Rural Advisory Panel

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Room 1 & 2, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 5 December 2014 at 12.30pm.

present

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson South	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
Deputy Chairperson North	Thomas Grace	Rodney Local Board Member
Members	Marie Appleton	Rural Women NZ
	Bill Bourke	Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Wendy Clark	Federated Farmers
	Viv Dostine	Northern Equine
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Assoc
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	Chris Keenan	Horticulture NZ
	Brian Mason	Landowners & Contractors Protection Assoc Inc
	Callum McCallum	Aquaculture Industry
	Andrew McKenzie	Beef and Lamb NZ
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Geoff Smith	Equine Industry
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Assoc

APOLOGIES

Helen Moodie

Cr Penny Webster

Glenn Wilcox

ALSO PRESENT

Jill Naysmith, Franklin Local Board

Rural Advisory Panel 05 December 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number RUR/2014/44

MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson North TP Grace:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apologies from Member H Moodie, Cr MP Webster and Member G Wilcox for absence.

CARRIED

2 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number RUR/2014/45

MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Member W Clark:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 7 November 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

3          Additional items for consideration (for discussion under General Business)

Wendy Clark

Kaipara River issue.

Bronwen Turner

Update on other bylaws, status of open fires bylaw.

4	Revaluations - Rates Implications
	Andrew Duncan, Manager Financial Policy, provided a PowerPoint presentation, a copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number RUR/2014/46 MOVED by Chairperson WB Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson South AQ Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)         thank Andrew Duncan for his presentation on revaluations – rates implications. CARRIED
	Attachments a     5 December 2014 - Rural Advisory Panel - Item 4 - Financial Policies  - PowerPoint

5	Regional Pest Management Plan
	Nick Waipara, Biosecurity Principal Advisor, provided a PowerPoint presentation, a copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available as a minutes attachment. Gael Ogilvie, Manager Environmental Services noted that the new weed management policy would be provided to the panel for its feedback in the new year.
	Attachments a     5 December 2014 - Item 5 - Biosecurity PowerPoint

6	Equestrian Facility Plan
	Sarah Mossman, Paul Clark, Rob Cairns, Jo Wiggins (contractor) and Jim Ellis, former CEO of Equestrian Sport Horse NZ, were present. A copy of the Auckland Equestrian Facility Plan and a PowerPoint presentation were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. It was agreed that Cr Cashmore, Viv Dostine and Geoff Smith would meet as a working party to discuss this issue further in the new year.
	Attachments a     5 December 2014 - Rural Advisory Panel - Item 6 - Auckland Equestrian Facility Plan b     5 December 2014 - Rural Advisory Panel - Item 6 - Auckland Equestrian Needs Update PowerPoint Presentation

7	Bylaws 2015
	Cr Cashmore provided a brief update.

8	Rural Incentives Policy
	Cr Cashmore provided a brief update.

5          General Business

2015 RAP meeting schedule

First meeting - Friday 6 March, 2015, proposed six-weekly cycle for all panels for 2015/16.

Chairperson WB Cashmore vacated the chair and left the meeting at 3.06pm.

Deputy Chairperson AQ Cole assumed the chair.

Chairperson WB Cashmore returned to the meeting and resumed the chair at 3.09pm.

Kaipara River issues – Wendy Clark

Wendy Clark updated the panel regarding this issue and further discussion took place.

Update on other bylaws, status of open fires bylaw - Bronwen Turner

Cr Cashmore briefly updated the panel. The panel was advised that information regarding bylaws is available on the Auckland Council website.                                                                     

3.20 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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

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