Weed Management Political Advisory Group

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Weed Management Political Advisory Group held in the Meeting Room 1 (R1), Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 4 July 2018 at 1.11pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Penny Hulse

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

Members

Member Brent Bailey

from 1.15pm, Item 6

 

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

from 2.01pm, Item 7

 

Member Mike Cohen, QSM, JP

 

 

Member Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

Member Danielle Grant

from 1.16pm, Item 6

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox

from 2.40pm, Item 8

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Weed Management Political Advisory Group

04 July 2018

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number WEE/2018/1

MOVED by Cr P Hulse, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:

a)         accept the apology from Cr C Fletcher for absence and Deputy Mayor B Cashmore for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

           

            There were no minutes to confirm.

 

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business 

 

5

Updated Terms of Reference for the Weed Management Political Advisory Group for the 2016-2019 term

 

Resolution number WEE/2018/2

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:

a)      approve the updated Terms of Reference for the 2016-2019 term.

CARRIED

 

 

 

6

Update on implementation of the Weed Management Policy

 

Member B Bailey entered the meeting at 1.15 pm.

Member D Grant entered the meeting at 1.16 pm.

 

Resolution number WEE/2018/3

MOVED by Cr P Hulse, seconded by Member D Grant:  

That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:

a)      note the update on the implementation of the Weed Management Policy.

CARRIED


 

 

7

Recommendations of Best Practice Reference Group meeting in March 2018 and update on implementation

 

Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore entered the meeting at 2.01 pm.

 

Resolution number WEE/2018/4

MOVED by Cr P Hulse, seconded by Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:

a)      note the update on the recommendations of the Best Practice Reference Group meeting held on 28 March 2018 shown in Attachment A of the report.

b)      receive the presentations on use of biocontrols and community group engagement.

CARRIED

 

 

8

Community Empowerment 

 

IMSB Member G Wilcox entered the meeting at 2.40 pm.

 

Resolution number WEE/2018/5

MOVED by Cr P Hulse, seconded by Member M Cohen:  

That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:

a)      note the input from Hana Blackmore, Weed Management Advisory Group on community empowerment to reduce agrichemical in the road corridor. 

 

CARRIED

 

 

9          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

2.57pm                                               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 Weed Management Political Advisory Group HELD ON

 

 

 

 

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