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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HOBSON COMMUNITY BOARD

HELD ON TUESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 6:30PM

PRESENT: Ms Desley Simpson Chairperson
  Mr Clint Bowerman Deputy Chairperson
  Mr Tim Woolfield  
  Ms Frieda Yu  
  Councillor Ken Baguley  
  Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar  
  Councillor Paul Goldsmith  

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That the apologies from Board members Diane Gribben and Hinu te Hau for non attendance be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

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

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the item "Request for local event funding - Parnell Trust" be considered as extraordinary business at item 16 for the reason that funding is required for the Parnell Trust Farmers' Market First Anniversary to be held on 1 November 2008 and approval is required before the next meeting of the Hobson Community Board.
    2. That the item "Devereux Hotel - mooted commercial sex premises" be considered as extraordinary business at item 17 because the property in question is presently for sale and it is therefore important to publicly note the correct procedure relating to resource consents for the activity suggested as "a likely outcome" by the property owner.

    CARRIED

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1. PARNELL FUN & GAMES TOY LIBRARY - ADELE PRINT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    That Adele Print, from the Parnell Fun & Games Toy Library, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 11.1.

    CARRIED

    4.2. REMUERA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - VICTORIA MCARTHUR

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Clint Bowerman

    That Victoria McArthur, from the Remuera Business Association, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 11.2.

    CARRIED

    4.3. EQUIPPERS UNI - ED ANDERSON

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    That Ed Anderson, from the Equippers Uni, a ministry of Equippers Church, be thanked for his presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 10.1.

    CARRIED

  5. Top INTRODUCTION OF AUCKLAND ROAD MAINTENANCE ALLIANCE - WEST

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That Lawrence Butcher and Neill Forgie from the Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance - West be thanked for their introduction, presentation and the information provided.

    CARRIED

    Items 10 and 11 were taken at this stage.

  6. Top COMMUNITY BOARD LOCAL FUNDING 2008

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    1. That the report of the Programme adviser - funding, dated 29 August 2008, be received and that Mik Smellie and Ally Fulcher be thanked for their attendance and the information provided.
    2. That the recommendations for grants totalling $25,000 from the Community Board Local Fund 2008, as in appendix one, be approved as follows:

    Project

    Cost
    Auckland Family Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre Inc $1,650
    Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board $1,000
    Auckland Playcentres Assn Inc, The, Newmarket $2,300
    Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation Charitable Trust $1,800
    Auckland Urban Mission Inc $1,400
    Body Positive Inc $1,600
    Communicare Civilian Maimed Assn Auckland Inc, Remuera Day Centre $400
    Epsom Neighbourhood Watch Inc $1,600
    Fun & Games Toy Library Inc $1,400
    Grafton Residents' Assn Inc $500
    Grafton United Cricket Club Inc $1,100
    Lifeline Auckland $650
    Methodist Mission Northern $1,000
    Parents Inc $1,450
    Parnell Community Trust $1,750
    Scout Assn of New Zealand, 1st Orakei Sea Scout Group $1,300
    Seniornet Auckland Inc $400
    St Andrew's Anglican Church $3,700
      $25,000

    CARRIED

  7. Top DOG ACCESS TO BEACHES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    That the report of the Senior planner, dated 4 September 2008, be received.

    CARRIED

  8. Top PORTS OF AUCKLAND LIMITED - PORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2008

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That the report of the Manager Central area Planning, dated 14 August 2008 entitled "Ports of Auckland - Port Development 2008", be received.

    CARRIED

  9. Top TENNIS AUCKLAND REGION INC. - REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, 1 TENNIS LANE - LEASE AND SUBLEASE

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Fried Yu

    That the memorandum of the Manager, Partnerships and Funding, dated
    11 September 2008, be received and endorsed.

    CARRIED

  10. Top REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING

    10.1. EQUIPPERS UNI

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Clint Bowerman

    That the discretionary funding application from the Equippers Uni, a ministry of Equippers Church, towards the cost of renovating the Symonds Street Crèche, be received and declined.

    CARRIED

  11. Top REQUEST FOR LOCAL EVENT FUNDING

    11.1. PARNELL FUN & GAMES TOY LIBRARY

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    1. That the local event funding application from the Parnell Fun & Games Toy Library seeking funding towards the costs of hiring a bouncy castle for the Parnell Rose Festival, to be held on 8 & 9 November 2008, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $300 from its 2008/2009 local event funding budget to the Parnell Fun & Games Toy Library towards the costs of hiring a bouncy castle for the Parnell Rose Festival, to be held on 8 & 9 November 2008.
    3. That the Parnell Fun & Games Toy Library be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the local event funding grant of $300.

    CARRIED

    11.2. REMUERA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Ken Baguley

    1. That the local event funding application from the Remuera Business Association seeking funding towards the costs of hiring fairies for the Remuera Carnival, to be held on 18 October 2008, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $3,000 from its 2008/2009 local event funding budget to the Remuera Business Association towards the costs of hiring fairies for the Remuera Carnival, to be held on 18 October 2008.
    3. That the Remuera Business Association be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the local event funding grant of $3,000.

    CARRIED

  12. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That the verbal report of the Chairperson regarding the following be received:

    • Sanford Limited application about rezoning of Western Reclamation
    • Newmarket Business Association meeting
    • Area 8 Future Planning Framework meeting
    • Area 10 Future Planning Framework report from consultant
    • Meeting with David Rankin
    • Meeting with Mayor John Banks about heritage issues
    • Parnell Mainstreet AGM
    • Mainstreet Perceptions Survey
    • Vice Chancellor of Auckland University letter re: future campus developments

    CARRIED

  13. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Clint Bowerman

    1. That the written report of Councillor Ken Baguley be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Councillor Paul Goldsmith regarding the following be received:

    Homeless issues arising from Community Services Committee

    CARRIED

  14. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the written report of Board member Clint Bowerman be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Board member Tim Woolfield regarding the following be received:
      • Traffic Institute conference attendance
      • Area 8 Future Planning Framework meeting
    3. That the verbal report of Board member Frieda Yu regarding the following be received:
      • Moon Festival
      • Safety issues
      • Epsom Library Function for launch of WETA sculpture

    CARRIED

  15. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    That the activity reports for the month of August 2008 be received.

    CARRIED

  16. Top REQUEST FOR LOCAL EVENT FUNDING - PARNELL TRUST

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    1. That the local event funding application from the Parnell Trust seeking funding towards the cost of the Parnell Trust Farmers' Market First Anniversary, to be held on 1 November 2008, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $1,000 from its 2008/2009 local event funding budget to the Parnell Trust towards the cost of the Parnell Trust Farmers' Market First Anniversary, to be held on 1 November 2008.
    3. That the Parnell Trust be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the local event funding grant of $1,000.

    CARRIED

  17. Top NOTICE OF MOTION - DEVEREUX HOTEL - MOOTED COMMERCIAL SEX PREMISES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    1. That the Hobson Community Board notes with concern the Sunday Star Times article on 14 September 2008 where the Devereux's owner suggests a likely outcome for the property is as a brothel.
    2. That the Hobson Community Board notes the current or future property owner can apply under the law for a resource consent to operate a brothel.
    3. That the Hobson Community Board believes any such resource consent application should be fully notified to the community due to resource management concerns such as traffic, hours of operation and signage.
    4. That the Hobson Community Board notes social concerns such as the proximity of schools to the Devereux making it inappropriate and unsuitable as a location for such a purpose.
    5. That the Hobson Community Board opposes a brothel at the Devereux Hotel at 267 Remuera Road, suggested as a likely outcome by its current owner, Starline Group.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairperson declared the meeting closed at 7:25 pm.