MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
GREAT BARRIER COMMUNITY
BOARD
HELD ON THURSDAY, 16 AUGUST 2007 AT 10.00 AM
APOLOGIES
Moved:
Bouzaid/Fordham
That the apology
from Councillor Storer, absent on council business, be accepted.
CARRIED
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.
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]
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
- That George Medland be thanked for his
presentation regarding Primrose Hill Road.
- 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
- That Bob Lawson be thanked for his presentation regarding the
activities of the Community Artz Trust.
- 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
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SHOAL BAY WHARF PARKING ISSUES
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
- That the memorandum of the HGI engineer dated
16 July 2007 be received.
- 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
NOTICE OF MOTION - MONITORING OF GREAT BARRIER ISLAND TRANSPORT
AND ROADING PROJECTS
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
- That the notice of motion from Board Member
Fordham dated 8 August 2007 be received.
- 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.
- That the submission presented by Kevin
Burke during public forum be referred to the HGI Manager, Transport safety,
assets and operations, for consideration.
CARRIED
SLIPS REVIEW
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
That the report
of Board Member Fordham regarding the SLIPs review be received.
CARRIED
PROPOSED REGIONAL FUEL TAX FOR AUCKLAND
Moved:
Bouzaid/Fordham
- That the correspondence between Board
Member Downie and the Auckland Regional Council and the Ministry of Transport be
received.
- 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
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
DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - GREAT BARRIER ISLAND PENSIONER
HOUSING TRUST
The funding application was withdrawn and will be
resubmitted to a future meeting.
DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - RURAL WOMEN NZ AWANA BRANCH
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
- That the discretionary funding application
from Rural Women NZ Awana Branch be received.
- 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.
- That the Rural Women NZ Awana provide an
accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the $400.
CARRIED
LOCAL EVENT FUNDING APPLICATION - GREAT BARRIER ISLAND SPORTS AND
SOCIAL CLUB INC
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
- That the local event funding application from
the Great Barrier Island Sports and Social Club Inc. be received.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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
BOARD MEMBER'S REPORTS
Moved:
Bouzaid/Downie
- 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
- 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
- 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
REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING
Moved:
Bouzaid/O'Shea
That the reports
requested/pending be received.
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.
