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Hearings Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Hearings Committee held in the Committee Meeting Room, Civic 15, 1 Greys Avenue, Auckland on Tuesday, 8 July 2014 at 10.00am.
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Chairperson |
Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Members |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
Until 11.11am, Item C2 |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
From 10.03am, Item 3 |
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Member David Taipari |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
From 10.15am, Item 10 |
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IMSB alternate |
Karen Wilson |
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APOLOGIES
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Cr Chris Darby |
absence |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
lateness |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
lateness |
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Cr Penny Webster |
absence |
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Member G Wilcox |
absence |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Julie Fairey - Puketāpapa Local Board Chair |
Until 10.35am, Item 14 |
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Hearings Committee 08 July 2014 |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/88 MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, Cr C Darby and Member G Wilcox for absence, and Cr CM Penrose and Cr WD Walker for lateness.
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2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
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CM Penrose entered the meeting at 10.03 am. |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/89 MOVED by Member DE Taipari, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.
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4 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
5 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
6 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Urgent Decision: Appointment of Elected Members to Resource Consent Hearings |
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Cr CM Penrose returned to the meeting at 10.05 am. |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/90 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Member DE Taipari: That the Hearings Committee: a) note the decision made under urgency.
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Resolution number HEA/2014/91 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Member DE Taipari: That the Hearings Committee: a) note the release of the decision of the Hearings Committee of 7 May 2014 regarding the appointment of independent hearing commissioners to the open Hearings Committee agenda of 8 July 2014.
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Appointment of Commissioners - Notice of Requirement to alter designations and s127 application to change conditions of resource consents for the St Lukes Interchange Project |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/92 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint a panel of three independent commissioners – Leigh McGregor as Chair (Rebecca Macky as alternate Chair); Orchid Atimalala (Jenny Hudson as alternate); and David Mead (Ian Munro as alternate) – to hear submissions and make a recommendation on the Notice of Requirement and to make a decision on the s127 application to change conditions of resource consents at 820 Great North Road as part of the St Lukes Interchange project (additional left turn lane). b) delegate authority to the chairperson of the Hearings Committee to make a replacement appointment should any of the independent commissioners be unavailable.
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Secretarial note: Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5, Member DE Taipari and Member K Wilson requested that their dissenting vote be recorded. |
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Appointment of Commissioners: application for resource consent - Proposed Removal of a Pre-1940 Building, 44 New Street, Ponsonby |
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Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 10.15 am. |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/93 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint the rostered independent duty commissioner, and appoint John Hill (Richard Knott as alternate) as heritage commissioner to sit with the duty commissioner, to make decisions on the application for resource consent to remove a pre-1940 building at 44 New Street, Ponsonby, pursuant to sections 95 and 104 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
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Determination of hearing commissioners: 254 Patumahoe Road, Patumahoe |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/94 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) appoint a panel of four commissioners – Les Simmons, Chair (Craig Shearer as alternate Chair); Gavin Lister (Melean Absolum as alternate); Louise Wickham (Kevin Mahan as alternate); and Local Board Member Brent Catchpole (Angela Dalton as alternate) – to hear and determine the application by Craddock Farms Limited to establish and operate a chicken egg layer farm for a maximum of 310,000 hens at 254 Patumahoe Road, Patumahoe, pursuant to section 104 of the Resource Management Act 1991. b) delegate the Chairperson of the Hearings Committee the authority to make replacement appointments.
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District and Regional Plans Appeal Status Report at 27 June 2014 |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/95 MOVED by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) receive the report.
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13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
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Resolution number HEA/2014/96 MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Hearings Committee: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that Gerald Lanning, solicitor from Simpson Grierson as legal Counsel for AC, and Robert Scott, Consultant Planner be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1 - Proposed Mediation Position to Settle Appeals to Plan Change 123 Hibiscus Coast Gateway after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the matter, which will help the Hearings Committee in its decision-making. 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 Proposed Mediation Position to Settle Appeals to Plan Change 123 Hibiscus Coast Gateway
C2 Proposed Mediation to Settle Appeals on Plan Change 148 (Auckland Council District Plan (Rodney Section) 2011) Matakana Country Park
C3 New resource consent appeal: Wedd & Jones v Auckland Council
C4 Resource Consents Appeals: Status Report 8 July 2014
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.
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10.35am The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
11.18am The public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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Proposed Mediation Position to Settle Appeals to Plan Change 123 Hibiscus Coast Gateway |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/97 That the Hearings Committee: e) agree that decisions, report and attachments regarding Proposed mediation position to settle appeals to plan change 123 Hibiscus Coast Gateway, not be re-stated in the open section of the minutes. |
11.18 am 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 Hearings Committee HELD ON
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CHAIRPERSON:........................................................