Komiti mō te Ārai Mate Whawhati Tata me Te

Raru Ohorere / Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 5 September 2023 at 2.02pm. A recording of the meeting is available on: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Andrew Baker

 

Members

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

Via electronic link until 2.55pm, Item 9

 

IMSB Member Pongarauhine Renata

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

Via electronic link

 

Cr Ken Turner

From 2.07pm, Item 8

Ex-officio

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Nick Tauanu’u Bakulich

Via electronic link

 

 

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Katherine Biggs

Acting Manager for Regional Partnerships, National Emergency Management Agency, NZ

 

Matthew Bramhall

Senior Regional Emergency Management Advisor, National Emergency Management Agency, NZ

 

 

 

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

05 September 2023

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/16

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence

Mayor Wayne Brown

Early departure

Cr Alf Filipaina, on council business

CARRIED

 

 

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

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/17

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

b)        whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 6 June 2023 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 25 July 2023, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

            There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

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

Prioritisation Plan update

 

Cr K Turner entered the meeting at 2.07pm.

 

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/18

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive an update on the Prioritisation Plan.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     5 September 2023, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 8, Prioritisation Plan update, Presentation

 

 

9

Auckland Severe Weather Events 2023 Debrief, Toa Consulting

 

Cr A Filipaina retired from the meeting at 2.55pm.

 

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given by Jim Tetlow from Toa Consulting. 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, amending clause b), were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/19

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the debrief report entitled “Auckland Severe Weather Events 2023” prepared by Toa Consulting

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that implementation progress reports will be incorporated in future reporting to the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee with an aim to have all recommendations implemented as soon as possible, but at least before the end of the current term of council.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     5 September 2023, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 9, Auckland Severe Weather Events 2023 Debrief, Toa Consulting, Presentation

 


 

 

10

Update of Group Controllers and Group Recovery Managers list

 

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/20

MOVED by Cr K Turner, seconded by IMSB Member P Renata:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the amendment and update of the list of Group Controllers and Group Recovery Managers to reinstate Mace Ward, a “suitably qualified and experienced” Group Controller

b)      whakaae / approve the list in the attachment to this report for publication on the Auckland Emergency Management website.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Auckland Emergency Management: An Introduction for Elected Members eLearning Module

 

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/21

MOVED by Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson, seconded by Chairperson Cr S Stewart:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      mihia / acknowledge the ‘Auckland Emergency Management: An Introduction for Elected Members’ eLearning module

b)      tuhi ā-taipitpito / note what other CDEM Groups have done to promote similar training with their elected members.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Tsunami Evacuation Zone Maps

 

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/22

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the option of two tsunami evacuation zones, comprising a land evacuation zone (coloured yellow) and a beach and marine evacuation zone (coloured red).

CARRIED

 


 

 

13

Meerkat Tsunami Siren Network - Options Analysis

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/23

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Baker, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the decommissioning of the Meerkat tsunami siren network ahead of the outcome of the Tsunami Public Alerting Strategy, following appropriate communications with impacted communities.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Under Standing Order 1.8.6, the following members requested that their dissenting vote be recorded:

·         Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson

·         Cr G Sayers

 

 

Attachments

a     5 September 2023, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 13, Meerkat Tsunami Siren Network - Options Analysis, Presentation

 

14

Emergency Management Bill

 

Note:   changes to the original motion, amending clause a), were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2023/24

MOVED by IMSB Member P Renata, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve delegations to the Chair of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee and the General Manager of Auckland Emergency Management to approve the Committee’s submission to the Emergency Management Bill, developed through the following process, including but not exclusively:

i)          a memorandum to Governing Body and local board members and the Independent Māori Statutory Board introducing the Emergency Management Bill

ii)         a presentation to the Coordinating Executive Committee on 21 August 2023

iii)       a local board report in September 2023 seeking comment on the Emergency Management Bill

iv)       a letter to Tāmaki Makaurau’s iwi and Māori introducing the Emergency Management Bill and seeking to understand the level of interest

v)         a Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee workshop on 18 October 2023 to discuss the draft submission to the Emergency Management Bill

vi)       the circulation of the final draft submission following the workshop.

CARRIED

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.34pm                                               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 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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