Kōmiti Mō Te Hurihanga Āhuarangi me Te Taiao / Environment and Climate Change Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Environment and Climate Change Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 10.05am.

present

Chairperson	Cr Richard Hills	Physically present
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Pippa Coom	Physically present
Members	Cr Josephine Bartley
	Cr Dr Cathy Casey	Physically present
	Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore
	Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins	From 1.26pm, Item 10
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
	Cr Angela Dalton
	Cr Chris Darby	Physically present
	Cr Alf Filipaina	From 10.30am, Item 5.2
	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP	Physically present
	Cr Shane Henderson
	Cr Tracy Mulholland
	Cr Greg Sayers
	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM	From 10.18am, Item 5.1
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson
	IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox
	Cr Paul Young	From 10.12am, Item 5.1

ABSENT

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

IMSB Member Karen Wilson

Environment and Climate Change Committee 10 September 2020

Note:   a roll-call was conducted that ascertained the following councillors were in attendance by electronic link at the commencement of the meeting:

Mayor P Goff	ü	Cr R Hills	ü
Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore	ü	Cr T Mulholland	ü
Cr J Bartley	ü	Cr G Sayers	ü
Cr C Casey	ü	Cr D Simpson	ü
Cr E Collins		Cr S Stewart
Cr P Coom	ü	Cr W Walker	ü
Cr L Cooper	ü	Cr J Watson	ü
Cr A Dalton	ü	IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox	ü
Cr C Darby	ü	IMSB Member Karen Wilson
Cr A Filipaina	ü	Cr P Young
Cr S Henderson	ü

1          Apologies

Resolution number ECC/2020/33

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr C Darby:

That the Environment and Climate Change Committee:

a) accept the apology from Cr C Fletcher for absence, on council business, Cr D Newman for absence and Cr E Collins for lateness.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number ECC/2020/34

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr P Coom:

That the Environment and Climate Change Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 21 July 2020, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4          Petitions

There were no petitions.

5          Public Input

5.1	Public Input: Stop Auckland Sewage Overflows Coalition (SASOC) - David Abbot and Dirk Hudig
	Cr P Young joined the meeting at 10.12 am. Cr S Stewart joined the meeting at 10.18 am. Cr A Filipaina joined the meeting at 10.30 am.
	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.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/35 MOVED by Cr P Coom, seconded by Cr W Walker: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)     receive the public input from David Abbot and Dirk Hudig of Stop Auckland Sewage Overflows Coalition regarding long-term effect of the current budgetary restraints and the need for infrastructure upgrading and thank them for attending. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 5.1 - Stop Auckland Sewage Overflows Coalition (SASOC) - David Abbot and Dirk Hudig - tabled document b     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 5.1 - Stop Auckland Sewage Overflows Coalition (SASOC) - David Abbot and Dirk Hudig - tabled document

5.2	Public Input: Kaipātiki Project - Janet Coles and Mark Allen
	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.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/36 MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)       receive the public input from Janet Cole, Manager Kaipātiki Project and Mark Allen, Executive Officer Community Waitakere regarding empowering and supporting communities and thank them for attending. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 5.2 - Kaipātiki Project - Janet Coles and Mark Allen -  presentation

6          Local Board Input

There was no local board input.

7          Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

8	Panuku climate change work programme and Strategy
	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.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/37 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr P Coom: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)      receive this information report and presentation and thank David Rankin, Chief Executive Officer and Kristen Webster, Head of Corporate Responsibility for attending. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee:  Item 8 - Panuku climate change work programme and Strategy - presentation

The meeting adjourned at 11.48am and reconvened at 11.51am.

Cr J Watson and Cr A Filipaina were not present

9	Establishing partnerships and governance for Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan
	Cr A Filipaina returned to the meeting at 12.16pm. Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at 12.38pm.
	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:   a changes to the original recommendation, adding new clause h) was made with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/38 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr P Coom: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)      endorse the proposed partnership and governance approach in principle, as set out in Figure 1 of this report, subject to input from mana whenua b)      approve establishing a Climate Political Reference Group to advise and direct staff on the implementation and delivery of the plan c)         appoint the Chair, Deputy Chair, Cr W Walker, Cr E Collins, Cr S Henderson and Cr J Bartley of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, to the Climate Political Reference Group d)      invite the Independent Māori Statutory Board to appoint a member to the Climate Political Reference Group e)      invite the Local Board Chair’s Forum to select six local board members to join the Climate Political Reference Group f)       invite Mana Whenua to propose a format for selecting and appointing representation to the Climate Political Reference Group g)      delegate endorsement of the Leadership Group and Rangatahi Rōpū membership to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee and an Independent Māori Statutory Board member. h)      report back to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on the process of engagement and input of Māori on the partnership and governance for Te Tāruke-a-Tāwhiri including their selection and participation in the groups prior to finalising the details of the partnership and governance approach CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change: Item 9 - Establishing partnerships and governance for Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan - presentation

10	End of year report for natural environment and water quality targeted rates 2019/2020
	Cr E Collins joined the meeting at 1.26pm.
	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.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/39 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr T Mulholland: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)      note the end of year report on the natural environment and water quality targeted rate work programmes shown in Attachment A to the agenda report. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 10 - End of  year report for natural environment and water quality targeted rates 2019/2020 presentation

The meeting adjourned at 1.47pm and reconvened at 2.18pm.

Cr L Cooper was not online.

11	Waters Strategy and Long-term Plan update
	Cr A Filipaina left the meeting at 2.50pm.
	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 motion, amending clauses b) and c) were made with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/40 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr W Walker: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)      note the update on the Auckland Waters Strategy b)      note that the 2020-2021 Drought Response and Auckland Waters Strategy will report to the Environment and Climate Change Committee c)      note that council’s work on the National Three Water Reform work programme will report to Governing Body d)      note the programme of upcoming workshops and discussions as outlined in table three of this agenda report. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 11 - Waters Strategy and Long-term Plan update - presentation

12	Consultation on hard-to-recycle plastics and single use items: submission development
	Cr A Filipaina returned to the meeting at 3.01pm.
	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:   a change to the original motion, adding new clause b) was made with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/41 MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr C Casey: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a) delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee and Independent Māori Statutory Board Glenn Wilcox to approve Auckland Council’s submission on the consultation on hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics. b) note that the consultation response prepared by staff on hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use items will align with Auckland Council positions and previous submissions, and the priorities of Te Mahere Whakahaere me te Whakaiti Tukunga Para i Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 c) note that the final submission will be provided to Environment and Climate Change Committee for their information. CARRIED
	Attachments a     10 September 2020, Environment and Climate Change Committee: Item 12 - Consultation on hard-to-recycle plastics and single use items: submission development - presentation

13	Consultation on Building for Climate Change: Transforming operational efficiency and reducing whole-of-life embodied carbon
	Note:   a change to the original motion, adding new clause b) was made with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ECC/2020/42 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr C Darby: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a) delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, and an Independent Māori Statutory Board member to approve council’s submission on the government’s “Building for Climate Change: Transforming operational efficiency and reducing whole-of-life embodied carbon” consultation. b) endorse in principle a submission to the consultation that supports the proposals, particular where they align strongly with the priorities set out within Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan and our regional climate targets of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050. c) note that the final submission will be provided to Environment and Climate Change Committee for their information. CARRIED

14	Summary of Environment and Climate Change Committee information memoranda and briefings - 10 September 2020
	Resolution number ECC/2020/43 MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr A Filipaina: That the Environment and Climate Change Committee: a)      note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report b)      receive the Summary of Environment and Climate Change Committee information items and briefings – 10 September 2020. CARRIED

15        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

Chair closed with a karakia

3.34 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 Environment and Climate Change Committee HELD ON

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