1 Welcome
Deputy
Chairperson JC Cleave led the meeting in a karakia.
A minute’s
silence was observed for Reef Paton, Will Meecham and Garth Dalton who recently
passed away.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
Chairperson SP
Daly declared an interest in respect of the funding request from Envirokiwi Ltd for the Zero Waste events kit and Waste Minimisation
visitor pamphlets at item 15 b) – Community group and agency reports.
Member JJ
Gilbert declared an interest in respect of the funding of the Kaitoke fire site
wildlife monitoring at item 13 c).
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public Forum
There was no public forum.
10 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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13
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Proposed 2014/2015 Environment Work Programme
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Documents
were tabled in respect to this item. Copies of the tabled documents have been
attached to the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the
Auckland Council website.
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Emma Joyce,
Relationship Advisor of Infrastructure and Environmental Services and Laura
Buckthought, Scientist (Aquatic Chemistry), RIMU were in attendance to
present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee in respect to Proposed 2014/2015 Environment Work Programme.
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Member JJ
Gilbert declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion
or voting on item c).
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Resolution number GBESP/2014/29
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives
the Proposed 2014/2015 Environment Work Programme report.
b) Agrees to
fund the following projects from the 2014/2015 budget line for biosecurity
pest management programmes.
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Project
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Cost
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Rabbit control
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$27,020
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Weed Management - West coast bays
weed survey
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$9,037
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Rainbow Skink Surveillance
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$15,000
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Total
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$51,057
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c) Agrees
to fund the following projects from the 2014/2015 budget line for
environmental enhancement.
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Project
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Cost
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Conservation of leptinella
population at Awana
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$10,000
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Water Quality Monitoring Programme
(remainder of 2014/15 only)
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$12,063
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Kaitoke restoration - weed management and wildlife monitoring
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$7,750.50
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Total
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$29,813.50
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d)
Agrees to allocate funds from its
discretionary SLIPs opex budget to enable the island ecology conversations to
commence this financial year.
e)
Delegates authority to the Committee
Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson in consultation with other members to
approve work programme budget if decisions are required before the next
scheduled November 2014 Committee meeting.
f)
Thanks Emma Joyce, Relationship Advisor
of Infrastructure and Environmental Services and Laura Buckthought, Scientist
(Aquatic Chemistry), RIMU for their attendance and presentation on the
Proposed 2014/2015 Environment Work Programme report.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 2014
State of Environment report cards for Great Barrier Island
b 2013-2014
Safeswim Summary report for Local Boards
c Email
from Marcus Herrmann re Safe swim programme
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14
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Aotea Great Barrier Wastewater Issues
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This report
was not presented at the meeting and will be available at the next Great
Barrier Environment Committee meeting.
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15
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Community group and agency reports
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A document was tabled in respect to the
Hauraki Gulf Forum’s annual seminar. A copy of the tabled document has been
attached to the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the
Auckland Council website.
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Joanne O’Reilly, Waste Minimisation
Educator, GBI was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment
Committee in respect to the Waste Minimisation Education role update and the
funding request for the Zero Waste events kit and Waste Minimisation visitor
pamphlets.
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Chairperson SP Daly declared an interest
in this item and took no part in the discussion or voting on item b).
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Resolution number GBESP/2014/30
MOVED
by Member JC Cleave, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
Receives the Waste Minimisation
Education role update, KAKA comments September 2014 and the Sea Change August
2014 newsletter.
b)
Agrees to fund a Zero Waste events kit
at a cost of $1978.50 and Waste Minimisation visitor pamphlets at a cost of
$1,539.50 to be paid from the discretionary SLIPs opex budget to be managed
by the Great Barrier Island’s Waste Minimisation Educator position holder.
c)
Receives the information on the Hauraki
Gulf Forum’s annual seminar – “On the Horizon: Hauraki Gulf marine park
seminar”.
d)
Approves the attendance of the
Committee Chairperson SP Daly, Deputy Chairperson JC Cleave and Board Members
JJ Gilbert and CA Spence at the On the Horizon: Hauraki Gulf marine park
seminar to be held on Monday, 20 October 2014 at the Auckland Museum as the
theme is a key project and outcome for the board as outlined in its local
board plan. Tickets to the symposium is $33 per participant (ticket price includes morning tea, lunch and
afternoon tea, and booking fee for online and phone sales) and further travel and accommodation costs will be incurred by
attendance.
e)
Thanks Joanne
O’Reilly, Waste Minimisation Educator, GBI for her attendance and
presentation on the Waste Minimisation Education role update and the funding
request for the Zero Waste events kit and Waste Minimisation visitor
pamphlets.
f)
Thanks Brigid Graney for her excellent
work and contribution for the Barrier community and wishes her well for the
future.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Hauraki Gulf Forum - "On
the Horizon: Hauraki Gulf marine park seminar", 20 October 2014
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16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
11.59 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 Great Barrier Environment Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
