APOLOGIES
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been
received.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
The minutes of the Community Services Committee meeting
held on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
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Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states: |
| "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if- |
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The local authority by resolution so decides; and |
| (b) |
The presiding member
explains at the meeting at a time when it is open to the public,- |
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(i) |
The reason why the item
is not on the agenda; and |
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(ii) |
The reason why the
discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting." |
| Section 46A(7A) of the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states: |
| "Where an item is not on
the agenda for a meeting,- |
| (a) |
That item may be
discussed at that meeting if- |
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(i) |
That item is a minor
matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and |
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(ii) |
The presiding member
explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to
the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but |
| (b) |
no resolution, decision,
or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer
that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further
discussion." |
PUBLIC FORUM
A period of time (approximately 20 minutes) is set aside
for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated
authority. A maximum of 5 minutes per item is allowed, following which there
may be questions from members.
The following
requests have been received to address the meeting:
4.1. ANTI GRAFFITI PROPOSAL - MR COLIN NICHOLLS
Mr Colin Nicholls will address
the Committee to seek support for a community based anti-graffiti strategy.
4.2. POINT ZERO FIVE GROUP – SENIOR SERGEANT ROSS ENDICOTT-DAVIES
Senior Sergeant Ross
Endicott-Davies will address the Committee regarding the Point Zero Five Group's
work, and seeks support from the Committee to reduce the national blood alcohol
concentration level from .08% to .05%.
| [ATTACHMENT 4.2] |
Pages 1-2 |
4.3. NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT AUCKLAND INC. – MR KEVIN HICKS
Mr Kevin Hicks, Chairperson,
Neighbourhood Support Auckland Inc. will address the Committee regarding their
community-based crime prevention initiatives.
REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING
| Priscilla Steel |
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| Democracy Advisor |
30 April
2008 |
Attaching the Reports Requested/Pending as at April 2008
for the Committee's information.
Recommending that the report be received.
NOTICE OF MOTION & DEPUTATION BY CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP
The following notice of motion has been received from
Councillor Easte:
That the "Left Behind" report on child poverty be
received and;
- That the seriousness of the situation described in the report be acknowledged.
- That officers report to the August meeting of the Committee on actions and programmes already undertaken by the Council which help alleviate child poverty
and on options for advocacy and for new or enhanced services or programmes that
could cost effectively contribute to efforts to alleviate child poverty or its
effects in Auckland City.
A deputation will be made by representatives from the
Child Poverty Action Group, who will be in attendance to provide additional
information.
| [ATTACHMENT 6] |
Pages 5-14 |
FINDINGS OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY SURVEY 2008
| Betty MacLaren |
|
| Programme Advisor - Safety |
9 April 2008 |
Providing background information on the objectives,
methodology used and key findings of the Public Perceptions of Safety in
Auckland City survey, conducted between November and December 2007.
Recommending that the Community Services Committee note
the findings of the survey and endorses the future direction of the safety
team's work.
| [ATTACHMENT 7] |
Pages 15-24 |
SAFETY PROGRAMME UPDATE REPORT
| Betty MacLaren |
|
| Programme Advisor - Safety |
8 April 2008 |
Providing an update on the safety team's projects on
crime reduction and community safety initiatives undertaken by Auckland City
Council and its Safer Auckland City Executive Committee partner organisations.
Recommending that the Safety Programme Update Report for
the period of November 2007 to April 2008 be received.
| [ATTACHMENT 8] |
Pages 25-32 |
ZERO TOLERANCE TO GRAFFITI VANDALISM UPDATE
| Rob Shields |
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| Graffiti Advisor |
16 April
2008 |
Providing an update on the zero tolerance to graffiti
vandalism statistics, observations, prevention, and volunteers programmes, as
well as other relevant issues for the period of 1 May 2007 to 31 March 2008.
Recommending that the committee note the progress with
the zero tolerance to graffiti vandalism programme and approve council's
submission to the Ministry of Justice's graffiti vandalism contestable fund.
| [ATTACHMENT 9] |
Pages 33-38 |
2008/2009 PROGRAMME OF WORK UPDATE
| Dr Leanne Rhodes |
|
| Community and Social Policy Manager |
23 April
2008 |
Providing the
Committee with a general overview of projects funded from the Community
Development and Housing Targeted Rate, as endorsed by the Combined Committees in
June 2005.
Recommending
that the Committee note and approve the community development projects being
transferred to the value-based general rate, the community development projects
not continuing into 2008/09, and that council will invest $22m in community
development and $29m in libraries in the 2008/09 year.
| [ATTACHMENT 10] |
Pages 39-56 |
SOCIAL PROFILE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT
| Hilton Tito |
|
| Senior Social Analyst |
21 April
2008 |
Providing the Committee with an update on the social
profile project. The social profile is an important component to evidence based
policy development, community development and service delivery.
Data collection for the project is underway. Ongoing
discussions are occurring with central, regional and local government, and third
sector organisations on formalising an information–sharing network.
Recommending that the report be received and noting that
officers will provide a final report on the social profile project to the
Committee in December 2008.
| [ATTACHMENT 11] |
Pages 57-60 |
WESLEY YOUTH SPACE BUSINESS CASE
| Jesse Colquhoun |
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| Senior Policy Analyst |
24 April
2008 |
Providing the Committee with the historical background of
existing facilities at the Wesley Community Centre and the business case for the
planned Wesley Youth Space.
The business case recommends that a 601m2 Wesley Youth
Space building be constructed adjacent to the existing Wesley Community Centre.
The preliminary budget estimate for the project is $3.2 million, in addition to
an ongoing operating subsidy estimated to be $220,000 in the first year of
operation.
Construction is expected to be undertaken during the
2009/10 financial year with the building being completed by June 2010.
Recommending that the committee endorse the findings of
the business case, notes the revised budget estimate to develop the centre and
an ongoing operational costs subsidy and that officers be requested to report
back in October 2008 on project progress.
| [ATTACHMENT 12] |
Pages 61-76 |
MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FUND APPLICATION
| Bronwen Gray |
|
| Manager Arts Programme |
16 April
2008 |
Advising the Committee that council has
submitted an application to the Ministry of Youth Development - Partnership
Development Fund. The application seeks funding for $250,000 towards a three
year programme of youth-led arts projects and events.
Recommending that the memorandum be
received.
| [ATTACHMENT 13] |
Pages 77-78 |
COMMUNITY GROUP ASSISTANCE FUND
| Brenda Massey |
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| Programme Advisor - Funding |
17 April
2008 |
Providing the Committee with applications to the
Community Group Assistance Fund grants scheme 2008.
Recommending that the report be received and that the
recommendations for grants totalling $387,550 from the Community Group
Assistance Fund 2008, as detailed in appendix one, be approved.
| [ATTACHMENT 14] |
Pages 79-494 |
MISSION IN THE CITY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
| Priscilla Steel |
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|
Democracy Advisor |
2 May 2008 |
Advising the Committee that Council considered the report
on the Mission in the City Development Proposal at its 29 April 2008 meeting.
Recommending that the memorandum regarding the Mission in
the City Development Proposal be noted.
|
[ATTACHMENT 15] |
Pages 495-496 |
