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
September 2009 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
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"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 |
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The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open
to the public,- |
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The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and |
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The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a
subsequent meeting." |
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Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states: |
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"Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,- |
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That item may be discussed at that meeting if- |
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That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the
local authority; and |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
28 September 2009 |
Advising of reports requested/pending.
Recommending that the report of the Democracy Advisor, dated 28 September 2009,
be received.
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK
| Ruth Stokes |
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| Group Manager, Arts, Community and Recreation
Policy |
23 September 2009 |
Providing a report to the Community Services Committee to provide context for
the community development service profiles.
Recommending that the memorandum regarding the community and social policy
framework, dated 24 September 2009, be received as background information to
assist with consideration of the community development profiles, which are in
the process of being reviewed by committee members.
LIBRARY BUSINESS DIRECTION KI MUA
| Allison Dobbie |
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| Group Manager - Libraries |
13 September 2009 |
Providing a report to the Community Services Committee to provide context for
consideration of the Library service profiles.
Recommending that the Committee receives the memorandum regarding the library
business direction Ki Mua as background information to assist with consideration
of the library service profiles which will be reported separately to the October
and November 2009 Community Services Committee meeting.
REVIEW OF UPDATED COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVICE PROFILES
| Gareth Gregory |
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| Evaluation manager |
28 September 2009 |
Providing a report to the Community Services Committee to review the updated
service profiles with the suggested two-stage approach:
Recommending that
Community Services Committee reviews the updated service profiles and confirms
any services it wishes to review in more detail.
LAW COMMISSION SUBMISSION - LIQUOR LEGISLATION
| Jesse Colquhoun |
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| Community and Social Policy Manager |
28 September 2009 |
This report seeks the endorsement of the Community Services
Committee on the draft council submission on the Law Commission's paper,
"Alcohol in Our Lives: an Issues Paper on the Reform of New Zealand's Liquor
Laws." The Law Commission paper was released on 30 July 2009 for public
consultation and is intended to define the nature and extent of liquor-related
harm in New Zealand and encourage public debate. Submissions on the issues paper
close on 30 October 2009 and the Law Commission will deliver its final report to
the Government in 2010.
Recommending that the Committee notes the guiding
principles used to draft the council's submission and also notes the council's
existing framework for liquor related issues.
Further recommending that Committee approves Auckland City
Council submission to the Law Commission on the report 'Alcohol in Our Lives: an
Issues Paper on the reform of New Zealand's Liquor Laws' and also that the
Committee delegates the chair of the Community Services Committee the authority
to make and approve any amendments to the submission arising from the committee
meeting, noting that this will be in conjunction with the chair of the City
Development Committee.
FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SUBMISSION
| Denise O'Shaughnessy |
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| Senior strategy advisor |
22 September 2009 |
Reporting to the Committee on the final infrastructure bill submission by
Auckland City Council.
Recommending that the report be received.
MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE, LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES - CENTRAL
LIBRARY 3
| Matthew Kerr |
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| Service line lead, Service Planning & Enhancement |
15 September 2009 |
Updating the Community Services Committee on the alternative service options to
both current and new users of the mobile library services.
Recommending that the Committee notes the new approaches to the use of the
mobile library and other outreach services to meet the needs of different
customer groups, including outreach visits, attendance at events, and extension
of the Library to You service and also notes that the funding of $60,000 capital
expenditure in Council's ten year plan, for reconditioning and refurbishment of
the vehicle in 2016/2017 is retained.
Further recommending that a holistic strategy for the future development of the
mobile and other outreach services to low mobility groups and remote areas is
better left for the Auckland Council given the imminent transition.
QUARTERLY REPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
| Mike Parsonage |
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| Acting Manager Business Development and Support
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17 September 2009 |
Providing a quarterly report to the Committee on Auckland City Council's
community development function that covers the period from July to September
2009 and highlights policy development, policy review and programme work
undertaken.
Recommending that the report be received.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE WAIHEKE COMMUNITY BOARD - LIBRARY AND SERVICE CENTRE
| Crispian Franklin |
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| Democracy Advisor |
28 September 2009 |
Reporting on the notice of motion of the Chairperson of Waiheke Community Board
regarding the proposed library and service centre at Waiheke Island.
At
the 23 September 2009 Waiheke Community Board meeting, it was resolved as
follows:
- That the Waiheke Community Board urges the
Community Services Committee to reconsider the Waiheke community's desire for
the proposed Waiheke Library to be at Artworks, Oneroa, and the re-developed
Waiheke Service Centre remain at Ostend.
- That the Waiheke Community Board urgently
work with Council officers to identify Council land on Waiheke that is surplus
to requirements and could be sold to meet the shortfall between the cost of a
joined Waiheke Library-Service Centre, and our preferred separate developments.
- That, if necessary, the Waiheke Community
Board hold an extraordinary meeting to determine which assets it would be
prepared to put up for sale, dependant on support from Council officers to
determine assets and their value.
- That the Community Services Committee be
requested to give the Waiheke Community Board reasonable time, and Council
resources, to make such decisions, by placing on hold any further work on the
Waiheke Library and Service Centre.
- That the above resolutions be forwarded to
the General manager - Arts, community and recreation, and the Group manager -
Organisation planning, including the Auckland Transition Agency (ATA), for
consideration as part of the Annual Plan process.
Recommending that the Committee notes the above resolutions from the 23
September 2009 Waiheke Community Board meeting.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE WAIHEKE COMMUNITY BOARD - HYBRID LEASES
| Crispian Franklin |
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| Democracy Advisor |
1 October 2009 |
Reporting on the submission by the Chairperson of
the Waiheke Community Board regarding the introduction of hybrid leases for
community organisations on Waiheke.
At
the 23 September 2009 Waiheke Community Board meeting, it was resolved as
follows:
- That the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, Waiheke Community
Board, write a submission to the Community Services Committee, expressing the
Board's concerns in relation to the community leases for not-for-profit
organisations/charitable trusts who have received notification of hybrid leases
instead of community leases.
- That the
above resolutions be forwarded to the Community Services Committee for
consideration and discussion at their next meeting, scheduled for October 2009.
Recommending that the Committee notes the
above resolutions from the 23 September 2009 Waiheke Community Board meeting.
