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Governing Body
16 December
2021
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1 Affirmation
His Worship the Mayor will read the affirmation.
Note: a roll-call was conducted that ascertained the following members
were in attendance at the commencement of the meeting:
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Mayor P Goff
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Cr S Henderson
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Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore
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Cr R Hills
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Cr J Bartley
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Cr T Mulholland
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Cr C Casey
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Cr D Newman
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Cr E Collins
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Cr G Sayers
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Cr P Coom
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Cr D Simpson
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Cr L Cooper
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Cr S Stewart
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Cr A Dalton
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Cr W Walker
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Cr C Darby
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Cr J Watson
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Cr A Filipaina
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Cr P Young
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Cr C Fletcher
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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
There was no
local board input.
8 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Cr W Walker joined the meeting at 10.09
am.
Acknowledgement
Recent
sporting achievements were acknowledged:
Cr J
Watson acknowledged Ajaz Patel – cricket
His
Worship the Mayor acknowledged Liam Lawson – motorsports
racing
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9
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Three Waters Economic Regulation - Council
family submission
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A PowerPoint
presentation was given in support of the item. 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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Resolution
number GB/2021/160
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That
the Governing Body:
a) approve
Council’s draft submission on the Economic and Consumer Protection
Regulation of Three Waters shown at Attachment A of the agenda report
b) authorise
the Mayor as Chair of Governing Body to approve the final submission by 20
December 2021 once any feedback from mana whenua has been included.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 16 December 2021, Governing Body: Item 9
- Three Waters Economic Regulation - Council family submission, Presentation
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10
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Referred from the Audit and Risk Committee -
Auckland Council's Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) performance
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Resolution
number GB/2021/161
MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That
the Governing Body:
a) tuhi
/ note the Auckland Council's Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) performance
report (Attachment A of the agenda report) and any commentary from the Audit
and Risk Committee
b) tuhi
/ note that the report has been provided to all local boards for their
information.
CARRIED
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12
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Referred from the Audit and Risk Committee -
Annual Report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee
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Resolution
number GB/2021/163
MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That
the Governing Body:
a) tuhi
/ note the Annual Report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee
(Attachment A of the agenda report) with the additional paragraph as noted in
paragraph 5 of this agenda report.
CARRIED
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13
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Update on Māori representation in local
government
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Note: a change
to the original motion, adding new clause b), was made with the agreement of
the meeting.
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Resolution
number GB/2021/164
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr A Dalton:
That
the Governing Body:
a)
tuhi /
note the need to engage with mana
whenua and mātāwaka, in order to inform Auckland Council’s
future position on Māori representation in local government
b)
tuhi / note that the council’s current position is to support
direct Māori representation based on the parliamentary model
c)
whakaaroaro / consider its
support for a model of Māori representation, including the Royal
Commission model once all engagement is completed with mana whenua and mātāwaka
d)
whakaae / agree that staff bring a
timeline for further work early in 2022.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, the following
councillors request their dissenting votes be recorded against clauses a), c)
and d):
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Cr J Bartley
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Cr C Casey
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Cr E Collins
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Cr A Filipaina
Note: Pursuant
to Standing Order 1.8.3, Cr S Henderson requested that his abstention be
recorded against clauses a), c) and d).
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The meeting adjourned at 12.32pm and
reconvened at 1.01pm.
Note: a roll-call was conducted
that ascertained the following members were in attendance at the commencement
of the meeting:
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Mayor P Goff
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Cr S Henderson
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Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore
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Cr R Hills
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Cr J Bartley
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Cr T Mulholland
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Cr C Casey
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Cr D Newman
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Cr E Collins
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Cr G Sayers
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Cr P Coom
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Cr D Simpson
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Cr L Cooper
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Cr S Stewart
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Cr A Dalton
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Cr W Walker
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Cr C Darby
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Cr J Watson
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Cr A Filipaina
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Cr P Young
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Cr C Fletcher
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Auckland Light Rail
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Note: changes
to the original motion, amending clause b) and adding new clause d), were
made with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution
number GB/2021/165
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That
the Governing Body:
a) authorise
the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to welcome a Cabinet decision to invest in
Auckland Light Rail and support its investment in Auckland’s
infrastructure
b) commit
to partnering with government on the Auckland Light Rail Project, acknowledging the government’s
commitment to do so, noting that council is not in a financial position and
cannot contribute to the cost of the construction of Light Rail but will have
a role in master planning of urban development of Light Rail.
c) note the importance of City Centre to Mangere
Light Rail project as part of a Rapid Transit Network for Auckland, including
connections with future lines to the North Shore and North West and
integration with the Airport to Botany busway project.
d) note that Auckland Council strongly supports a Rapid
Transit Network for Auckland.
CARRIED
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Note: Pursuant
to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr W Walker, requested that his dissenting vote be
recorded against clauses a), b) and c).
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16
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Summary of Governing Body information
memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) -
16 December 2021
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Resolution
number GB/2021/167
MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC
Cashmore:
That
the Governing Body:
a) tuhi
/ note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of
the agenda report
b) riro
/ receive the Summary of Governing Body information memoranda, workshops and
briefings – 16 December 2021.
CARRIED
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17
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Summary of Confidential Decisions and
related information released into Open
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Resolution
number GB/2021/168
MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr C Casey:
That
the Governing Body:
a) tuhi
/ note the confidential decision and related information that is now publicly
available:
i) Consideration of reappointments for directors
of Auckland Council Controlled Organisations
ii) Reappointment of directors to Community
Education Trust Auckland and Māngere
Mountain Education Trust
iii) Appointments to the Contemporary Arts
Foundation
iv) Appointment of Deputy Chair to the board of
Eke Panuku
v) Board appointments to the Museum of Transport
and Technology
vi) Appointment
of Conduct Commissioners
vii) Appointment of a Director to the board of
Auckland Transport
viii) Appointments to the Auckland War Memorial
Museum Board
ix) Board intern programme appointments for
2022-2023
x) Allocation of the
2021/2022 Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund.
CARRIED
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18 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
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19 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number GB/2021/169
MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C
Fletcher:
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 Remuneration Review
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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 Governing Body will discuss the performance and
remuneration of the Chief Executive.
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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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1.52pm 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.
3.37pm 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
Remuneration Review
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Resolution
number GB/2021/171
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Cr A
Filipaina:
c)
agree that the report and resolutions will remain confidential
until the matters contained in this report have been agreed between the
Governing Body and the chief executive.
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3.37 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:.......................................................
