Youth Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, Level 2, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 14 September 2015 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Acting Chairperson

Liaison Councillor Linda Cooper

 

Members

Flora Apulu

 

 

Janice Auva'a

 

 

Lit Wei Chin

 

 

Savannah Cox

 

 

Loniana Fifita

 

 

Danielle Goh

Until 7.51pm, Item 9

 

Georgina Halstead

Until 8.16pm, Item 10

 

Alex Johnston

 

 

Antony Kapeli-Sua

 

 

Maggy Liu

Until 6.50pm, Item 6

 

Mosa Mafile'o

 

 

Ben Moimoi

 

 

Caroline Paepae

 

 

Lesina Ponifasio

 

 

Micah Stininato

 

 

Mackenzie Valgre

 

 

Sam Yoon

 

 

Aileen  Zhou

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Marek Townley

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Richard Hills

Kaipatiki Local Board Member

 


Youth Advisory Panel

14 September 2015

 

 

 

Liaison Councillor L Cooper assumed the Chair.

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/37

MOVED by Member B Moimoi, seconded by Member A Kapeli-Sua:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apology from Member M Townley for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/38

MOVED by Member A Zhou, seconded by Member L Chin:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 27 July 2015, as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

5

Panel Membership - Orākei

 

 

 

This item was deferred to a subsequent meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel.

 

 

 

 


 

6

Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

 

 

 

Secretarial Note:         Changes to the original motion were incorporated as chair’s recommendations a) and b), prior to the meeting. Changes to recommendations c) and d) were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/39

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Member M Mafile'o:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         use a closed ballot system to elect both a chairperson and a deputy chairperson.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/40

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Member M Stininato:  

b)        use voting system A to elect a chairperson and deputy chairperson (as described in Schedule 7, Clause 25 of the Local Government Act 2002).

CARRIED

 

 

 

Secretarial Note:         Chairperson L Cooper conducted the election process for the chairperson and the deputy chairperson.

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/41

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Member A Johnston:  

c)         elect Member F Apulu as chairperson.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/42

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Member F Apulu:  

d)        elect Member A Johnston as deputy chairperson.

CARRIED

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 6.50pm and Liaison Councillor L Cooper vacated the chair.

 

The meeting reconvened at 7.01pm, and Chairperson F Apulu assumed the chair.

 

Member M Liu was not present.

 


 

7

Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) Group Plan Project

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/43

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member C Paepae:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         provide feedback on considerations important to young people during Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) planning for the review of the Auckland CDEM Group Plan.

b)        note that Group Plan workshop dates will be provided as soon as they are confirmed.

c)         forward the report and workshop dates to local youth voice mechanisms, and encourage local youth groups to attend workshops for the new Group Plan before 16 October 2015.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

8

Relationship with the British High Commission

 

 

 

This item was deferred to a subsequent meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel.

 

 

 

9

Updates from Youth Advisory Panel Members

 

 

 

Richard Hills, Kaipatiki Local Board member, was present and spoke to the item.

 

 

 

Member D Goh left the meeting at 7.51 pm.

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/44

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member A Kapeli-Sua:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         note the updates from the panel members.

b)        note that the common themes discussed were the impacts and opportunities on the local youth voice mechanisms as a result of the transition to the Empowered Communities Approach.

CARRIED

 

 


 

10

Working Party and Sub-committee Updates

 

 

 

Member G Halstead left the meeting at 8.16 pm.

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/45

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member M Valgre:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)         thank the working party/sub-committee leads for their updates.

b)        forward sub-committee/working party updates for the attention of respective local youth voice mechanisms.

c)         appoint new members to working parties.

d)        thank Bruce Thomas, Sarah McGhee and Sarah Finlay for their amazing contributions to the panel.

e)         welcome Austin Kim as the new Principal Advisor Panels.

f)          note that Member B Moimoi has joined the Auckland is My Playground Steering Group, and request that Auckland Council officers contact the members before the next Youth Advisory Panel meeting.

g)        note that Deputy Chairperson A Johnston has joined the Communications Sub-committee.

CARRIED

 

11

Youth Advisory Panel - Work Programme Update

 

 

 

Information was tabled at the meeting. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

 

 

Secretarial Note:         Changes to the original motion were incorporated through the addition of recommendations b) – d), with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

 

Resolution number YOU/2015/46

MOVED by Chairperson F Apulu, seconded by Member A Johnston:  

That the Youth Advisory Panel:

a)      accept the update of the Youth Advisory Panel work programme for the 2015/2016 year.

b)      thank Member M Mafile'o for collating the feedback from the work programme workshop.

c)      endorse a workshop on the community summit being held on 19 October 2015, prior to the Youth Advisory Panel meeting.

d)      note that Member M Stininato and Deputy Chairperson A Johnston are now members of the community summit working party.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Youth Advisory Panel Work Programme Update - September 2015

b     Youth Advisory Panel Advice and Feedback Schedule - September 2015

  

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

9.08 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 Youth Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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