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Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee
26 November
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
Cr ME Lee entered the meeting at 10.01
pm.
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5.1
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Citizen Science Pilot Project - Andrew Sinclair
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A PowerPoint presentation and
a document were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and
are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution number ENV/2014/45
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson LA Cooper:
That the Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) thank Andrew Sinclair for
his presentation regarding the Citizen Science Pilot project.
b) note and commend the
proposed Citizen Science Pilot project which is fully compatible with current
Auckland Council initiatives to accelerate our work empowering communities to
deliver environmental outcomes.
c) request officers to respond
directly to Whakaupoko Landcare with an evaluation of the proposed Citizen Science
Pilot project – in line with the broader Auckland Council “empowering
communities” initiative and provide a letter of support for this project.
d) recognise the ongoing
support provided by Auckland Council for Whakaupoko Landcare.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 November 2014 Environment
Climate Change & Natural Heritage Committee - item 5.1 - Citizens Science
Pilot Project - Andrew Sinclair
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Cr CM Casey left the meeting at 10.20
am.
Cr ME Lee left the meeting at 10.20 am.
Cr CM Casey returned to the meeting at
10.38 am.
Deputy Mayor PA Hulse left the meeting
at 10.40 am.
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5.2
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Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group (IKHMG) first Business
Plan, 2014-2017 - Willie Wright and Chris Pairama
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A PowerPoint presentation and a document were provided.
Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the
Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution number ENV/2014/46
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Member Ngamane:
That the Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) thank Mr Willie Wright,
Co-Chair and Chris Pairama of the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group
(IKHMG) for their presentation regarding the IKHMG first business plan for
2014-2017.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 November 2014 Environment
Climate Change & Natural Heritage Committee - item 5.2 - Integrated Kaipara
Harbour Management Group Business Plan
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Cr RI Clow entered the meeting at 11.05
am.
The meeting adjourned at 11.33am and reconvened
at 11.45am.
Cr ME Lee returned to the meeting at
11.46 am.
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5.3
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Update on the Sandspit Marina sludge pollution issue - Mike Taplin
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A PowerPoint presentation was
provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on
the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number ENV/2014/47
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson LA Cooper:
That the Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) thank Mike Taplin for his
attendance and verbal update on the Sandspit marina sludge pollution issue.
b) recognise different views
provided by the community and by Auckland Council consents team and request
that they develop a joint collaborative approach to sediment loads in the
harbour
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 November 2014 Environment
Climate Change & Natural Heritage Committee - item 5.3 - Update on the
Sandspit Marina sludge - Mike Taplin
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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.
Deputy Mayor
PA Hulse returned to the meeting at 12.14 pm.
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Update on Environmental Activity in the Kaipara Harbour catchment
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Resolution number ENV/2014/48
MOVED
by Chairperson WD Walker, seconded by Member L Ngamane:
That the Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) receive the
update on Auckland Council activity in the Kaipara Harbour catchment
b) refer the report to the
Rodney Local Board and Integrated Kaipara Harbour
Management Group (IKHMG) for their information.
c) request a report on future
resourcing of the IKHMG, through the Long-term Plan (LTP) process 2015-2025.
CARRIED
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10
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Extension of Regional Pest Management Plan Expiry Date
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Resolution number ENV/2014/49
MOVED
by Cr C Darby, seconded by Member Ngamane:
That the Environment,
Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee:
a) recommend that the Regional
Development and Operations Committee
i) extend the
expiry date of the Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan by 12 months from
17 December 2014, to 17 December 2015.
CARRIED
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Cr CM Casey left the meeting at 12.35 pm.
14 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.42pm 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 Environment, Climate Change and
Natural Heritage Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
