Komiti Whakahaere ā-Ture /

Regulatory Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Regulatory Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 10.00am.

present

Chairperson	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
Members	Cr Dr Cathy Casey
	Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins
	Cr Shane Henderson
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP	From 10.07am, Item 8
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	IMSB Chair David Taipari
	IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox
	Cr Paul Young	From 10.01am, Item 1

ABSENT

Cr Josephine Bartley

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

Mayor Phil Goff

Regulatory Committee 11 May 2021

1          Apologies

Cr P Young joined the meeting at 10.01am.

Resolution number REG/2021/27

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr P Young:

That the Regulatory Committee:

a) accept the apologies from Mayor P Goff for absence on council business, Cr J Bartley for absence.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number REG/2021/28

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr C Casey:

That the Regulatory Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 20 April 2021, including the confidential section, 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	Regulatory Services Update
	A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Note:   a change was made to the original recommendation with new clause b) being added as a Chair’s recommendation.
	Cr D Newman joined the meeting at 10.07am.
	Resolution number REG/2021/29 MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr S Henderson: That the Regulatory Committee: a)      receive the Regulatory Services overview and update presentation. b)      thank all the Regulatory staff for their hard work and commitment to customer service over the last year. CARRIED
	Attachments a     11 May 2021, Regulatory Committee, Item 8 - Regulatory Services Update - Presentation

9	Proposal to amend the Animal Management Bylaw
	A PowerPoint presentation was provided. 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 recommendation was made, removing original clause c), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number REG/2021/30 MOVED by IMSB Chair D Taipari, seconded by Cr S Henderson: That the Regulatory Committee: a)      note that this committee completed the review of the Animal Management Bylaw 2015 in March 2020 and determined that a bylaw about animals is still the most appropriate way to address risks to public health and safety, nuisance, offensive behaviour and misuse of council-controlled public places caused by people interacting with animals. b)      recommend the Governing Body adopt the Statement of Proposal in Attachment A of this agenda report for public consultation, and confirm that the proposed Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Ture-ā-rohe Tiaki Kararehe / Animal Management Bylaw 2015: i)       is the most appropriate form of bylaw ii)      does not give rise to any implications under, and is not inconsistent with, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. c)      recommend the Governing Body forward to local boards this agenda report and attachments for their information. d)      recommend the Governing Body delegate authority through the Chief Executive to a manager responsible for bylaws the matters in clause g) ii). e)      appoint a chair and two Bylaw Panel members, Cr Linda Cooper, Cr Cathy Casey, and IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox selected from the Governing Body and the Independent Māori Statutory Board, to attend ‘Have Your Say’ events and to deliberate and make recommendations to the Governing Body on public feedback to the statement of proposal in clause b). f)       delegate authority to the Regulatory Committee chairperson to make replacement appointments to the Bylaw Panel if a panel member is unavailable. g)      delegate authority through the Chief Executive to a manager responsible for bylaws: i)        to appoint staff to receive public feedback at ‘Have Your Say’ events ii)       to make any amendments to the proposal in clause b) to correct errors, omissions or to reflect decisions made by the Regulatory Committee or the Governing Body. CARRIED
	Attachments a     11 May 2021, Regulatory Committee, Item 9 - Proposal to amend the Animal Management Bylaw - PowerPoint presentation

10	Proposal to make new Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw
	Note:   a change to the original recommendation was made, removing original clause c), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number REG/2021/31 MOVED by IMSB Chair D Taipari, seconded by Cr E Collins: That the Regulatory Committee: a)      note that this committee completed the review of the Trading and Events in Public Places Bylaw 2015 in October 2020 and determined that a bylaw is still the most appropriate way to address trading activities, events and filming in council-controlled public places. b)      recommend the Governing Body adopt the Statement of Proposal in Attachment A of this agenda report for public consultation, and confirm that the proposed new Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture ā-Rohe Tauhokohoko, Whakahaerenga me te Tango Kiriata Tūmatanui 2022 / Auckland Council Public Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw 2022: i)    is the most appropriate form of bylaw ii)   does not give rise to any implications under, and is not inconsistent with, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 iii)  is not inconsistent with the Reserves Act, Resource Management Act, Auckland Unitary Plan, Trespass Act, Fair Trading Act, Customer Guarantees Act, Road User Rule, Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act, Electricity (Safety) Regulations, and Auckland Council Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw and Signage Bylaw. c)      recommend the Governing Body forward to local boards this agenda report and attachments for their information. d)      recommend the Governing Body delegate authority through the Chief Executive to a manager responsible for bylaws for matters in clause g) ii). e)      appoint a chair and three Bylaw Panel members, Cr Linda Cooper, Cr Josephine Bartley, Cr Shane Henderson, and IMSB Member Glenn Wilcox, selected from the Governing Body and the Independent Māori Statutory Board to attend ‘Have Your Say’ events and to deliberate and make recommendations to the Governing Body on public feedback to the Statement of Proposal in clause b). f)       delegate authority to the Regulatory Committee chairperson to make replacement appointments to the Bylaw Panel if a panel member is unavailable. g)      delegate authority through the Chief Executive to a manager responsible for bylaws: i)    to appoint staff to receive public feedback at ‘Have Your Say’ events ii)   to make any amendments to the proposal in clause b) to correct errors, omissions or to reflect decisions made by the Regulatory Committee or the Governing Body. CARRIED

11	Resource Consents Appeals: Status Report 11 May 2021
	Resolution number REG/2021/32 MOVED by Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr C Casey: That the Regulatory Committee: a)      receive the Resource Consents Appeals: Status Report - 11 May 2021. CARRIED

12	Summary of Regulatory Committee Information - updates, memos and briefings - 11 May 2021
	Resolution number REG/2021/33 MOVED by Cr P Young, seconded by Cr E Collins: That the Regulatory Committee: a)      receive the summary of the Regulatory Committee report – 11 May 2021. CARRIED

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

11.26am                                             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 Regulatory Committee HELD ON

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