Economic Development Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Economic Development Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 at 10.36am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

From 10:44 am, Item 12.

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Ross Clow

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

From 11:16 am, Item 12 until 11:54 am, Item 9.

 

Cr Denise Krum

 

 

Mr Kris MacDonald

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

Until 12:57 pm, Item 9

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

Ms Precious Clark

 

 

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

Until 12:56 pm, Item 10.

 

Cr George Wood

From 11:43 am, Item 12 until 11:53 am, Item 9.

 

Julia Parfitt – Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Chair

 

Mark Thomas – Orākei Local Board member

 

 


Economic Development Committee

16 February 2016

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/1

MOVED by Cr C Brewer, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Cr WB Cashmore, Cr CE Fletcher, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse and Member P Clark for absence, and Cr Anae Arthur Anae, and Cr LA Cooper for early departure.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/2

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson R Clow, seconded by Cr D Quax:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 4 November 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.

 


 

Note:   Item 12 was considered prior to Item 9.

 

 

12

Tourism sector update including Auckland Visitor Plan 2011 - 2021

 

Staff gave a PowerPoint presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Chairperson Cr AJ Anae entered the meeting at 10.44 am and assumed the Chair.

Cr LA Cooper entered the meeting at 11.16 am.

Cr GS Wood entered the meeting at 11:43 am.

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/3

MOVED by Chairperson AJ Anae, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)      receive the tourism sector update presentation from Jason Hill, Head of Tourism, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     16 February 2016, Economic Development Committee, Item 12 - Tourism sector update

 

 

9

International Business Delegation KPI Reporting Framework

 

Cr GS Wood retired from the meeting at 11:53 am.

Cr LA Cooper retired from the meeting at 11.54 am.

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/4

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson R Clow, seconded by Member K MacDonald:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)      endorse the reporting framework (as per Attachment A of the agenda report) for economic-based overseas delegations.

b)      note that this framework is a starting point for improved measurement and monitoring of the outcomes and achievements of all economic-based overseas delegations scheduled in the foreseeable future. The framework will be adjusted or adapted as necessary.

c)      note the sensitivities and challenges of obtaining commercial in-confidence information from business that participate in economic-based overseas delegations.

 

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   Item 11 was considered prior to Item 10.

 


 

11

Update on the Tripartite Summit 2016

 

Staff gave a PowerPoint presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/5

MOVED by Member K MacDonald, seconded by Deputy Chairperson R Clow:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)      receive the ‘Update on Tripartite Summit 2016’ presentation from Koro Dickinson, Global Partnerships and Strategy Advisor, and Darryn Grant, Project Manager for the Tripartite Summit, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 February 2016, Economic Development Committee, Item 11 - Tripartite Economic Summit update

 

 

10

Forward work programme 2016

 

Cr D Quax retired from the meeting at 12:57 pm.

 

Resolution number ECO/2016/6

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson R Clow, seconded by Cr DA Krum:  

That the Economic Development Committee:

a)      approve the proposed work programme for the period February-July 2016, as per Attachment A of the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   Item 11 - Update on the Tripartite Summit 2016 was considered prior to Item 10 – Forward Work Programme 2016.

 

Note:   Item 12 - Tourism sector update including Auckland Visitor Plan 2011 – 2021 was considered prior to Item 9 - International Business Delegation KPI Reporting Framework

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

12:58 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 Economic Development Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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