Te Kāhui Ngārahu / Emergency Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Emergency Committee held remotely on Thursday, 14 May 2020 at 10.01am.  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, QSO

Until 1.22pm, Item C2

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

IMSB Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 10.35am, Item 8

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Paul Young

 

 

 

Note:   All members attended the meeting via electronic link.

 

 

 


Emergency Committee

14 May 2020

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

Note:   a subsequent apology for early departure was received from Cr C Fletcher.

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number EME/2020/59

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

That the Emergency Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 7 May 2020, 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

 

Cr W Walker  joined the meeting at 10.35am.

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/60

MOVED by Cr S Stewart, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      receive the report and thank Ian Maxwell, Director Executive Programmes, Phil Wilson, Group 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

 

 

 

 

9

ATAP 2020 Update and Terms of Reference

 

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.

Note:   changes to the original recommendation under clause b), were moved a Chair’s recommendation.

 

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Darby:   

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      endorse the rationale, scope and proposed process of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update

b)      endorse the draft Terms of Reference for the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update, subject to the fourth bullet point of 4.1 being amended to the following “Improving the resilience and sustainability of the transport system, and significantly reducing the greenhouse gas emissions it generates”

c)      delegate authority to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Chair of the Planning Committee to provide political oversight for the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update.

 

 

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/61

MOVED by IMSB Chair D Taipari, seconded by IMSB Member L Ngamane an amendment by way of addition:  

d)         ask the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) governance group to consider the addition of the chair of the Independent Maori Statutory Board to the political steering group

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

Discussion continued on the substantive motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/62

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      endorse the rationale, scope and proposed process of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update

b)      endorse the draft Terms of Reference for the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update, subject to the fourth bullet point of 4.1 being amended to the following “Improving the resilience and sustainability of the transport system, and significantly reducing the greenhouse gas emissions it generates”

c)      delegate authority to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Chair of the Planning Committee to provide political oversight for the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2020 update.

d)       ask the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) governance group to consider the addition of the chair of the Independent Maori Statutory Board to the political steering group

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Attachments

a     14 May 2020, Emergency Committee:  Item 9 - ATAP 2020 Update and Terms of Reference, Presentation

 

 

 

10

Board Appointments - Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

 

 

 

Resolution number EME/2020/63

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

That the Emergency Committee:

a)      note that there is a confidential report included on the agenda that provides information to:

i)       make decisions for appointing directors to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

ii)      note that the report is confidential due to the personal information contained in it.

CARRIED ON VOICES

  

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 


 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number EME/2020/64

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr S Henderson:  

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: 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.

 

C2       CONFIDENTIAL:  Emergency Budget Update

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)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains information around potential financial implications and emerging financial risks of COVID-19 in a highly uncertain environment. The release of this information could prejudice the position of the council and Council Controlled Organisations in sensitive commercial arrangements and negotiations.

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

 

 

12.15pm          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.

 

2.14pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Reappointment of directors to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited

 

Resolution number EME/2020/66

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

d)      agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential until the conclusion of the appointment process after which the decisions will be made publicly available.

e)      note that the report must remain confidential due to the private information relating to individuals contained in the report.

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL:  Emergency Budget Update

 

Resolution number EME/2020/67

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

e)      confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report or the resolutions at this time.

  

 

2.14 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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