'S COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARDS

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Duncan Macdonald

    1. That the memorandum from the Community Coordinator - Injury Free, dated 20 May 2007, be received and that Catherine Gilhooly be thanked for her attendance and the information provided.
    2. That the Board considers nominating members of the community and provides the names of nominees to the Community Coordinator - Injury Free by 30 July 2007 for Auckland's Community Safety Awards.

    CARRIED

  14. Top TRAFINZ CONFERENCE 2007

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Lynlie Walsh

    That the information relating to the Trafinz Conference 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  15. Top 2007/2008 ANNUAL PLAN SUBMISSION

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    That the Board's submission to Auckland City's Draft Annual Plan 2007/2008 be noted.

    CARRIED

  16. Top CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED - AVONDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Vern Walsh

    That the correspondence from Avondale Primary School, dated 2 May 2007, be received.

    CARRIED

  17. Top CHAIRperson's REPORT

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Lynlie Walsh

    That the Chairperson's reports for the months of May and June 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  18. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    1. That the verbal report of Councillor Raffills regarding Avondale South Domain and the proposed Photo Essay SLIPs project be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Councillor Walsh regarding disturbances at Blockhouse Bay Recreation Reserve and the regenerated stream at Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School be received.

    CARRIED

  19. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    1. That the verbal report of Board Member Macdonald regarding traffic projects approvals, verandas in the Avondale Mainstreet area and the need for an update on the resource consent application regarding the former Three Guys site in Avondale be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Board Member Davie regarding the slipperiness of the pavers used in the Avondale Mainstreet area, attendance at the Network meeting and plans for a playground in Heron Park be received.

    CARRIED

  20. Top REPORTS REQUESTED

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    That the reports requested as of June 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  21. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Lorraine Wilson/Noelene Raffills

    That the group activity reports for the months of April and May 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  22. Top COMMUNITY BOARDS' ACHIEVEMENT REGISTER

    There was nothing to report.

    There being no further business the Chairperson declared the meeting closed at 9:10 pm.