Northern Community Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of Northern Community Board held in the Lumsden SDC Office, 18 Diana Street, Lumsden on Monday, 19 October 2020 at 6 pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Greg Tither

 

Deputy Chairperson

Lance Hellewell

 

Members

Peter Bruce

 

 

Pam Naylor

 

 

Carolyn Smith

 

 

Sonya Taylor

 

 

Councillor John Douglas

Arrived 6.37pm

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Councillor

Councillor

Community Liaison Officer

Rob Scott

Christine Menzies

Kathryn Cowie

Committee Advisor/Customer Support Partner

Rose Knowles

Community Partnership Leader

Team Leader – Resource Management

 

Kelly Tagg

Marcus Roy

 

Northern Community Board

19 October 2020

 

1             Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

2             Leave of absence

 

There were no requests for leave of absence.

 

 

3             Conflict of Interest

 

                Councillor Douglas and Scott declared a conflict of interest in relation to the following report and advised they would not take part in discussion or debate on the matter as they have been involved in the project in a voluntary capacity:

·                     Item 7.5 community Partnership Funding Allocations 31 August 2020 round – Northern Southland Medical Trust

 

                Sonya Taylor declared a conflict of interest in relation to the following report and advised she would not take part in discussion or debate on the matter as they have been involved in the project in a voluntary capacity:

·                     Item 7.5 community Partnership Funding Allocations 31 August 2020 round – Mossburn Community Facilities Inc

 

                Peter Bruce declared a conflict of interest in relation to the following report and advised he would not take part in discussion or debate on the matter as they have been involved in the project in a voluntary capacity:

·                     Item 7.5 community Partnership Funding Allocations 31 August 2020 round – Lumsden Senior Citizens

 

4             Public Forum

 

Christine Henderson addressed the meeting updating them on the following:

 

·                     Request for the Boards support on working with NZTA to get the speed signs at the East entrance to Lumsden moved further back

·                     Catholic Church Forest project

·                     Northern Southland Reforestation project

 

5             Extraordinary/Urgent Items

 

There were no Extraordinary/Urgent items.

 

6             Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution

Moved Pam Naylor, seconded Carolyn Smith and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board confirms the minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2020 as a true and correct record of that meeting.

 

Reports

 

 

7.1

Community Leadership Report

Record No: R/20/10/59724

Community Partnership Leader _ Kelly Tagg was in attendance for this item.

Kelly updated the board on the following:

·                     Community Partnership Fund

·                     Garston Community meeting

·                     Athol railway project

·                     Resource management update

·                     Milford opportunities project

 

 

 

Resolution

Moved Lance Hellewell, seconded Pam Naylor and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)            Receives the report titled “Community Leadership Report” dated 12 October 2020.

 

 

 

7.2

Operational Report for Northern Community Board

Record No: R/20/9/50407

 

Community Partnership Leader _ Kelly Tagg was in attendance for this item.

 

 

Resolution

Moved Sonya Taylor, seconded Carolyn Smith and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)            Receives the report titled “Operational Report for Northern Community Board” dated 7 October 2020.

 

 

 

7.3

Council Report

Record No: R/20/9/51944

 

Councillor Douglas was in attendance for this item

He particularly highlight

 

·                Three waters

·                Building solutions

·                Animal control

·                Resource Management

·                District wide roading programme

·                Forestry

·                Around the Mountains Cycle trail

·                Te Anau Manapouri Airport

·                Freedom camping wardens

·                Leadership Academy

 

 

Resolution

Moved Pam Naylor, seconded Lance Hellewell and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)            Receives the report titled “Council Report” dated 12 October 2020.

 

 

 

7.4

Southland District - Wellbeing Indicators Snapshot - August 2020

Record No: R/20/9/52028

 

Community Partnership Leader _ Kelly Tagg was in attendance for this item.

 

 

Resolution

Moved Pam Naylor, seconded Sonya Taylor and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)    Receives the report titled “Southland District - Wellbeing Indicators Snapshot - August 2020” dated 23 September 2020.

 

 

 

7.6

Chairperson's Report

Record No: R/20/10/59278

 

Chairman Tither took the Board through his report.

 

 

 

Resolution

Moved Lance Hellewell, seconded Pam Naylor and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)            Receives the report titled “Chairperson's Report” dated 7 October 2020

 

 

 

 

7.5

Community Partnership Funding Allocations - 31 August 2020 Round

Record No: R/20/10/59105

 

Community Liaison Officer – Kathryn Cowie was in attendance for this item.

The purpose of this report is for the Northern community Board to confirm the allocation of grants for the August 2020 round of the Community Partnership Fund.

 

 

 

 

Resolution

Moved Chairman Tither, seconded Carolyn Smith and resolved:

That the Northern Community Board:

a)            Receives the report titled “Community Partnership Funding Allocations - 31 August 2020 Round” dated 8 October 2020.

b)           Determines that this matter or decision be recognised as not significant in terms of Section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002.

c)            Determines that it has complied with the decision-making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in accordance with Section 79 of the act determines that it does not require further information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and benefits or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this matter.

d)           Receives the applications from the following:

1.    Friends of Lumsden School

2.    Lumsden School

3.    Mossburn Community Facilities Inc.

4.    Northern Southland Community Pool Trust

5.    Northern Southland Medical Centre

6.    Northern Southland Reforestation Trust

7.    Northern Southland Senior Citizens

8.    Northern Southland Community Resource Centre Charitable Trust

 

e)            Approves a grant of $900 to Friends of Lumsden School for ongoing maintenance and further development of the tracks and environment at the Oreti Bike Park in the form of employing someone part-time for a year.

f)             Approves a grant of $1,013 to Lumsden Primary School for costs associated with the school production.

g)           Approves a grant of $2,000 to Mossburn Community Facilities Inc. towards an upgrade at the community centre including roof repairs, electronic key system, new lighting and gas water heating.

h)           Approves a grant of $5,000 to Northern Southland Community Pool Trust for recladding and reroofing the pool complex.

i)             Approves a grant of $5,000 to Northern Southland Medical Trust for adding a second waiting room for potential Covid patients.

j)             Approves a grant of $2,000 to the Northern Southland Reforestation Trust to assist with the set-up of a community garden in Lumsden.

k)            Approves a grant of $2,000 to the Northern Southland Senior Citizens Assn for a new roof at the senior citizens building.

l)           Approves a grant of $1,000 to the Northern Southland Community Resource    Centre Charitable Trust for assistance with costs of their Cycle & Celebrate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The meeting concluded at 7.30pm                       CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Northern Community Board HELD ON 19 OCTOBER 2020

 

 

 

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