Economic Development Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Economic Development Committee held in the Council Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 at 9.30am.

present

Chairperson	Cr Anae Arthur Anae
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Ross Clow	Until 12.28pm, Item 13
Members	Cr Cameron Brewer
	Cr Bill Cashmore
	Member Precious Clark	Until 12.30pm, Item 13
	Cr Denise Krum	From 9.40am, Item 9
	Member Josie Smith (alternate)
	Cr Dick Quax	From 9.34am, Item 9
	Cr Penny Webster	From 10.02am, Item 10

APOLOGIES

Cr Linda Cooper	For absence
Cr Christine Fletcher	For absence
Cr Denise Krum	For lateness
Member Kris MacDonald	For absence
Cr Penny Webster	For lateness

ALSO PRESENT

Cr Cathy Casey

Cr Calum Penrose

Cr George Wood

IN ATTENDANCE

Christine O’Brien, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

Steve Tollestrup, Waitakere Ranges Local Board

Mark Thomas, Orākei Local Board

Economic Development Committee 20 August 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number ECO/2014/41

MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:

That the Economic Development Committee:

a) accept the apologies from Crs CE Fletcher and LA Cooper and from Member MacDonald for absence and from Crs DA Krum and MP Webster for lateness.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number ECO/2014/42

MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:

That the Economic Development Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 1 July 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	Workforce Roadmap for Auckland Construction and Infrastructure Sector
	Heather Stonyer, Project Lead, Unitec,  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.
	Cr D Quax entered the meeting at 9.34 am. Cr DA Krum entered the meeting at 9.40 am.
	Resolution number ECO/2014/43 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Economic Development Committee: a)      note that the development of the Workforce Roadmap is an example of industry, tertiary vocational education providers, council and central government working together to understand future skills needs, and that further work is being undertaken to build the skills supply pipeline and deliver skills for industry and economic growth, b)      thank the Unitec Institute of Technology/Construction and Infrastructure Sponsor Group representatives for their presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments               a     20 August 2014 - Item 9 - Workforce Roadmap presentation

10	Feedback for Proposed Long-term Plan 2015-2025 Performance Measures
	Cr MP Webster entered the meeting at 10.02 am.
	Resolution number ECO/2014/44 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow: That the Economic Development Committee: a)      receive the draft level of service statements and performance measures for the regulation groups of activity. b)      provide feedback on the proposed statements and measures, either through this committee meeting or subsequently by emailing longtermplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz . CARRIED

11	Integrated business precinct plan: industrial south Auckland
	Deputy Chairperson RI Clow left the meeting at 10.12 am. Deputy Chairperson RI Clow returned to the meeting at 10.20 am. Deputy Chairperson RI Clow left the meeting at 10.43 am.
	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.
	Resolution number ECO/2014/45 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Cr D Quax: That the Economic Development Committee: a)      endorse the draft Integrated Business Precinct Plan: industrial south Auckland, (Attachment A to the agenda report) for consultation. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20 August 2014 - Item 11 - integrated business precinct plan presentation

12	Auckland Global Engagement Update
	Deputy Chairperson RI Clow returned to the meeting at 10.55 am.
	Secretarial note:          Amendments were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ECO/2014/46 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow: That the Economic Development Committee: a)      support a refreshed strategic direction for council’s global engagement . b)      support implementation of the refreshed strategic direction for council’s global engagement including the progression of a: ·   Council- wide Global Engagement Framework that ensures an umbrella view and consistent approach to council’s global engagement; ·   Tripartite Economic Alliance between (sister cities) Auckland, Guangzhou and Los Angeles; ·   Global Visibility Strategy/Framework; ·   China Strategy; and ·   Review of the Auckland Council’s 19 formal international partnerships to ensure activity aligns with our strategic direction.   c)      note the proposed mayoral outbound programme in FY2014-15. d)      support that the programme is delivered within existing budgets. e)      note that the proposed programme will be presented to the Governing Body for approval in October. CARRIED

13

Māori Economic Development Programme

Resolution number ECO/2014/47

MOVED by Member Clark, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)    endorse the proposed approach to developing a Māori Economic Development Programme for the Auckland Council family.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For Cr AJ Anae Cr WB Cashmore Member  Clark Cr RI Clow Cr DA Krum Member  Smith Cr MP Webster

Against Cr CE Brewer Cr D Quax

Abstained

The motion was declared carried by 7 votes to 2.

CARRIED

14	Auckland Quarterly Economic Update
	Member  Clark left the meeting at 12.03 pm. Deputy Chairperson RI Clow left the meeting at 12.06 pm. Cr D Quax left the meeting at 12.09 pm. Deputy Chairperson RI Clow returned to the meeting at 12.14 pm. Cr D Quax returned to the meeting at 12.18 pm. Deputy Chairperson RI Clow left the meeting at 12.28 pm.
	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.
	Resolution number ECO/2014/48 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Economic Development Committee: a)      thank Rachael Logie for her presentation – Auckland Quarterly Economic Update. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20 August 2014 - Item 14 Auckland Quarterly Economic Update presentation

15

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

Resolution number ECO/2014/49 MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Member Smith: That the Economic Development 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

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

12.34 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

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