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Rainbow
Communities Advisory Panel
21 June 2021
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1 Apologies
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:
a)
accepted the apology from Teresa Platt for
absence.
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2 Declaration
of Interest
Member Max
Tweedie declared an interest in Item 6 - Auckland Unlimited's support for LGBTQ+
events.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel:
a)
confirmed the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Monday, 19 April 2021, as a true and correct
record.
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4 Extraordinary
Business
There
was no extraordinary business.
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5
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Panel members' and liaison councillor's
updates
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) noted
the liaison councillor and panel members’ updates.
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6
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Auckland Unlimited's support for LGBTQ+
events
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A PowerPoint
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes
and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Member Max
Tweedie had declared an interest in this item, however, the meeting agreed
that there was no conflict.
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) received
the presentation from Auckland Unlimited
b) provided
feedback on how Auckland Unlimited can support LGBTQ+ events.
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Attachments
a 21 June 2021 – Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel, Item 6 - Auckland Unlimited's support for LGBTQ+ events –
presentation
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7
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Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa - preparations
for the 2023 Census
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A PowerPoint
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes
attachments.
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) received
the presentation from representatives of Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
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Attachments
a 21 June 2021 – Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel, Item 7 - Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa - preparations for the 2023
Census – presentation
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Rob Sykes (He/Him/Ia) – Diversity
& Inclusion Principal Advisor
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A PowerPoint
presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes
attachments.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause d), with the
agreement of the meeting.
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) received
the presentation from Rob Sykes Diversity & Inclusion Principal Advisor
b) supported
the creation and running of Rainbow competency training of all frontline
Council Staff
c) supported
running development workshops with our Rainbow Staff Network members to help
them progress into their careers
d) acknowledged
the previous work of Deborah James, former Head of Diversity & Inclusion.
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Attachments
a 21 June 2021 – Rainbow Communities
Advisory Panel, Item 8 - Rob Sykes (He/Him/Ia) – Diversity & Inclusion
Principal Advisor – presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 7.24pm and
reconvened at 7.41pm
Note: The co-chairs
accorded precedence to Item 10 – Future meeting dates for the Rainbow
Communities Advisory Panel 2021-2022, at this time.
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10
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Future meeting dates for the Rainbow Communities
Advisory Panel 2021-2022
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Note: changes were made to the original
recommendation, amending clauses a), b) and c), with the agreement of the
meeting.
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) confirmed
meeting dates for the remainder of 2021 and 2022 with the exception of February
2022 and requested staff to look at rescheduling options for that date
b) deferred
identifying one of the remaining 2021 dates to be an open meeting plus a
further two open meetings for 2022 to a later workshop
c) deferred
considering opportunities for community engagement over the remainder of
their term to a later workshop.
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Note: It was agreed that a discussion of Item 9 - Panel advocacy to the council and additional work - would be held in a confidential section
of the meeting.
7.47pm The
public was excluded.
8.35pm The
public was re-admitted.
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9
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Panel advocacy to the council and additional
work
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The Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel:
a) noted
any other recent advocacy to the council
b) agreed
to request additional compensation for work carried out.
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Note: Item
10 - – Future meeting dates for the Rainbow
Communities Advisory Panel 2021-2022 was considered prior to Item 9 - Panel advocacy to the council and
additional work
11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
8.37pm 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 Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
