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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 February
2017
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The Chair welcomed members and the
public and invited Fred Astle, Head of Maori
Development, Vision West to open the meeting with mihimihi and karakia.
1
Apologies
IMSB Member D
Kirkwood entered the meeting at 9.44 am.
2 Declaration
of Interest
IMSB Member
Dennis Kirkwood declared an interest on Item 12 - Regional
Community Development Grants Allocation (2016/2017).
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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There are no minutes to be confirmed.
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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.
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9
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Lifewise, Auckland City Mission, Vision West, Rainbow Youth
and a representative with lived experience of homelessness - Panel Discussion
on Rough Sleeping
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Moira Lawler, Chris Farrelly, Fred
Astle, Maddy Brownlee and Fiona Watene were in attendance for this item.
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IMSB Member T
Kake entered the meeting at 9.58 am.
Cr W Walker entered the meeting at
10.07 am.
Cr J
Watson entered the meeting at 10.23 am.
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Resolution number COM/2017/2
MOVED
by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Deputy Chairperson E Collins:
That the Community
Development and Safety Committee:
a)
receive the information from Lifewise, Auckland
City Mission, Vision West, Rainbow Youth and the
representative with lived experience of homelessness, and thank the Moira
Lawler, Chris Farrelly, Fred Astle, Maddy Brownlee and Fiona Watene for their
attendance.
CARRIED
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Note: The
committee agreed that this item lie on the table to come back to it after
item 10 - Update from the General Manager Arts,
Community and Events and item 11- Update on Housing First and Rough Sleeping
were taken.
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10
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Update from the General Manager Arts, Community and Events
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General Manager Arts, Community and
Events was present in support of this item.
A powerpoint presentation was provided.
A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland
Council website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution number COM/2017/4
MOVED
by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr D Simpson:
That the Community
Development and Safety Committee:
a)
receive the presentation from
the General Manager Arts, Community and Events on the findings regarding
homelessness in Canada.
b)
request that the General Manager Arts,
Community and Events provide a written report with suggested action points regarding
rough sleeping for this committee to consider.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 February
2017 Community Development and Safety Committee, Item 10 - Update from the
General Manager Arts, Community and Events - powerpoint presentation
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11.25am The
meeting adjourned.
11.30am The
meeting reconvened.
Note: Item 9 was reconsidered
at this time.
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9
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Lifewise, Auckland City Mission, Vision West, Rainbow Youth
and a representative with lived experience of homelessness - Panel Discussion
on Rough Sleeping - Cont.
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Cr A Filipaina left the meeting at 11.45 am.
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Resolution number COM/2017/6
MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the Community
Development and Safety Committee:
b)
commit to a collaborative approach to
deliver better outcomes for rough sleepers in Auckland.
c)
continue to support the successful
delivery of the Housing First approach.
d)
endorse Auckland Council’s
funding contribution of $1million to the Housing First model being led by the
Ministry of Social Development and delivered by Lifewise, City Mission,
Vision West, Affinity Services and Link People.
e)
advocate for a national strategy on
homelessness.
f)
requests that policy work being done to
address homelessness takes into account the committee’s:
i)
support for shared temporary public
amenities being developed for all citizens but with rough sleepers in mind,
noting that it is a 6 month trail;
ii)
commitment to a collective approach
with Central Government to delivering outcomes that reduce rough sleeping;
iii) support for developing initiatives in partnership with people who
have lived experience of homelessness;
iv) support for ensuring mana whenua and mataawaka views are included
in the development of a council approach to ending homelessness;
v)
support for ensuring LGBTIQ, Youth,
Pasifika and other groups adversely affected by the impact of homelessness
are included in the development of a council approach to ending homelessness.
CARRIED
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Resolution number COM/2017/7
MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the
Community Development and Safety Committee:
g)
requests that policy work being done to
address homelessness takes into account the committee’s support for shared
public amenities being developed for all citizens but with rough sleepers in
mind.
A division
was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For
Chairperson C Casey
Deputy Chairperson E Collins
Cr R Hills
IMSB Member T Kake
IMSB Member D Kirkwood
Cr D Newman
Cr W Walker
Cr J Watson
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Against
Cr D Quax
Cr D Simpson
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Abstained
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The motion
was declared carried by
8 votes to 2.
CARRIED
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Resolution number COM/2017/8
MOVED by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by IMSB Member T Kake:
That the
Community Development and Safety Committee:
h)
recommend that staff urgently consider
making a submission on the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families
(Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill for retrospective approval by the
Environment and Community Committee in consultation with Cr Collins and IMSB
Members Kake and Kirkwood.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.8.6 Cr D Quax
requested that his dissenting vote be recorded.
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12
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Regional Community Development Grants Allocation (2016/2017)
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IMSB Member D Kirkwood declared an interest in this item especially in relation to the
Ngati Tamaono Trust application as he is the Chairperson of the trust and
neither spoke or voted on this matter.
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Cr D Quax
left the meeting at 12.10 pm.
IMSB
Member D Kirkwood left the meeting at 12.10 pm.
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Staff were present in support of this
item.
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Resolution number COM/2017/9
MOVED
by Chairperson C Casey, seconded by Deputy Chairperson E Collins:
That the Community
Development and Safety Committee:
a) approve
allocation of funding for regional community development organisations for
the amounts and projects outlined below:
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Applicant Name
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Project name
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Recommended Grant
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Auckland Regional Migrant Services
Charitable Trust
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The WISE Collective Project
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$35,000
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Whau ACE Adult and Community
Education Incorporated
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Karanga - Māori financial
literacy
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$30,000
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Shakti Legal Advocacy and Family
Social Services Incorporated
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Shakti Ethnic Communities Change
Network - Empowering youth and families to live free from violence
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$20,000
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Rape Crisis Auckland
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Sexual violence prevention in the
Asian communities
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$13,000
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Tū Wāhine Trust
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Mana Whānau - Upholding the mana of
the whanau
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$25,000
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Zeal Education Trust
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Live for Tomorrow Chapters in
Schools – empowering young people to build an inclusive school
community
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$20,000
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Ngāti Tamaoho Trust
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Putting the Treaty into Practice in
the Community Sector: Enhancing relationships with mana whenua
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$15,000
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Inspiring Communities
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Community-led development capacity
building, promotion and support in Auckland region
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$17,000
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A division was called for,
voting on which was as follows:
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For
Chairperson C Casey
Deputy Chairperson E Collins
Cr W Walker
Cr J Watson
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Against
Cr R Hills
IMSB Member T Kake
Cr D Newman
Cr D Simpson
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Abstained
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The chair exercised their casting vote
for so the motion was Carried.
CARRIED
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Cr J Watson left the meeting at 12.30 pm.
Cr D Simpson left the meeting at 12.32 pm.
The meeting lapsed for want of a quorum at
12.32pm.
13 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no extraordinary item.
12.32 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 Community Development and Safety
Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
