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, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 at 2.01pm. 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, MNZM

Via electronic link until 4.56pm, Item 12

Members

Cr Andrew Baker

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Houkura Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata

 

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

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

 

Geoff Purcell

District Manager Counties Manukau, Fire and Emergency New Zealand

 

Fiona Natusch

Auckland Strategic Advisor, Fire and Emergency New Zealand

 

Graham Ferguson

Emergency Management Advisor, St John Ambulance New Zealand

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

19 November 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/26

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence

Houkura Member P Renata

Cr G Sayers

Mayor Wayne Brown – on Council business

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP – on Council business

CARRIED

Electronic attendance

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/27

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:

·         Cr A Filipaina (SO 3.3.3 b))

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/2024/28

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 3 September 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

Summary of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings - 19 November 2024

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/29

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

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 – 19 November 2024.

CARRIED

 

 

9

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 government’s overarching vision to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system over the next five years in support of the General Manager’s update.

Cr A Baker left the meeting at 2.25pm.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/30

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Houkura Member G Wilcox:  

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     19 November 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 9 - General Manager's update - presentation

 


 

 

10

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 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.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/31

MOVED by Cr J Fairey, seconded by Houkura Member G Wilcox:   

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update on Auckland Council’s preparation for the arrival of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     19 November 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 10 - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza update - presentation

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3.09pm and reconvened at 3.14pm.

 

 

11

Update from Fire and Emergency New Zealand

 

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.

Note:   changes were made to the original motion, adding new clause b), with the agreement of the meeting.

Cr A Baker returned to the meeting at 3.49pm.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/32

MOVED by Cr K Turner, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from Fire and Emergency New Zealand

b)      whakaae / agree to refer the presentation from Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and specifically the reference to Plan Change 79, to the Policy and Planning Committee for their urgent attention and consideration.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     19 November 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 11 - Update from Fire and Emergency New Zealand - presentation

 

 


 

 

12

Quarter one Auckland Emergency Management 2024/2025 Work Programme progress report

 

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 A Filipaina retired from the meeting at 4.56pm.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2024/33

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Auckland Emergency Management 2024/2025 quarter one progress report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     19 November 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 12 - Quarter one Auckland Emergency Management 2024/2025 Work Programme progress report - presentation

 

 

13

Update on the 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/2024/34

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Houkura Member G Wilcox:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive this update on the Capability Growth and Development Programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     19 November 2024, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 13 - Update on the Capability Growth and Development Programme - presentation

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

5.18pm                                               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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