Kōmiti o te Papa Rēhia o Pukekawa /

Auckland Domain Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland Domain Committee held remotely on Monday, 15 August 2022 at 4.00pm. A recording of the meeting will be available on

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

present

Chairperson	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Alexandra Bonham
Members	Cr Pippa Coom	From 4.01, item 1
	Member Kerrin Leoni,	From 4.03, item 8
	Member Richard Northey, ONZM
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
IMSB Member	Renata Blair

ABSENT

IMSB Member

Hon Tau Henare

ALSO PRESENT

Dr David Gaimster

Chief Executive, Auckland Museum

Auckland Domain Committee 15 August 2022

Note:   a roll-call was conducted that ascertained the following members were in attendance at the commencement of the meeting: 

Member		Member
Cr D Simpson	ü	Cr P Coom
Deputy Chair	ü	IMSB Member T Henare
IMSB Member R Blair	ü	Member K Leoni	ü
Member A Bonham		Cr S Stewart	ü

1          Apologies

Resolution number ADC/2022/14

MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Member R Blair:

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a) accept the apology for

Absence

IMSB Member T Henare

CARRIED

Cr P Coom joined the meeting at 4.01 pm.

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number ADC/2022/15

MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Bonham:

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

b) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 16 May 2022, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4          Petitions

There were no petitions.

5          Public Input

There was no public input.

6          Local Board Input

There was no local board input.

7          Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

8	Auckland Domain Event Approval for Urban Polo 2023
	Member KL Leoni joined the meeting at 4.03 pm.
	Resolution number ADC/2022/16 MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Bonham: That the Auckland Domain Committee: a)      approve in principle the Urban Polo event to take place over five days at the Auckland Domain for the calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025. CARRIED

9	Auckland Domain - General and Financial Update
	Note:  changes to the original motion were incorporated, adding new clause b), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ADC/2022/17 MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Member R Blair: That the Auckland Domain Committee: a) receive the Auckland Domain – general and financial update report. b) note that despite financial challenges as a result of Covid, over $4.6million has been spent in Pukekawa/Auckland Domain for the 2021/22 financial year and $4.48million is budgeted and planned to be spent during the current 2022/23 financial year. CARRIED

10	Pukekawa/Auckland Domain – Highlights and Achievements over the last three years
	Note:  changes to the original motion were incorporated, adding new clauses b) – g), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number ADC/2022/18 MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Member R Northey: That the Auckland Domain Committee: a) receive the highlights and achievements report. b) note that whilst covid has negatively  impacted council’s finances this term, we have still managed to: i) deliver significant asset renewal and maintenance projects in Pukekawa/Auckland Domain including: A) the wintergarden temperate house and B) cricket pitches ii) invest in accessibility improvements including new disability parking and pedestrian safety, and iii) deliver a number of regional events. c) record a vote of thanks to our regular volunteers who continue to monitor pest traplines within Pukekawa/Auckland Domain d) thank the Museum for their support and positive relationship with the Pukekawa/Auckland Domain Committee through its chief executive Dr David Gaimster e) note that Pukekawa/Auckland Domain has been awarded two Green Flag awards in both 2020 and 2021/22 - an international benchmark standard for recreational outdoor spaces including criteria such as quality of services, safety, maintenance, community involvement and sustainability f) note the Wintergardens have twice received a 5 star appraisal as a Garden of Significance in the past three years g) thank all staff particularly Martin van Jaarsveld and Sonja Tomovska for their dedication and efforts to support the Pukekawa/Auckland Domain Committee this term. CARRIED

11	Summary of Auckland Domain Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) -  15 August 2022
	Resolution number ADC/2022/19 MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr P Coom: That the Auckland Domain Committee: a)      note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report. CARRIED

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

4.28 pm                                              The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON

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