MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE WORKS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2007 AT 2:30 PM

1. APOLOGIES

   There were no apologies.

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Works and Services Committee meeting held on Thursday, 7 December 2006, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

   CARRIED

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   4.1 TOWARDS ZERO WASTE - LAUREN MASER

   Ms Lauren Maser spoke to her tabled submission and urged that the Committee approve a programme for the collection of organic household waste in order to demonstrate Council's commitment to achieving its zero waste targets.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

   That Lauren Maser be thanked for her presentation regarding a more eco-friendly waste system for Auckland city.

   CARRIED

   4.2 FLUORIDATION OF AUCKLAND'S WATER- ROBYN NORTHEY

   Mrs Robyn Northey spoke in opposition to the agenda paper and advised that during her years in the health service she had seen a huge improvement in oral health in cities where fluoride had been introduced into the water. She suggested that there were many other issues that could be looked at if council wanted to look at matters that affected people's health.

   That Robyn Northey be thanked for her presentation regarding fluoridation of Auckland's water.

   CARRIED

   4.3 FLUORIDATION OF AUCKLAND'S WATER - DEPUTATION

   Representatives from the Auckland District Health Board, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service and the Auckland Regional Dental Service spoke against the agenda item. They believed that water fluoridation was the best method of preventing tooth decay and that if it was taken away, dental decay would increase.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.3]

   That Dr David Sage, Chief Medical Officer Auckland District Health Board, Dr Andrew Lindsay, Medical Officer of Health, Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Dr Satha Kanagaratnam, Principal Dental Officer, Auckland Regional Dental Service be thanked for their presentation regarding Fluoridation of Auckland's water.

   CARRIED

   That an additional 2.5 minutes be granted to Mr Bill Wilson for his public forum presentation.

   CARRIED

   4.4 FLUORIDATION OF AUCKLAND'S WATER - BILL WILSON

   Mr Bill Wilson, Past President of the NZ Pure Water Association and recently retired editorial assistant for Fluoride - the Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research, spoke in support of the agenda item and asked that the committee seriously consider halting fluoride in Auckland city's water.

   That Bill Wilson be thanked for his presentation regarding fluoridation.

   CARRIED

   [Secretarial note: Documentation tabled by submitters will be attached to the official copy of the minutes].

   That item 10 be taken at this point.

   CARRIED

5. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING LIST

   That the report of the Democracy Advisor, dated 20 February 2007, be received.

   CARRIED

6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN - HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION

   That the proposed Waste Management Plan - Isthmus and Hauraki Gulf Islands combined sections, as amended by the Hearings Panel and attached as Appendix 1 to the agenda report, be adopted.

   CARRIED

7. PROGRESS REPORT ON RESULTS OF THE WASTE COLLECTION CHANGES

   That reporting to the Works and Services Committee of trends in waste reduction be incorporated, on a six monthly basis, into the Environmental and Utility Planning quarterly update report.

   CARRIED

8. TRANSPOWER NEW PROJECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

   That the Council await further development of the draft National Policy Statement/National Environmental Statement on electricity transmission issues before deciding whether further representations need to be made to the Minister of Energy or the Ministry of Economic Development on Transpower's grid investment test criteria.

   CARRIED

9. NEW TRANSPOWER HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES - WHAKAMARU TO PAKURANGA

   That the memorandum of the Manager Utility Relationship, dated 16 February 2007, be received.

   CARRIED

10. NOTICE OF MOTION - IT'S TIME TO RECONSIDER FLUORIDATION

    Councillor Hinchcliff moved:

    1. That it be a recommendation to Combined Committees that funding be provided for the appointment of a competent researcher to review the available evidence and literature relating to the fluoridation of Auckland city's water supply, which will be the basis for an assessment by a panel of experts including, for example, a dentist, nutritionist, epidemiologist, ethicist and public health expert for reporting to the Council and the people of Auckland for a policy determination.

    A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

    For the Motion:	Against the Motion:
    Cr Faye Storer Cr Neil Abel	Cr Doug Armstrong Cr Leila Boyle Cr Bill Christian Deputy Mayor Dr Bruce Hucker Cr Noelene Raffills Cr Vern Walsh

    His Worship the Mayor was absent.

    The motion was declared LOST by 6 votes to 2.

    2. That it be a recommendation to Council:

    1. That, as a precaution, Auckland City Council request all other authorities associated with Auckland's supply of fluoridated water to agree to stopping this process of medication until such time as the final policy determination has been made.
    2. That Council hold a referendum, if at all possible, in association with the October 2007 election.
    3. That Council request government to require high profile warnings (as with cigarettes) associated with the sale of toothpaste containing fluoride, fluoridated mouth rinses, fluoride tablets, and fluoride treatments given by dentists..

    A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

    For the Motion:	Against the Motion:
    	Cr Doug Armstrong Cr Leila Boyle Cr Bill Christian Deputy Mayor Dr Bruce Hucker Cr Noelene Raffills Cr Faye Storer Cr Vern Walsh Cr Neil Abel

    His Worship the Mayor was absent.

    The motion was declared LOST by 8 votes to zero.

11. 2006/2007 SECOND QUARTER ENVIRONMENTAL AND UTILITY MANAGEMENT REPORT

    That the report of the Manager, Environmental and Utility Management, dated 19 January 2007, be received.

    CARRIED

12. SP340 WOODLEY ENTRICAN STORMWATER UPGRADE

    That it be a recommendation to Council:

    1. That the Fulton Hogan Ltd tender of $1,948,000 [inclusive of contingency sum but exclusive of provisional sum and GST] for the Woodley Entrican stormwater upgrade project be accepted.
    2. That the Woodley Entrican stormwater upgrade contract SP340 be concluded pursuant to recommendation A above, and to include a provisional sum of $1,500,000 as provided for in the tender document resulting in a total contract sum of $3,448,000.
    3. That approval for expenditure against the provisional sum included in the Woodley Entrican stormwater upgrade contract SP340, be in accordance with the delegation register and the contract.

    CARRIED

13. SP623 MCARTHUR AVENUE STORMWATER UPGRADE

    That it be a recommendation to Council:

    1. That the Harker Underground Construction alternative tender of $2,613,000 [inclusive of contingency sum but exclusive of provisional sum and GST] for the McArthur Avenue stormwater upgrade project be accepted.
    2. That the McArthur Avenue stormwater upgrade contract SP623 be concluded pursuant to recommendation A above, and to include a provisional sum of $1,500,000 as provided for in the tender document resulting in a total contract sum of $4,113,000.
    3. That approval for expenditure against the provisional sum included in the McArthur Avenue stormwater upgrade contract SP623, be in accordance with the delegation register and the contract.

    CARRIED

14. SP745 BURCH STREET/ASQUITH AVENUE STORMWATER UPGRADE

    That it be a recommendation to Council:

    1. That the Kerry Drainage Ltd tender of $1,255,000 [inclusive of contingency sum but exclusive of provisional sum and GST] for the Burch Street/Asquith Avenue stormwater upgrade project be accepted.
    2. That the Burch Street/Asquith Avenue stormwater upgrade contract SP745 be concluded pursuant to recommendation A above, and to include a provisional sum of $750,000 as provided for in the tender document resulting in a total contract sum of $2,005,000.
    3. That approval for expenditure against the provisional sum included in the Burch Street/Asquith Avenue stormwater upgrade contract SP745, be in accordance with the delegation register and the contract.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 4.24 pm.