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Finance and Performance Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Finance and Performance Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 11 August 2020 at 2.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Shane Henderson

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

By electronic link

 

IMSB Member Renata Blair

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

 

 

Cr Pippa Coom

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 2.02pm, Item 8

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

From 2.13pm, Item 9

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

From 2.05pm, Item 9

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 2.37pm, Item 9

 

Cr John Watson

From 2.05pm, Item 9

 

Cr Paul Young

From 2.02pm, Item 8

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

Cr Linda Cooper

 

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

 

 


Finance and Performance Committee

11 August 2020

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number FIN/2020/35

MOVED by Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr A Filipaina and Cr L Cooper for absence and Mayor P Goff, Cr P Coom and Cr C Fletcher for early departure.

CARRIED

Resolution number FIN/2020/36

MOVED by Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr E Collins:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

b)        approve the electronic attendance of Cr J Bartley.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/37

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 18 June 2020, including the confidential section, and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 16 July 2020 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

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

Auckland Council Group Policy for Retention Money

 

Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 2.02pm.

Cr P Young entered the meeting at 2.02pm.

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/38

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      approve the Auckland Council Group Policy for Retention Money attached as Attachment A to this report.

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

Emergency Budget 2020/2021 - Update August 2020

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and

is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Cr G Sayers entered the meeting at 2.05pm.

Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 2.05pm.

Cr R Hills entered the meeting at 2.13pm.

Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 2.37pm.

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/39

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      receive the verbal budget update on progress for financial year 2020/2021

b)      agree that it is prudent to reduce debt for the first half of the financial year in the event of any material improvement in funding and budget capacity in 2020/2021

c)      endorse the Acting Chief Executive agreeing to both the Te Whau Pathway and the Resource Recovery Network funding agreements, which enables the council to receive shovel-ready funding on the completion of project milestones subject to appropriate terms and conditions

d)      approve $5.2 million of additional capital expenditure, and associated shovel-ready funding, in 2020/2021 for the Resource Recovery Network project.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     11 August 2020 - Finance and Performance Committee, Item 9 - Emergency Budget 2020/2021 - Update August 2020 - PowerPoint presentation

 


 

 

10

Recommendation from Environment and Community Committee, 12 March 2019 - Proposed land exchange at Cadness Loop Reserve, Northcote

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/40

MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      note resolution ENV/2019/33 clause b) from the Environment and Community Committee meeting held on 12 March 2019, recommending that the Finance and Performance Committee approve the disposal of 525m2 of land within Lot 393 DP 48335 to complete the land exchange.

b)        approve the disposal of 525m2 of land within Lot 393 DP 48335 to complete the land exchange.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Summary of Finance and Performance Committee information memoranda and briefings, including the Forward Work Programme - 11 August 2020

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/41

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Chairperson D Simpson:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      review the progress on the forward work programme.

b)      receive the Summary of Finance and Performance Committee information memorandum and briefings as at 11 August 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

13        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number FIN/2020/42

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

That the Finance and Performance 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 from Governing Body, 26 March 2020 - Acquisition of land in Drury South for stormwater management purposes

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 relating to land acquisition that could prejudice the council's position in discussions with landowners and stormwater suppliers

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

 

 

2.48pm            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.

 

2.55pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Recommendation from Governing Body, 26 March 2020 - Acquisition of land in Drury South for stormwater management purposes

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/43

MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Chairperson D Simpson:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      note resolution GB/2020/34 clause d) from the Governing Body meeting held on 26 March 2020, recommending that the Finance and Performance Committee revoke a decision made by the Finance and Performance Committee on 26 July 2017.

b)        revoke the decision (resolution FIN/2017/1010) carried at the 26 July 2017 meeting:

a)      agree that a trust be established for an initial period of 15 years to manage the 85ha stormwater reserve at Drury.

b)      agree that the trust should comprise three members with two members appointed by Drury South Limited, and one appointed by Auckland Council.

c)      delegate decision-making on the appointment of the Auckland Council trustee to the Franklin Local Board in consultation with Stevenson Group Limited, with the appointment to be aligned with electoral terms.

d)      confirm that the report and its attachments remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

e)      confirm that the resolutions can be released to the public.

  

 

2.55pm                                               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 Finance and Performance Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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