Komiti Whakahaere ā-Ture / Regulatory Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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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.
Chairperson |
Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore |
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Members |
Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins |
From 9.48am, Item 9 |
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Cr Richard Hills |
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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IMSB Chair David Taipari |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox |
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ABSENT
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Hon Mayor Phil Goff,JP |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr John Watson |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Dr Cr Cathy Casey |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Chair, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board |
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Togiatolu Walter Togiamua, Deputy Chair, Māngere-Otāhuhu Local Board |
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Regulatory Committee 08 February 2018 |
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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. |
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.
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. |
There were no petitions.
There was no public input.
There was no extraordinary business.
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. |
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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. |
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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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. |
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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.
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. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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
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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. |
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Regulatory Committee Summary of Information Items - 8 February 2018 |
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Resolution number REG/2018/9 MOVED by Chairperson L Cooper, seconded by Cr S Stewart: That the Regulatory Committee: a) receive the information report. |
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
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