Tira Kāwana / Governing Body

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 at 9.41am.

 

present

 

Mayor

Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

Councillors

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Penny Hulse

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

From 9.54am, Item 11

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 9.51am, Item 10

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Governing Body

21 February 2018

 

 

 

1          Affirmation

 

There was no affirmation.

 

 

2          Apologies

  

Resolution number GB/2018/21

MOVED by Cr E Collins, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr A Filipaina for absence and Cr J Walker for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

There was confirmation of minutes.

 

 

5          Petitions

 

There was no petitions section.

 

 

6          Public Input

 

There was no public input section.

 

 

7          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input section.

 

 

8          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

9          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 


 

 

 

10

Amendments to the Revenue and Financing Policy

 

Cr J Walker arrived the meeting at 9.51 am.

 

Resolution number GB/2018/22

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      agree that public consultation be undertaken to amend the Revenue and Financing Policy to enable the proposals consulted on in the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 to be implemented

b)      delegate authority and responsibility for agreeing any required minor editorial changes and the correction of errors in the consultation materials to the Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, and the Group Chief Financial Officer.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Approval of the draft council-controlled organisation accountability policy for consultation

 

Cr M Lee arrived at the meeting at 9.54 am.

Cr M Lee left the meeting at 10.05 am.

Cr M Lee returned to the meeting at 10.10 am.

 

Resolution number GB/2018/23

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      approve the draft revised council-controlled organisation accountability policy for consultation as part of the Long-term Plan 2018-2028

b)      note that the policy must be updated as part of the Long-term Plan 2018-2028

c)      delegate authority and responsibility for agreeing any required minor editorial changes and the correction of errors in the consultation materials to the Mayor and Governance Director.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Adoption of consultation material: 10-year Budget 2018-2028 and Auckland Plan 2050

 

Cr J Watson left the meeting at 10.37 am.

Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at 10.40 am.

Cr W Walker left the meeting at 10.42 am.

Cr W Walker returned to the meeting at 10.45 am.

 

The motion was taken in parts.

 

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         adopt the Supporting Information for the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 (referred to as the 10-year Budget Supporting Information) including the final draft Council-Controlled Organisation Accountability Policy.

 

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Cr C Casey

Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore

Cr R Clow

Cr E Collins

Cr L Cooper

Cr C Darby

Cr C Fletcher

Mayor P Goff

Cr R Hills

Cr P Hulse

Cr M Lee

Cr D Newman

Cr D Quax

Cr D Simpson

Cr S Stewart

Cr J Walker

Cr W Walker

Cr J Watson

Against

Cr G Sayers

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 18 votes to 1.

 

 

 

A ‘letter of representation’ was presented to the Mayor by the Chief Executive, which signed then presented to the Auditor Director.

 

The Audit Director, Audit NZ presented and tabled a copy of the draft Independent auditor’s report on Auckland Council’s Consultation Document for its proposed 2018-28 Long Term Plan.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2018/24

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

b)        adopt parts 1, 2, 4 & 5 of Attachment C as the Consultation Document for the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 (referred to as the 10-year Budget Consultation Document).

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr G Sayers requested that her dissenting vote against be recorded.

 

Resolution number GB/2018/25

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

c)      adopt parts 1, 3, 4 & 5 of Attachment C as the  summary of information  contained in the draft Auckland Plan 2050 (referred to as the Auckland Plan Summary).

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr G Sayers requested that her dissenting vote against be recorded.

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2018/26

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

d)      delegate responsibility to the Mayor, Chair of Finance and Performance Committee, Chair of the Planning Committee and the Group Chief Financial Officer to approve any final edits required to the Combined Consultation Document and 10-year budget Supporting Information in order to finalise the documents for uploading online and physical distribution.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2018/27

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Governing Body:

e)      note the following key features of the concurrent consultation process:

i)       public consultation will run from Wednesday, 28 February 2018 to 8pm Wednesday, 28 March 2018;

ii)      the feedback form will be distributed to all households with Our Auckland;

iii)     feedback can be provided through written, in person and digital channels;

iv)     Have Your Say and Community Feedback events will be held across the region to allow Aucklanders to provide feedback and have their views heard;

v)      briefing reports will be prepared to provide a summary of public feedback received across all channels;

vi)     the council will participate in a joint deliberations meeting with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority on their Annual Operational Plan;

vii)    a summary of the final decisions made for each plan will be prepared in July and widely communicated.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr C Fletcher requested that her dissenting vote against be recorded.

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2018/28

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

f)       delegate to the following elected members and staff the responsibility to hear from the public through “spoken (or NZ sign language) interaction” at the “Have Your Say” events for consultation on the Auckland Plan, 10-year Budget and WMMP:

i)       Mayor and Councillors;

ii)      Local Board Chairs and Local Board Members;

iii)      staff approved by the Group Chief Financial Officer.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2018 Governing Body: Item 12: Adoption of consultation document for Long Term Plan : tabled draft auditor's report  

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

11.23 am                                            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

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................