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Resolution number MR/2014/264
MOVED
by Chairperson AM Dalton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson SP Brown:
That the Manurewa Local
Board:
a) welcomes the
opportunity to comment in support of the draft Local Approved Product Policy.
b) note that the board has
sought feedback from people and groups within the community during the
consultation period by:
i) hosting a series of
informal feedback opportunities at the Manurewa and Clendon Libraries and at the
Manurewa Pool and Leisure Centre
ii) speaking at community
meetings and residents groups
iii) inviting feedback via
social media
iv) supporting the Manurewa
Youth Council who held forums with young people.
c) note that throughout all the conversations
and meetings a majority of community members across all ages consistently
emphasised limiting the harm arising from the use of ‘approved products’.
d) acknowledge the work of the Manurewa
Youth Council, Warriors of Change in Randwick Park and also the Manurewa
Business Association for the work they have done in providing strong advocacy
on the issue.
e) note that during the consultation period
more than 450 written submissions have been received at the local board
office stating that the submitter agrees with the Draft Local Approved
Products Policy because it means that no shops can sell psychoactive
substances in the Manurewa Local Board area.
f) note that at least one written
submission has been received at the local board office opposed to the Draft Local Approved Product Policy.
g) has received feedback from
churches who believe that places of worship should be included as sensitive
sites. This is due to many churches operating numerous community services
throughout the week. The
community services are for the benefit of a wide range of people especially
the young and others who are encompassed by the draft policies definition.
h) endorse the proposed draft Local Approved Product Policy which
will prevent the sale of approved psychoactive substances from shops located
anywhere in the Manurewa Local Board area. In addition the board welcomes the
fact that the policy would prevent the sale of ‘approved psychoactive
substances’ in the following areas, also known as ‘sensitive sites’:
·
anywhere in Manurewa town
centre area
·
in areas of ‘high
deprivation’ which includes most of Manurewa and Clendon
·
neighbourhood centres, local
shops, corner dairies
·
within 500 metres of high
schools and intermediate schools
·
within 200 metres of primary
schools
·
within 500 metres of a mental
health or addiction treatment centre
·
within 500 metres of another
shop selling these products.
i) in addition, recommend:
i) the Draft Local Approved Products policy
be amended to provide for places of worship to be included in the list of
sensitive sites. This is especially required if they provide community
services such as youth programmes.
ii) the Draft Local Approved Products policy
be amended to include community centres as sensitive sites, as many provide
services for young people of school age and for a range of other sectors of
the community who have or currently use mental health or addiction services
iii) that as in all good policy
implementation careful monitoring of the impact is reviewed on an ongoing
basis to minimise any risks.
k)
request more rigorous analysis be
undertaken regarding the potential outcome of the sale of Local Approved
Products in industrial areas. These areas provide for commercial and
industrial activities and such products could impact on employees’
wellbeing. Therefore there is a potential conflict if these substances are
sold in these areas especially due to the potential lack of monitoring.
k)
delegate authority to the Deputy Chair,
Simeon Brown, to speak on behalf of the Manurewa Local Board at the Local
Approved Product Policy Hearings scheduled to be held in February 2015.
CARRIED
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