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MINUTES ATTACHMENTS

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE EDEN ALBERT COMMUNITY BOARD

HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 6.30 PM

PRESENT:	Mr	Christopher	Dempsey	Chairperson
	Ms	Pauline	Anderson
	Mrs	Virginia	Chong, JP
	Councillor	Dr Cathy	Casey
	Councillor	Glenda	Fryer

1. APOLOGIES

   Moved:Dempsey/Anderson

   That the apologies for non-attendance from Councillor Donnelly and Board members Chase, Harvey and Hicks be accepted.

   CARRIED

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   Moved:Dempsey/Casey

   That the minutes of the Eden/Albert community board meeting held on Tuesday, 27 August 2008, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   4.1. HANDWEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD LEASE - ALISON MILNE

   President of the Handweavers and Spinners Guild, Janie Gummer, provided an outline of the guild's activities over the past year and their future plans.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

   Moved: Dempsey/Chong

   That Jamie Gummer and Alison Milne from the Handweavers and Spinners Guild be thanked for their presentation regarding the guild's lease at Nicholson park and the activities of the guild.

   CARRIED

   4.2. LIBRARIES BOOK BUS, FOOTPATHS/PARKING IN THE WARD AND BOARDWALK AT ROY CLEMENTS TREEWAY - PETER BOYS

   Peter Boys spoke about the valuable service provided by the library book bus and tabled a letter that he had sent to the media. He also congratulated those involved with the establishment of the boardwalk along the Roy Clements Treeway.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.2A]

   Moved Dempsey/Fryer

   That Peter Boys be thanked for his presentation regarding the Libraries book bus and the construction of the Roy Clements Treeway boardwalk.

   CARRIED

5. COMMUNITY BOARD LOCAL FUNDING, 2008

   Moved: Chong/Casey

   1. That the report of the Programme advisor - funding dated 9 September 2008 be received.
   2. That the Board approves the following allocations from its 2008/2009 community board local funding budget:

   Organisation	Amount	Purpose
   Auckland Kindergarten Association, Mt Albert	$2,000	Towards a lawn and irrigation system
   Auckland Kindergarten Association, Owairaka	$1,400	To purchase Duplo/Lego sets
   Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation Charitable Trust	$1,600	Towards delivery of the "We can keep safe" programme to two preschools
   Bo Ai She (Chinese Mental health Consumer Self-Support Organisation) Inc.	$1,000	Towards costs associated with advertising and promoting the new activity centre in Mt Albert
   Central Auckland Chinese Assn Inc	$1,800	Towards the purchase of a sound system and uniforms and to fund volunteer training and health professional costs
   Club Peru	$800	Towards the purchase of a data projector, screen and sound system
   Communicare Civilian Maimed Assn Auckland Inc, Mt Eden Day Centre	$900	To fund transport costs
   Diabetes NZ Auckland Inc.	$1,500	Towards advertising for the national Diabetes Awareness Week
   Eden Epsom Tennis and Squash Club Inc.	$1,300	Towards funding of advertising, flyer and notice board production and programme delivery
   Epsom Neighbourhood Watch Inc.	$400	Towards costs associated with producing a monthly newsletter
   Lifeline Auckland	$400	Towards design and printing of six corflute signs
   Mainly Music Inc, Eden Community Church	$1,000	Towards the purchase of a sound system and to fund attendance at the 2009 Mainly Music conference
   Mt Albert Historical Society Inc.	$1,800	Towards costs associated with producing the society's newsletter
   New Zealand Playcentre Federation Inc, Mt Albert	$1,700	To purchase tables, chairs, an easel and a messy play table
   Parents Inc.	$1,000	Towards the delivery of community education classes
   PILLARS Inc.	$1,800	Towards costs associated with providing the Family Wraparound Support Service
   Poonga (Tamil Community Education)	$500	Towards the purchase of a digital camera and laptop
   Probasee Bengalee Assn of New Zealand Inc.	$500	Towards the purchase and installation of a projector and computer
   Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Auckland Suburbs Branch Inc, Owairaka	$600	Towards funding a clean up of the outdoor area and purchase of new outdoor toys
   Scout Assn of New Zealand, 1st Mt Albert/St Jude's Scout Group	$1,000	Towards funding leadership training and to purchase outdoor and craft equipment
   Somali Federation Community Inc.	$1,000	To fund the development of a group to teach the Somali language to youth and airtime for a radio programme
   Starfish Magic	$1,000	Towards costs associated with staging six shows in libraries in Avondale and Eden/Albert communities
   Total:	$25,000

   3. That the Board Chair liaise with the democracy advisor regarding an event to hand out community board local funding cheques, to be funded from the Board's 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget.
   4. That Graham Dykes and Steve Petersen be thanked for their attendance.

   CARRIED

6. DOG ACCESS TO BEACHES

   Councillor Casey left the meeting during this item. No decision was made on the item due to the lack of a quorum.

7. HAVERSTOCK ROAD PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

   Moved: Dempsey/ Casey

   1. That the Board supports the submission of STEPS regarding intensive housing development in Haverstock Road.
   2. That the Board consents to the chairperson appearing as a witness for STEPS at the resource consent hearing on 10, 11 and 12 September.
   3. That the Board chairperson be delegated to appear before the ARC Environment Committee on 21 October 2008 to explain the Board's concerns regarding ARC decisions on consents involving Meola Creek and Oakley stream.

   CARRIED

8. SH20 WATERVIEW TUNNEL EMISSIONS

   Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

   1. That the Board notes with concern the Transit consultant's recommendations that the SH20 tunnels pump out vehicle emissions via chimneys at each end and that the emissions be unfiltered.
   2. That the Board notes that this is contrary to the Transit Board request for international best practice for air emissions cleaning and is likely to have major health effects for the communities at each end of the tunnels.
   3. That the Board requests that Transit provide tunnel emissions cleaning or scrubbing as is best practice in many tunnels overseas.

   CARRIED

9. LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATION - POONGA-TAMIL COMMUNITY EDUCATION

   Moved: Fryer/Anderson

   1. That the local event funding application from Poonga - Tamil Community Education be received.
   2. That the Board recommends that the Poonga-Tamil Community Education group contact the Mount Albert YMCA regarding the possibility of participating in the Schools' Cultural Festival being held during November 2008.

   CARRIED

10. 2009 COMMUNITY BOARDS' CONFERENCE

    Moved: Casey/Fryer

    1. That the Board approves the attendance of Board member Chase at the Community Board Conference being held in Christchurch from 19-21 March 2009, to be funded from the Board's 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget.
    2. That Board member Chase provide a report to the Board following his attendance at the Community Board Conference.
    3. That this item be placed on the agenda of the Board's October meeting to provide opportunity for other Board members to express an interest in attending the Community Board Conference.

    CARRIED

11. MONKEY HILL STEPS OPENING CELEBRATION

    Moved: Fryer/Dempsey

    That the Board approves funding from its 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget of a modest celebration for the completion of the Monkey Hill steps.

    CARRIED

12. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That the tabled report of the chairperson be received.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 12]

13. COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved:Dempsey/Anderson

    1. That the verbal report of Councillor Casey regarding the following be received:
       • Update on AMP workshops and projects
    2. That the verbal report of Council Fryer regarding the following be received.
       • Proposal to develop the Crystal Palace

    CARRIED

14. BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    1. That the verbal report of Board member Anderson regarding the following be received.
       • Initial Mt Albert business association meeting scheduled for 1 October
       • Possibility of AIS St Helens proposal being reactivated
    2. That the verbal report of Board member Chong regarding the following be received.
       • 1/1A Stokes Road development
       • Methodist Church resource consent and ASB applications

    CARRIED

15. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    1. That the list of reports requested/pending be received.
    2. That the chairperson raise the issue of target dates for reports requested/pending with the Chief Executive.

    CARRIED

16. GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That the group activity reports as at August 2008 be received.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business, the chairperson declared the meeting closed at 8:15 pm.