Komiti mō te Moni Whiwhi, mō te Whakapaunga me te Uara / Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

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

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Greg Sayers

From 10.04am, Item 8

Members

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM

Via electronic link

From 10.01am, Item 1

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Members

Cr Chris Darby

 

Houkura Chair David Taipari

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

Via electronic link

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Via electronic link

 

 


Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee

12 November 2024

 

 

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
Houkura Chair David Taipari  – on council business

Cr M Williamson – on council business

CARRIED

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

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.

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

Auckland Council quarterly operating savings progress report

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clauses b) and c), as a chairperson’s recommendation.

 

Deputy Chairperson G Sayers entered the meeting at 10.04am.

Deputy Chairperson G Sayers left the meeting at 10.09am.

 

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.

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

Section 17A review update and approval of Terms of Reference

 

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.

 

Deputy Chairperson G Sayers returned to the meeting at 10.17am.

 

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.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Under Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr K Turner requested that his abstention be recorded.

 

Attachments

a     12 November 2024, Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee, Item 9 - Section 17A review update and approval of Terms of Reference, presentation

 

10

Options update for P27 “Te Ara Hura” Full Facilities Maintenance Contracts

 

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.

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause d), as a chairperson’s recommendation.

 

Cr D Newman left the meeting at 10.57am.

Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 11.27am.

 

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.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     12 November 2024, Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee, Item 10 - Options update for P27 “Te Ara Hura” Full Facilities Maintenance Contracts, presentation

 

 

 

11

Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 12 November 2024

 

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.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains information that could prejudice the council's position with potential suppliers.

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

 

 


 

 

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.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Update on the Te Hono (Avondale Library) construction contract

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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