I hereby give notice that an ordinary
meeting of the Disability Advisory Panel will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Monday, 11
October 2021
1.00pm
This meeting
will be held virtually by Zoom
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Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu
Take Hunga Hauā/ Disability Advisory Panel
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Martine Abel-Williamson, QSM
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Deputy Chairperson
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Jason Boberg
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Members
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Ronelle Baker
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Chantelle Griffiths
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Kramer Hoeflich
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Gerard Martin
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Rachel Peterson
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Bonnie Robinson
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Ursula Thynne
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Liaison Councillors
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Josephine Bartley
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Dr Cathy Casey
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(Quorum 4 members)
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Sonja Tomovska
Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere /
Governance Advisor
5 October 2021
Contact Telephone: (09) 890 8022
Email: sonja.tomovska@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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(Excerpt – full terms of reference
available as a separate document)
The terms of reference set out the purpose, role and protocols of
the Panel.
Panel members abide by the Code of Conduct for members of Auckland
Council advisory
panels.
Purpose
As one of council’s engagement mechanisms with diverse
communities, the demographic
advisory panels provide advice to the governing body and council
staff within the remit of the
Auckland Plan on the following areas:
·
Auckland Council’s regional policies,
plans and strategies
·
Regional and strategic matters including those
that Council-Controlled Organisations deal with any matter of particular
interest or concern to diverse communities.
Outcomes
The panel’s advice will contribute to improving the outcomes
of diverse communities and
social cohesion as set out in the Auckland Plan. The panel will
advise through their agreed
strategic agenda and detailed work programme.
Strategic agenda and work programme
The panel must develop a work programme and set a strategic agenda
for the term. The
agendas should be focused and integrated across the panels for
collaborative input into
shared agendas, particularly on the Auckland Plan, the Long-term
Plan and annual plans.
The panel should advise on council’s organisational strategies
relevant to diverse
communities.
The governing body and council staff should work with the panel for
the development of their
strategic agendas and work programme. An appropriate committee will
approve the panel’s
work programme and any subsequent major changes to it.
Submissions
The panel must not make formal submissions to Auckland Council on
council strategies,
policies and plans, for example, the annual plan.
In its advisory role to the council, the panel may have input to
submissions made by the
council to external organisations but do not make independent
submissions, except as
agreed with the council.
This does not prevent individual members being party to submissions
outside their role as
panel members.
Review
The form and functioning of the panels may be reviewed prior to or
after, the end of the
panel’s term in September 2022.
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Disability
Advisory Panel
11 October
2021
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of
Interest 5
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
4 Extraordinary
Business 5
5 Auckland Local
Government Elections 2022 7
6 COVID-19
lockdown experiences of disabled people 17
7 Panel members'
and Liaison Councillor's updates 19
8 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Otene Rewhiti, Matanga – Tikanga me
Te Reo Maori will open the meeting with Karakia and welcome Ronelle Baker (Ngāti Porou, Waikato-Tainui and Ngāpuhi), new member of the Disability Advisory Panel.
1 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies
had been received.
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.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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That the Disability Advisory Panel:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Monday, 28 June 2021as a true and correct
record.
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4 Extraordinary
Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda
for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The
local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The
presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public,-
(i) The
reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The
reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent
meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda
for a meeting,-
(a) That
item may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That
item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority;
and
(ii) the
presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is
open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no
resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item
except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for
further discussion.”
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Disability
Advisory Panel
11 October
2021
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Auckland
Local Government Elections 2022
File No.: CP2021/14709
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an overview of the approach for planning and delivering the 2022
Auckland local election and seek input and feedback from the disability
community on initiatives to promote and encourage participation from people
with disabilities.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
1. Local
elections will be conducted by postal vote from 16 September 2022 to noon on
Saturday 8 October 2022.
2. Auckland
electors vote for:
· the mayor, elected
‘at large’
· 20 councillors from
13 wards
· 149 local board
members from 21 local board areas or subdivisions
· Licensing trust
members for the Birkenhead, Mt. Wellington, Waitakere, Wiri and Portage
licensing trusts
3. Council is
required by legislation to deliver the triennial local authority elections. The
primary requirement is to deliver free, fair and effective elections that meet
the relevant statutory requirements and maintain public confidence in the
electoral process.
4. However, with
participation in New Zealand local elections generally in decline, with the
voter turnout at the 2019 Auckland election dropping to 35.3%, the council is
aiming to improve representation and participation in local elections:
· to better involve
individuals, groups and communities, especially those generally
under-represented and not often heard, in civic and democratic processes
(Auckland Plan Outcome 1 Belonging and Participation)
· to provide for
democratic and effective local government that recognises the diversity of
Tāmaki Makaurau communities (as per the purpose of local government in the
Local Government Act)
· to improve
representative and substantial participation in local elections (Local
Electoral Act 2001)
5. A recent
amendment to s42 of the Local Government Act also added a statutory duty on
councils’ chief executives to “facilitate and foster representative
and substantial elector participation in elections and polls held under
the Local Electoral Act 2001”.
6. Therefore, key
strategic objectives of the election programme include increasing voter
turnout, reduce barriers to participation and increasing candidate diversity to
better reflect the diverse communities of Auckland.
7. A number of
issues have been raised in the past by the Disability Advisory Panel about
specific barriers or needs of people with disabilities when it comes to
participating in the election:
· options for people
with disabilities, in particular those vision impaired, who do not have the
ability to vote independently with postal voting. The Panel has suggested
alternatives to enable independent voting by visually impaired people, such as
telephone voting or online voting, both of which are not enabled by the current
legislation.
· disability support
available for standing as a candidate in local elections.
8. At the meeting
staff will present initiatives considered in the planning of the 2022 local
election to respond to these issues and will seek the Panel’s feedback
and input on these and any other initiatives that may help promote
participation of people with disabilities.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Disability Advisory
Panel:
a) receive
the attached presentation
b) provide
feedback and input on initiatives to promote and encourage participation from
people with disabilities in the 2022 local election.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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2022 Auckland Local Elections - presentation to
Disability Advisory Panel
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9
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Elodie Fontaine – Election Programme Manager
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Authorisers
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Rose Leonard - Manager Governance Services
Greg Morgan – Lead Officer Support
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Disability
Advisory Panel
11 October
2021
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Disability
Advisory Panel
11 October
2021
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COVID-19 lockdown experiences of
disabled people
File No.: CP2021/14658
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
invite discussion on the experiences of disabled people in Tāmaki
Makaurau during the alert level 4 and alert level 3 lockdowns that
commenced in August 2021, with regard specifically to services and information
provided by Auckland Council.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Earlier
lockdowns at alert level 4 and during Auckland’s resurgences at alert
level 3 impacted the lives of disabled people significantly. Alongside the
financial, emotional and other stresses on whānau,
people have noted the opportunities arising from remote
working and not having to travel physically to work, better technology and the
ability to be more included in online hui.
3. This discussion can cover any positive aspects that have continued
to work well this year and provide advice on what could be improved. Although
the wider social, personal and economic impacts of cumulative COVID lockdowns
are important to acknowledge, the focus of this facilitated discussion will be
on Auckland Council-provided services and information, or on areas for advocacy
by local to central government that can be informed by the experiences of
disabled people.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Disability Advisory
Panel:
a) note the
scope of the discussion to involve panel members and members of the public at
the meeting.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Sonja Tomovska - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere /
Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Greg Morgan - Lead Officer Support
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Disability
Advisory Panel
11 October
2021
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Panel members' and Liaison Councillor's
updates
File No.: CP2021/14660
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To
receive updates from Liaison Councillors and Disability Advisory Panel members
on recent activities.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. Disability
Advisory Panel members will provide updates on their recent work and activities
relevant to the panel’s work.
3. The
liaison councillor to the panel, Cr Josephine Bartley, will provide an update
of recent council business relevant to the panel’s work.
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Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s
That the Disability Advisory
Panel:
a) note
the liaison councillor and panel members’ updates.
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Ngā
tāpirihanga / Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
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Author
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Sonja Tomovska - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere /
Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Greg Morgan - Lead Officer Support
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