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Great Barrier
Environment Committee
22 June 2016
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1 Welcome
Chairperson SP
Daly opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Deputy JC Cleave led the
meeting in a karakia.
A minutes
silence was observed to acknowledge the passing of Bill Whitmore.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
5 Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public Forum
Secretarial note: Board Member JJ Gilbert vacated her seat at this point to speak in
Public Forum on behalf of AoteaOra Community Trust.
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9.1
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Judy Gilbert on behalf of Sean McCarthy - AoteaOra Community Trust
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Judy Gilbert spoke on behalf of Sean McCarthy from AoteaOra
Community Trust to present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee in
respect to the website development funded by the local board.
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Resolution
number GBESP/2016/26
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member J Cleave:
That the Great Barrier
Environment Committee:
a)
notes the Public Forum presentation.
b)
thanks and acknowledges the marvellous work AoteaOra Community
Trust is doing for the community, in particular the development of the “Great
Barrier Island off the grid” website.
c)
thanks Judy Gilbert on her Public Forum presentation on behalf
of AoteaOra Community Trust.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Board Member JJ Gilbert returned to the table at this point to resume
her seat as board member.
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Kay
Stowell - GBI Environmental Trust
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Kay Stowell from GBI Environmental Trust was
in attendance to present to the Great Barrier
Environment Committee in respect to an update on the
Trust.
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A document was tabled in respect this
item. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official minutes
and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number GBESP/2016/27
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded
by Member J Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) notes the Public Forum presentation.
b) thanks Kay Stowell from GBI Environmental Trust for her Public
Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Update from GBI Environment Trust
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Fenella
Christian and Cara Fraider - Department of Conservation
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Fenella Christian and Cara Fraider from
Department of Conservation were in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee in
respect to an update on the department’s work on the island.
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Resolution number GBESP/2016/28
MOVED by Member SP Daly, seconded
by Member J Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
notes the Public Forum presentation.
b)
thanks Fenella Christian and Cara
Fraider from Department of Conservation for their Public Forum presentation.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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Freshwater monitoring programme: Tryphena Harbour streams
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Emma Joyce, Relationship Advisor was in
attendance on behalf of Dr Laura Buckthought to present the Great Barrier
Environment Committee in respect to the Freshwater monitoring programme:
Tryphena Harbour streams report.
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Resolution number GBESP/2016/29
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Environment Committee:
a)
notes the findings of the year-long monitoring of freshwater
quality at eight sites in the Tryphena catchment.
b)
notes that recommendations for further work will be considered
as part of the board’s environmental work programme for approval at its July
2016 business meeting.
CARRIED
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Infrastructure and Environmental Services Update Report
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Emma Joyce,
Relationship Advisor and Jeremy Warden, Biosecurity Advisor (Great Barrier) were
in attendance to present to the Great Barrier Environment Committee in
respect to the Infrastructure and Environmental Services Update Report.
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Documents were tabled in respect this
item. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official minutes
and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number GBESP/2016/30
MOVED
by Member SP Daly, seconded by Member J Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Environment
Committee:
a)
notes the information in the
Infrastructure and Environmental Services update report.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Item 13A - Biosecurity update
May/June 2016
b Item 13B - Great Barrier Island
rabbit control shooting June 2016, Good Wood Aotearoa Ltd
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Correspondence
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A document was tabled in respect this
item. A copy of the tabled document has been attached to the official minutes
and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution number GBESP/2016/31
MOVED by Member SP Daly,
seconded by Member J Cleave:
That the
Great Barrier Environment Committee:
a) notes the correspondence for the months of April, May
and June 2016.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a GBI Ecology Vision June Newsletter
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15 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
11.16 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 Great Barrier Environment Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
