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Environment
and Community Committee
14 May 2019
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration
of Interest
Cr W Walker entered
the meeting at 9.38 am.
Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 9.38
am.
Cr R Clow subsequently advised the meeting
that he is:
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a member of Forest and Bird and the Waitakere
Ranges Protection Society but had no conflict with Item 5.2 Public Input
– Community Conservation Groups – Waitakere Ranges.
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the Chair of The Trusts Community Foundation
Hall but had no conflict with Item 10 – Sport and Recreation Facilities
Investment Fund.
Chairperson P Hulse subsequently advised
the meeting that she is a member of a licensing trust but had no conflict with Item
10 – Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund.
Cr L Cooper subsequently advised the
meeting that she is a member of a licensing trust but had no conflict with Item
10 – Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Public
Input
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5.1
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Public Input: Climate Change - Genevieve
Maria Forde
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Genevieve
Maria Forde was in attendance to address the meeting regarding climate change
and recycling waste.
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Cr S
Stewart entered the meeting at 9.42 am.
Cr R Clow entered the meeting at 9.42 am.
Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 9.51 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/52
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the public input from Genevieve Maria Forde regarding climate change and
recycling waste and thank her for her attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 May 2019 Environment and Community Committee Item 5.1
- Climate Change - Genevieve Maria Forde, presentation
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5.2
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Public Input: Community Conservation Groups
– Waitakere Ranges
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Cr R Clow declared an interest
in this item, however, the meeting agreed that there was no conflict.
Annalily van den Broeke, Chair
Forest and Bird Waitakere and Kaipara, Dr John Sumich, Matuku Link, Gillian
Waddams, Ark in the Park and Robert Wolfe, Pest Free Waitakere were in
attendance to address the meeting regarding pest management in the Waitakere
Ranges.
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.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/53
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A
Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the presentation from the Annalily van den Broeke, Forest and Bird Waitakere
and Kaipara, Dr John Sumich, Matuku Link, Gillian Waddams, Ark in the Park and
Robert Wolfe, Pest Free Waitakere and thank them for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 May 2019 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.2 - Community Conservation Groups - Waitakere Ranges,
presentation
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5.3
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Public Input: Te Whau Pathway - Tony Miguel
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Tony Miguel, Gilbert
Brakey and Dai Bindoff were in attendance to update the meeting on the Te
Whau Pathway projects.
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.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/54
MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr C Casey:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the presentation from Tony Miguel, Gilbert Brakey and
Dai Bindoff of the Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust and
thank them for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 May 2019 Environment and Community
Committee Item 5.3 - Te Whau Pathway - Tony Miguel, presentation
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6 Local
Board Input
There was no
local board input.
Note: Item 7 – Extraordinary Business was considered
after Item 8 – Submission on the Department of Conservation’s
proposal to revoke certain Ministerial delegations to territorial authorities
under the Reserves Act 1977.
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Submission on the Department of Conservation’s
proposal to revoke certain Ministerial delegations to territorial authorities
under the Reserves Act 1977
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Cr R Clow
left the meeting at 10.39 am.
Cr R Clow returned to the meeting at 10.46 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/55
MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr J Bartley:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve the Auckland Council submission on the Department of
Conservation’s proposal to revoke certain Ministerial delegations to
territorial authorities under the Reserves Act 1977.
CARRIED
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7 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Note: Item 8 – Submission on the Department of
Conservation’s proposal to revoke certain Ministerial delegations to
territorial authorities under the Reserves Act 1977 was considered before Item
7 – Extraordinary Business.
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Proposed Margan Reserve land exchange
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Cr C Fletcher entered the
meeting at 10.56 am.
Note: new clause
c) was added with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/56
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr R Clow:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) note
the independent commissioner’s recommendation was to decline the
proposed land exchange at Margan Avenue, New Lynn as presented in Attachment
A of the agenda report.
b) decline
the proposed land exchange under section 15(2) of the Reserves Act 1977 of
295m2 of Margan Reserve, New Lynn (Pt Lot 1 DP 122011) for 295m2
of adjacent land at 5 Clinker Place (Pt Lot 2 DP 122011).
c) recommend
the Whau Local Board undertake formal classification of Margan Reserve under
the Reserves Act 1977.
CARRIED
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The meeting adjourned at 10.54am and
reconvened at 11.04am.
Cr W Walker and Cr G Sayers were not present.
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10
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Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment
Fund
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Cr Clow, Cr L
Cooper and Chairperson P Hulse declared interests in this item, however, the
meeting agreed there was no conflict.
A long-list
of projects was tabled and a PowerPoint presentation was provided. Copies
have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland
Council website as minutes attachments.
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Cr E
Collins entered the meeting at 11.08 am.
Cr G Sayers returned to the meeting at 11.10 am.
Cr W Walker returned to the meeting at 11.12 am.
Cr R Clow left the meeting at 11.46 am.
Mayor P Goff left the meeting at 11.46 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/57
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund allocation for 2018/2019
as follows:
i) Waitemata
Table Tennis Association – facility redevelopment - $540,000
ii) Three
Kings Football Club – clubhouse development - $992,000
iii) Waitakere
Regional Hockey Turf Trust – Hockey pavilion - $200,000
iv) Manukau
Taniwha BMX – supporting infrastructure - $203,000
v) Mahu
Vision Community Trust – multi-sport indoor court
facility - $785,000
vi) Counties
Manukau Off-road racing – track development - $380,000
vii) Papakura
Netball Centre – outdoor court rubberisation - $900,000
viii) North Harbour
Hockey – new turf - $1,000,000
b) authorise
the General Manager Parks, Sport and Recreation to prepare and execute
development funding agreements.
c) note
that this is a targeted approach for 2018/2019 and that Guidelines for the
Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund will be reported for approval
following the adoption of the Sport Investment Plan, outlining the
contestable process and timing for future funding allocations.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 May 2019 Environment and Community
Committee Item 10 - Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund,
presentation
b 14 May 2019 Environment and Community
Committee Item 10 - Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund,
long-list of projects
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11
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Allocation of funding to Citizens Advice
Bureaux
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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.
Cr R Clow
returned to the meeting at 12.01 pm.
Mayor P Goff returned to the meeting at 12.03 pm.
Cr R Clow left the meeting at 12.04 pm.
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Note: changes
to the original motion were incorporated under clause a) and the addition of
new clause d), with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/58
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr L
Cooper:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
the new interim model for allocating funding to Citizens Advice Bureaux based
on 90 per cent population and 10 per cent deprivation.
b) refer an increase to the baseline
grant to Auckland Citizens Advice Bureaux Incorporated
by $200,000 per annum to $2.067 million in 2019-2021
(excluding any CPI adjustment) to be considered by the Finance and
Performance Committee.
c) approve staff completing funding and strategic relationship
agreements with Auckland Citizens Advice Bureaux Incorporated for 2019-2021
conditional on meeting milestones towards the joint development with council
of a Regional Network Service Provision Framework by 30 September 2020.
d) approve
staff completing analysis of the services that Citizens Advice
Bureaux provide, that support and/or substitute central government
responsibilities.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 14 May 2019 Environment and Community
Committee Item 11 - Allocation of funding to Citizens Advice Bureaux,
presentation
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Acknowledgement
Chairperson P
Hulse acknowledged outgoing Chief Operating Officer Dean Kimpton for his
outstanding work as lead for the committee and for Auckland Council during his
tenure.
Cr G Sayers
left the meeting at 12.37 pm.
13 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
12.38 pm 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 Environment and Community Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
