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Disability
Advisory Panel
15 December
2014
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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Proposed Work Programme 2014/2015
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Sarah McGhee, Lead Officer Support for
the Youth Advisory Panel and Warwick McNaughton, Principal Advisor, Democracy
Services were in attendance to assist members in finalising their proposed
work programme for 2014/2015. Comments from members included the following:
- Colleen Brown – how can the Panel
directly influence Council and how can the Panel be involved when
Council works with Central Government?
- Huhana Hickey – referred to new
inappropriate housing at Mangere Bridge.
- Clive Lansink – felt that the ‘Ongoing’
items in the programme should be removed.
- Jade Farrar – suggested that the Panel
should reflect on the Disability Strategy item first before finalising
the proposed work programme. Asked when last a review of the website had
been carried out.
- Colleen Brown – felt that the role of
Local Boards was vital and that relationship building was important. The
Panel needs to promote its priorities through Relationship Managers.
- Huhana Hickey – the Panel needs to
agree at least 3 achievable goals that they can meet in the next six
months. These could include dialogue with Urban Design Panel, input to
Council’s Family, Whanau and Sexual Violence Multi-Sector Action Plan,
input to Council’s Long-term Plan and meeting with Office for Disability
Issues all by March 2015 and a Housing Community Summit by June 2015.
There was general agreement that the work
programme should be split into two documents with priority projects separated
from ongoing action items.
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Resolution number DIS/2014/84
MOVED by Chairperson H Hickey, seconded by Member D Hughes:
That the Disability Advisory Panel:
a) endorse the
statement of aspirations, outcomes, principles and demographic information
contained in Attachment B of the agenda.
b) agree to
provide the proposed work programme 2014/2015 of the Disability Advisory
Panel, as amended at this meeting, to the Council’s Regional Strategy &
Policy Committee for its approval.
CARRIED
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Disability Strategy for Auckland
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Resolution number DIS/2014/85
MOVED by Chairperson H Hickey, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CB
Brown:
That the Disability Advisory Panel:
a) consider
Auckland Council’s response to the Panel’s request for a Comprehensive
Disability Strategy to be developed and request Dr Roger Blakeley, Chief
Planning Officer to attend a future meeting to provide a verbal explanation
to his letter dated 9 December 2014.
CARRIED
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Long-term Plan Consultation Approach
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Joanna Wilkins, Specialist Engagement
& Consultation was in attendance to speak to this matter and respond to
questions from the Panel. Comments from members included the following:
- Jade Farrar – queried use of social
media and videos and whether diversity was addressed.
- Clive Lansink – asked about an
accessible Consultation Document and the timing of Long-term Plan
reviews
- Susan Sherrard – asked if a subject
matter expert was going to be present at the Disability Have Your Say
Event.
Panel members requested that the Have
Your Say Event on 11 March 2015 be split into two events at say 4pm and 6pm
rather than just one event in the evening. Also asked if wheelchair access at
the Fickling Centre venue could be checked.
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Resolution number DIS/2014/86
MOVED
by Chairperson H Hickey, seconded by Member J Farrar:
That the Disability
Advisory Panel:
a) provide feedback on the
proposed engagement approach for the draft Long-term Plan to ensure planned
activities and events will resonate with disabled Aucklanders across the
region.
CARRIED
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Auckland Transport’s Accessibility Groups
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Martine Abel, acting Lead Officer Support
spoke to this report. There was general agreement amongst Panel members that
staff should continue to represent the Panel on Auckland Transport’s
Accessibility Groups.
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Resolution number DIS/2014/87
MOVED by Chairperson H Hickey, seconded by Member D Buckingham:
That the Disability Advisory Panel:
a) agree that the
Panel does not wish to appoint one of its members to be a member of Auckland
Transport’s Capital Projects Accessibility Group and the Public Transport
Accessibility Group.
CARRIED
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The meeting adjourned at 11.55am and
reconvened at 12.25pm.
Nicola Keyworth left the meeting at
11.55am.
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Auckland Council Inclusive Employment Forum update
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Martine Abel, acting Lead Officer Support
spoke to this report and asked Panel members whether they would like further
information about the forum. There was general agreement amongst Panel
members that they would like to see the presentation on what Auckland Council
has available or is currently doing for its disabled staff and that they
would also like to see the forum summary and evaluation material once it
becomes available.
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Resolution number DIS/2014/88
MOVED
by Chairperson H Hickey, seconded by Member S Sherrard:
That the Disability
Advisory Panel:
a) receive this update on the Auckland Council Inclusive Employment
Forum held on 27 November 2014.
CARRIED
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11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.40pm The
Interim 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 Disability Advisory Panel HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
INTERIM CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
