TERMS OF REFERENCE
Responsibilities
This committee will lead the implementation of the Auckland
Plan, including the integration of economic, social, environmental and cultural
objectives for Auckland for the next 30 years. It will guide the physical
development and growth of Auckland through a focus on land use planning,
housing and the appropriate provision of infrastructure and strategic projects
associated with these activities. Key responsibilities include:
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Unitary Plan
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Plan changes to operative plans
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Designation of Special Housing Areas
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Housing policy and projects including Papakainga housing
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Spatial Plans including Area Plans
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City centre development (incl reporting of CBD advisory board)
and city transformation projects
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Tamaki regeneration projects
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Built Heritage
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Urban design
Powers
(i) All powers necessary to
perform the committee’s responsibilities.
Except:
(a) powers that the Governing Body
cannot delegate or has retained to itself (see Governing Body responsibilities)
(b) where the committee’s
responsibility is explicitly limited to making a recommendation only
(ii) Approval of a submission to an
external body
(iii) Powers belonging to another
committee, where it is necessary to make a decision prior to the next meeting
of that other committee.
(iv) Power
to establish subcommittees.
EXCLUSION OF THE
PUBLIC – WHO NEEDS TO LEAVE THE MEETING
Members of the public
All members of the public must leave the meeting when the
public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain
because their knowledge will assist the meeting.
Those who are not members of the public
General principles
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Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know”
basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to
perform their role.
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Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must
leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to
perform their role.
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Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain
only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.
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In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.
Members of the meeting
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The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if
the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the
meeting is a committee meeting).
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However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a
pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.
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All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a
committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain,
subject to any limitations in standing orders.
Staff
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All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior
management) remain.
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Only staff who need to because of their role may remain.
Local Board members
·
Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed
in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter
affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.
IMSB
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Members of the IMSB who are appointed members of the meeting
remain.
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Other IMSB members and IMSB staff remain if this is necessary in
order for them to perform their role.
CCOs
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Representatives of a CCO can remain only if required to for
discussion of a matter relevant to the CCO.
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Auckland
Development Committee
26 February
2015
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Exclusion of the Public: Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987
That the Auckland Development Committee:
a) exclude the
public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
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 Notice of Motion - Councillor Chris Darby - Proposed Auckland
Unitary Plan – Council Position for Mediation and Hearings – City Centre Port
Precinct
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each
matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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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.
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s7(2)(g) - The withholding of the information is necessary
to maintain legal professional privilege.
In particular, the report contains legal advice and Legal
Services staff will be present to provide advice to support the discussion
and decisions on this item.
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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.
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