Unitary Plan Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Unitary Plan Committee held in the Level 26, Room 1 & 2, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 4 February 2015 at 2.34pm.

present

Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Penny Hulse

Until 3.31pm, Item C1.

Members

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Denise Krum

 

 

Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

Until 4.07pm, Item C2.

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Mayor Len Brown

Absence

 

Cr Chris Darby

Absence

 

Member Josie Smith

Absence

 

Cr Penny Webster

Early departure

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

Until 4.14pm, Item C2.

 

Cr Calumn Penrose

Until 4.14pm, Item C2.

 

Cr George Wood

From 3.38pm, Item C1, until 4.14pm Item C2.

 

Mike Cohan

 

 

Andy Baker

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Panjama Ampanthong

Principal Planner

 

Katherine Anderson

General Council

 

Lara Clarke

Planner, Unitary Plan

 

Colin Craig

Principal Policy Analyst

 

Juliana Cox

Planner, Unitary Plan

 

John Duguid

Manager Unitary Plan

 

James Hassall

Manager Litigation

 

Penny Pirrit

General Manager Parks and Places

 


Unitary Plan Committee

04 February 2015

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/1

MOVED by Cr AJ Anae, seconded by Member  Ngamane:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)         accept the apology from Mayor LCM Brown, Cr Chris Darby  and Josie Smith for absence and Cr Penny Webster for early departure.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/2

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Member  Ngamane:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Christine Cavanagh - Independent Hearings Panel process for the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan

 

Christine Cavanagh withdrew her request to speak prior to the meeting taking place.

 

 

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.   

 


 

 

9          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

10        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number UNI/2015/3

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Member  Ngamane:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)            exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting

b)            agree that David Mead, Director Hill Young Cooper, be permitted to remain for confidential items C1-C3, PAUP submissions – council position for mediation and hearings – Temporary Activities and Signs, Natural Hazards and Flooding and City Centre Zone – Waterfront Height and Form Controls after the public has been excluded because of their specific knowledge of the PAUP which will help the Unitary Plan Committee in its decision making.

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       Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan submissions - council position for mediation and hearings - Temporary Activities and Signs

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

s7(2)(g) - The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege.

In particular, the report contains legal advice..

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.

 

C2       Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan submissions - council position for mediation and hearings -  Natural Hazards and Flooding

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

s7(2)(g) - The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege.

In particular, the report contains legal advice..

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.

 

 

C3       Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - City Centre Zone - Waterfront Height and Form Controls

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

s7(2)(g) - The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege.

In particular, the report contains legal advice.

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.

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

2.39pm            The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

5.34pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan submissions - council position for mediation and hearings - Temporary Activities and Signs

 

n)         confirm that the confidential report, attachments and resolutions of the committee remain confidential until the conclusion of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan hearings.

 

C2

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan submissions - council position for mediation and hearings - Natural Hazards and Flooding

 

v)                     confirm that the confidential report, attachments and resolutions of the committee remain confidential until the conclusion of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan hearings.

 

C3

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - City Centre Zone - Waterfront Height and Form Controls

 

c)                     confirm that the confidential report, attachments and resolutions of the committee remain confidential until the conclusion of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan hearings.

 

5.35 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 Unitary Plan Committee HELD ON

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................