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AGENDA ATTACHMENTS

I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

WORKS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE

will be held as follows:

Members:

Ex Officio:

1. APOLOGIES

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

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   The minutes of the Works and Services Committee meeting held on Thursday, 4 May 2006 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.

   At the close of the agenda no requests to speak had been received.

5. REPORTS REQUESTED PENDING

   Lisa Stothers
   Acting Committee Manager	22 June 2006

   Reporting on reports requested/pending for the information of the Works and Services Committee.

   Recommending that the report be received.

   [ATTACHMENT 5]

   Pages 1 - 2

6. PROPOSED TRANSPOWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UPGRADING - OTAHUHU TO PENROSE

   Murray Menzies
   Consultant	22 June 2006

   Reporting Transpower has issued a "Request for Information", setting out the need for investment and seeking information from interested parties on its proposed high voltage trunk transmission system to feed electricity through Auckland to North Auckland and Northland.

   Recommending a workshop on the transmission options be held prior to the 3 August 2006 Works and Services Committee meeting and the Committee considers the council's formal response to Transpower's "Request for Information" as an agenda item at the Committee meeting.

   [ATTACHMENT 6]

   Pages 3 - 8

7. WASTE LEVIES UPDATE

   Jan Burbery
   Senior Environmental Policy Analyst	16 June 2006

   Reporting that the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) are considering a proposal to resurface a national waste levy. A draft proposal was written after extensive consultation with Councils and waste industry representatives and this has been used as a discussion document for informal comment on how this levy might work.

   Recommending the Committee considers establishing a working party to assist in preparing a consultative response on waste issues.

   [ATTACHMENT 7]

   Pages 9 - 12

8. DRAFT WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN - HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION

   Jan Burbery
   Senior Environmental Policy Analyst	16 June 2006

   Reporting local government is required to have a waste management plan under the Local Government Act 1974 which focuses on waste reduction. Auckland City's first Waste Management Plan was produced in three sections - isthmus, central area and Hauraki Gulf Islands (HGI). This report focuses on the HGI section.

   Recommending the draft Waste Management Plan 2006-2010 - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section be released for public consultation and that members be appointed to hear any submissions.

   [ATTACHMENT 8]

   Pages 13 -  62

9. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

   Lisa Stothers
   Acting Committee Manager	22 June 2006
   Section 48, Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987:

   The following motion is submitted for consideration:

   That the public be excluded from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

   The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under Section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

   Item No.	General subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
   C1.	Notice Of Requirement: Owhanake Wastewater Treatment Plant	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C2	Options For Waste Reduction Activities At Galway St	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)

   This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as follows:

   Item No.	Reason to withhold information under section 7
   C1.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C2.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]