Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 5 February 2015 at 9.30am.
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Members |
Cr Cameron Brewer |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
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Cr Denise Krum |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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Kris MacDonald |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
From 10:06am item 11 |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Glenn Wilcox |
From 10:43am item 11 |
APOLOGIES
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Mayor Len Brown |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Cr Penny Webster |
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Regional Strategy and Policy Committee 05 February 2015 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number REG/2015/1 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) accept the apologies from Mayor Brown, Cr Darby and Cr Fletcher for absence, Cr Webster for absence on council business, Cr Sir John Walker and member Wilcox for lateness, Cr Casey and member MacDonald for early departure. |
2 Declaration of Interest
Declarations of interest were given by Councillors Clow and Cooper for items 9 and 13 of the agenda.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number REG/2015/2 MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr CM Casey: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 4 December 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
5.1 |
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Steve Abel, spokesperson for Greenpeace drew to the councillors attention an industry standard spill modelling report that shows the potential impact of an offshore oil spill to Auckland’s West Coast to be substantial, in the hope that it will assist in the decision making around the submission on the Governments Oil Block Offer consultation.
A powerpoint presentation was given. A copy of the presentation has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a Minutes Attachment. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/3 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) thank Steve Abel, spokesperson for Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand for his presentation. |
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a 5 February 2015 Regional Strategy & Policy Committee - Item 5.1 Greenpeace presentation |
6 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
7 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
Precedence of Business |
Resolution number REG/2015/4 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee a) agree that Item 11 ‘Approval of Block Offer 2015 Council Submission’ be accorded precedence at this time. |
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Staff provided a powerpoint presentation. A copy of the presentation will be placed on the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a Minutes Attachment. |
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Cr Sir John Walker entered the meeting at 10.06am Member Glenn Wilcox entered the meeting at 10.43am |
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MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr D Quax: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the attached submission, in response to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s ‘Block Offer 2015’ consultation. |
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MOVED by Cr D Quax, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae: That the Regional Strategy & Policy Committee: a) agree that, pursuant to Standing Order 3.13.16, the motion under debate now be put to a vote. A division was called for to put the motion, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared lost by 11 votes to 8. |
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MOVED by Cr CM Casey: seconded Cr J Watson an amendment by way of substitution to the original recommendation as follows: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the attached submission amending Clause 22 to read: “22. Auckland Council opposes the allocation of petroleum exploration permits in the proposed area.” b) agree that any editorial amendments be delegated to the Chair of the committee and the Chief Planning Officer for approval.
Cr Anae left the meeting at 11:06am.
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared EQUAL. The chair exercised their casting vote against so the motion was Lost. |
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Cr Anae entered the meeting at 11:10am. |
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The meeting was adjourned at 11.13am
Member K MacDonald retired from the meeting at 11:13am.
The meeting resumed at 11.24am
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MOVED by Cr RI Clow, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina an amendment to the original recommendation as follows: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the attached submission amending Clause 22 to read: “22. Auckland Council opposes the allocation of petroleum exploration permits in the proposed area.” b) note if the government is not prepared to implement the council’s recommendation in a) above, then it is recommended that government agree to the five points in paragraph 9 of the submission.
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Resolution number REG/2015/5 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Regional Strategy & Policy Committee: a) agree that, pursuant to Standing Order 3.13.16, the motion under debate now be put to a vote.
A division was called to put the amendment, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 18 votes to 0. CARRIED |
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The amendment by Cr Clow seconded by Cr Filipaina was put. |
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A division was called for the amendment, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared EQUAL. The chair exercised their casting vote against so the motion was Lost. |
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The Chair put the substantive motion: |
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Resolution number REG/2015/6 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr D Quax: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the attached submission, in response to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s ‘Block Offer 2015’ consultation.
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 14 votes to 4. |
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a 5 February 2015 Regional Strategy & Policy Committee - Item 11 Block Offer 2015 presentation |
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Updated information on the development of alcohol licensing fees to replace default fees set by central government |
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Declarations of interest by Crs Clow and Cooper |
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Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 11.46 am. Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 11.46 am. Cr CM Casey retired from the meeting at 11.46 am. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/7 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) note that the majority of council’s relevant costs were recovered from the existing default licensing fees regime for the twelve months to December 2014. b) confirm the continuance of the default licensing fees regime. c) review the default licensing fees regime after a suitable period of time has elapsed following the implementation of the Local Alcohol Policy. |
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Regional filming charges review - Proposed charges and amendments to the Auckland Film Protocol |
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Cr RI Clow returned to the meeting at 11.54 am. Cr LA Cooper returned to the meeting at 11.54 am. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/8 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr D Quax: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve for public consultation the proposed charges for filming in public places.
b) approve for public consultation the amended Auckland Film Protocol (Attachment C to the report). c) delegate to the Chair of the committee and the Manager Social Policy and Bylaws; together with the Manager Screen Auckland the authority to make any changes to the proposed amended Auckland Film Protocol to reflect decisions from this meeting or to correct minor errors, prior to it being released for public consultation. d) note that the proposed charges for filming in Auckland’s public places seek to support improvements in customer service and reporting on filming activity and have been developed with input from local boards and other key stakeholders. |
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Auckland Council Submission on Health (Protection) Amendment Bill |
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Resolution number REG/2015/9 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Member G Wilcox: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the Auckland Council submission to the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill (Attachment A to the report). b) agree that any editorial amendments be delegated to the Chair of the committee and the Chief Operating Officer for approval. |
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Auckland Council submission on the Gambling Amendment Bill (No 3) |
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Declarations of interest by Councillors Clow and Cooper |
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Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 12.13 pm. Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 12.14 pm. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/10 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr D Quax: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) retrospectively endorse the submission made to the Government Administration Committee on behalf of Auckland Council in the matter of the Gambling Amendment Bill (No 3). b) request that officers send a copy of the submission to the Minister of Māori Development for his information. |
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Demographic Panels - Approval of Work Programmes 2015 - Disability Advisory Panel |
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Cr L Cooper returned to the meeting at 12.16 pm. Cr RI Clow returned to the meeting at 12.17 pm. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/11 MOVED by Cr SL Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the Disability Advisory Panel’s work programme for the 2015 financial year. |
15 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.17 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 Regional Strategy and Policy Committee HELD ON
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