Te Komiti Hapori / Community Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Community Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 10.05am.

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

 

Deputy Chair

Cr Julie Fairey, Presiding

 

Councillors

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM

From 10.13am, Item 4.1

Ex-officio

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

Via electronic link

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Chairperson Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

Houkura Member Billy Brown

 

 

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 


Community Committee

26 November 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/4

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

That the Community Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the following apologies:

Absence

Chairperson A Dalton
Cr A Filipaina
Houkura Member B Brown.

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 CCCCC/2024/5

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr K Leoni:  

That the Community Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

4.1

Te Whau Pathway Environment Trust

 

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.

 

Houkura Member Tony Kake entered the meeting at 10.13am.
Councillor K Leoni left the meeting at 10.21am.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/6

MOVED by Cr K Leoni, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the public input from Te Whau Pathway Environment Trust.

b)      whakamihi / thank Te Whau Pathway Environment Trust for attending.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     26 November 2024, Community Committee, Item 4.1 - Te Whau Pathway Project, Public Input, presentation

 

 

 

4.2

Issues affecting the Disability Community

 

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.

 

Disability Advisory Panel Co-Chairs Barry De Geest and Martine Abel-Williamson were present.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/7

MOVED by Houkura Member T Kake, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the public input from Colleen Brown, Chair of Disability Connect and Deputy Chair of Neighbourhood Support New Zealand.

b)      whakamihi / thank Colleen Brown for attending

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     26 November 2024, Community Committee, Item 4.2 Public Input- Issues affecting the Disability Community, presentation

 

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

6          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.42am and reconvened at 10.47am.

 

 

 

7

Community Facilities Network Plan - Action Plan 2022 progress update

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/8

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the report on the Community Facilities Network Plan - Action Plan 2022 progress update.

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the investment pipeline for new and significantly upgraded community spaces.

CARRIED

Note:   From this point forward, agenda items were taken in the following order:

9          Adoption of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028

8          Auckland Climate Grant 2024/2025 strategic allocation

11        Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 26 November 2024

12        Status Update on Action Decisions from Community Committee - 24 September 2024

10        Open Report: Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024-2025 allocation

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

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

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9

Adoption of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028

 

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

 

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

That the Community Committee:

a)      whai / adopt the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028.

b)      tautapa / delegate authority, through the Chief Executive, to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to make minor amendments to the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028, as may be required prior to each funding round.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/9

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr R Hills, an amendment to clause b):  

b)      tautapa / delegate authority, through the Chief Executive, to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to make minor amendments to the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028, as may be required prior to each funding round, in particular, an increased focus and weighting on Pathway 2 and 3 projects.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Cr W Walker withdrew support of the substantive motion as the mover and was replaced by Cr Houkura Member T Kake.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/10

MOVED by Houkura Member T Kake, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Community Committee:

a)          whai / adopt the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026 - 2028.

b)      tautapa / delegate authority, through the Chief Executive, to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to make minor amendments to the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028, as may be required prior to each funding round, in particular, an increased focus and weighting on Pathway 2 and 3 projects

CARRIED

 

Note:   Under Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr W Walker requested that his dissenting vote against clause b) be recorded.

 

Attachments

a     26 November 2024, Community Committee, Item 9 - Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026 - 2028, presentation

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 12.13pm and reconvened at 12.19pm

 

 

8

Auckland Climate Grant 2024/2025 strategic allocation

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/11

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the grant allocations for the 2024/2025 Auckland Climate Grant Strategic funding round totalling $260,000 as listed below and detailed in Attachment B of the agenda report.

Applicant

Project title

Funding recommendation

Grey Lynn 2030 Transition Community Trust

Electrify Community

$30,000

YMCA North Incorporated

Camp Adair Emissions Reduction: Replace Gas with Wood Pellet Boiler

$40,000

Tahuna Paa Marae Trust

Tahuna Paa Marae Water Infrastructure

$25,000

Whenua Warrior Charitable Trust

The Kumara Collective

$10,000

Time to Thrive to Stay Alive Charitable Trust

Sustainable Mobility Programme

$30,000

Socially Good Adventures Ltd (T/A Got To Get Out)

Got To Get a Bike: Ride it Keep it

$40,000

Gardens4Health under the umbrella of Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

Gardens4Health

$10,000

Etu Rakau under the umbrella of the Many Streams of our Community Trust / I Am Mangere

Māngere Enviro Hub Mara

$15,000

Wednesday Challenge HQ Ltd.

The Wednesday Challenge Schools Programme

$30,000

Tāmaki College

Tāmaki College Climate Resilience and Community Innovation Hub

$15,000

Youth Climate Collective Limited

The Climate Action Conference 2025

$15,000

Total

 

$260,000

CARRIED

 

 

11

Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 26 November 2024

 

Supporting documents were circulated prior to the meeting.  Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/12

MOVED by Cr K Leoni, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the Forward Work Programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report.

b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 26 November 2024.

CARRIED

 

 

 

12

Status Update on Action Decisions from Community Committee - 24 September 2024

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/13

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

That the Community Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the status of decisions made at the 24 September 2024 meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

 

10

Open Report: Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024-2025 allocation

 

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 CCCCC/2024/14

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr K Leoni:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the information contained in this report on allocation of funds to medium and large (over $5,001) grant applications for the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024/2025 funding round.

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that allocations for the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024/2025 funding round will be presented for decision-making in the confidential section of this meeting.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     26 November 2024, Community Committee, Item 10 - Open Report: Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024-2025 allocation, presentation

 

 

 

 

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 CCCCC/2024/15

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

That the Community 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:

 

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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

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

 

 

12.41pm          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.

 

 

12.46pm          The public was re-admitted.

 


 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

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CONFIDENTIAL: Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024-2025 allocation

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2024/16

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr R Hills:

b)         tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the agenda report and Attachments A and B of the agenda report and resolutions will remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.46pm                                             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 Community Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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