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Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee
04 June 2015
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1 Apologies
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Resolution number REG/2015/34
MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood,
seconded by Cr LA Cooper:
That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
a)
accept the apologies from Mayor LCM
Brown, Cr RI Clow, Cr ME Lee and Cr D Quax for absence, Cr MP Webster for absence on council business, Crs CM
Penrose and Sir JG Walker for lateness, and Cr AM Filipaina for early
departure.
CARRIED
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2 Declaration of Interest
Cr LA Cooper
declared a conflict of interest in Item 9 – District Licensing Committee
review. Member K MacDonald declared an interest in Item C2 - Acquisition of land for public open space in Unsworth Heights.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Public Input
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5.1
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Mr Roger Bryan - Empowered Communities Approach - Next Steps
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Cr CE Brewer entered the meeting at
9.37 am.
Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae left the
meeting at 9.40 am.
Deputy
Mayor PA Hulse entered the meeting at 9.43 am.
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Mr Bryant
addressed the committee on the development of Auckland Council’s Empowering
Communities Approach (item 10 on the agenda). He tabled
his presentation to the Waiheke Local Board meeting of 28 May 2015. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available
on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution
number REG/2015/36
MOVED
by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) thank Mr Roger Bryant for his
presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 4 June 2015 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 5.1 Mr Bryant's address to the committee
b 4 June 2015 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 5.1 Mr Bryant's address to the Waiheke Local
Board meeting of 28 May 2015
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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.
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District Licensing Committee review
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Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, Chair of Otara-Papatoetoe
Local Board and Nick Bakulich representing Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board gave a Powerpoint presentation to the item.
A copy has
been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council
website as a minutes attachment.
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Cr LA Cooper declared
a conflict of interest and left the meeting at 9.44 am.
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Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae returned to
the meeting at 9.48 am.
Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at
9.54 am.
Cr J Watson left the meeting at 10.01
am.
Cr DA Krum entered the meeting at
10.10 am.
Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at
10.10 am.
Cr JG
Walker entered the meeting at 10.27 am.
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Staff tabled the
resolutions of the Puketapapa Local Board. A copy has been placed on the
official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a
minutes attachment.
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Resolution number REG/2015/37
MOVED by Cr AM Filipaina, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
a)
thank Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, Chair of Otara-Papatoetoe
Local Board and Nick Bakulich representing Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board for their presentation.
CARRIED
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Resolution number REG/2015/38
MOVED
by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
b)
agree to retain option two, that is the
existing region-wide District Licensing Committee structure but reduce the
number of commissioners and members from October 2016 when their contracts
expire.
A division
was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For
Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae
Cr CE Brewer
Cr WB Cashmore
Cr C Darby
Cr CE Fletcher
Deputy Mayor PA Hulse
Cr DA Krum
Cr SL Stewart
Cr J Watson
Chairperson GS Wood
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Against
Cr CM Casey
Cr AM Filipaina
Member K MacDonald
Cr JG Walker
Cr WD Walker
Member G Wilcox
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Abstained
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The motion was declared carried by 10 votes to 6.
CARRIED
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Resolution number REG/2015/39
MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
c)
approve the development of a work
programme that captures the improvement opportunities identified through the
District Licensing Committee review, to be reported to the Regional Strategy
and Policy Committee for approval in August 2015.
CARRIED
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Moved by Cr AM Filipaina, seconded by
Cr CM Casey
That the Regional Strategy and
Policy Committee:
adopt option three, that
council reorganise the structure into a local area-based model, aligned with
local board boundaries, similar to the nine clustered DLC model that was
proposed in the report to the Governing Body on 22 August 2013, of the report
as council’s preferred way forward.
A division was called for,
voting on which was as follows:
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For
Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae
Cr CM Casey
Cr AM Filipaina
Cr CE Fletcher
Cr JG Walker
Cr WD Walker
Cr J Watson
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Against
Cr CE Brewer
Cr WB Cashmore
Cr C Darby
Deputy Mayor PA Hulse
Cr DA Krum
Member K MacDonald
Cr SL Stewart
Member G Wilcox
Chairperson GS Wood
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Abstained
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The motion was declared lost by 9 votes to 7.
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Attachments
a 4 June 2015 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 9 local boards' presentation
b 4 June 2015 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 9 Puketapapa Local Board minutes 28/05/2015
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The meeting
adjourned at 11:08am and reconvened at 11:15 am
Cr AM
Filipaina retired from the meeting at 11.08 am.
Cr J Watson retired
from the meeting at 11.08 am.
Cr CE Brewer
left the meeting at 11.08 am.
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The Empowered Communities Approach and the New Operating Model for
the Community Development and Safety Unit
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Kay McIntyre,
Chair of Kaipatiki Local Board, Julia Parfitt, Chair of Hibiscus and Bays
Local Board, Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, Chair of Otara-Papatoetoe
Local Board, and Peter Haynes, Chair of Albert-Eden Local Board gave verbal
presentations to the item.
Staff tabled
two additional documents in support of the item. Copies have been placed on
the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a
minutes attachment.
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Cr LA Cooper returned to the meeting
at 11.15 am.
Cr DA Krum left the meeting at 11.15
am.
Cr DA Krum returned to the meeting at
11.22 am.
Cr CM Penrose entered to the meeting
at 11.42 am.
Cr CE Brewer returned to the meeting
at 11.51 am.
Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at
11.54 am.
Cr CE
Fletcher returned to the meeting at 12.02 pm.
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Resolution number REG/2015/40
MOVED
by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a)
thank the Local
Board Chairs of
Kaipatiki, Hibiscus and Bays, Otara-Papatoetoe and Albert-Eden for their presentations.
CARRIED
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Resolution number REG/2015/41
MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Chairperson GS Wood:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
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endorse the implementation of the
Empowered Communities approach which will result in a new operating model for
the Community Development and Safety (CDS) unit.
c) note
that progress against outcomes, implementation of the structure and operation
of the model will be reviewed and reported back to the Regional Strategy and
Policy Committee in February and July 2016.
d) endorse
that additional funding to deliver locally driven initiatives be considered
as part of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.
CARRIED
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Secretarial
note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6 Cr L
Cooper requested her dissenting vote against resolution c) be recorded.
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MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr CM Casey:
That the Regional Strategy and
Policy Committee:
e)
ensure the transition maintains delivery of local board work
programmes and local initiatives noting the intent to move from a delivery
model to one of a more strategic nature, without having a negative impact on
local board budgets.
Lost
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Attachments
a 4 June 2014 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 10 remaining resolutions from local boards
b 4 June 2014 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 10 Summary of local board resolutions
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12
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Report from Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee meeting 12 May
2015 - Disposal of land - Auckland Botanic Gardens
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Member G
Wilcox left the meeting at 12.11 pm.
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Resolution number REG/2015/43
MOVED
by Cr CE Fletcher, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) approve the divestment of
approximately 2400 m2 of land on the
north-west corner of the Auckland Botanic Gardens to the New Zealand
Transport Agency for the purpose of constructing a stormwater treatment
facility.
b) approve
the uplifting of the Auckland Botanic Gardens designation on that portion of
the land sold to the New Zealand Transport Agency in terms of section 182 of
the Resource Management Act, 1991.
c) approve
the retention of the funds from the sale of the land for compensating
improvements to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, to compensate for the loss of
amenity.
CARRIED
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Update on the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund
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Member G
Wilcox returned to the meeting at 12.18 pm.
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Resolution number REG/2015/44
MOVED
by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Chairperson GS Wood:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) approve a change in the
regular timing of the second funding round held each year of the Waste
Minimisation and Innovation Fund from October to September.
b) delegate to the Manager
Solid Waste the ability to change the timing of funding rounds of the Waste
Minimisation and Innovation Fund as necessary.
c) request further work be done
to encourage Government to raise the quantum of the waste minimisation levy.
CARRIED
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Coastal Update
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Staff gave a
PowerPoint presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and
is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number REG/2015/45
MOVED
by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher:
That the Regional
Strategy and Policy Committee:
a)
receive the presentation on the coastal update.
b)
request staff report back by October 2015, on key outcomes of
August’s political workshop and the proposed work programme, for the approval
of the committee.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 4 June 2014 Regional Strategy
& Policy Committee - Item 14 Coastal presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 12:55pm and
reconvened at 1:35 pm
Deputy Mayor
PA Hulse retired from the meeting at 12.55 pm.
Cr DA Krum left the meeting at 12.55 pm.
16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
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17 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number REG/2015/47
MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CE Brewer:
That the
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee:
a) exclude
the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
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 Takanini
stormwater conveyance – Compulsory land acquisition
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Reason for passing
this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular
interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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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.
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s7(2)(i) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the
report contains information that may impact on property values.
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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.
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C2 Acquisition
of land for public open space in Unsworth Heights
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Reason for passing
this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular
interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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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.
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s7(2)(i) - The
withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the
report contains property values.
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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.
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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
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1.36pm 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.
2.06pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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Takanini stormwater conveyance – Compulsory land acquisition
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That the Regional Strategy and Policy
Committee agree that there be no restatement of the confidential report, or
the resolutions of the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee.
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Acquisition of land for public open space in Unsworth Heights
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That the Regional Strategy and Policy
Committee agree that the confidential report and resolutions
not be restated in the open minutes.
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2.06 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
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
