Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, Level 2, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 11 April 2016 at 6.07pm.

 

present

 

Co-chairperson

Jordon Harris

 

Co-chairperson

Julie Radford-Poupard

 

Members

Moira Clunie

 

 

Mark Fisher

 

 

Jordon Harris

 

 

Audrey Hutcheson

 

 

Bruce Kilmister

 

 

Lexie Matheson

 

 

Duncan Matthews

 

 

Diana Rands

 

 

Merv Taueki-Ransom

 

 

Julie Watson

 

 

Aram Wu

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Cr Cathy Casey

Liaison councillor

 


Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel

11 April 2016

 

 

1          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Member M Fisher - Body Positive, Member J Harris – NZ Aid Foundation, Member B Kilmister – Body Positive, Member D Matthews – Rainbow Youth, D Rands – Inner City Women’s group and Member A Wu – RAiNZ Aotearoa declared an interest in Item 7 – Auckland Community Grants Programme as the organisation they are involved in applies for community grants.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/11

MOVED by Member J Watson, seconded by Member D Rands:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 29 February 2016, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Regional Facilities Auckland

 

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.

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/12

MOVED by Member B Kilmister, seconded by Member L Matheson:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)        receive and thank Paul Brewer and Judy Lawley for their presentation on Regional Facilities Auckland.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel, 11 April 2016, Item 5, Regional Facilities Auckland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Update: 2016 local government elections

 

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.

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/13

MOVED by Member D Rands, seconded by Member L Matheson:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      receive and thank Glyn Walters, Katie Watson and Alastair Haydock for their presentation on the communications and engagement workstreams for the 2016 Auckland local government elections.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel, 11 April 2016, Item 6, 2016 local government elections.

 

 

 

7

Auckland Council Community Grants Programme

 

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.

 

Members M Fisher, J Harris, B Kilmister, D Matthews, D Rands and Member A Wu declared an interest in Item 7 – Auckland Community Grants Programme.

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/14

MOVED by Member A Hutcheson, seconded by Member A Wu:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      receive and thank Marion Davies for her presentation on Auckland Council Community Grants Programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Rainbow Communities Advisor Panel, 11 April 2015, Item 7, Auckland Council Community Grants Programme.

 

 

 

8

Members updates - April 2016

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/15

MOVED by Member B Kilmister, seconded by Member J Watson:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the verbal update from members.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

Community Summit

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/16

MOVED by Member D Rands, seconded by Member A Wu:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)         receive the verbal update from members on the Big Gay Out Survey results

b)        receive the verbal update from Member A Wu on ideas around a Community Summit

c)         agree to add Member J Harris, Member L Matheson and Member J Watson to the current Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel Community Summit sub-committee of Members B Kilmister, D Matthews, M Taueki-Ransom and A Wu.

CARRIED

 

 

 

8.2

Auckland Council's representation of LGBTI community within Auckland

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/17

MOVED by Member L Matheson, seconded by Member M Fisher:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      agree to form a subcommittee consisting of Member M Clunie, Member M Fisher, Member L Matheson, Member J Radford-Poupard and Member D Rands with Member M Clunie as project lead to look at key Auckland Council Plans and media distribution outlets to inform Auckland Council on how the material can be updated to best represent the Rainbow Community within Auckland.

CARRIED

 

 

 

8.3

30-year Homosexual Law Reform Celebration

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/18

MOVED by Member A Hutcheson, seconded by Member B Kilmister:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)         receive the verbal update from Member B Kilmister as project lead on behalf of the 30-year Homosexual Law Reform Celebration sub-committee

b)        add Member J Harris to the sub-committee.

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

9

Update on LGBTI Youth Homelessness presentation to the Community Development and Safety Committee

 

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

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/19

MOVED by Member J Watson, seconded by Member B Kilmister:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)         receive the sub-committee’s report on LGBTI Youth Homelessness

b)        thank the sub-committee consisting of Member A Hutcheson, Member D Matthews, Member D Rands and Member A Wu for their work and presentation to the Community Development and Safety Committee.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines - update from subcommittee

 

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

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/20

MOVED by Member A Hutcheson, seconded by Member D Rands:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines document

b)      approve the Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines document (Attachment A) and send to the Auckland Council Market Research and Engagement team after the final review process occurs

c)      thank the sub-committee consisting of Member M Clunie, Member A Hutcheson, Member D Matthews, Member M Taueki-Ransom and Member A Wu.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel - work programme update April 2016

 

Resolution number RAI/2016/21

MOVED by Member L Matheson, seconded by Member D Matthews:  

That the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the update on the Rainbow Community Advisory Panel’s work programme.

CARRIED

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

9.28 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 Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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