MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COMMITTEE  HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 05 APRIL 2006 AT 2:00 PM

1. APOLOGIES

   That apologies from Councillor Simpson for lateness and Councillor Armstrong and Hucker for non-attendance be accepted.

   CARRIED

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 01 March 2006 be amended as follows regarding item 11 and confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

   11. MAINSTREET EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY REVIEW AND FUTURE OPTIONS

    That the committee endorse the proposed approach for the future Mainstreet effectiveness surveys. This includes:

   1. To encourage Mainstreet committees to develop relationships with key business people in ethnic groups to facilitate more communication and involvement from these groups.
   2. To conduct surveys every two years in the future and all 16 Mainstreets be surveyed at the same time, with the next survey targeted to occur in April 2007.
   3. To develop and implement key performance indicators for each Mainstreet so that performance of the Mainstreet programme can be measured against these.
   4. To identify the most effective channels of distribution of, and response to, the mainstreets survey for each Mainstreet.

    Cr Armstrong moved an amendment by way of addition -

   5. That the Committee note the need to customise Council's involvement with individual mainstreets to their needs and capability and minimise the cost of bureaucracy.

   CARRIED

    In response to Councillors request, paragraph (ii) was put separately and LOST.

    The Chairman put the following substantive motion:

   1. To encourage Mainstreet committees to develop relationships with key business people in ethnic groups to facilitate more communication and involvement from these groups.
   2. To develop and implement key performance indicators for each Mainstreet so that performance of the Mainstreet programme can be measured against these.
   3. To identify the most effective channels of distribution of, and response to, the mainstreets survey for each Mainstreet.
   4. That the Committee note the need to customise Council's involvement with individual mainstreets to their needs and capability and minimise the cost of bureaucracy.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   There were no requests to speak in public forum.

5. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

   Recommending that the reports requested/pending list and the schedule of visits of stakeholders from the Committee Manager dated 31 March 2006 be received.

   CARRIED

6. AUCKLAND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY UPDATE

   1. That the report of the Group Manager, Economic Development, dated 27 March 2006 on Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy Update be received.
   2. That Clyde Rogers, Group Manager - Economic Development, and Carole Canler, Principal Advisor - Policy Planning, of the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) be thanked for their presentation on the work programmes currently underway.
   3. That Councillor Richard Northey represent Auckland City councillors at the meetings convened by Diane Hale, Deputy Mayor - North Shore City, that report to the ARC Forum.

   CARRIED

7. CONVENTION CENTRE WORK UPDATE

   1. That the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee endorses officers advancing the convention centre work by continuing to work with the convention centre reference group. This comprises representatives from central government, the Committee for Auckland, Conventions and Incentives New Zealand and the Auckland Regional Council. When this matter is next reported to the Committee, this should include a preliminary report on funding options and specific location options. This further report is to be targeted to come to the Economic Development & Sustainable Business Committee meeting to be held 04 October 2006.
   2. That John Duncan, Chair - Convention Centre Reference Group, and Stephen Hamilton, Horwath Asian Pacific Ltd, be thanked for their presentation.

   CARRIED

8. LEGISLATION OF SIGNIFICANCE - SUBMISSION TO THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY ON THE DOMESTIC FOOD REVIEW POSITION PAPER

   1. That the revised proposed Auckland City submission, in response to the position paper of the Domestic Food Review, be endorsed and submitted to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).
   2. That Councillor Northey, Chair - Economic Development & Sustainable Business Committee, and Councillor Fryer, Chair - Planning & Regulatory Committee, be authorised to sign-off a revised final submission subject to any amendments from the Economic Development & Sustainable Business Committee.
   3. That the Committee strongly oppose the introduction of independent verifiers and any subsidy by ratepayers of food industry costs for the reasons outlined in the full submission.
   4. That Council work with Local Government New Zealand to highlight the risks associated with the proposed changes to food safety.
   5. That the submission also be sent to the Minister of Food Safety and Local Government New Zealand with a covering letter highlighting the issues.

   CARRIED

   There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 3:35pm.