Komiti Whakahaere ā-Ture /

Regulatory Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Regulatory Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Thursday, 8 February 2018 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

 

Members

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 9.48am, Item 9

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Hon Mayor Phil Goff,JP

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Dr Cr Cathy Casey

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Chair, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

 

Togiatolu Walter Togiamua, Deputy Chair, Māngere-Otāhuhu Local Board

 

 

 


Regulatory Committee

08 February 2018

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number REG/2018/1

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by IMSB Member G Wilcox:  

That the Regulatory Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor P Goff for absence on Council business, Cr D Quax and Cr J Watson for absence, and Cr E Collins for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

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

 

Resolution number REG/2018/2

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr R Hills:   

That the Regulatory Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 9 November 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

6.1

Local Board Input - Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board - Boarding House Conditions

 

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.

 

 

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

 

9

Options on the development of alcohol licensing fees to replace default fees set by Central Government

 

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.

 

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

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr D Newman requested that his dissenting vote be recorded.

 

Chairperson L Cooper returned to the meeting at 9.59 am and assumed the chair.

 

 

 

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

 

6.1

Local Board Input : Proactive Boarding House inspections in South Auckland

 

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.

 

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

 

Attachments

a     8 February 2018 Regulatory Committee Item 6.1: Local Board Input: Chair's presentation

 

 

The Chairperson accorded precedence to item 11- Update on the proactive boarding house inspections in South and Central Auckland Council.

 

 

11

Update on the proactive boarding house inspections in South and Central Auckland

 

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

 

 

 

 


 

 

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.

 

 

3

Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number REG/2018/6

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by IMSB Member G Wilcox:   

That the Regulatory Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 9 November 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Proposal for cost recovery of investigations and resolutions of non-compliant activities

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

12

Resource Consents: Quarterly Hearings Report November 2017

 

Resolution number REG/2018/8

MOVED by IMSB Member D Taipari, seconded by Deputy Chairperson BC Cashmore:  

That the Regulatory Committee:

a)      receive the Resource Consents: Quarterly Hearings Report November 2017.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

13

Regulatory Committee Summary of Information Items - 8 February 2018

 

Resolution number REG/2018/9

MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Cr S Stewart:  

That the Regulatory Committee:

a)      receive the information report.

CARRIED

 

 

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:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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