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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
HOBSON COMMUNITY BOARD
HELD ON TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2009 AT 5:30PM
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 [from 5:37 pm item 4.A]
  Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar [from 5:37 pm item 4.A]
  Councillor Paul Goldsmith [from 5:37 pm item 4.A]

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That the apologies from Councillors Ken Baguley, Aaron Bhatnagar and Paul Goldsmith for lateness and Board Member Hinu te Hau for non-attendance be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Diane Gribben

    That the minutes of the Hobson Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.A. EDMUND RICE CAMPS AUCKLAND (INC) - ANNA NORCROSS AND SAM MCDONALD

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Frieda Yu

    That Anna Norcross and Sam McDonald, Edmund Rice Camps Auckland (Inc) be thanked for their presentation.

    CARRIED

    4.B. PARENTS INC - GILL WILLIAMS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    That Gill Williams, Parents Inc, be thanked for her presentation and that the Board consider the application at item 6.A.

    [ATTACHMENT 4.B]

    CARRIED

    4.C. LIFE CENTRE TRUST - RORY GARDEN

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    That Rory Garden, Life Centre Trust, be thanked for his presentation.

    CARRIED

    4.D. BRITOMART PRECINT - MIKE GEALE AND CLINTON BIRD

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That Mike Geale and Clinton Bird from Cooper and Company be thanked for their presentation.

    [ATTACHMENT 4.D]

    CARRIED

  5. Top AUCKLAND ROAD MAINTENANCE ALLIANCE - WEST

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Diane Gribben

    That Bob Cook and Simon Mitchell from the Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance - West be thanked for their presentation.

    [ATTACHMENT 5]

    CARRIED

  6. Top DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATIONS

    6.A. DISCRETIONARY FUNDING APPLICATION - PARENTS INC

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the discretionary funding application from Parents Inc, seeking funding towards the cost of running the Toolbox programme for parents, be received.
    2. That the Board grants $1400 from its 2009/2010 discretionary fund budget to Parents Inc, seeking funding towards the cost of running the Toolbox programme for parents specifically for volunteer facilitator and host expenses.
    3. That Parents Inc be requested to provide an accountability statement to the Board following expenditure of the discretionary funding grant of $1400 with a confirmation that the volunteer facilitator and host expenses were directed towards the Hobson ward.

    CARRIED

  7. Top LIQUOR MATE, STATION SQUARE, NEWMARKET

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the memorandum of the Manager, Environmental Health and Licensing, dated 13 October 2009, be received.
    2. That the Hobson Community Board notes its concerns about the location of Liquor Mate and its operating hours.

    CARRIED

  8. Top SLIPS DECISION REPORT OCTOBER 2009

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Aaron Bhatnagar

    1. That the reports of the SLIPs Project Portfolio Leader, dated 7 October 2009 and 15 October 2009, be received.
    2. That the board allocates Hinu te Hau as spokesperson for the Parnell Mainstreet Upgrade Stage 2 Consent and Construction - Revised Scope proposal and Desley Simpson for the Wharua Saltmarsh Community Conservation Project proposal.
    3. That the board delegates authority to the spokesperson to provide guidance and advice to the SLIPs team regarding their allocated proposals and delegates authority to the spokesperson and chair of the board, to be exercised together, to make additional funding decisions and approve variations to scope where a variation to a project scope is needed due to unforeseen circumstances.
    4. That the board allocates scoping budgets to the following proposals on the stage 2 scoping list so that proposals can proceed to be vetted and scoped:
    Project Name Indicative Scoping Cost
    Parnell Mainstreet Upgrade stage 2 consent and construction - revised scope Up to $1000
    Wharua Saltmarsh community conservation project Up to $1000
    1. That the board notes the pending project proposals and their status when allocating funding.
    2. That the board deletes the Parnell Mainstreet Upgrade Stage 2 Consent and Construction project proposal.
    3. That the board agrees to remove from the active programme the Anzac to Beach Road steps restoration Phase 2 project and list it as a project for future consideration.
    4. That the board agrees to remove from the active programme the Ernest Davis Lookout Development Plan Phase 2 and the Ernest Davis Lookout Phase 3 projects and list them as projects for future consideration.
    5. That the board allocates the budget of $79,104 capex to the Little Rangitoto Reserve Skate Bowl Renovation - Stage 2 Implementation project proposal.
    6. That the board notes that it has overallocated its capex budget by $1,165,551 for the financial year period 2008-2011.
    7. That the board prioritises and delete capex projects approved for funding in the financial year period 2008-2011.
    8. That the board allocates the budget of $3,600 to the Karangahape Road Mainstreet Palms - Phase 1 of 2 Site Investigations project proposal.
    9. That the board reallocates the remaining budget of $4,265 from the Wharua Reserve Shade Trees project to the Wharua Reserve Seating Project.
    10. That the board the budget of $3,441 opex for option 1 to the Wharua Reserve Seating project proposal.

    [ATTACHMENT 8.A]

    CARRIED

  9. Top NOTICE OF MOTION - PAY AND DISPLAY EXTENSION OF HOURS

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Tim Woolfield

    That the Hobson Community Board notes the public depth of feeling against the proposal as submitted by Council to extend the pay and display hours in the Auckland Central Business District from 6pm to 10pm.

    CARRIED

  10. Top CORRESPONDENCE

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    That the correspondence from Communicare, dated 10 September 2009, be received.

    CARRIED

  11. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

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

    • Orakei Basin walkway and restoration plan
    • Orakei Peninsula masterplan
    • Remuera Business Association re-branding
    • Site meetings at Little Rangitoto Reserve and Wharua Reserve
    • CBD residences concerns re parking and boundaries
    • Grafton Bridge reopening
    • Heritage Festival opening
    • Parnell Community Committee AGM
    • Parnell Trust meeting
    • Parnell Mountain Fountain - feedback
    • Newmarket Business Association AGM
    • RMA Change workshop
    • Community Board Chairs forum.

    CARRIED

  12. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Frieda Yu

    That the written report of Councillor Ken Baguley be received.

    [ATTACHMENT 12 AND 12.A]

    CARRIED

  13. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Paul Goldsmith

    1. That the written report of Board member Tim Woolfield be received.
    2. That the written report of Board member Frieda Yu be received.

    [ATTACHMENT 13.A.1, 13.A.2, 13.A.3 AND 13.B]

    CARRIED

  14. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORT

    Moved: Desley Simpson/Clinton Bowerman

    That the activity reports for the month of September 2009 be received.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairperson declared the meeting closed at 6:43 pm.