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Great Barrier
Environment Committee
25 February
2015
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1 Welcome
Chairperson Susan
Daly opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Deputy Chair JC Cleave led the
meeting in a karakia.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public Forum
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9.1
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Bill Climo - Te Matuaranga Mahi Rino
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Bill Climo from Te Matuaranga Mahi Rino
was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee an
update on youth mentoring and engineering workshop.
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Resolution
number GBESP/2015/2
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
Receives the Public Forum presentation.
b)
Thanks Bill Climo for his Public Forum
presentation.
CARRIED
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9.2
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Steve Oxborough and Peter Blackwell - Marine code of conduct
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Documents were tabled in respect to this
item. A copy of the tabled documents has been attached to the official copy
of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Steve Oxborough and Peter Blackwell were in attendance to present to the Great
Barrier Environment Committee regarding a proposed marine code of conduct on
Great Barrier Island.
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/3
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives
the Public Forum presentations.
b) Thanks Steve Oxborough and Peter Blackwell for their
Public Forum presentations.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Tabled
document - Steve Oxborough
b Tabled
document - Peter Blackwell
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9.3
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Joanne O'Reilly - EnviroKiwi, Waste Minimisation Educator
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A document was tabled in respect to this
item. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official copy of
these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Joanne O’Reilly from EnviroKiwi, Waste Minimisation
Educator was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment
Committee upcoming waste minimisation education events on Aotea.
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/4
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives
the Public Forum presentation.
b) Thanks Joanne O’Reilly for her Public Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Tabled
doc - Jo O'Reilly - upcoming events
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9.4
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Fenella Christian - Department of Conservation
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Fenella Christian from the Department of
Conservation was in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment
Committee an update of the Department’s activities on the island.
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/5
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives
the Public Forum presentation.
b) Thanks Fenella Christian for her Public Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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9.5
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Orla Cumisky - AoteaOra Community
Trust
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Orla Cumisky AoteaOra Community Trust was
in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee an update
of the Trust’s activities on the island.
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/6
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member IM Fordham:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) Receives
the Public Forum presentation.
b) Thanks Orla Cumisky for her Public Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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12
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Infrastructure and Environmental Services Update Report
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/7
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member JC Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
Notes the information in the
Infrastructure and Environmental Services update report.
b)
Notes that it has been advised that the
proposed solid waste targeted rate for Great Barrier Island will be up to
$1700, this was discussed at the on island Long-term Plan Have Your Say event
held on Saturday, 21 February and strongly opposed by most of those present
who spoke.
c)
Seeks confirmation from Solid Waste
that the budget for the Waste Educator role will continue for the 2015/2016
financial year and beyond.
CARRIED
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Update on Aotea Great Barrier Ecology Conversations
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/9
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
Receives the report on the proposed Aotea Great Barrier
Island ecology conversations.
b)
Confirms its appointment of Marie McEntee and Shirley Johnson
to lead these conversations.
c)
Notes that these appointments and the ecology conversations
project will be communicated widely to residents, ratepayers and stakeholders
in March prior to project commencement.
CARRIED
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15
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Community group and agency reports
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Resolution number GBESP/2015/10
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a. Receives the final report from Emma Cronin
on Migratory Seabird Advocacy across the Pacific: the Black
Petrel Case Study, Environmental Initiatives Fund
December 2014 final report from Windy Hill Rosalie Bay Catchment Trust and
the Windy Hill Sanctuary annual report.
CARRIED
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16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.07pm 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 Great Barrier Environment Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
