Community Development and Safety Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Community Development and Safety Committee held in the Council Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at 9.39am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Dr Cathy Casey

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

Members

Member Kris MacDonald

 

 

Cr Calum Penrose

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

From 9.45am, Item 9

 

Cr George Wood, CNZM

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

For absence

 

Cr Linda Cooper

For absence

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

For absence

 

Member Josie Smith

For absence

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 


Community Development and Safety Committee

13 August 2014

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number COM/2014/25

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Councillors  AM Filipaina, LA Cooper AJ Anae and Member Josie Smith for absence and Cr J Watson for lateness.

 

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Member Kristan MacDonald declared a conflict of interest with Item 13, Participation in Early Childhood Learning – Auckland Wide Service Provision.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number COM/2014/26

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 25 June 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

Family 100: Demonstrating the Complexities of Being Poor

 

Cr Watson entered the meeting at 9.45am

 

 

Diane Robertson, Auckland City Mission and Gael Surgenor, Manager, Community Development and Safety, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

A Family 100 Project Background booklet was tabled at the meeting.

 

A copy of the booklet has been placed on the file copy of the minutes. Further information about this project can be found at the website:

 

http://www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/information.php?info_id=128

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/27

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee :

a)      thank Diane Robertson and the Auckland City Mission for their presentation and work on the Family 100 project.

b)      endorse the empathy tool ‘Demonstrating the Complexities of Being Poor’ as a resource for Auckland Council staff when working with families, particularly those living in poverty.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Family 100 empathy tool

 

 

10

Kai Auckland - Accelerating the Community Food Movement

 

 

Cissy Rock, Senior Community Development Project Leader, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker introduced this item to the meeting.

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/28

MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Chairperson CM Casey:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      endorse Kai Auckland’s five strategic action areas.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Kai Auckland - Accelerating the Community Food Movement

 


 

11

Auckland Regional Injury Prevention Update

 

 

Ann Weaver, SafeKids Aotearoa and Amanda Kelly, Senior Advisor Injury Prevention, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/29

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr GS Wood:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      note the work of the Guiding Coalition  

b)      endorse the proposal for local board members to attend a workshop to discuss the child injury data with the regional injury prevention team.

c)      forward the report findings to Auckland Transport and request Auckland Council Strategic Planning to look closely at the design of public roads and how driveways are designed and link to roads to ensure good practice and principles to prevent child injuries.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Auckland Regional Injury Prevention Update

 

 

12

Housing for Older Persons - Work Programme 2014/2015

 

 

Kat Teirney, Team Leader Community Facilities South and Martin Brown, Team Leader Social Housing, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/30

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      endorse the housing for older persons work programme 2014/2015, including asset renewal works totalling $1.34 million.

b)      forward this report to local boards for their information.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Secretarial Note:         Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5, Cr Wood requested that his dissenting vote be recorded.

 

 

Attachments

a     Housing for Older Persons - Work Programme 2014/2015

 


 

13

Participation in Early Childhood Learning – Auckland Wide Service Provision

 

 

Jilly Tyler, Ministry of Education and Teena Abbey, Senior Advisor Injury Prevention, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/31

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      forward the report to all local boards with a suggestion that local boards workshop the issues in the report.

b)      request a report on findings from local board workshops later in 2014.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Member Kris MacDonald declared a conflict of interest in this item and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

 

 

Attachments

a     Participation in Early Childhood Learning - Auckland Wide Service Provision

 

 

14

The Auckland Regional Partnership Agreement between the Auckland Council group and Immigration New Zealand

 

Resolution number COM/2014/32

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr GS Wood:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      note that Auckland Council group officers are working with Immigration New Zealand to finalise the Auckland Regional Partnership Agreement

b)      note the Auckland Regional Settlement Strategy community and economic action plan reports and their recommendations.

 

CARRIED

 


 

15

Fees for the Hire of Bookable Spaces in Community Facilities

 

 

Valerie Proud, Principal Policy Analyst and Kat Teirney, Team Leader Community Facilities South, gave a presentation.

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/33

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Member  MacDonald:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      receive the presentation.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Fees for the Hire of Bookable Spaces in Community Facilities

 

 

16

Feedback for Proposed Long-term Plan 2015-2025 Performance Measures

 

Resolution number COM/2014/34

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr GS Wood:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      receive the draft level of service statements and performance measures for the Regional and Local Community Services groups of activities.

b)      provide feedback on the proposed statements and measures, either through this committee meeting or subsequently by emailing longtermplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Report on progress made with actions from previous meetings

 

Resolution number COM/2014/35

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         receive the progress report on action items arising from minutes of meetings.

b)        request to the 12 November 2014 meeting:

i)        attendance by the Assistant Commissioner and 3 District Commanders to present on general law and order issues in Auckland.

ii)         a feedback report on Mayoral Taskforce on trains and fare evasion.

 

CARRIED

  


 

18        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

12.32 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 Community Development and Safety Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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