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Weed
Management Political Advisory Group
14 December
2018
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of
Interest 5
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
4 Extraordinary
Business 5
5 Update for the
Weed Management Political Advisory Group - December 2018 7
6 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Apologies from
Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore and Member M Cohen have been received.
2 Declaration
of Interest
Members are
reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a
conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other
external interest they might have.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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That the Weed Management Political Advisory Group:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Wednesday, 12 September 2018, as a true and
correct record.
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4 Extraordinary
Business
Section 46A(7)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“An item
that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by
resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member
explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The
reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the
discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“Where an
item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed
at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor
matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member
explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or
recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to
a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
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Weed
Management Political Advisory Group
14 December
2018
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Update
for the Weed Management Political Advisory Group - December 2018
File No.: CP2018/22710
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To
update the Weed Management Political Advisory Group on various projects related
to implementation of the Weed Management Policy.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. This
report provides public transparency on memos and briefings that have been
distributed to the Weed Management Political Advisory Group since their last
meeting on 12 September 2018.
3. A
memo updating on changes to weed management contracts in the road corridor, as
part of Project Streetscapes has been distributed to the Weed Management
Political Advisory Group. This is shown in Attachment A.
4. The
Weed Management Political Advisory Group has also requested advice on
community-led park maintenance, specifically options for Auckland Council to
support communities to maintain local parks agrichemical free.
5. Staff
will provide a verbal update to the Weed Management Political Advisory Group on
5 December 2018 on these two topics.
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Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendations
That the Weed Management
Political Advisory Group:
a) note
the updates provided by staff on:
i) Project
Streetscapes – Weed management
ii) Community-led park
maintenance – Weed control.
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Ngā
tāpirihanga / Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩ 
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Memo update on Project Streetscapes and weed management
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9
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Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
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Author
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Jenny Gargiulo – Principal Environmental
Specialist
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Authoriser
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Barry Potter - Director Infrastructure and
Environmental Services
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