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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
EDEN ALBERT COMMUNITY BOARD
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2009 AT 6.30 PM
AT FERNDALE HOUSE, 830 NEW NORTH ROAD, MT ALBERT

PRESENT: Mr Christopher Dempsey Chairperson
  Mr Phil Chase Deputy Chairperson
  Ms Pauline Anderson  
  Mrs Virginia Chong, JP  
  Mr Ryan Hicks  
  Councillor Dr Cathy Casey  
  Councillor Mark Donnelly  
  Councillor Glenda Fryer  

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    There were no apologies.

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Donnelly/Dempsey

    That the minutes of the Eden/Albert community board meeting held on 25 February 2009 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There were no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1 VARIOUS ISSUES - PETER BOYS

    Peter Boys spoke regarding the following:

    • Minutes from the February meeting of the Transport committee regarding transport infrastructure relating to the Rugby World Cup.
    • Broken footpaths and overflowing rubbish bins in the Roy Clements Tree way;
    • Removal of protected trees at 24 St Lukes Road development site.

    Moved: Dempsey/Chong

    1. That Peter Boys be thanked for his presentation.
    2. That the democracy advisor pass on the complaints regarding the footpath and rubbish bins in the Roy Clements Tree way to the relevant officers.

    CARRIED

    4.2 CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU AUCKLAND CITY FUNDING PROPOSAL - LYNNE BARRACLOUGH AND JO FARNAN

    Lynne Barraclough asked that the Board support CABAC's funding proposal, together with the renewal of their partnership agreement with council. She also outlined the services provided by Citizens Advice Bureaux.

    Moved: Casey/Donnelly

    1. That Lynne Barraclough be thanked for her presentation regarding CABAC funding.
    2. That the Eden/Albert Community Board:
      1. supports the work of Citizens Advice Bureaux in the Eden/Albert ward and citywide, and encourages the council to maintain and enhance its partnership with CABAC;
      2. supports CABAC in achieving a funding agreement with council of $877,000; and
      3. expresses concern regarding the possible impacts on service levels that are able to be provided by the Eden Albert Citizens Advice Bureau as a result of any reduced funding.

    CARRIED

    4.3 CALGARY STREET TRAFFIC SPEED- HELGA ARLINGTON

    Helga Arlington spoke to a petition from 73 residents of Calgary Street requesting that traffic slowing measures be installed in their street. The prayer of the petition reads:

    "We, the residents of Calgary Street Sandringham, request that traffic slowing measures be installed in our street".

    She also advised that residents had indicated a preference for chicanes over speed humps.

    Moved: Fryer/Chase

    1. That Helga Arlington be thanked for her presentation regarding traffic speed in Calgary Street.
    2. That the petition tabled by Helga Arlington be forwarded to the General Manager Transport for presentation to the Transport committee, and that the result be reported back to the community board.

    CARRIED

    4.4 MT ALBERT BAPTIST CHURCH DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - CAROLYN WELCH

    Carolyn Welch spoke to the application from the Mt Albert Baptist Church seeking funding of $2,550 towards costs associated with the hosting of Parents Inc seminars targeting parents in the Eden/Albert ward, and focusing on the local schools.

     Moved: Dempsey/Hicks

    That Carolyn Welch be thanked for her presentation regarding the Mt Albert Baptist Church's parenting seminars.

    CARRIED

    4.5. AUCKLAND CITY LIBRARIES - DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - JAN RIVERS

    Jan Rivers sought funding towards a family story writing competition involving Mt Albert Grammar and Marist College students which was being facilitated by Auckland City Libraries.

    Moved: Dempsey/Donnelly

    That Jan Rivers be thanked for her presentation regarding the secondary schools' story writing competition.

    CARRIED

  5. Top CLEAR HARBOUR ALLIANCE - PROJECT PROGRESS UPDATE

    Bernard Hough provided a presentation on Clear Harbour's sewer separation project in the Kingsland and Eden Terrace areas and answered questions from the Board.

    [ATTACHMENT 5]

    Moved: Casey/Dempsey

    1. That Bernard Hough and Tania Darby from Clear Harbour Alliance be thanked for providing an update on Clear Harbour Alliance's sewer separation project in the Kingsland and Eden Terrace areas.
    2. That Bernard Hough be congratulated on completing 425 properties out of 936, and notes his assurance that Clear Harbour Alliance will complete the sewer separation project in the Kingsland/Eden Terrace areas ahead of the July 2010 scheduled completion date.

    CARRIED

  6. Top URBAN DESIGN PRESENTATION

    Ludo Campbell-Reid reported on how the council's urban design programme was proceeding. He suggested that the Board undertake a walk around parts of the Eden/Albert ward with some of his team members with a view to identifying initiatives that the Board could consider funding via its SLIPs budget.

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That Ludo Campbell-Reid, Group Manager, Urban Design, be thanked for his presentation.

    CARRIED

  7. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - FRIENDS OF MAUNGAWHAU

    Moved: Fryer/Donnelly

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Friends of Maungawhau be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of $2,800 from its 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget to the Friends of Maungawhau Inc to assist with its weeding, planting and maintenance programme on the maunga.
    3. That the Friends of Maungawhau provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the grant of $2,800.
    4. That the Chairperson co-ordinate a meeting between the Friends of Maungawhau and the Auckland Regional Council ranger to discuss noxious weeds and pest control on Maungawhau.

    CARRIED

  8. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - MT ALBERT BAPTIST

    Moved: Donnelly/Anderson

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Mt Albert Baptist Church be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of $1,250 from its 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget to the Mt Albert Baptist Church to assist with parenting seminars during May 2009.
    3. That the Mt Albert Baptist Church provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the grant of $1,250.

    The motion was put to the vote. A show of hands resulted in 4 votes for the motion and 4 votes against. The chairperson used his casting vote and the motion was declared LOST.

    Cr Donnelly and Board Member Anderson asked that their votes for the motion be recorded.

  9. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - AUCKLAND CITY LIBRARIES

    Moved: Dempsey/Donnelly

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Auckland City Libraries be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of $800 from its 2008/2009 discretionary funding budget to the Auckland City Libraries to assist with a family story writing competition involving Mt Albert Grammar and Marist Girls' students.
    3. That Auckland City Libraries provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the grant of $800.

    CARRIED

  10. Top SLIPS PROGRAMME UPDATE - MARCH 2009

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That the memorandum of the SLIPs Programme Leader dated 3 March 2009 be received.

    CARRIED

  11. Top SLIPS DECISIONS - MARCH 2009

    Moved: Chong/Fryer

    1. That the memorandum of the SLIPs Project Portfolio Leader dated 13 March 2009 be received.
    2. That the Board approves that the following stage 1 proposals proceed to vetting by Council officers:
    Proposal Spokesperson
    Mt Eden War Memorial hall Upgrade Christopher Dempsey
    Planting fruit trees Phil Chase
    Roy Clements Treeway signage Pauline Anderson
    Underwood and Owairaka Park art bridge Christopher Dempsey
    Tree planting, Alan Wood Park [refer resolution C] Phil Chase
    1. That the Board does not approve the deletion of the tree planting proposal in Alan Wood Park and requests that it be scoped to provide planting in areas that will not be affected by the proposed State Highway 20 work.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of scoping budgets to the following stage 2 proposals:
    Proposal Budget
    Exercise equipment at Warren Freer Park $1,500
    Oakley Creek walkway volunteer revegetation project - phase 2 $500
    Eden/Albert CAB Alterations Stage 2 $700
    1. That with regard to the School Reserve retaining wall proposal, the Board advises that as landowner, the council is responsible for maintaining fences with its neighbours under the Fencing Act 1973 - not the community board - and therefore, the Board is not prepared to fund this project.
    2. That the Board deletes the Mt Albert Streetscape proposal from the SLIPs list due to advice that a streetscape upgrade is planned to be funded in the 2010/2011 financial year.
    3. That the Board approves budgets to the following projects to enable them to proceed to implementation:

    Project

    		 Budget
    Balmoral heritage walk brochure and poster $20,310
    Kingsland Mural $26,031
    877 New North Road Mural $9,370
    Sandringham heritage walk brochure and poster $20,206
    1. That the Board requests that the Balmoral and Sandringham heritage walk brochures be combined into one brochure, and that the cost of printing 10,000 brochures be included in the project costs.
    2. That the Board approves that the Mt Eden Methodist Church grant be increased from $50,000 to $100,000, subject to an additional contribution being made by the council and additional funding being provided by the Mt Eden Methodist Church.

    CARRIED

  12. Top REMUNERATION 2009/2010 AND EXPENSE & REIMBURSEMENT POLICY

    Moved: Fryer/Donnelly

    1. A. That the report of the Support Services Manager dated 7 March 2009 be received.
    2. B. That a working party consisting of the chairperson and deputy chairperson be delegated to prepare the board's submission to the Remuneration Working Party by 30 March 2009.

    CARRIED

  13. Top LONG-TERM COUNCIL COMMUNITY PLAN

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That a working party consisting of the chairperson and deputy chairperson be delegated to prepare the board's submission to council's Long Term Council Community Plan.

    CARRIED

  14. Top RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT REVIEW SUBMISSION

    Moved: Fryer/Chase

    That the submission on the Resource Management Act review prepared by the board chairperson be endorsed.

    CARRIED

  15. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Dempsey/Fryer

    That the tabled report of the chairperson be received.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 15]

  16. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORT

    Moved: Donnelly/Chong

    1. That the verbal report of Councillor Casey regarding the following be received:
      • Mt Eden war memorial hall
      • Successful MARA meeting
      • Dog complaints in the ward
    2. That the verbal report of Councillor Donnelly regarding the following be received:
      • Eden Park Advisor Group meeting discussion
    3. That the verbal report of Councillor Fryer regarding the following be received:
      • Residential brothel in Balmoral
      • 2 meetings held re: Maungawhau looking at priorities
      • Balmoral McDonalds hearing scheduled for June at the Deaf Centre

    CARRIED

  17. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT

    Moved: Dempsey/Donnelly

    1. That the verbal report of Board Member Anderson regarding the following be received:
      • Mt Albert Business Association meeting next Wednesday
      • Discussions with Neighbourhood Support re: Wairere Avenue problems
    2. That the verbal report of Board Member Chase regarding the following be received:
      • Phone calls re: design of children's play area in Owairaka Park
      • Community Boards conference update
    3. That the verbal report of Board Member Chong regarding the following be received:
      • Auckland Region Community Boards Association business

    CARRIED

  18. Top REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

    Moved: Dempsey/Chase

    That the list of reports requested/pending as at March 2009 be received.

    CARRIED

  19. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Dempsey/Anderson

    That the group activity reports be received.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business, the chairperson declared the meeting closed 9.55 pm.
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