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Great Barrier Local Board Proposed
Changes to Local Dog Access Rules
15 August 2016
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1 Welcome
Susan Daly opened
the hearing and delivered the welcome message. Fenella Christian from the
Department of Conservation was invited to deliver the department’s position and
intention about the dog control provisions.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Suspension of Standing
Orders
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Resolution number GBI/2016/130
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson SP
Daly, seconded by Member J Cleave:
That the Great Barrier Local Board
Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules Hearing Panel:
a)
temporarily suspend the following
Standing Orders for the duration of this meeting in accordance with Standing
Order 3.2.1 in order to facilitate the ability of the hearing panel to hear
and consider submissions from members of the public on the Great Barrier
Local Board Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules:
i.
3.3.7 – Duration of meetings and time
limits
ii.
3.7.5 – Major items not on the agenda
iii.
3.7.6 – Minor items not on the agenda
iv.
3.20.1 – 3.20.8 – Deputations and
Presentations
v.
3.21.1 – 3.21.4 – Petitions
vi.
3.23 – Requests for reports
b)
note that for the avoidance of doubt,
submitters to the Great Barrier Local Board Proposed Changes to Local Dog
Access Rules will be allowed to address the panel when considering item 10 on
the agenda.
CARRIED
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Secretarial Note: Items 5 to 9 were
suspended under item 4.
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Hearing and deliberation report on proposed changes to local dog
access rules in the Great Barrier Local Board area
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Justin Walters
and Ashleigh Pihema - Policy Analysts were in attendance to speak to the
report.
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Documents in support of the submissions
received from Karen Osborne and Michelle Hughes were tabled. A copy of these
tabled documents has been placed on the official minutes and is available on
the Auckland Council website as a minute’s attachment.
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Resolution number GBI/2016/131
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson SP Daly, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great Barrier Local Board
Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules Hearing Panel:
a) in relation
to proposed changes to local dog access rules contained in the document
titled ‘Amendments to Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012 – Great Barrier
Local Board May 2016’
i) Receive
the submissions in Attachment C.
ii) Hear the
submitters who wish to be heard in support of their submission.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Tabled document - Karen Osborne
b Tabled document - Michelle
Hughes
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Secretarial Note: The following submissions were heard:
Submission # 409 – Christine Dewse
Christine Dewse was in attendance to speak to her submission.
Submission
# 948 – Caroline Smart
Caroline Smart was in
attendance to speak to her submission.
Submission # 595 - Pauline Bellerby
Pauline Bellerby was in attendance to speak to her submission.
Submission # 625 - Christopher Seagar
Christopher Seagar was in attendance to speak to his submission.
Submission # 929 - Helen Kemp
Helen Kemp was
in attendance to speak to her submission.
Submission # 605 - Philip Yates
Philip Yates was
in attendance to speak to his submission.
Submission # 686 - Elise Bishop
Elise Bishop was
in attendance to speak to her submission.
Submission # 583 - Karen Walker
Karen Walker was
in attendance to speak to her submission.
11.25am the Chairperson adjourned
the hearing.
11.30am the Great Barrier Local Board Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules
panel began deliberations.
Secretarial
Note: Christine Dewse of Animal Control was invited
to speak and give the panel an overview of the dog issues on Great Barrier
Island.
12.19pm the Chairperson adjourned the deliberations.
12.47pm the Chairperson reconvened the deliberations.
2.31pm the Chairperson adjourned the deliberations.
2.36pm the Chairperson reconvened the deliberations.
3.00pm the Chairperson reconvened
the hearing.
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Hearing Panel Decision Report
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Justin
Walters, Policy Analysts were in attendance to speak to the report.
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A copy of
the tabled documents has been placed on the official minutes and can be
viewed can the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.
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Resolution number GBI/2016/132
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson
SP Daly, seconded by Member JJ Gilbert:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules Hearing Panel:
a)
adopt the decisions recorded in the
‘Deliberation worksheet – Great Barrier Local Board area’ referred as
Attachment A.
b)
adopt the amendments to the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012 (Attachment
B) with a commencement date of 21 October 2016.
c)
delegate to the panel chair the power
to approve the decision report titled ‘Hearing panel decision report on local
dog access rules in the Great Barrier Local Board area 2016’ (Attachment C)
and to give effect to the decisions in (a) and (b), in consultation with
other panel members.
d)
delegate to the Manager Social Policy
and Bylaws in consultation with the panel chair the power to make any minor
edits to (a), (b) and (c) and to correct any identified errors.
e)
request the Governing Body to give
effect to the amendments in (b) by making any necessary amendments to the
Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012 and Auckland Council Dog Management
Bylaw 2012.
f)
thank the community and the submitters
for their submissions.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Deliberation worksheet – Great Barrier Local Board area
b Amendments to the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012
c Hearing panel decision report on local dog access rules in the
Great Barrier Local Board area 2016
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Secretarial Note: The decision report titled
‘Hearing panel decision report on local dog access rules in the Great Barrier
Local Board area 2016’ has been approved by the chair
of the panel per authority delegated by the panel (item 11, resolution c)).
3.29 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 Great
Barrier Local Board Proposed Changes to Local Dog Access Rules Hearing Panel HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
