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Governing Body
24 June 2021
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1 Affirmation
His Worship the Mayor read the affirmation.
Acknowledgements
His Worship the Mayor acknowledged:
·
The Black Caps for their victory at the first World
Test Championship,
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Wellington being placed under Covid-19 Alert
Level 2 restrictions
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The Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency
Management and community response after the tornado which hit Papatoetoe on Saturday
19 June. The Mayor expressed condolences to the family
of Mr Janesh Prasad,the man
killed during the disaster.
Cr J Watson entered
the meeting at 10.04 am.
Cr C Fletcher
entered the meeting at 10.04 am.
Cr R Hills entered
the meeting at 10.05 am.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
6 Public
Input
There was no
public input.
7 Local
Board Input
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7.1
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Local Board Input: Ōrākei
Local Board - Delegation Authority for certain notification decisions
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Cr G
Sayers entered the meeting at 10.15 am.
Cr J Watson left the meeting at 10.24 am.
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Resolution
number GB/2021/65
MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr J Bartley:
That
the Governing Body:
a) receive
the Ōrākei Local Board input regarding delegation authority for
certain notification decisions and thank Member Troy Churton for his
attendance.
CARRIED
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8 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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9
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Independent Māori Statutory Board -
proposed funding agreement for the 2021/2022 financial year
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Resolution
number GB/2021/66
MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr A Dalton:
That
the Governing Body:
a) whakaae
(approve) the 2021/2022 funding agreement between Auckland Council and
Independent Māori Statutory Board, which comprises a total direct
funding of $3,025,621 (opex).
b) whakaae
(approve) that variations to the 2021/2022 funding agreement between Auckland
Council and the Independent Māori Statutory
Board of no more than $50,000 in the financial year can be agreed between the
chief executive of the Auckland Council and the chief executive of the
Independent Māori Statutory Board, subject to budget being available
to cover the variations.
c) tuhipoka
(note) that following approval of the proposed funding by the Governing Body,
the 2021/2022 funding agreement between Auckland Council and the Independent Māori Statutory Board will be prepared and signed by the Mayor
and the council’s chief executive and the chair and chief executive of
the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
CARRIED
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10
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Decision-making responsibilities of Auckland
Council's Governing Body and local boards
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Cr J
Watson returned to the meeting at 10.32 am.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation adding new clause c), with the
agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GB/2021/67
MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr S Henderson:
That
the Governing Body:
a) approve the
Decision-making Responsibilities of Auckland Council’s Governing Body
and Local Boards policy for inclusion in the long-term plan.
b) confirm
the allocation of decision-making responsibilities for non-regulatory
activities of Auckland Council contained in the Decision-making Responsibilities
of Auckland Council’s Governing Body and Local Boards policy (Attachment
A of the agenda report).
c) request staff to report back to the Governing
Body further on the implications of a standing delegation to local boards to
approve area plans and how this could be achieved.
d) agree
that the scope of the existing delegation to local boards to make objections
to liquor licensing applications be clarified to include on, off, club and
special licences.
e) endorse
the recommendation of the Joint Governance Working Party to refer delegation
requests relating to transport and town centres to be considered in the next
phase of the Waiheke pilot.
f) note that the Decision-making Responsibilities
of Auckland Council’s Governing Body and Local Boards policy is updated
annually and refer any issues relating to the Governing Body responsibilities
to the next review.
CARRIED
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11
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Proposed new Navigation Bylaw: Bylaw Panel
report
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An amended
copy of the Navigation Safety Bylaw, appended at Attachment C of the agenda
report, was circulated prior to the meeting. A copy has been placed on
the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a
minutes attachment.
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IMSB Member
Glenn Wilcox and the Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton were in attendance to speak
in support of the item.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation, amending clause c) with agreement
of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GB/2021/68
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:
That
the Governing Body:
a) approve
the Bylaw Panel recommendations on the proposed changes to Te Kaunihera o
Tāmaki Makaurau Ture ā-Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Auckland Council
Navigation Bylaw 2021 and associated controls in Attachment A and Attachment
B of the agenda report.
b) confirm
that the proposed new Navigation Bylaw 2021 and associated controls in amended
Attachment C dated 23 June 2021:
i) is
the most appropriate way to ensure maritime safety and minimise the risk of
accidents, nuisance and damage on Auckland’s navigable waters
ii) is
the most appropriate form of bylaw
iii) does
not give rise to any implications under, and is not inconsistent with the New
Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Maritime Transport Act 1994.
c) adopt
the proposed new Navigation Bylaw 2021 and associated controls in amended
Attachment C dated 23 June 2021 with effect from 31 July 2021.
d) approve
the distribution of this agenda report and associated minutes to local boards
for their information.
e) delegate
authority through the Chief Executive to the manager responsible for bylaws
to make any amendments to the Bylaw and associated controls in amended
Attachment C dated 23 June 2021 to correct errors or omissions.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 24 June 2021, Governing Body: Item 11 -
Proposed new Navigation Bylaw: Bylaw Panel report, amended Attachment C of
the agenda report
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Change to membership of the Appointments and
Performance Review Committee
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Resolution
number GB/2021/70
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr L Cooper:
That
the Governing Body:
a) approve a minor change to the Auckland Council
Governing Body Terms of Reference 2019-2022 for membership of the
Appointments and Performance Review Committee by discharging Councillor
Desley Simpson and appointing Councillor Angela Dalton.
b) note that staff will make the necessary
amendments to amend the Auckland Council Governing Body Terms of Reference
2019-2022 as soon as is practicable.
CARRIED
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Summary of Governing Body information
memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) -
24 June 2021
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Resolution
number GB/2021/71
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr G Sayers:
That
the Governing Body:
a) note
the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the
agenda report.
b) receive
the Summary of Governing Body information memoranda, workshops and briefings
– 24 June 2021.
CARRIED
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15
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Summary of Confidential Decisions and
related information released into Open
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Resolution
number GB/2021/72
MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr G Sayers:
That
the Governing Body:
a) note
the confidential decisions and related information that is now publicly
available:
i) Appointment to the Heritage Advisory Panel
ii) Nomination to Alleva Animal Health Limited
Animal Ethics Committee.
CARRIED
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16 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
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17 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number GB/2021/73
MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr C
Casey:
That the Governing Body:
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:
Recommendation from the Appointments and Performance Review Committee - Chief
Executive's Performance Objectives for FY22-24
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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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.
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s7(2)(a)
- The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of
natural persons, including that of a deceased person.
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 that relates to the setting of
performance objectives that have yet to be agreed with the Chief Executive,
and the committee may discuss matters relating to the Chief Executive's
current performance.
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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.
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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
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11.30am 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.
12.34pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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C1
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CONFIDENTIAL: Recommendation from the
Appointments and Performance Review Committee - Chief Executive's Performance
Objectives for FY22-24
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Resolution
number GB/2021/74
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:
That the Governing Body:
c)
agree that the decision, report and
attachments remain confidential until the requirements no longer exists.
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12.34 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 Governing Body HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
