APOLOGIES
At the close of the
agenda no apologies had been received.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
The minutes of the
Eden/Albert Community Board meeting held on Wednesday, 27 June 2007, to be
confirmed as a true and correct record.
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
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The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a
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That item may be discussed at that meeting if- |
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That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the
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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
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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
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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.
At the close of the
agenda no requests to speak had been received.
POLICE ACT REVIEW - PRESENTATION
Senior Sergeant Mike
MacDonald will be in attendance to answer questions from the Board on the final
consultation phase of the Police Act Review.
Documentation on the
Police Act Review has been separately sent to members.
CHILD PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO PLANNING
Jym Clark and
Jennifer Parlane will present on behalf of their group from Bachelor of
Planning, University of Auckland. They will present their findings from a core
practical planning and research paper for Year 3 2007.
This group is one of
4 groups that engaged with a classroom of younger students from a primary in Mt
Albert. Jym and Jennifer's group developed an innovative process to engage and
include a class of 9 and 10 year olds from Owairaka District Primary School.
The focus was to consult with a class of primary students on residential
intensification. Jym and Jennifer will present the process, outcome and
experiences from both the group consulting and the class of involved.
APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - KINGSLAND BUSINESS
SOCIETY
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy advisor |
17 July 2007 |
Attaching an
application from the Kingsland Business Society for funding to assist in running
the business group.
At its June 2007
meeting the Board allocated the remainder of its 2006/2007 discretionary funding
budget, being $162.50.
Recommending that
the Board consider the application.
LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATION - MT ALBERT KINDERGARTEN
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy advisor |
18 July 2007 |
Attaching an
application from the Mt Albert kindergarten seeking funding towards the
kindergarten's gala scheduled for September 2007.
Recommending that
the Board consider the application.
NOTIFICATIONS OF LIQUOR LICENCES
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Phil Chase |
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Board Member |
18 July 2007 |
Advising of the
current process of informing community board members of liquor licence
applications.
Recommending that
the Board request that the process be changed to include the closing dates for
submissions and the report be emailed to spokespersons.
BILLBOARDS AND SIGNS IDENTIFICATION
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Christopher Dempsey |
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Board member |
18 July 2007 |
At its 27 June
meeting, the Board resolved, inter alia:
That Board
members provide to the Board at its July 2007 meeting, a list of sites currently
housing billboards that they wish to see removed.
Recommending that
the Board make recommendations on sites currently housing billboards that they
wish to see removed.
AIRPORT SHARES
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy advisor |
17 July 2007 |
At its 27 June meeting, the
Board resolved, inter alia, as follows:
- That the Board advocates to the Urban Strategy and Governance
committee, the Finance and Corporate Business committee and the Economic and
Sustainable Development Committee, that Council's airport shares preferably not
be sold.
- That the Board advocates that in the instance of consideration that
Council's shares are sold, then Council investigate the means by which the
proceeds are retained and reinvested, and not spent, for the benefit of Auckland
citizens, both now and in the future.
At its meeting held on 12 July
2007, the Finance and Corporate Business Committee resolved:
- That the resolutions of the Eden/Albert community board meeting held
on 27 June 2070 be received.
- That officers be requested to advise the Eden/Albert community board
of the proposed consultation on the process and criteria should Council wish to
consider options regarding Auckland City Council's shares in Auckland
International Airport Limited and that the Eden/Albert community board be
invited to make a submission, noting that public consultation commences on 15
July 2007.
[Secretarial note: An
information pack was sent to the Board on Friday, 13 July 2007].
UPDATE ON YOUTH GANG ISSUES IN AUCKLAND
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy advisor |
19 July 2007 |
Attaching a report
considered by the Community Development and Equity Committee's 11 July 2007
meeting. The Committee resolved:
- That the Community Development and Equity
Committee:
- notes the progress on Auckland City Council's
response to youth gang issues and the establishment of cross-council
coordination focused on the targeted areas;
- supports the joint funding of a community
development worker for Otahuhu by Council and the Ministry of Social Development
for a 3-year period;
- recommends to the Partnerships Committee that
Council contribute $120,000 from the Diversity targeted rate to fund a community
development worker in Otahuhu. The funding will match the contribution of
$120,000 from the Ministry of Social Development for this 3-year project;
- supports Council's membership of the Auckland
Youth Support Network and ongoing advocacy to central government to ensure that
the issues surrounding youth gangs in Avondale, Mt Roskill and Wesley receive a
greater level of funding and priority within the region and that new initiatives
are developed in partnership with Council and the community;
- notes that a report is scheduled for the
Community Development and Equity Committee for August 2007 on Stage Two of the Otahuhu Recreation Precinct, Swimming Pool and Library;
- invites the Regional Commissioner, Isabel
Evans, a representative from the Ministry of Social Development and Inspector
Jim Wilson from Avondale Police to attend the Public Forum of the August
Community Development and Equity Committee to update the Committee on Youth
Gangs response in Auckland City; and
- notes that a report is to be made to the
Community Development and Equity Committee in early 2008 on options for
enhancing the provision of public information, advice and services in Otahuhu.
- That the report and the committee's
resolutions be forwarded to all community boards for their information.
Recommending that
the Board receive the information.
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[ATTACHMENT 12] |
Pages 9-18 |
MT ALBERT SHOPPING CENTRE SAFETY ISSUES AND NEED FOR A MAINSTREET
INITIATIVE
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy Advisor |
19 July 2007 |
At its meeting held
on 15 June 2007, the Public Safety and Community Order committee considered the
correspondence from Dr Towns concerning the safety of the Mt Albert shopping
centre and the need for a Mainstreet initiative referred to the committee by the
community board, and resolved as follows:
- That Safer Auckland City officers be
requested to investigate the issues raised and report to the September meeting
of the Public Safety and Community Order committee.
- That the Public Safety and Community Order
committee fully endorses the concept of Mainstreet, and encourages the
Eden/Albert community board to work with the business community to investigate
the matter further.
- That the Eden/Albert community board be
encouraged to investigate the use of SLIPs funding to improve lighting and other
safety features.
Recommending that
the Board consider the Committee's resolutions.
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Providing
councillors with the opportunity to update the Board on projects and issues they
have been involved with since the last meeting.
Note: 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.
Note: 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.
Attached is a report
from Board Member Chase on his attendance at the community board conference.
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Pages 19-20 |
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy Advisor |
17 May 2007 |
Attaching activity
reports and statistics from various groups with Auckland City for the Board's
information.
Recommending that
the report be received.
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[ATTACHMENT 16] |
Pages 21-38 |
REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING
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Denise McKenzie |
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Democracy advisor |
19 July 2007 |
Attaching a list of
reports requested/pending as at July 2007.
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[ATTACHMENT 17] |
Pages 39-40 |
