Community Development and Safety Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Community Development and Safety Committee held at Rainbow Youth, Level 1, 11 Edinburgh Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 3 August 2016 at 9.51am.
Chairperson |
Dr Cathy Casey |
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Members |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
Until 11.45am, Item 16 |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
From 9.59am, Item 5.2 |
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Member Kris MacDonald |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
Until 11.10am, Item 10 |
ABSENT
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Member Josie Smith |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Mark Thomas |
Orakei Local Board |
Community Development and Safety Committee 03 August 2016 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number COM/2016/53 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Chairperson C Casey: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) accept the apology from Cr AM Filipaina, Cr CM Penrose, Cr JG Walker and Member J Smith for absence and Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, for lateness. |
2 Declaration of Interest
Cr LA Cooper declared a conflict in regards to Item 16 - Findings from the review of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2012.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number COM/2016/54 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 1 June 2016, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
5.1 |
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Toni Duder, Communication and Operations Manager from Rainbow Youth welcome everyone and gave a verbal presentation. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/55 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Toni Duder for the welcome to and verbal overview of Rainbow Youth. |
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5.2 |
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Michael Stevens from Rainbow Tick provided a PowerPoint in support of his presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Deputy Mayor PA Hulse joined the meeting at 9.59 am. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/56 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Michael Stevens for his attendance and presentation regarding the Rainbow Tick campaign. |
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a 3 August 2016 - Community Development and Safety Committee - Item 5.2 - Public Input - Rainbow Tick - Presentation |
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Michael Richardson, Precinct Manager for the Karangahape Road Business Association provided a PowerPoint in support of his presentation. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Cr WD Walker left the meeting at 10.16 am. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/57 MOVED by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Michael Richardson for his attendance and presentation regarding the Karangahape Road Business Association and safety. |
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a 3 August 2016 - Community Development and Safety Committee - Item 5.3 - Public Input - Karangahape Road Business Association - Presentation |
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.
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Update on LGBTI Homelessness - Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel |
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Diana Rands and Merv Taueki-Ransom provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of their item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Cr WD Walker returned to the meeting at 10.33 am. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/58 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Diana Rands and Merv Taueki-Ransom for their attendance and presentation regarding an Update on LGBTI Youth Homelessness. |
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a 3 August 2016 - Community Development and Safety Committee - Item 9 - Update on LGBTI Homelessness - Presentation |
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Inspector Tracey Phillips, Senior Sergeant Leah Everest and Kirsten O’Hara, Intelligence Support Officer gave a verbal presentation to the Committee. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/59 MOVED by Cr GS Wood, seconded by Member K MacDonald: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Inspector Tracy Phillips, Sergeant Leah Everest and Kirsten O’Hara for their attendance and verbal presentation regarding the New Zealand Police interaction with rainbow communities. |
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Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill - Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel Submission |
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Lexie Matheson from the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/60 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Lexie Matheson for her attendance and presentation regarding the Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill b) request the Chairperson of the Community Development and Safety Committee write to the government supporting a change to the Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill to add “gender identity” to the protections offered by the Human Rights Act 1993. |
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a 3 August 2016 - Community Development and Safety Committee - Item 10 - Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill - Presentation |
Cr GS Wood left the meeting at 11.10 am.
The meeting adjourned at 11.10am and reconvened at 11.17am.
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Julie Radford-Poupard and Jordon Harris, Co-chairs of the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/61 MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) thank Julie Radford-Poupard and Jordon Harris for their attendance and update presentation on the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel. |
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a 3 August 2016 - Community Development and Safety Committee - Item 11 - Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel - Update - Presentation |
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Update on Council Activities Relating to Rainbow Communities |
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Resolution number COM/2016/62 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) receive the report on council activities relating to rainbow communities. |
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Morgan Borthwick, Libraries Adviser Inclusiveness spoke to the report. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/63 MOVED by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, seconded by Chairperson C Casey: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) receive the update from Libraries. |
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General Manager’s update on activity in Libraries & Information |
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This item did not take place. |
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Findings from the review of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2012 |
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Cr LA Cooper had declared and interest in this item and left the meeting at 11.45 am. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/64 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr AJ Anae: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) recommend that the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee adopt the Auckland Council Whānau Internal Strategy to Minimise Alcohol-Related Harm 2016 as contained in Attachment A subject to the inclusion of the following in section 6.0 of the strategy: i) reference to Auckland Council’s commitment to the Auckland’s Action on Alcohol Plan 2013-2018 ii) reference to the Auckland Council’s participation in the Auckland Alcohol Executive Planning Group iii reference to Auckland Council’s collaboration with non-government organisations and community networks. |
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A video was played and a booklet tabled in support of this item and supporting information tabled. The following are links to the video and online booklet: Video: http://www.buzzed.co.nz/#!the-stories/v9ddz Booklet: |
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Resolution number COM/2016/65 MOVED by Cr J Watson, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) receive the update report on Knowing Someone Cares and BUZZED campaign. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/66 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr WD Walker: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) receive the update report. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/67 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) receive the update on 2015/2016 Arts, Community and Events activity. b) recommend that the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee request staff undertake further work to determine Auckland Council’s role and position in addressing the issue of homelessness, including the provision of emergency housing. |
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Note: The Chairperson thanked Graham Bodman, General Manager Arts, Community and Events for his input and leadership as Lead Officer Support for the Committee during the 2013-2016 term of Council. |
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Resolution number COM/2016/68 MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse: That the Community Development and Safety Committee: a) note the status of Community Development and Safety Committee resolutions requiring follow-up reports as at 3 August 2016. |
21 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.43 pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON
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