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Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee
04 September
2014
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
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.
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Auckland Council Waste Management and Minimisation Plan Progress
Report 2014
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Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 9.36
am.
Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at
9.45 am.
Cr DA Krum
entered the meeting at 9.46 am.
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Resolution number REG/2014/111
MOVED
by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr WD Walker:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) receive the ‘Auckland Council Waste Management and Minimisation
Plan (WMMP) Progress Report 2014’
b) note
that further implementation of the WMMP and associated budgets, like other
council activities, will be considered as part of the 2015-25 Long-term Plan
process.
CARRIED
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Interim Regional Community Funding 2014/2015
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Cr MP Webster left the meeting at 9.54
am.
Cr MP
Webster returned to the meeting at 10.00 am.
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Resolution number REG/2014/112
MOVED
by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) approve the
process and timeline for the allocation of the $350,000 regional community
funding within the 2014/2015 Annual Plan
b) approve the
allocation split of the regional community funding for 2014/2015, with
$175,000 for regional arts organisations and $175,000 for regional community
organisations
c) note that
after the expression of interest process a report will be brought to the
committee on 6 November 2014 to consider recommendations for the allocation
of the $350,000 regional funding to specific organisations.
CARRIED
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Significance and Engagement Policy
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Cr PA Hulse entered the meeting at
10.04 am.
Cr RI Clow
left the meeting at 10.07 am.
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Resolution number REG/2014/113
MOVED
by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) endorse the feedback given at the meeting on the draft Auckland Council
Significance and Engagement policy
b) endorse
the draft policy for public consultation from 22 September to 19 October 2014
c) request
the report and draft
policy be forwarded to all local boards for formal feedback to Carol Hayward,
Market Research and Engagement Team by
19 October 2014.
CARRIED
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Strategy and Policy Forward Programme Quarterly Monitoring Report
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Cr RI Clow returned to the meeting at
10.18 am.
Cr SL Stewart left the meeting at 10.18
am.
Cr SL
Stewart returned to the meeting at 10.23 am.
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Staff were in attendance to speak to the item and gave a powerpoint
presentation.
A copy of the
presentation has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and can be
viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Resolution number REG/2014/114
MOVED
by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Cr PA Hulse:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) note
the Strategy and Policy Forward Programme, and progress being made
b) approve the review of the Strategy and Policy Forward Programme to
inform the 2015-2025 Long-term Plan.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Presentation on the Strategy
& Policy Forward Programme
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Demographic Panels - Approval of Work Programmes 2014/2015
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Cr WD Walker left the meeting at 10.24
am.
Cr LA Cooper
left the meeting at 10.50 am.
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Panel
representatives were present for the item - Sam Sefuiva, Interim Chair of the
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and Margaret Devlin, Interim Chair and member Richard
Northey of the Seniors Advisory Panel.
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Resolution number REG/2014/115
MOVED
by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) approve the Seniors Advisory
Panel’s work programme for the 2014/2015 financial year
b) approve the Pacific Peoples
Advisory Panel work programme for the 2014/2015 financial year.
CARRIED
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Submission to the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) on revised
draft regulations for discharges and dumping activities under the EEZ Act
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Cr LA Cooper returned to the meeting
at 10.57 am.
Cr WD
Walker returned to the meeting at 10.59 am.
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Resolution number REG/2014/116
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Cr RI Clow:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a)
approve retrospectively the submission on the second exposure
draft of regulations for discharge and dumping activities under the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) Act, noting that the submission was lodged with the
Ministry for the Environment on 29 August 2014
b) approve that the Chair and
Deputy Chair of the committee visit the Minister for the Environment to voice
Auckland Council’s concerns over the procedures of submissions on this
process, in particular the short time available for submissions despite
frequent requests from this council for Government to allow adequate
consultation with councils and others
c) agree to forward the retrospective
decision of the committee to the Ministry for the Environment and Local
Government New Zealand.
CARRIED
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15 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
11.09 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 Regional Strategy and Policy
Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
