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Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee
11 December
2013
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
There are no minutes to confirm.
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
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5.1
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Council's Biodiversity Policies
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A presentation was given in support of this item.
A copy of the presentation is attached to the official
copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number ENV/2013/1
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Cr RI Clow:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) thank Mr
Mike Brennan for his presentation regarding Council’s Bio-diversity policies.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Council's Bio-diversity 1
b Council Bio-diversity 2
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6 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
7 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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9
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Committee Introduction and Overview
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Presentations were given in support of this item.
Copies of the presentations are attached to the official
copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number ENV/2013/2
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a)
receive the committee overview
and introduction report.
b)
thank Jack Craw for his exemplary
service to Auckland Council.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Low Carbon Auckland
b Natural Heritage Team
c Air Land Water and Coastal
Policy Team
d Infrastructure &
Environmental Services
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Cr PA Hulse entered the meeting at 2.24 pm.
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10
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Update on Environment Strategic Action Plan – Project Planning and
Approach
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A presentation was given in support of this item.
A copy of the presentation is attached to the official
copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website
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Resolution number ENV/2013/3
MOVED by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) endorse the proposed
benefits and scope of the Environment Strategic Action Plan.
b) receive
a progress update on approach to internal and external engagement.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Environment
Strategic Action Plan
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Cr ME Lee entered the meeting at 2.49 pm.
Cr RI
Clow left the meeting at 2.52 pm.
Member PA Hulse left the meeting at 2.52 pm.
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12
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Auckland Council Submission to the Department of Conservation on:
Proposed variation to the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary;
and Brief Review of Maui’s Dolphin Threats Management Plan Decision
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A presentation was given in support of this item.
A copy of the presentation is attached to the official
copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website
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Resolution number ENV/2013/5
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson LA Cooper, seconded by Chairperson WD
Walker:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) Approve the
Auckland Council Submission to the Department of Conservation on: Proposed
variation to the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary.
b) Receive a
short presentation on the outcome of the Maui’s Dolphin Threat Management
Plan submission process and
c) draft a
letter to the Department of Conservation and the Ministry for Primary
Industries, subject to any amendments by members of this Committee and with
the final approval of the Chairperson.
d) request
officers to return to this Committee in February 2014 with a draft suite of
methods and tools to achieve an integrated approach to the following:
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sea and gas exploration
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Mauis dolphin threats
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mineral exploration
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environmental threats
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Maui's
Dolphin Threats Management Plan decision
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Member PA Hulse returned to the meeting at 3.11 pm.
Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 3.18 pm.
Cr RI
Clow returned to the meeting at 3.23 pm.
Cr C Darby left the meeting at 3.26 pm.
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Appointments to Ark in the Park Governance Group
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Resolution number ENV/2013/6
MOVED by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) receive the
Ark in the Park report.
b) nominate Cr
Wayne Walker and Cr Ross Clow of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural
Heritage Committee to represent Auckland Council on the Ark in the Park
governance group.
CARRIED
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14
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2013 Environmental Initiatives Fund Allocation
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A presentation was given in support of this item.
A copy of the presentation is attached to the official
copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website
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Resolution number ENV/2013/7
MOVED by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Cr RI Clow:
That the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) approve
Environmental Initiatives Fund grant allocations listed in Attachment A: 2013
EIF Funding Recommendations.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Environment Initiatives Fund
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Member PA Hulse left the meeting at 3.53 pm.
Cr ME Lee left the meeting at 3.53 pm.
Member PA Hulse returned to the meeting at 4.05 pm.
Cr ME Lee returned to the meeting at 4.05 pm.
16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
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17 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number ENV/2013/9
MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) exclude
the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
The
general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded,
the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the
specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.
This
resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or
interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be
prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of
the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 October
2013 Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund allocation of grants
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Reason for passing
this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s)
protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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The public conduct of
the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of
information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(b)(i) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where
the making available of the information would disclose a trade secret.
In particular, the
report contains sensitive information about the applications that should
not be released to competitors..
s7(2)(b)(ii) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where
the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to
prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the
subject of the information.
In particular, the
report contains sensitive information about the applications that should
not be released to competitors..
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of
the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of
information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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C1 Addendum
- Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund Recommendations
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Reason for passing
this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s)
protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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The public conduct of
the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of
information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(b)(i) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where
the making available of the information would disclose a trade secret.
In particular, the
report contains information about some applications from businesses for
technological innovations that may be commercially sensitive..
s7(2)(b)(ii) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where
the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to
prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the
subject of the information.
In particular, the
report contains information about some applications from businesses for
technological innovations that may be commercially sensitive..
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of
the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of
information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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The text of these resolutions
is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part
of the minutes of the meeting.
CARRIED
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4.08pm The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in
the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
4.21pm The public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
4.22 pm 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 Environment, Climate Change and
Natural Heritage Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
