Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take Āhua Iwi Kē / Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, Level 2, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 5 July 2021 at 5.00pm.

 

 

Started at 5.30pm

present

 

Co-chair

Mohamud Mohamed

 

 

 

 

Members

Carol Guler

 

 

Eva Chen

 

 

Fatumata Bah

 

 

Farrukh Gul Qaisrani

From 6pm, item 6

 

Ireen Manuel

 

 

Najira Khanan

 

 

Sunil Kaushal

From 5.51pm, item 6

 

Cr Paul Young

From 6.01pm, item 6

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Kathy Yan

 

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Meng Foon

Race Relations Commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel

05 July 2021

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member N Khanan:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)         accepted the apologies from Cr P Young,  Member F G Qaisrani for lateness, Member K Yan and Cr Dr C Casey for absence.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member N Khanan

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)         confirmed the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 1 March 2021,as a true and correct record.

 

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

           

There were no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Panel members' and Liaison Councillors updates

 

Moved by Member F Bah, seconded Member C Guler:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      noted the liaison councillor and panel members’ updates.

 

 

 

6

Meng Foon - Race Relations Commissioner / Pouāwhina ki te Kaihautū Whakawhanaungatanga ā Iwi

 

Member S Kaushal entered the meeting at 5.51pm.
Member G Qaisrani entered the meeting at 6pm.
Cr P Young entered the meeting at 6.01pm.

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member E Chen:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      thanked Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner for his presentation and attendance.

 

 

Sunil Kaushal left the meeting 6.41pm.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 6.41pm and reconvened at 7.07pm

 

 

 

7

Endorsement of the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel's strategic work programme

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member I Manuel:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      noted that high level priorities from the panel’s strategic work programme were presented to the May 2021 meeting of Auckland Council’s Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee

b)      noted that the strategic work programme is a living document and further discussions are possible to refine and build detail to allow the panel to confirm its priorities for the remainder of the term.

 

 

 

 

8

Draft Forward Plan

 

A document was tabled. A copy has been attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member N Khanan:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      adopted a forward work plan for the remainder of the 2019-2022 term of the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel.

 

 

Attachments

a     5 July 2021, Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel, Item 8 - Draft Forward Plan - tabled document

 

 

 

9

What next for the Future of Auckland microsite

 

Note:   a new clause a) was added, and clause b) was amended with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Moved by Member M Mohamed, seconded by Member N Khanan:

The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:

a)      agreed to defer this item to the next Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel meeting on 16 August

b)      identified Fatumata, Mohamud, Carol, Eva and Najira will be responsible for progressing with the next steps for the Future of Auckland microsite.

 

 

 

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

8.01 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 Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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