Kōmiti ā Pūtea, ā Mahi Hoki /

Finance and Performance Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Finance and Performance Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 at 10.00am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Shane Henderson

Until 2.47pm, Item C2

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 10.09am, Item 7

 

Cr Pippa Coom

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

Until 3.07pm, Item C2

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 10.16am, Item 7

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

From 10.43am, Item 7

 

Cr Richard Hills

From 10.22am, Item 7

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

Until 3.07pm, Item C2

 

Cr Greg Sayers

From 10.03am, Item 1

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

From 10.14am, Item 7

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 10.07am, Item 7

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Paul Young

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

IMSB Member Renata Blair

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

 

 

 


Finance and Performance Committee

15 December 2020

 

 

 

Cr Simpson introduced Peter Gudsell, Group Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number FIN/2020/96

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from IMSB Member R Blair and IMSB Chair D Taipari for absence, Mayor Goff for lateness on council business; Cr S Stewart for lateness, and Cr S Henderson for early departure.

CARRIED

Note:   Apologies were subsequently received from Cr C Darby for absence.

 

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number FIN/2020/97

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         approve the electronic attendance of Cr G Sayers.

CARRIED

Cr G Sayers joined the meeting at 10.03 am.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

4          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

5          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

6          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

7

Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate for consultation

 

Margaret Miles, Chairperson, Lisa Whyte, Deputy Chairperson and Anna Atkinson, Member of the Upper Harbour Local Board addressed the committee.

 

A memo from Aaron Matich, Principal Advisor Financial Policy was tabled at the meeting. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 10.07am.

Cr E Collins entered the meeting at 10.09am.

Cr S Stewart entered the meeting at 10.14am.

Cr C Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.16am.

Cr R Hills entered the meeting at 10.22am.

Mayor P Goff entered the meeting at 10.43am.

 

Note:   changes to the original motion amending clause a) and deleting clause b) were incorporated, with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/98

MOVED by Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      recommend to the Governing Body that it agree to consult through the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 on options for introducing a Transport Targeted Rate to provide public transport services in Paremoremo, as follows:

i)     Option 1 – Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate of $160 per Separately Used or Inhabited Part on properties in the serviced area to fund a Paremoremo – Albany bus service as part of the 10-year Budget 2021-31

ii)    Option 2 – Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate of $153 per Separately Used or Inhabited Part, to fund a Paremoremo – Albany bus service as part of the 10-year Budget 2021-31, applied to properties in the service area of Paremoremo, including additional properties in the Upper Harbour Local Board area within the boundaries between Lucas Creek, Brookdale Road and Ridge Road, including The Avenue and its side roads (Attachment B of the report to the Finance and Performance Committee meeting of 15 December 2020).

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     15 December 2020, Finance and Performance Committee, Item 7 - Upper Harbour Local Board Transport Targeted Rate for consultation, memo

 

 

8

Emergency Budget 2020/2021 - Update December 2020

 

A Dashboard and a PowerPoint presentation was given. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachments.

 

Cr S Henderson left the meeting at 11.15am.

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/99

MOVED by Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

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

b)      note that Auckland Council has achieved $95 million towards the $120 million council organisation savings target.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     15 December 2020 - Finance and Performance Committee, Item 8 - Emergency Budget 2020/2021 - Update December, PowerPoint presentation

b     15 December 2020 - Finance and Performance Committee, Item 8 - Emergency Budget 2020/2021 - Update December, Dashboard

 

 

9

Emergency Budget 2020/2021 Asset Recycling implementation

 

Margi Watson, Chairperson, Albert-Eden Local board addressed the committee.

 

Cr S Henderson returned to the meeting at 11.35am.
Cr E Collins left the meeting at 11.56am.
Cr E Collins returned to the meeting at 12.07pm.

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/100

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      approve subject to the satisfactory conclusion of any required statutory processes, the disposal of 2 Wiremu Street, Balmoral (NA207/106, Part lot 39-40 DP4347) with the final terms and conditions to be approved under the appropriate delegations.

b)      note the asset recycling update and the status of properties identified in the Emergency Budget 2020/21.

c)      note the progress made by the Waiheke Local Board on investigating future community uses for 7 Waitai Road, Waiheke.  Subject to successful due diligence an offer to purchase the property is anticipated in February 2021.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6 Cr W Walker requested that his vote against clause a), be recorded.

 

 

10

Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board - Delegate approval of Council's submission for the 2021/2022 Funding Plan

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/101

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

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      delegate approval of the Auckland Council submission to the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board Draft Funding Plan 2021/2022 to the chair and deputy chair of the Finance and Performance Committee.

CARRIED

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number FIN/2020/102

MOVED by Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr P Coom:  

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: Auckland Unlimited Development Opportunity

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)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

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 commercial information that is subject to negotiation and could impact on Auckland Unlimited and Council’s negotiation position, particularly in regards to the negotiation of lease arrangements with third parties. In addition, information contained in this report was provided by a third party and the disclosure of this information could prejudice its commercial position.

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: Potential development opportunity commercial approach

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)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

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 a future commercial negotiation.  Releasing this information would negatively impact council's 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

 

 

12.10pm          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.

 

3.36pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 


 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Auckland Unlimited Development Opportunity

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/103

MOVED by Cr S Henderson, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

k)      confirm that there be no restatement of the report, attachments and resolution until the reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Potential development opportunity commercial approach

 

Resolution number FIN/2020/104

MOVED by Cr P Coom, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

i)        confirm that there be no restatement of the report, attachments and resolution until the reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

  

 

 

3.36pm                                               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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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