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, 10 June
2009 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
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The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a
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The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time
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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.
At
the close of the agenda no requests to speak had been received.
REPORTS REQUESTED PENDING
| Crispian Franklin |
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| Democracy Advisor |
29 July 2009 |
Advising of reports requested/pending.
Recommending that the report of the Democracy Advisor, dated 29 July 2009, be
received.
GAMBLING VENUE POLICY REVIEW - OPTION FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
| Leanne Rhodes |
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| Community and social policy manager, ACR Policy |
10 July 2009 |
Reporting to the Committee on the draft Gambling venue
policy for its consideration and endorsement for public consultation purposes.
The draft policy is based on council's current 'sinking lid' approach but allows
for the relocation of class 4 venues and machines in certain circumstances.
This approach is recommended due to its strong alignment with the objective of
preventing and minimising gambling-related harm by:
- reducing total gaming machine numbers over time
- allowing venues and gaming machines to be relocated out of clusters and areas of
high deprivation.
One of the central aims of the
Gambling Act 2003 (the Act) is preventing and minimising gambling-related harm.
The Act requires that Territorial Local Authorities (TLAs) develop a gambling
venue policy for their districts. The Act gives TLAs limited powers to control
the location of class 4 and New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) venues, and number
of gaming machines within their districts.
Class 4 gambling is any activity that involves the use of a
gaming machine outside a casino (ie 'pokie machines' in venues such as pubs,
clubs and sports bars). It can only be undertaken by a corporate society, with
net proceeds distributed to authorised purposes (eg. community purposes). The
Act also amended the Racing Act 2003 to require that TLAs adopt NZRB venue
policies for their districts (NZRB venues are commonly known as standalone TAB
venues).
Auckland City Council's current Gambling venue policy does
not consent to the establishment of any new class 4 and NZRB venues in Auckland
city. The policy also does not consent to any increase in gaming machines within
existing class 4 venues. A review of this policy began in November 2008 and a
report outlining progress on the review was presented to this Committee in May
2009.
Recommending that the Community Services Committee notes
the review of the Gambling venue policy and that it recommends to Council that
the special consultative procedure be commenced, to amend the Auckland City
Council Gambling venue policy; that the summary of information, statement of
proposal and draft policy attached to this report be adopted as the basis for
public consultation for the special consultative procedure; and that the
Committee nominate to Council three members of the committee for the Hearings
Panel to hear public submissions, and recommend a final Gambling venue policy to
Council.
Further
recommending that the Committee recommends to Council that the following
approaches to class 4 gambling and New Zealand Racing Board venues form the
basis of the draft Gambling venue policy for public consultation:
- Class 4 venues: council will not consent to any additional venues, and
will not consent to any increase in gaming machine numbers, but may allow venue
and machine relocations under certain circumstances;
- New Zealand Racing Board venues: council will not consent to any
additional venues, but may allow venues relocations under certain circumstances.
QUARTERLY REPORT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
| Mike Parsonage |
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| Acting Manager Business Development and Support |
16 July 2009 |
Providing the Committee with a
quarterly report highlighting policy development, policy review and programme
work undertaken.
Recommending that the
community development quarterly report for the period April to June 2009 be
received,
WESTFIELD ST LUKES
| Allison Dobbie |
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| Group Manager Libraries |
13 July 2009 |
Providing an update on the possible change in location for the Mt Albert
community library as a result of the proposed redevelopment of Westfields St
Lukes shopping centre.
Westfield (New Zealand) Limited re-approached City Planning in 2006 to discuss
their development plans around the Westfield St Lukes shopping mall, and held a
series of workshops (February 2006 and May 2006) with Council representatives.
The premise for these workshops was that Westfield wanted to expand the mall and
that the Council and Westfield should work together to ensure the best possible
development - the bottom line for Council being that the mall should integrate
into the surrounding neighbourhood in the most positive manner possible. This
is where the relocation of the Mt Albert library as a possible advantage to both
the community and the Westfield redevelopment was first raised.
Council's planning teams have actively involved Libraries in discussions
regarding possible development of St Lukes since 2006, in order to understand
what the implications and opportunities for libraries might be and take these
into account where possible. This links to Council's interest in ensuring that
retail developments contribute to wider community outcomes, including making
provision for community facilities and building a sense of community place.
As a
result Libraries and City Planning staff have met with Westfield on a couple of
occasions to explore whether there is any mutual benefit to relocating the Mt
Albert community library. Libraries have developed a number of criteria for the
Mt Albert Library, which have been discussed with Westfield. These are seen as
the factors which are critical to delivering a successful library service in the
Mt Albert area in association with St Lukes mall:
- Community facing location,
- High visibility street frontage at
street level, easily accessible
- External to the mall but with good
linkages and easily accessible from it
- Designated parking
- Contribute to the sense of a town
centre
- Cost neutral development for the
City
Westfield have continued
discussions with Auckland City Council and lodged a private plan change in
December 2008 to seek approval for changes to the district plan that would set
the framework for them to redevelop the Westfield St Lukes shopping centre.
The
library site is not included in Westfield's private plan change and as such the
library's location is not affected by the proposed redevelopment. The private
plan change will not secure an alternative site for the library. Any discussions
about the Mt Albert community library are peripheral to the proposed private
plan change. There is no provision for any change to the Mt Albert Library in
Council's Ten year plan.
Recommending that the information memorandum of the group manager libraries
dated 13 July 2009 be received and also that the memorandum be forwarded to the
Eden/Albert Community Board for its information.
EIGHT MONTHLY SAFETY PROGRAMME UPDATE
| Betty MacLaren |
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| Programme adviser - safety, ACR Services |
15 July 2009 |
Updating the Committee on the progress made since November 2008 on the
implementation of safety initiatives.
Recommending that the Committee notes the eight monthly safety programme update.
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS FROM WAIHEKE COMMUNTIY BOARD - COMMUNITY AND RECREATION LEASE POLICY
| Crispian Franklin |
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| Democracy Advisor |
29 July 2009 |
At
its meeting on 24 June 2009, the Waiheke Community Board resolved as follows:
"That the Waiheke Community Board express its disappointment that the feedback
from the Board and the Waiheke community regarding the Community and Recreation
Lease Policy, was ignored, and that this resolution be forwarded to the
Community Services Committee."
Recommending that the resolutions from the Waiheke Community Board, dated 24 May
2009 be noted.
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS FROM MAUNGAKIEKIE COMMUNITY BOARD - COMMUNITY AND RECREATION LEASE POLICY
| Crispian Franklin |
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| Democracy Advisor |
29 July 2009 |
At
its meeting on 18 June 2009, the Maungakiekie Community Board resolved as
follows:
- "That resolutions from the Community Services
Committee meeting, dated 10 June 2009 be noted.
- That when a lease is due for renewal, that
the Maungakiekie Community Board is consulted to make the appropriate
resolutions to both the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee and Community
Services Committee, for final decision."
Recommending that the resolutions from the Maungakiekie Community Board, dated
18 June 2009 be noted.
