Budget Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Budget Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 11 March 2014 at 1.01pm.
Chairperson |
Mayor Len Brown, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Penny Webster |
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Members |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Cameron Brewer |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
Until 2.25 pm, Item 11 |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Cr Hon Chris Fletcher, QSO |
From 2.39 pm, Item 11 |
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Cr Penny Hulse |
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Cr Denise Krum |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Member David Taipari |
From 1.09 pm, Item 10 |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
From 1.36 pm, Item 11 |
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
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APOLOGIES
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Cr Hon Chris Fletcher, QSO |
For lateness |
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Member John Tamihere |
For absence |
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Budget Committee 11 March 2014 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number BUD/2014/1 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster: That the Budget Committee: a) accept apologies from Member J Tamihere for absence and Cr CE Fletcher for lateness.
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2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number BUD/2014/2 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Budget Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 21 November 2013, as a true and correct record.
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4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
There was no public input.
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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Resolution number BUD/2014/3 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Budget Committee: a) receive the Long-term Plan 2015-2025 – Process Overview report.
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Audience feedback from Long-term Plan Scene Setting Workshop |
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Member D Taipari entered the meeting at 1.09 pm
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Resolution number BUD/2014/4 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Cr ME Lee: That the Budget Committee consider the matter of the Audience feedback from Long-term Plan Scene Setting Workshop report.
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MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr RI Clow: Cr C Darby moved an amendment by way of addition to the original recommendation as follows: a) particularly the very high priority given to Transformational Shift #3, “Move to outstanding public transport within one network” and Transformational Shift #4, “Radically improve the quality of urban living” and focus on these two which leverage progress toward all the other transformational shifts.
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Resolution number BUD/2014/5 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr RI Clow: That the Budget Committee: a) note the key themes from the feedback provided by attendees at the Long-term Plan Scene Setting Workshop, particularly the very high priority given to Transformational Shift #3, “Move to outstanding public transport within one network” and Transformational Shift #4, “Radically improve the quality of urban living” and focus on these two which leverage progress toward all the other transformational shifts. b) agree that staff consider the feedback when progressing the next stages of the Long-term Plan process, including the proposed approach to engagement with the community, and report back to the Budget Committee on the proposed approach on 27 March 2014.
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Secretarial note: The amendment was incorporated into the substantive motion by the meeting. |
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Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 1.36 pm Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 2.25 pm Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at 2.39 pm
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A copy of the report was tabled and a PowerPoint presentation was provided. Copies have been placed on the official copy of the minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website.
Secretarial note: A discussion ensued regarding a letter sent to the Chief Executive by a number of councillors concerning debt levels and Cr Brewer suggested a formal report be provided. The Mayor advised the meeting that the Chief Executive would respond to all councillors.
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Resolution number BUD/2014/6 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster: That the Budget Committee: a) receive the Long-term Plan 2015-2025 – Direction setting report.
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a LTP 2015-25 - Direction Setting report b Attachment 1 - LTP 2015-25 - Direction setting for Council staff and CCOs c Presentation - Long Term Plan 2015-25 - Direction Setting |
12 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
2.45 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 Budget Committee HELD ON
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