Governing Body
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body held in the Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 at 6:20pm.
Mayor |
Hon Phil Goff, JP |
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Deputy Mayor |
Bill Cashmore |
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Councillors |
Dr Cathy Casey |
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Ross Clow |
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Fa’anana Efeso Collins |
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Linda Cooper, JP |
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Chris Darby |
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Alf Filipaina |
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Richard Hills |
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Penny Hulse |
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Denise Lee |
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Mike Lee |
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Daniel Newman, JP |
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Dick Quax |
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Greg Sayers |
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Desley Simpson, JP |
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Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Wayne Walker |
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John Watson |
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ABSENT
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Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Governing Body 01 November 2016 |
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The meeting was chaired by the Chief Executive until His Worship the Mayor made his statutory declaration.
An apology from Cr C Fletcher for absence was recorded.
Resolution number GB/2016/229 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore: That the Governing Body a) agree to adjourn the meeting until 9.30am on Wednesday 2 November 2016, at the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall.
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The meeting was adjourned at 7.36pm.
Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body reconvened in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 at 9.34am.
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Mayor |
Hon Phil Goff, JP |
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Deputy Mayor |
Bill Cashmore |
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Councillors |
Dr Cathy Casey |
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Ross Clow |
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Fa’anana Efeso Collins |
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Linda Cooper, JP |
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Chris Darby |
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Alf Filipaina |
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Richard Hills |
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Penny Hulse |
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Denise Lee |
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Mike Lee |
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Daniel Newman, JP |
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Dick Quax |
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Greg Sayers |
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Desley Simpson, JP |
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Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Wayne Walker |
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John Watson |
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ABSENT
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Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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1 Affirmation
His Worship the Mayor read the affirmation.
2 Apologies
Resolution number GB/2016/230 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr D Simpson: That the Governing Body: accept the apology from Cr C Fletcher for absence. |
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
There was no confirmation of minutes.
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5 Acknowledgements and Achievements
Acknowledgements and Achievements will be dealt with at the 10 November 2016 Governing Body meeting.
6 Petitions
There were no petitions.
7 Public Input
There was no public input.
8 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
9 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
10 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
Note: Item 11 - Statutory Declaration – His Worship the Mayor, Phil Goff and Item 12 – Statutory Declarations – Councillors were part of the ceremonial section of the meeting held on Tuesday 1 November 2016 in the Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall.
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Resolution number GB/2016/231 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore: That the Governing Body: a) note the general explanation of the laws affecting elected members. |
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Establishment of committees and the appointment of chairpersons |
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Resolution number GB/2016/232 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr P Hulse: That the Governing Body: a) note the decisions of His Worship the Mayor on the establishment of committees and the appointment of chairpersons. |
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Note: additional clauses a), b) and c) were added to the original recommendations in the agenda report to provide for further member appointments.
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Resolution number GB/2016/233 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Casey: That the Governing Body: a) appoint Cr M Lee, Cr D Simpson Cr L Cooper to the Auckland Domain Committee and appoint Cr M Lee as chairperson. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/234 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr W Walker: That the Governing Body: b) appoint Cr C Darby, Cr R Hills, Cr M Lee, Cr W Walker and Cr J Watson and Cr D Simpson as an alternate, to the Hauraki Gulf Forum and confirm the previous delegation to the Great Barrier Local Board and Waiheke Island Local Board to appoint one member each. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/235 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr E Collins: That the Governing Body: c) appoint Cr D Lee, Cr J Watson, Cr L Cooper and Cr D Newman to the Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Working Party. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/236 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr P Hulse: That the Governing Body: d) appoint Cr C Darby as alternate to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/237 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore: That the Governing Body: e) adopt the Terms of Reference for the committees in Attachment A to the agenda report, as amended to include the additional appointments above, and delegate to those committees the responsibilities, duties and powers set out in the Terms of Reference. f) authorise the General Manager Democracy Services to amend the Terms of Reference by reflecting additional decisions of His Worship the Mayor and the Governing Body that relate to the Terms of Reference (such as membership of committees and advisory panels) and to make any other amendments of a minor nature. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/238 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Casey: That the Governing Body: a) appoint Cr P Hulse and Cr W Walker to represent the Auckland Council at Local Government New Zealand Zone 1 meetings and invite local boards to appoint eight members to represent the Auckland Council at Local Government New Zealand Zone 1 meetings. b) appoint His Worship the Mayor to represent the Auckland Council at meetings of the Local Government New Zealand Metro Sector. c) appoint Deputy Mayor B Cashmore to represent Auckland Council at meetings of the Local Government New Zealand Regional Sector Group. d) confirm the delegation to His Worship the Mayor to make, or second, nominations and to make any other decisions on behalf of the Auckland Council in relation to the election of chairs to Zones and Sector Groups and appointments to the Local Government New Zealand National Council. e) appoint Cr A Filipaina to represent the Auckland Council at the meetings of the Te Maruata Local Government New Zealand National Council sub-committee. |
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Note: clause d) of the original recommendation in the agenda report was dealt with under Item 16 – Terms of Reference for committees. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/239 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr J Watson: That the Governing Body: a) appoint Cr A Filipaina, with Cr D Lee as alternate, to the Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group for a term of three years and delegate to His Worship the Mayor the responsibility to agree with Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) the chairperson of the Group. b) appoint Cr D Simpson to the Auckland Town Hall Organ Trust for a further three years. c) nominate Cr D Newman for appointment to the Trust Board of the Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens Inc. and confirm the delegation to the Manurewa Local Board to make one appointment. d) appoint Cr G Sayers to the Kaipara Harbour Joint Political Committee. e) appoint Cr L Cooper and Cr G Sayers to the to the Kaipara Moana Working Party and delegate authority to the Rodney Local Board to make one appointment. f) nominate Cr D Lee for the Mutukaroa (Hamlins Hill) Management Trust and note the delegation to the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board to make the other nomination. g) appoint Cr L Cooper and Cr D Simpson to the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board for a term of three years and appoint Cr D Simpson as deputy chairperson. h) confirm delegations to local boards as attached in Attachment A to the agenda report. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/240 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr A Filipaina: That the Governing Body: a) agree that Auckland Council elected membership on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority comprise three governing body and three local board members. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/241 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Governing Body: b) appoint Cr A Filipaina, Cr C Casey and Cr D Lee as members to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority and appoint Cr A Filipaina as deputy chair. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/242 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr G Sayers: That the Governing Body: c) invite the eight local boards within whose area the maunga are located to nominate three members to be appointed to the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority by the governing body. |
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Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan Appeals - Delegations for Urgent Decisions |
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Cr M Lee declared an interest in matters relating to Waiheke Island and noted that he would not be participating in any decisions on those matters. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/243 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr E Collins: That the Governing Body: a) delegate to Cr C Darby, Cr A Filipaina, Cr P Hulse, Cr D Lee and Cr M Lee and a member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board, for the period between 1 November and the first meeting of the Planning Committee, the authority to make urgent decisions in respect of any appeal or judicial review proceedings relating to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and set a quorum of four members required to make decisions. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/244 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr E Collins: That the Governing Body: b) confirm that at least four individuals delegated to make the urgent decisions referred to above are required to be in agreement before a decision can be made. |
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Governing Body Meeting Schedule for November 2016 to Election 2019 |
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Resolution number GB/2016/245 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr S Stewart: That the Governing Body: a) hold an extraordinary meeting on 10 November 2016 commencing at 9.30am in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall. b) adopt the meeting schedule for November 2016 through to the local body election in October 2019, as contained in Attachment A of the agenda report. c) authorise the General Manager Democracy Services to amend the schedule if required, in consultation with the chair of the relevant committee, and subject to the Mayor or Deputy Mayor’s approval if a formal meeting has to be held on a Monday or Friday. d) note that the meeting schedule could be amended if the Governing Body agrees to committee scheduling changes between November 2016 and the 2019 local body election in October 2019. |
22 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
11.54 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 Governing Body HELD ON
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