Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board Meeting Minutes

3 April 2019

 

   MINUTES OF Far North District Council
Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board Meeting
HELD AT THE
Council Chamber, Memorial Avenue, Kaikohe
ON
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 AT 10.30 am

 

PRESENT:              Chairperson Mike Edmonds, Cr John Vujcich, Member Emma Davis, Member Shaun Reilly, Member Louis Toorenburg, Member Alan Hessell

STAFF PRESENT: Aisha Huriwai (Team Leader Governance Support), Aliesha Vaka (Elected Member Administrator)

 

1            Apologies and conflicts of Interest

 

Apology

Resolution  2019/1

Moved:       Cr John Vujcich

Seconded:  Member Alan Hessell

That the apology received from Member Kelly van Gaalen be accepted and leave of absence granted for this meeting.

Carried

 

2            Public Forum

Graham Tucker spoke on behalf of the Opononi Omapere Water Liaison Group regarding Opononi-Omapere Water supply issues.

Steve Morunga - spoke about his many roles in the community and provided updates to the Board on

·         The creation of a 28 Maori Battalion A Company book being collated that will require some funding

·         A community request for a reduction of speed limit through Rawene

3            Deputations

Nil

4            Speakers

Bart Van der Meer - Volunteering Northland

Eddie Morunga - Taheke Marae

 

The meeting was adjourned from 11:30 am to 12:39 pm.

5            Confirmation of Previous Minutes

5.1         Confirmation of Previous Minutes

Agenda item 5.1 document number A2396529, pages 10 - 10 refers

Resolution  2019/28

Moved:       Chairperson Mike Edmonds

Seconded:  Member Alan Hessell

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board confirm the minutes held 6 March 2019 be confirmed as a true and correct record subject to an amendment to state that the Far North District Council Chief Executive Officer spoke around the timing of the delivery of the capital works programme.

Carried

 

6            Strategic Planning and Policy Group

6.1         Kaikohe & Districts Sportsville - Funding Request for Business Case

Agenda item 6.1 document number A2400493, pages 14 - 16 refers

Councillor Vujcich declared an interest

Resolution  2019/29

Moved:       Chairperson Mike Edmonds

Seconded:  Member Emma Davis

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board recommends to Council that the entire Lindvart Park Reserve Fund be made available to Kaikohe and District Sportsville to support the goals of the Lindvart Park Management Plan;

And that the Board supports a grant of up to $20,000 being made available immediately for the purpose of reports needed for submitting funding applications.

Carried

Abstained:       Cr John Vujcich

 

7            Corporate Services Group

7.1         Chairperson and Members Report

Agenda item 7.1 document number A2407544, pages 17 - 18 refers

Resolution  2019/30

Moved:       Member Emma Davis

Seconded:  Chairperson Mike Edmonds

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board notes the reports from the Chairperson and Member Reilly.

                                                                                                                                              Carried

Moved:       Member Emma Davis

Seconded:  Chairperson Mike Edmonds

That the Board asks the FNDC to rescind the delegations to the CEO with regard to the halls of the Kaikohe-Hokianga ward (excepting the Kaikohe memorial Hall which the board has asked be classified as a ‘hall of district significance’) and full delegate hall responsibility to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

Carried

Moved: Chairperson Mike Edmonds
Seconded: Member Alan Hessell

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board writes a letter of support for the application from the Opononi Omapere Water Liaison Group to NRC for grant funding for the definition phase of the comprehensive environmental study for the Hokianga Habour.

 

Carried

 

7.2         Funding Project Report

Agenda item 7.2 document number A2396533, pages 23 - 24 refers

Resolution  2019/31

Moved:       Cr John Vujcich

Seconded:  Member Alan Hessell

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board note the project report from Rawene School.

Carried

 

7.3         Kaikohe-Hokianga Statement of Community Fund Account as at 28 February 2019

Agenda item 7.3 document number A2400632, pages 36 - 37 refers

Resolution  2019/32

Moved:       Cr John Vujcich

Seconded:  Member Emma Davis

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board receives the report Kaikohe-Hokianga Statement of Community Fund Account as at 28 February 2019.

Carried

 

7.4         Funding Application - Hokianga Environmental Protection Group

Agenda item 7.4 document number A2402464, pages 40 - 42 refers

Resolution  2019/33

Moved:       Member Louis Toorenburg

Seconded:  Member Alan Hessell

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board in considering the provisions of the Community Grant Policy authorise the sum of $2,000 (plus GST if applicable) to be paid from the Board’s Community Fund account to Hokianga Environmental Protection Group to assist with Real Food Hokianga to support the following Community Outcomes:

     i. Proud vibrant communities

          ii. Liveable communities that are healthy, safe, connected and sustainable

Carried

 

7.5         Funding Application - Hokianga Sailing Trust

Agenda item 7.5 document number A2401742, pages 50 - 52 refers

Resolution  2019/34

Moved:       Member Louis Toorenburg

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board in considering the provisions of the Community Grant Policy, and the extensive volunteer contribution omitted from the application, authorise the sum of $504.90 (plus GST if applicable) to be paid from the Board’s Community Fund account to Hokianga Sailing Trust to assist with the cost of replacing life vests for sailing to support the following Community Outcomes:

     i. Proud vibrant communities

          ii. Liveable communities that are healthy, safe, connected and sustainable

Carried

 

7.6         Funding Application - Taheke Marae Trustees/Board

Agenda item 7.6 document number A2415758, pages 60 - 62 refers

Resolution  2019/35

Moved:       Member Emma Davis

Seconded:  Member Alan Hessell

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board in considering the provisions of the Community Grant Policy authorise the sum of $7,093.34 (plus GST if applicable) to be paid from the Board’s Community Fund account to Taheke Marae Trustees/Board to assist with the cost of scaffolding hire and purchase of aluminium windows which support the following Community Outcomes:

     i. Proud vibrant communities

          ii. Liveable communities that are healthy, safe, connected and sustainable

Carried

 

7.7         Funding Application - Volunteering Northland

Agenda item 7.7 document number A2401730, pages 72 - 74 refers

Resolution  2019/36

Moved:       Chairperson Mike Edmonds

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board in considering the provisions of the Community Grant Policy authorise the sum of $3,700 (plus GST if applicable) to be paid from the Board’s Community Fund account to Volunteering Northland to assist with their annual operational costs, to support the following Community Outcomes:

     i. Proud vibrant communities

          ii. Liveable communities that are healthy, safe, connected and sustainable

And that the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board communicate to Volunteering Northland that the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board would love to see more presence in the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community.

Carried

 

additional documents tabled at the meeting

Resolution  2019/37

Moved:       Cr John Vujcich

Seconded:  Chairperson Mike Edmonds

That the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community board formally accepts the following additional information tabled at their meeting

Notes from the Opononi/Omapere Water Liaison Group

A draft copy of the submission from the Opononi/Omapere Residents and Ratepayers Association and Craig Pinkney to Northland Regional Council regarding Proposed Comprehensive environemtnal study of Hokianga Harbour – community scope Funding request for defining the study.

Powerpoint presentation made by Volunteering Northland

Graphs from Volunteering Northland to show the Output Recruitment and Referral Services collected for the 5 year period from January 2014 to December 2018

Carried

 

8            Meeting Close

The Meeting closed at 1:50 pm.

 

The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board Meeting held on 1 May 2019.

 

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CHAIRPERSON