OPEN MINUTES Whau Local Board - Wednesday, 23 June 2021

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Whau Local Board
                               OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara
Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 6.00pm.

PRESENT

 Chairperson       Kay Thomas
 Deputy            Fasitua Amosa
 Chairperson
 Members           Catherine Farmer
                   Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai
                   Warren Piper
                   Jessica Rose
                   Susan Zhu

ABSENT
Whau Local Board
 23 June 2021

1      Welcome

       Chairperson K Thomas opened the meeting, welcomed those present and led the meeting
       in a karakia.

2      Apologies

       There were no apologies

3      Declaration of Interest

       There were no declarations of interest.

       Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when
       a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest
       they might have.

       Specifically, members are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously
       disclosed, an interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on the
       agenda.

4      Confirmation of Minutes

           Resolution number WH/2021/47
           MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
           That the Whau Local Board:
           a)   confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, including the confidential section,
                held on Wednesday, 26 May 2021, and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting,
                held on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, as true and correct.
                                                                                           CARRIED

5      Leave of Absence

       There were no leaves of absence.

6      Acknowledgements

6.1    Resolution number WH/2021/48
       MOVED by Member T Matafai, seconded by Member C Farmer:
       That the Whau Local Board:
       a)    acknowledge the passing of Marjorie Sheat – one of Whau’s Unsung Heroes
             Award winners recognised by the Whau Local Board for her outstanding
             contribution as a volunteer to the community well-being. She was a piano
             teacher for 60 years and serviced the Avondale Union Parish Church as pianist
             for 53 years.
                                                                                   CARRIED
7      Petitions

       There were no petitions.

8      Deputations

       There were no deputations.

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9     Public Forum

      There was no public forum.

10    Extraordinary Business

      There was no extraordinary business.

11    Whau Ward Councillor's update
      Resolution number WH/2021/49
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S Zhu:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)       note Whau Ward Councillor, Tracy Mulholland’s, apology.

                                                                                        CARRIED

12    Avondale Library and Community Hub Concept Plan
      Resolution number WH/2021/50
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)       approve the finalised concept design of the new Avondale Library and
               Community
               Hub.

      b)       thank Rachel Molloy, Project Manager (Eke Panuku) and Shiva Dubey, Senior
               Project Manager (Customer and Community Services, Auckland Council) for
               their attendance to speak to the item.
                                                                                        CARRIED

13        Approval of the 2021/2022 Whau Local Board Customer and Community Services
          work programme
          Resolution number WH/2021/51
          MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:
          That the Whau Local Board:
          a)   approve the 2021/2022 Customer and Community Services work programme
               and associated budget (Attachment A to the agenda report), subject to the
               following:

               i) reduce the amount allocated in the 2021/2022 financial year to Line 1461 –
                  ANZAC services Whau from $25,000 to $16,000, as per the advice provided
                  to the local board by staff at its 5 May 2021 work programme workshop

               ii) note that the late request for an additional $9,000 of funding for Line 1461
                   – ANZAC services Whau relates to a very significant and unexplained
                   increase in costs associated with traffic management, and that the local
                   board is concerned about this situation and its implications for other
                   events
               iii) request that staff provide further advice on the available options for

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                    reducing the costs associated with traffic management at public events,
                    noting that this is a regionwide issue
               iv) agree to work with staff to ensure that ANZAC Day services in the Whau
                     Local Board area can be delivered to their normal high standard.
          b)   approve, in principle, the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 work programmes
               (Attachment A to the agenda report) subject to:
               i)       requesting that staff provide advice around the costs associated with
                        activity 30810 – Whau – Design and install artwork/pou near Rata Street
                        bridge.

          c)   approve the Risk Adjusted Programme projects identified in the 2021/2022
               Customer and Community Services work programme (Attachment A to the
               agenda report).
          d)   note that the only regionally funded activity in the Whau Local Board area
               included in Agenda Attachment D is Line 27856: Green Bay Beach – remediate
               access, and in respect of this activity:

               i)      advocate for its completion as soon as possible
               ii)     note that there is strong local community interest in this activity
               ii)      request that staff implementing this activity engage with Te Kawerau ā
                        Maki, noting the historic significance of this site.

          e)   thank Helen Biffin, Work Programme Lead, for her attendance to speak to the
               Community Facilities work programme lines of the item.
                                                                                         CARRIED

14    Approval of the 2021/2022 Whau Local Board Infrastructure and Environmental
      Services Work Programme
      Resolution number WH/2021/52
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)       approve its 2021/2022 Infrastructure and Environmental Services work
               programme and associated budgets, as summarised in the table below
               (Attachment A to the agenda report):
                    Climate action network                                             $9,000
                    EcoMatters programmes                                             $99,750
                    Friends of Oakley Creek                                            $3,500
                    restoration programme
                    Industrial Pollution Prevention                                   $11,000
                    Programme (Kelston)
                    Manukau Harbour Forum                                              $7,400
                    Oakley Creek pest plant control                                   $10,000
                    buffer project
                    Whau Wildlink                                                     $45,000
                    Total                                                            $185,650

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      b)      approve in principle the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 Infrastructure and
              Environmental Services work programmes (Attachment A to the agenda report).
      c)   note that with the funding of $99,750, EcoMatters Environment Trust will deliver
           the following projects in the 2021/2022 financial year:
           i)    Bike Hub - $20,000
           ii)   Community Nurseries - $10,600
           iii) EcoFest West Festival - $9,550
           iv) EcoMatters Environment Centre and Sustainability Hub - $43,400
           v)    Healthy Homes on a Budget - $10,550
           vi) Love Your Neighbourhood - $5,650.
      d) note that the indicative programmes and budgets for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 are
         subject to change and will be confirmed on an annual basis through the approval
         of the respective work programmes.

                                                                                   CARRIED

15    Approval of the Whau Local Board Plans and Places work programme 2021/2022
      Resolution number WH/2021/53
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C Farmer:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)      approve the Plans and Places work programme 2021/2022.
                                                                                   CARRIED

16    Whau Quick Response Round Three 2020/2021 grant allocations
      Resolution number WH/2021/54
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member S Zhu:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)      agree to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in Whau Quick Response
              Round Three 2020/2021 listed in the following table:
           Applicat   Organisatio   Main focus    Requesting       Amount       Amount
           ion ID     n                           funding for      requested    allocated
           QR2121-    Bridge of     Arts and      Towards           $2,000.00    $1,000.00
           306        Love          culture       venue hire,
                      Association                 printer toner,
                                                  and materials
                                                  for moon
                                                  cake making
                                                  between July
                                                  and
                                                  December
                                                  2021.

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          QR2121-   Waitākere      Community   Towards the      $2,000.00   $962.00
          301       Adult                      rental costs
                    Literacy                   between July
                    Incorporate                and October
                    d trading as               2021
                    Literacy
                    Waitākere

          QR2121-   West           Community   Towards          $2,450.00   $1,000.00
          302       Auckland                   venue hire at
                    Kiribati                   Te Piringatahi
                    Association                Marae to
                                               deliver a
                                               youth camp.
          QR2121-   Asthma New     Community   Towards          $2,000.00   $1,000.00
          303       Zealand                    venue hire
                    Incorporate                and an
                    d                          asthma nurse
                                               educator's
                                               salary
                                               between July
                                               and
                                               December
                                               2021.
                                               Note: venue
                                               must be in
                                               the Whau
                                               area.
          QR2121-   Green Bay      Community   Towards          $1,902.00    $0.00
          305       Community                  crockery,
                    House                      couch and
                    Society                    cushions for
                    Incorporate                the Green
                    d                          Bay
                                               Community
                                               House.
                                               Grant round
                                               oversubscrib
                                               ed: limited
                                               funding.
          QR2121-   Merge NZ       Community   Towards          $2,380.00   $1,000.00
          308                                  venue hire,
                                               marketing,
                                               staff wages,
                                               teaching
                                               materials, and
                                               travel costs
                                               to deliver
                                               home
                                               schooling to
                                               deaf young
                                               children in
                                               the Whau
                                               area.

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          QR2121-   Sticks &      Community   Towards staff     $2,050.00    $0.00
          309       Stones                    wages and
                    Aotearoa                  coaching fees
                    Limited                   to deliver
                                              youth boxing
                                              programmes
                                              between July
                                              and
                                              December
                                              2021.
                                              There is a low
                                              alignment
                                              with the local
                                              board’s
                                              priorities.
          QR2121-   New Lynn      Community   Towards the       $2,000.00   $1,000.00
          311       Sea Scout                 purchase of
                    Group                     forty helmets
                                              for the Winter
                    under the                 Sailing series
                    umbrella of               between July
                    the Scout                 and August
                    Association               2021.
                    of New
                    Zealand
          QR2121-   Youthline     Community   Towards the       $3,000.00   $500.00
          313       Auckland                  clinical
                    Charitable                supervision
                    Trust                     and
                                              programme
                                              resources for
                                              Youthline
                                              phoneline
                                              services in
                                              the Whau
                                              area.
          QR2121-   Glendene      Community   Towards the        $907.00    $907.00
          314       Community                 fitness
                    Society                   instructor,
                                              prizes,
                                              refreshments
                                              and volunteer
                                              donations to
                                              deliver fitness
                                              activities at
                                              Harmel
                                              Reserve
                                              between
                                              September
                                              2021 and
                                              February
                                              2022.

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          QR2121-   New            Community    Towards the      $1,967.16   $1,000.00
          317       Zealand                     entry costs to
                    Blue Light                  the
                    Ventures                    "Rainbows
                                                End Funday"
                                                for the young
                                                people at risk
                                                in the Whau
                                                area.
          QR2121-   Generation     Community    Towards          $2,000.00   $2,000.00
          320       Ignite Trust                heavy duty
                                                storage
                                                shelves and a
                                                kitchen bench
                                                for
                                                Generation
                                                Ignite in New
                                                Lynn.
          QR2121-   Gayleen        Community    Towards          $1,000.00   $500.00
          321       Maurice                     toiletry
                                                products and
                                                petrol costs
                                                to deliver a
                                                community
                                                programme
                                                between July
                                                2021 and May
                                                2022.
                                                Note: to
                                                ensure
                                                communicati
                                                on between
                                                the Grants
                                                Advisor.
          QR2121-   West Lynn      Environmen   Towards the      $1,300.00   $1,300.00
          304       Garden         t            cost of
                    Society                     fencing at
                    Incorporate                 West Lynn
                    d                           Garden.

          QR2121-   Glenavon       Environmen   Towards a        $2,000.00   $2,000.00
          315       Community      t            small steel
                    Trust                       garden shed
                                                to store
                                                garden
                                                equipment at
                                                the Glenavon
                                                Community
                                                Hub.
          QR2121-   Blockhouse     Events       Towards the      $2,000.00   $1,000.00
          307       Bay                         delivery of
                    Community                   the
                    Church                      Blockhouse
                                                Bay

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                                                 Christmas
                                                 Market 2021.

           QR2121-   The Okapi     Events        Towards the         $2,000.00   $1,000.00
           316       Alliance of                 OKANZ
                     New                         Independence
                     Zealand                     Day
                     (OKANZ)                     celebration,
                                                 including
                                                 venue and
                                                 sound system
                                                 hire,
                                                 performance
                                                 resources,
                                                 food,
                                                 marketing,
                                                 and
                                                 decoration
                                                 costs.
                                                 Note: venue
                                                 must be in
                                                 the Whau
                                                 area.
           QR2121-   Auckland      Sport and     Towards the         $2,000.00    $0.00
           312       Basketball    recreation    coaching and
                     Services                    affiliation fees
                     Limited                     for the Whau
                                                 junior
                                                 development
                                                 programme
                                                 between July
                                                 and
                                                 December
                                                 2021.
                                                 Grant round
                                                 oversubscrib
                                                 ed: limited
                                                 funding.
           Total                                                    $34,956.16 $16,169.00

                                                                                   CARRIED

17    Feedback on Equity of Service Levels and Funding Proposals - Draft Report
      Resolution number WH/2021/55
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)      adopt the tabled schedule setting out the Whau Local Board’s feedback
              (appended to these minutes as Attachment A) to the Joint Governance Working
              Party on the funding and decision-making proposals set out in the Equity of
              Service Levels and Funding Proposals – Draft Report.
                                                                                   CARRIED

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      Attachments
      A 23 June 2021, Whau Local Board: item 17 – Feedback on Equity Service and Funding
          Proposals – Draft Report – Whau Local Board feedback for adoption.

18    Delegation of feedback to be provided to the Establishment Unit Board of the City
      Centre to Māngere light rail project
      Resolution number WH/2021/56
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)   delegate Member W Piper to provide feedback on behalf of the local board to
           the Establishment Unit Board of the City Centre to Māngere light rail project.
                                                                                  CARRIED

19    Eke Panuku Development Auckland - Whau Local Board Six-Monthly Report to 31
      March 2021
      Resolution number WH/2021/57
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)   receive the Eke Panuku Development Auckland - Whau Local Board Six-Monthly
           Report to 31 March 2021.
                                                                                  CARRIED

20    Whau Local Board Workshop Records
      Resolution number WH/2021/58
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member J Rose:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a) note the records of the workshops held on 12 and 19 May, and 2 and 9 June 2021.
                                                                                  CARRIED

21    Governance Forward Work Calendar
      Resolution number WH/2021/59
      MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:
      That the Whau Local Board:
      a)   receive the governance forward work calendar for June 2021.
                                                                                  CARRIED

22    Consideration of Extraordinary Items

      There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

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      6.26pm       The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance
                   and attention to business and declared the meeting
                   closed.

                   CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD
                   AT A MEETING OF THE WHAU LOCAL BOARD HELD
                   ON

                   DATE:.........................................................................

                   CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................

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