1. Tamaki Drive Protection Society www.tamakidrive.org.nz
Annual General Meeting
Thursday 15 October 2015
Royal Akarana Yacht Club

2. Vista from Tamaki Drive

3. Kites over Bastion Point

4. International cyclist event

5. AGM 2015 Agenda
Present – welcome to OL Board members, Residents and Business Associations, guest speaker, other attendees and supporters (Ken Palmer chair)
Apologies
Minutes of AGM 20 Aug 2014 – to approve
Matters arising- to be covered in chair report
Chairpersons report (Ken Palmer)

6. Chair report (Ken Palmer)
Publicity and information – Walk Tamaki Drive booklet – Grant from OLB – Colin Percy to speak
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan – submissions to increase recognition of Tamaki Drive Master Plan, and apply coastal management area and yard overlay
Commuter traffic buildup concerns – support for Ngapipi Rd intersection improvement
Bus routes and timetable changes – Robt Johnston to speak
Clifftop tree survey – grant to fund survey [OLB $3750]
Tamaki Drive flooding – concerns expressed to Auckland Transport for road level and stone seawall remediation
The Landing Okahu Bay – proposed developments check
[Thanks to members/ website maintenance Sarah Palmer]

7. Financial Report year ending 31 March 2015
Income –donations $400+ interest $210 = $610
Expenditure – last AGM advert, rent = $368.33
Stationary $157.80; EDS conf $295, gen $30 =$482.80
Total expenses $851.13
Excess expenditure over income $610.00
Reserve funds = $
Less $ = $ balance
Represented ASB term dep $7000; ASB $
Audited by J Alexander. Account to be approved
[account does not include $3578 grant in July from OLB applied to fund publication of Walk Tamaki Drive booklet]

8. Election of officers
Present committee: Ken Palmer (chair); Juliet Yates (secretary), June Dunne (treasurer), Ross Duder, Graham Jones, Robert Johnston, Jean Hatch, Dr Peter Morton, Robert Johnston. Dr Peter Harwood (retired during the year)
Existing members available for re-election, subject to Ken Palmer stepping aside as chair after 10 yr tenure, Dr Peter Morton nominated to take over chair
New committee nominees – Jill Goldkorn, Anna Longdill ….
Resolution to elect new committee

9. General business
Robert Johnston to comment on proposed bus routes and timetable changes affecting Tamaki Drive and other areas in the Eastern suburbs
Further business
Close of meeting
Introduction of guest speakers

10. Guest speakers Ms Desley Simpson, Chairperson, Orakei Local Board
Colin Percy, author of booklet Walk Tamaki Drive (joint TDPS and U3A production)
Dr Rob Bell, NIWA principal scientist, weather related coastal hazards