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Economic
Development Committee
01 July 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
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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The current status of the rollout of Ultrafast Broadband in
Auckland
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Cr DA Krum entered the meeting at
9.33am
Cr MP Webster entered the meeting at
9.37 am.
Cr LA Cooper entered the meeting at
9.39 am.
Cr MP Webster left the meeting at 10.03
am.
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Anna Verboeket, Stakeholder Relations
Manager, Crown Fibre Holdings and Craig Young, Head of Industry Relations,
Chorus, were present for this item. A PowerPoint presentation was provided.
A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the
Auckland Council website.
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MOVED
by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:
That the Economic Development
Committee:
a) receive the presentation by
Anna Verboeket and Craig Young on the current status of the rollout of
Ultrafast Broadband in Auckland.
b) thank Anna Verboeket and Craig
Young for their presentation.
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Cr
LA Cooper MOVED an amendment to the original recommendation, seconded by Cr
DA Krum:
c) note that a number of rural
and coastal areas in the greater Auckland Region will not have their
broadband infrastructure upgraded under either the Rural Broadband Initiative
or the rollout of Ultrafast Broadband. These residents continue to receive
sub-standard broadband service, with detrimental impacts on community safety
and local economic development.
d) note that Chorus has
requested some rural and coastal communities to fund the upgrade of their own
broadband infrastructure.
e) request Council’s Economic
Development team to work with Chorus to develop options for these
communities.
CARRIED
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The Chairperson put the substantive
motion.
Resolution number ECO/2014/34
MOVED
by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) receive the presentation by
Anna Verboeket and Craig Young on the current status of the rollout of
Ultrafast Broadband in Auckland.
b) thank Anna Verboeket and
Craig Young for their presentation.
c) note that a number of
rural and coastal areas in the greater Auckland Region will not have their
broadband infrastructure upgraded under either the Rural Broadband Initiative
or the rollout of Ultrafast Broadband. These residents continue to receive
sub-standard broadband service, with detrimental impacts on community safety
and local economic development.
d) note that Chorus has
requested some rural and coastal communities to fund the upgrade of their own
broadband infrastructure.
e) request Council’s Economic
Development team to work with Chorus to develop options for these
communities.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 1 July 2014 - Item 9 PowerPoint
presentation
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10
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Customer-centric approaches to regulatory activities
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Fiona Shilton, General Manager Property,
the Warehouse and Pat Gavaghan, General Manager Property Development, the
Hugh Green Group, were present for this item.
A further report and a PowerPoint
presentation were provided. Hard copies have been placed on the official
minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number ECO/2014/35
MOVED
by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a)
note the growth in demand on services
provision, as a result of improving economic conditions and the impact of
regulatory reform.
b)
note the improvements being made by the
regulatory services team in support of a customer centered and business friendly
approach.
c)
note the work in progress and
opportunities for continued improvement.
d)
thank Fiona Shilton and Pat Gavaghan
for their input into the discussion.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 1 July 2014 - Item 10 tabled
report
b 1 July 2014 - Item 10 PowerPoint
presentation
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World Cities Summit
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Deputy Chairperson RI Clow left the
meeting at 11.20 am.
Deputy Chairperson RI Clow returned to
the meeting at 11.26 am.
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Resolution number ECO/2014/36
MOVED
by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) note the
attendance of the Mayor and senior council staff at the World Cities Summit
in Singapore in June 2014.
b) note the
programme of meetings and the outcomes from the attendance of the Mayor and
senior council staff at the World Cities Summit in Singapore in June 2014.
c) note that
the delegation was successful in raising the profile of Auckland, both in
terms of its liveability vision and investment attractiveness and that a
follow-up investment roadshow to Singapore is being planned for later in
2014.
d) note that the
council is likely to engage in future activity with the World Cities Summit
and Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize.
CARRIED
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Industrial Business Land
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A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A
copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland
Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Cr AJ Anae vacated the chair and left
the meeting at 12.15 pm
Deputy Chairperson RI Clow assumed the
chair at 12.15 pm
Cr AJ Anae returned to the meeting and
resumed the chair at 12.18 pm
Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 12.40
pm.
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Resolution number ECO/2014/38
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow, seconded by Cr D Quax:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) recommend
to the Auckland Development Committee that:
i. business land is a critical
consideration of the Spatial Priorities work that is currently being
advanced.
ii. new areas of business land growth
are prioritised in any future Land Release Programme outlined by Auckland
Council.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 1 July 2014 - Item 13
PowerPoint presentation
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14
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Business Growth Agenda - Future Direction 2014
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A PowerPoint presentation was provided for
Items 14 and 15 and a handout on Business Growth Agenda Priority Areas was
tabled. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on
the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Cr LA Cooper returned to the meeting
at 12.43 pm.
Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 12.49
pm.
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Resolution number ECO/2014/39
MOVED
by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) receive the Business Growth
Agenda – Future Direction 2014 report and its accompanying presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 1 July 2014 - Items 14 and 15
PowerPoint presentation
b 1 July 2014 - Item 14 tabled
handout
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16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.53 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 Economic Development Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
