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Great Barrier
Environment Committee
11 December
2013
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Secretarial Note: The Relationship
Manager chaired the meeting for items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. From item 8
onwards, the newly elected Chairperson chaired the meeting.
1 Welcome
John Nash, Relationship Manager welcomed everyone in attendance.
Member Cleave said a karakia.
A minutes silence was observed to acknowledge the passing of Helen
O’Shea and Davina Hoey.
2 Apologies
Secretarial
note: Councillor Mike Lee gave his apologies.
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
5 Acknowledgements
There were no acknowledgements.
6 Petitions
There were no petitions.
7 Deputations
There were no deputations.
Secretarial
note: Items 11 and 12 were heard at this
point.
8 Public Forum
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8.2
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John Ogden, Great Barrier Island Environmental Trust
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John Ogden, Great Barrier Island
Environmental Trust, was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier
Environment Committee about environmental issues on
Great Barrier Island.
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/71
MOVED by Member IM Fordham, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great Barrier Environment
Committee thank John Ogden for his Public Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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9 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
10 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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11
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Election of Chairperson for the Great Barrier Environment
Committee
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The Relationship
Manager called for nominations for the position of Chairperson.
Member Cleave nominated Member Daly as
Chairperson. Member Fordham seconded the nomination.
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Member Daly was
declared the Chairperson of the Great Barrier Environment
Committee for the 2013-2016 political term.
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12
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Election of Deputy Chairperson for the Great Barrier Environment
Committee
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Member Spence nominated Member Gilbert as Deputy Chairperson.
Member Cleave seconded the nomination.
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Member Gilbert was declared the Deputy Chairperson
of the Great Barrier Environment Committee for the 2013-2016 political term.
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13
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Infrastructure and Environmental Services Report
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Brett Butland
Team Leader Biosecurity, Michael Ngatai Biosecurity Advisor, Jenny Chilcott
Project Manager Special Community Project, Dale Anthony Manager Assets and
Business Services, Paul Mortimer Waste Minimisation Contracts Coordinator, Joanne
O’Reilly Envirokiwi and Bridget Graney Envirokiwi
were in attendance to speak to this item.
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Four
documents were tabled in respect of this item. A
copy of the tabled documents have been attached to the official copy of these
minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/73
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a) receives
the Infrastructure and Environmental Services update report;
b) notes that refuse bins at
Shoal Bay Wharf have been relocated to mitigate the biosecurity risk from
rainbow skinks;
c) requests urgent discussion
in the New Year with Solid Waste and wider Council and appropriate external
experts about specific options to address septic waste management and
disposal;
d) expresses their thanks to Brigid
Graney from EnviroKiwi for her work as waste educator.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: The Great Barrier Local Board notes
that the correct name of the Iwi trust board is Ngati Rehua Ngatiwai ki Aotea.
Secretarial
note: Member Cleave left the meeting at 11:57
am.
Secretarial note: The meeting was adjourned at 12:25 pm for lunch and reconvened at
1:06 pm.
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14
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Proposed Chevron Skink Monitoring and Biosecurity Ambassador
Projects
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/74
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives the Proposed
Chevron Skink Monitoring and Biosecurity Ambassador Projects report.
b) Notes that the chevron skink
monitoring programme will be considered as part of the 2014/2015 Environment
work programme.
CARRIED
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Update on the Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan (Sea Change)
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Dominic
McCarthy Team Leader Coastal Management was in attendance to speak to this
item.
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/75
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
notes that it will meet with the Sea Change stakeholder working
group chair in the new year to discuss the Great Barrier community’s
representation on the Sea Change project, noting that if possible such a
meeting to be held with the Waiheke Local Board;
b)
notes that the Aotea/Great Barrier marine protection and
planning initiative could be pursued as part of Sea Change and agrees that
the local board plan engagement process should be used to inform decisions on
its next steps;
CARRIED
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Consideration of Great Barrier Environment Strategy Planning
Committee Environment Statement
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/76
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a) confirms its intention to
hold a workshop prior to commencing engagement on the draft Great Barrier
Local Board Plan to consider its work programme, priorities, approach to
community engagement and what environment content it wishes to see in its
local board plan, to be confirmed at a subsequent committee meeting.
CARRIED
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Adoption of Great Barrier Environment Committee meeting schedule
2013-2016
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/77
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Agrees to generally meet monthly and no less than
bi-monthly during its 2013-2016 electoral term, with meetings to normally be
held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at the Claris
Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island.
CARRIED
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Local board agreement 2014/2015
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Resolution number GBESP/2013/78
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a) agrees
its Local content for the draft Annual Plan
2014/2015 to be confirmed at the 18 December 2013 Great Barrier Local Board
business meeting, including:
i. draft
Local Board Agreement 2014/2015 (including intended level of service
provision and financial statements);
ii. introduction
to the draft Local Board Agreement (including chairs message and proposed
changes for consultation);
b) that
the Chair be delegated the authority to make any final minor changes to the
local board content for the draft Annual Plan before it is released for
public consultation, and to the summary of the draft Annual Plan 2014/2015.
CARRIED
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19 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
2:05 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 Great Barrier Environment Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
