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OPEN AGENDA

 I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

HOBSON COMMUNITY BOARD

will be held as follows:

DATE: Tuesday, 18 March 2008
TIME: 6:30 pm
VENUE: Jubilee Building
  545 Parnell Road
  PARNELL
Mike Giddey
DEMOCRACY ADVISOR

Members:

Ms Desley Simpson [Chairperson]
Mr Clint Bowerman [Deputy Chairperson]
Ms Diane Gribben
Ms Hinu te Hau
Mr Tim Woolfield
Ms Frieda Yu
Cr Ken Baguley
Cr Aaron Bhatnagar
Cr Paul Goldsmith

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    The minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 19 February 2008 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
    "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
    (a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
    (b) The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open to the public,-
      (i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
      (ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting."
    Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
    "Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
    (a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
      (i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
      (ii) The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
    (b) no resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion."
  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    A period of time (approximately 20 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 5 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

    The following requests have been received to address the meeting:

    4.1. WAIATA RESERVE PLAYGROUND - JANETTE CAMPBELL

    Janette Campbell wishes to speak to the Board regarding the proposed Waiata Reserve playground SLIPs project.

    Recommending that Janette Campbell be thanked for her presentation.

    4.2. WAIATA RESERVE PLAYGROUND - HENRY DOERR AND VIRGINEE JOHNSTONE

    Henry Doerr and Virginiee Johnstone wish to speak to the Board regarding the proposed Waiata Reserve playground SLIPs project.

    Recommending that Henry Doerr and Virginiee Johnstone be thanked for their presentation.

    4.3. FOOTPATHS IN THE HOBSON AREA - CHRIS HAVILL

    Chris Havill wishes to speak to the Board regarding certain footpaths in the Hobson area.

    Recommending that Chris Havill be thanked for his presentation.

    4.4. POLICING INITIATIVES IN THE EASTERN AREA - SERGEANT TIM LOCKWOOD

    Sergeant Tim Lockwood, officer in charge of the community policing team in the Eastern area, wishes to address the Board regarding policing initiatives in the eastern area.

    Recommending that Sergeant Tim Lockwood, officer in charge of the community policing team in the Eastern area, be thanked for his presentation and the information provided.

  5. Top HEART OF THE CITY UPDATE

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 March 2008

    Alex Swney, Chief executive of Heart of the City, will attend to provide an update on activities for 2008.

    Recommending that Alex Swney, Chief executive of Heart of the City, be thanked for his presentation and the information provided.

  6. Top ORAKEI PENINSULA MASTERPLAN

    Jonathan Anyon  
    Programme manager growth implementation 6 March 2008

    Updating the Hobson Community Board with actions taken, and planned, to develop a masterplan for the Orakei Peninsula. As part of this item representatives of Redwood Group will present the material intended to be used at the first Open Day, which is scheduled on Wednesday 19 March at 246 Orakei Road, between 10 am and 7pm.

    Recommending that the memorandum from the Programme manager growth implementation, dated 6 March 2008, be received.

  7. Top RESIDENTS PARKING REVIEW UPDATE

    Loretta Su'a-Chang  
    Customer integration coordinator 11 March 2008

    Providing an update on the residents parking review.

    Recommending that the report of the Customer integration coordinator, be received and the information be noted.

  8. Top COASTS AND BEACHES PLAN

    Andrew Cave  
    Open space planner 6 March 2008

    Providing information on a plan for Auckland City Council owned or managed coastal open spaces on the Auckland Isthmus.

    Recommending that the report of the Open space planner, dated 6 March 2008, be received and that the Board nominate a member to work with officers on developing the plan.

  9. Top ROYAL COMMISSION ON AUCKLAND GOVERNANCE

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 March 2008

    Allowing the Board the opportunity to set up a working party to prepare their submission on the Royal Commission on Auckland governance options.

    Recommending that the Board consider setting up a working party.

  10. Top PLANNING AND TREE SPOKESPERSON

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 March 2008

    Council, at its meeting held on 28 February 2008 resolved, inter alia, as follows:

    That the council approves changes to delegations for community boards relating to planning, bylaws and trees with the effect that community boards' input will be on the following:

    • Resource consents for non-complying activities and the removal of scheduled trees;
    • Making submissions on notified resource consent applications;
    • Policy issues (proposed plan changes and proposed plans); and
    • Nomination of either one planning spokesperson to cover all planning issues (including trees) or one planning spokesperson and one tree spokesperson.
    • Liquor licensing (noting the status quo remains)

    Recommending that in line with the above resolution, the Board consider its appointments to the planning and tree spokesperson roles and appoint one or more Board members to cover the trees and planning roles.

  11. Top HEALTH AND ANIMAL RELATED BYLAWS

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 March 2008

    Allowing the Board the opportunity to set up a working party to prepare their submission on health and animal related bylaws. In addition, submissions close for proposed new bylaws for hazardous substances, food premises, food stalls and radio frequency fields on 18 April 2008 and the Board should consider setting up a working party to prepare submissions on these bylaws.

    Recommending that the Board consider setting up a working party to prepare submissions in respect of the above bylaws and that they be submitted by way of urgent decision.

  12. Top CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED - AUCKLAND CITY MISSION

    Correspondence from Auckland City Mission thanking the Board for its 2007/2008 Discretionary Funding grant of $750 towards the costs of hosting their annual Christmas dinner.

    Recommending that the correspondence from Auckland City Mission be received.

  13. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Providing the Chairperson with an opportunity to update the Board on the projects and issues she has been involved with since the last meeting.

    This is an information item only and if the Chairperson wishes any action to be taken under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.

  14. Top COUNCILLORS'REPORTS

    Providing Councillors with the opportunity to update the Board on projects and issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.

    This is an information item only and if Councillors wish any action to be taken under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.

  15. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Providing Board members with the opportunity to update the Board on projects and issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.

    This is an information item only and if Board members wish any action to be taken under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.

  16. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 March 2008

    Attaching activity reports and statistics from various groups within Auckland City Council for the Board's information.

    Recommending that the reports for the months of November 2007 and January and February 2008 be received.