Rural Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall,  Auckland on Friday, 6 June 2014 at 12.30pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Bill Cashmore

Franklin Ward Councillor

Deputy Chairperson South

Alan Cole

Franklin Local Board Member

Deputy Chairperson North

Thomas Grace

Rodney Local Board Member

Members

Marie Appleton

Rural Women NZ

 

Bill Bourke

Aggregate & Quarry Assoc

 

Wendy Clark

Federated Farmers

 

Viv Dostine

Northern Equine

 

Angela Halliday

Horticulture NZ

 

Brian Mason

Landowners & Contractors Protection Assoc Inc

 

Callum McCallum

Aquaculture Industry

 

Roger Parton

Rural Contractors NZ and

Aggregate & Quarry Assoc

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Assoc

 

Cr Penny Webster

Rodney Ward Councillor

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Trish Fordyce              For absence

 

Richard Gardner         For absence

 

Chris Keenan              For absence (Angela Halliday alt)

 

Andrew McKenzie      For absence

 

Bill Millar                      For absence

 

Helen Moodie              For absence

 

Peter Spencer             For absence

 

Bronwen Turner          For absence

 

Glenn Wilcox              For absence on council business

 

 

 

Rural Advisory Panel

06 June 2014

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number RUR/2014/18

MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson, North TP Grace:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apologies from Trish Fordyce, Richard Gardner, Chris Keenan, Andrew McKenzie, Bill Millar, Helen Moodie, Peter Spencer and Bronwen Turner  for absence and from Glenn Wilcox for absence on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RUR/2014/19

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson, South AQ Cole, seconded by Member  W Clark:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 2 May 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

3          Additional items for consideration, not on the agenda

 

            No additional items were identified.

 

 

6.3

General Business - Geoff Smith – question/issue for RAP – Unitary Plan/Equine Centre

 

It was agreed that the Item 6.3 – General Business - Geoff Smith – question/issue for RAP – Unitary Plan/Equine Centre be discussed at this time. Warren Maclennan provided a response, encouraging further submissions to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.

 

 

Attachments

a     Geoff Smith - question/issue for RAP - Unitary Plan/Equine Centre

 

 

4

Rural Broadband - response to 2/5/14 (Geoff Smith) tabled issue

 

Tim Watton, Manager Regional Digital Policy Implementation provided a PowerPoint presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number RUR/2014/20

MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Member  W Bourke:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

 

a)         thank Tim Watton for his Rural Broadband presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     6 June 2013 - Item 4 Rural Broadband PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

5

Kaipara River update - Response to (Wendy Clark) issue 2/5/14 meeting

 

Wolfgang Kanz, Senior Stormwater Specialist, was present for this item.

 

 

Resolution number RUR/2014/21

MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson, South AQ Cole:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

 

a)         thank Wolfgang Kanz for his Kaipara River update.

CARRIED

  

6          General Business

 

6.1

Update on panel’s recommendation re Ballance Awards

 

 

A brief update on the process regarding the panel’s Balance Awards recommendation was provided.

 

 

6.2

Update on Rural Industry Group

 

 

Alan Cole updated the panel on the responses received regarding membership of the Rural Industry Group (RIG). It was agreed that the panel fulfils the need to ensure proper connection with rural industries.

 

 

Resolution number RUR/2014/22

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson, South AQ Cole, seconded by Member  G Smith:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

 

a)         agree that the Rural Industry Group be disbanded.

 

CARRIED

 

 Reports to next meeting:

 

 

 

 

2.05pm                                               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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