Minutes of Youth Advisory Panel

Youth Advisory Panel

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, Level 2, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 11 August 2014 at 6.07pm.

present

Chairperson	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
Deputy Chairperson
Members	Agnes Wong	Matariki Roche
	Aileen Zhou	Micah Stininato
	Anthony Kapeli Su’a	Mosa Mafile’o
	Danielle Goh	Nortessa Montgomerie
	Flora Apulu	Sam Vaili
	Ginah Vakaheketaha-Helisi	Sam Yoon
	Isabella Lenihan-Ikin	Savanna Steele
	Janice Auva’a	Tesree Appanna
	Mackenzie Valgre	Tim Matthews
	Maggy Liu	Torranice Campel
	Marek Townley

APOLOGIES

Cr Linda Cooper

For non-attendance

ALSO PRESENT

Member Glen Wilcox

Independent Maori Statutory Board

IN ATTENDANCE

	Ben Dowdle	Howick Local Board Youth
	Jason Mareroa	Papakura Local Board Youth
	Ngatokorima Jake Lamkum	Maungakiekie Local Board Youth
	Ollie Hauke	St John, New Zealand

Youth Advisory Panel

11 August 2014

Meeting opened with a karakia by Mosa

1 Apologies

Resolution number YOU/2014/37

MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded by Member Vaili:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apology from Member LA Cooper for non-attendance.

CARRIED

2 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number YOU/2014/38

MOVED by Member A Wong, seconded by Member S Steele:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 28 July 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

4	Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
	The Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse, chaired the meeting for this item and called for recommendations for the term of the chairperson and deputy chairperson.
	MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded by Member Vaili: That the Youth Advisory Panel: a) accept all nominations received to date b) endorse the election of the new Chairperson c) endorse the election of the new Deputy Chairperson d) acknowledge that the voting papers will be destroyed.
	Member Mosa Mafile’o moved by way of addition, seconded by Sam Vaili e) endorse a 24 month term for the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson LOST
	MOVED by Member S Steele by way of addition, seconded by Member M Roche: That the Youth Advisory Panel: e) endorse a 12 month term for the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson CARRIED
	Secretarial Note: Bruce Thomas, Principal Advisor Panels conducted the election process for the chairperson and deputy chairperson.
	The Deputy Mayor put the substantive motion: Resolution number YOU/2014/39 MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded by Member Sam Vaili: That the Youth Advisory Panel: a) accept all nominations received to date b) endorse the election of the new Chairperson – Flora Apulu c) endorse the election of the new Deputy Chairperson – Mosa Mafile’o d) acknowledge that the voting papers will be destroyed. e) endorse a 12 month term for the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson CARRIED
	Glen Wilcox provided a haka tautoko for the panel nominees and successful candidates. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse provided a motivational and congratulatory speech to the panel.

Secretarial Note: The newly-elected Chairperson , Flora Apulu and Deputy Chairperson, Mosa Mafile’o assumed duties at this time.

Local Approved Product Policy for the sale of psychoactive substances - proposed option

Resolution number YOU/2014/40

MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded by Member M Stininato:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) record their position with respect to the proposed draft Local Approved Product Policy that will prevent the sale of approved psychoactive substances in the following areas:

· high deprivation areas as defined by the Ministry of Health’s Deprivation Index score of 8, 9 or 10 indicating areas that fall in the bottom 30% of deprivation scores

· neighbourhood centres as defined by the unitary plan

· within 300m of a high school

· within 100m of a primary school

· within 300m of a mental health or addiction treatment centre

· within 500m of an existing psychoactive substance retail licence

b) create a working party to lead mandatory feedback, lead by Agnes Wong with members Micah Stininato, Sam Vaili, Mosa Mafile’o, Tesree Appanna, Mackenzie Valgre, Maggy Liu, Sam Yoon, Isabella Lenihan-Ikin, Matariki Roche.

CARRIED

Updates from Youth Advisory Panel Members

Resolution number YOU/2014/41

MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded Anthony Kapeli Su’a:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) receive the verbal updates from the panel members.

i) Agnes Wong

ii) Sam Yoon

iii) Danielle Goh

iv) Sam Vailli

v) Savanna Steele

CARRIED

Subcommittee update

Resolution number YOU/2014/42

MOVED by Member F Apulu, seconded by Member J Auva'a:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) thank the subcommittee leads for their updates

i) Savanna Steele

b) forward the updates for the attention of their respective local youth voice mechanisms

CARRIED

5 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

Secretarial Note: Chairperson, Flora Apulu thanked the Deputy Mayor for her attendance at the meeting.

8.00 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 Youth Advisory Panel HELD ON

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