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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HOBSON COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON TUESDAY, 18 APRIL 2006 AT 6:00PM

PRESENT:

Dr.

David

Simpson

[Chairman]

 

Dr.

Paul

Ockelford

[Deputy Chairman]

 

Mrs

Judith

Bassett

 

 

Mrs

Julie

Chambers

 

 

Mr

Colin

Leuschke

 

 

Cr.

Richard

Simpson

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    That the apologies from Councillor Scott Milne, Councillor Christine Caughey and Board Member Kathryn Carter be accepted.

    Items 3,4,4.1,5,10,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14, were taken at this point.

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: David Simpson/Julie Chambers

    That the open minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting held on Tuesday 21 March 2006 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

    Moved: David Simpson/Julie Chambers

    That the public be excluded from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

    The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under Section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

    Item No.

    General subject of each matter to be considered

    Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

    Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

    C1.

    Confirmation of the confidential minutes of the 21 March 2006 Hobson Community Board meeting

    Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7

    Section 48(1)(a)

    This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as follows:

    Item No.

    Reason to withhold information under section 7

     

    C1.

    To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

    [Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    Moved: Julie Chambers/Judith Bassett

    That the confidential minutes of the 21 March 2006 Board Meeting be considered as an extraordinary item and moved from Confidential to Open on the basis that no information justifying the confidentiality was provided by Auckland City to the Board.

    For the Motion

    Against the Motion

    Julie Chambers

    Judith Bassett

    Colin Leuschke

    Paul Ockelford

    Richard Simpson

    David Simpson

    Voting in the division was TIED with 3 votes for and 3 votes against. The Chairman exercised his casting vote against the motion. The motion was declared LOST by 4 votes to 3.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1. THE CREATIVE CONNECTIONS ART GALLERY– DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - CHRISTOPHER APPS

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    That Christopher Apps be thanked for his presentation to the Board regarding his request for Discretionary Funding for the Creative Connections Art Gallery.

    CARRIED

  5. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING – THE CREATIVE CONNECTIONS ART GALLERY – CHRISTOPHER APPS

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    1. That the correspondence from Christopher Apps in support of his application for Discretionary Funding, for the Creative Connections Art Gallery, be received.
    2. That the Board allocates $623 from its 2005/2006 Discretionary Funding budget to Christopher Apps towards costs for the Creative Connections Art Gallery.
    3. That Christopher Apps provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the Discretionary Funding grant of $623 for the staging of the Creative Connections Art Gallery.

    CARRIED

  6. Top WYNYARD POINT - PRESENTATION

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    1. That Vijay Lala, Manager Central Area Planning, be thanked for his attendance and information provided regarding Wynyard Point.
    2. That the correspondence from Board Member Julie Chambers tabled at the meeting, regarding Wynyard Point, dated 18 April 2006, be received.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 6]

  7. Top UPDATE ON THE AUCKLAND ART GALLERY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - PRESENTATION

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    That Chris Saines, Director of the Auckland Art Gallery, and Melean Absolom, Consultant, be thanked for their attendance and information provided regarding the Auckland Art Gallery Development Project.

    CARRIED

  8. Top HEARD PARK – CONSULTATION RESPONSE

    Moved: David Simpson/Julie Chambers

    1. That Helen Melsop, Landscape Architect be thanked for her presentation and information provided regarding Heard Park.
    2. That the report of the Senior Landscape Architect, dated 7 April 2006, be received.
    3. That the option 3 concept plan for Heard Park (dated 5 April 2006) be approved for detailed design and implementation.
    4. That the community feedback on the redevelopment of Heard Park, and the four late submissions be received.
    5. That Board Members Colin Leuschke and Paul Ockelford and Debbie Harkness, Parnell Mainstreet, be thanked for their time, effort and commitment in developing the concept plans for Heard Park.

    CARRIED

  9. Top GLENSIDE RESERVE SOUTH – CONCEPT DESIGN

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    1. That Helen Melsop, Landscape Architect be thanked for her presentation and information provided regarding Glenside Reserve South.
    2. That the report of the Landscape Architect, dated 28 March 2006, be received.
    3. That the Glenside Reserve South concept plan (dated 28 March 2006) be endorsed for public consultation.
    4. That Board Members Colin Leuschke and Paul Ockelford be nominated to work with Community Planning through the consultation and design review process for the Glenside Reserve South concept plan.

    CARRIED

  10. Top LUMSDEN GREEN

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    1. That Shyrel Burt, Open Space Planner, be thanked for her presentation and information provided regarding Lumsden Green.
    2. That the report of the Open Space Planner, dated 24 March 2006, be received.
    3. That the Lumsden Green concept plan (dated 24 March 2006) be endorsed for detailed design and implementation.
    4. That the Board supports the relocation of the cannon from Lumsden Green to Olympic Reserve.

    CARRIED

  11. Top 2006/2007 DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN

    Moved: Julie Chambers/Judith Bassett

    1. That the Board urges Auckland City Council to keep rates rises in line with the rate of inflation.

    The Chairman moved the following amendment, which was seconded by Board Member Paul Ockelford:

    1. That the Board urges Auckland City Council to keep rate rises in line with the rate of inflation wherever possible, and requests that Auckland City Council explore non rating ways of generating income.

    For the Amendment

    Against the Amendment

    David Simpson

    Paul Ockelford

    Richard Simpson

    Colin Leuschke

    Judith Bassett

    Julie Chambers

    Voting in the division was TIED with 3 votes for and 3 votes against. The Chairman exercised his casting vote against the amendment. The amendment was declared CARRIED by 4 votes to 3.

    The Chairman put the substantive motion:

    1. That the Board urges Auckland City Council to keep rate rises in line with the rate of inflation wherever possible, and requests that Auckland City Council explore non rating ways of generating income.

    CARRIED

    Moved: Julie Chambers/Judith Bassett

    1. That the Board requests Auckland City Council fund any additional expenditure required over and above a rate increase in line with the rate of inflation from the Uniform Annual General Charge.

    For the Motion

    Against the Motion

    David Simpson

    Paul Ockelford

    Judith Bassett

    Richard Simpson

    Colin Leuschke

    Julie Chambers

     

    The motion was declared CARRIED by 6 votes to nil.

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    1. That Board Member Kathryn Carter and the Chairman form a working party to prepare the Board's submission to Council's Draft 2006/2007 Annual Plan, by Friday 19 May 2006.

    CARRIED

  12. Top 2006 REPRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS REVIEW

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    1. That the report of the Manager, Democracy Services and the Electoral Officer, dated 31 March 2006, be received.
    2. That Board Member Judith Bassett and Councillor Christine Caughey form a working party to provide feedback on the six options of the 2006 Auckland City Council Representation Arrangements Review, by 31 May 2006.
    3. That the Board supports Options 2 and 4, in principle, as these options do not split the CBD into two Wards.
    4. That the Board reiterates its support of the addition of another option for the proposed restructuring of the Hobson Ward that retains the current Ward boundaries with the addition of a Ward Councillor.

    CARRIED

  13. Top ZERO TOLERANCE GRAFITTI MURAL 2005/2006 SLIPS PROJECT

    Moved: David Simpson/Judith Bassett

    1. That the report of the Ward Manager, dated 7 April 2006, be received.
    2. That the Board allocates, an additional, $5,000 from its 2006/2007 SLIPs budget to the Zero Tolerance Graffiti Mural 2005/2006 SLIPs project.

    CARRIED

  14. Top 2006/2007 SLIPS

    Moved: David Simpson/Judith Bassett

    1. That the report of the Ward Manager, dated 5 April 2006, be received.
    2. That the Board approves the following projects for 2006/2007 SLIPs budget allocation and nominates the named Board Members as spokesperson for each project:

    Project

    Amount ($)

    Spokesperson

    St Patrick's Cathedral Heritage Works Grant 2006/2007

    20,000

    Judith Bassett/ Kathryn Carter

    Hobson Street Tree Planting

    36,500

    Kathryn Carter

    Lower St. Georges Bay Rd Street Tree Planting

    26,000

    Kathryn Carter

    St Stephens Ave Street Tree Planting

    36,500

    Kathryn Carter

    St Vincent Avenue Tree Planters

    15,000

    Judith Bassett

    Judges Bay Ecological Restoration

    60,000

    Paul Ockelford

    Martyn Wilson Field Resurfacing

    30,000

    David Simpson

    Broadway Streetscape Planters

    30,000

    Colin Leuschke

    Ngapuhi Gully Walkway

    18,000

    David Simpson

    TOTAL

    272,000

     
    1. That the following SLIPs project be deleted:

    Project

    Amount ($)

    Albert Park / Princes Street CCTV Network Grant

    205,000

    Epsom Community Library Sunday Opening Trial

    58,000

    Remuera Community Library Sunday Opening Trial

    58,000
    1. That the Board approves, in principle, a grant of $26,000 for the St Andrews Church Hall and Kitchen Upgrade SLIPs project to enable the facility to be upgraded for community use through the Auckland City Halls brokerage project.
    2. That the Board approves, in principle, a SLIPs grant of $30,000 as a contribution towards the establishment of a mountain bike trail in Grafton Gully.
    3. That the Board requests a report on the progress and expenditure to date on the Orakei Basin Walkway project.

    CARRIED

  15. Top 2006 MAYOR OF AUCKLAND'S COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARDS

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    That the report of the Ward Manager, dated 7 April 2006, be received.

    CARRIED

  16. Top 40KM/H SPEED LIMIT TRIAL ON KIMBERLEY ROAD

    Moved: David Simpson/Julie Chambers

    1. That the report of the Traffic Safety Engineer, dated 31 March 2006, be received.
    2. That the proposal to reduce the speed limit on Kimberley Road to 40km/h be deferred until the post construction evaluation of the proposed traffic calming devices in Kimberley Road has been completed.
    3. That the summary of the post construction evaluation for the proposed traffic calming devices in Kimberley Road be provided to the Board in September 2006.

    CARRIED

  17. Top AUCKLAND DOMAIN – RESULTS OF SURVEY

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    1. That the report of the Property Officer, dated 23 February 2006 and the resolutions from the Finance and Corporate Business Committee meeting held on the 10 March 2006 be received.
    2. That the Board recommends to the Finance and Corporate Business Committee that Council Officers be requested to investigate, prior to any planning consents being issued for this area, whether the land included in the 1863 Auckland Domain endowment Act and leased from the "Hospital Trust" from 1851 until the 1920's was sold to the Auckland Rugby League Club in violation of the Auckland Domain Act, and that officers contact John Adams, Cultural Landscape Consultant regarding recently discovered NZ Archives material.
    3. That the Board recommends to the Finance and Corporate Business Committee that Auckland City be requested to survey the July 1840 (Hobson) boundary, and the November 1860 (Stafford) boundary of the Domain, and include this information in the revised Domain Management Plan.
    4. That the Board recommends to the Finance and Corporate Business Committee that Auckland City be requested to investigate, with Metrowater, the reinstatement of the Waipapa stream between Ngahere Terrace and Carlaw Park.
    5. That the Board recognises Carlaw Park as being once part of the original Domain, and requests that Auckland City respect this status in context of future decision making relating to this park, and access through it.

    CARRIED

  18. Top CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED – THE EDEN GARDEN SOCIETY INC.

    Moved: David Simpson/Colin Leuschke

    That the correspondence from the Eden Garden Society Inc., dated 9 March 2006, be received and be included on the Board's wash-up SLIPs list for consideration.

    CARRIED

  19. Top URGENT DECISION – ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES' REMUNERATION – 2006/2007 INDICATIVE POOL

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    That the urgent decision regarding the Board's preferred option for the Elected Representatives' Remuneration 2006/2007 Indicative Pool be noted.

    CARRIED

  20. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    1. That the report of the Chairperson, tabled at the meeting, be received.
    2. That the correspondence from Dominic Drumm regarding traffic speed and safety issues on Ohinerau Street be received and referred to the Group Manager Traffic and Roading Services for investigation and a report back to the Board.
    3. That the letter to the Editor, tabled at the meeting, regarding a harbour bridge crossing at Wynyard Point be received.
    4. That the correspondence from the Chief Executive in response to a letter from a Mr Stevens regarding the proposal for traffic lights in the vicinity of 75 Parnell Road, tabled at the meeting, be received.
    5. That the Board re-iterates its request that a decision on the need for and/or type of traffic management tool to be implemented at the corner of Parnell Road, Parnell Rise and Cracroft Street, required due to the Samson Corporation Development, be re-investigated by Transport Planning, consulted on via a community workshop and reported back to the Transport and Urban Linkages and the Planning Fixtures Committees' for consideration.
    6. That the Board requests that the option for a second harbour crossing from Wynyard point, in the South, to connect to the Onewa Rd area in the North is debated in public before any plans for Wynyard Point are advanced.
    7. That the correspondence from Chris Carr, NZ Road Transport Association. Northern Region, regarding Container Truck Usage of Orakei Road, dated 18 April 2006, be received.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 20A]

  21. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    That the verbal report of Councillor Richard Simpson regarding the following be received:

    • Road Pricing
    • Broadband

    CARRIED

  22. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT

    There were no Board Members' reports.

    22.1. "QUANTIFYING THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES" – "REDUCTIONS IN DRIVER SPEED USING POSTED FEEDBACK OF SPEEDING INFORMATION" – BOARD MEMBER JULIE CHAMBERS>

    Moved: David Simpson/Judith Bassett

    That the reports titled "Quantifying the Safety Benefits of Traffic Control Devices – Benefit-Cost Analysis of Traffic Sign Upgrades" and "Reductions in driver speed using posted feedback of speeding information: Social comparison or implied surveillance?" be received.

    CARRIED

  23. Top REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

    Moved: David Simpson/Paul Ockelford

    That the reports requested / pending for April 2006 be received.

    CARRIED

  24. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: David Simpson/Richard Simpson

    That the Group Activity Reports for the month of March 2006 be received.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 10:13pm.
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