Komiti mō te Whakahaere Tikanga me te Aro ki te Pae Tawhiti mō ngā Whakahaere ka Whakahaerehia e te Kaunihera /

Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the CCO Direction and Oversight Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 2.02pm. A recording of the meeting is available here: 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 Shane Henderson

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

From 2.04pm, Item 8

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 2.04pm, Item 8

 

Cr Richard Hills

Until 4.01pm, Item 11

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Via electronic link

From 2.14pm, Item 8

 

Cr John Watson

 

Houkura Member

Hon Tau Henare

Until 3.09, Item 10

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

Until 3.52pm, Item 11

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

From 2.37pm, Item 8

Until 4.31pm, Item C1

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Houkura Member

Ngarimu Blair

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

 

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Eke Panuku

 

 

Ian Wheeler

Chief Operating Officer

 

Carl Gosbee

Chief Financial Officer

 

Allan Young

General Manager Development

 

Marian Webb

General Manager Assets and Development

 

Brenna Waghorn

General Manager Strategy and Planning

 

David Kennedy

Board Chair

 

Kenina Court

Director

 

Steven Evans

Director

 

John Coop

Director

 

 

 

 

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

 

 

Nick Hill

Chief Executive

 

Pam Ford

Director, Economic Development

 

John Lavery

Head of Economic Transformation

 

 

 

 


Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

10 September 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

Note:   An apology was subsequently received from Houkura Member Ngarimu Blair for absence.

 

 

 

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 CDOCC/2024/42

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 13 August 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

2024 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance

 

Cr J Bartley entered the meeting at 2.04pm.

Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 2.04pm.

Cr W Walker joined the meeting at 2.14pm.

Deputy Mayor D Simpson entered the meeting at 2.37pm.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/43

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the ‘2024 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s international performance’, provided at Attachment A.

b)      whiwhi / receive the presentation from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited on the 2024 State of the City report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September  2024, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 8 - 2024 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance, presentation

 

 

 

9

Quarter four performance reports 2023/2024 for substantive council-controlled organisations and Port of Auckland Limited annual report 2023/2024

 

Cr C Darby left the meeting at 3.06pm.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/44

MOVED by Cr A Dalton, seconded by Houkura Member T Henare:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the 2023/2024 fourth quarter reports for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Eke Panuku and Watercare provided as Attachments A to C of the agenda report.

b)      whiwhi / receive the 2023/2024 annual report of Port of Auckland Limited and the 2023/2024 full year results for the key performance indicators in the 2021-2024 Statement of Corporate Intent provided in Attachment D of the agenda report.

c)      tono / request that Watercare work with staff to improve its reporting on the delivery of its capital programme, including performance measures.

CARRIED

 


 

 

 

10

Lead Councillor CCO updates

 

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

 

Houkura Member T Henare retired from the meeting at 3.09pm.

Cr C Darby returned to the meeting at 3.13pm.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/45

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the verbal updates from the following Lead Councillors:

·       Deputy Mayor D Simpson - Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

·       Cr A Dalton – Eke Panuku Development Auckland.

CARRIED

 

 

 

11

Eke Panuku performance update

 

A presentation was provided.  A copy is attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr W Walker left the meeting at 3.42pm.

Mayor W Brown retired from the meeting at 3.52pm.

Cr R Hills retired from the meeting at 4.01pm.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/46

MOVED by Cr A Dalton, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from Eke Panuku on 2023/2024 performance and future outlook.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     10 September  2024, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 11 - Eke Panuku performance update, presentation

 


 

 

12

Review of the Forward Work Programme - Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/47

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      riro / receive and arotake / review the progress on the 2024 forward work programme as appended in Attachment A of the agenda report.

b)      whakaae / approve the updated forward work programme.

CARRIED

 

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

14        Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/48

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whakaae / agree to 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: Eke Panuku performance update

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)(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 presentation contains examples of development agreements with commerical partners.

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.

 

C2       CONFIDENTIAL: Lead Councillor CCO updates

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)(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 information that could prejudice Watercare's position with potential stakeholders.

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

 

 

4.12pm            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.

 

4.18pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Eke Panuku performance update

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/42

MOVED by Cr A Dalton, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whiwhi / receive the update from Eke Panuku on their residential and commercial development work in the context of the Auckland property market.

Restatement

b)          whakaae / agree that the decisions be released in the open minutes, but the report and its attachments (Attachment A of the confidential agenda report) remain confidential.

 

 


 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Lead Councillor CCO updates

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2024/43

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whiwhi / receive the confidential verbal updates from the Lead Councillors.

b)          whiwhi / receive the confidential written update from the Cr K Turner – Watercare.

Restatement

c)          whakaae / agree that the decisions be released in the open minutes, but the report and its attachments (Attachment A of the confidential agenda report) remain confidential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.40 pm                                              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 Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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