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Environment
and Community Committee
14 March 2017
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration
of Interest
There were no declarations of
interest.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 9.45 am.
5 Public
Input
With the agreement of the
meeting, item 5.2 was considered at this time.
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5.2
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Sports Field Capacity
Development Program - Friends of Fowlds Park - Angus de Lange
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Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 9.48 am.
Cr W Walker entered the
meeting at 9.52 am.
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Angus de Lange and Will McKenzie on behalf of Friends
of Fowlds Park spoke in relation to the sports field capacity development
program and tabled documents in support of their address. Copies have been
placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council
website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution number ENV/2017/29
MOVED
by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr R Clow:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) thank
Angus de Lange and Will McKenzie, Friends of Fowlds Park for their presentation
and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 March
2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 5.2 - Sports Field Capacity
Development Program - Friends of Fowlds Park - Will McKenzie_ analysis
b 14 March
2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 5.2 - Sports Field Capacity
Development Program - Friends of Fowlds Park - Statement of Evidence of
Mr Triggs
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5.1
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Water
quality, toxins and the environment - Berthine Bruinsma of River Group
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Cr J Walker entered the
meeting at 10.06 am.
Cr E Collins entered the
meeting at 10.09 am.
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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 ENV/2017/30
MOVED
by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr W Walker:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) thank
Berthine Bruinsma of River Group for her presentation and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 March
2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 5.1 - Water quality, toxins
and the environment - Berthine Bruinsma of River Group - presentation
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Note: Item
5.3 - Recorded Music NZ - Mark Roach was taken in conjunction with item 10 - Auckland
as a UNESCO Creative City Of Music.
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5.4
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Plastic
waste - Isabel Gunn - Sustainable Future Collective
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Isabel Gunn spoke about the single use of plastic waste
in the city and how to minimise the amount of waste going directly to
landfill.
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Resolution
number ENV/2017/31
MOVED
by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) thank
Isabel Gunn, Sustainable Future Collective for her presentation and
attendance.
CARRIED
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With the agreement of the meeting, item 9 was considered at
this time.
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9
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World Masters Games 2017
briefing
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Ms Jennah Wooten, Chief Executive World Masters Games
gave an overview and presented a powerpoint presentation in
support of item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is
available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.
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Cr D Quax entered the meeting at 10.26 am.
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Resolution number ENV/2017/32
MOVED
by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr E Collins:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) receive
the presentation and thank Ms Jennah Wooten, Chief Executive, World Masters
Games 2017 for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 March
2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 9 - World Masters Games 2017
briefing - presentation
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7 Extraordinary
Business
Note: With the agreement of
the meeting an extraordinary item regarding localised weather events update was
considered at this point prior to the media briefing scheduled at 11.30am.
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7.1
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Extraordinary
Business - Localised Weather Events update
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Mr Raveen Jaduram – CEO Watercare, Mr Craig
McIlroy - General Manager Healthy Waters and Mr John Dragicevich - Director
Civil Defence and Emergency Management were present for this item.
A powerpoint presentation on incidents, actions and
recovery following the event was tabled at the meeting. 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 ENV/2017/33
MOVED by Cr S Stewart, seconded by Chairperson P
Hulse:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a)
receive the update on the Localised weather events and thank
the presenters for their attendance.
b)
thank Watercare Services, Healthy Waters, Infrastructure and
Environmental Services and Civil Defence Emergency Management staff for the
extraordinary effort in mitigating the effects of the localised weather
events.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14
March 2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 7.1 - Extraordinary
Business - Localised Weather Events update - presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 11.22am.
The meeting reconvened at 11.26am.
6 Local
Board Input
There was no local board input.
8 Notices
of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
Cr M Lee left the meeting at 11.33
am.
5 Public
Input (Cont)
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5.3
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Recorded Music NZ - Mark
Roach
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Mark Roach presented a
powerpoint presentation in support of the Auckland as a UNESCO Creative City
of Music report.
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 ENV/2017/34
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr D
Simpson:
That the
Environment and Community Committee:
a) thank
Mark Roach – Recorded Music NZ for his presentation and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14
March 2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 5.3 - Recorded Music NZ
- Mark Roach - presentation
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Note: Item
9 - World Masters Games 2017 briefing was taken after Item 5.4 - Plastic waste
- Isabel Gunn - Sustainable Future Collective.
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Auckland as a UNESCO
Creative City Of Music
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Cr M Lee returned to the
meeting at 12.10 pm.
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Resolution number ENV/2017/35
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Chairperson P Hulse:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a)
endorse the music industry to progress
an application for Auckland to seek membership to the UNESCO Creative City
Network as a designated City of Music.
b) request
staff through the delegations of the Chief Executive to assist
Auckland’s music industry representatives with the application as per
the requirements set out in paragraph 32 of the report.
c) note
that staff will report back on the outcome of the application, anticipated to
be October 2017.
d) note
that the Chair, Cr A Filipaina, Cr D Simpson and Mayor Goff will be available
to provide direction as required to successfully complete the application.
A division was called for,
voting on which was as follows:
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For
Deputy Mayor B Cashmore
Cr R Clow
Cr E Collins
Cr L Cooper
Cr C Darby
Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina
Mayor P Goff
Cr R Hills
Chairperson P Hulse
Cr D Lee
Cr D Newman
Cr D Simpson
Cr J Walker
Cr W Walker
Cr J Watson
IMSB Member G Wilcox
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Against
Cr D Quax
Cr S Stewart
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Abstained
Cr M Lee
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The motion was declared carried by 16 votes to 2 and 1
abstained.
CARRIED
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Community
Facilities Network Plan Progress Report
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Staff were present in support
of the item.
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Resolution number ENV/2017/36
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) receive
the Community Facilities Network Plan progress report.
b) agree
that staff report back on an indicative business case for investment in
community facility provision in the central-west area by July 2017.
CARRIED
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At 12.36pm:
The meeting reconvened at 1.11pm.
Cr J Walker was not present.
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Exchange
of parts of Northboro Reserve for other land
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Resolution number ENV/2017/38
MOVED
by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr R Hills:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) approve
statutory notification under section 15(2) of the Reserves Act 1977 of a
proposed exchange of 1802m² of Northboro Reserve for 3510m² of
other land within the Hillary Crescent Special Housing Area as shown on
Attachments B and C of the agenda report.
CARRIED
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13
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Evaluation
of current sports facilities investments and proposed changes to inform the
draft Sports Facilities Investment Plan
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Staff were
present in support of the item.
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A powerpoint presentation was
provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on
the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Resolution number ENV/2017/39
MOVED
by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a)
agree to recommendations (i) to (v) contained in the report to
be included in the draft Sport Facilities Investment Plan as follows:
A.
Investment through community and commercial leases
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agree that the draft Sports Facilities Investment
Plan specifies that future council investment in sports facilities be
made through community or commercial leases.
B.
Investment through community loans and loan guarantees
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agree that the draft Sports Facilities Investment
Plan specifies that loan guarantees be used sparingly to provide a timely
response to strategic priorities or an urgent community need when all other
funding sources had been exhausted.
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agree that community loans are not included in the draft Sports
Facilities Investment Plan as a future investment tool.
C.
Investment through rates remissions and postponements
iv) agree
that rates remissions and postponements are not included in the draft Sports
Facilities Investment Plan as future investment tools
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Investment through sports and recreation grants
v) agree
that the draft Sports Facilities Investment Plan specifies that
future council investment in sports facilities be made through council grants.
b) note
that the draft Sports Facilities Investment Plan
will be subject to public, local board consultation prior to finalisation and
approval by the Environment and Community Committee.
c) note
that an implementation guide will be developed alongside the draft Sports
Facilities Investment Plan which will outline further policy work to
refine practices for leases, grants and loan guarantees for sport
organisations, and to consider the method and implications of removing loans,
rates remissions and postponements as future investment tools.
CARRIED
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Note: Cr W Walker abstained from voting on
the above resolutions.
Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr D Quax and Cr S
Stewart requested that their
dissenting votes against resolution a) (iv) - C
Investment through rates remissions and postponements, be recorded.
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Attachments
a 14 March
2017 Environment and Community Committee, Item 13 - Evaluation of current
sports facilities investments and proposed changes to inform the draft Sports
Facilities Investment Plan - presentation
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Public
Art gift offer (Peter Lange artwork seat for Taumanu Reserve, Onehunga)
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Resolution number ENV/2017/40
MOVED
by Cr D Lee, seconded by Cr W Walker:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) accept
with thanks the Patricia Louise Church bequest of an artwork seat by artist
Peter Lange, to become part of Auckland Council’s art collection.
CARRIED
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17 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
An Extraordinary
Business - Localised Weather Events update was considered under item 7.1.
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18 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number ENV/2017/43
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the
Environment and Community Committee:
a) exclude
the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
The general
subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the
reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the
specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.
This
resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or
interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be
prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of
the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Acquisition
of land for open space - Algies Bay
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for
withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage,
commercial activities.
s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the report identifies land the council seeks to
acquire for open space purposes
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for
withholding exists under section 7.
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C2 Acquisition
of land for open space – Parakai
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding
exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage,
commercial activities.
s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the report identifies land the council seeks to
acquire for open space purposes.
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for
withholding exists under section 7.
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C3 Acquisition
of land for open space - Papakura - Papakura Local Board response
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for
withholding exists under section 7.
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s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage,
commercial activities.
s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to
enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
In particular, the report identifies land the council is considering
acquiring for open space
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s48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for
withholding exists under section 7.
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The text of these resolutions was
made available to the public who were present at the meeting and formed part
of the minutes of the meeting.
CARRIED
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2.25pm The
public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the
confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes
and are not publicly available.
2.43pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was
excluded:
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C1
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Acquisition
of land for open space - Algies Bay
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Resolution number ENV/2017/44
MOVED
by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr E Collins:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
c) confirm
that there is no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or
resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Algies Bay.
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C2
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Acquisition
of land for open space – Parakai
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Resolution number ENV/2017/45
MOVED
by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
c) confirm
that there is no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or
resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Parakai.
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C3
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Acquisition
of land for open space - Papakura - Papakura Local Board response
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Resolution number ENV/2017/46
MOVED
by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr E Collins:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
b) confirm
that there is no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or
resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Papakura.
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2.43 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 Environment and Community Committee HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
