Budget Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Budget Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 27 March 2014 at 1.41pm.

present

Chairperson	Mayor Len Brown, JP	Until 2.55pm, item 11
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Penny Webster
Members	Cr Anae Arthur Anae
	Cr Cameron Brewer
	Cr Dr Cathy Casey
	Cr Bill Cashmore
	Cr Ross Clow	Until 2.11pm, item 10
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
	Cr Chris Darby
	Cr Alf Filipaina
	Cr Hon Chris Fletcher, QSO
	Cr Penny Hulse
	Cr Mike Lee
	Cr Calum Penrose
	Cr Dick Quax
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	Member David Taipari	From 1.43pm, item 9
	Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson	From 1.44pm, item 9
	Cr George Wood, CNZM

APOLOGIES

Member John Tamihere	For absence
Cr Denise Krum	For absence

Budget Committee 27 March 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number BUD/2014/7

MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Cr JG Walker:

That the Budget Committee:

a) accept the apologies from Cr D Krum and Member J Tamihere for absence.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number BUD/2014/8

MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:

That the Budget Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 11 March 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

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.

9	Annual Plan 2014/2015 Budget Update
	Secretarial note:          At the Governing Body meeting on 29 October 2013 full membership                                     of the Long-term and Annual Plan Hearings Committee was not                                          agreed and the meeting will be asked to approve that as part of this                                     report.
	Member D Taipari entered the meeting at 1.43pm. Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 1.44pm.
	Resolution number BUD/2014/9 MOVED by Chairperson LCM Brown, seconded by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster: That the Budget Committee: a)      receive the Annual Plan 2014/2015 Budget Update report. b)        approve the membership of the Long-term and Annual Plan Hearings Committee to be the Mayor, all councillors, member Taipari and member Tamihere noting that at the Governing Body meeting on 29 October 2013 Cr MP Webster was appointed chairperson and Cr J Watson deputy chairperson of this committee. CARRIED

10

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan Funding 2014/2015 to 2016/2017

Secretarial note:          The figures in the first sentence of recommendation a) were                                               transposed in the agenda report and have been corrected in the                                          recommendations below.

Cr R Clow retired from the meeting at 2.11pm.

Cr D Quax left the meeting at 2.16pm.

Cr D Quax returned to the meeting at 2.25pm.

Resolution number BUD/2014/10

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina:

That the Budget Committee:

a)      note the total funding required for the operation of the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel and currently included in the draft annual plan as a placeholder at $12,621,300 is reduced by $181,687 to $12,439,613.  This funding is now required to be spread over three years instead of two, increasing the funding required in 2014/2015 from $3,121,000 to $6,261,989, reducing the requirement in 2015/2016 to $5,411,999  and a new requirement of $765,625 for 2016/2017.

b)      approve the operational expenditure funding of $12,439,613 for the operation of the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel spread as follows: 2014/2015 $6,261,989; 2015/2016 $5,411,999 and 2016/2017 $765,625. 

c)      approve additional operating expenditure of $727,000 for the 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 years respectively required to ensure the council has the geospatial resources available to enable it to respond to submissions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and present its case before the Independent Hearings Panel.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For Cr AJ Anae Chairperson LCM Brown Cr CM Casey Cr WB Cashmore Cr LA Cooper Cr C Darby Cr AM Filipaina Cr PA Hulse Cr CM Penrose Member DE Taipari Cr JG Walker Deputy Chairperson MP Webster Cr GS Wood

Against Cr CE Brewer Cr CE Fletcher Cr ME Lee Cr D Quax Cr SL Stewart Cr WD Walker Cr J Watson

Abstained

The division was declared carried by 13 votes to 7.

CARRIED

11	Update on the six Maori priority project areas
	Secretarial note:          There has been one word changed on page 2 of the attachment                                         (page 28 of the agenda). In the first sentence of the second                                                 paragraph the words “cultural impact assessments” have been                                            changed to read “cultural values assessments”. A copy of the                                             amended attachment has been placed on the official copy of the                                        minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website.
	Chairperson LCM Brown left the meeting at 2.55 pm. Cr MP Webster assumed the chair at 2.55pm.
	Resolution number BUD/2014/11 MOVED by Member DE Taipari, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina: That the Budget Committee: a)         receive the Update on the six Maori priority project areas report. b)         request staff to continue to engage with the Independent Maori Statutory Board secretariat to discuss the 2013/2014 budget figures and explanatory material included in Attachment A to the report. c)         request a report to the Budget Committee in May 2014 that sets out planned milestones and funding for the six priority areas during 2014/2015. CARRIED
	Attachments a     Amended Attachment A

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

3.00 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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