Auckland Development Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Auckland Development Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 28 October 2014 at 9.30am.

present

Chairperson	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Chris Darby
Members	Cr Anae Arthur Anae	Until 12.42 pm item C1
	Cr Dr Cathy Casey
	Cr Bill Cashmore
	Cr Ross Clow	From 10.38am, item C1
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
	Cr Alf Filipaina
	Cr Denise Krum
	Member Liane Ngamane	From 9.56am, item C1 Until 11.20am, item C1
	Cr Calum Penrose
	Cr Dick Quax
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE	From 9.55am, item C1
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson
	Cr Penny Webster	From 9.45am, item C1 Until 11.57am, item C1
	Cr George Wood, CNZM

APOLOGIES

Cr Cameron Brewer	For absence
Cr Christine Fletcher	For absence on council business (Auckland Transport Board meeting)
Mayor Len Brown	For absence on council business
Cr Mike Lee	For absence on council business (Auckland Transport Board meeting)
Member Josie Smith	For absence
Cr Penny Webster	For lateness on council business
Member Liane Ngamane	For lateness

ALSO PRESENT

Local Board chairs	Desley Simpson, Orakei Local Board
	Kay McIntyre, Kaipatiki Local Board
	Lisa Whyte, Upper Harbour Local Board
	Peter Haynes, Albert-Eden Local Board	From 10.17am item C1
	Bill McIntee, Papakura Local Board	From 10.17am, item C1
	Mike Cohen, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board	From 11.30am, Item C1
	Vernon Tava, Waitemata Local Board	From 11.25am, item C1
	Paul Walden, Waiheke Local Board	From 11.25am, item C1

Auckland Development Committee 28 October 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number AUC/2014/140

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a) accept the apologies from Cr CE Brewer and Member Josie Smith for absence, Cr CE Fletcher, Mayor LCM Brown and Cr ME Lee for absence on council business, and Crs P Webster, J Watson and Member Ngamane for lateness.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Petitions

There were no petitions.

4 Public Input

There was no public input.

5 Local Board Input

There was no local board input.

6 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

7 Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

8          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

9          Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number AUC/2014/141

MOVED by Cr JG Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

b)      agree that the following be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1. Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - council position for mediation and hearings - Growth, Historic Heritage, Historic Character and the Pre-1944 Demolition Control Overlay after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the Unitary Plan, which will help the Auckland Development Committee in its decision-making:

Heather Ash, Simpson Grierson

Diana Hartley, Simpson Grierson

Bill Loutit, Simpson Grierson

Rob O’Connor, Simpson Grierson

D Mead, Hill Young Cooper

Nick R, Barker

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 Auckland Unitary Plan - council position for mediation and hearings - Growth, Historic Heritage, Historic Character and the Pre-1944 Demolition Control Overlay

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)	Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.	s7(2)(g) - The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege. In particular, the report contains legal advice.	s48(1)(a) The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

C2       Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - council position for mediation and hearings

This item did not proceed as it was previously considered by the Auckland Development Committee.

The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

9.42am            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.

1.41pm            The public was re-admitted.

restatementS

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

C1	Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - council position for mediation and hearings - Growth, Historic Heritage, Historic Character and the Pre-1944 Demolition Control Overlay
	Resolution number AUC/2014/151 That the Auckland Development Committee confirm that the confidential report and resolutions of the committee remain confidential until the conclusion of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan hearings.

1.42 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 Auckland Development Committee HELD ON

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