Rural Advisory Panel

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Civic 15 Meeting Room, 1 Greys Avenue, Auckland on Friday, 31 January 2014 at 1:00pm.

present

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson/s	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
	Thomas Grace	Rodney Local Board Member
Members	Bill Bourke	Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Assoc
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	John Glasson	Federated Farmers (alternate)
	Chris Keenan	Horticulture NZ
	Astrid Lambert	Equine Industry (alternate)
	Brian Mason	Landowners & Contractors Protection Assoc Inc
	Callum McCallum	Acquaculture Industry
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Assoc
	Bronwen Turner	Western Property Owners
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Assoc

APOLOGIES

Marie Appleton	For absence
Wendy Clark	For absence
Bill Millar	For absence
Geoff Smith	For absence
Glenn Wilcox	For absence
Helen Moodie	For absence

Rural Advisory Panel 31 January 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number RUR/2014/1

MOVED by Member  Parton, seconded by Member  Keenan:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apologies from Marie Appleton, Wendy Clark, Bill Millar, Geoff Smith, Helen Moodie and Glenn Wilcox for absence.

CARRIED

2          Confirmation of Minutes

There were no minutes for confirmation.

3	Welcome and introduction
	Cr Bill Cashmore spoke of the challenges for this term, the opportunities in north, south and west.  Panel members introduced themselves.

4	Additional items for consideration, not on the agenda
	A request was made for discussion on the process for setting limits under the National Policy Statement and what sort of engagement would be carried out with communities.

5	The role of the Rural Advisory Panel and the aspirations for the next three years
	Resolution number RUR/2014/2 MOVED by Member WB Cashmore, seconded by Member TP Grace: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      adopt the Terms of Reference as attached to the agenda. CARRIED

6	Role of staff and relationship with the Panel
	It was agreed that staff will generally provide presentations or brief reports on topics in order to obtain feedback from members of the Panel. Panel members may direct any questions or concerns about council activities to Warren Maclennan or Cr Bill Cashmore.

7	Key topics
	PowerPoint presentations were provided. A copy of the presentations has been placed on the official copy of the minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as an attachment to the minutes.
	The Rural Advisory Panel was requested to provide feedback to the Auckland Submission on the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management before the council finalised its submission.
	Attachments a     NPS Freshwater Management b     Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan

8	Environmental Awards
	The Chair requested that the Balance Farm Awards be discussed at the next Rural Advisory Panel meeting and panel members be briefed on the process and cost.

9

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan

Members were reminded that submissions close on 28 February 2014. It was noted that the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings Panel has been confirmed: Chair:              David Kirkpatrick Members:        John Kirikiri                         Paula Hunter                         Stuart Shepherd                         Janet Crawford                         Peter Fuller                         Greg Hill                         Des Morrison.

10	Rural Industry Group
	Panel members to advise on how they see this group working in this term. All suggestions to be emailed to Cr Bill Cashmore.  The matter is to be discussed at the March meeting.

11	Appointment of Deputy Chairs (North and South)
	Resolution number RUR/2014/3 MOVED by Member WB Cashmore, seconded by Member  Gardner: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      appoint Thomas Grace as the Rural Advisory Panel Deputy Chair (North) b) appoint Alan Cole as the Rural Advisory Panel Deputy Chair (South) CARRIED

12	General Business
	A discussion took place on how Rural Advisory Panel could assist with community engagement on the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management. Next meeting 7 March 2014.

3.40 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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

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