APOLOGIES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
That apologies from Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar for lateness, and Councillor Paul
Goldsmith and Board member Frieda Yu for non-attendance be accepted.
CARRIED
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley
That the minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 16 June
2009 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the item "Trafinz Conference 2009" be
considered as extraordinary business at item 14 for the reason that
early bird registrations are due by 30 July 2009, which is prior to the
next Board meeting.
CARRIED
PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. ASSOCIATION OF BLIND CITIZENS OF NEW ZEALAND - MARY SCHNACKENBERG
Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley.
That Mary Schnackenberg,
Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand, be thanked for her presentation
and that the Board consider the application at item 7.1.
CARRIED
4.2. PARNELL PULSE - JENNI GOULDING & REBECCA MACKY
Moved: Desley Simpson / Hinu te Hau
That Jenni Goulding and
Rebecca Macky be thanked for their presentation.
CARRIED
4.3. 46 ST GEORGES BAY ROAD - ALAN BILKEY
Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar
- That Alan Bilkey be thanked for his presentation.
- That council officers be asked to investigate
the offer by Mr Bilkey in light of facts presented to the Board.
CARRIED
4.4. CLEANING DRAINS - STUART LITHGOW
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That Stuart Lithgow be
thanked for his presentation.
CARRIED
4.5. ORAKEI BASIN WALKWAY PROJECT - LYNDA SCOTT AND SUE GIBBS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That Lynda Scott be
thanked for her presentation.
CARRIED
Items 7.1 and 7.2 were
taken at this time.
WATERCARE SERVICES LTD - HUNUA NO. 4 PROJECT
Moved: Desley Simpson / Hinu te Hau
That Belinda Petersen
and Andy Spittal from Watercare be thanked for their presentation and the
information provided.
CARRIED
ORAKEI BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN
Moved: Desley Simpson / Tim Woolfield
- That the Hobson Community Board note that council officers are
preparing a management plan for the Orakei Basin and that John Nash, Team leader
planning, ACR Policy be thanked for his attendance and the information provided.
- That the Hobson Community Board identifies the
following stakeholders that officers should initially consult with prior to
wider public consultation:
- Orakei Basin
Protection Group
- Orakei
Residents Society
- Eastern Bays
Community Board
- Ports of
Auckland
- Model Yacht
Club
- Auckland
Regional Council
- Redwood Group
(Orakei Point)
CARRIED
REQUESTS FOR COMMUNITY BOARD DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
7.1. THE ASSOCIATION OF BLIND CITIZENS OF NEW ZEALAND
Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley
- That the discretionary funding application
from The Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand, seeking funding towards
the cost of their "Everyday Braille" event which is to demystify Braille and
show its practical daily values as the means of reading and writing for blind
people, be received.
- That the Board grants $430 from its 2009/2010
discretionary funding budget to The Association of Blind Citizens of New
Zealand towards the cost of their "Everyday Braille" event to be held on
Saturday, 1 August 2009.
- That The Association of Blind Citizens of New
Zealand be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board
following expenditure of the discretionary funding grant of $430.
CARRIED
7.2. NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS SOCIETY INC
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
That the discretionary funding application from New Musical Productions Society
Inc., seeking funding towards the cost of hiring costumes for the musical "John
Hobbs" be received, and declined.
CARRIED
Items 5 and 6 were taken at this point.
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS UPDATE
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That the information memorandum from the Contributions co-ordinator dated 8 July
2009, on the Financial Contributions Update, be received.
CARRIED
GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley
That the Hobson Community Board endorse the following nominees selected to
receive Good Citizen Awards and approve funding for the presentation to come
from the 2009/2010 discretionary funding budget:
Joyce Isobel Skeen
Graham and Nicola Brown
David Haigh
Kathryn Carter
Stephen McLuckie
John Slater
Thomas Doo, QSM
John Haworth
Kate Tolmie Bowden
Dr Lloyd Richwhite
Stuart Walker
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
Moved: Desley Simpson / Aaron Bhatnagar
That the verbal report
of the Chairperson regarding the following be received:
- bus shelter on Greenlane East
- noise complaint for Lenin Bar at Princes wharf
- traffic congestion in Newmarket
- attended various functions
- Orakei Basin Management Plan
- Newmarket rail upgrade.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS' REPORTS
Councillors Baguley and Bhatnagar had nothing to report
COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Ken Baguley
- That the verbal report from Board member Clinton Bowerman regarding
the following, be received:
- attended the Heart of the City meeting today.
- That the verbal report from Board member Diane Gribben regarding the
following be received:
- attended a Remuera Business Association meeting
- Rebranding Remuera
- attended the Orakei Basin Management Plan meeting with the Board Chairperson.
- That the written report of Board member Hinu
te Hau be received.
- That the written report of Board member Tim
Woolfield be received.
CARRIED
GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS
Moved: Desley Simpson / Clint Bowerman
That the group activity reports for June 2009 be received.
CARRIED
TRAFINZ CONFERENCE 2009
Moved: Desley Simpson / Diane Gribben
- That Board member Tim Woolfield attend the
Trafinz Conference 2009 being held in Auckland from 6 to 10 September 2009 and
that the registration fee of $790 be funded from the Board's discretionary fund.
- That Board member Tim Woolfield be required to
provide a report to the Board following attendance at the Trafinz Conference
2009.
CARRIED
There being no further business
the Chairperson declared the meeting closed at 7:15 pm.
