MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE EDEN/ALBERT COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON TUESDAY, 24 APRIL
2007 AT 6.30 PM
APOLOGIES
There were no
apologies.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
That the minutes
of the Eden/Albert Community Board meeting held on Wednesday 28 March 2007 be
confirmed as a true and correct record.
CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
There was no
extraordinary business.
PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. SPEED CALMING MEASURES ON GRIBBLEHIRST ROAD & ELIZABETH STREET -
MATTHEW ADAMS
Matthew Adams raised concerns about the lack of traffic
calming measures on Gribblehirst Road/Elizabeth Street and Council's response to
previous requests for installation of these measures in the streets. He
undertook to provide copies of recent email correspondence with council
regarding the matter.
Moved: Rea/Fryer
That Matthew Adams be thanked for this presentation regarding speed calming
measures in Gribblehirst Road and Elizabeth Street.
CARRIED
4.2. COMMUNITY SAFETY IN MT ALBERT - RAEWYN READE
Ms Reade was not in attendance.
4.3 OWAIRAKA ADVISORY GROUP - PETER BOYS
Dr Boys advised that he and other residents were concerned
about council's insistence on proceeding with a 'Remuera-type' park in Owairaka
Avenue and reported on the establishment of an Owairaka Advisory Group. He also
spoke about the large stock that were currently on the Owairaka Domain and felt
that because of their size, they were detrimental to the maunga.
4.4 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON MT ALBERT ROAD - PETER BOYS
Dr Boys raised issues about the difficulty for cars turning
right from Euston Road onto Mt Albert Road and requested that lights be
installed at this intersection.
Moved: Rea/Chase
That Dr Boys be thanked for his presentations regarding the
establishment of an Owairaka Advisory Group and installation of lights at the
Euston/Mt Albert Road intersection.
CARRIED
MT ALBERT LIBRARY COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD
Moved:
Rea/Fryer
- That
the report of the Board chair dated 17 April 2007 be received.
CARRIED
Moved: Abel/Casey
- That the Board recognises that due to the
existence of other notice boards in the vicinity of the Mt Albert library,
vandalism and the inadequate design of the notice board, together with the need
for a volunteer to keep the notices current, the Board does not support the
replacement of a community notice board in the Mt Albert library complex.
Councillor Fryer moved the following amendment, seconded by
Board Member Dance:
- That Councillors Fryer and Casey be delegated
to approach Westfield management with a view to seeking their support for a
partnership between the Board and Westfield for a community notice board within
the St Lukes complex.
CARRIED
Moved: Abel/Casey
- That Dr Peter Boys be thanked for his past
upkeep of the community notice board adjacent to the Mt Albert library.
CARRIED
The Chair put the substantive motion:
- That
the report of the Board chair dated 17 April 2007 be received.
- That the Board recognises that due to the
existence of other notice boards in the vicinity of the Mt Albert library,
vandalism and the inadequate design of the notice board, together with the need
for a volunteer to keep the notices current, the Board does not support the
replacement of a community notice board in the Mt Albert library complex.
- That Councillors Fryer and Casey be delegated
to approach Westfield management with a view to seeking their support for a
partnership between the Board and Westfield for a community notice board within
the St Lukes complex.
- That Dr Peter Boys be thanked for his past
upkeep of the community notice board adjacent to the Mt Albert library.
CARRIED
Items 9 and 10 were taken at this point.
RESERVES AND OTHER LANDS DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC BODIES EMPOWERING
ACT 1915
Moved:
Dempsey/Chase
- That the report of Board Member Dempsey dated
10 April 2007 be received.
- That the Board expresses its serious concern
to the Chief Executive over officer comments regarding the status of the 1915
Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act which is
still legally valid.
- That the Board seeks written confirmation from the Chief Executive
regarding organisational response to the 1915 Act and its provisions, in
particular, details of how the Act will be considered in any
planning applications made within the vicinity of the Maungawhau Mt Eden and
Owairaka Mt Albert.
CARRIED
VALUATION OF THE PEDESTRIAN NETWORK
Moved:
Dempsey/Dance
- That the report of Board Member Dempsey dated
4 April 2007 be received.
- That the Group Manager Community Planning be
requested to report to the Board specifying the value of the pedestrian network
within the Eden/Albert ward.
CARRIED
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE, DUNEDIN, 15-18 JULY 2007
Moved:
Rea/Casey
That the Board
consider the matter of attendance at the Local Government New Zealand Conference
at its May 2007 meeting, following receipt of additional information on the
conference format.
CARRIED
2007/2008 SLIPS
Moved:
Chong/Dempsey
- That
the list of potential 2007/2008 SLIPs projects be received.
- That the Board approves that the following
projects be funded from its 2007/2008 SLIPs budget:
|
Project |
Amount |
Spokespersons |
|
Aitken Reserve stage 2
improvements - bleacher seating installation |
+ +$69,000 |
Lindsey Rea |
|
Oakley Creek walkway
re-vegetation project continuation |
$15,500 |
Christopher Dempsey |
|
Mt Eden heritage walks
poster |
$5,000 |
Glenda Fryer |
|
View Road street tree
planting |
$4,000 |
Wendy Davies |
|
Watea Reserve wetland
upgrade and planting, stage 4 |
$52,000 |
Gillian Dance |
|
Murray Halberg Park
seating access stage 1 [design and consent] |
$5,000 |
Gillian Dance |
|
Nicholson Park
playground upgrade |
$50,000 |
Virginia Chong |
|
Anti-graffiti mural |
$8,000 |
Christopher Dempsey |
|
Range View Road
walkway improvements |
$29,000 |
Phil Chase |
|
Eden Albert CAB
alterations, stage 1 feasibility and design |
$6,500 |
Lindsey Rea |
|
Mt Albert Road speed
indicator signs |
$82,000 |
Cathy Casey |
|
Total Allocated: |
$326,000 |
|
CARRIED
Councillor Casey requested that
her vote against resolution B be recorded.
RAWALPINDI RESERVE TO SUTHERLAND ROAD CYCLE/WALKWAY
Moved:
Rea/Abel
- That the memorandum of the Manager Community
Planning dated 30 March 2007 be received.
- That the Board deletes the Rawalpindi Reserve
to Sutherland Road cycle/walkway project from its list of SLIPs projects.
- That the Team Leader, Safer Auckland City, be
thanked for her assistance with assessing the Rawalpindi Reserve to Sutherland
Road cycle/walkway project.
CARRIED
Board Member Dance requested that her vote against
resolution B be recorded.
2007/2008 DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN
Moved:
Rea/Abel
That the Board
delegates the Chair and Board Members Chase and Dempsey to prepare its draft
annual plan submission.
CARRIED
DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, AUCKLAND CITY,
EDEN/ALBERT BRANCH
Moved:
Dance/Casey
- That the discretionary funding application
from the Citizens Advice Bureau, Eden Albert Branch, be received.
- That the Board approves the allocation of $645
from its 2006/2007 discretionary funding budget to the Eden Albert Citizens
Advice Bureau for the purchase and installation of a shed.
CARRIED
REQUEST FOR GRANT - THE TREE COUNCIL
Moved:
Abel/Casey
- That the correspondence from The Tree Council
dated 2 April 2007 be received.
- That the Board approves the allocation of $100
from its 2006/2007 discretionary funding budget to The Tree Council as a
donation towards its work.
- That the Tree Council's request for a grant be
reconsidered by the Board at its June 2007 meeting should funds remain in the
Board's 2006/2007 discretionary funding budget.
CARRIED
MT ALBERT ROAD CYCLE LANES
Moved:
Fryer/Chase
- That the report and resolutions from the 2
April 2007 meeting of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee be received.
CARRIED
- That the Board write to the Energy Consumer
Trust and Vector requesting that it consider undergrounding of Mt Albert Road
from Sandringham Road to New North Road.
- That the Transport and Urban Linkages
Committee and the Finance and Corporate Business Committee be requested to
investigate the purchase of land for traffic improvements at the Euston Road/Mt
Albert Road/Owairaka Avenue intersection.
- That the Chair and Board Member Chase be delegated to report on the
condition of footpaths on Mt Albert Road and where they are required to be
repaired.
CARRIED
HERITAGE FESTIVAL - 15-30 SEPTEMBER 2007
Moved:
Abel/Rea
- That
the report of the Chair regarding the Heritage Festival be received.
- That the Board approves funding from its
2007/2008 discretionary funding budget for a celebration and bronze plaque to
recognise the purchase of Ferndale House in 1945.
CARRIED
RSA PREMISES - MT EDEN WAR MEMORIAL HALL
Moved:
Rea/Casey
That the
resolution from the 16 April 2007 meeting of the Community Development and
Equity Committee be received.
CARRIED
URGENT DECISION - LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATION - SHANTI NIWAS
CHARITABLE TRUST INC.
Moved:
Fryer/Abel
That the urgent
decision signed by the Board chair and deputy chair allocating funding to Shanti
Niwas be received.
CARRIED
MAUNGAWHAU ADVISORY GROUP
Moved:
Fryer/Dempsey
That the verbal
report of the Chair be received.
CARRIED
CHAIR'S REPORT
Moved:
Rea/Casey
That the chair's
tabled report be received.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Moved:
Rea/Chase
- That the verbal report of Councillor Casey
regarding the following be received:
- Attendance at first annual plan meeting on 24 April
- That the verbal report of Councillor Fryer
regarding the following be received:
- Signs and Billboard bylaw hearing commitments
CARRIED
BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS
Moved:
Rea/Casey
- A.That the verbal report of Board Member Chase
regarding the following be received:
- Attendance at Thai and Shanti Niwa festivals
- B. That the verbal report of Board Member Dance
regarding the following be received:
- Kerr Taylor Trust funding allocation meeting
- Mt Albert community meeting attendance
- Tree applications
- C. That the verbal report of Board Member Dance
regarding the following be received:
- Owairaka Avenue development meeting with Mark Vinall
CARRIED
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
Moved:
Rea/Chase
That the group
activity reports be received.
CARRIED
REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING
Moved:
Rea/Dempsey
That the reports
requested/pending be received.
CARRIED
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987
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 are as follows:
|
Item No. |
General subject of
each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing
this resolution in relation to each matter |
Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution |
|
C1. |
Potential land
acquisition |
Good Reason to
withhold exists under section 7 |
Section 48(1)(a) |
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 are as follows:
|
Item No. |
Reason to withhold
information under section 7 |
|
|
C1. |
To maintain legal professional
privilege. |
[Section 7(2)(g)] |
CARRIED
There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting
