I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee will be held on:
Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10.00am Room 1, Level
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Komiti Ārai Tūmatanui me Te Toko Raru Ohorere / Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr John Watson |
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Members |
Cr Josephine Bartley |
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Cr Ross Clow |
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Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins |
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IMSB Member Hon Tau Henare |
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IMSB Member Dennis Kirkwood |
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Cr Greg Sayers |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Paul Young |
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Ex-officio |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP |
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(Quorum 3 members)
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Sonya Inger Governance Advisor 23 May 2019
Contact Telephone: (09) 414 2681 Email: sonya.inger@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Terms of Reference
Responsibilities and powers
The Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee is a statutory committee required under S12(1) of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002 (CDEM Act) and is responsible for:
· being Auckland’s strategic forum for civil defence and emergency management planning and policy
· establishing an emergency management structure for the Auckland region
· developing, approving, implementing and monitoring the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan
· developing, approving, implementing and monitoring other relevant strategies and policies relevant to the powers and functions of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group as identified in the CDEM Act
· performing the statutory functions of a civil defence emergency management group
· representing Auckland in the development of national emergency management policy including approving relevant policy and legislative submissions to external bodies
· engaging with Local Boards and local board portfolio holders on civil defence and emergency management issues.
The Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee will exercise the statutory powers outlined in the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan. The Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee is authorised to approve use of the established emergency funding facility provided for emergency management.
Relevant legislation includes but is not limited to:
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002; and
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the meeting
Members of the public
All members of the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.
Those who are not members of the public
General principles
· Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to perform their role.
· Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to perform their role.
· Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.
· In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.
Members of the meeting
· The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the meeting is a committee meeting).
· However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.
· All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain, subject to any limitations in standing orders.
Independent Māori Statutory Board
· Members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.
· Independent Māori Statutory Board members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform their role.
Staff
· All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior management) remain.
· Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.
Local Board members
· Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.
Council Controlled Organisations
· Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled Organisation.
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 8
2 Declaration of Interest 8
3 Confirmation of Minutes 8
4 Petitions 8
5 Public Input 8
6 Local Board Input 8
7 Extraordinary Business 8
8 Update from Acting Director Auckland Emergency Management 11
9 Report on Coordinating Executive Group meeting of 6 May 2019 13
10 Update on the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan 17
11 Updating Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group's list of Controllers, Recovery Managers and Welfare Managers 51
12 Coordinating Executive Group's amended Terms of Reference 53
13 Auckland Emergency Management’s 2019 Group Level Exercise - Exercise Flux 63
14 Review of Auckland Emergency Management’s Approach to Public Education and Incorporation of Public Capability and Public Awareness Raising to Build Resilience 67
15 Forward Work Programme 93
16 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
1 Apologies
An apology from IMSB Member T Henare has been received.
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.
That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, as a true and correct record.
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At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public input had been received.
At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.
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.”
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Update from Acting Director Auckland Emergency Management
File No.: CP2019/08471
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To give the Acting Director - Auckland Emergency Management the opportunity to update the Committee.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Sarah Sinclair, Acting Director – Auckland Emergency Management will give a presentation to the Committee.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) receive the presentation from the Acting Director – Auckland Emergency Management.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Authoriser |
Sarah Sinclair – Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Report on Coordinating Executive Group meeting of 6 May 2019
File No.: CP2019/07783
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To report to the committee, the advice and recommendations from the Coordinating Executive Group meeting on 6 May 2019.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The Coordinating Executive Group met on 6 May 2019.
3. Agenda items not separately reported to this committee are summarised in this report, including:
· Enabling, Empowering and Supporting Community Resilience
· Welfare Sub Function Plans
· Activation, Structure and Resources Workshop.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) note the report on Coordinating Executive Group meeting of 6 May 2019.
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Horopaki
Context
4. Under section 20 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, the Coordinating Executive Group:
· provides advice to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
· implements, as appropriate, the decisions of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
· oversees the implementation, development, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of the of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-21.
5. In performing these functions, the Coordinating Executive Group meets quarterly and attends Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee meetings.
6. Items from Coordinating Executive Group meetings, not separately reported to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee are summarised in this report.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Reported items
7. Items from the Coordinating Executive Group meeting that require a decision from the Committee are separately reported on this agenda. Agenda items that do not require a decision are summarised in this report.
Enabling, Empowering and Supporting Community Resilience
8. The Coordinating Executive Group received a report outlining Auckland Emergency Management’s community resilience building initiatives that could be considered for the Group’s shared work programme.
9. These initiatives form a part of Auckland Emergency Management work on a framework for the development, engagement and delivery of resilience initiatives to strengthen Aucklanders' resilience. This work is informed by:
· the community resilience principles in the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-2021
· pilots commencing from 2017 with child and youth, cultural and linguistically diverse, business, pacific and disability communities
· the findings in the bi-annual Monitoring Survey
· the National Disaster Resilience Strategy Objectives - notably ‘enabling, empowering and supporting community resilience’.
10. The Coordinating Executive Group agreed to consider the shared approaches to resilience building and share resilience communications and interagency delivery when establishing a shared work programme.
Welfare Sub Function Plans
11. Following the committee’s approval of the Auckland Welfare Plan (February 2019) Auckland Emergency Management has started coordinating the collaborative development of plans for the nine welfare sub functions.
12. Welfare sub function plans are operational plans which define responsibilities, procedures which also covers systems and agreements to enable agencies to respond effectively together.
13. The development of plans for each sub function will be led by the agency responsible for that sub function under the National CDEM Plan 2015, as follows:
Registration Needs Assessment Household Goods and Services |
Auckland Emergency Management |
Inquiry |
New Zealand Police |
Care and protection service of children and young people |
Oranga Tamariki – Ministry of Children |
Psychosocial support |
District Health Boards |
Shelter and Accommodation |
Auckland Emergency Management / Ministry of Business Employment and Innovation |
Financial Assistance |
Ministry of Social Development |
Animal Welfare |
Ministry of Primary Industries |
14. The Auckland Welfare Coordinating Group committed to completing sub function plans as part of the 2019/20 work programme.
15. Both sub function plans for registration and needs assessment involve the collection and analysis of information and the tasking of services to address the needs of people, and their animals, in an emergency. For this reason, the Coordinating Executive Group endorsed combining plans for these sub function plans into one plan.
16. The Coordinating Executive Group agreed to receive progress updates on the development of the sub functions plans in August and November 2019, prior to their completion by June 2020.
Activation, Structure and Resources Workshop
17. The Coordinating Executive Group held its first quarterly workshop on 4 April 2019, as part of the Group’s collaborative joint work programme.
18. The purpose of the workshop was to review activation protocols to ensure the flow of relevant information between partner agencies in support of operational awareness.
19. The workshop ran a response scenario to explore how agencies move from business as usual to activation, and the processes and time taken to mobilise local and distant resources.
20. Topics discussed included the activation in the case of single-agency and multiple-agency responses, teleconferencing, staffing, data capture and circulation, and situation reports.
21. The Coordinating Executive Group agreed:
· each agency of the Auckland Coordinating Executive Group is to develop/review protocols to ensure that other Auckland Coordinating Executive Group partners are advised of an emergency activation.
· Auckland Emergency Management will revise activation protocols to ensure that a Auckland Coordinating Executive Group teleconference is convened within 24 hours of activation
· each agency is to advise Auckland Emergency Management’s Duty Manager of ‘major’ single agency response or issue as a conduit to other Auckland Coordinating Executive Group members
· each Auckland Coordinating Executive Group agency is to ensure they have protocols to circulate situation reports to Auckland Coordinating Executive Group partners and the Emergency Coordination Centre
· each agency is to consider how they could quickly capture and provide data on availability of resources in the lead up to or immediate start of an event, including staff who may live out of the area or district and go to a different office or centre than usual
· each agency is to consider testing out of hours phone pick-ups as part of business continuity.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
22. There are no direct impacts on Auckland Council Group arising from the matters outlined in this report.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
23. There are no direct, local impacts or impacts for local boards arising from the matters outlined in this report.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
24. There are no direct Māori impacts arising from the matters outlined in this report.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
25. There are no financial implications arising from the matters outlined in this report.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
26. The matters outlined in this report support Civil Defence Emergency Management and improving its capability in Auckland. There are no specific risks identified as arising out of the matters outlined in this report.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
27. The advice and recommendations from the Coordinating Executive Group meeting on 5 August 2019 will be reported to the next Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee meeting on 28 August 2019.
Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Authoriser |
Sarah Sinclair Acting General Manger Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Update on the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan
File No.: CP2019/08226
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To update the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee on the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan project and request approval to continue with consultation on actions and development of the final draft.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Auckland is at risk from the impacts of a range of natural hazards. Detailed risk assessments have identified 10 key natural hazards and how these hazards may impact the Auckland region.
3. The Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan describes how the risk of these hazards is currently being managed at council and, through consultation within council across eight key functions, the opportunities that exist to work to mitigate future risk.
4. The Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan has been expanded to include wider consultation and action development across the Auckland Council Group.
5. A draft discussion document has been developed that outlines the principles of the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan and draft actions developed for key functions within Auckland Council to facilitate communication and consultation on the plan. It will also be used as the basis for a deeper phase of action refinement.
6. After the final draft is prepared and presented to the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee in August 2019, it will be combined with the natural hazard risk assessments technical supporting documentation and monitoring and evaluation framework into a roadmap outlining how council will implement the Action Plan.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) approve the discussion document to go out for further consultation and action development. |
Horopaki
Context
7. Auckland Council’s Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan is a key component of council’s natural hazard management along with the Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-2021.
8. The purpose of the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan is to:
b) Identify where Auckland’s natural hazards are and the risks they present.
c) Outline the roles and responsibilities of Auckland Council in managing the risks of natural hazards.
d) Identify the actions Auckland Council will implement or facilitate over the next 10 years to reduce risk from natural hazards.
9. The Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan is designed to be a short- to mid-term (10-year) plan, that can align with Auckland Council’s operational 10-year plan and budget. It also acknowledges how climate change, as a longer-term effect, could likely impact each hazard and how this will affect Auckland’s risk profile during that time, with most hazards increasing in likelihood, and therefore, overall risk.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
10. A series of semi-quantitative risk assessments identified 10 natural hazards (Figure 1) that posed the largest risk to Auckland in terms of their impact to the natural, cultural, economic and social environments:
· Flooding - Waipuke
· Severe wind - Pūkerikeri
· Volcanic activity - Puia o Ruaumoko
· Tsunami - Parawhenua o te Moana
· Coastal inundation - Waipuke ki Tai
· Coastal erosion - Horowhenua ki Tai
· Land instability - Horowhenua
· Tornado – Āwhiowhio
· Uncontrolled fire - Mahuika
· Earthquake – Ruaumoko
Figure 1 –Outcomes of the risk assessments of the 10 natural hazards included in the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan. Blue hazards are generally managed as part of the work programmes of Auckland Council but may require coordinated management during larger events, management of green hazards are led by other agencies but can be supported by Auckland Council and orange hazards are considered catastrophic and may require specific management strategies.
11. Eight key functions of council were identified as contributing in a significant way to the mitigation of natural hazards risk and engagement partners were identified in each area.
Key Function |
Engagement partners |
Emergency management and preparedness |
Auckland Emergency Management Coordinating Executive Group Partners |
Governance and leadership |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee Coordinating Executive Group Partners |
Strategy, policy and planning |
Natural Environment Strategy Office Plans and Places Growth and Infrastructure Strategy Office Sustainability Office Risk and Legal |
Regulations and consents |
Resource Consents Infrastructure and Environmental Services Group |
Asset management |
Asset Management Group Community Facilities |
Knowledge and research |
Research and Evaluation Unit |
Communication, education & community engagement |
Auckland Emergency Management Diversity and Inclusion Office |
Partnerships |
Relationship Management Unit Council Controlled Organisations |
12. The development of an initial draft of the Action Plan involved workshops and interviews with a range of stakeholders including mana whenua, stakeholders, key engagement partners and the wider Auckland Council Group.
13. During these initial discussions, priorities, responsibilities and gaps/considerations in current management strategy in each of the eight key functions were identified and draft actions were developed to address those opportunities.
14. A draft discussion document has been developed that incorporates these initial findings (refer to Attachment 1) to facilitate further communication and consultation on the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan. This document was presented to the Coordinating Executive Committee in May 2019 for feedback and is presented here with minor refinements.
15. An important function of the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan discussion document is to encourage engagement partners to think about natural hazard risk in a different way. Particularly, where the distinction lies between how natural hazards risk is managed as a function of their normal work programmes and where a more coordinated approach across council would be needed for disaster management or resilience building. This is being used as the basis for a deeper dive into how we manage natural hazard risk as an organisation.
16. A deeper phase of engagement and action development is underway. This involves meeting again with business units across council who manage the impacts of natural hazards in their work programme, or whose operations would be affected by the impacts of natural hazards, to work on action refinement.
17. Once the final action plan is drafted and presented to the committee, a road map will be developed that will address how the Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan will be implemented and used across council. This will include:
a) the technical natural hazard risk assessments and supporting documentation
b) the final Action Plan for Auckland Council
c) details of a monitoring and evaluation framework
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
18. While the current Natural Hazard Risk Management Action Plan does not include Council Controlled Organisations, future iterations will be expanded to outline the roles and responsibilities of other agencies and organisations in managing the risks of natural hazards and opportunities for synergies within the Auckland Council Group.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
19. The Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan acknowledges the diversity of Auckland, not only geographically, but socially, culturally and economically.
20. During the risk assessment development, the impact of each natural hazard was mapped spatially using GIS tools, to identify the current, historic, or future exposure of the region. This will be used during future engagement with local communities and incorporated into the technical supporting documentation.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
21. Engagement with mana whenua was part of the early development of this document, which guided how it should be considered in the context of Te Ao Māori and where opportunities exist to partner on risk mitigation strategy and action development.
22. Mana whenua will be approached again as a part of the development of the implementation road map to consider where they wish to be involved in the natural hazard risk management process.
23. Mana whenua have advocated for future iterations of the document to include man-made and technological hazards. This is likely to be addressed in a separate document.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
24. Consultation and engagement costs have been factored into the budgets of the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 financial years.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
25. Engagement has been expanded to include a wider section of Auckland Council to ensure the Natural Hazard Risk Management Action Plan identifies all current and future natural hazard mitigation plans across the wider organisation during action development.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
26. Action refinement and draft development will continue.
27. The final plan will be brought to the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee in August 2019.
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
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Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan draft discussion |
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Angela Doherty - Principal Science Advisor |
Authorisers |
Jennifer Rose - Head of response and Recovery Sarah Sinclair - Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Updating Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group's list of Controllers, Recovery Managers and Welfare Managers
File No.: CP2019/08551
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To update Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s list of controllers, recovery managers and welfare managers.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 requires Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups to appoint personnel to the positions of controller and recovery manager.
3. The National Civil Defence Plan Oder 2015 requires Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups to appoint personnel to the position of welfare manager.
4. The Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group maintains a list of authorised controllers, recovery managers and welfare managers. Removal from, or addition to the list of controllers, recovery managers and welfare managers requires a resolution of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee.
5. Ben Hankinson, former Head of Operations, and Kiri Maxwell, former Principal Advisor Strategy and Partnerships, are no longer available to be Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group controllers.
6. Catherine Cooper, former Head of Resilience and Welfare, and Kiri Maxwell, former Principal Advisor Strategy and Partnerships, are no longer available to be Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group welfare managers.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) approve the removal of Ben Hankinson, former Head of Operations, and Kiri Maxwell, former Principal Advisor Strategy and Partnerships from the list of Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group controllers b) approve the removal of Catherine Cooper, former Head of Resilience and Welfare, and Kiri Maxwell, former Principal Advisor Strategy and Partnerships, from the list of Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group welfare managers.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Wayne Brown - Principal Recovery Advisor |
Authorisers |
Jennifer Rose - Head of response and Recovery Sarah Sinclair - Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Coordinating Executive Group's amended Terms of Reference
File No.: CP2019/07169
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To approve the Coordinating Executives Group’s amended Terms of Reference as endorsed by the Coordinating Executive Group on 6 May 2019.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The Coordinating Executive Group agreed to the recommendations of two reports presented to the February 2019 meeting resulting in the following proposed amendments to the Group’s Terms of Reference:
· membership changes in response to the split of Auckland Emergency Management’s Director and Controller roles
· the addition of quarterly Group workshops.
3. These matters were discussed in reports to the Committee on 27 February 2019 in the Director’s Report on the Coordinating Executive Group’s meeting of 4 February 2019 (Resolution numbers CP2019/1178 and CIV/2019/4) and the Forward Work Programme (Resolution numbers CP2019/1224 and CIV/2019/10) report.
4. Amended Terms of Reference were circulated amongst Coordinating Executive Group members for comment on 4 April 2019 and endorsed at the Group’s meeting on 6 May 2019.
5. Amendments include:
· the addition of the Controller as a member of the Group
· name changes amongst members (Fire and Emergency Management New Zealand and Auckland Emergency Management) and recognition of St John’s role in emergency management
· updating the diagram in Appendix B of the Terms of Reference to reflect these changes and accurately reflect current membership
· provision for quarterly workshops.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) approve the Coordinating Executive Group’s amended Terms of Reference as endorsed by the Coordinating Executive Group on 6 May 2019. |
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
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Civil Defence Emergency Management Coordinating Executive Group - Terms of Reference |
55 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Wayne Brown - Principal Recovery Advisor |
Authorisers |
Jennifer Rose - Head of response and Recovery Sarah Sinclair - Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Auckland Emergency Management’s 2019 Group Level Exercise - Exercise Flux
File No.: CP2019/08182
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
2. Seek the committee’s endorsement to run the exercise across all participating members of the Auckland CDEM Group.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
3. Exercise Flux is a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group level exercise designed to test Auckland Emergency Management’s collaboration with partner agencies.
4. Exercise Flux is a functional exercise taking place in the Emergency Coordination Centre intermittently over a 12-week period from 4 June 2019.
5. The aim of Exercise Flux is to test and improve the coordination and operational capability of all functions in the Auckland Emergency Management Emergency Coordination Centre, with support from, and inclusion of, Auckland Council emergency support staff and partner agencies, in the context of a slow-burn escalating event.
6. To ensure Exercise Flux supports opportunities for multi-agency collaboration on exercising, Auckland Emergency Management have established an ‘Exercise Working Group’, comprised of representatives from the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Coordinating Executive Group.
7. The Exercise Working Group will be involved in the end of exercise debrief and will utilise the End of Exercise Report findings to explore further exercise collaboration opportunities.
8. Learnings from Exercise Flux will be provided to Committee members in the form of an End of Exercise Report in November 2019, and adopted into future work plan activities.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) endorse Auckland Emergency Management running the exercise across all participating members of the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. |
Horopaki
Context
9. The development of an exercise calendar is a stipulated requirement of the Auckland Group Plan (2016-2021) - Action Item 51: “establish and implement an exercise calendar (minimum two exercises per year) that is aligned with the national exercise programme.”
10. The exercise calendar reflects a commitment (under Clause 104 of the National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan Order 2015) to supplement national exercises with regular agency and local exercises. This will contribute to building preparedness for national level exercises, specifically the national Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 (AF8) exercise planned for 2020.
11. Regular planning and delivery of exercises provides a way to evaluate capability, identify gaps and issues and to practice established roles and responsibilities. Lessons identified in exercises can be used to update plans and procedures and to improve the ability of agencies to carry out response and recovery activities.
12. A commitment to regular joint-agency exercising, through the formation of an Exercise Working Group, will also contribute to meeting the ‘Review of the Response to the Auckland Storm of 10 April 2018’ recommendation, that we “invest in the building and maintenance of constructive relationships amongst Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (the Group) members.”
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
13. This report advises Committee members that Auckland Emergency Management will conduct a group level exercise (June – August 2019) involving Auckland Emergency Management and council staff, with support from agency partners, Lifelines and the Auckland Welfare Coordination Group. This exercise is the first step in beginning work toward building an aligned and highly collaborative approach to exercising.
14. This report also advises committee members that Auckland Emergency Management has formed an Exercise Working Group to enhance future opportunities for collaborative exercising. The formation of the partner agency Exercise Working Group will ensure a process is established for effectively sharing exercise learnings, for pooling exercise resources between agencies, and for identifying future exercising opportunities
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
15. Representatives from WaterCare, Auckland Transport Operations Centre and Ports of Auckland have been advised of Exercise Flux and their participation requested. Participation for these members is partial, which means it will largely occur through remote communication in and out of the Emergency Coordination Centre, as required.
16. Auckland Emergency Management volunteer staff from across a range of Auckland Council departments have also been invited to participate in Exercise Flux. The Executive Lead team have been advised of their participation, which should not exceed two full days of exercising in the Emergency Coordination Centre.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
17. The recommendations contained in this report have no identified local impacts. The suggested initiative focuses on internal capacity building of Auckland Emergency Management staff, wider council, Auckland Council Support Staff (volunteers), and partner agencies. The exercise will not involve members of the public or local board members.
18. Future exercises may result in local board members being invited to participate. Invitations to participate will be preceded by an Exercise Warning Order and appropriate guidance will be provided.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
19. The recommendations made in this report have no identified Māori impacts.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
20. There are no identified financial implications arising out of recommendations made in this report.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
21. Risk management is a central focus of emergency management. The risk of not proceeding with the recommendations in this report is that Auckland Emergency Management and partner agencies may not be fully prepared or have the capabilities and confidence to effectively respond and recover from a real emergency event.
22. Project management principles applied to the development of Exercise Flux and any future exercises will ensure risks are appropriately addressed.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
23. The committee will be updated on Exercise Flux in August 2019 and will be provided with the End of Exercise Report, documenting the key lessons and areas for improvement identified, in November 2019.
24. Any learnings or improvement actions will be added to the Auckland Emergency Management Evaluation Action Plan for inclusion in an improvements work programme.
25. The Exercise Working Group will be convened in June 2019 and will receive updates on the progress of Exercise Flux and the End of Exercise Report.
Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Adam Maggs - Head of Capability and Public Awareness |
Authoriser |
Sarah Sinclair - Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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Review of Auckland Emergency Management’s Approach to Public Education and Incorporation of Public Capability and Public Awareness Raising to Build Resilience
File No.: CP2019/08180
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
· analysed current and on-going public education work against the National Public Education Programme Strategy (2016 – 2019)
· identified areas for improvement
· identified opportunities to better incorporate resilience thinking into our objectives and approaches to public education and capability building
· recommended the formation of a partner agency Public Education/Capability Working Group to maximise opportunities for partner agency collaboration.
3. The analysis will be used to develop a Public Education and Capability Strategy for 2019 – 2022 which will incorporate public education components and be supplemented by an Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan is outside the scope of this report.
4. The Coordinating Executive Group meeting on 6 May 2019 confirmed that the approach to public education would benefit from strengthening the links with community resilience objectives and outcomes.
5. Auckland Emergency Management will form a Public Education/Capability Working Group with the Coordinating Executive Group to maximise synergies and opportunities for collaboration.
6. Auckland Emergency Management will ensure the updated approaches to public education and capability building maintain alignment with the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management’s Public Education Programme Strategy anticipated to be released late 2019.
Recommendation/s That the Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) note the findings of the Auckland Emergency Management Public Education Review (Attachment A of the agenda report). |
Horopaki
Context
7. Section 17 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 establishes clear local responsibility for public education. This includes:
· consulting and communicating about hazards and risks
· taking all steps necessary, on an ongoing basis, to maintain and provide, or to arrange the provision of, or otherwise to make available material, services, information, and any other resources for effective civil defence emergency management in its area
· within its area, promoting and raising public awareness of, and compliance with, the Act and legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of the Act
· promote civil defence emergency management in its area that is consistent with the purpose of the Act.
8. Auckland Emergency Management’s Public Education Strategy was last reviewed in 2016, following the delivery of the 2016 - 2021 Auckland Group Plan. The Group Plan called for the “development of a public education strategy to enhance disaster preparedness through relevant and meaningful community engagement.”
9. The Auckland Public Education Strategy (2016 - 2019) was directly informed by Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management’s Public Education Programme Strategy (2016 - 2019).
10. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management National Approach to public education focused on empowering people to take responsibility for their own preparedness by changing the way people think about preparedness.
11. Auckland Emergency Management reviewed their approach to public education against the five-part national approach and the four overarching objectives. For detail on the review and outcomes please refer to Attachment A.
12. Since 2016, a number of national and regional strategy documents have aligned with the Auckland CDEM Group Plan’s focus on resilience, including the recently released National Disaster Resilience Strategy and the Auckland Plan. This alignment suggests that Auckland’s approach to public education and capability building for 2019 – 2022 should reflect and incorporate resilience thinking.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
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13. The review analysed Auckland’s approach to Public Education against the four National Objectives and the five National Approaches for 2016 – 2019.
The four overarching objectives for 2016-2019 were
· More people are aware of why they need to be prepared
· More people understand how to prepare
· More people have taken steps to be more prepared
· More people are fully prepared (have made plans, stored/checked and updated emergency supplies)
The five-part approach for 2016 – 2019 was made up of the following
· Reframing the conversation
· Targeting the most vulnerable
· Encouraging ownership
· Making preparedness easy, relevant and real
· Being positive and empowering
14. Based on the review findings (Attachment A), and to better align Auckland Emergency Management’s public education and capability building objectives with the Auckland Plan and the recently released National Disaster Resilience Strategy, Auckland Emergency Management put forward some revised objectives and approaches to the Coordinating Executive Group for consideration.
15. The Coordinating Executive Group endorsed the formation of a Public Education/Capability Working Group to consider the following suggested objectives and approaches for 2019 -2022:
Objectives:
· People are aware of how their resilience contributes to their ability to get through disasters
· People have a strong sense of what resilience means to them and understand what they can do to grow their resilience
· People take steps to enhance their resilience in all its aspects
· People, their families and communities are more resilient.
Approaches:
· Make the conversation relatable
· Ensure public education is accessible to everyone and is adapted to meet diverse needs
· Enable ownership of resilience
· Make approaches to enhancing resilience easy, relevant and real
· Facilitate people to take action.
16. The review indicated that Auckland Emergency Management would prefer to see the scope of public education objectives broadened from the 2016 – 2019 focus on building ‘preparedness’ toward a focus on building ‘resilience and public capability’ more generally.
17. The proposal to adopt an approach centered around growing Auckland’s resilience reflects the newly released National Disaster Resilience Strategy (2019 – 2029), specifically priority three which calls for: “enabling, empowering and supporting community resilience: building a culture of resilience in New Zealand so that everyone can participate in and contribute to communities’ - and the nation’s – resilience” (2019, p. 2). Attached to this priority is Objective 15 which calls for CDEM Groups to “…embed strategic objectives for resilience in key plans and strategies” (2019, p. 3).
18. The suggested shift toward resilience and capability building also links to the Auckland Plan 2050, specifically the Plan’s focus on “supporting and working with communities to thrive in a changing world” (2018, p.11).
19. The review indicated that a focus on resilience building for public education would enable scope to include the 4Rs – reduction, readiness, response and recovery – under the umbrella of ‘resilience’.
20. The review also pointed toward opportunities where Auckland Emergency Management could benefit from collaboration with partner agencies on the delivery of public education and targeted capability building. Through the formation of a partner agency Public Education/Capability Working Group, learning will be shared across the sector and used to inform the development of an Auckland Emergency Management Public Education and Capability Strategy for 2019 – 2022.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
21. The proposed initiatives contained in this report have no identified impacts on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
22. The recommendations contained in this report have no direct local impacts.
23. Local boards will be invited to provide input on the development of the Public Education and Capability Implementation Plan, which will be prepared after the development of the Public Education and Capability Strategy for 2019 – 2022. The Implementation Plan is currently outside the scope of this report.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
24. Auckland Emergency Management is committed to being responsive to Māori by developing a strategy that is reflective of mātauranga and aligned to te ao Māori values. The Public Education/Capability Working Group will seek to work with Māori to ensure this is realised.
25. Auckland Emergency Management is committed to the development of a strategy that enables shared learning and builds upon the strengths and capability of Māori.
26. Understanding how disaster risk intersects with structural inequality is critical to ensuring we develop a strategy that is responsive to the needs of, and enables, positive outcomes for Māori.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
27. There are no identified financial implications arising out of recommendations made in this report.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
28. Risk management is a central focus of emergency management. The risk of not proceeding with the recommendations outlined in this report is that Auckland Emergency Management and partner agencies will not be able to effectively deliver a collaborative approach to public education and capability building for 2019 – 2022. This may also impact on Auckland’s ability to effectively respond and recover from a real emergency event.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
29. Utilise the Public Education/Capability Working Group to set objectives and develop plans for engagement and collaboration opportunities.
30. Utilise the findings of Auckland Emergency Management’s Public Education Review (Attachment A) and the input of the Public Education/Capability Working Group to develop a Public Education and Capability Strategy (2019 – 2022) for Auckland Emergency Management.
31. Present the Public Education and Capability Strategy (2019 – 2022) to the CDEM Group Committee in November 2019 for approval.
32. Develop a Public Education and Capability Implementation Plan to align with the Public Education and Capability Strategy (2019 – 2022).
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Review: Auckland Emergency Management’s Approach to Public Education |
73 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Adam Maggs - Head of Capability and Public Awareness |
Authoriser |
Sarah Sinclair - Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee 29 May 2019 |
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File No.: CP2019/07335
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To update the Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee on the Forward Work programme.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. A report updating the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee on the Forward Work programme is a standing item on the committee’s agenda.
3. The format of this update report has been revised to better reflect recent decisions on actions under the Group Plan 2016-21 and joint work across Coordinating Executive Group agencies. Scheduled reports for the committee’s next quarterly meeting and upcoming workshops amongst Coordinating Executive Group agencies are identified. The report is accompanied by two attachments:
· Auckland Coordinating Executive Group and Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee Forward Work Programme 2018/19 (Attachment A)
· Coordinating Executive Group - Joint Workshops and Meetings (Attachment B).
4. Scheduled reports to the Committee’s August 2019 meeting include:
· General Managers Update
· Report on the Coordinating Executive Group
· Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan
· Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery
· Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Controller and Recovery Managers List (if required by changes)
· Welfare Sub Function Plans
· Forward Work Programme
5. Upcoming workshops of Coordinating Executive Group agencies before end of July 2019, include:
· Joint exercising Working Group
· Joint Action Plan Working Group
· Community Resilience Building Working Group
· Public Education Working Group
6. The format of this report and its attachments will be reviewed to more clearly convey key information before the next Committee meeting.
Recommendation/s That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee: a) approve this update on the Auckland Coordinating Executive Group and Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Committee Forward Work Programme 2018/19. b) note the Coordinating Executive Group’s Joint Workshops and Meetings.
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Horopaki
Context
7. An update on the work programme to implement actions in the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan 2016-21 is a standing item on the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee’s agenda. The familiar summary of the work programme in table form is appended as Attachment A.
8. The Committee agreed to reflect interagency priorities to implement the intent of the Group Plan and to respond to priorities arising since the publication of the Group Plan (CIV/2019/10). An additional attachment setting out joint workshops and meetings of Coordinating Executive Group agency representatives is appended as Attachment B.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Revised Reporting Format
9. Agreements in response to reviews of the 10 April 2018 storm and the SIMS Pacific fire have seen additions to the Coordinating Executive Group’s work programme. At its February 2019 meeting the Coordinating Executive Group agreed to recommendations for the:
· development of a revised work programme to reflect inter-agency priorities for work to implement the Group Plan intent and to respond to priorities emerging since publication of the Group Plan before the next schedule update
· the addition of quarterly workshops to the Coordinating Executive Group annual schedule.
10. This report has been revised to provide an update on:
· scheduled reports to the Committee’s August 2019 meeting generated out of the work programme
· project specific joint workshops and meetings
· the next quarterly meeting of the Coordinating Executive Group.
11. The format of this report and attachments will be revised to set out the key information more clearly and simply before the Committee’s meeting on 28 August 2019.
Scheduled Reports
12. The Auckland Coordinating Executive Group and Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee forward work programme 2018/19 is appended as Attachment A.
13. Work undertaken to implement actions identified in the Group Plan reported to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Committee meeting on 28 August 2019 include:
General Managers Update |
For information |
Coordinating Executive Group Meeting |
For information |
Natural Hazards Risk Management Action Plan |
For the approval of the CDEM Group Committee |
Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery |
For the approval of the CDEM Group Committee |
Auckland CDEM Group Controller and Recovery Managers list (update report on additions/removals if required) |
For the approval of the CDEM Group Committee |
Welfare Sub Function Plans |
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Forward Work Programme (update for the next period) |
For approval of the CDEM Group Committee |
14. The agenda for the next committee meeting may also include reports generated out of unscheduled work arising in the intervening period.
Upcoming Workshops
15. Joint workshops and meetings for Coordinating Executive Group agencies are set out in Attachment B.
Project Specific
16. Items occurring before the end of July 2019 include:
Joint Action Plan Working Group |
22 May 2019 (further meetings being arranged) |
Joint Exercising Working Group |
19 June 2019 |
Community Resilience Building Working Group |
Rescheduled following the Christchurch Mosque Attack |
Public Education Working Group |
Arrangements being made in line with Coordinating Executive Groups meeting on 6 May 2019. |
Quarterly Workshops
17. The Coordinating Executive Group’s next Quarterly workshops is scheduled for 29 July 2019. Workshop topics will be confirmed in advance of the workshop.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
18. The work outlined in this update is undertaken in fulfilment of functions under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. Council group impacts and views relating to individual items of work will be addressed when work programme items are separately reported on.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
19. There are no local impacts arising from this report. Any local impacts or local board views relating to items on the work programme are addressed when individual items are reported on to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
20. There are no impacts on Māori arising from this report. Any impacts for Auckland Māori relating to items on the work programme will be addressed when individual items of work are reported on.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
21. There are no financial implications arising from this report.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
22. There are no risks arising from this report.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
23. An update on the Forward Work programme will be reported to the committee at its next meeting on 28 August 2019.
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Auckland CEG and CDEM Group Committee Forward Work Programme 2018/19 Programme |
97 |
b⇩ |
CEG - Joint Meetings and Workshops |
99 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Wayne Brown - Principal Recovery Advisor |
Authorisers |
Jennifer Rose - Head of Response and Recovery Sarah Sinclair – Acting General Manager Auckland Emergency Management |