Komiti Taiao ā-Hapori Hoki /

Environment and Community Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Environment and Community Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 9.43am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Penny Hulse

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

From 10.21am, item 9

 

IMSB Member Renata Blair

 

 

IMSB Member James Brown

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

From 10.28am, item 9

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 9.46am, item 9

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 9.44am, item 2

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 10.16am, item 9

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 9.44am, item 2

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart

 

 

 


Environment and Community Committee

13 March 2018

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number ENV/2018/22

MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr C Fletcher, Cr D Quax and Cr M Lee for absence, Cr G Sayers, Cr S Stewart and Cr D Simpson for absence on council business and Cr J Bartley, Cr E Collins, Cr C Darby and Cr R Clow for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 9.44 am.

Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 9.44 am.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/23

MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 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

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

9

Destination Strategy update

 

Cr E Collins entered the meeting at 9.46 am.

Cr J Walker entered the meeting at 10.16 am.

Cr J Bartley entered the meeting at 10.21 am.

Cr R Clow entered the meeting at 10.28 am.

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided in support of the report. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/24

MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)      receive the update on the Destination Strategy.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     13 March 2018 Environment and Community Committee - Item 9 Destination Strategy Update - presentation

 

 

 

10

Reserve Revocation Report - 129R Bairds Road, Ōtara

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/25

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)      agree, having considered the objections, to submit a request to the Minister of Conservation to uplift the reserve status of 129R Bairds Road, Ōtara comprised of an estate in fee simple of 1,133 m2 more or less being Lot 12 DP 55184 contained in certificate of title NA41D/929.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Reserve Revocation Report - 32 Harbour View Road, Te Atatu

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/26

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Chairperson P Hulse:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)      agree to submit a request to the Minister of Conservation to uplift the reserve status of 32 Harbour View Road, Te Atatu comprised of an estate in fee simple of 600 m2 more or less, being Lot 286 DP 84406 contained in certificate of title CT-102D/200.

b)      agree, on approval from the Minister of Conservation to uplift the reserve status, that staff prepare a report for Planning Committee approval to change the open space zone to an appropriate residential zone.

CARRIED

 

 

 

12

Summary of Environment and Community Committee information - updates, memos and briefings - 13 March 2018

 

A fact sheet regarding the Enterprise Booking System was tabled. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Mayor P Goff left the meeting at 10.40 am.

Cr C Darby left the meeting at 10.40 am.

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/27

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr C Casey:  

That the Environment and Community Committee:

a)      receive the information report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     13 March 2018 Environment and Community Committee - Item 12 Summary of Environment and Community Committee information - updates, memos and briefings - 13 March 2018 - Enterprise Booking System - fact sheet  

  

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

14        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number ENV/2018/28

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.

b)      note that the confidential reports contain commercially sensitive information in relation to open space acquisitions.

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 - Flat Bush

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

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

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.

 

 

 

C2       Acquisition of land for open space at Swanson

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

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.

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.

 

 

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

 

 

10.44am          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.

 

 

10.51am          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Acquisition of land for open space - Flat Bush

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/29

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore:  

Restatement

c)      confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or resolutions.

 

 

 

C2

Acquisition of land for open space at Swanson

 

Resolution number ENV/2018/30

MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

Restatement

b)      confirm that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Swanson.

 

  

 

10.51am                                             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

 

 

 

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