Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 5 November 2015 at 9.32am.
Chairperson |
Cr George Wood, CNZM |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
Until 12.30pm, Item 11 |
Members |
Cr Cameron Brewer |
From 9.34am, Item 5.1 |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
From 9.39am, Item 5.1 |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
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Cr Denise Krum |
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Cr Mike Lee |
From 9.40am, Item 5.1 |
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Mr Kris MacDonald |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
From 9.44am, Item 5.1 |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
Until 12.29pm, Item 12 |
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Cr John Watson |
From 10.01am, Item 5.1 |
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Cr Penny Webster |
From 9.49am, Item 5.1 |
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Mr Glenn Wilcox |
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ABSENT
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Mayor Len Brown, JP |
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Bridget Graham, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
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Peter Haynes, Chair Albert-Eden Local Board |
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David Holm, Puketāpapa Local Board |
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Jill Naysmith, Deputy Chair, Franklin Local Board |
Regional Strategy and Policy Committee 05 November 2015 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number REG/2015/84 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown and Cr CE Fletcher for absence and from Cr J Watson for lateness. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number REG/2015/85 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 8 October 2015, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
Items 5.1 and 5.2 were taken together
5.1
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Public Input – Richard and Robyn Northey - Fluoridation of the Onehunga Water Supply |
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Cr CE Brewer entered the meeting at 9.34 am. Cr RI Clow entered the meeting at 9.39 am. Cr ME Lee entered the meeting at 9.40 am. Deputy Mayor PA Hulse left the meeting at 9.41 am. Cr JG Walker entered the meeting at 9.44 am. Cr MP Webster entered the meeting at 9.49 am.
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Richard and Robyn Northey were present to speak in favour of fluoridation of the Onehunga water supply.
A PowerPoint presentation and supporting documents were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Public Input - Kane Titchener - Fluoride free NZ |
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Kane Titchener was present to speak against the public input proposal to fluoridate Onehunga's water supply. |
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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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Deputy Mayor PA Hulse returned to the meeting at 10.00am. Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 10.01 am.
Note: The motion was put in parts.
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Resolution number REG/2015/86 MOVED by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee : a) receive the presentation by Richard Northey and Robyn Northey for the fluoridation of the Onehunga water supply and the points raised in the presentation, attached to the minutes. b) receive the presentation by Kane Titchener, Fluoride free NZ, against the fluoridation of Onehunga’s water supply and the points raised in the presentation, attached to the minutes. |
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MOVED by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee : c) request that officers report back, in due course on the implications, including costs of any consultation, to introduce fluoride to Onehunga’s water supply. A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared lost by 3 votes to 18.
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Resolution number REG/2015/87 MOVED by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee : d) request that staff, under delegation from the Chief Executive, write to the Minister of Health to request an update on their position in relation to the LGNZ remit that the Director General of Health be responsible for decisions on fluoridation. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/88 MOVED by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee : e) request that staff provide an information report on fluoride treatment as currently practiced by Watercare. |
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Note: Pursuant to standing order 1.8.6, Crs CM Casey, C Darby, ME Lee, WD Walker and J Watson requested that their dissenting votes against clause d) be recorded.
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a 5 November 2015 - Regional Strategy and Policy Committee - Item 5.1 - Fluoridation of the Onehunga Water Supply PowerPoint Presentation b 5 November 2015 - Regional Strategy and Policy Committee - Item 5.1 - supporting information c 5 November 2015 - Regional Strategy and Policy Committee - Item 5.2 - Fluoride Free NZ PowerPoint Presentation |
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6 Local Board Input
Peter Haynes, Chair Albert-Eden Local Board spoke at Item 10 - Auckland Council Submission: Building (Pools) Amendment Bill.
7 Extraordinary Business
Pursuant to Standing Order 2.4.6, the meeting agreed to receive a presentation relating to the general business of the committee, Waste Collection Service Delivery.
Resolution number REG/2015/89 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) agree that the Extraordinary Item - Waste Collection Service Delivery Presentation, be accorded precedence at this time. |
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Extraordinary Business - Waste Collection Service Delivery Presentation |
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Cr C Darby left the meeting at 11.06 am. Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae left the meeting at 11.08 am. Member G Wilcox left the meeting at 11.08 am.
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Resolution number REG/2015/90 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Penrose: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) receive the Waste Collection Service Delivery presentation. |
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a 5 November 2015 - Regional Strategy and Policy Committee - Item 14.1 - Waste Collection Service Delivery - PowerPoint Presentation |
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number REG/2015/91 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) extend the expiry date of the Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan by 12 months from 17 December 2015, to 17 December 2016. |
The meeting was adjourned 11.12am.
The meeting reconvened at 11.19am.
Crs CE Brewer, LA Cooper, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, Crs DA Krum, ME Lee, J Watson and MP Webster were not present.
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Auckland Council Submission: Building (Pools) Amendment Bill |
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Peter Haynes, Chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board spoke to this item. |
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Deputy Mayor PA Hulse returned to the meeting at 11.21 am. Cr MP Webster returned to the meeting at 11.21 am. Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at 11.22 am. Cr ME Lee returned to the meeting at 11.22 am. Cr CE Brewer returned to the meeting at 11.22 am. Cr DA Krum returned to the meeting at 11.22 am. Cr LA Cooper returned to the meeting at 11.26 am. |
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Note: Cr AM Filipaina declared a conflict of interest in this item and neither spoke nor voted on the matter. The motion was put in parts. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/92 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Casey: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) approve the draft Auckland Council submission on the Building (Pools) Amendment Bill so that it can be filed with Parliament’s Local Government and Environment Select Committee. b) delegate to the Chair of the committee the approval of any minor revisions to the Auckland Council Submission: Building (Pools) Amendment Bill, resulting from changes agreed at the meeting. c) approve that the Chair of the committee and a local board representative attend the select committee if needed, along with staff. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/93 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr CM Casey: d) amend clause 3.7.4 of the submission from ‘a shorter time frame’ to a ‘three year timeframe.’ A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 10 votes to 9. |
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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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Deputy Chairperson AJ Anae retired from the meeting at 12.03 pm. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/94 MOVED by Cr DA Krum, seconded by Cr CM Casey: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) endorse the current Manukau Harbour work programme. b) note that regional funding has been committed to fund and complete a scoping and feasibility study for hydrodynamic modelling in the Manukau Harbour this financial year. c) note that options for the potential implementation of hydrodynamic modelling will be presented following the completion of the scoping study, and a review of conclusions from that study. |
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a 5 November 2015 - Regional Strategy and Policy Committee, Item 11 - Manukau Harbour Update |
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Cr WD Walker retired from the meeting at 12.29 pm. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/95 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Cr C Darby: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) receive the reports pending status update. |
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Resolution number REG/2015/96 MOVED by Chairperson GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee: a) receive the summary of information memos and information reports since 8 October 2015. |
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
Note: Extraordinary Item 14.1 - Waste Collection Service Delivery Presentation, was considered prior to Item 8 – Notices of Motion.
12.30 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 Regional Strategy and Policy Committee HELD ON
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