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Environment and
Community Committee
14 August 2018
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1 Apologies
Cr D
Newman entered the meeting at 9.40 am.
2 Declaration
of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Petitions
A petition was
presented under Item 5.1 – Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080
in the Hunua Ranges.
5 Public
Input
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5.1
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Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080
in the Hunua Ranges
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Bunty Condon
was in attendance to speak to the committee about the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges. Bunty presented a petition on behalf of Nestleby Grove
Sanctuary and tabled supporting information.
Copies have
been placed on the official minutes and the supporting information is
available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. The
petition can be found online at: https://www.change.org/p/auckland-council-against-poisoning-the-hunua-ranges-with-1080-lethal-insecticide
Petition
Prayer:
“Against
poisoning the Hunua Ranges with 1080 lethal insectiside.”
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Member R Blair entered the meeting at
9.41 am.
Cr E Collins entered the meeting at 9.44 am.
Cr C Fletcher entered the meeting at 9.47 am.
Cr J
Walker enetered the meeting at 10.00am.
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Resolution number ENV/2018/97
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr W
Walker:
That the Environment and Community Committee:
a)
thank Bunty Condon for her presentation
regarding the use of 1080 in the Hunua Ranges.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 August 2018 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.1 - Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges, petition coversheet
b 14 August 2018 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.1 - Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges, New Zealand petitions to stop the use of 1080
c 14 August 2018 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.1 - Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges, Letter from Sue Grey to Auckland Council Governing Body and
Chief Operating Officer
d 14 August 2018 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.1 - Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges, Information from Graham Carter and Bunty Condon about 1080
e 14 August 2018 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.1 - Public Input - Bunty Condon: the use of 1080 in the
Hunua Ranges, 2017 article on website fishingoutdoors.org - DoC denials of
major concern
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5.2
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Public Input - Karla Allies: the use of 1080
in the Hunua Ranges
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Karla Allies,
Environment Officer for the Ngāti Paoa Trust Board was in attendance to
speak to the committee about the use of 1080 in the Hunua Ranges.
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Resolution number ENV/2018/98
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr W
Walker:
That the Environment and Community Committee:
a)
thank Karla Allies, Environment Officer
for the Ngāti Paoa Trust Board for her presentation regarding the use of
1080 in the Hunua Ranges.
CARRIED
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6 Local
Board Input
There was no
local board input.
7 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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8
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Update on Weiti development and wider
catchment issues
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Cr C
Fletcher left the meeting at 10.51 am.
Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 10.56 am.
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Note: During
the course of the debate Cr M Lee used the words “this report is a
cover up, nothing more than a cover up.”
Cr L Cooper raised a point of order under
Standing Order 1.3.1 and requested, under Standing Order 1.3.2, that Cr M Lee
retract his comments and apologise.
Chairperson P Hulse ruled that Cr M Lee retract
his comments and apologise, which Cr M Lee refused.
Pursuant to Standing Order 1.4.9, Cr L
Cooper then requested that the minutes record her objection to the words,
“this report is a cover up, nothing more than a cover up” used by
Cr M Lee.
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Note: changes
to the original motion were incorporated under clauses a) and e) and the
addition of new sub clauses a) iii) and a) vi) and new clause d), with the
agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/99
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) request
a scoping report by December 2018 on options for an integrated approach to
reduce sedimentation of Auckland’s receiving environments (a regional
view, not specific to the Weiti development or the catchment), including the
following matters:
i) individual
site approaches
ii) catchment
approaches
iii) sediment
control measures for sensitive receiving environments
iv) timeframe
v) costs
vi) methods for working with iwi, community groups, land owners,
experts and other interested parties
vii) resourcing,
including any trade-offs in work programme required to prioritise this work.
b) note
that the land-based contaminant load and coastal modelling for the
Okura/Weiti catchment will be finalised by the end of 2018.
c) note
that as the bulk earthworks on the Weiti development draw to a close,
council’s compliance monitoring staff will continue to prioritise
monitoring of the development, particularly through the individual
house-building phases.
d) recognise
that development sites need to be managed to minimise sediment and heavy
metals discharges into the marine reserve.
e) request
staff to continue to work with interested parties in the Okura/Weiti area
around on-going environmental modelling and management in the catchment.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant
to Standing Order 1.8.6 the following councillors requested that their dissenting
votes be recorded:
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Cr M Lee
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Cr W Walker
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Note: Cr W Walker and Cr J Watson requested that their
concerns about some of the content in the agenda report be recorded in the
minutes.
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15
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Summary of Environment and Community Committee
information - updates, memos and briefings - 14 August 2018
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Cr C Fletcher
left the meeting at 11.13 am.
Cr M Lee left the meeting at 11.13 am.
Cr J Watson left the meeting at 11.13 am.
Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 11.20 am.
Cr C Fletcher left the meeting at 11.22 am.
Cr M Lee returned to the meeting at 11.26 am.
Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at 11.26 am.
Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 11.31 am.
Cr S Stewart left the meeting at 11.35 am.
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A PowerPoint
presentation was provided for the update regarding Auckland’s climate
action plan. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is
available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachments.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/101
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr C
Fletcher:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the Environment and Community Committee information report – 14 August
2018.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 August 2018 Environment and Community Committee Item 15 -
Summary of information updates, memos and briefings - 14 August 2018,
Auckland's climate action plan update, presentation
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Exchange of part of Margan Reserve for other
land
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/102
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
notification under section 15(2) of the Reserves Act 1977 of a proposed land
exchange of 295m2 of Margan Reserve, New Lynn (Pt Lot 1 DP 122011)
for 295m2 of adjacent land at 5 Clinker Place (Pt Lot 2 DP 122011)
as shown in Attachment C of the agenda report.
CARRIED
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10
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Progress update on the Public Art Policy
with recommended improvements
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Deputy
Mayor BC Cashmore left the meeting at 11.41 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/103
MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
recommended improvements to the Public Art Policy as follows:
i) streamline
the policy and make it easier to understand
ii) socialise
the policy and strengthen relationships for public art
iii) improve
evaluation of the policy.
b) direct staff, through the Chief Executive, to report back on
implementation progress within 18 months.
CARRIED
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11
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Open Space acquisition in the 2017/18
financial year
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A PowerPoint
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
Note: clauses
b) and c) were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/104
MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Chairperson P Hulse:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve the development of a series of communication initiatives to highlight the new parks and open spaces acquired in the 2017/18
financial year for Aucklanders’ use and enjoyment
b) agree
to formally recognise and acknowledge the gift of 180 hectares from
Ngāti Manuhiri via a formal ceremony
c) request
staff report to this committee on development contribution revenue and
expenditure by funding area for open space purposes, based on the current
Development Contributions Policy.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 August 2018 Environment and Community Committee Item
11 - Open Space acquisition in the 2017/18 financial year, presentation
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Cr J Bartley left the meeting at 12.46pm
IMSB Member L Ngamane left the meeting
at 12.46pm.
Cr J Walker left the meeting at 12.46pm.
The meeting adjourned at 12.46pm and
reconvened at 1.19pm.
Cr C Fletcher, Cr M Lee, and Cr W Walker
were not present.
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Appointment to TSB Bank James Wallace Arts
Centre Joint Liaison Body
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Cr C
Fletcher returned to the meeting at 1.22 pm.
Cr W Walker returned to the meeting at 1.22 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/105
MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr D Simpson:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) appoint
Cr C Fletcher to the TSB Bank James Wallace Arts Centre Joint Liaison Body.
CARRIED
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Submission to Developing a new strategy to
prepare for an ageing population
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Cr M Lee returned
to the meeting at 1.35 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/106
MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr E Collins:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
the Auckland Council submission (Attachment A of the agenda report) to the
Discussion Document on a Strategy for an Ageing Population, that will be
lodged with the Office for Seniors by 24 August 2018
b) delegate authority through the Chief Executive to the General
Manager Community and Social Policy to make amendments to the submission to
correct errors, omissions or to reflect decisions made by the Environment and
Community Committee.
CARRIED
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Submission on Local Government Regulatory
Systems Amendment Bill
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/107
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
the submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee in
Attachment A of the agenda report
b) agree
that the council does not wish to be heard
c) authorise
the General Manager Democracy Services to make any changes agreed to by the
Environment and Community Committee, or to correct minor errors.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant to Standing
Order 1.8.6, the following councillors requested that their dissenting votes
against recommendation 6 in Attachment A of the agenda report be recorded in
the minutes:
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Cr E Collins
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Cr R Hills
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Cr D Newman
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Note: Item 15 – Summary of Environment and
Community Committee information - updates, memos and briefings - 14 August 2018
was considered before Item 9 – Exchange of part of Margan Reserve for
other land.
16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There were no
extraordinary items.
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17 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/108
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.
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 - Whenuapai
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Reason
for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular
interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s)
under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The text of these
resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting
and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
CARRIED
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2.05pm 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.
2.08pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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Acquisition of land for open space -
Whenuapai
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Resolution
number ENV/2018/109
MOVED by Cr J Watson, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That the Environment and Community
Committee:
Restatement
c) confirm
that there be no restatement of this confidential report, attachments or
resolutions for the acquisition of land for public open space in Whenuapai 1
Precinct until settlement of the purchase, and only thereafter will the
resolution be restated.
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2.08 pm 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
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
