Komiti mō te Moni Whiwhi, mō te Whakapaunga me te Uara / Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 at 10.00am. 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 Desley Simpson, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Greg Sayers |
From 10.04am, Item 8 |
Members |
Cr Julie Fairey |
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Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM |
Via electronic link From 10.01am, Item 1 |
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Cr Kerrin Leoni |
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Ken Turner |
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
Members |
Cr Chris Darby |
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Houkura Chair David Taipari |
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Cr Maurice Williamson |
Ex-officio |
Mayor Wayne Brown |
Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Christine Fletcher |
Via electronic link |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
Via electronic link |
Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee 12 November 2024 |
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1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
Resolution number ECPCC/2024/42 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr K Leoni: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) whakaae / accept the apologies from: Absence Mayor W Brown – on council business Cr C Darby – on council business Cr M Williamson – on council business |
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Electronic Attendance |
Resolution number ECPCC/2024/43 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr K Turner: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for: · Houkura Member Tony Kake |
Houkura Member T Kake joined the meeting at 10.01am.
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 ECPCC/2024/44 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr J Fairey: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
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.
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Auckland Council quarterly operating savings progress report |
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Note: changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clauses b) and c), as a chairperson’s recommendation. |
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Deputy Chairperson G Sayers entered the meeting at 10.04am. Deputy Chairperson G Sayers left the meeting at 10.09am. |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/45 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr J Fairey: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that Auckland Council has achieved $13.1 million operating savings for the quarter ended 30 September 2024, which combined with recurring savings brings the total savings achieved for the 2024/2025 financial year to $31.9 million or 48 per cent of the $66 million target. b) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that these savings build on top of ongoing savings of $90 million per year which have already been achieved and locked into the council’s budget c) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the $337 million of savings achieved over the past three years is forecast to grow to just under half a billion dollars by the end of the 2024/2025 year. |
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Section 17A review update and approval of Terms of Reference |
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A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Deputy Chairperson G Sayers returned to the meeting at 10.17am. |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/46 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr S Stewart: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) whakaae / approve the Terms of Reference for the Marinas Review. b) whakaae / approve the Terms of Reference for the Building Consents Review. |
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr K Turner requested that his abstention be recorded. |
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a 12 November 2024, Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee, Item 9 - Section 17A review update and approval of Terms of Reference, presentation |
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Options update for P27 “Te Ara Hura” Full Facilities Maintenance Contracts |
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A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Note: changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause d), as a chairperson’s recommendation. |
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Cr D Newman left the meeting at 10.57am. Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 11.27am. |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/47 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that staff have assessed a wide range of potential options for the contracts and developed a short list of options and an initial recommended option. b) ohia / endorse staff not progressing with further work to investigate either a fully insourced facilities maintenance model or fully outsourcing to a single entity model. c) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that staff will progress further investigations into shortlisted options for the P27 “Te Ara Hura” Full Facilities Maintenance Contract with focus on the initial recommended option of the hybrid contract structure explained in the report. d) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that when the Council moved from 38 small contracts to 5 large contracts in 2017, a significant ongoing cost avoidance of $30m was generated. The further investigation into the initial recommended option proposed looks to ensure continued efficient delivery of these services, while enhancing some areas of the contracts. |
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a 12 November 2024, Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee, Item 10 - Options update for P27 “Te Ara Hura” Full Facilities Maintenance Contracts, presentation |
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Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 12 November 2024 |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/48 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the 2024 forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report b) whiwhi / receive the Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings. |
12 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
13 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural motion to exclude the public |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/49 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value 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: Update on the Te Hono (Avondale Library) construction contract
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. |
11.35am 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.
11.49am The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: Update on the Te Hono (Avondale Library) construction contract |
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Resolution number ECPCC/2024/50 MOVED by Cr K Leoni, seconded by Cr K Turner: That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee: Restatement b) whakaū / confirm that the resolutions, report and presentation remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.
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11.49am 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 Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee HELD ON
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