I hereby give notice that an ordinary
meeting of the Community Development and Safety Committee will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Thursday, 16
May 2019
9.30am
Room 1
Level 26
135 Albert Street, Auckland
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Ngā Hui a te Komiti Whanake Hapori
me ōna Kaupapa Āhuru /
Community Development and Safety
Committee
OPEN AGENDA
Theme: Accessible Housing
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins
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Members
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Cr Josephine Bartley
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Cr Alf Filipaina
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Cr Richard Hills
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IMSB Member Tony Kake
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IMSB Member Dennis Kirkwood
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP
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Cr Greg Sayers
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
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Cr Wayne Walker
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Cr John Watson
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Cr Paul Young
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Ex-officio
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Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP
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Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore
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(Quorum 7 members)
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Sonya Inger, Governance Advisor
13 May 2019
Contact Telephone: (09) 977 6050
Email: sonya.inger@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Responsibilities and key projects
The committee is responsible for regional community
development and safety, including:
·
grants for regional events, arts and cultural organisations
·
arts, culture and heritage
·
alcohol harm reduction strategy (recommendation to Environment
and Community Committee)
- homelessness plan (recommendation to Environment and
Community Committee).
Powers
All powers necessary to perform the committee’s
responsibilities.
Except:
(a) powers
that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)
(b) where
the committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only
(c) where
a matter is the responsibility of another committee
(d) the
approval of expenditure that is not contained within approved budgets
(e) the
approval of expenditure of more than $2 million
(f) the
approval of final policy
(g) deciding
significant matters for which there is high public interest and which are
controversial
(h) the
commissioning of reports on new policy where that policy programme of work has
not been approved by the Environment and Community Committee
(i) the
power to establish sub-committees.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.
Members of the meeting
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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).
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However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a
pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.
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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
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Members of the Independent Māori
Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform
their role.
Staff
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All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior
management) remain.
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Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.
Local Board members
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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
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Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain
only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled
Organisation.
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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ITEM TABLE
OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 7
2 Declaration of
Interest 7
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 7
4 Petitions 7
5 Public Input 7
6 Local Board
Input 7
7 Extraordinary
Business 8
8 Accessible
housing in Auckland 9
9 Universal
design in housing 11
10 New Zealand Police -
Update 15
11 Libraries update 17
12 Arts, Community and Events
update 19
13 Forward work programme 21
14 Consideration of
Extraordinary Items
Apologies were
received from Mayor Phil Goff and Cr P Young for absence on council business.
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 Community Development and Safety Committee:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Thursday, 18 April 2019, as a true and
correct record.
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4 Petitions
At the close of
the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
5 Public
Input
Standing Order
7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the
Governance Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day
prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting
Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet
the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes
is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes
speaking time for each speaker.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for public input had been received.
6 Local
Board Input
Standing Order
6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that
Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this
time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson)
shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish
to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any
application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.
This right is
in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the
agenda.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.
7 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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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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Accessible
housing in Auckland
File No.: CP2019/06911
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
support the Disability Advisory Panel item to the Community Development and
Safety Committee meeting on accessible housing, and to inform the committee on
this matter.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
Background
2. The
Community Development and Safety Committee is hosting a series of themed
individual meetings throughout 2019 with Auckland Council’s demographic
advisory panels, to hear about their work. It has been agreed that each
respective panel will co-host the item and suggest the theme,
speaker, and venue for consideration by the committee chair.
3. The
Disability Advisory Panel is the third such session, and in discussion with the
panel and committee chairperson, the theme for this session has been agreed as
accessible housing.
Presentations
4. Tricia
Austin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the
University of Auckland. She is currently undertaking research on Future
Neighbourhoods a smart of the National Science Challenge 11: Building Better
Homes, Towns and Cities.
5. Tricia will talk about how the design of a new suburb can be
assessed with regard to enabling residents of different ages, life stages and
abilities / disabilities to enjoy a high quality of life.
6. Paula
Tesoriero MNZM is a world-champion athlete and a former senior public service
manager, who is currently serving as the Disability Rights Commissioner. Her
role within the Human Rights Commission, works to promote and protect the
rights of disabled New Zealanders.
7. Paula
will talk about how the Commissioner sees the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of People with Disabilities playing out at a local level with an
emphasis on accessible housing.
8. Dan
Buckingham is the Deputy Chair of the Disability Advisory Panel, having been
appointed to the panel in November 2014. Dan has used a wheelchair since
the age of 18 and has mentored people in disability sport. He is the General
Manager for Attitude Pictures Ltd, a television production company which produces
content specifically for the disability sector.
9. Dan
will talk about the challenges of finding and securing accessible housing in
Auckland.
10. A staff report
outlining work towards delivering universal design in Auckland is included
separately in this agenda.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) thank
the Disability Advisory Panel and presenters for their work in putting
together this session and assisting the committee in understanding accessible
housing in Auckland.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Andre Lubbe - Head of Employment Relations
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Authoriser
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Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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Universal design in housing
File No.: CP2019/06929
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
update the Community Development and Safety Committee on Auckland
Council’s work to promote universal design in housing. This follows a
Ministerial meeting on 18 April 2019.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) receive the report on Auckland Council’s
work to promote universal design in housing.
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Horopaki
Context
2. Aotearoa, like most developed countries, has a rapidly ageing
population. Increasing age is associated with greatly increased rates of
disability. According to the Disability Survey (Statistics New Zealand
2013), one in ten Aucklanders had a mobility impairment, yet the Building Code
does not require private residential developments to be designed in a way that provides
access and usability for disabled people.
3. Auckland
Council anticipates the need for an additional 400,000 homes over the next 30
years, to accommodate a population in excess of 2.4 million people. Given
the scale of growth and the changing needs of Auckland’s diverse
population, it is essential to have universal design included in new housing
developments.
4. Auckland
Council is currently carrying out a range of work programmes to promote best
practice in universal design in housing. Universal design makes homes
safer and easier for all to use and occupy without needing to modify layouts.
5. In 2016, the Auckland Design Manual website, the council’s free
online guidance website introduced the Universal Design Hub to support
architects, designers and property developers to cater for people of all
abilities and stages of life when they are designing buildings and public
spaces. Some of the resources which are particularly relevant to
universal design in housing include:
· Personas
– a series of 12 Personas describe the features which are beneficial to
different users in the built environment
· Accessible
dimensions – further developed from the NZS 4121 (2001), there are
dimensions for a range of users including those using mobility equipment,
caregivers with prams and people speaking using NZ sign language
· Universal
Design in Housing (Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, Ireland) –
the Universal Design Hub has linked to this international guidance as best
practice for universal design in housing.
· Case
studies – Kainga Hou Intergenerational Housing (located in the Māori
Design Hub) online.
· The
Universal Design Tool created by the Auckland Design Office and the Universal
Design Forum, provides best practice for mixed use buildings, with over 80 per
cent of the built examples from around the Auckland region. Checklists
are being created to provide metrics for designers and architects across a
range of areas such as parking, stairs, and lifts.
6. The
Auckland Design Office brought together a forum of organisations interested in
Universal Design, as well as New Zealand’s design and planning
organisations including:
· Attitude
Live
· Auckland
Transport
· Barrier
Free NZ
· Be.Accessible
· Blind
Citizens New Zealand
· Blind
Foundation
· Brain
Injury Association
· CCS
Disability Action
· Hearing
New Zealand
· Lifemark
· National
Foundation for the Deaf
· New
Zealand Institute of Architects
· Opus
· Women
in Urbanism
· World
Blind Union
· Auckland
Council’s Disability Advisory Panel
This forum meets six times per year and co-designs the
resources for the Universal Design Hub.
7. The
council continues to champion universal design through conferences and
presentations:
· Te
Ao Tangata Universal Design Conference 2018, two of four conference streams
were dedicated to universal design in housing and neighbourhoods. This
conference featured over 40 local and international speakers. A universal
design award was presented to Higham Architects in recognition of best practice
in universal design housing/neighbourhoods.
· Universal
Design presentations at Auckland Conversations, Wellington Mayors Speaker
Series, Auckland Home Show, Build Expo
· Training
for Building Control, Design Review, Universities and Professional Bodies.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
8. Work
will continue to review and develop the following standards and strategies:
· Working
with Panuku Development Auckland in developing their Accessible Housing
Strategy
· Working
with Auckland Transport on public transport accessibility.
9. Work
is also being done to promote accessible housing through the Design Review
process:
· Reviewing
developments against the Auckland Unitary Plan
· Encouraging
functionality and accessibility
· Auckland
Council is investigating the re-introduction of provisions in the Auckland
Unitary Plan relating to access and universal design for residential
developments.
10. Auckland
Council is in the process of making submissions to central government:
· A
submission on potential changes to the Building Act to enable accessible
housing. This submission is being collaboratively written by the Auckland
Design Office. Building Control and Plans and Places will be completed by
16 June 2019.
· Making
a submission on potential changes to the Building Code to regulate for
accessible housing.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Elise Copeland, Principal Specialist - Universal
Access & Design
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Authoriser
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Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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New Zealand Police - Update
File No.: CP2019/07726
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To update the Community
Development and Safety Committee on the New Zealand Police and its activity in
relation to the disability community.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) receive
the update and thank the New Zealand Police representative/s for their
attendance.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Sonya Inger - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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Libraries update
File No.: CP2019/06597
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1.
To update the Community Development and Safety Committee on a co-design project to increase the accessibility and inclusiveness
of libraries.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) receive
the report and thank library staff for their update.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Sonya Inger - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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Arts, Community and Events update
File No.: CP2019/07188
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To update the Community Development and Safety Committee meeting on
the Arts, Community and Events department activities in relation to creating
more accessible communities.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Staff will provide a verbal update about projects and activities,
which aim to achieve the outcome of creating more accessible communities being
delivered by the Arts, Community and Events department.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) receive the verbal update regarding Arts, Community and Events
activities in relation to creating more accessible communities.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Amanda Kelly - Principal Advisor, Arts, Community and Events
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Authorisers
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Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and
Events
Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community
Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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Forward work programme
File No.: CP2019/05854
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
note progress on the forward work programme (Attachment A).
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Community Development
and Safety Committee:
a) receive
the forward work programme.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Forward work programme
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Sonya Inger - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services
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Community Development and Safety Committee
16 May 2019
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