I hereby give notice that an ordinary
meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
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Friday, 5
June 2020
12.30pm
This meeting
will be held remotely.
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Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take
ā-Taiwhenua / Rural
Advisory Panel
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore
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Auckland Council
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Greg Sayers
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Auckland Council
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Members
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Brent Bailey
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Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council
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Alan Cole
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Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council
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Lucy Deverall
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Horticulture New Zealand
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Trish Fordyce
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New Zealand Forest Owners Association
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Wilma Foster
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Dairy New Zealand
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Richard Gardner
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Federated Farmers
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Annaliese Goettler
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Young Farmers
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Fiona Gower
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Rural Women New Zealand
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Steve Levet
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Rural Contractors New Zealand
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Craig Maxwell
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Federated Farmers
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Greg McCracken
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Fonterra Shareholders Council
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Andrew McKenzie
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Beef and Lamb New Zealand
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Roger Parton
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Rural Contractors New Zealand
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Wayne Scott
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Aggregate and Quarry Association
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Geoff Smith
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Equine Industry
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Peter Spencer
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New Zealand Forest Owners Association
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Ken Turner
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council
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Keith Vallabh
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Pukekohe Vegetable Growers
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Glenn Wilcox
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
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(Quorum 10 members)
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Fatima Fonua
Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere /
Governance Advisor
29 May 2020
Contact Telephone: (09) 890 2806
Email: fatima.fonua@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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(Excerpt – full terms of
reference available as a separate document)
The terms of
reference set out the purpose, role and protocols of the Auckland Council Rural
Advisory Panel for the 2019-2022 term of the council. Panel members must
abide by the Code of Conduct for Members of Auckland Council Advisory Panels.
Purpose
As one of
council’s engagement mechanisms with the rural sector in Auckland, the
Rural Advisory Panel provides advice to the council within the remit of the
Auckland Plan on the following areas:
·
council policies, plans and strategies relevant to rural issues
·
regional and strategic matters relevant to rural issues
·
any matter of particular interest or concern to rural
communities.
Outcomes
The
panel’s advice will contribute to improving the outcomes of the rural
sector as set out in the Auckland Plan. The panel will provide advice
through its agreed work programme.
Work
programme
The panel must
develop a work programme for the term. The agendas should be focused and
aligned with the Auckland Plan and the long-term plan.
Submissions
The panel
cannot make formal submissions to Auckland Council on council strategies,
policies and plans, for example, the annual plan. However, the panel may
be asked for informal feedback during a consultative process.
In its advisory
role to the council, the panel may have input into submissions made by the
council to external organisations but does not make independent submissions, except
as agreed with the council.
This does not
prevent individual members being party to submissions outside their role as
panel members.
Review
The form and functioning of the panel may
be reviewed prior to or after, the end of the year 2022.
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of
Interest 5
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
4 Extraordinary
Business 5
5 Chair's update 7
6 Rural Advisory
Panel members update 9
7 Implementation
of Speed Bylaws on Rural Roads 11
8 Hydrological
Report - Auckland Drought 13
9 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Apology from
Member G Smith has been received.
2 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.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Friday, 14 February 2020, including the
confidential section, as a true and correct record.
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4 Extraordinary
Business
Section 46A(7)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“An item
that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by
resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member
explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The
reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the
discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“Where an
item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed
at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor
matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member
explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or
recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to
a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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Chair's
update
File No.: CP2020/05915
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Fatima Fonua - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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Rural Advisory Panel members update
File No.: CP2020/06782
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an opportunity for the Rural Advisory Panel members to briefly update
the Panel on current conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the updates from the Rural Advisory Panel members.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Fatima Fonua - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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Implementation of Speed Bylaws on Rural
Roads
File No.: CP2020/07032
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an update from Auckland Transport on the implementation of the new
speed bylaws for rural roads.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. At
its meeting in March 2019, the Rural Advisory Panel was advised of consultation
about to take place by Auckland Transport on Auckland’s Speed Limits
Bylaw. The draft bylaw was presented by Michael Brown, Director Safe Speeds
Programme and panel members provided him with a range of views on the speed
reductions proposed. These ranged from agreement that rural roads were
generally of a lower standard than urban roads to concern about the needs of
road freight traffic. These focussed on the Rodney and Franklin areas.
3. Auckland
Transport will provide an update to the Rural Advisory panel on the roll out of
the Speed Bylaw 2019 being implemented on 30 June 2020. The presentation
will cover background to the Speed Bylaw 2019, followed by areas in which rural
parts of Auckland will see speed limits reduced. This is designed to inform the
Panel what the rural community within the Auckland region will notice once the
new speeds are implemented.
4. It
will also show how Auckland Transport is communicating with the rural community
before the new speed limits are implemented. The Panel is invited to ask
questions about the programme as a whole and how the rural sector is expected
to benefit from the changes.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the presentation by Bryan Sheritt, Executive General Manager Safety.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Fatima Fonua - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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Hydrological Report - Auckland Drought
File No.: CP2020/07024
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive and consider a report from Council’s Research and Evaluation Unit
(RIMU) on the hydrological state of Auckland region.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
attached report is prepared weekly by Kolt Johnson, Senior Scientist –
Hydrogeology in the Council’s RIMU. It is intended to be a
recurring source of information for those dealing with drought response by
providing context for the severity of drought conditions.
3. The
key message from this report is that conditions remain dry. Our rivers
have risen due to the rain over the last few days but are expected to recede
through the week. The predicted rain may help to keep rivers from
receding to extreme lows. Soil moisture is expected to remain at similar
levels, ie large increases to soil moisture are not expected.
4. There
will be a new report on 1 June, and this will be circulated to panel members
before the meeting.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the report and thank Kolt Johnson, Senior Scientist – Hydrogeology for
his presentation.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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RIMU Hydrological Report 25 May 2020
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15
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Fatima Fonua - Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 June 2020
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