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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, 17 February 2009
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,

    18 November 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 USERS INTEREST GROUP - STUART WALKER

    Stuart Walker, Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group, wishes to speak to the Board in support of his application for discretionary funding.

    Recommending that Stuart Walker, Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group, be thanked for his presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.1.

    4.2. FERGUSSON BERTH FZ DEEPENING CONSULTATION - BEN CHRYSTALL

    Ben Chrystall, General Manager Ports Infrastructure, Ports of Auckland Ltd, wishes to speak to the Board regarding the deepening of the existing outer berth at the Fergusson Container Terminal.

    Recommending that Ben Chrystall, General Manager Ports Infrastructure, Ports of Auckland Ltd, be thanked for his presentation.

    4.3. ORAKEI BASIN WALKWAY - TROY CHURTON

    Troy Churton wishes to speak to the Board regarding the Orakei Basin Walkway.

    Recommending that Troy Churton be thanked for his presentation.

    4.4. EPSOM CHINESE ASSOCIATION - SUSAN LI KWAN

    Susan Li Kwan, Epsom Chinese Association, wishes to speak in support of their application for discretionary funding.

    Recommending that Susan Li Kwan, Epsom Chinese Association, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.2.

    4.5. MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE - GABRIELLE GOMMERS

    Gabrielle Gommers, Mt Roskill Community House School Holiday Programme, wishes to speak in support of their application for discretionary funding.

    Recommending that Gabrielle Gommers, Mt Roskill Community House School Holiday Programme, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.3.

    4.6. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED - IAN CALHAEM

    Ian Calhaem, Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated, wishes to speak to the Board regarding the proposed rezoning of the Ellerslie Racecourse from Open Space 5 to a new high density residential zone 9B.

    Recommending that Ian Calhaem, Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated, be thanked for his presentation.

    4.7. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED - JACKIE SENIOR

    Jackie Senior, Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated, wishes to speak in support of their application for discretionary funding.

    Recommending that Jackie Senior, Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.4.

  5. Top NAMING OF A PUBLIC SERVICE LANE OFF BERESFORD SQUARE

    Oliver Richards  
    Street naming officer 12 January 2009

    Presenting a report from the street naming officer, Auckland City Environments, to seek approval from the Board regarding the naming of an unnamed public service lane off Beresford Square.

    Recommending that the Board approves a name for the unnamed public service lane off Beresford Square and considers the names "Lynx Way" and "Hussar Lane."

  6. Top REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING

    6.1. WAIATA RESERVE USERS INTEREST GROUP

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 10 February 2009

    Attaching a Discretionary Funding application from the Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group towards the cost of purchasing 10,000 daffodils to plant within the Waiata Reserve, Remuera.

    Recommending that the Board consider the application.

    6.2. EPSOM CHINESE ASSOCIATION

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 10 February 2009

    Attaching a Discretionary Funding application from the Epsom Chinese Association towards the cost of holding meetings every 6 weeks in 2009.

    Recommending that the Board consider the application.

    6.3. MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 10 February 2009

    Attaching a Discretionary Funding application from the Mt Roskill Community House School Holiday Programme towards the cost of advertising the holiday programme and the change of venue to Melville Park, Epsom.

    Recommending that the Board consider the application.

    6.4. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 10 February 2009

    Attaching a Discretionary Funding application from the Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated towards the cost of marketing the opposition to the Auckland Racing Club proposed rezoning of the Ellerslie Racecourse.

    Recommending that the Board consider the application.

  7. Top URGENT DECISION - SLIPS DECISIONS REPORT JANUARY 2009

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 11 February 2009

    Attaching an urgent decision of the Board dated 11 February 2009 relating to the SLIPs Decision Report January 2009 which is also attached.

    Recommending that the urgent decision be noted.

  8. Top CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

    Mike Giddey  
    Democracy advisor 10 February 2009

    8.1. AUCKLAND CITY MISSION

    Correspondence from the Auckland City Mission thanking the Board for its 2008/2009 discretionary funding grant of $750 towards the cost of holding a Christmas Dinner 2008.

    Recommending that the correspondence from the Auckland City Mission be received.

    8.2. LIFELINE AUCKLAND

    Correspondence from Lifeline Auckland thanking the Board for its 2008/2009 community board local funding grant of $650 towards the cost of producing signage to raise awareness of Lifeline's services.

    Recommending that the correspondence from Lifeline Auckland be received.

    8.3. EPSOM NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH INCORPORATED

    Correspondence from Epsom Neighbourhood Watch Incorporated thanking the Board for its 2008/2009 community board local funding grant of $1,600 towards the cost of producing a monthly community support newsletter.

    Recommending that the correspondence from Epsom Neighbourhood Watch Incorporated be received.

    8.4. AUCKLAND SEXUAL ABUSE HELP

    Correspondence from Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP thanking the Board for its 2008/2009 community board local funding grant of $1,800 towards the prevention education programme "We Can Keep Safe".

    Recommending that the correspondence from Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP be received.

    8.5. PARENTS INC.

    Correspondence from Parents Inc. thanking the Board for its 2008/2009 community board local funding grant of $1,450 towards ongoing support to Toolbox parenting groups.

    Recommending that the correspondence from Parents Inc. be received.

  9. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

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

    Attaching the minutes of the Community Board Chairs Forum, dated 4 February 2009 for the Board's information and in line with item 3, the Resource Management Amendment Bill 2009 for discussion.

    Recommending that the Chairperson's report be received.

  10. 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 the Councillors wish any action to be taken under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.

  11. 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 the Board members wish any action to be taken under this item, a written report must be provided for inclusion on the agenda.

  12. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

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

    Recommending that the activity reports for the months of October, November, December 2008 and January 2009 be received.