APOLOGIES
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That the apologies from Board member Deputy Mayor David Hay and
Board member Lily Ho for non attendance be accepted.
CARRIED
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
That the minutes of the Avondale Community Board meeting held on Tuesday,
25 August 2009, be confirmed as a true and correct record.
CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
The following item was introduced by the Chairperson.
3.1. ONTRACK UPDATE ON AVONDALE STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED RAIL TRACKS
The Democracy advisor tabled a presentation from Ontrack regarding the upgrade
of the Avondale Station and the associated rail tracks. The presentation was
presented by Peter King and Brooke Donovan
That the Avondale Community Board receive the presentation and the information
provided therein and thank Peter King and Brooke Donovan for their presentation
to the Board.
- the reason the matter was not on the agenda
is that it had been inadvertently omitted from the published agenda;
- the reason the matter was considered under
Extraordinary Business was that the Chairperson was in agreement that the
officers from Ontrack were not to be inconvenienced by an error that was not
their doing.
CARRIED
The above matter was considered at item 16 of the agenda.
PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. STATE HIGHWAY 20 (SH20) WATERVIEW CONNECTION
There were no requests to speak.
4.2. BLOCKHOUSE BAY & DISTRICTS SENIOR CITIZENS – PAT LANGRIDGE
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That Pat Langridge, Blockhouse Bay & Districts Senior Citizens, be thanked for
her presentation to the Avondale Community Board regarding their application for
community board discretionary funding, and that the Avondale Community Board
consider this application at item 6.1 of this agenda.
CARRIED
4.3. LADIES PROBUS GROUP OF AVONDALE – IRENE LEATHER
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That Irene Leather, Ladies Probus Group of Avondale, be thanked for her
presentation to the Avondale Community Board regarding their application for
community board discretionary funding, and that the Avondale Community Board
consider this application at item 6.2 of this agenda.
CARRIED
NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY SH16 ST LUKES TO WESTGATE IMPROVEMENTS
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
That Neil Cree, Transport Planning Manager, from the New Zealand Transport
Agency, be thanked for his presentation to the Avondale Community Board
regarding the proposed improvements to the Northwestern Motorway (State Highway
16), between St Lukes Rd and Westgate, and that the information provided, be
received.
CARRIED
REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY BOARD DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
6.1. REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY BOARD DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - BLOCKHOUSE BAY & DISTRICTS SENIOR CITIZENS
Moved: Paul Davie / Kathryn Davie
- That the community board discretionary funding application from the
Blockhouse Bay & Districts Senior Citizens, towards the cost of Auckland City
Council rates for the period 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, and Auckland Regional
Council rates for the period 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, be received.
- That Avondale Community the Board grants the amount of $2,038.19
from its 2009/2010 community board discretionary fund budget, to Blockhouse Bay
& Districts Senior Citizens, for the cost of Auckland City Council rates for the
period 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, and Auckland Regional Council rates for the
period 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
- That the Blockhouse Bay & Districts Senior Citizens be requested to
provide an accountability statement to the Avondale Community Board following
expenditure of the Community Board discretionary funding grant of $2,038.19.
CARRIED
6.2. REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY BOARD DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - LADIES PROBUS GROUP OF AVONDALE
Secretarial note: Board member Kathryn Davie
declared a conflict of interest, being a member of the Ladies Probus Group of
Avondale. Board member Kathryn Davie did not speak to or vote on this item.
Moved: Catherine Farmer / Paul Davie
- That the community board discretionary funding
application from Ladies Probus Group of Avondale, towards the cost of hiring the
Deaf Association Hall from January 2010 to 26 November 2010, and bus trips costs
from September 2009 to April 2010, be received.
- That Avondale Community the Board grants the
amount of $2,126.00 from its 2009/2010 community board discretionary fund
budget, to Ladies Probus Group of Avondale, towards the cost of hiring the Deaf
Association Hall from January 2010 to 26 November 2010, and bus trips costs from
September 2009 to April 2010.
- That the Ladies Probus Group of Avondalebe
requested to provide an accountability statement to the Avondale Community Board
following expenditure of the Community Board discretionary funding grant of
$2,126.00.
CARRIED
SLIPS DECISION REPORT
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
- That the memorandum of the SLIPs Project portfolio leader, dated
11 September 2009, be received.
- That the Avondale Community Board delegates authority to the
spokesperson to provide guidance and advice to the SLIPs team regarding their
allocated proposals, and delegates authority to the spokesperson and Chairman of
the Avondale Community Board, to be exercised together, to make additional
funding decisions and approve variations to scope where a variation to a project
scope is needed due to unforeseen circumstances.
- That the Avondale Community Board note the pending project proposals
and their status when allocating funding.
- That the Avondale Community Board delete any proposals that it does
not intend to take forward.
- That the Avondale Community Board allocate the budget of $36,707
(capex) and $1,759 (opex) for immediate implementation of the Terry Street and
Rathlin Street Car Park Security proposal.
CARRIED
TERRY STREET TRAFFIC CALMING INVESTIGATION
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That the memorandum
from the Traffic engineer, dated 8 September 2009, regarding the investigation
for traffic calming for Terry Street, be received.
CARRIED
DRAFT LIQUOR LICENSING POLICY
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That the information regarding the progress of the draft Liquor Licensing
Policy, be received, and that the Avondale Community notes this policy is out
for public consultation with submissions closing on Wednesday, 7 October 2009.
CARRIED
STATE HIGHWAY 20 (SH20) WATERVIEW CONNECTION
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That the press release, dated 11 September 2009, regarding the completion of the
Western ring route of the State Highway 20 (SH20) Waterview connection, be
noted.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Catherine Farmer
- That the memorandum from Mr Glen Monin, Field
worker, MS Auckland Region, dated 8 September 2009, regarding the Blockhouse Bay
Beach Pine Tree, be noted.
- That the verbal report from the Chairperson,
regarding the following be received:
- Disc Golf update
- St Judes Heritage Photographic
Exhibition
- Letter from ARTA
- Community Board Workshop on
Governance
- Liquor Bans
- Letter of complaint regarding
Erotica billboard
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
That the verbal report from Councillor Noelene Raffills, regarding the
following, be received:
- St Judes Heritage Photographic
Exhibition
- Our
stories - school essay writing competition finalists award presentation
CARRIED
BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
- That the verbal report from Board member Kathryn Davie, regarding
the following, be received:
- St Judes Heritage Photographic
Exhibition
- Our
stories - school essay writing competition finalists award presentation
- Parent
Aid Annual General Meeting
- That the verbal report from Board member Paul Davie, regarding the
following, be received:
- St Judes Heritage Photographic
Exhibition
- Parent
Aid Annual General Meeting
- Maioro Street update
- That the verbal report from Board member Catherine Farmer,
regarding the following, be received:
- New Zealand Transport Agency
Board meeting
- Community Board Workshop on
Governance
- St Judes Heritage Photographic
Exhibition
- Our
stories - school essay writing competition finalists award presentation
CARRIED
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Paul Davie
That the group activity reports, for the month of August 2009, be received.
CARRIED
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Kathryn Davie
That the public be excluded from the following part(s) of the
proceedings of this meeting.
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 No. |
General subject of each matter to be considered |
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 |
| C1 |
Extract from the confidential minutes of the Arts, Culture and
Recreation Committee meeting |
Public conduct of matter would be
likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason to
withhold exists under section 7. |
Section 7(2)(h) The withholding of the information is
necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice
or disadvantage, commercial activities.
Section 7(2)(b)(ii)
The withholding of the information is
necessary to protect information where the making available of the
information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial
position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the
information.
Section 7(2)(i)
The withholding of the information is
necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice
or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial
negotiations).
In particular, the report identifies
properties that council may wish to purchase. Disclosure of this
information could prejudice or disadvantage council's future
negotiations with the owners and its commercial activities; and the
report identifies sites potentially suitable for open space purposes.
|
Section 48(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. |
CARRIED
There being no further business the Chairperson declared
the meeting closed at 9.25 pm.
ONTRACK UPDATE ON AVONDALE STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED RAIL TRACKS
Moved: Duncan Macdonald / Noelene Raffills
That the Avondale Community Board receive the presentation and the information provided therein and thank Peter King and Brooke Donovan for their presentation to the Board.
CARRIED
