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Te Kāhui Tohutohu mō te Pakihi
Iti / Small Business Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Small
Business Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki -
Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Monday, 17 February 2025 at 1.05pm.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Members
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Dean Stuart,
Presiding
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Sunny Kaushal
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From 1.18pm, Item
5
until 1.40pm, Item
6
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Robson Liang
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Until 2.45pm, Item
7
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Jo Plant
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Member Richette Rodger
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Semisi
Potauaine
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Chairperson
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Cr Ken Turner
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Members
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Neville Boyd
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Vivike
Choudhary
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Colin Dunn
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Rudd Hughes
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Natasha
McDowall
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Dr Andrew Munya
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Raghbir Singh
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Manawawharepu
Udy
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO
PRESENT
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Mayor
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Wayne Brown
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Councillor
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Julie Fairey
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Small Business Advisory Panel
17 February 2025
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Note: In the absence of Chairperson Cr K Tuner, Member D
Stuart presided.
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Motion
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/1
MOVED by Member D Stuart, seconded by Member R
Liang:
That the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a)
whakaae / agree that if a member fails to attend three
consecutive meetings, the Chair may recommend to the Mayor that the member be
removed. Additionally, steps will be taken to appoint a replacement in
accordance with standard Council advisory panel procedures.
CARRIED
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1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration
of Interest
Members were reminded of the need to be
vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between
their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might
have.
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There were no items of extraordinary business.
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5
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Artificial Intelligence: Council work in
this space
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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.
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Member S
Kaushal joined online to the meeting at 1.19pm.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/4
MOVED by Member J
Plant, seconded by Member R Rodger:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note the presentation from Richard Jarrett, Director,
Group Shared Services.
b) kōrero
/ discuss and share feedback.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 February 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel, Item 5 -
Artificial Intelligence: Council work in this space, presentation
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6
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Update on the compliance approach undertaken
by the Licensing and Compliance department
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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.
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Member S
Kaushal retired from the meeting at 1.40pm.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/5
MOVED by
Member D Stuart, seconded by Member J Plant:
That the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a)
tono / request
staff to draft a letter to the relevant ministers responsible for compliance,
advocating for Auckland Council to have the ability to set appropriate and
reasonable penalties and fines for the region.
b)
tuhi tīpoka /
note the draft letter will be circulated to panel members for review prior to
it being sent to the appropriate ministers.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/6
MOVED by Member J
Plant, seconded by Member D Stuart:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the
revised approach to compliance.
b) tono /
request that whenever feasible, distribute the information to industry
stakeholders for their awareness.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 February 2025, Small Business Advisory
Panel, Item 6 - Update on the compliance approach undertaken by the Licensing
and Compliance department, presentation
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The meeting
adjourned at 2.03pm and reconvened at 2.12pm.
Note: The
chairperson accorded precedence to Item 8 – Annual Budget, at this time.
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8
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Annual Budget
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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.
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Member R
Liang retired from the meeting at 2.45pm.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/7
MOVED by Member J
Plant, seconded by Member R Rodger:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the update on
the Annual Budget and provide input.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 February 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel, Item 7 -
Annual Budget, presentation
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The meeting
adjourned at 3.02pm and reconvened at 3.14pm.
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7
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Room
to Move i te Pokapū Tāone, developing our City Centre Parking
Management Plan
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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.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/8
MOVED by Member R
Rodger, seconded by Member J Plant:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) arotake
/ review Room to Move i te Pokapū Tāone - City Centre Parking
Management Plan.
b) tuku
/ provide feedback where appropriate into Room to Move i te Pokapū
Tāone - City Centre Parking Management Plan.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 February 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel, Item 8 -
Room to Move i te Pokapū Tāone, developing our City Centre Parking
Management Plan, presentation
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Note: Item 8 – Annual Budget was considered prior
to Item 7 – Room to Move i te Pokapū Tāone, developing our City
Centre Parking Management Plan.
9 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
3.33 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 Small Business Advisory Panel
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................