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Resolution
number OP/2022/34
MOVED by Chairperson R Autagavaia, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson D Trenberth:
That the Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board:
a)
refuse to provide feedback
as the board has not been given access to a copy of the Hearing Panel recommendation
report following the hearing on the proposed reserve revocation
b)
note the board does
not accept the reasoning from staff for refusing to provide the Hearings
report when it becomes available, which included concern about setting a
precedent, a requirement that the Governing Body access the information
first, the need to avoid local boards critiquing an otherwise public report,
and that a Hearings report is irrelevant to local boards in providing their
views
c)
note that it is
inappropriate for staff to withhold information which will soon be a public
document as this does not align with quality advice standards, transparency,
the shared governance model, or the principle of making all relevant
information available
d)
note that it is
unfair to ask boards to consider the Hearings report only once it is
published on a committee agenda and then provide its views at the committee,
as that would not enable all local board members as a collective to
meaningfully consider the Hearings report on such an important issue to the
local community as the disposal of local reserves
e)
request the Parks,
Arts, Community and Events Committee postpone consideration of this item to
give the board the time to access the information from the Hearing Panel,
consider it further and provide their informed views to the Governing Body
f)
request that the
board’s views in this matter and the provision of the Hearings report
be given adequate weight as the reserve remains a local reserve under the
board’s governance until finally disposed of
g)
request the Chair
attend the meeting of the Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee to
raise the board’s concerns and state its views further
h)
request these
resolutions be circulated to all local boards for their information and seek
their support for the board’s position and the principle that boards
are provided all available and relevant information to inform their views.
CARRIED
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