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OPEN AGENDA

I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

COUNCIL

will be held as follows:

DATE: Thursday, 28 May 2009
TIME: 6.00 pm
VENUE: Council Chambers
  Ground Floor
  Auckland Town Hall
Lee Manaia
DEMOCRACY ADVISOR

Members:

His Worship the Mayor, Hon John Banks, QSO
Cr Douglas Armstrong, QSO
Cr Ken Baguley
Cr Aaron Bhatnagar
Cr Leila Boyle
Dr Cathy Casey
Cr Bill Christian, JP
Cr Mark Donnelly
Cr Graeme Easte
Cr Glenda Fryer
Cr Paul Goldsmith
Deputy Mayor David Hay, JP
Cr John Lister, OBE
Cr Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
Cr Toni Millar, JP
Cr Greg Moyle, ED
Cr Graeme Mulholland, JP
Cr Richard Northey, ONZM
Cr Noelene Raffills
Cr Denise Roche

  1. Top APOLOGIES

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

  2. Top MINUTES

    The minutes of the ordinary meeting of Council held on Thursday, 23 April 2009 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

  3. Top LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  4. Top PETITIONS

  5. Top DEPUTATIONS

  6. Top 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."

    REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  7. Top CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 04/2009

    This report relates to:

    Revocation of the Radio Frequency Fields Bylaw

    Seeking council endorsement to revoke the statement of proposal for the Radio Frequency Fields Bylaw 2008 and commence the special consultative process to revoke the bylaw.

    [ATTACHMENT 7] Pages 1 - 10
  8. Top FINANCE AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 2/2009

    This report relates to:

    Revision of the Auckland City Council's Policy on Appointment and Remuneration of Board Members of Council Organisations, and the Board Members' Guide

    Seeking council approval for proposed amendments to the council's the policy on appointment and remuneration of Board members of council organisations to bring the document up to date with current council decisions and practice, for distribution to all members of council boards. Further, that the updated board members' guide be maintained in line with current procedures; both subject to final editorial being reviewed by Councillors Armstrong and Northey.

    That council also approve the introduction of independent and external board reviews normally every two years, with each review tailored to the current circumstances relevant to each board at the time of the review.

    [ATTACHMENT 8] Pages 11 - 62
  9. Top REGIONAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

    This report relates to:

    Regional Governance Update

    Providing for the council's information, minutes of the 14 May 2009 Regional Governance Committee meeting.

    [ATTACHMENT 9] Pages 63 - 80

    REPORTS OF OFFICERS

  10. Top CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S MAY 2009 REPORT

    D Rankin  
    Chief executive 20 May 2009

    Presenting the Chief executive's monthly report on key matters including those of leadership and strategy, an overview on issues and activities, and recommending that these be noted.

    [ATTACHMENT 10] Pages 81 - 88
  11. Top EDEN-ALBERT COMMUNITY BOARD BY-ELECTION

    D Ofsoske  
    Electoral Officer 20 April 2009

    Informing council of the outcome of the By-election held on Thursday, 9 April 2009, following the resignation of a member of the Eden-Albert community board in January 2009.

    That council note the election of Simon Mitchell to the Eden-Albert Community Board.

    [ATTACHMENT 11] Pages 89 - 94
  12. Top COUNCILLOR APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

    D Hay  
    Deputy mayor 6 May 2009

    Reporting on a suggested change to the membership of committees by recommending the appointment of Councillor Boyle and Councillor Lister as members of the Regional Governance Committee. Also recommending a change in the councillor representation to outside organisations by recommending that Councillor Lister be appointed to the New Zealand Local Authority Traffic Institute or Trafinz executive.

    [ATTACHMENT 12] Pages 95 - 98
  13. Top EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

    Lee Manaia  
    Democracy Advisor 21 May 2009
    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 follows.

    Item No. General subject of each matter to be considered Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable) Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
    C1 Finance & Strategy Committee report No. C1/2009 Public conduct of matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason to withhold exists under section 7. Section 7(2)(h)

    The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

    In particular, the report contains references to the property's value and information that may impact on the property owner's commercial activities; identification of the site and contract terms which form the basis of negotiations between council and the landowner; sensitive information about council's proposed intentions for the site, which could prejudice or disadvantage its commercial activities.

    Section 48(1)(a)

    The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

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