Unitary Plan Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Unitary Plan Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Level 2, Town Hall on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 at 2.01pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

Deputy Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

Members

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 2.06pm, Item 6

 

Cr Denise Krum

From 2.09pm, Item 6

 

Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Member Josie Smith

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 2.23pm, Item 9

 

Cr Penny Webster

Until 2.38pm, Item C1

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Arthur Anae

Absent

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart

From 3.18pm, Item C1

 

 

 

 

 


Unitary Plan Committee

24 March 2015

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/25

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr CM Casey:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr AJ Anae and Mayor LCM Brown for absence and Deputy Chairperson PA Hulse for absence on council business and from Cr WD Walker for lateness and from Cr MP Webster for early departure.

CARRIED

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/26

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 24 February 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

6          Local Board Input

 

 

Mike Cohen, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chair was in attendance to present to the Unitary Plan Committee regarding Item 9, Update on decisions made under delegated authority.

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/27

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)         thank Mike Cohen, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chair, for his presentation regarding Item 9, Update on decision made under delegated authority.

CARRIED

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

9

Update on decisions made under delegated authority

 

Cr DA Krum left the meeting at 2.24 pm.

 

Resolution number UNI/2015/28

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

a)      note the directions provided by the delegated committee members between December 2014 and February 2015.

CARRIED

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

11        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number UNI/2015/29

MOVED by Chairperson AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

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

b)      agree that Nick Roberts, Consultant Barker, Bill Loutit, Lawyer Simpson Grierson, Chloe Trenouth, Consultant Hill Young Cooper, Jennifer Caldwell, Lawyer Buddle Findlay, Leigh Walker, Lawyer Buddle Findlay, Tipa Compain, Māori Policy and Engagement Manager at Auckland Transport, Tui Gilling, Senior Māori Policy and Engagement Advisor at Auckland Transport, Gary Maskill, Planner Watercare, Fiona Lilley, Planner Watercare and Paul Beverley, Lawyer Buddle Findlay be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1:Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan submissions - council position for mediation and hearings - Māori and Treaty Land and the Māori Purpose Zone after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the Unitary Plan process in relation to the Māori and Treaty Land and the Māori Purpose Zone, 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 - Maori and Treaty Land and the Maori Purpose Zone

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

 

2.25pm            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.

 

3.29pm            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 - Maori and Treaty Land and the Maori Purpose Zone

 

That the Unitary Plan Committee:

f)             note that decisions a) – g) above will be made publicly available and reflected in the draft provisions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel (PAUPIHP) website as soon as practicable after the meeting.

 

 

3.29 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:........................................................