APOLOGIES
At the close of the
agenda no apologies had been received.
MINUTES
The minutes of the
ordinary meeting of Council held on Thursday, 22 February 2007 and the minutes
of the extraordinary meeting of Council held 7 March 2007 to be confirmed as
true and correct records.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
There were no leave
of absence requests.
PETITIONS
There were no
petitions.
DEPUTATIONS
There were no
deputations.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WORKS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT NO: 01/2007
This report relates
to:
- SP340 Woodley Entrican Stormwater Upgrade.
Reporting on the Fulton Hogan Ltd tender for the Woodley Entrican stormwater
upgrade and recommending its tender be accepted.
- SP623
McArthur Avenue Stormwater Upgrade
Reporting on the tenders received for stormwater upgrade package SP623: McArthur
Avenue and advising that three tenders were received.
Recommending that the Harker Underground Construction alternative tender be
accepted with provisions.
- SP745
Burch Street/Asquith Avenue Stormwater Upgrade
Reporting on the tenders received for stormwater upgrade package SP745: Burch
Street/ Asquith Avenue and advising that the contract includes the tendered sum,
and a provisional sum for forward designed projects.
Recommending that the Kerry Drainage Ltd. tender be accepted with provisions.
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[ATTACHMENT 6] |
Pages 1-16 |
TRANSPORT AND URBAN LINKAGES COMMITTEE REPORT NO: 02/2007
This report relates
to:
Auckland-Manukau
Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)
Reporting on the
progress made on the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)
project and in particular a meeting of the AMETI Political Steering Group held
on 28 February 2007.
Recommending that
the recommendations of the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)
Political Steering Group meeting of 28 February 2007 be endorsed by the Council
and that the information obtained during the community engagement and subsequent
modifications to the package of measures is reported back to Council in June
2007.
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[ATTACHMENT 7] |
Pages 17-118 |
URBAN STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO: 01/2007
This report relates
to:
Delegations relating
to new part 25, Traffic Bylaw 2006, in the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw
The attached report
was considered at the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee meeting on 14 march
2007 where it was resolved as follows;
- Appoints a subcommittee of officers under clause 30 of
Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 and that this subcommittee be named
Transport Resolutions Sub Committee;
- Appoints as members of the Transport Resolutions Sub
Committee the Council officers holding the following positions, in each case for
the time that he or she holds one of the positions:
- Group Manager Transport - parking
- Group Manager Transport - assets and operations
- General Manager - Transport
- Determines that the quorum at a meeting of the
Transport Resolutions Sub Committee be two members of the subcommittee (refer
Clause 23, Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002);
- Delegates to the Transport Resolutions Sub Committee
the power to make any decisions of Council under the Traffic Bylaw 2006
including decisions in respect of:
- Turning restrictions (clause 25.3.1);
- Bus priority measures (clauses 25.3.2 and 25.3.3);
- Setting of speed limits (clause 25.6);
- Parking of heavy motor vehicles (clause 25.7.3);
- Stopping, standing and parking of vehicles (clause 25.8);
- Loading zones (clause 25.9);
- Bus stops (clause 25.10);
- Parking zones (clause 25.11 - but including parking controls under clauses
25.8, 25.9, 25.11, 25.14, 25.15, 25.17 and/or 25.18);
- Parking places, buildings, transport stations, including mobility parking
(clause 25.13.1);
- Residents' parking schemes (clauses 25.14.1 and 25.14.2);
- Parking meters and Pay and Display areas (clause 25.15);
- Special vehicle lanes (clause 25.17);
- Cycle paths (clause 25.18);
- The Auckland Domain (clause 25.19.1);
- Large vehicle controls on Great Barrier Island (clause 25.20); and
- Four-wheel drive vehicles on Great Barrier Island (clause 25.21).
(For convenience, references are to the clauses in the new 2006 bylaw; however,
these delegations also apply in respect of amended or new clauses with the same
subject matter.)
- Determines that the Auckland City Council Delegations
Register, section 2, committees and enterprise boards, be amended to include the
delegations in clause D above.
- Recommends that the full Council resolves that the
subcommittee not be discharged or be deemed to be discharged on the coming into
office of the members of the Council elected or appointed at, or following, any
triennial general election of members (refer clause 30(7), Schedule 7, Local
Government Act 2002).
- Recommends that the full Council pursuant to section
156(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 2002 by resolution publicly notified makes
the following minor change to the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998, as
amended (the "Bylaw"), by inserting into the Bylaw the following clause
immediately after clause 1.1.2 of the Bylaw:
1.1.3 Where pursuant to section 151(2) of the Local Government Act 2002 this
Bylaw leaves any matter or thing to be regulated, controlled or prohibited by
the Council, any such regulation, control or prohibition may be effected by
resolution of the Council or its authorised delegate.
- That the delegated decisions made by the Transport
Resolutions Sub Committee under the Traffic Bylaw 2006 be reported to the
Transport and Urban Linkages Committee on a monthly basis.
The report and
resolutions from the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee meeting on 22 March
2007 will be tabled at the meeting.
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[ATTACHMENT 8] |
Pages 119-124 |
HEARINGS PANEL REPORT NO: 02/2007
This report relates
to:
Renaming of the
Southern Part of Lorne Street, Auckland City
Reporting on the
renaming of the southern part of Lorne Street, Auckland City to Governor Fitzroy
Place and recommending that this name be adopted.
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[ATTACHMENT 9] |
Pages 125-128 |
REMUNERATION WORKING PARTY REPORT NO: 01/2007
This report relates
to:
Remuneration -
2007/2008 Indicative Pool
Reporting on the
outcome of the remuneration review for elected representatives and recommending
that a 4.62% increase in remuneration be adopted across all elected
representatives except the Mayor.
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[ATTACHMENT 10] |
Pages 129-148 |
COMBINED COMMITTEES REPORT NO: 02/2007
This report relates
to:
Volume 2 of the
draft 2007/2008 Annual Plan
The above report was
unavailable at the time of printing and will be circulated separately.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
CHIEF EXECUTIVES MONTHLY REPORT TO COUNCIL
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D Rankin |
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Chief Executive |
12 March 2007 |
Presenting the Chief
Executive's monthly report on key matters and overview on issues and activities,
and recommending that these be noted.
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[ATTACHMENT 12] |
Pages 149-158 |
AUCKLAND REGIONAL GOVERNANCE - ENDORSEMENT OF FURTHER WORK
|
D Rankin |
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Chief Executive |
22 March 2007 |
Reporting the
Auckland Region proposal for strengthening regional governance which was
submitted to the Government in December 2006.
Recommending that
the Council notes the request of the Minister of Local Government and agree o
make appropriate resources available to progress further work. Further that
Council endorses the continuation of the Political Reference Group.
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[ATTACHMENT 13] |
Pages 159-226 |
EASTERN BAYS COMMUNITY BOARD BY-ELECTION
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D Ofsoske |
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Electoral Officer |
9 March 2007 |
Reporting on the
result of the by-election held for the Eastern Bays Community Board and
recommending that the Council note the election of Dr Adriana Gunder to the
Eastern bays Community Board.
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[ATTACHMENT 14] |
Pages 227-232 |
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987
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Marius Rothmann |
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Democracy Advisor |
16 Mar 2007 |
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Section 48, Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987: |
The following motion
is submitted for consideration:
That the public be
excluded 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 are as follows:
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Item No. |
General subject of each
matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this
resolution in relation to each matter |
Ground(s) under section
48(1) for the passing of this resolution |
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C1. |
Urban Strategy And
Governance Committee Report No: C1/2007 - Waterfront Update Report |
Good Reason to withhold
exists under section 7 |
Section 48(1)(a) |
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C2 |
Art Gallery Enterprise
Board Report No: C1/2007 - Appointment of Co-opted members to the Art
Gallery Enterprise Board |
Good Reason to withhold
exists under section 7 |
Section 48(1)(a) |
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 are as follows:
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Item No. |
Reason to withhold
information under section 7 |
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C1. |
To enable the Council to carry on,
without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial
and industrial negotiations). In particular to allow for commercial
negotiations to continue with the ARC group. |
[Section 7(2)(i)] |
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C2. |
To protect the privacy of natural
persons, including that of deceased natural persons. In particular the
curriculum vitae contains personal details. |
[Section 7(2)(a)] |