Te Kāhui Ngārahu / Emergency Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Emergency Committee held remotely on Thursday, 30 April 2020 at 10.00am.  The meeting can be viewed on the Auckland Council website at https://councillive.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/

 

present

 

Mayor

Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

Councillors

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

 

 

Cr Pippa Coom

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

 

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

Until 1.56pm, Item C1

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

Cr Paul Young

 

 

 

Note:   All members attended the meeting via electronic link.

 

 


Emergency Committee

30 April 2020

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number EME/2020/40

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)         accept the apology from IMSB Chair Taipari for early departure.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Crs L Cooper, A Dalton and D Newman subsequently declared an interest in Item 11 - Appointment of the District Licensing Committee for 2020-2023 and Item C1 - CONFIDENTIAL:  Recommendation for the appointment of District Licensing Committee chairs and members for 2020-2023.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number EME/2020/41

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 23 April 2020, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

8

COVID-19 briefing and Auckland Emergency Management status update

 

A written summary of the update was subsequently provided and along with the Heat Map which had been circulated prior to the meeting have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number EME/2020/42

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr P Coom:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      receive the report and thank Ian Maxwell, Director Executive Programmes, Phil Wilson, Recovery Manager and Mace Ward, Group Controller, Auckland Emergency Management for the briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Auckland Emergency Management status update.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

Attachments

a     30 April 2020, Emergency Committee:  Item 8 - COVID-19 briefing and Auckland Emergency Management status update, Written Summary

b     30 April 2020, Emergency Committee:  Item 8 - COVID-19 briefing and Auckland Emergency Management status update, Heat Map

 

 

9

MOTAT Annual Plan 2020-2021

 

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/43

MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr S Henderson:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      approve the total levy applied for by the Museum of Transport and Technology of $14,890,578 for 2020/2021

b)      acknowledge the constructive role played by MOTAT in reassessing its annual plan following the COVID-19 emergency, and the leadership it demonstrated in providing information about its response to the cultural heritage sector.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

10

Council Submission on Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2021 and Draft National Rail Plan

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given in support of the item.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      approve Auckland Council’s draft submission (Attachment A of the agenda report) on the draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2021/22 - 2031/32 and draft National Rail Plan, inclusive of any changes agreed by the committee

b)      delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Planning Committee, the Mayor and the chair of the Independent Māori Statutory Board to authorise the changes agreed at the meeting and any minor amendments and corrections to the submission prior to lodgement on 11 May 2020.

 

 

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/44

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr W Walker as an amendment by way of replacement:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)         defer the matter to the 7 May 2020 Emergency Committee meeting for further discussion.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr Cooper requested her dissenting vote be recorded.

 

Attachments

a     30 April 2020, Emergency Committee:  Item 10 - Council Submission on Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2021 and Draft National Rail Plan, Presentation

 

 

 

11

Appointment of the District Licensing Committee for 2020-2023

 

Crs Cooper, Dalton, Newman declared an interest in this item and left the meeting at 12.46pm.

 

Resolution number EME/2020/45

MOVED by Cr E Collins, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      note that the information contained in this report on the appointment of District Licensing Committee members enables the public to understand the nature of discussion in the confidential report on today’s committee agenda on those appointments

b)      note that the confidential report on today’s agenda contains private information about individuals.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

 

12

Board Appointments - Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

 

This item was deferred to the 14 May 2020 meeting of the Emergency Committee.

  

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 


 

 

14        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number EME/2020/46

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

C1       CONFIDENTIAL:  Recommendation for the appointment of District Licensing Committee chairs and members for 2020-2023

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains the names of people recommended as District Licensing Committee chairs and members.  This information should not be made public until the Regulatory Committee endorses the recommendations and the successful applicants confirm their acceptance of the appointment.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C2       CONFIDENTIAL: Reappointment of directors to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains private information about the directors being appointed on the board of Tamaki Redevelopment Company Limited.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

12.50pm          The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

1.56pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL:  Recommendation for the appointment of District Licensing Committee chairs and members for 2020-2023

 

Resolution number EME/2020/47

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr S Henderson:  

f)       agree that the successful candidate appointments will be made public once:

i)        Ministry of Justice checks have been completed

ii)       successful candidates have been advised of, and confirmed, acceptance of their appointment

iii)      unsuccessful candidates have been notified.

 

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Reappointment of directors to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

 

This item was deferred to the 14 May 2020 meeting of the Emergency Committee.

  

 

 

1.56 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 Emergency Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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