Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 24 August 2016 at 10.04am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Catherine Farmer

 

 

 

Members

Susan Zhu

 

 

 

 

Ami Chand, JP

 

 

 

 

Duncan Macdonald, JP

 

 

 

 

Ruby Manukia-Schaumkel

 

 

 

 

Simon Matafai

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Derek Battersby, QSM, JP

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

24 August 2016

 

 

Secretarial NoteRiya Seth, Democrcy Advisor, chaired the meeting for items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.  From item 7 onwards, the newly elected Chairperson chaired the meeting. 

1          Welcome

 

The Democracy Advisor opened the meeting and welcomed those present.

 

2          Apologies

 

Resolution number WH/2016/1

MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Member SPT Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel:

a)         accept the apology from member Derek Battersby for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

5          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

6

Whau Local Board Dog Access Review Panel  - Election of Chairperson

 

Resolution number WH/2016/2

MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Zhu:  

That the Whau Local Board Dog Access Review Panel:

a)      elect a Chairperson for the Whau Local Board Dog Access Review Panel, utilising System B of Schedule 7, Part 1, Clause 25 of the Local Government Act 2002.

b)      elect member Catherine Farmer as Chairperson for the Whau Local Board Dog Access Review Panel.

 

CARRIED

 

 

7

Hearing and deliberation report on proposed changes to local dog access rules in the Whau Local Board area

 

Resolution number WH/2016/3

MOVED by Member R Manukia-Schaumkel, seconded by Member SPT Matafai:  

That the Whau Local Board Dog Access 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 – Whau Local Board May 2016’ (Attachment A)

i)       receive the submissions in Attachment C - Submissions

ii)      receive all late submissions in Attachment D – Late Submissions

iii)     hear the submitters who wish to be heard in support of their submission.

 

CARRIED

 

Resolution number WH/2016/4

MOVED by Chairperson CM Farmer, seconded by Member A Chand:  

That the Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel:

b)        thank Owen McMahon for his verbal presentation.

CARRIED

 

Member Zhu left the meeting at 10.50am.

Member Zhu returned to the meeting at 10.56am.

 

Resolution number WH/2016/5

MOVED by Member A Chand, seconded by Member R Manukia-Schaumkel:  

That the Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel:

c)      adopt the decisions recorded in the ‘Deliberation worksheet – Whau Local Board area (Attachment B)’ .

d)      adopt the amendments to the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012 (Attachment A) with a commencement date of 29 October 2016.

e)      delegate to the panel chair the power to approve the decision report titled ‘Hearing panel decision report on local dog access rules in the Whau Local Board area 2016’ to give effect to the decisions in (c) and (d).

f)       delegate to the Manager Social Policy and Bylaws in consultation with the panel chair the power to make any minor edits to (c), (d) and (e) to correct any identified errors or typographical edits.

g)      request the Governing Body to give effect to the decisions in (d) by making any necessary amendments to the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2012 and Auckland Council Dog Management Bylaw 2012.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Deliberation worksheet – Whau Local Board area (Attachment B)

b     Tabled - Hearing panel decision report on local dog access rules in the Whau Local Board area 2016

  

 

11.55am                                                         In accordance with Clause 3.19.2 of the Auckland Council Local Board Standing Orders, we hereby confirm the correctness of the minutes of the last meeting of the Whau Local Board Dog Access Hearing Panel, held on 24 August 2016 prior to the next Auckland Council election.

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Catherine Farmer, Chairperson

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Glenn Boyd, Relationship Manager

(delegate of the chief executive)