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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
HOBSON COMMUNITY BOARD
HELD ON TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2009 AT 6:30PM
IN THE JUBILEE BUILDING
545 PARNELL ROAD
PARNELL

PRESENT: Ms Desley Simpson Chairperson

 

Mr

Clint

Bowerman

Deputy Chairperson
  Ms Diane Gribben  
  Mr Tim Woolfield  
  Ms Frieda Yu  
  Councillor Ken Baguley  
  Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar  
  Councillor Paul Goldsmith  

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar

    That the apologies from Board member Hinu te Hau for non attendance be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    Secretarial note: Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar declared a possible conflict of interest, being the Chairperson of the City Development Committee and a possible Commissioner on any hearings panel relating to an application from the Auckland Racing Club, and excused himself from the meeting during items 4.6, 4.7 and 6.4.

    4.1. WAIATA RESERVE USERS INTEREST GROUP - STUART WALKER

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar

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

    CARRIED

    4.2. FERGUSSON BERTH FZ DEEPENING CONSULTATION - BEN CHRYSTALL

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

    That Ben Chrystall, General Manager Ports Infrastructure, Ports of Auckland Ltd, Alistair Kirk, Civil Engineer and Stephen Priestley, Beca Consultancy, be thanked for their presentation.

    CARRIED

    4.3. ORAKEI BASIN WALKWAY - TROY CHURTON

    Troy Churton was unable to attend.

    4.4. EPSOM CHINESE ASSOCIATION - SUSAN LI KWAN

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Frieda Yu

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

    CARRIED

    4.5. MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE - GABRIELLE GOMMERS

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

    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.

    CARRIED

    4.6. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED - IAN CALHAEM

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

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

    CARRIED

    4.7. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED - JACKIE SENIOR

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben

    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.

    CARRIED

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

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

    That the Board defers a decision on the naming of the unnamed public service lane off Beresford Square pending consultation.

    CARRIED

  6. Top REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING

    6.1. WAIATA RESERVE USERS INTEREST GROUP

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group, seeking funding towards the cost of purchasing 10,000 daffodils to plant within the Waiata Reserve, Remuera, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $2,000 from its 2008/2009 discretionary fund budget to the Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group, seeking funding towards the cost of purchasing 10,000 daffodils to plant within the Waiata Reserve, Remuera.
    3. That the Waiata Reserve Users Interest Group be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the discretionary funding grant of $2,000.

    CARRIED

    6.2. EPSOM CHINESE ASSOCIATION

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Epsom Chinese Association, seeking funding towards the cost of holding meetings every 6 weeks in 2009, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $370 from its 2008/2009 discretionary fund budget to the Epsom Chinese Association, seeking funding towards the cost of the DVD micro system and microphone.
    3. That the Epsom Chinese Association be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the discretionary funding grant of $370.

    CARRIED

    6.3. MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman

    1. That the discretionary funding application from the Mt Roskill Community House, seeking funding towards the cost of advertising the holiday programme and the change of venue to Melville Park, Epsom, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $500 from its 2008/2009 discretionary fund budget to the Mt Roskill Community House, seeking funding towards the cost of the noticeboard sign and option b corflute sign and that the Hobson Community Board is acknowledged for its contribution.
    3. That the Mt Roskill Community House be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the discretionary funding grant of $500.

    CARRIED

    6.4. ELLERSLIE RACECOURSE REZONE OPPOSITION SOCIETY INCORPORATED

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

    That the discretionary funding application from the Ellerslie Racecourse Rezone Opposition Society Incorporated, seeking funding towards the cost of marketing the opposition to the Auckland Racing Club proposed rezoning of the Ellerslie Racecourse, be received and declined.

    CARRIED

  7. Top URGENT DECISION - SLIPS DECISIONS REPORT JANUARY 2009

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben

    That the urgent decision of the Board, dated 11 February 2009, relating to the SLIPs Decisions Report January 2009, be noted.

    CARRIED

  8. Top CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

    8.1. AUCKLAND CITY MISSION

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the 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, be received.

    CARRIED

    8.2. LIFELINE AUCKLAND

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the 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, be received.

    CARRIED

    8.3. EPSOM NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH INCORPORATED

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the 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, be received.

    CARRIED

    8.4. AUCKLAND SEXUAL ABUSE HELP

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the 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", be received.

    CARRIED

    8.5. PARENTS INC.

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    That the 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, be received.

    CARRIED

  9. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the verbal report of the Chairperson regarding the following be received:
      • Seafood Festival
      • Lantern Festival
      • Orakei Working Group
    2. That the Resource Management (Simplify and Streamline) Amendment Bill 2009 be received.

    CARRIED

  10. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben

    1. That the writen report of Councillor Ken Baguley be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Councillor Paul Goldsmith regarding the following be received:
      • Gambling Policy Review
      • Liquor Licensing Policy issues
    3. That the verbal report of Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar regarding the following be received:
      • Judges Bay update
      • Newmarket Park update

    CARRIED

  11. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Paul Goldsmith

    1. That the written report of Board member Clint Bowerman be received.
    2. That the verbal report of Board member Frieda Yu regarding the following be received:
      • Inorganic Rubbish Collection promotion on Chinese TV
      • Santa Parade
      • Chinese New Year
      • Media Plan
    3. That the written report of Board member Diane Gribben be received.
    4. That the verbal report of Board member Tim Woolfield regarding the following be received:
      • Cross Street Carnival
      • Travelwise - St Cuthberts
      • Ontrack - Newmarket rail triangle

    CARRIED

  12. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield

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

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairperson declared the meeting closed at 7.46 pm.