Komiti mō te Ārai Mate Whawhati Tata me Te

Raru Ohorere / Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

This meeting had been rescheduled from 3 September 2024 due to the tangi for Māori Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 10.03am. 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 Alf Filipaina

 

Members

Cr Andrew Baker

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

Via electronic link

 

Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

Via electronic link

 

Cr Ken Turner

Via electronic link

until 10.32am, Item 8

 

Houkura Member Glenn Wilcox

Via electronic link

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

 

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Margaret Voyce

Ōrākei Local Board member

 

Mike Gillooly

National Emergency Management Agency, NZ

 

 

 

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

3 September 2024 and rescheduled to 10 September 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/16

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

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence

Mayor Wayne Brown – on Council business

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP – on Council business

 

Early departure

Cr Julie Fairey

Cr Ken Turner

CARRIED

Note:   Subsequently, Cr Fairey did no depart early.

 

 

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/2024/17

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

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 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

General Manager's update

 

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.

 

In addition, Mike Gillooly, National Emergency Management Agency, NZ (NEMA) provided a verbal update on the recent Budget announcement and its effect on NEMA and on Emergency Management Reform.

 

Cr K Turner retired from the meeting at 10.32am.

 

Note: Chair Cr Stewart reported that she had received an email from Fire Emergency New Zealand around their research on intensification and the report they had published in 2023, Te Hiku intensifications research. Cr Stewart would meet with Cr Richard Hills, Chair of the Policy and Planning Committee to discuss the committee’s interest in ensuring access for emergency services in our built environment.

Cr Stewart would request Cr Hills to consider asking Fire Emergency New Zealand to present their report and findings at a future Policy and Planning Committee meeting.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/18

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

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the verbal update from the General Manager of Auckland Emergency Management.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 8 - General Manager's update - presentation

 

 

9

AEM work programme overview and reporting framework

 

An updated version of Attachment A was provided to members prior to the meeting. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

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/2024/19

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive an overview of the Auckland Emergency Management work programme and reporting framework.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 9 - AEM work programme overview and reporting framework - updated Attachment A

b     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 9 - AEM work programme overview and reporting framework - presentation

 

 

 

10

Capability Growth and Development Programme

 

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/2024/20

MOVED by Cr J Fairey, seconded by Houkura Member P Renata:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive an overview of the Capability Growth and Development Programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 10 - Capability Growth and Development Programme - presentation

 

 

11

Appointments to the Group Recovery Manager role

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/21

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      kopou / appoint Mace Ward as the Group Recovery Manager under section 29(1) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

b)      whakaae / agree to remove Mat Tucker and Phil Wilson from the list of persons available to perform the role of Group Recovery Manager

c)      whakamihi / thank Mat Tucker and Phil Wilson for their service as Group Recovery Manager

d)      kopou / appoint Craig Hobbs as a suitably qualified and experienced person to perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers of Group Recovery Manager under section 29(2) of the Act

e)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the desirability of growing the cohort of suitably qualified and experienced persons who may be appointed under section 29(2) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act as Group Recovery Manager.

CARRIED

 

12

Update on the Tsunami Work Programme

 

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/2024/22

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update on the Tsunami Work Programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 12 - Update on the Tsunami Work Programme - presentation

 

 

13

Enhanced Welfare Capability Programme

 

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.

 

Cr J Fairey left the meeting at 11.58am.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/23

MOVED by Deputy Cr Chairperson A Filipaina, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive an overview on the Enhanced Welfare Capability Programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 13 - Enhanced Welfare Capability Programme - presentation

 

 

14

Management of Auckland's NZ Response Teams update

 

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.

 

Cr J Fairey returned to the meeting at 12.36pm.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/24

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update on the management of Auckland’s New Zealand Response Teams.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 14 - Management of Auckland's NZ Response Teams update - presentation

 

 

15

Summary of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings - 3 September 2024

 

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/25

MOVED by Cr J Fairey, seconded by Houkura Member P Renata:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 3 September 2024.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.47pm                                             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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