Minutes of Rural Advisory Panel

Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua/ Rural Advisory Panel

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 2 November 2018 at 12.37pm.

present

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Deputy Mayor and Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Greg Sayers	Rodney Ward Councillor
Members	Marie Appleton	Rural Women NZ
	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	Lucy Deverall	Horticulture NZ (alternate)
	Andrew Maclean	Federated Farmers
	Greg McCracken	Fonterra
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Association
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Glenn Wilcox	Independent Māori Statutory Board Member
	Colin Smith	Rodney Local Board member (alternate)
	Geoff Smith	Equine Industry
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Neil Henderson	Waitakere Ranges Local Board Member
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association

ABSENT

	Andrew McKenzie	Beef and Lamb NZ
	Leeann Morgan	Young Farmers
	Steve Levet	Rural Contractors NZ
	Brenda Steele	Rodney Local Board Member
	Wayne Scott	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Association

Rural Advisory Panel

02 November 2018

1 Apologies

Resolution number RUR/2018/31

MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apologies from Member A McKenzie, Member B Steele, Member L Morgan, Member S Levet and Member W Scott for absence.

CARRIED

2 Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number RUR/2018/32

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member R Parton:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 7 September 2018, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

Chair's Update

Resolution number RUR/2018/33

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers, seconded by Member A Cole:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) note the update from Cr Bill Cashmore, Chair Rural Advisory Panel:

· Fuel tax

· Infrastructure and Climate change

· Unitary Plan update.

CARRIED

Discussion: Rural Roads and Drainage

Resolution number RUR/2018/34

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Chairperson BC Cashmore:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) provide feedback on the above topics.

CARRIED

Attachments

a 2 November 2018 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 6 - Discussion Rural Roads and Drainage - presentation

7	Development of a Water Strategy
	A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy is attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number RUR/2018/35 MOVED by IMSB Member G Wilcox, seconded by Member P Spencer: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) provide feedback on this project. CARRIED
	Attachments a 2 November 2018 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 7 - Development of a Water Strategy - presentation

8	Pest Management Plan
	A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy is attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number RUR/2018/36 MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Member A Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) thank Imogen Bassett, Biosecurity Principal Advisor for her presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments a 2 November 2018 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 8 - Pest Management Plan - presentation

9	Update on Sites of Significance to Iwi
	A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy is attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number RUR/2018/37 MOVED by IMSB Member G Wilcox, seconded by Member A Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) thank Noel Reardon, Manager Heritage for his presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments a 2 November 2018 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 9 - Update on Sites of Significance to Iwi - presentation

10 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

3.13 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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

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