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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE GREAT BARRIER COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON THURSDAY, 16 AUGUST 2007 AT 10.00 AM

PRESENT:

Mr

Tony

Bouzaid

[Chairman]

 

Mrs

Helen

O'Shea, QSM, JP

[Deputy Chair]

 

Mr

Paul

Downie

 

 

Ms

Izzy

Fordham

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT:

His Worship the Mayor, Dick Hubbard, ONZM

 

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    That the apology from Councillor Storer, absent on council business, be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    That the minutes of the Great Barrier community board meeting held on Thursday, 19 July 2007, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

    The chairman welcomed the Mayor to the meeting. His Worship thanked the board for their work in the community. He also paid special tribute to Helen O'Shea who is standing down at the end of the term after 24 years in public service.

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    3.1 EFFECT OF LANDING FEE INCREASE AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT ON AIRLINES SERVICING GREAT BARRIER ISLAND

    That an item of extraordinary business be considered at agenda item 17 for the reason that Auckland International Airport Limited has announced new landing fees effective from 1 September 2007, which will have an impact on airlines servicing Great Barrier Island.

    [ATTACHMENT 3.1]

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1 PRIMROSE HILL ROAD - MR GEORGE MEDLAND

    George Medland re-iterated his request for upgrading part of Primrose Hill Road to 4x4 standard and again queried the status of the road.

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    1. That George Medland be thanked for his presentation regarding Primrose Hill Road.
    2. That the HGI Manager, Transport safety, assets and operations, be requested to respond to Mr Medland's requests.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

    4.2 LANDING FEE INCREASE - MICKEY O'SHEA

    Mickey O'Shea raised concerns about the $50 landing fee at Auckland airport being imposed on the local airlines and the serious effect it would have on the island.

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    That Mickey O'Shea be thanked for his presentation regarding the land fee increase at Auckland airport.

    CARRIED

    4.3 WYNYARD WHARF - RICHARD SOMERVILLE-RYAN

    Richard Somerville-Ryan advised that in his reading of the section 32 analysis relating to the proposed plan change/plan modification for Wynayrd wharf, he could not see anything covering the social and economic costs to residents of Great Barrier Island and questioned whether or not this was deliberate.

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    That Richard Somerville-Ryan be thanked for his presentation regarding the Wynyard wharf proposed plan change/plan modification.

    CARRIED

    4.4 COMMUNITY ARTZ TRUST INITIATIVES - BOB LAWSON.

    Bob Lawson, speaking on behalf of the Community Artz Trust, provided an overview of the successes of the Trust over the past three years. He advised that gallery space was at a premium but the Trust could not apply for funding to extend the gallery until the land status was confirmed. He also reported on the sculpture trail that was planned as an activity associated with the gallery.

    Bob also advised that the Trust was interested in restoring the traction engine which once ran the Whangaparapara sawmill and he sought the Board's support for this initiative.

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    1. That Bob Lawson be thanked for his presentation regarding the activities of the Community Artz Trust.
    2. That the Department of Conservation be advised of the Board's support for the initiative outlined by Bob Lawson to restore the traction engine which once ran the Whangaparapara sawmill.

    CARRIED

    4.5 MONITORING OF GREAT BARRIER ISLAND TRANSPORT AND ROADING PROJECTS - KEVIN BURKE

    Kevin Burke spoke to his tabled submission in support of item 6 and stressed that he was not trying to get at the contractors - rather he was questioning the system.

    That Kevin Burke be thanked for his presentation regarding the monitoring of Great Barrier Island's transport and roading projects.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.5]

  5. Top SHOAL BAY WHARF PARKING ISSUES

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    1. That the memorandum of the HGI engineer dated 16 July 2007 be received.
    2. That Board Member Downie be delegated to consult with users of the Shoal Bay wharf with a view to reporting back to the September meeting on a preferred option for parking and signage.

    CARRIED

  6. Top NOTICE OF MOTION - MONITORING OF GREAT BARRIER ISLAND TRANSPORT AND ROADING PROJECTS

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    1. That the notice of motion from Board Member Fordham dated 8 August 2007 be received.
    2. That the Manager, Transport Safety, Assets and Operations, be requested to investigate the possibility/feasibility of the employment by Council of a Great Barrier Island resident with appropriate qualifications, who would be available on a full or part-time basis to undertake monitoring and auditing of roading and transport projects.
    3. That the submission presented by Kevin Burke during public forum be referred to the HGI Manager, Transport safety, assets and operations, for consideration.

    CARRIED

  7. Top SLIPS REVIEW

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    That the report of Board Member Fordham regarding the SLIPs review be received.

    CARRIED

  8. Top PROPOSED REGIONAL FUEL TAX FOR AUCKLAND

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    1. That the correspondence between Board Member Downie and the Auckland Regional Council and the Ministry of Transport be received.
    2. That Board Member Downie be delegated to write to the Minister of Transport and the Member for Auckland Central requesting that Great Barrier Island be excluded from the boundaries that will be affected by the proposed fuel tax.

    CARRIED

  9. Top WYNYARD QUARTER PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE AND PROPOSED PLAN MODIFICATION

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    That the submissions prepared by Board Member Downie regarding Wynyard Quarter proposed plan change and proposed plan modification be received.

    CARRIED

  10. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - GREAT BARRIER ISLAND PENSIONER HOUSING TRUST

    The funding application was withdrawn and will be resubmitted to a future meeting.

  11. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - RURAL WOMEN NZ AWANA BRANCH

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    1. That the discretionary funding application from Rural Women NZ Awana Branch be received.
    2. That the Board approves the allocation of an amount of $400 from its 2007/2008 discretionary funding budget to the Rural Women NZ Awana Branch for rubbish removal, major clean-up costs, tree removal and lawn mowing.
    3. That the Rural Women NZ Awana provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the $400.

    CARRIED

  12. Top LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATION - GREAT BARRIER ISLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB INC

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    1. That the local event funding application from the Great Barrier Island Sports and Social Club Inc. be received.
    2. That the Board allocates an amount of $2,000 from its 2007/2008 local event funding budget to the Great Barrier Island Sports and Social Club Inc. for costs associated with a Guy Fawkes celebration in November 2007.
    3. That the Great Barrier Island Sports and Social Club provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the allocation of $2,000.

    CARRIED

    Board Member Fordham declared her interest and did not vote on the motions.

  13. Top KAITOKE DUNES STABILISATION PROJECT

    Officers were unable to be present due to weather conditions. It was noted that a new site visit will be scheduled for the end of August.

    Item 17 was taken at this point.

  14. Top CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

    Moved: Fordham/Downie

    That the verbal report of the Chairman regarding the following be received.

    • Landing fee increase
    • Sealink issues and Wynyard wharf

    CARRIED

  15. Top BOARD MEMBER'S REPORTS

    Moved: Bouzaid/Downie

    1. That the verbal report of Board Member Downie regarding the following be received:
      • Sealink discussions
      • Attendance at Oruawharo stream bridge celebration
      • Chairing of meeting with number of property owners re district plan hearings
      • Discussions with Telecom regarding broadband
      • Preparation of correspondence in agenda
    2. That the verbal report of Board Member Fordham regarding the following be received:
      • Communication/meetings with Andrew Allen on various roading issues
      • Tree consent
      • Meeting regarding SLIPs
      • Meeting re SLIPs review
      • Celebration of bridge opening
      • Ongoing discussions regarding Kaitoke dune project
    3. That the verbal report of Board Member O'Shea regarding the following be received:
      • Te Taurahere business
      • Attended Pensioner Housing Trust meetings
      • Workshop on district plan
      • Maori Women's Welfare League AGM attended

    CARRIED

  16. Top REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

    Moved: Bouzaid/O'Shea

    That the reports requested/pending be received.

  17. Top EFFECT OF LANDING FEE INCREASE AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT ON AIRLINES SERVICING GREAT BARRIER ISLAND

    Moved: Bouzaid/Fordham

    That the Board chair be delegated to make a submission to the Mayors of Auckland City and Manukau City, the Auckland Regional Council, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, the Ministers of Tourism, Transport and Rural Affairs and the Member for Auckland Central regarding the impact of the new landing fee for aircraft movements at Auckland airport.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business, chairman declared the meeting closed at noon.