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Environment
and Community Committee
10 September
2019
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Otene Reweti opened the meeting with a
karakia and mihi whakatau and acknowledged Cr Penny
Hulse on her final Environment and Community Committee meeting.
1 Apologies
Cr J Bartley entered the meeting at 9.47
am.
2 Declaration
of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
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: Eastern Bays Songbird - Rachel
Fewster
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A
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 M Lee entered
the meeting at 9.54 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/143
MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) thank
Rachel Fewster, Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Auckland
for her presentation and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 5.1 - Eastern Bays Songbird - Rachel Fewster,
Presentation
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5.2
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Public input: Glenfern Sanctuary Trust
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A
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 E
Collins entered the meeting at 10.02 am.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/144
MOVED by Cr M Lee, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the update and presentation from Glenfern Sanctuary Trust
and thank them for their presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 5.2 - Glenfern Sanctuary Trust, Presentation
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Note: Item 5.3 Public input: New Zealand Green Building
Council - Andrew Eagles CEO was considered prior to Item 11 HomeFit assessment
for the Retrofit Your Home programme.
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5.4
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Public
input: Boopsie Maran - Community Capital and Community Empowerment in public
space
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A
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and
is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
Mayor P
Goff entered the meeting at 10.13 am.
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Resolution number ENV/2019/145
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a)
receive the presentation from Boopsie Maran regarding Community Capital and Community Empowerment in public space and
thank her for attending.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 5.4 - Boopsie Maran - Community Capital and Community
Empowerment in public space, Presentation
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6 Local
Board Input
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6.1
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Local Board Input: Manukau Harbour Forum
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Deputy Chairperson A
Filipaina left the meeting at 10.35 am.
Note: clauses b)
and c) were added with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/146
MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) thank
Saffron Toms, Manukau Harbour Forum Chair and David Holm, Deputy Chair for their
presentation and attendance.
b)
refer the recommendations and review report
prepared for the Manukau Harbour Forum to a workshop of the relevant
committee in the new term of council.
c)
refer the recommendations and review
report to the Auckland Plan Strategy and Research department for evaluation
and advice in the new term of council.
CARRIED
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7 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Note: From
this point forward, agenda items were considered in the following order:
Item
18 Demographic
advisory panels' achievements in the 2016-19 term
8 Chair's
end of term report
5.3 Public
input: New Zealand Green Building Council - Andrew Eagles CEO
11 HomeFit
assessment for the Retrofit Your Home programme
9 Auckland
Film Protocol consultation feedback and recommended changes
10 Public
Art gift offer: David Lange Memorial, 2008
12 Submission
on proposed product stewardship schemes for priority products
13 Proposed changes to the
legacy Waitākere City Council septic tank pump-out targeted rate and
service
15 Dedication of Road
Reserve – Maraetai
14 Auckland Council Sea
Change Political Reference Group progress update for Hauraki Gulf outcomes
16 Submission to the
Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa o te Koiora - proposals for a
biodiversity strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand
17 Summary of Environment
and Community Committee Information - updates, memos and briefings - 10
September 2019
19 Consideration of
Extraordinary Items
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18
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Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term
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Members of
each of the demographic advisory panel provided a summary of the
panels’ achievements in the 2016-2019 term. They spoke in the following
order:
Disability
Advisory Panel
Rainbow Advisory Panel
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel
Youth Advisory Panel
Seniors Advisory Panel
Presentations
and documents were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes
and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
Website
address for the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:
https://www.advisorypanels.nz/community-storytelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7bZ4jptlc
Cr R Hills
returned to the meeting at 10.56 am.
Cr L Cooper left the meeting at 11.11 am.
Cr M Lee left the meeting at 11.16 am.
Cr C Darby left the meeting at 11.30 am.
Cr C Darby returned to the meeting at 11.44 am.
Cr M Lee returned to the meeting at 12.30 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/148
MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Mayor P Goff:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the report on the demographic advisory panels for the 2016-2019 term and
thank the panel members for their contribution and attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Disability Advisory Panel, Presentation
b 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Rainbow Advisory Panel presentation
c 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel presentation
d 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel presentation
e 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Youth Advisory Panel presentation
f 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 18 - Demographic advisory panels' achievements in the
2016-19 term, Seniors Advisory Panel presentation
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The meeting
adjourned at 12.39pm and reconvened at 1.23pm.
Cr J Bartley, IMSB Member R Blair, Cr D
Newman and Cr J Walker were not present.
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Chair's end of term report
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A
presentation was provided provided. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
Cr J
Bartley returned to the meeting at 1.28 pm.
Cr L Cooper returned to the meeting at 1.40 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/149
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Mayor P Goff:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the presentation and report from Cr Penny Hulse, Environment and Community
Committee Chair.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 8 - Chair's end of term report,
Presentation
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11
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HomeFit assessment for the Retrofit Your Home programme
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A
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/2019/151
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by
Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve,
subject to consultation, that the following changes be made
to the Retrofit Your Home programme:
i)
that a New Zealand Green Building
Council HomeFit Assessment be required for all Retrofit Your Home
applications with a value greater than $2,000 (excluding GST)
ii)
that the cost for assessment and
certification of approximately $260 (excluding GST) associated with the
HomeFit assessment be included in the Retrofit Your Home applicant’s
balance and paid back through the Retrofit Your Home targeted rate.
b) recommend
that the Governing Body include the proposed changes to the Retrofit Your
Home programme and the associated targeted rate in the consultation document
for the Annual Budget 2020/2021
c) note that final decisions on the proposed changes to the Retrofit
your Home programme associated targeted rate will be made by the Governing
Body
(or relevant committee) as part of the decisions on the Annual Budget
2020/2021.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 11 - Homefit assessment for the Retrofit Your Home
programme, Presentation
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Auckland Film Protocol consultation feedback and
recommended changes
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A
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 J
Watson left the meeting at 2.18 pm.
Cr C Fletcher left the meeting at 2.22 pm.
Cr C Darby left the meeting at 2.37 pm.
Cr J Bartley returned to the meeting at 2.42 pm.
Cr R Hills left the meeting at 2.43 pm.
Note: clause
f) was added with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/152
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a)
receive the summary of feedback obtained
during public consultation and from local boards on the draft The Protocol.
b)
approve, subject to further direction
from the Committee, the proposed amendments to the Protocol shown in
Attachments A and B of the agenda report.
c)
adopt the amended The Protocol 2019 in
Attachment B of the agenda report.
d)
delegate approval to the Chair of the
Environment and Community Committee the power to edit the Protocol 2019 to
correct any identified errors or typographical edits, and to give effect to
changes to the final plan requested by the committee at this meeting.
e)
delegate to the Manager Creative Industries,
Screen Auckland, the authority to make any minor changes to the Protocol to
ensure accuracy, as well as alignment with legislation and policies of
Auckland Council.
f)
note the need for greater consistency
when applying The Protocol across the region.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item - Auckland Film Protocol consultation feedback
and recommended changes, Presentation
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12
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Submission on proposed product stewardship
schemes for priority products
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A document
was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available
on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
Cr E
Collins left the meeting at 2.46 pm.
Cr C Darby returned to the meeting at 2.47 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/154
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) approve
the draft council submission on Proposed Priority Products and Priority
Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines and its submission to the
parliamentary process.
b) delegate
approval to the Chair of the Environment and Community Committee to make any
minor amendments to the submission.
c) nominate
an elected member to speak to the submission, if required.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 12 - Submission on proposed product stewardship schemes
for priority products, local board feedback
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Proposed changes to the legacy
Waitākere City Council septic tank pump-out targeted rate and service
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/155
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve,
subject to consultation, that the current legacy Waitākere
City Council septic tank pump-out service be limited to properties within the
Waitākere Ranges Local Board area after 30 June 2021, and
that the associated targeted rate be revised to fully recover the cost of the
service.
b) recommend
that the Governing Body include the proposed changes to the current legacy
Waitākere City Council septic tank pump-out service and
the associated targeted rate in the consultation document for the Annual
Budget 2020/2021.
c) note
that final decisions on the service and the associated targeted rate will be
made by the Governing Body (or relevant committee) as part of the decisions
on the Annual Budget 2020/2021.
CARRIED
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Dedication of Road Reserve - Maraetai
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Note: changes were
made to clause a) with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/156
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) approve
the dedication as legal road pursuant to Section 111 of the Reserves Act
1977, the road reserve situated at 46R Carlton Crescent being Lot 2 Deposited
Plan 19097 upon approval being granted by Auckland Transport to accept the
road into the Transport Network, this resolution becoming
effective after consultation with the Franklin Local Board at a meeting to be
held in September 2019 (and upon there being no issues consequential to the
dedication that cannot be resolved).
b) note
that prior to the dedication as a legal road, an occupation licence will be
granted to the developer of the adjoining property (to the east) for the
purpose of undertaking earthworks and construction of the road.
CARRIED
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14
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Auckland Council Sea Change Political Reference Group
progress update for Hauraki Gulf outcomes
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A
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 E
Collins returned to the meeting at 3.09 pm.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/157
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Filipaina:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) acknowledge
Auckland Council group’s progress against the agreed 2017 work
programme to advance shared outcomes with the Sea Change plan.
b) approve
the continuation of an Auckland Council political reference group to oversee
the Auckland Council group’s activities of consequence to the Hauraki
Gulf, with the following changes, as incorporated within the updated Terms of
Reference:
i) an
increased focus on cross-functional council integration between
environmental, planning, regulatory and financial disciplines, including
broadened councillor membership to reflect these functions
ii) an
adjusted title being the Auckland Council Hauraki Gulf Political Reference
Group to reflect a broader range of activities with a bearing on Hauraki Gulf
outcomes.
c) reaffirm
the ongoing need for the council group to consider and prioritise aspirations
and actions for the Hauraki Gulf in all relevant activities to achieve
desired positive outcomes, consistent with statutory obligations and
strategic directions.
d) delegate
to the Chair of the relevant committee authorisation of any membership
changes to the Auckland Council Hauraki Gulf Political Reference Group.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019, Environment and Community
Committee: item 14 - Auckland Council Sea Change Political Reference
Group progress update for Hauraki Gulf outcomes,
Presentation
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Submission to the Department of Conservation
on Te Koiroa o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy for Aotearoa
New Zealand
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Aotea/Great
Barrier, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Papakura, Puketapapa and Waitematā local
board feedback was tabled in relation to this item. Copies have been placed
on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website a
minutes attachments.
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/158
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by
IMSB Member J Brown:
That the Environment and Community Committee:
a) delegate
approval of the Auckland Council submission on the Department of
Conservation’s Te Koiroa o te Koiora discussion document on proposals
for a biodiversity strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand to the Chair and Deputy
Chair of the Environment and Community Committee, and
an Independent Statutory Māori Board member from that committee.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Local Board resolutions
b 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board feedback
c 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board feedback
d 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Papakura Local Board feedback
e 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Puketāpapa Local Board feedback
f 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 16 Submission to the Department of Conservation on Te Koiroa
o te Koiora - proposals for a biodiversity strategy Aotearoa New Zealand,
Waitematā Local Board Feedback
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Summary of Environment and Community
Committee Information - updates, memos and briefings - 10 September 2019
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Resolution
number ENV/2019/159
MOVED by Chairperson P Hulse, seconded by Cr C Casey:
That the Environment
and Community Committee:
a) receive
the summary of the Environment and Community Committee information report
– 10 September 2019.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 10 September 2019 Environment and Community
Committee: Item 17 Summary of Environment and Community Committee Information
- updates, memos and briefings - 10 September 2019, Memo Preparing Auckland
Council’s submission on the Essential Freshwater package
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19 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
3.33 pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE
CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OR
NOMINEE:..................................................................
