Seniors Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Seniors Advisory Panel held in the Level 26, Room 1, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Monday, 27 July 2015 at 10.04am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Margaret Devlin

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Russell Rigby

 

 

 

Members

Dr Judy Blakey

 

 

 

 

Janet Clews, CNZM,QSO, JP

Left the meeting at 12:07pm item 7

 

Roger Fowler, QSM

 

 

 

 

Joan Lardner-Rivlin, QSM

 

 

 

Council liaison

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Richard Northey, ONZM

 

 

 

 

Sonny Niha

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Helga Arlington

Albert-Eden Local Board member

 


Seniors Advisory Panel

27 July 2015

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/23

MOVED by Member M Devlin, seconded by Member J Blakey:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apology from member Richard Northey for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/24

MOVED by Member M Devlin, seconded by Member J Clews:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday 15 June 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Understanding the activity needs of our older people

 

Glenn Lucas, Business Development Manager, Leisure and Haidee Switzer, Graduate Leisure gave a verbal presentation and held a workshop with the panel.

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/25

MOVED by Member M Devlin, seconded by Member J Clews:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)        provided feedback by workshop, which will be distributed by the Lead Officer Support to members once collated.

CARRIED


 

6

Housing Update

 

Ree Anderson, Project Director Housing and Rohan Bush, Manager Affordable Housing gave a PowerPoint presentation.  A copy of the document is attached to the official copy of the minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a Minutes Attachment.

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/26

MOVED by Member J Blakey, seconded by Member J Lardner-Rivlin:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)         note the contents of the report and provide feedback on the housing programme overall and the specific housing initiatives currently in place.

b)        request council explore the development of an older persons housing strategy.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     27 July 2015 Seniors Advisory Panel - Item 6 Housing presentation

 

 

7

Global Auckland

 

Julz Nathan, Project Manager and Adam Prentice, Manager Brand and Marketing of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) gave a verbal presentation.

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/27

MOVED by Member J Lardner-Rivlin, seconded by Member R Rigby:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      provided input to Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) on the development of an Auckland global identity and story.

CARRIED

 

 

8

Seniors  Advisory Panel Programme Update

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/28

MOVED by Member J Blakey, seconded by Member R Fowler:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Seniors Advisory Panel Work Programme Update for July 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

9

Information items

 

Resolution number SEN/2015/29

MOVED by Member M Devlin, seconded by Member J Lardner-Rivlin:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the information provided.

CARRIED


 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

12.22 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 Seniors Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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