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Disability
Advisory Panel
22 February
2016
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Member C Brown entered the meeting at
10.15am.
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Auckland Transport Presentation: City Rail Link enabling works
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Shonagh Lindsay from Auckland Transport
was in attendance to provide a verbal presentation and to answer questions
from panel members.
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Resolution number DIS/2016/3
MOVED
by Member D Hughes, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Herring:
That the Disability
Advisory Panel:
a) thank Shonagh Lindsay
from Auckland Transport for her attendance and note the presentation.
CARRIED
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Auckland Transport Update
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Martine Abel, Specialist Advisor,
Community Empowerment Unit provided a verbal update to her report and
answered questions from panel members.
The Chairperson requested Auckland Transport
speak to the panel about their input into council’s Disability Operational
Action Plan.
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Resolution number DIS/2016/4
MOVED
by Chairperson C Lansink, seconded by Member D McKenzie:
That the Disability
Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on the Auckland Transport’s Public Transport Accessibility Group
and Capital Project Accessibility Group meetings and thank Martine Abel for
her verbal update.
b) invite Auckland
Transport to provide an update in respect of their input into council’s Disability
Operational Action Plan at a future panel meeting.
CARRIED
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Disability Advisory Panel Work Programme
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The Chairperson invited members to share
any thoughts and reflections on progress being made by the panel. Members
responded individually with a variety of comments on positive steps being
taken by council and areas where further work was required.
Austin Kim, Principal Advisor Panels,
provided a verbal update on a review process of the Advisory Panels which was
to take place prior to or after the end of its term in September 2016.
Members provided feedback on what the review should seek.
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Resolution number DIS/2016/7
MOVED
by Member D Hughes, seconded by Member C Brown:
That the Disability
Advisory Panel:
a) note progress with the
Panel’s work programme.
b) identify any further
areas of focus to add to the Panel’s work plan.
c) note that central
government has launched a review of the National Disability Strategy and in
view of the fact that council has had long-standing issues in these matters
encourage council to make a comprehensive submission which the panel would be
happy to be involved with.
CARRIED
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11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There
was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.40pm 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 Disability Advisory Panel HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
