Minutes Cottage Point Mooring Corporation
Monday 19th January 2015
Meeting opened at 7:30pm
Attended
Grahame Campbell, Phil Aiken, Mark Tailby, Malcolm White, Tim Edmunds, John Colquhoun, Peter Rodgers, Gary Sexton
Apologies
New Member Introductions.
Tim Edmunds & Mark Tailby
Past Minutes.
Past Minutes were read and accepted
Accepted: Peter Moved: Grahame
Business Arising
•Phil Aitken was asked to produce the names of those not happy with their mooring location. The names were supplied and included on a new list. See list below.
There was then an update and discussion about the history and the problems CPMC and CPCA has had to resolve over the years. A summary of the items raised and discussed.
•Grahame presented the Draft PoM 1999.
•There was discussion as to whether the minister of the time Bob Debus had signed the PoM May 2002. It was agreed he had signed the PoM
•‘Status Quo’ was the final outcome for Cottage Point in terms of moorings and encroachments.
•There is evidence Fraud was involved in the process of seeking community feedback.
•After the submission date Parks created and submitted equal value submissions using primary school students to vote on leading questions to be used to further Parks case for the removal of moorings and encroachments.
•The new KCNP manager Chris Mackintosh said, “There was to be a working document for his staff to interpret the 2002 POM”. This was never done.
•In more recent times was felt that there was a good relationship between CP and Geoff Perrie, the most recent Parks contact.
•Minister Stokes was an environmental lawyer and attended Cottage Point before his election when we put our case for a revised PoM.
Accounts.
•All the accounts are up to date.
•$14,499 is in our bank accounts.
•Fees are $150 per year which covers the insurance of the moorings.
•Additional revenue is from new member fees.
Discuss Terrey Bailey CEO of OEH Letter.
In response to a CPCA request that the Notes of meeting between the Minister’s office , Parks and the CPCA be acknowledged Parks CEO Terrey Bailey reiterated the main points in the current PoM and indicated a new PoM is being drafted and would be available this year.
•Currently we have 35 moorings
•Terrey Bailey letter was read as it was addressed to CPCA and is not for distribution.
•We need to re-engage with parks as they have a new contact person.
Strategy for CPMC and CPCA to work as 1 voice.
•It was accepted and confirmed that there is a very close and co-operative working association between the CPMC and CPCA working for the Cottage Point Community.
Mooring locations at Cottage Point.
The paper was never discussed as a formal document however the issues the document raised created a great deal of discussion.
CPMC has a set of rules that new members acknowledge and sign adherence to when they join. This document should form the basis of a ‘Terms of Engagement’ to be agreed with Parks as the working document to assist Parks
•New application Forms approved by Graham Seconded by Peter.
•We are responsible for the maintenance of all moorings and need to be advised by B-Moor that that all moorings have been inspected and are compliant for the size of boat attached.
•Mooring Number 67 , check the mooring has been serviced
•CPMC needs to have a terms of engagement or understanding of how we can assist the relationship between CPMC and Parks as mentioned above.
•Create a register of boat names and registrations.
•There should be a letter sent to members advising them there will be no transfer of moorings from a house sale and new residents will need to apply for membership to CPMC and wait their turn to be allocated a mooring.
•Explore the possibility of moving moorings from A Class to B Class and what does this mean to members and how does it affect our constitution.
•It was requested of Peter Rodgers to ask his wife Pat to provide an Environmental Report on the effect of the moorings on the environment at Cottage point and particularly the effect on Sea Grass if it exists.
Wait List to move Mooring locations.
The meeting discussed changing the rule regarding the Waiting List. It was agreed that when a mooring became available it would be first offered to members listed who wanted to relocate their position. After this exercise the mooring available would be offered to the first person on the Waiting List.
The current relocation list is ( in alphabetical order)
New Members List waiting for a Mooring
•???
•Trent Wilson
•???
Open Forum
•Articles of association to be reviewed at some time.
Meeting Closed at 9:30pm
Next Meeting
Meetings to be held 4 times a year.
ACTION LIST
1.Get B-Moor maintenance report for 2014 Hon Sec.
2.Draft ‘ Terms of Engagement’ for discussion with Parks President
3.Confirm Wait List Hon Sec.
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