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, 24 September 2014 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Dr Cathy Casey

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

Members

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

From 9.55am, item 6, Until 12.22pm, item 15

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

From 10.08am, item 9, Until 11.55am, item 11

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

From 9.55am, item 7, Until 12.23pm, item 15

 

Cr Calum Penrose

 

 

Member Josie Smith

Until 12.07pm, item 12

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 9.50am, item 5.1

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr George Wood, CNZM

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

Absence

 

Cr Linda Cooper

Absence on Council business

 

Member Kris MacDonald

Absence

 

 


Community Development and Safety Committee

24 September 2014

 

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting with a mihi.

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number COM/2014/36

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr LA Cooper for absence on Council business, His Worship the Mayor L Brown, Member K MacDonald for absence and Councillor A Anae and Cr A Filipaina for lateness.

CARRIED

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number COM/2014/37

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 13 August 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 9.50am.

 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Intersex  (GLBTI), Bruce Kilmister

 

Resolution number COM/2014/38

MOVED by Chairperson CM Casey, seconded by Member  Smith:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      receive the presentation from Bruce Kilmister from Body Positive.

b)        request officers to explore the options for establishing an appropriate panel for the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Intersex (GLBTI) community.

CARRIED

Cr AJ Anae entered the meeting at 9.55am.

Deputy Mayor PA Hulse entered the meeting at 9.55 am.

 

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.

 

Cr AM Filipaina returned to the meeting at 10.08 am.

9

New Zealand Police - Overview of key police issues in Auckland

 

Assistant Commissioner Allan Boreham, Inspector Gary Davey, Inspector Rob Cochrane, Inspector Tony Wakelin and Inspector Les Patterson were in attendance  and provided a presentation on key police issues in Auckland.

 

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/2014/39

MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr GS Wood:  

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         receive the presentation from Assistant Commissioner Allan Boreham, Inspector Gary Davey, Inspector Rob Cochrane, Inspector Tony Wakelin and Inspector Les Patterson, Strategy and Relations Manager on behalf of the New Zealand Police.

b)        request officers to provide a quarterly report to the committee.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     24 September 2014, Community Development and Safety Committee, item 9 - New Zealand Police - Alcohol Policy  

 

10

Community Safety Overview

 

Leora Hirsh, Manager, Community Development & Safety and Dr Trudie Cain, Researcher Social, RIMU provided a presentation on key findings on community safety.

 

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/2014/40

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         receive the report and presentation updating on key council community safety activities.

b)        refer the report to the General Manager of the Southern Initiative and Auckland Transport.

c)         refer the report to all Auckland Council Advisory Panels, Independent Maori Statutory Board (IMSB) and Local Boards.

d)        request staff to report back on progress and options on perceptions of community safety following engagement with Local Boards.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     24 September 2014, Community Development and Safety Committee, item 10 - Community Safety Overview

b     24 September 2014, item 10 - Community Safety Overview: Actual and Perceived safety from Crime

Cr AM Filipaina left the meeting at 11.55am.

 

11

The Henderson Safer Town Centre Plan

 

Resolution number COM/2014/41

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         receive the Henderson Safer Town Centre report.

b)        thank Vanessa Neeson, Chair Henderson-Massey Local Board and Michael Alofa for their verbal presentation.

CARRIED

 

Member PA Hulse left the meeting at 12.02 pm.

Cr JG Walker left the meeting at 12.02 pm.

Member  Smith left the meeting at 12.07 pm.

12

Update on Graffiti Vandalism Prevention Services

 

Resolution number COM/2014/42

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)         receive the update on Graffiti Vandalism Prevention Services report.

b)        acknowledge the role of partners and providers in the success of the programme.

c)         raise the issues identified with Auckland Transport around vandalism and damage to the bus stops.

d)        forward the report to other related agencies regarding vandalism and damage to public property.

e)         request the Chairperson to write to Kiwi Rail regarding concern over the removal of graffiti from rail bridges.

CARRIED

 

13

Auckland Regional Methamphetamine Working Group

 

Yvonne Powley, Chairperson, North Shore Community and Social Services and Trina Baggett, CAYAD Advisor provided a presentation to the Committee on the activities of the Auckland Regional Methamphetamine Working Group (ARMWG).

 

A copy of the presentation has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website. Further information about this project can be found at the website:

 

http://www.cayad.org.nz/index.php/success-stories

 

 

Resolution number COM/2014/43

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      note that the Auckland Regional Methamphetamine Working Group (ARMWG) has developed a draft set of health and safety guidelines for organisations, such as Auckland Council, whose staff may visit a methamphetamine (meth) contaminated property

b)      note that the existence of a New Zealand Standard could:

i)       support the development of future by-laws or government regulations that deal with the issue of meth-contaminated properties, and;

ii)      create an accreditation regime that would provide local authorities with greater confidence in working with meth-testing and clean-up service providers.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     24 September 2014, Community Development and Safety Committee, item 13 - Auckland Regional Methamphetamine Working Group presentation

 

14

Facing Future: Symposium on New Psychoactive Substances Update

 

Resolution number COM/2014/44

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a)      request that an update report on the progress of the New Psychoactive Substances Action Plan be provided to this committee in April 2015.

CARRIED

 

Cr AJ Anae left the meeting at 12.22 pm.

Member PA Hulse left the meeting at 12.23 pm.

 

15

Report on progress with actions from previous meetings

 

Resolution number COM/2014/45

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

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

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

CARRIED

  

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary item.  

 

 

12.50 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

 

 

 

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