Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 14 December 2016 at 10.40am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr John Watson

 

Members

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

IMSB Member Dennis Kirkwood

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore (Ex-officio)

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, JP (Ex-officio)

 

IMSB Member Hon Tau Henare

 

Cr Denise Lee

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Cathy Casey

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

John Cavanagh, Ministry of Social Development

 

Graham Ferguson, St Johns

 

Douglas Gallagher, St Johns

 

Senor Sergeant Ross Henry, NZ Police

 

Inspector Gavin Macdonald, NZ Police

 

Sergeant  Kylie Newton, NZ Police

 

Squadron Leader  Kevin Shanley, RNZA

 

Graeme Quensell, NZ Fire Service

 

Sarah Sinclair, Lifeline Utilities Coordinator

 

John Titmus, Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

 

Stephen Town, Chief Executive, Auckland Council


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee

14 December 2016

 

 

 

Mihi Whakatau - Welcome

 

The Chairperson opened the meeting and welcomed the committee members and the representatives from the various organisations.

 

Bobby Newson, Senior Tikanga Advisor, Maori Relationships and Governance performed the Mihi Whakatau and staff performed a waiata.

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CIV/2016/24

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Watson:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr D Lee, Cr D Quax, Cr J Walker and IMSB Member Henare for absence and Cr R Clow for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

There were no minutes for confirmation.

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: Direction and Priorities

 

Staff were in attendance in support of this item.

A report from the Director Civil Defence and Emergency Management and a PowerPoint presentation were tabled at the meeting.

Copies of the documents have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

A video ‘Tsunami Exercise Tangaroa 2016’ was also shown at the meeting and can be accessed through the following link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHNSsnsBa4 .

 

Resolution number CIV/2016/25

MOVED by Cr E Collins, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      confirm the appointment, as per S15(1) of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002, of Councillor Sharon Stewart as the chairperson and Councillor John Watson as the deputy chairperson of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee, made by the Governing Body on 1 November 2016 (GB/2016/232).

b)      endorse the list of persons authorised to declare a state of local emergency under S25 of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002 as well as the process and hierarchy to be followed if a declaration is required as stated in the Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-2021, as follows:

i.        Mayor

ii.       Chair of the Auckland CDEM Group committee

iii.      Deputy Chair of the Auckland CDEM Group committee

iv.      Other councillors who are members of the Auckland CDEM Group committee

c)      approve the proposed revised structure, terms of reference and chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Coordinating Executive Group, as per Attachment A of the agenda report.

d)      approve the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee and Coordinating Executive Group Work Programme for 2016/17, as per Attachment B of the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 December 2016, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee, Item 9 - Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: Direction and Priorities, report

b     14 December 2016, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee, Item 9 - Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: Direction and Priorities, presentation

 


 

10

Building community resilience

 

Staff were in attendance in support of this item.

 

Resolution number CIV/2016/26

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Watson:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      note Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management’s approach to engaging, empowering and building community resilience.

CARRIED

  

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

12.16pm                                             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 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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