Minutes of Youth Advisory Panel

Youth Advisory Panel

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, Level 2, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 25 May 2015 at 6.00pm.

present

Chairperson	Flora Apulu
Members	Tesree Appanna
	Janice Auva'a
	Danielle Goh
	Alex Johnston
	Antony Kapeli-Sua
	Maggy Liu
	Tim Matthews
	Caroline Paepae
	Matariki Roche
	Savanna Steele
	Micah Stininato
	Marek Townley
	Ginah Vakaheketaha-Nelisi
	MacKenzie Valgre
	Agnes Wong
	Sam Yoon	From 6.09pm, Item 4

ABSENT

Deputy Chairperson	Mosa Mafile'o
Members	Aileen Zhou
	Nortessa Montgomerie

IN ATTENDANCE

Peter Haynes, Albert-Eden Local Board Chair

Youth Advisory Panel

25 May 2015

1 Apologies

Resolution number YOU/2015/20

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member T Matthews:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson M Mafile'o, Member A Zhou and Member N Montgomerie for absence.

CARRIED

2 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number YOU/2015/21

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member A Johnston:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 20 April 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

Panel Membership - Mangere-Otahuhu

Resolution number YOU/2015/22

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member J Auva'a:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) note the co-option of Caroline Paepae as the representative for Māngere-Ōtāhuhu until January 2016.

b) note that Caroline Paepae will turn 25 in January, and that the Ōtāhuhu Māngere Youth Group will undertake another co-opt process for the remainder of the term to June 2016.

c) note that a copy of this report has been forwarded to the Mayor for his endorsement.

CARRIED

6	Multi-sector action plan to prevent family, whanau and sexual violence in Auckland

	Kelly Maung was in attendance to present to the Youth Advisory Panel regarding family, whānau and sexual violence in Auckland. A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

	Secretarial Note: Changes to the original motion were incorporated under recommendation b), with the agreement of the meeting.

	Resolution number YOU/2015/23 MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member T Appanna: That the Youth Advisory Panel: a) thank Kelly Maung for her presentation on the multi-sector action plan to prevent family, whānau and sexual violence in Auckland. b) note that members will forward this information on to their local youth voice mechanisms. CARRIED
	Attachments a 25 May 2015, Youth Advisory Panel, Item 6 - Violence Prevention Action Plan Presentation

7	Working Party and Sub-committee Updates

	Secretarial Note: Changes to the original motion were incorporated under recommendations f) and g), with the agreement of the meeting.

	Resolution number YOU/2015/24 MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member M Liu: That the Youth Advisory Panel: a) thank the working party/sub-committee leads for their updates. b) forward sub-committee/working party updates for the attention of respective local youth voice mechanisms. c) thank Deputy Chairperson M Mafile'o for facilitating the Homegrown Showcase evening. d) thank Sarah Finlay, and Shruthi Vijayakumar (Inspiring Stories Trust) for their outstanding support during Homegrown. e) thank the Homegrown Youth Change-makers Project working group (Members T Appanna, D Goh, T Matthews and M Roche, as well as Sharon Ryan, Keniel Yao, Caitlin Smart, Michael Madziva) for leading and driving the Homegrown project. Rangatahi Roopu Strategic Relationship Working Group f) recognise the Rangatahi Roopu as a strategic partner in the implementation of I am Auckland. g) request a report from council staff investigating the practicalities surrounding the addition of two positions on the Youth Advisory Panel, specifically allocated to Rangatahi Roopu representatives. CARRIED

Updates from Youth Advisory Panel Members

Resolution number YOU/2015/25

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member CP Paepae:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) note the updates from the panel members.

CARRIED

Youth Advisory Panel Work Programme Update

Resolution number YOU/2015/26

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member CP Paepae:

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a) receive the Youth Advisory Panel Work Programme update.

CARRIED

10	Outgoing Panel Members Valedictory Speech

	Agnes Wong tabled her valedictory speech at the meeting. A copy of this speech has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

	Resolution number YOU/2015/27 MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member A Wong: That the Youth Advisory Panel: a) thank outgoing members for their service to the panel. b) note the invitation to the Youth Advisory Panel induction meeting on Monday 27 July 2015, which includes retiring as well as incoming members. CARRIED
	Attachments a 25 May 2015, Youth Advisory Panel, Item 10 - Agnes Wong Valedictory Speech

11 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

8.10 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 Youth Advisory Panel HELD ON

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