Rural Advisory Panel/Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 12 February 2021 at 12.32pm.

 

present

 

Deputy Chairperson

Greg Sayers. Presiding

Auckland Council

Members

Alan Cole

Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Lucy Deverall

Horticulture New Zealand, Until 3.36pm, Item 7

 

Trish Fordyce

New Zealand Forest Owners Association

 

Wilma Foster

Dairy New Zealand, From 12.44pm, Item 6

 

Craig Maxwell

Federated Farmers

 

Greg McCracken

Fonterra Shareholders Council

 

Andrew McKenzie

Beef and Lamb New Zealand, From 12.48pm, Item 6

 

Roger Parton

Rural Contractors New Zealand

 

Wayne Scott

Aggregate and Quarry Association

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Peter Spencer

New Zealand Forest Owners Association

 

Ken Turner

Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers

 

Glenn Wilcox

Independent Māori Statutory Board, From 2.09pm, Item 9

 

 

ABSENT

 

Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

Members

Brent Bailey

 

 

 

Richard Gardner

 

 

Annaliese Goettler

 

 

Member Fiona Gower

 

 

Steve Levet

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Beth Houlbrooke

Rodney Local Board Deputy Chair

 

 

 


Rural Advisory Panel

12 February 2021

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/1

MOVED by Member K Vallabh, seconded by Member R Parton:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         accept the apologies from Chairperson, Cr B Cashmore, Member B Bailey, Member R Gardner, Member A Goettler, Member FG Gower and Member S Levet for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

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.

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/2

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member T Fordyce:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 6 November 2020 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Chair's update

 

A video was shown.  A document was tabled in support of the item.  Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/3

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member P Spencer:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 February 2021, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 5 - Chair's update - notes from video shown

 

 

 

 

6

10-year Budget 2021-2031 - Process overview

 

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.

 

Member W Foster joined the meeting at 12.44pm.
Member A McKenzie joined the meeting at 12.48pm

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/4

MOVED by Member K Vallabh, seconded by Member G Smith:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      note the presentation on the 10-year Budget.

b)      confirm if they would like to present to the Finance and Performance Committee workshop on 21 April 2021 on their feedback.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/5

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member P Spencer:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         appoint Alan Cole, Lucy Deverall and Trish Fordyce to prepare feedback to be presented to the Finance and Performance Committee workshop on 21 April 2021.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 February 2021, Rural Advisory Panel - Item 6, 10-year Budget 2021-2031 - Process overview - PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

Note:   From this point forward, agenda items were taken in the following order:

 

Item

 

8          Healthy Waters regular update

9          Impact of National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

10        He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission - options for responding to 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation

7          Auckland Transport presentation

11        Consideration of Extraordinary items

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

8

Healthy Waters regular update

 

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.

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/6

MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member T Fordyce:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the update on Auckland Council group’s operational drought response actions and priorities for the long-term plan consultation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 February 2021, Rural Advisory Panel - Item 8, Healthy Waters regular update - Presentation

 

 

 

9

Impact of National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

 

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.

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/7

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member W Foster:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      thank officers for the report and request regular updates to the panel on progress and process on the development of policy and rules on the plan change to implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 February 2021, Rural Advisory Panel - Item 9 - Impact of National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management - Presentation

 

 

 

10

He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission - options for responding to 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/8

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member LD Deverall:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      agree the process for receiving members’ views for forwarding to the Council’s Chief Sustainability Office for all members to send in their comments to Warren Maclennan by 25 February 2021 to be discussed by a Zoom meeting to confirm feedback.

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

 

7

Auckland Transport presentation

 

Alan Wallace, Portfolio Delivery Director – Asset Maintenance and renewals gave a verbal update on maintenance contracts at Auckland Transport.

 

Member LD Deverall retired from the meeting at 3.36pm.

 

Resolution number RUR/2021/9

MOVED by Member R Parton, seconded by Member G McCracken:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      thank Alan Wallace for his verbal update from Auckland Transport.

CARRIED

 

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

3.44pm                                               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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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