Henderson-Massey Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Henderson-Massey Local Board held via Skype for Business on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 4.00pm.

Either a recording or written summary will be uploaded on the Auckland Council website.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Chris Carter

 

Deputy Chairperson

Will Flavell

 

Members

Brenda Brady, JP

 

 

Peter Chan, JP

 

 

Matt Grey

 

 

Brooke Loader

 

 

Vanessa Neeson, JP

 

 

Ingrid Papau

 

 

ABSENT

 

Councillor

Shane Henderson (with apologies)

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Linda Cooper

 

 

 


Henderson-Massey Local Board

19 May 2020

 

 

 

1          Welcome

Member Brooke Loader welcomed those present with a karakia.

2          Apologies  

There were no apologies

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

            Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

            The following are declared interests of elected members of the Henderson-Massey Local Board.

Member

Organisation

Position

Brenda Brady, JP

-        Safer West Community Trust

Trustee

Chris Carter

(Chair)

-        St Lazarus Trust

-        Waitemata District Health Board

-        Waitakere Badminton Club

Member

Member

Member

Peter Chan, JP

 

-        Cantonese Opera Society of NZ

-        Asian Leaders Forum

-        NZ-Hong Kong Business Association

-        NZ-China Business Association

-        Auckland Chinese Environment Protection Association (ACEPA)

-        Whau Coastal Walkway Trust

Member

Member

Member

Member

Advisor

 

Trustee

Matt Gray

-        West Auckland Youth Development Trust

-        Billy Graham Youth Foundation

Director

Board Member

Will Flavell

(Deputy Chairman)

-        Asia New Zealand Leadership Network

-        COMET

-        Te Atatū Tennis Club

-        Waitākere Literacy Board

Member

Employee

Board Member

Board Member

Brooke Loader

-         Waitakere Licensing Trust

-         Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association

Member

Associate Member

Vanessa Neeson

-        Village Green Quilters

-        Ranui Advisory Group

Member

Chairperson

Ingrid Papau

-        Liberty Impact Community Trust

-        #WeLoveTuvalu Community Trust

-        Neighbourhood Support

-        Liberty Church

-        Mothers Helpers

Board Member

Member

Street Contact

Member

Ambassador

 


 

            Member appointments

            Board members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board members represent Auckland Council:

External organisation

 

Leads

Alternate

Central Park Henderson Business Association

Brenda Brady and Brooke Loader

 

Heart of Te Atatu South

Brenda Brady and Brooke Loader

 

Massey Matters

Will Flavell and Peter Chan

 

Ranui Advisory Group

Vanessa Neeson (Chair) and Ingrid Papau

 

Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association

Peter Chan and Ingrid Papau

 

Waitakere Ethnic Board

Ingrid Papau and Peter Chan

 

Waitakere Healthlink

Peter Chan

Chris Carter

Te Whau Pathway Trust

Matt Gray and Brenda Brady

 

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

           

Resolution number HM/2020/55

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson W Flavell, seconded by Member P Chan:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, as a true and correct.

CARRIED

 

5          Leave of Absence

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Acknowledgements

There were no acknowledgements.

 

7          Petitions

There were no petitions.

 

8          Deputations

8.1

Deputation: Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association - update

 

Resolution number HM/2020/56

MOVED by Member B Brady, seconded by Member B Loader:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation on the Business Association’s activities and thank Robynne Pringle, Manager of the Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association, for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Due to technical issues on skype, item 8.3 was taken after Item 8.1


 

 

8.3

Deputations: Sport Waitakere - Covid-19 impact on the sport and recreation sector

 

Resolution number HM/2020/57

MOVED by Member B Brady, seconded by Member B Loader:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation on the impact of Covid-19 on the sport and recreation sector and thank Lynette Adams and Dave George from Sport Waitakere, for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

8.2

Deputation: Waitakere Indian Association - current activities

 

Resolution number HM/2020/58

MOVED by Member B Brady, seconded by Member B Loader:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      receive the presentation on the Waitakere Indian Association’s current activities and thank Sunil Kaushal, President of the Waitakere Indian Association, for his attendance.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Item - 8.3. Deputations: Sport Waitakere - Covid-19 impact on the sport and recreation sector was taken after Item 8.1 Deputation: Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association – update.

 

 

9          Public Forum

There was no public forum.

 

 

10        Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

Chair's report

 

The chair’s report was tabled, a copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HM/2020/59

MOVED by Member I Papau, seconded by Member P Chan:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)       receive Chair Chris Carter’s report for May 2020.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     19 May 2020 Henderson-Massey Local Board Chair's report

 

 


 

11

Ward Councillors' Update

 

Resolution number HM/2020/60

MOVED by Member M Grey, seconded by Member I Papau:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      thank Councillor Linda Cooper for her update.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Endorsing the Business Improvement District (BID) programme targeted rates 2020/2021

 

Member B Loader declared an interest in this item as she is an associate member of the Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

 

Claire Siddens, Principal Advisor (BIDs), was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number HM/2020/61

MOVED by Member P Chan, seconded by Member B Brady:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      recommends to the Governing Body the setting of the targeted rates for inclusion in the Annual Budget 2020/2021 for the following Business Improvement District (BID) programme:

i)       $102,000 for Te Atatu Peninsula Business Association Incorporated.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Endorsing the establishment of the Central Park Henderson Business Improvement District (BID) programme and targeted rate 2020/2021

 

Claire Siddens, Principal Advisor (BIDs), was in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number HM/2020/62

MOVED by Member B Brady, seconded by Member B Loader:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      approve the establishment of the new Central Park Henderson Business Improvement District (BID) programme and boundary map (Attachment A).

Note that information regarding the ballot and the Governing Body’s proposal to set the targeted rate will be included in the emergency budget consultation document and supporting information.

b)      recommend to the Governing Body to set the Central Park Henderson BID targeted rate by:

i)       using the Hybrid mechanism of a flat rate of $250 plus a percentage multiplied by capital value per rateable property (no GST applied to this flat rate amount)

ii)      setting the targeted rate at the lesser amount of $400,000 for the 2020/2021 financial year following further consultation as part of the emergency budget process.

c)     note that information regarding the ballot and the Governing Body’s proposal to set the targeted rate will be included in the emergency budget consultation document and supporting information.

d)     note that since completing the report updated BID target rate information has been received reducing the proposed 2020/2021 BID budget from $500,000 to $400,000 will lower the average BID targeted rate payment to $392 + GST.

CARRIED

 

14

Project Twin Streams Half-Year Accountability Report

 

Josh Grigg, Parks Graduate and Paul Duffy, Volunteering & Programmes Team Leader, were in attendance to speak to this item.

 

Resolution number HM/2020/63

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson W Flavell, seconded by Member B Brady:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      receive the Project Twin Streams Half-Year Accountability Report, for the period ending 31 December 2019.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Henderson-Massey Local Board Grants Programme 2020/2021

 

Resolution number HM/2020/64

MOVED by Member B Loader, seconded by Member I Papau:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      adopt the Henderson-Massey Grants Programme 2020/2021.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Henderson-Massey Local and Multiboard Grants Round Two 2019/2020 grant allocations

 

Deputy Chair W Favell declared an interest as he is a board member of Literacy Waitakere in a grant application MB1920-295 Waitakere Adult Literacy Incorporated trading as Literacy Waitakere and took no part in discussion or voting on this matter.

 

Resolution number HM/2020/65

MOVED by Chairperson C Carter, seconded by Member M Grey:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application received in Henderson-Massey Local Grants Round Two, listed in Table One:

          Table One: Henderson-Massey Local Grants Round Two 2019/2020 grant applications

Application ID

Organisation

Requesting funding for

Amount requested

Amount Approved

LG2005-209

Henderson Photographic Society

Towards the photography exhibition "Henderson Photographic Society Presents," including framing supplies, food for volunteers, and advertisement costs

$2,100.00

$1,344.00

LG2005-216

Dance Therapy NZ

Towards venue hire, marketing, facilitation, coordination, client support, and material costs for the "Arts 4 Us West" workshops in Henderson-Massey

$3,000.00

$2,500.00

LG2005-236

Mema Maeli

Towards delivery of "Fala Pati Pasifika - Woollen Embroidery Art" workshops

$1,500.00

$0.00

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed- Limited funding

LG2005-237

Gabriella Coxon-Brayne

Towards production costs of a documentary

$3,425.00

$2,000.00

LG2005-241

Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust

Towards therapist fees, administration, rent and maintenance of instruments

$3,387.00

$0.00

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-243

Forourcommunities Chariablte Trust Board

Towards "LIVE Theatre- Script to Stage" workshops, including venue hire, catering, mentor and facilitator fees

$10,475.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-246

Forourcommunities Charitable Trust Board

Towards comedy workshops, including venue hire, catering, mentor and facilitator fees

$14,700.00

0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-204

Waitakere Chinese Association

Towards Chinese Mid-Autumn festival in October 2020

$5,000.00

$2,000.00

LG2005-210

Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust

Towards social activity classes for elderly groups at Zeal West

$6,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-213

Asthma New Zealand Incorporated

Towards the purchase of a laptop, docking station and a monitor screen

$2,000.00

$1,000.00

LG2005-215

Adventure Camp Trust Board

Towards flooring costs at Carey Park Christian Camp

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

LG2005-220

Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust

Towards Youthline Helpline operation costs, volunteer triage support and supervision costs

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

LG2005-221

ECPAT Child Alert

Towards delivery of "ECPAT Child Alert," including facilitator's costs, venue hire, resources, refreshments, and travel costs between June 2020 to May 2021

$1,700.00

$500.00

 

Venue must be within the Henderson-Massey area

LG2005-224

Blue Light Ventures Incorporated

Towards entry costs to the "Rainbows End Funday" for the youth groups in Henderson-Massey

$4,993.56

$2,000.00

LG2005-226

Communicare CMA Incorporated

Towards the weekly venue hire at Te Atatu Friendship Centre

$2,300.00

$2,300.00

LG2005-227

MyFundAction New Zealand

Towards the purchase of food to deliver "Box of Happiness and Food For Hunger" essential services

$5,000.00

$0.00

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-228

Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden Charitable Trust

Towards garden resources to deliver community workshops, including the tutor's costs, marketing, garden tools, and resources

$4,989.75

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-231

West Auckland Kiribati Association Incorporated

Towards operational costs including venue hire, waste management, volunteer costs, staff wages and project management costs

$4,785.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-232

Auckland Sexual Abuse Help Foundation Charitable Trust

Towards resources, transport, and operating costs of the "We Can Keep Safe" pre-school programme

$2,111.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-233

Adventure Specialties Trust

Towards operational costs, including staff wages, equipment, travel, and administration costs in June 2020

$5,048.60

$2,000.00

LG2005-234

Children's Autism Foundation

Towards overall costs to deliver community workshops and outreach visits between June and December 2020

$4,567.50

$2,000.00

LG2005-239

Shakti Community Council Incorporated

Towards coordinator and facilitator costs, materials, marketing, and resources for "4R Project - Upcycling Training Programme" between June 2020 and May 2021

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

LG2005-222

FOC - ForOurCommunities Charitable Trust Board

Towards overall costs for the "Unity Festival 2020" event on 13 June 2020

$35,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

LG2005-225

Auckland Basketball Services Limited

Towards a hall hire at the Trusts Arena to deliver the "Junior Development Programme"

$5,000.00

$1,500.00

LG2005-229

Waitakere Swimming Club Incorporated

Towards delivery of a swimming programme for youth groups including coaching fees

$5,000.00

$1,500.00

LG2005-238

Massey Rugby Union Football and Sports Club Incorporated

Towards operational costs for the sports facility, including electricity bills, security, contract management and administration costs

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

LG2005-242

Waitakere City Association Football and Sports Club Incorporated

Towards barrier fencing costs at Fred Taylor Park

$6,684.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

Total

 

 

$158,766.41

$24,644.00

b)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application received in Henderson-Massey Multiboard Local Grants Round Two, listed in Table Two.

          Table Two: Henderson-Massey Multiboard Local Grants Round Two 2019/2020 grant applications

Application ID

Organisation

Requesting funding for

Amount requested

Recommended Amount

MB1920-223

Korean Culture Society

Towards operational costs, including venue hire, advertising, facilitator, and tutor costs, to rehearse Korean cultural performances from June to December 2020.

$1,600.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-268

New Zealand Dance Advancement Trust

Towards the Youth and Community Engagement, Matariki for Tamaki Tour programme and creative workshops from July 2020.onwards, including artist fees, workshop fees and camera hire

$2,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-2112

Fresh Movement Arts Trust

Towards the Fresh Movement Arts tour in partnership with the Revo Tour in schools from 1 June to 30 October 2020.

$4,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-2115

The Operating Theatre Trust, trading as Tim Bray Theatre Company

Towards the 'Gift a Seat' outreach programme to enable children from low decile schools to experience live children’s theatre from 21 September to 18 December 2020.

$3,160.10

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-2122

Action Education Incorporated

Towards the annual cost of office rent from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021.

$300.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-206

KidsCan Charitable Trust

Towards programme items, including food, raincoats, shoes and socks for children attending KidsCan low decile partner schools within the Auckland region.

$8,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-216

The ReCreators

Towards online workshop costs including materials, webinar costs, tool usage, design, advertising, registration and preparation for all the events

$5,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-240

Recreate NZ

Towards costs of volunteers’ expenses, facilitator fees and activity expenses to run 'Urban Youth" events between May 2020 to April 2021.

$2,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-243

Anxiety New Zealand Trust

Towards venue hire, psychologist fees, printed resources and administration costs to deliver a series of community workshops from June 2020 to May 2021.

$2,550.00

$800.00

 

Venue must be within the Henderson-Massey area

MB1920-248

Seed 2 Harvest Trust

Towards the facilitator costs, laptop and projector costs

$8,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-275

The Reading Revolution

Towards wages of the manager of the reading programme.

$3,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-281

Road Safety Education Limited

Towards the company's operational costs to manage the delivery of the Road Safety Programme across Auckland

$3,343.94

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-282

Zeal Education Trust

Towards the "West Auckland Street Youth Work and Community Activation" programme, including project management fees, activity costs, van hire and resources from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021

$9,685.65

$3,600.00

MB1920-283

Auckland Cambodian Youth and Recreation Trust

Towards volunteer costs, including petrol reimbursement, stationery, printer toners and wages for staff.

$1,500.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-286

Auckland Kids Achievement Trust

Towards the coordinators' wages to deliver the "Project K" youth development programme in schools.

$4,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-292

The Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa

Towards the 'Link Up' programme, including mentoring, administration and wellbeing support from 1 June 2020 to 2 February 2021.

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-294

OUTLine New Zealand Incorporated

Towards a portion of general operating expenses including telephone and internet costs, printing, insurance, clinical supervision wages, training fees and volunteer costs.

$2,100.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-295

Waitakere Adult Literacy Incorporated trading as Literacy Waitakere

Towards the "Whanau Links" programme including venue hire, tutor and administration costs from 20 July to 4 December 2020.

$4,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-2108

Rainbow Youth Incorporated

Towards the "Peer Support groups" for Rainbow Youth from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021

$2,870.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-2110

Social Enterprise Auckland Incorporated

Towards the delivery of webinar and face to face workshops to businesses, including venue hire, catering, video editing, administration, guest speakers, project management, video editing, contractor costs, and the purchase of a webinar platform

$5,000.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-2119

Body Positive New Zealand Incorporated

Towards the Body Positive Men's Wellness Retreat from 26 to 28 February 2021

$2,400.00

$800.00

MB1920-2121

New Zealand Council of Victim Support Groups Inc

Towards recruitment, training expenses and supervision of the volunteer support workers between 1 July to 31 December 2020

$5,000.00

$1,000.00

MB1920-250

Interacting Theatre Trust

Towards the "InterACT Festival 2020" for people with disabilities from 2 November to 6 November 2020

$4,800.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-259

The Kids for Kids Charitable Trust

Towards the National Young Leaders Day and the "Kids for Kids" mass choir event, including venue hire and production costs from May to November 2020

$1,800.00

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

MB1920-257

Auckland United Softball Association Incorporated

Towards the operational costs and wages for the United Softball Association

$13,060.49

$0.00

 

Decline: Grant round oversubscribed - Limited funding

Total

 

 

$104,170.18

$13,200.00

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Ratification of Henderson-Massey Local Board feedback on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency's Accessible Streets Regulatory Package

 

Resolution number HM/2020/66

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson W Flavell, seconded by Member B Loader:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      ratify Attachment A as the local boards feedback provided 13 April 2020 for inclusion in Auckland Council’s submission to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on its Accessible Streets Regulatory Package.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Innovating Streets for People pilot fund

 

Resolution number HM/2020/67

MOVED by Member I Papau, seconded by Member P Chan:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      delegate authority to chair, C Carter, to provide feedback on the list of local projects proposed as suitable for inclusion in Auckland Council’s application to the Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) Innovating Streets Pilot Fund (ISPF) by 12pm on 29 May 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number HM/2020/68

MOVED by Chairperson C Carter, seconded by Member P Chan:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      receive the Governance forward work calendar for May 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Confirmation of Workshop Records

 

Resolution number HM/2020/69

MOVED by Member B Loader, seconded by Deputy Chairperson W Flavell:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a)      note the workshop records for 7 and 28 April 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

21        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

22        Procedural motion to exclude the public

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

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:

 

C         Local board input into the Emergency Budget 2020/2021

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.

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 CCOs in sensitive commercial arrangements and negotiations.

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 CCOs 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.

 

5.21pm            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.

 

5.24pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

Local board input into the Emergency Budget 2020/2021

 

Resolution number HM/2020/70

MOVED by Chairperson C Carter, seconded by Member B Brady:  

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

 

d)      note that the report, resolutions and the feedback remain confidential until the reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

CARRIED

  

 

5.25 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 Henderson-Massey Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................