Komiti Ārai Tūmatanui me Te Toko Raru Ohorere /

Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at 10.09am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

From 10.55am, Item 12

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 10.28am, Item 8

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 10.33am, Item 8

 

ABSENT

 

IMSB Members

Member Hon Tau Henare

 

 

Member Dennis Kirkwood

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr J Watson

 

 

Cr Paul Young

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Chief Executive, Auckland Council

Stephen Town

 

Ōrākei Local Board  

Toni Millar

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Deane Ingram – Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Jane Rollin – Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Catherine Cooper – Chair, Auckland Welfare Coordination Group

Glen Gowthorpe – New Zealand Defence Force

Graham Ferguson – St John New Zealand

George Fanamanu – New Zealand Police

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee

27 February 2019

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number CIV/2019/1

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor Phil Goff, Cr B Cashmore, IMSB Member T Henare and IMSB Member D Kirkwood, Member J Watson for absence and Cr R Clow for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/2

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 28 November 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

Update from Acting Director Auckland Emergency Management

 

Sarah Sinclair – Acting Director Emergency Manager and Angela Doherty – Principal Science Advisor provided a PowerPoint presentation.

 

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr E Collins entered the meeting at 10.28am.

Cr J Walker entered the meeting at 10.33am.

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/3

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      receive the presentation from the Acting Director – Auckland Emergency Management.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     27 February 2019 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: Item 8 - Update from Acting Director Auckland Emergency Management, presentation

 

 

 

9

Report on Coordinating Executive Group meeting of 4 February 2019

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/4

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      note the contents of this report.

CARRIED

 

 

 

10

Update of Group Controllers list pursuant to Section 26 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

 

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/5

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      approve the removal of Craig Glover, former Head of Strategy and Planning at Auckland Emergency Management, from the list of Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management group controllers.

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

11

Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Submission on Fly In Team Concept

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/6

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      retrospectively endorse Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group’s submission to New Zealand Fly In Team (NZ-FIT) Concept Document of 12 December 2018.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Building a robust and sustainable volunteer capability and capacity for emergency management in New Zealand

 

Cr R Clow entered the meeting at 10.55am.

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/7

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      approve the Auckland Coordinating Executive Group submission to the New Zealand Response Team Steering Group’s options paper for ‘Building a robust and sustainable volunteer capacity for emergency management in New Zealand.’

CARRIED

 

 

13

Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery - Approval for Consultation

 

A correct version of Attachment A to the agenda report had been circulated to members prior to the meeting.  A copy of the correct attachment has been placed on the official copy of the minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/8

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      approve the draft Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery for consultation and targeted engagement with identified groups and organisations

b)      note that the committee will receive the final draft Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery for approval at its meeting in August 2019.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     27 February 2019, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:  Item 13 - Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery - Approval for Consultation, Correct Attachment A, Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery

 


 

 


14

Welfare Coordination in Emergencies: Auckland Emergency Management Group Welfare Plan

 

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.

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/9

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      approve the Auckland Welfare Plan (Attachment A to the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     27 February 2019 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: Item 14 - Welfare Coordination in emergencies

 

 

15

Forward Work Programme

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/10

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      endorse revisions to the form of Forward Work Programme to:

i)       reflect inter-agency priorities for work developed to implement the intent of the Group Plan

ii)      respond to priorities arising since the publication of the Group Plan, before the next scheduled update.

CARRIED

 

 


16

Demonstration of the new Auckland Emergency Management Website

 

A website to the new Auckland Emergency Management was presented.

 

Resolution number CIV/2019/11

MOVED by Chairperson S Stewart, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee:

a)      thank staff for the demonstration of the new Auckland Emergency Management website.

CARRIED

 

 

17        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 


 

 

 

12.02pm                                             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 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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