Regulatory and Bylaws Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Calum Penrose

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Denise Krum

From 9.40am, Item 9

Members

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

Member Karen Wilson

 

 

Cr George Wood, CNZM

From 9.45am, Item 9

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

 


Regulatory and Bylaws Committee

09 December 2015

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/43

MOVED by Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Member K Wilson:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         accept the apology from Deputy Mayor PA Hulse for absence, and from Cr W Cashmore for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/44

MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr AM Filipaina:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

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

Decision on a set net and crab pot control for Omaha Beach

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson DA Krum entered the meeting at 9.40 am.

Cr GS Wood entered the meeting at 9.45 am.

 

 

 

Note:      Changes to the original motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/45

MOVED by Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         confirm that its approach to managing public safety and nuisance issues associated with set netting and crab fishing at Omaha Beach is to agree to:

Option 1: address issues associated with set netting and crab fishing at Omaha Beach using existing regulations and undertaking a targeted education and monitoring program over the 2015/16 summer period.

CARRIED

 

Note:     Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr SL Stewart and Cr J Watson requested that their dissenting votes be recorded.

 

 

 

 

10

Hearings Panel Appointment for Setting Fees under the Food Act

 

 

 

Note:     Changes to the original motion were incorporated prior to the meeting.

 

 

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/46

MOVED by Chairperson CM Penrose, seconded by Member G Wilcox:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         appoint Chairperson CM Penrose, Deputy Chairperson DA Krum, and Cr AM Filipaina (one as chair) to a panel to receive, hear and deliberate on submissions and other relevant information on the setting of Food Act Fees, and make recommendations to the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee.

b)        appoint a member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board to the hearings panel.

c)         delegate to the chairperson of the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee the ability to make changes to the panel appointed under recommendation a) where this becomes necessary because of withdrawal or unavailability of any of those persons. 

d)        agree for the hearings panel to convene on 28 January 2016.

 

CARRIED

 


 

11

Update on begging behaviour in the central city

 

 

 

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Krum:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         note the information on begging behaviour in the central city.

b)         request that staff report back to the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee in May 2016 regarding the reduction of nuisance behaviour associated with begging in the central city, including the investigation of potential changes to the Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw (2013).

 

 

 

The motion was taken in parts:

 

 

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/47

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Krum:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

a)         note the information on begging behaviour in the central city.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Resolution number RBC/2015/48

MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson DA Krum:  

That the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee:

b)        request that staff report back to the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee in May 2016 regarding the reduction of nuisance behaviour associated with begging in the central city, including the investigation of potential changes to the Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw (2013).

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

For

Cr LA Cooper

Deputy Chairperson DA Krum

Chairperson CM Penrose

Cr SL Stewart

Cr GS Wood

Against

Cr AM Filipaina

Cr J Watson

Member G Wilcox

Member K Wilson

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 5 votes to 4.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.30 am                                            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 Regulatory and Bylaws Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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