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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE EDEN/ALBERT COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007 AT 6.30 PM

PRESENT:

Ms

Lindsey

Rea, JP

[Chair]

 

Ms

Wendy

Davies

[Deputy Chair]

 

Mr

Philip

Chase

[left at 9.15 pm during item 8.2]

 

Mrs

Virginia

Chong, JP

 

 

Ms

Gillian

Dance

 

 

Mr

Christopher

Dempsey

 

 

Cr

Neil

Abel

 

 

Cr

Dr Cathy

Casey

 

 

Cr

Glenda

Fryer

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    There were no apologies.

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Rea/Abel

    That the minutes of the Eden/Albert community board meeting held on Tuesday, 24 April 2007, be received.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1. VARIOUS ISSUES - PETER BOYS

    Peter Boys raised concerns over recent incidents in Rangeview Road and felt that both Housing NZ and the NZ Police should have advised council and the community board about the incidents. He also raised issues around leaf fall in Parkhill Road and the state of the ex-factory property at 49 Sainsbury Road.

    Dr Boys requested that information be provided to the public on the status of the property at 24 St Lukes Road and also requested that the Board consider a SLIPs project for sealing of a shingle path located between Alexis Avenue and Alberton Avenue.

    Moved: Casey/Chong

    That Peter Boys be thanked for his presentation regarding various issues in the Mt Albert area.

    CARRIED

    4.1. TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS - MT ALBERT/SANDRINGHAM ROAD INTERSECTION - PAT BUTCHER

    Pat Butcher advised that she had received correspondence advising that council was interested in purchasing part of her property. She also advised that her section had not been subdivided and she is concerned that trees on the land that council was interested in purchasing would be removed.

    Moved: Rea/Casey

    That Pat Butcher be thanked for her presentation regarding proposed traffic improvements at the Mt Albert/Sandringham Road intersection.

    CARRIED

  5. Top WATERWAYS - NETWORK RESOURCE CONSENT PROJECT: CONSULTATION BRIEFING

    Michael Lindgreen from Metrowater provided a visual presentation on the Auckland City/Metrowater joint network resource consents project consultation.

    Moved: Rea/Dempsey

    That Michael Lindgreen from the Network Consents Team be thanked for his presentation and be invited to address the Board at a future meeting regarding issues specifically relating to the network in the Eden/Albert ward.

    CARRIED

  6. Top 2007 MAYOR OF AUCKLAND'S COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARDS

    This item was deferred to the June meeting at the request of the officer.

    The meeting adjourned at 7.55 pm and reconvened at 8 pm.

  7. Top MAUNGAWHAU UPDATE

    Moved: Rea/Davies

    That the Volcanic Cones Manager, Jonathan Streat, be thanked for his presentation regarding Maungawhau.

    CARRIED

    Item 10 was taken at this point.

  8. Top LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATIONS

    8.1. AUNTY JO'S CHILDREN'S EVENT

    Moved:Dance/Rea

    1. That the local event funding application from Jo Legge be received.
    2. That Jo Legge be invited to resubmit her application for local event funding and provide an 'umbrella' group to take accountability for the funding.

    CARRIED

    8.2. JANE LUSCOMBE'S SPANISH DANCE SCHOOL

    Moved:Rea/Fryer

    1. That the local event funding application from Jane Luscombe's Spanish Dance School be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of an amount of $250.00 from its 2006/2007 local event funding budget to the Ruritanian International Folk Dance Club Inc. [on behalf of Jane Luscombe's Spanish Dance School] towards a 35th year celebration concert.
    3. That the Ruritanian International Folk Dance Club Inc be requested to provide an accountability statement following expenditure of the local event funding grant of $250.00.

    CARRIED

  9. Top ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING

    Moved: Rea/Fryer

    That the Board approves funding of up to $500 from its local events funding budget of a celebration to mark the planting of trees in View Road to be held in early June 2007.

    CARRIED

  10. Top MT ALBERT ROAD/SANDRINGHAM ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

    Moved: Rea/Chase

    1. That the report and resolutions from the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee's 19 April 2007 meeting be received.

    CARRIED

    Councillor Fryer abstained from voting on this motion.

    Moved: Chase/Casey

    1. That, as a matter or urgency, the Board be provided with proper maps of the proposal, including cycle lanes.
    2. That a proper traffic report be presented to the Board on the traffic volumes before and after 2009 in the vicinity of the Mt Albert Road/Sandringham Road intersection, which is the completion date of SH20 for Mt Roskill.
    3. That the Board be provided with a summary of the traffic measures proposed for the 2011 World Cup.
    4. That an analysis be undertaken of why temporary traffic measures will not suffice for a small number of Rugby World Cup games in 2011.
    5. That following provision of the above information, the Board be given the opportunity to submit on the proposed improvements to the Mt Albert/Sandringham Road intersection.

    CARRIED

    Councillor Fryer abstained from voting on these motions.

    Moved: Dance/Chong

    1. That the Board expresses its concern that it was not consulted at an earlier stage with regard to the proposals to upgrade the Mt Albert/Sandringham Road intersection and requests that items of this nature be presented to community boards prior to a council committee.

    CARRIED

    Councillor Fryer abstained from voting on this motion.

    Moved: Casey/Dance

    1. That the Group Manager, Transport Strategy be advised that the Board does not support a one-way communication exercise and requests that Council enter into genuine consultation with the public regarding the proposed improvements to the Mt Albert/Sandringham Road intersection

    CARRIED

    Councillor Fryer abstained from voting on this motion.

  11. Top FERNDALE KINDERGARTEN SLIPS GRANT REQUEST

    Moved: Rea/Fryer

    1. That the SLIPs application from Ferndale Kindergarten be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of $14,000 from its 2007/2008 SLIPs budget to Ferndale Kindergarten for painting of the exterior of the Ferndale Kindergarten building.

    CARRIED

  12. Top QUARTERLY SLIPS UPDATE

    Moved: Casey/Rea

    That the quarterly SLIPs update for the period ending April 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  13. Top CHAIR'S REPORT

    Moved: Fryer/Dempsey

    That the tabled report of the Board Chair be received.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 13]

  14. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: Rea/Dempsey

    That the verbal reports of Councillors Abel, Casey and Fryer be received.

    CARRIED

    [Secretarial note: The Board noted the imminent departure of the ward's parks officer, Mike Leaity, and requested that the chair acknowledge his long-standing service to the Eden/Albert community board and community].

  15. Top BOARD MEM BERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Rea/Fryer

    1. That the verbal report of Board Member Dempsey regarding the following be received:
      • Attendance at Economic Development Strategy workshop
    2. That the verbal report of Board Member Dance regarding the following be received:
      • Attendance at a recent Community
      • Attendance at the Owairaka community gardens harvest festival

    CARRIED

  16. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Rea/Dempsey

    That the group activity reports be received.

    CARRIED

  17. Top REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

    Moved: Rea/Fryer

    That the reports requested/pending be received.

    CARRIED

  18. Top EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

    Moved: Rea/Dempsey

    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

    Mayoral Living Legends Award

    The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason to withhold exists under section 7.

    Section 7(2)(a)

    The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

    In particular the item seeks nominations for the awards.

    S48(1)(a)

    The exclusion of the public from the part of the meeting is necessary to enable the local authority to deliberate in private on its decision or recommendation.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business, the Chair declared the meeting closed at 9.45 pm.
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