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Governing Body
24 September
2015
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1 Affirmation
His Worship the Mayor read the affirmation.
Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.35 am.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution number GB/2015/98
MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded
by Cr MP Webster:
That the Governing Body:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its
meeting, held on Thursday 27 August, 2015,
including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr CM
Casey, Cr ME Lee, Cr WD Walker and Cr J Watson requested that their
dissenting votes be recorded.
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5 Acknowledgements and Achievements
His
Worship the Mayor read the acknowledgements and achievements.
6 Petitions
There were no petitions.
7 Public Input
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7.1
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Public Input - Councillor Richard Foster (Melbourne City Council):
Melbourne's Smokefree Policy
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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 GB/2015/99
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That the Governing
Body:
a) thank Councillor Richard
Foster, Melbourne City Council, and John Loof, Chief Executive - Cancer
Society Auckland, and receive the presentation on Melbourne’s Smokefree
Policy.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 24 September 2015, Governing
Body, Item 7.1 - Councillor Richard Foster - Melbourne's Smokefree Policy
Presentation
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8 Local Board Input
Sandra Coney, Waitākere
Ranges Local Board Chair, and Denise Yates, Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Deputy Chair, spoke at Item 16 – Changes to Local Dog Access
Rules.
9 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
10 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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11
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Office of the Auditor-General briefing
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The Independent Auditor’s Report was discussed at the
meeting. A copy of the report has been placed on the official minutes and is
available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Jo Smaill, Audit Director – Audit New Zealand, and Robert
Sutherland, Audit Manager – Audit New Zealand, were in attendance and spoke
to the item.
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Resolution number GB/2015/100
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:
That the Governing
Body:
a) receive the information
provided by the Auditor-General.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 24 September 2015 - Governing
Body - Item 11 - Independent Auditor Report - Full Audit Opinion 2014/2015
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Adoption of the 2014/2015 Annual Report and Summary Annual Report
for Auckland Council and Group
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Resolution number GB/2015/101
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster:
That the Governing
Body:
a) adopt the 2014/2015 Annual
Report for Auckland Council and Group.
b) adopt the 2014/2015 Summary
Annual Report for Auckland Council and Group.
CARRIED
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14
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Allocation of discretionary capital budget to local boards
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Resolution number GB/2015/103
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:
That the Governing Body:
a) agree to consult on a model
for the allocation of the discretionary Locally
Driven Initiatives Capex fund as follows:
i) one per
cent of the fund allocated to the Great Barrier Island local board
ii) two per
cent of the fund allocated to Waiheke Island local board
iii) remainder
of the fund allocated between the remaining local boards based on 90
per cent population, 5 per cent land area and 5 per cent deprivation.
b) adopt for
consultation the Proposal to amend the Local boards funding policy in
Attachment One of this report.
c) agree the
process for consultation as set out in the report.
d) delegate authority for
updating the Proposal to amend the Local Boards Funding Policy to reflect the
decisions made at this meeting and to make minor editorial changes or
correction of minor errors to the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the
Finance and Performance Committee, and the Chief Finance Officer.
CARRIED
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15
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Report of the Hearing Panel on the proposed Property Maintenance
and Nuisance Bylaw 2015
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Resolution number GB/2015/104
MOVED
by Cr CM Penrose, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:
That the Governing
Body:
a) make the Property
Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015, contained in Attachment A of the agenda
report, pursuant to sections 145,146 and 149 of the Local Government Act
2002, with effect from 1 November 2015
b) revoke, from 1 November 2015, the following legacy council
bylaws relating to environmental protection (as identified in Section One of
“Additional Information to the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015”
in Attachment A) to the extent that they are deemed to have been made by
Auckland Council under section 63 or section 61 of the Local Government
(Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010, whichever is applicable:
(i) Clauses 13.2, 13.3, 13.4
and 13.6 of the Auckland City Council Bylaw
No. 13 – Environmental Protection
(ii) North Shore City - Part 7
Environmental Protection – Nuisance Arising on Private Land Bylaw 2000
(iii) Waitakere City Council
Control of Intruder Alarm Systems Bylaw 2010
c) authorise
the Manager: Social Policy and Bylaws, in consultation with Councillor
Penrose as chair of the Hearing Panel, to make any minor edits or amendments
to the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015 to correct any identified
errors or typographical edits or to reflect decisions made by the Governing
Body.
CARRIED
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Changes to local dog access rules
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Sandra Coney, Waitākere Ranges Local Board Chair, and
Denise Yates, Waitākere Ranges Local Board Deputy Chair, were present
and spoke to the item.
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Secretarial
note: Changes to the original motion were incorporated under
recommendation c) and the addition of e), with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution number GB/2015/105
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:
That the Governing
Body:
a)
note the local boards have made final decisions on changes to local
dog access rules in accordance with their delegations.
b)
approve the following alternative local board summer
times and season:
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Local Board
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Summer period
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Summer times
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Standard
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Labour
Weekend to 1 March
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10am
and 5pm
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Albert-Eden
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31
March
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7.00pm
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Devonport-Takapuna
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31
March
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6.30pm
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Rodney
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N/A
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6.30pm
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Waitakere Ranges
(Te
Henga / Bethells Beach only)
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Easter
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Sunrise and sunset
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Waitemata
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31
March
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7.00pm
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c)
approve the amendments to the Auckland
Council Policy on Dogs 2012 and Auckland Council Dog Management Bylaw 2012 in
accordance with section 10 of the Dog Control Act 1996 as contained in
Attachment A of the agenda report (excluding
the Albert-Eden Local Board area) with a commencement date of 24 October
2015.
d)
authorise
the Manager Social Policy and Bylaws in
consultation with the relevant chair of the local board to make any minor
edits or amendments to Attachment A to correct any identified errors or
typographical edits.
e)
note the
consideration of changes to dog access rules in the Albert-Eden Local Board
area is deferred to enable the Albert-Eden Local Board to investigate
possible corrections.
CARRIED
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17
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Recommendation from the Auckland Development Committee: Refined
Special Housing Area Establishment Criteria
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Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 12.22 pm.
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Resolution number GB/2015/106
MOVED
by Cr C Darby, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse:
That the Governing
Body:
a) adopt the amended Refined
Special Housing Area Establishment Criteria and explanatory guidance for
assessing Special Housing Area requests.
CARRIED
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18 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Cr CE Fletcher returned to the meeting
at 12.24 pm.
12.25 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 Governing Body HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
