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Regulatory
Committee
08 February
2018
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration
of Interest
The Chairperson
Cr Cooper declared an interest in Item 9: Options on the development of
alcohol licensing fees to replace default fees set by Central Government.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Public
Input
There was no
public input.
6 Local
Board Input
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6.1
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Local Board Input - Mangere-Otahuhu Local
Board - Boarding House Conditions
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Note this item was
taken after Item 9: Options on
the development of alcohol licensing fees to replace default fees set by
Central Government with the agreement of the meeting.
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7 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
8 Notices
of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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Options on the development of alcohol
licensing fees to replace default fees set by Central Government
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Cr L Cooper
declared an interest in this item and vacated the chair.
Chairperson
L Cooper left the meeting at 9.33 am.
The Deputy
Chairperson, Deputy Mayor B Cashmore assumed the chair.
Cr E
Collins joined to the meeting at 9.48 am.
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Resolution
number REG/2018/3
MOVED by Member W Walker, seconded by IMSB Member G
Wilcox:
That the Regulatory
Committee:
a) agree
that the recovery of costs incurred by council in the alcohol licensing
process should be 100%
b) note
that the Associate Minister of Justice will decide by mid-March 2018 whether
the Government will increase the default alcohol licensing fees
c) agree
that if the Associate Minister’s decision does not enable a 100%
recovery of the costs incurred by council in the alcohol licensing process,
the General Manager, Community and Social Policy should commence work to
implement a fees bylaw that will allow the appropriate cost recovery.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant
to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr D Newman requested that his dissenting vote be
recorded.
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Chairperson L Cooper returned to
the meeting at 9.59 am and assumed the chair.
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Note: Item 10 - Proposal for cost recovery of investigations and
resolutions of non-compliant activities was considered after Item 11 - Update on the proactive boarding house inspections in South
and Central Auckland.
The Chairperson
accorded precedence to item 6.1- Local
Board Input : Proactive Boarding House inspections in South Auckland.
6 Local
Board Input
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6.1
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Local Board Input : Proactive Boarding House
inspections in South Auckland
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Lemauga Lydia
Sosene, chair and Togiatolu Walter Togiamua, deputy chair of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board provided
a powerpoint presentation regarding boarding house
inspections in South Auckland. 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 REG/2018/4
MOVED by Cr E Collins, seconded by IMSB Member
D Taipari:
That the Regulatory Committee:
a) receive and
note the local board input presentation from Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board Chair Lemauga Lydia Sosene and Deputy Chair Walter Togiamua
regarding boarding house inspections in South Auckland.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 8 February 2018 Regulatory Committee Item 6.1: Local Board Input:
Chair's presentation
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The Chairperson accorded precedence to item
11- Update on the proactive boarding house inspections in South and Central Auckland
Council.
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Update on the proactive boarding house inspections in
South and Central Auckland
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Resolution
number REG/2018/5
MOVED by IMSB Member D Taipari, seconded by Cr E Collins:
That the Regulatory
Committee:
a)
receive the update on the proactive
boarding house inspections in South and Central Auckland.
b)
endorse the Chair initiating a discussion with the Chair of the
Environment and Community Committee relating to social impacts on communities
of boarding houses, taking into account the Mangere/Otahuhu local board
chair’s presentation to the committee.
CARRIED
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Rescind or alter resolution
At this point, Cr R Hills advised the
meeting that he was not present at the 9 November 2017 Regulatory Committee
meeting and withdrew as seconder of the motion for Item 3 – Confirmation
of Minutes.
Item 3 – Confirmation of Minutes was
recommitted at this point.
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Proposal for cost recovery of investigations and
resolutions of non-compliant activities
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Resolution
number REG/2018/7
MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson BC Cashmore:
That the Regulatory
Committee:
a) agree
that the financial cost of regulatory compliance investigations are recovered
from liable parties, specifically;
i) where
the time spent on the compliance inspection(s) is more than 2 hours;
ii) where
the response to compliance exacerbates the time taken to reach a resolution
and significantly contributes to the costs incurred by council, and
iii) where
the investigation does not result in any other form of financial penalty
– either through court or an infringement notice.
CARRIED
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Note: Item 11- Update on the
proactive boarding house inspections in South and Central Auckland Council was
considered prior to Item 10 - Proposal
for cost recovery of investigations and resolutions of non-compliant activities
14 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There were no
extraordinary items.
11.18 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 Regulatory Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
