Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel held in the Board Room, Auckland Town Hall, Ground Floor, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 at 6.10pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Dave Tomu

 

Members

Carlos Abdelrahman

 

 

Asoka Basnayake

 

 

Naoe Hashimoto

 

 

Mabel Msopero

 

 

Pratima Devi Nand

 

 

Christian Dee Yao

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

Anita Keestra

 

 

Angela Lim

 

 

Wong Liu Shueng

 

Liaison Councillor

Cr Denise Krum

 

 

 


Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel

23 September 2015

 

 

 

The meeting commenced with a karakia.

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/34

MOVED by Member C Yao, seconded by Member C Abdelrahman:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apologies from Deputy Chair Anita Keestra, Angela Lim, Wong Liu Shueng and Cr Denise Krum for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

Note:   The Chairperson welcomed the new Panel Members Mabel Msoper, Pratima Devi Nand to the meeting. He also welcomed the new Democracy Advisor Suad Allie.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/35

MOVED by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member A Basnayake:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 12 August 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

4.1

ATEED - Diwali Festival

 

 

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/36

MOVED by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member N Hashimoto:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)         consider an extraordinary item regarding the Diwali festival at item 8.1 of this agenda:

i)          the reason for urgency being that the Diwali Festival advisory group meeting is being held on the 24 September and the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel has been requested to have a representative at this meeting.

CARRIED

 


 

4

Proposed set net and crab pot controls at Arkles Bay and Omaha Beach

 

Rebekah Stuart-Wilson, Principal Policy Analyst was in attendance to speak on this item.

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/37

MOVED by Member C Abdelrahman, seconded by Member C Yao:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      provide feedback to staff by the 19 October 2015 regarding the preferred options for the investigation of a set net control for Arkles Bay and set net and crab pot controls for Omaha Beach as set out in Public Safety and Nuisance Controls Information Document.

b)      thank Rebekah Stuart-Wilson, Policy Analyst for her attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

5

Civil Defence Group Plan Review

 

Craig Bosson, Senior Emergency Management Advisor was in attendance to speak on this item.

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/38

MOVED by Member C Yao, seconded by Member N Hashimoto:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      note the contents of the report.

b)      provide feedback on considerations important to Auckland’s ethnic communities during Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) planning for the review of the Auckland CDEM Group Plan.

c)      provide further feedback at the 28 September CDEM workshop.

d)      nominate Members Pratima Devi Nand and Naoe Hashimoto to attend the CDEM workshop.

d)      thank Craig Basson, senior Emergency Advisor for his attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

The meeting adjourned at 7.28pm and meeting reconvened at 7.35pm.

 

6

Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel - Work Programme Update

 

Austin Kim, Principal Advisor Panels was in attendance to speak to this item.

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/39

MOVED by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member M Msopero:  

That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Work Programme – September 2015.

b)      receive the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Schedule of Feedback and Advice Provided – September 2015.

c)      request the Work Programme and Summit themes to be discussed at its 4 November meeting.

CARRIED

  

 

8          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

8.1

ATEED - Diwali Festival

 

 

 

Resolution number ETH/2015/40

MOVED by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member C Yao:  

That the Ethnic Advisory Panel:

a)         nominate and confirm Members Devi Nand and Hashimoto be the representatives at the Diwali Festival advisory group meeting and note that the representatives will be providing their individual perspectives but not on behalf of Panel.

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   The Chairperson thanked Members Asoka Basnayake and Naoe Hashimoto for their support at his presentation at the recent Diversity Forum 2015.

  

 

8.25 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 Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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