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Finance and
Performance Committee
13 March 2014
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Public Input
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5.1
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Bruce Pulman Park Trust - Bruce Pulman and Marie Stechman
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This item did not go ahead at the meeting.
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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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Auckland Council Group half year financial results to 31 December
2013
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Member DE Taipari entered the meeting at 9.38 am.
Mayor LCM Brown entered the meeting at
9.43 am.
Cr PA Hulse entered the meeting at
9.44 am.
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Resolution number FIN/2014/20
MOVED by Cr CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:
That the Finance and Performance Committee:
a) receive the
report.
CARRIED
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Monthly budget update
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Cr AM Filipaina entered the meeting at
9.49 am.
Cr ME Lee entered the meeting at 9.52
am.
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MOVED
by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher:
That the Finance and
Performance Committee:
a) approve additional
operational funding of $175,000 in the 2013/2014 financial year to Auckland
Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited to undertake further
investigation of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Pathway (SkyPath) proposal.
A division was called for,
voting on which was as follows:
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For
Cr AJ Anae
Mayor LCM Brown
Cr WB Cashmore
Deputy Chairperson RI Clow
Cr C Darby
Cr AM Filipaina
Cr CE Fletcher
Cr PA Hulse
Cr DA Krum
Cr ME Lee
Cr CM Penrose
Member DE Taipari
Cr JG Walker
Cr WD Walker
Cr J Watson
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Against
Cr CE Brewer
Cr D Quax
Cr SL Stewart
Cr GS Wood
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Abstained
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The division was declared carried by 15 votes to 4.
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Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 10.40 am.
Cr CM Casey entered the meeting at 10.56 am.
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Resolution number FIN/2014/22
MOVED
by Cr PA Hulse, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina:
That the Finance and
Performance Committee:
b) note
that existing resources will be deployed to facilitate the Cultural Impact
Assessment process required under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan, and
these will be funded from the existing budgets for the 2013/2014 financial
year.
A division was called for,
voting on which was as follows:
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For
Cr AJ Anae
Mayor LCM Brown
Cr CM Casey
Cr WB Cashmore
Deputy Chairperson RI Clow
Cr C Darby
Cr AM Filipaina
Cr PA Hulse
Cr CM Penrose
Member DE Taipari
Cr GS Wood
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Against
Cr CE Brewer
Cr DA Krum
Cr ME Lee
Cr D Quax
Cr SL Stewart
Cr JG Walker
Cr WD Walker
Cr J Watson
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Abstained
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The division was declared carried by 11 votes to 8.
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Resolution number FIN/2014/23
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the Finance and
Performance Committee:
c) note
that any additional funding requirements from 2014/2015 onwards associated
with the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan will be reported to the Budget
Committee on 27 March 2014, as part of the annual plan process.
d) agree
that the Auckland Council’s budgets be updated to reflect the financial
implications of the above decisions.
CARRIED
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Mayor LCM Brown left the meeting at 11.57 am.
Member DE Taipari left the meeting at 11.57
am.
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OurAuckland review
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Cr CE Fletcher returned to the meeting
at 12.00 pm.
Member DE Taipari returned to the meeting at 12.11 pm.
Mayor LCM Brown returned to the meeting
at 12.19 pm.
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The Communications and Public Affairs
Interim Director presented a Powerpoint presentation in support of the
report.
A copy of the presentation has been attached to the
official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council
website.
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Resolution number FIN/2014/24
MOVED by Cr CE Brewer, seconded by Cr DA Krum:
That the Finance and Performance Committee:
a) note the
contents of the report on OurAuckland review.
b) support OurAuckland’s
content to be revised to increase local board and ward-based communication to
a minimum of 4 pages, consistent with public and elected representatives
requesting greater local communication.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Pursuant to standing order 3.15.5, Cr
Casey requested her vote in dissent be recorded.
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Attachments
a OurAuckland
Presentation
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13 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
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14 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number FIN/2014/25
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow, seconded by Cr
CM Penrose:
That the
Finance and Performance Committee:
a) exclude
the public from the following part 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 Update
on proposal to acquire an easement in Newmarket for access purposes
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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)(i) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the
report contains information on property values which could impact on
negotiations with landowners..
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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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12.28pm The
public was excluded.
The meeting
adjourned for lunch.
Resolutions in
relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of
these minutes and are not publicly available.
2.20pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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C1
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Update on proposal to acquire an easement in Newmarket for access
purposes
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That the Finance and Performance Committee:
b) agree
that the report and resolutions remain confidential.
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2.20 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 Finance and Performance Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
