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Rural Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 14 February 2020 at 12.30pm.

 

present

 

Acting Chairperson

Councillor Greg Sayers

Auckland Council

Members

Brent Bailey

Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Alan Cole
(from 12.34pm)

Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Lucy Deverall

Horticulture New Zealand

 

Trish Fordyce

New Zealand Forest Owners Association

 

Wilma Foster

Dairy New Zealand

 

Richard Gardner

Federated Farmers

 

Fiona Gower

Rural Women New Zealand

 

Steve Levet

Rural Contractors New Zealand

 

Craig Maxwell

Federated Farmers

 

Greg McCracken

Fonterra Shareholders Council

 

Andrew McKenzie

Beef and Lamb New Zealand

 

Roger Parton

Rural Contractors New Zealand

 

Peter Spencer

New Zealand Forest Owners Association

 

Ken Turner

Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers

 

Glenn Wilcox

Independent Māori Statutory Board

 

ABSENT

 

 

Annaliese Goettler

Young Farmers

 

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

Auckland Council

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Wayne Scott

Aggregate and Quarry Association

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Vance Hodgson

Horticulture New Zealand

 


Rural Advisory Panel

14 February 2020

 

 

 

Mihi Whakatau (Welcome)

 

            Otene Reweti opened the meeting with a mihi whakatau.

 

 

Member A Cole entered the meeting at 12.34pm

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number RUR/2020/1

MOVED by Member K Vallabh, seconded by Member G McCracken:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apologies from Chairperson Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore,
Member AG Goettler, Member WS Scott and Member G Smith for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

There were no minutes for confirmation.

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business 

 

The panel agreed to receive a verbal briefing regarding Auckland’s Water Supply at
Item 12 –Consideration of Extraordinary Items.

 

 

5

Chair's update

 

A video from Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore was shown.

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/2

MOVED by Member R Parton, seconded by Member LD Deverall:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.

CARRIED

 


 

 

6

Panel member introductions

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/3

MOVED by Member R Gardner, seconded by Member P Spencer:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the introductions from 2019-22 Rural Advisory Panel members.

CARRIED

 

 

7

Rural Advisory Panel Terms of Reference 2019-22 term

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/4

MOVED by Member T Fordyce, seconded by Member A Cole:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Rural Advisory Panel’s Terms of Reference for the 2019-22 term (Attachment A of the agenda report).

 

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   Acting Chairperson, Cr G Sayers accorded precedence to Item 12 – Consideration of Extraordinary Items, at this point.

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

The panel received a verbal briefing on Auckland’s Water Supply from Andrew Chin, Head of Strategy – Healthy Waters and Viv Heslop, Head of Resilience – Auckland Emergency Management.

 

Motion

Resolution number RUR/2020/5

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

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      thank the Head of Strategy – Healthy Waters and Head of Resilience – Auckland Emergency Management for their verbal briefing on Auckland’s Water Supply.

CARRIED

 

 

8

Panel member priorities 2019-22 term

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/6

MOVED by Member K Vallabh, seconded by Member P Spencer:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Rural Advisory Panel member priorities for the 2019-22 term.

CARRIED

 


 

9

Strategic briefing for Rural Advisory Panel

 

A presentation was provided which was circulated in the agenda.

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/7

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member R Gardner:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the strategic briefing from council staff.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Overview of council submissions on key National Policy Statements and National Environmental Standards

 

Presentations were provided. These have been put on the official minutes are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/8

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member G McCracken:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the overview of council submissions on key national policy statements and national environmental standards.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 February 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 10 - Overview of council submissions on key National Policy Statements and National Environmental Standards - NPS Urban Development presentation

b     14 February 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 10 - Overview of council submissions on key National Policy Statements and National Environmental Standards - Essential Freshwater presentation

c    14 February 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 10 - Overview of council submissions on key National Policy Statements and National Environmental Standards - NPS Highly Productive Land presentation

 

 

11

Council submission on proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity

 

A confidential document was provided. This been attached the official minutes and is available as a confidential minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number RUR/2020/9

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member R Parton:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive an overview of council’s key submission points on the on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity and provide feedback.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 February 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 11 - Council submission on proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity document - Confidential

 


 

 

Note:   Item 12 – Consideration of Extraordinary Items was taken before Item 8 – Panel member priorities 2019-22 term.

 

 

 

 

3.45 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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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