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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE MAUNGAKIEKIE COMMUNITY BOARD HELD ON THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2005 AT 6.00 PM
PRESENT: Mrs Bridget Graham [Chairman]
Mr Geoff Abbott, JP [Deputy Chairman]
Mr Brett Clark
Ms Barbara Insull
Mrs Jen Livingstone
Cr Richard Northey, ONZM
Cr John Hinchcliff, CNZM
ALSO PRESENT: Cr Leila Boyle [From 7.02 pm part item 5]

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    That the apologies from Councillor Christian for absence and Councillor Boyle for lateness be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    That the minutes of the Maungakiekie Community Board meeting held on Thursday, 15 September 2005 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1. PEDESTRIAN LINK FROM PIKES POINT WALKWAY TO MUTUKAROA HAMLINS HILL THROUGH ANNS CREEK– BRETT WHISTON AND KIT HOWDEN, MUTUKAROA HAMLINS HILL PARK CARE GROUP

    Brett Whiston and Kit Howden, Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Park Care Group, presented to the Board seeking support for a formal investigation and designation of staged development of a coastal walkway linking the eastern end of the Onehunga Foreshore walkway to Great South Road and Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Regional Park. The Board spoke in support of the proposal and asked questions of Mr Whiston and Mr Howden.

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That Brett Whiston and Kit Howden, Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Park Care Group, be thanked for their presentation regarding the formal investigation and designation of staged development of a coastal walkway linking the eastern end of the Onehunga Foreshore walkway to Great South Road and Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Regional Park.
    2. That the Group Manager Community Planning be requested to investigate the staged development of a coastal walkway linking the eastern end of the Onehunga Foreshore walkway to Great South Road and Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Regional Park and report back to the Board.
    3. That the Board's Parks Spokesperson liaise with the Tamaki Community Board Parks Spokesperson over the progression of a coastal walkway linking the eastern end of the Onehunga Foreshore walkway to Great South Road and Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Regional Park.
    4. That the above resolutions regarding the development of a coastal linking the eastern end of the Onehunga Foreshore walkway to Great South Road and Mutukaroa Hamlins Hill Regional Park be forwarded to the Tamaki Community Board for its information and consideration.

    CARRIED

    Item 4.3 was taken at this point.

    4.2. HALLOWEEN LIGHT PARTY – TRACY WINTHER, MAUNGAREI COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN TRUST – REQUEST FOR EVENTS FUNDING

    Paula Pio, Maungarei Community Christian Trust presented to the Board in support of the Trust's application for Events Funding. The Trust is organising a Halloween Light Party, as a safe alternative to trick and treating, for families to celebrate Halloween.

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That Paula Pio, Maungarei Community Christian Trust, be thanked for her presentation regarding the Trust's application for Events Funding for a Halloween Light Party.
    2. That the Maungarei Community Christian Trust's application for Events Funding for a Halloween Light Party be considered under item 8.

    CARRIED

    4.3. ONEHUNGA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION – ROBIN WINTER

    Robin Winter, Onehunga Business Association presented to the Board regarding the Association's concerns and proposed actions about specific areas in the Onehunga Town Centre. The Association would like the Onehunga Town Centre to be perceived as a safe and desirable shopping and entertainment destination.

    Moved: Graham/Clark

    1. That Robin Winter, Onehunga Business Association be thanked for her presentation regarding the Association's concerns and proposed actions regarding the following areas in the Onehunga Town Centre:
      • The Upper Municipal bus terminal area
      • The Gerrard Beeson Place car park
      • Arthur Street and Waller Street carparks
      • Onehunga Mall service lanes and alleyways
    2. That the Board endorses the actions outlined in the report from Robin Winter, Onehunga Business Association regarding the following areas in the Onehunga Town Centre:
      • The Upper Municipal bus terminal area;
      • The Gerrard Beeson Place car park;
      • Arthur Street and Waller Street carparks;
      • Onehunga Mall service lanes and alleyways;

    and that the Association's concerns and proposed actions be forwarded to the Public Safety and Community Order Committee for its consideration.

    CARRIED

    4.4. pikes point – brian wigley and gordon sanders – auckland recreational airpark trust

    Brian Wigley and Gordon Sanders, Auckland Recreational Airpark Trust presentated to the Board with regard to the Trust's objections to the plans of the Ports of Auckland at Pikes Point. Mr Wigley suggested that the information provided by the Ports of Auckland was not accurate and also expressed the Trust's interest in buying the land for its own use. Mr Wigley advised the Board that the Trust could reduce its use of the land to one-third, allowing for the development of up to 6 sports fields.

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    That Brian Wigley and Gordon Sanders, Auckland Recreational Airpark Trust be thanked for their presentation on the Auckland Recreational Airpark Trust's concerns regarding the Pikes Point Development and for alerting the Board to the possible discrepancies in the information provided to the Board.

    CARRIED

  5. Top STATE HIGHWAY 20 UPDATE

    Matthew Rednall, Senior Transport Planner, was in attendance to update the Board on Transit's progress with State Highway 20 and the Gloucester Park Interchange.

    Moved: Graham/Insull

    That Matthew Rednall, Senior Transport Planner be thanked for his verbal presentation to the Board regarding State Highway 20 and the Gloucester Park Interchange.

    CARRIED

  6. Top ONEHUNGA BAY RESERVE

    Susan Hunter, Landscape Architect, was in attendance to update the Board on the draft concept plan for the Onehunga Bay Reserve.

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That the report of the Landscape Architect, dated 12 October 2005, be received and that Susan Hunter be thanked for her presentation regarding the Onehunga Bay Reserve draft concept plan.
    2. That the Board endorses the Onehunga Bay Reserve draft concept plan (dated October 2005) for public consultation.
    3. That the Board requests that the Group Manager Utility Planning liaise with Transpower regarding the under grounding of the power cables that run through Onehunga Bay Reserve.
    4. That the Board approves the deletion of the 2005/2006 'Onehunga Bay Reserve Stage stage 2 of 3 consultation and consents' SLIPs project for $25,000 with the balance returning to the Board's SLIPs holding account.
    5. That the Board approves funding of the 'Onehunga Bay Reserve Improvements' SLIPs wash-up proposal for $50,000 from its 2005/2006 SLIPs budget for the consultation, site survey and developed design of the entire Onehunga Bay Reserve.

    CARRIED

  7. Top MICHAELS AVE RESERVE LOWER SPORTS FIELD DEVELOPMENT

    Mark Bowater, Manager Arboriculture & Sports Parks, was in attendance to update the Board on the development of Michaels Ave Reserve.

    Moved: Graham/Livingstone

    That the report of the Manager Arboriculture & Sports Parks, dated 7 October 2005, be received and that Mark Bowater be thanked for his attendance and information provided.

    CARRIED

    Item 12 was taken at this point.

  8. Top REQUEST FOR EVENTS FUNDING - HALLOWEEN LIGHT PARTY- MAUNGAREI COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN TRUST

    Moved: Graham/Clark

    That the Event Funding application from the Maungarei Community Christian Trust be received.

    CARRIED

  9. Top FUTURE HERITAGE OVERLAYS – SHOPPING CENTRES

    Moved: Graham/Livingstone

    1. That the report of the Ward Manager, dated 13 October 2005, be received.
    2. That the Group Manager City Planning be requested to consider the concept of character overlay protection for pockets of residential character in the Ward that are not already zoned Residential 1 or 2 and report back to the Board.

    CARRIED

  10. Top GERRARD BEESON PLACE TOILETS

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    That the Group Manager Recreation and Community Services be requested to investigate the options for the reopening and upgrading of the Gerrard Beeson Place toilets and report back to the Board.

    CARRIED

  11. Top SLIPS CRITERIA

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That the report of the Community Board Services Manager, dated 19 September 2005, be received.
    2. That the Board recommends the SLIPs criteria as follows:
      1. That SLIPs funds may be allocated to an Auckland City owned, or publicly accessible physical asset (including consultation, planning and design for that asset) or to the following limited list of operational projects noting the associated conditions:
        Project type Conditions
        Brochures Dependent on group work program and all future reprinting costs funded by the Board from SLIPs or discretionary funding
        **School safety travel plans As prioritised by the Traffic and Roading Group.
        *CCTV (closed circuit television) Compliance with specific CCTV criteria required.
        *Graffiti murals Dependent on availability of sites
        *Utility box murals Dependent on utility companies agreement
        *Tree planting No restrictions
        *Weed removal/re-vegetation No restrictions
        **Management Plans Dependent on group's work program capacity and alignment with open space strategy
        **Heritage assessments/walks/ Character overlays Maximum of 1 per Board per year
        Community Board project work including heritage projects Dependent on ward manager's work program
        **Reserve naming/renaming Dependent on group's work program capacity and alignment with open space strategy
        Park volunteer/park care activities Would need to fit within current volunteer programs
        **Concept plans, detailed design, feasibility, implementation May need to be multi year staged project
        Events No restrictions
        * Denotes a project which has been previously accommodated under the current SLIPs criteria but would need to be considered an OPEX project under the new criteria

        ** Where a group is unable to resource a project due to work program capacity, as it is an area of expertise that relates to an Auckland City function it cannot be contracted externally.
      2. That Boards may (ie are not required to) allocate a maximum of 30 percent of their total annual SLIPs funding towards projects of an operational nature which comply with the criteria.

        Note: This criteria to be reviewed after a trial period of one year.

      3. That SLIPs funding allocated to external organisations/projects can only be allocated to a publicly accessible, physical asset and is subject to the implementation of an agreement for public access via Community Planning.
      4. That on agreement between Community Boards, projects which traverse boundaries may be funded.
      5. That Community Boards and officers be required to adhere to the SLIPs timeline with particular regard to the allocation of funds in April and by November.
      6. That any SLIPs funding that remains unallocated after the November washup round is not deferred.
      7. That project costing include all costs relevant to the project, including design, consent, consultation, legal and management costs.
      8. That all projects must be scoped or costed by officers to be eligible for selection by Community Boards.
      9. That where a Community Board reduces the scoped cost of a project, a feasibility assessment will be undertaken to determine the viability of the reduced project before the project can proceed.
      10. That Community Boards can forward allocate their SLIPs funding up to the next triennial election to a major project subject to the approval of the Finance and Corporate Business Committee.

      CARRIED

      Moved: Insull/Livingstone

    3. That the Board requests that Events be added to the SLIPs criteria be as:
      • the Board wishes to emphasise that it feels that one of the most significant contributions a Board can make to its community is the support of established and new events already being driven and partly funded by dedicated and energetic members of its community;
      • the Board is concerned by the current trend of escalating external costs for the holding of an event, as opportunities for sponsorship continue to decline.

    CARRIED

  12. Top NAMING OF A SERVICE LANE IN ONEHUNGA to "BRAY's rise

    Moved: Graham/Livingstone

    1. That the report of the Team Leader Data Stewards, dated 10 October 2005, be received.
    2. That the Board endorses the naming of the service lane, between Arthur Street and Paynes Lane, as 'Bray's Rise' and requests Auckland City Environments to conduct a survey of the affected business owners and report back to the Board.
    3. That the Board requests Auckland City Environments to consult with the Onehunga Business Association over the naming of the service lane, between Arthur Street and Paynes Lane, as 'Bray's Rise'.

    CARRIED

  13. Top ELLERSLIE CYCLING AND WALKING AREA PLAN

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That the report of the Senior Transport Planner, dated 6 October 2005, be received.
    2. That Coralie McDonald, Senior Transport Planner, be requested to attend the Board's November 2005 meeting to answer questions regarding the Ellerslie Cycling and Walking Area Plan.

    CARRIED

  14. Top PIKES POINT – PORTS OF AUCKLAND

    Moved: Abbott/Livingstone

    1. That the Board endorses the resolutions of the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee meeting held on 10 October 2005 but strongly affirms that Wiri be preferred as an alternative site to Pikes Point for Ports of Auckland because:
      1. The crucial and promised Pikes Point railway link is no longer planned, forcing eleven hundred trucks carrying vehicles to clog the already congested roads in the area.
      2. The ecological infrastructure of Pikes Point is too fragile to cope with the bio-security chemicals.
      3. The land on the foreshore should be retained for the recreational activities of future generations.
      4. The land, if retained would allow for the retention of the airpark and for the development of 6 sports fields for recreational use.
    2. That part (i) of resolution A above be forwarded to the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee for its consideration.
    3. That part (ii) of resolution A above be forwarded to the Works and Services Committee for its consideration.
    4. That parts (iii) and (iv) of resolution A above be forwarded to the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee for its consideration.
    5. That resolutions A, B, C and D above be forwarded to the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee for its consideration.

    CARRIED

  15. Top IMPROVING SAFETY BY LOWERING SPEED LIMITS

    Moved: Livingston/Insull

    1. That the report of the Traffic Safety Manager dated 29 July 2005 and the resolutions of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee meeting held on 14 September 2005 be received.
    2. That the Group Manager Traffic and Roading Services be requested to investigate measures to educate pedestrians on preventative safety precautions when using pedestrian crossings.

    CARRIED

  16. Top CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    1. That the October 2005 report of the Chairman be received.
    2. That the verbal report of the Chairman regarding Bette Malcolm, the Board's Mayoral Living Legend Award recipient, be received.
    3. That the Board allocates, in principle, $3,000 from its 2005/2006 Events Funding budget to the Oranga Festival in the Park event.

    CARRIED

  17. Top COUNCILLORS' REPORTS

    Moved: Graham/Livingstone

    1. That the verbal report of Councillor Northey regarding the following be received:
      • Hula Haka
      • Remuneration Authority
      • Australia/New Zealand Economic Development Conference
      • Events Workshop
      • Exposure 2005
      • Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee
      • Pikes Point
      • Facilities Partnership Workshop – all tide access ramp
      • Urban Strategy and Governance Committee
      • Emergency Management
      • Transport Workshop
      • Finance and Corporate Business Committee
      • South-Western Transport Advisory Group
    2. That the verbal report of Councillor Hinchcliff regarding the following be received:
      • Nigerian Independence Day
      • Republic of China and People's Republic of China anniversary's
      • Urban Strategy and Governance Committee
      • Deaf Foundation speech
      • Transpower
      • Council's Future planning
      • Councillor debate
      • Partnerships Committee
    3. That the verbal report of Councillor Boyle regarding the following be received:
      • Councillor debate
      • Tamaki Community Board by-election
      • General Election
      • Seaside Park opening
      • Practical media skills training
      • Time capsule

    CARRIED

  18. Top BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS

    Moved: Graham/Clark

    1. That the verbal report of Board Member Clark regarding the following be received:
      • Captain Springs Reserve concept plan consultation
      • Manukau Foreshore
      • SLIPs weed removal
      • St. Peters church
    2. That the verbal report of Board Member Insull regarding the following be received:
      • Heritage montage
      • Emergency Management
      • Ellerslie future framework consultation
      • Oral History courses
      • Auckland City Youth Council
      • Untouched world project
      • Ellerslie Santa Parade
      • Ellerslie school travel plan

    CARRIED

    18.1. BOARD MEMBER BARBARA INSULL – MICHAELS AVENUE WETLANDS – BBQ AND SEATING AND INTERPRETATION SIGNS SLIPS PROJECT

    Moved: Insull/Clark

    That the Board endorse the Michaels Avenue Wetlands- BBQ and seating and interpretation signs SLIPs project for scoping and inclusion on the Board's 2006/2007 SLIPs list.

    CARRIED

  19. Top FUNDING FOR ELLERSLIE TENNIS COURT NETS – CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

    Moved: Graham/Abbott

    That the correspondence from Sophie Denny, requesting funding for the Ellerslie Tennis Court nets be received.

    CARRIED

  20. Top REPORTS REQUESTED / PENDING

    Moved: Graham/Northey

    That the reports requested/pending as at October 2005 be received.

    CARRIED

  21. Top GROUP ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Moved: Graham/Clark

    That the Group Activity Reports for the month of September 2005 be received.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 9.30 pm.
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