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Economic
Development Committee
18 August 2015
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Public Input
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5.1
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Takapuna Beach Business Association presentation
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Cr DA Krum entered the meeting at 10.16 am.
Cr GS Wood entered the meeting at 10.19 am.
Cr CM Penrose entered the
meeting at 10.20 am.
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Peter White, General Manager
of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, and Julian Brown, Chairman-Elect,
were in attendance to present to the Economic Development Committee regarding
the work of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, and highlighted
opportunities for Auckland Council to assist with this work.
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Resolution number ECO/2015/12
MOVED
by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) receive the presentation and
thank Peter White for his presentation to the Economic Development Committee
on the work of the Takapuna Beach Business Association.
CARRIED
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5.2
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St Heliers Village Association presentation
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Deputy Mayor PA Hulse entered the meeting at 10.36 am.
Cr WB Cashmore entered the
meeting at 11.08 am.
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Wendy Caspersonn, BID Manager
for the St Heliers Village Association, Bruce Jackson, St Heliers
businessman, were in attendance to present to this item.
Desley Simpson, Chair – Orākei
Local Board, and Kate Cooke, Orākei Local Board spoke in support of this
item.
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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.
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Resolution number ECO/2015/13
MOVED
by Cr CE Brewer, seconded by Cr DA Krum:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) receive the presentation and
thank Wendy Caspersonn, Bruce Jackson, Desley Simpson, and Kate Cooke for their
presentation to the Economic Development Committee on the work of the St
Heliers Village Association.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 18 August 2015, Economic
Development Committee, Item 5.2 St Heliers Village Association presentation.
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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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9
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Update on Economic Development functions in Auckland Council and
CCOs
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Cr GS Wood left the meeting at 11.30 am.
Cr CM Casey left the
meeting at 11.36 am.
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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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Secretarial note: Resolution b) was taken before
resolution a).
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Resolution number ECO/2015/14
MOVED
by Cr CE Brewer, seconded by Chairperson AJ Anae:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
b)
request ATEED, Auckland Transport, and relevant Auckland
Council departments including BIDs team, Customer Services, Auckland Council
Events, and those responsible for town centre maintenance and service levels,
to provide a workshop to Local Boards and the Economic Development Committee
regarding key issues raised by the Business Improvement Districts, in order
to make recommendations to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee.
CARRIED
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Resolution number ECO/2015/15
MOVED
by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a)
receive the update on economic development functions in
Auckland Council and Council-controlled organisations.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 18
August 2015, Economic Development Committee, Item 9, Update on Economic
Development functions in Auckland Council and CCOs, presentation.
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10
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Auckland Economic Quarterly
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Cr C Casey returned to the meeting at 11.45 am.
Cr G Wood returned to the meeting at 12.09 pm.
Member P Clark retired from the
meeting at 12.08 pm.
Cr DA Krum
retired from the meeting at 12.11 pm.
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Chris Parker, Chief Economist,
was in attendance to present to the Economic Development Committee.
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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.
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Resolution number ECO/2015/17
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson RI Clow, seconded by Cr CE Brewer:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) receive the presentation and
thank Chris Parker for his update on the Auckland Economic Quarterly.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 18
August 2015, Economic Development Committee, Item 10, Auckland Economic
Quarterly, presentation.
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11
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Tripartite Economic Alliance 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 ECO/2015/18
MOVED
by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr D Quax:
That the Economic
Development Committee:
a) note that
Auckland plans to host the next Tripartite Summit in May 2016 and that the
Tripartite Summit is an opportunity to promote Auckland as an ideal
destination for business, investment, tourism, education and innovation.
b) note key
elements of the Auckland hosted Tripartite Summit will be a business-to-business
focus, cultural aspects, Māori participation, opportunities for elected members
to participate, corporate sponsors, and central government involvement and
support.
c) note that
regular Tripartite Economic Alliance updates will be provided to, and
feedback sought from the Economic Development Committee.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 18 August 2015, Economic
Development Committee, Item 11, Tripartite Economic Alliance Update,
presentation.
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12 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.24 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 Economic Development Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
