Komiti mō te Kaitaonga me te Whakahaere i ngā Whakapaunga Pūtea / Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 21 February 2023 at 10.20am.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Greg Sayers

 

Members

Cr Angela Dalton

Via electronic link

 

Cr Julie Fairey

Via electronic link

 

Cr Shane Henderson

Via electronic link

 

IMSB Member Tony Kake, MNZM

Via electronic link

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

Via electronic link

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

Until 11.59am, Item 9

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Members

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

Ex-officio

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

Via electronic link

 

Cr Lotu Fuli

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

 

Note:   In accordance with resolution number GB/2023/3 passed by the Governing Body on 10 February 2023, the in-person quorum for this meeting was two (2).  All other members were entitled to attend the meeting via electronic link.

 

 


Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee

21 February 2023

 

 

 

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

 

Member

Member

Cr Maurice Williamson

ü

IMSB Member Tony Kake, MNZM

ü

Cr Greg Sayers

ü

Cr Mike Lee

ü

Cr Angela Dalton

ü

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

ü

Cr Julie Fairey

ü

IMSB Chair David Taipari

ü

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

Mayor Wayne Brown

ü

Cr Shane Henderson

ü

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

There were no minutes to confirm.

 

 

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

5.1

Public Input: Noelene Buckland - City Centre Residents Group - revenue generating opportunities for Auckland Council

 

A 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.

 

Note:    changes to the original motion, adding new clause b), was made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/1

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the public input from Noelene Buckland of the City Centre Residents Group regarding revenue generating opportunities for Auckland Council and whakamihi / thank her for attending the meeting

b)      tono / request the presentation be forwarded to Auckland Transport for consideration.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2023, Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee, Item 5.1 – Public Input: Noelene Buckland - City Centre Residents Group - revenue generating opportunities for Auckland Council, presentation

 

 

 

 

6          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

 

7          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

 

8

Ports of Auckland Limited - profitability improvement and savings update

 

Roger Gray, Chief Executive and Andrew Clarke, Chief Financial Officer – Ports of Auckland Limited were in attendance.  A 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.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/2

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers:  

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from Ports of Auckland Limited.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2023, Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee, Item 8 – Ports of Auckland Limited - profitability improvement and savings update, presentation

 

 

 

 

 

9

Auckland Council Procurement department overview

 

A 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.

 

Deputy Chairperson G Sayers left the meeting at 11.59am.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/3

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr M Lee:  

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the strategic overview of the Auckland Council Procurement department.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2023, Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee, Item 9 – Auckland Council Procurement department overview, presentation

 

 

 

10

Summary of Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee information memoranda and briefings – 21 February 2023

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/4

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr M Lee:  

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of information Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee memoranda and briefings – 21 February 2023.

CARRIED

 

 

 

11        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/5

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr M Lee:  

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

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: Service Prioritisation Framework

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

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.

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

In particular, the report contains figures from commercial activities.

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.

 

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

 

 

12.24pm          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.

 

1.07pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Service Prioritisation Framework

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/6

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr D Newman: 

That the Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the update on the service prioritisation framework which was adopted by the previous Governing Body as part of the Annual Budget 2022/2023

Restatement

b)      whakaae / agree that the agenda report and resolutions be restated in the open minutes, but the attachments and presentation provided for the item remain confidential.

 

Attachments

a     21 February 2023, Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee, Item C1 – CONFIDENTIAL: Service Prioritisation Framework, report

 

 

 

 

1.07pm                                               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 Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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