Auckland Development Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland Development Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 15 October 2015 at 9.35am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Chris Darby

 

Members

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

 

 

Cr Cameron Brewer

From 9.38 am, item 10.

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

Until 11.31 am, item 13

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

From 9.46 am, item 11.

 

Cr Hon. Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 9.41 am, item 11.

 

Cr Denise Krum

From 9.38 am, item 10.

 

Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Cr Calum Penrose

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Member David Taipari

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 9.37 am, item 5.

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

Cr George Wood, CNZM

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 


Auckland Development Committee

15 October 2015

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/189

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Cr ME Lee and Cr JG Walker for absence, Cr AM Filipaina and Cr W Walker for lateness and Cr Darby for early departure.

CARRIED

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/190

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Chairperson PA Hulse:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 10 September 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 9.37 am.

 

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.

 

9

Reports Pending Status Update

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/191

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Chairperson PA Hulse:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      receive the reports pending status update.

CARRIED

 

10

Summary of information memos and briefings - 15 October 2015

 

Cr CE Brewer and Cr DA Krum entered the meeting at 9.38 am.

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/192

MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      receive the summary of information memos and briefings – 15 October 2015.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Port Future Study Update

 

Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at 9.41 am.

Cr AJ Anae left the meeting at 9.42 am.

Cr AM Filipaina entered the meeting at 9.46 am.

Cr SL Stewart left the meeting at 9.47 am.

Cr AJ Anae returned to the meeting at 9.54 am.

Cr AJ Anae left the meeting at 10.02 am.

 

Dr Rick Boven, Independent Chair for the Port Future Study, council staff were present for this item.

 

Note:   The motion was taken in parts.

Changes to the original recommendation b) were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/193

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr RI Clow:   

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      receive a verbal update from Dr Rick Boven, Independent Chair for the Port Future Study.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/194

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr RI Clow:  

b)         receive and endorse the Port Future Study Scope finalised by the Consensus Working Group.

CARRIED

 

Secretarial note:          Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6 Member L Ngamane and Member DE Taipari requested their dissenting votes be recorded against resolution b) above.   

 

 

12

Urban Location Analysis results for Panuku Development Auckland

 

Member DE Taipari left the meeting at 10.40 am.

Cr SL Stewart returned to the meeting at 10.43 am.

Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 10.48 am.

Member DE Taipari returned to the meeting at 10.49 am.

Cr CE Fletcher returned to the meeting at 10.54 am.

Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 11.04 am.

 

Note:   Changes to the original recommendation were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/195

MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Chairperson PA Hulse:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)         recommend the results of the Urban Location Analysis to Panuku Development Auckland for their consideration in its Type 1 programme:

i.             Manukau (within Spatial Priority Area)

ii.                Otahuhu (within Spatial Priority Area)

iii.              Newmarket

iv.              Northcote

v.                Takapuna (within Spatial Priority Area)

vi.              Mt Eden Station

vii.             Avondale (within Spatial Priority Area)

viii.            Henderson

b)      request Panuku Development Auckland to report back to the 10 December 2015 Auckland Development Committee meeting with their recommendations, for the Committee’s endorsement, of its Type 1 programme shortlist specifically, but also Type 2 and 3 programmes generally.  

CARRIED

 

 

13

Housing Supply, Choice and Affordability: Trends, Economic Drivers and Possible Policy Interventions

 

Cr AJ Anae returned to the meeting at 11.12 am.

Cr RI Clow returned to the meeting at 11.12 am.

Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 11.31 am.

Member DE Taipari left the meeting at 11.33 am.

Member DE Taipari returned to the meeting at 11.41 am.

Cr RI Clow left the meeting at 11.55 am.

 

The Chief of Strategy and Chief Economist presented a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Note:   Changes to the original recommendations were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/196

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)         endorse the housing affordability target of “5.0 by 2030” for inclusion in the Auckland Plan refresh in 2016

b)        note that to achieve a target median house price to median income ratio of 5.0 by 2030, which is proposed in the report, will require ongoing focus on improving housing affordability in Auckland by both the council and the government

c)         request the Chief of Strategy, in conjunction with Auckland Development Committee, lead the next stage of Auckland’s housing affordability work programme, by undertaking further analysis to identify preferred policy instruments to achieve this goal, in consultation with government agencies and reporting back to the Auckland Development Committee by February 2016

d)        thank the Chief Economist’s Unit for its work.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Attachments

a     15 October 2015 - Auckland Development Committee - Item 13 - Housing Supply, Choice and Affordability : Trends, Economic Drivers and Possible Policy Interventions - presentation  

 

 

 

14

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group - Auckland Council Membership

 

Cr AJ Anae left the meeting at 12.23 pm.

Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 12.36 pm.

 

The Chief Sustainability Officer tabled a presentation in support of the report. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/197

MOVED by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)        endorse Auckland Council’s application for membership to the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Cr CM Casey

Cr WB Cashmore

Deputy Chairperson C Darby

Cr AM Filipaina

Chairperson PA Hulse

Member L Ngamane

Member DE Taipari

Cr WD Walker

Cr J Watson

Against

Cr CE Brewer

Cr DA Krum

Cr CM Penrose

Cr D Quax

Cr SL Stewart

Cr MP Webster

Cr GS Wood

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 9 votes to 7.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     15 October 2015 - Item 14 - C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group - Auckland Council Membership - presentation  

  

 

 

15        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.  

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 12.38 pm for lunch and reconvened at 1.19 pm. When the meeting reconvened Deputy Chairperson C Darby and Member L Ngamane were absent.

 

 


 

 

16        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number AUC/2015/198

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Member DE Taipari:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       Confidential Reports Pending Status Update

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information regarding development proposals.

s7(2)(c)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information regarding development proposals.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C2       Special Housing Areas Tranche 8 Recommendations

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information regarding development proposals..

s7(2)(c)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information regarding development proposals..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and formed part of the minutes of the meeting.

 

CARRIED

 

 

1.20pm            The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

2.41pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 


 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Confidential Reports Pending Status Update

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/193

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

a)      receive the reports pending status update.

b)      agree that resolution a) be released to the open minutes.

 

 

C2

Special Housing Areas Tranche 8 Recommendations

 

Resolution number AUC/2015/191

MOVED by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Auckland Development Committee:

f)       approve that the decisions, report and attachments regarding the Special Housing Areas Tranche 8 proposals remain confidential until all due processes have been concluded, and that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor be delegated responsibility to release information on these SHA proposals as may be required.

  

 

 

2.42 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 Auckland Development Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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