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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, 12 April 2019 at 11.42am.

present

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Deputy Mayor and Franklin Ward Councillor
Members	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	Steve Levet	Rural Contractors NZ
	Andrew McKenzie	Beef and Lamb NZ
	Andrew Maclean	Federated Farmers
	Greg McCracken	Fonterra
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ
	Wayne Scott	Aggregate & Quarry Association
	Colin Smith	Rodney Local Board Member
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Glenn Wilcox	Independent Māori Statutory Board Member

ABSENT

Cr Greg Sayers
Geoff Smith	Equine Industry
Brenda Steele	Rodney Local Board Member
Lucy Deverall	Horticulture NZ

ALSO PRESENT

Brian Mason	Landowners contractors protection association
Ken Turner	Waitakere Ranges Local Board

Rural Advisory Panel 12 April 2019

1          Apologies

Resolution number RUR/2019/8

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

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) accept the apologies from Cr G Sayers, Member G Smith, Member L Deverall and Member B Steele for absence.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number RUR/2019/9

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member A McKenzie:

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 1 March 2019, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4          Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

5	Chair's Update
	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/2019/10 MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member R Parton: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      note the update from Cr Bill Cashmore, Chair Rural Advisory Panel. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20190412 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 5 - Chair's Update - presentation

Note:   The Chairperson accorded precedence to Item 7 – Kaipara Moana remediation business case.

7	Kaipara Moana remediation business case
	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/2019/11 MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Member A Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      receive the presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20190412 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 7 - Kaipara Moana remediation business case - presentation

Note:   The Chairperson accorded precedence to Item 8 – Central government essential freshwater programme – update.

8	Central government essential freshwater programme – update
	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/2019/12 MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Chairperson BC Cashmore: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      receive the presentation. b)      note that there is an opportunity for public feedback to the Ministry for the Environment in approximately July-August 2019. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20190412 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 8 - Central government essential freshwater programme - update - presentation

Note:   The Chairperson accorded precedence to Item 9 – Our Water Future: A Discussion Document.

9	Our Water Future: A Discussion Document
	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/2019/13 MOVED by Member K Vallabh, seconded by Member R Parton: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)     receive the presentation, provide feedback on the discussion document. CARRIED
	Attachments a     20190412 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 9 - Our Water Future: A Discussion Document - presentation

6	Pest management Strategy on feral cats
	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/2019/14 MOVED by Member B Turner, seconded by Member C Smith: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a)      note the update on Regional Pest Management Plan and thank the presenter for their attendance. CARRIED
	Attachments a     2019012 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 6 - Pest management Strategy on feral cats - presentation

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

2.30pm                                               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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