APOLOGIES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the apology from Chairperson Desley Simpson for
early departure be accepted.
CARRIED
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That the minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting
held on Wednesday, 7 November 2007 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
That the item "New Zealand Community Boards' Executive
Committee Elections: Call for Nominations" be considered as extraordinary
business at item 24 because the closing date for nominations is 19 December 2007
which is before the next meeting.
CARRIED
PUBLIC FORUM
There were no requests to speak in public forum.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY BOARD SPOKESPERSONS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Hinu te Hau
That the Hobson Community Board appoint the following
spokespersons to its delegated responsibilities for the 2007 - 2010 term:
| Transport |
Tim Woolfield (alternate Clint Bowerman) |
| Liquor licensing |
Clint Bowerman |
| Parks and recreation |
Hinu te Hau (alternate Desley Simpson) |
| Events |
Frieda Yu (alternate Desley Simpson) |
| Community services |
Diane Gribben |
CARRIED
APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY BOARD LIAISON ROLES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the Hobson Community Board appoint the following
spokespersons to its liaison roles for the 2007 - 2010 term:
| Youth Council |
Desley Simpson |
| Grants |
Hinu te Hau
Diane Gribben
Tim Woolfield |
|
Auckland and Far North
Districts Community Boards Association |
Hinu te Hau |
CARRIED
NOMINATION OF MAINSTREET REPRESENTATIVES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar
That it be a recommendation to Council that the
following Board members and Councillors be appointed as Mainstreet
representatives for the 2007 - 2010 term:
| Heart of the City |
Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar
Clint Bowerman |
|
Karangahape Road
Business Association |
Councillor Ken Baguley
Tim Woolfield |
| Newmarket Business Association |
Councillor Paul Goldsmith
Desley Simpson |
| Parnell Mainstreet |
Councillor Ken Baguley
Hinu te Hau |
| Remuera Business Association |
Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar
Diane Gribben |
CARRIED
2007/2008 SMALL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPOKESPERSONS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
- That the memorandum from the SLIPs coordinator, dated 11 November
2007, be received.
- That
the Hobson Community Board assigns the following spokespersons to the Small
Local Improvement Projects:
| Project name |
Spokesperson |
|
Anzac to Beach Road
steps restoration stage 1 Feasibility Study |
Clint
Bowerman |
|
Auckland Domain Kiosk
Road raised gardens rebuild |
Diane
Gribben |
|
Epsom Community
library WETA sculpture re-instatement |
Tim
Woolfield |
|
Fred Ambler lookout
furniture upgrade |
Cr
Aaron Bhatnagar
Hinu te Hau |
|
Grafton Mews
revegetation stage 2 of 2 |
Desley Simpson |
|
Hobson Community
anti-graffiti mural November 2007/2008 |
Frieda Yu
Cr
Aaron Bhatnagar
Desley Simpson |
|
Judges Bay ecological
restoration |
Hinu
te Hau |
|
Newmarket Park
revegetation stage 2 of 3 |
Cr
Ken Baguley |
|
Orakei Basin walkway
SLIPs contribution |
Cr
Ken Baguley
Diane Gribben |
|
Orakei Basin weed
species removal and re-planting |
Cr
Ken Baguley
Diane Gribben |
|
Parliament Reserve
upgrade |
Clint
Bowerman |
|
Parnell Baths gas BBQ
installation |
Desley Simpson
Hinu te Hau |
|
Te Taou Reserve new
furniture |
Clint
Bowerman |
|
Waiata Reserve
playground installation |
Desley Simpson |
CARRIED
PROVISION FOR URGENT DECISIONS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar
That the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson be
authorised to make urgent decisions over the 2007/2008 summer recess, with any
decisions being reported to the Board's 22 January 2008 meeting.
CARRIED
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS 2008 - 2010
Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith
That the Board endorses the proposed schedule of
meetings for 2008 through to 2010 starting at 6.30pm.
CARRIED
AUCKLAND REGION COMMUNITY BOARDS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
Moved: Desley Simpson / Frieda Yu
That the Board renews its annual membership
subscription to the Auckland Region Community Boards Association and approves
payment of the $250 subscription from its discretionary funding budget.
CARRIED
REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - AUCKLAND CITY MISSION
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
- That the Discretionary Funding application from the Auckland City
Mission seeking funding towards the costs of hosting their annual Christmas
dinner to be held on 25 December 2007, be received.
- That the Board grants $750 from its 2007/2008 Discretionary Funding
budget to the Auckland City Mission towards the costs of hosting their annual
Christmas dinner to be held on 25 December 2007.
CARRIED
REMUNERATION - ALLOCATION FOR 2007 - 2008
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
That Board member's comments on the proposed
remuneration for 2007 - 2008 be sent to the remuneration working party by 3
December 2007.
CARRIED
[Secretarial note: Councillor Baguley, Councillor Bhatnagar and
Councillor Goldsmith neither spoke nor voted on this item.]
2007/2008 REMUNERATION RATES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Hinu te Hau
That Board members consider this alternative proposal
in conjunction with the Deputy Mayor's paper at item 13.
CARRIED
[Secretarial note: Councillor Baguley, Councillor Bhatnagar and
Councillor Goldsmith neither spoke nor voted on this item.]
REQUEST FOR REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY
Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith
That the report of the Artworks coordinator, dated 10
September 2007, be received and that the resolutions of the Public Art
Sub-Committee, dated 26 September 2007, be noted.
CARRIED
AUCKLAND DOMAIN - RAF BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That the memorandum from the Senior landscape
architect, dated 6 August 2007, and the resolutions of the Public Art
Sub-Committee dated 26 September 2007, be noted.
CARRIED
URGENT DECISION - LOCAL EVENT FUNDING - PARNELL MAINSTREET INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Hinu te Hau
That the urgent decision taken on 9 October 2007
relating to the application for local event funding by the Parnell Mainstreet
Inc towards the cost of holding a re-opening ceremony for Heard Park on 10
November 2007, be noted.
CARRIED
URGENT DECISION - DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - REMUERA LIONS CLUB INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That the urgent decision taken on 11 October 2007
relating to the application for discretionary funding by the Remuera Lions Club
Inc to cover the cost of 25 children from Carlson School for Cerebral Palsy to
attend the World Festival of Magic at the Logan Campbell Centre on 15 and 16
December 2007, be noted.
CARRIED
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
19.1. FUN AND GAMES TOY LIBRARY
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim
Woolfield
That the correspondence
from the Fun and Games Toy Library be received.
CARRIED
19.2. CENTRAL CITY BASEBALL CLUB INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim
Woolfield
That the correspondence
from Central City Baseball Inc be received.
CARRIED
19.3. EPSOM NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim
Woolfield
That the correspondence
from Epsom Neighbourhood Watch Inc be received.
CARRIED
19.4. THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
ASSOCIATION INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim
Woolfield
That the correspondence
from The Royal New Zealand Air Force Association Inc be received.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the verbal report of the Chairperson regarding
the communications made with the Mainstreet and Business Associations in the
Hobson ward be received.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
- That the verbal
report of Councillor Baguley regarding the following be received:
- Current status of the Transport Committee
- Meetings already undertaken with Ontrack
- That the verbal
report of Councillor Bhatnagar regarding the following be received:
- Judges Bay
- Re-opening of Heard Park
- That the verbal
report of Councillor Goldsmith regarding the following be received:
- Current status of Community Services Committee
- Re-opening of Heard Park and law and order in the area.
CARRIED
BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar
That the verbal
report of Board member Clint Bowerman regarding the following be received:
- Law and order in the Hobson and wider Auckland area
- Liquor licensing
CARRIED
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the group activity reports for the month of
October 2007 be received.
CARRIED
NEW ZEALAND COMMUNITY BOARDS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the Hobson Community Board
endorses the nomination of Board member Hinu te Hau for the position of Zone 1
Representative or Deputy Representative on the New Zealand Community Boards'
Executive Committee.
CARRIED
There being no further business the Chairperson declared
the meeting closed at 6:30pm.