Te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take Kaumātua /

Seniors Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Seniors Advisory Panel held via electronic link, on Monday, 15 February 2021 at 1.07pm.

 

present

 

Co-chair

Gayle Marshall, QSM

 

Co-chair

David Wong Hop, MNZM, JP

 

Members

Claire Dale

 

 

Zahra Fazelnia

 

 

Jane Messer

 

 

Jay Reid

 

 

Judy Smyth

 

 

Lindsay Waugh

 

 

 

 

Liaison Councillor

Cr Tracy Mulholland

Until 1.57pm, Item 7

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Jeet Suchdev, QSM, JP

 

 

Chief Liaison Councillor

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 

 

 


Seniors Advisory Panel

15 February 2021

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)           accept the apology from Member J Sudchev for absence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

There were no minutes to confirm.

 

 

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

5

Election of Seniors Advisory Panel co-chairs for the 2019 - 2022 term

 

Resolution number SEN/2021/1

MOVED by Member L Waugh, seconded by Member J Smyth:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)           agree that the election of the co-chairs will be deferred until 16 March 2021.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

6

Auckland Council's 10-year Budget 2021-2031 (long-term plan)

 

The item was deferred until 16 March 2021, due to staff unavailability as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown.

 

 

Resolution number SEN/2021/2

MOVED by Member L Waugh, seconded by Member J Smyth:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      request that staff present to the panel on the long-term plan consultation on 16 March 2021.

CARRIED

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 1.57pm and reconvened at 2.20pm.

Co-chair D Wong Hop, Member J Reid, and Cr T Mulholland were not present.

 

 

7

Developing the Seniors Advisory Panel's strategic action plan

 

Member J Reid joined the meeting at 2.25pm.

Co-chair D Wong Hop joined the meeting at 2.28pm.

 

Resolution number SEN/2021/3

MOVED by Member C Dale, seconded by Member J Reid:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      note the timeline, focus and possible priorities to develop and confirm its strategic action plan.

b)      note that the strategic action plan will be presented to the May 2021 meeting of Auckland Council’s Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee for endorsement.

c)      agree that its strategic action plan will focus on actions which support the completion and delivery of the Age-friendly Auckland Plan and have a COVID-19 lens.

CARRIED

 

 

 

8

Panel members' and liaison councillor's updates

 

Resolution number SEN/2021/4

MOVED by Member G Marshall, seconded by Member D Wong Hop:  

That the Seniors Advisory Panel:

a)      note the panel members’ updates.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

·        Member L Waugh and Member J Smyth attended the Climate Change cross-panel working group on 11 February 2021. The presentation material will be circulated to the group.

·        Member J Reid updated the panel on the Thriving Communities cross-panel working group. A webinar will be held on Tuesday 9 March which the panel is welcome to attend. The webinar may be recorded for viewing later, this is to be confirmed.

·        Member Z Fazelnia updated the panel on the Elections cross-panel working group. There have been no recent meetings.

·        Liaison councillor Cr Tracy Mulholland was not present to provide an update.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.57pm                                               The Co-Chairs 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 Seniors Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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