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AGENDA ATTACHMENTS

I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

will be held as follows:

1. APOLOGIES

   At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   The minutes of the Partnerships Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 14 December 2004 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   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-
   (a)	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,-
   	(i)	The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
   	(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-
   	(i)	That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
   	(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."

4. 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. GAY LESBIAN TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES – WESTERN BAYS COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER MR BRUCE KILMISTER

   Western Bays Community Board Member Mr Bruce Kilmister will address the Committee on the above item.

   Mr Kilmister has submitted the following in support of his address:

   "I would appreciate if you could include me (and the other gay / lesbian Auckland City elected representatives) to speak in public forum at the next Partnership's committee (March 21st). We wish to request the Committee sponsor a city-wide network for the GLBT communities as it does already for the Maori, Indian, Chinese etc communities. Also to perhaps seek the appointment of an Auckland City appointed liaison officer to the GLBT community as per the example that currently exists with NZ Police".

   This matter was also considered by the Western Bay Community Board at its meeting held on 9 February 2005 and the Board resolved interalia as follows:

   2. That the Board advises the Partnerships Committee of its support of a formal partnership between Auckland City Council and the gay and lesbian community.

   Secretarial note:

   Please refer also to item 9 of this agenda.

   Recommending that Western Bays Community Board Member Mr Bruce Kilmister be thanked for his presentation.

5. PRESENTATION BY THE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

   Leonie van der Sluis, Area Development Manager, Citizens Advice Bureau will make a presentation on the International Student Centre.

   Recommending that Leonie van der Sluis, Area Development Manager, Citizens Advice Bureau be thanked for her presentation

6. STUDY AUCKLAND REPORT

   S Sawbridge
   Manager Study Auckland	9 March 2005

   Reporting on Study Auckland which is a division of Tourism Auckland. Auckland City provides Study Auckland with an annual grant of $40,000.

   Recommending that this report be received.

   [ATTACHMENT 6]

   Pages 1-4

7. PACIFIC PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION PROJECT

   D Foote
   Strategy Manager	9 March 2005

   At the Partnerships workshop held on 11 February it was agreed that a paper be presented setting out Auckland City's policy approach to ensure the participation of Pacific people in governance processes. Noting that in 2000 and 2001 a significant amount of work had been undertaken on the same matters.

   Recommending that officers continue to investigate this matter and report back to the May 2005 Partnerships committee on their progress.

   [ATTACHMENT 7]

   Pages 5-8

8. PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROGRESS (TSUNAMI)

   D Foote
   Strategy Manager	28 February 2005

   Providing information on how Auckland City could provide the city with moral and practical leadership in

   1.1. The event of a country or region affected by a global natural disaster (such as the Indian Ocean Boxing Day tsunami) and

   1.2. Establishing a city wide Aid Relief Board that seeks to facilitate the eradication of poverty from a particular region or community

   as requested at the Partnerships workshop held on 11 February.

   Recommending that a working party be established to develop terms of reference and report back to the 9 May 2005 Partnership Committee on progress.

   [ATTACHMENT 8]

   Pages 9-14

9. EDUCATION FORUM

   K Lyons
   Acting Economic Development Manager	10 March 2005

   The Partnerships Committee at its meeting held on 14 December 2004 considered an item regarding the Education Portfolio and resolved as follows:

   That the suggested work programme noted in section 3.4 be endorsed.

   This work programme included holding an education forum. Outlining the purpose of the International Education Forum, suggested format and suggested list of attendees.

   Recommending that this proposal be endorsed per section 3.3 of this report.

   [ATTACHMENT 9]

   Pages 15-18

10. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRIORITES

    C Taylor
    Group Manager Strategic Development	9 March 2005

    Reporting on the building and developing of relationships with a wide variety of community groups and organisations for future collaborative work.

    Recommending that the Partnership Committee give priority to the listed groups, and endorse the schedule of engagements for 2005.

    [ATTACHMENT 10]

    Pages 19-32

11. PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE: PRIORITY ACTIVIES FOR 2005/2006

    C Taylor
    Group Manager Strategic Development	9 March 2005

    Reporting on the revised list of priorities and agenda items as discussed at the Partnerships workshop held on 11 February.

    Recommending that the list be endorsed and noting that engaging groups outside the formal committee meeting times will require resource and support from officers.

    [ATTACHMENT 11]

    Pages 33-40

12. UPDATE REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION

    C Lassiter
    International Affairs Manager	15 March 2005

    Reporting on the recent and proposed activities of the international affairs division of the Economic Development Group.

    Recommending that a report be prepared for every second Partnership Committee meeting, that the draft criteria for selection of international relationships be approved, and that a workshop be scheduled to shortlist potential cities for new international relationships.

    [ATTACHMENT 12]

    Pages 41-58

13. URGENT DECISION – SISTER CITIES NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE

    M Allen
    Committee Manager	10 March 2005

    Attached for the Committees information is an urgent decision regarding Cr Hinchcliffs attendance at the Sister Cities New Zealand Conference, to be held in Waitangi on 6-9 April 2005. The reason for urgency was that there was not enough time to organise travel details and the registration would have closed if it had waited for this meeting.

    Approval was given by the Chairman of the Finance Committee under his delegation – To approve payment for travel by Councillors on council business and within budget, where there is insufficient time to obtain a committee resolution.

    Recommending that the urgent decision for Cr Hinchcliff to attend the Sister Cities New Zealand Conference be noted.

    [ATTACHMENT 13]

    Pages 59-60