Hearings Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Hearings Committee held in the Committee Meeting Room, Civic 15, 1 Greys Avenue, Auckland on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 at 10.00am.
Chairperson |
Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Penny Webster |
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Members |
Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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David Taipari |
From 10.08am, Item 7 |
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Glenn Wilcox |
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APOLOGIES
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Mayor Len Brown, JP |
On council business |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
On council business |
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Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Hearings Committee 10 September 2014 |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/120 MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) accept the apologies from Mayor Len Brown and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for absence on council business, Cr Arthur Anae and Cr Wayne Walker for absence, and Member David Taipari for lateness. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number HEA/2014/121 MOVED by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster: That the Hearings Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 12 August 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
4 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
5 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
6 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Hearings Panel for Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan |
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Member DE Taipari entered the meeting at 10.08 am. |
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Resolution number HEA/2014/122 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Hearings Committee: a) note the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 10 June 2014 meeting Resolution no. PAR/2014/26. b) appoint a hearings panel comprised of Independent Commissioner Kitt Littlejohn (Chair), Councillor Ross Clow, one Independent Maori Statutory Board member, and Local Board Chair Vanessa Neeson, to hear submissions on the Draft Waikumete Cemetery Reserve Management Plan (Draft RMP), and to make a recommendation to the Parks, Recreation & Sport Committee on amendments to the Draft RMP. c) delegate authority to the Chair of the Hearings Committee to make replacement appointments in the event that any of the appointed members of the hearings panel under b) is unavailable. |
8 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number HEA/2014/123 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson MP Webster, seconded by Chairperson LA Cooper: That the Hearings Committee: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Proposed Change 8 to the Auckland Council Regional Policy Statement - Outstanding Natural Landscapes
C2 Urgent Decision: Report Back on Mediation to Settle Appeals to Plan Change 123 Hibiscus Coast Gateway
C3 Urgent Decision: Resource Consent Appeals - 1 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale: ENV-2014-AKL-000133 - Auckland Transport v Auckland Council, ENV-2014-AKL-000135 - Runwild Trust & Silverdale Golf Range Limited v Auckland Council
C4 Resource Consent Appeals: Status Report 10 September 2014
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
10.12am The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
10.59am The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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A copy of the document entitled ‘Appeals: Status report 10 September 2014’ has been placed in the official minutes and is available at the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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b) agree that the report and attachments remain confidential, but agree that the list and description of current appeals as of 29 August 2014, apart from Auckland Council’s status position on the appeals, be re-stated in the open section of the minutes.
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a Appeals: Status Report 10 September 2014 |
10.59 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 Hearings Committee HELD ON
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CHAIRPERSON:........................................................