Community and Culture Committee
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting
of the Community and Culture Committee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal
Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 16 October 2018, commencing at 1.00
pm
PRESENT
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Chairperson
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Cr Aaron Hawkins
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Rachel Elder
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Cr Marie Laufiso
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Members
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Cr David Benson-Pope
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Mayor Dave Cull
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Cr Christine Garey
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Cr Doug Hall
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Cr Mike Lord
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Cr Damian Newell
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Cr Jim O'Malley
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Cr Chris Staynes
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Cr Conrad Stedman
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Cr Lee Vandervis
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Cr Andrew Whiley
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Cr Kate Wilson
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Simon Pickford (General Manager
Community Services), Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer) John Christie
(Director Enterprise Dunedin), Dave Tombs (General Manager Finance and
Commercial), Nick Dixon (Group Manager Ara Toi), Nicola Pinfold (Group
Manager Community and Planning), Nicky Page (Director City of Literature),
Alana Reid (Housing Manager), Andrea Jones (Communications Team Leader), Joy
Gunn (Manager Events and Community Development), Dr Ian Griffin (Director
Otago Museum)
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Governance Support Officer Lynne
Adamson
1 Public
Forum
Fresh Air Project
Sophie Carty, Otago Cancer Society
and Komal Suratwala (DHB) provided an update on the “Fresh Air Project
– smokefree outdoor dining” and circulated the Creating Fresh Air
Dining Everywhere handout.
Ms Carty and Ms Suratwala
responded to questions and advised that the launch date had been set for 1
November 2018 and would initially include cafes and restaurants. The findings
will be presented to Council at the completion of the pilot.
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3 Confirmation
of agenda
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Moved (Cr Aaron Hawkins/Cr Marie
Laufiso):
That the Committee:
Confirms the agenda with
the following alteration:
- In
regard to Standing Order 2.1, Option C be adopted in relation to moving and
seconding and speaking to amendments.
Motion carried (COM/2018/043)
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4 Declarations
of interest
Members were reminded of the need to stand
aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an
elected representative and any private or other external interest they might
have.
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Moved (Cr Aaron Hawkins/Cr Marie
Laufiso):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the
Elected Members' Interest Register attached; and
b) Confirms the proposed
management plan for Elected Members' Interests.
Motion carried (COM/2018/044)
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Part A Reports
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5 Otago
Museum Report to Contributing Local Authorities - July to August 2018
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A report from
the Otago Museum provided an update on the key activities from July to August
2018.
The Director of the Otago Museum (Dr Ian Griffin) spoke to the
report, commented on highlights of the period reported and responded to
questions from the Committee.
Dr Griffin commented on the success of the free loop bus service
which the Museum had trialled and advised that they were unable to sustain
supporting the service. He encouraged Council to give consideration to
the provision of a free bus loop service between the local cultural facilities.
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Moved (Cr Kate Wilson/Cr Christine
Garey):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Otago Museum
Report to Contributing Local Authorities – July to August 2018
Motion carried (COM/2018/045)
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6 UCCN
Annual Meeting 2018
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A report from
Arts and Culture provided an update on the UNESCO Creative Cities
Network (UCCN) Annual Meeting which was held in Krakow and neighbouring
Katowice, Poland, from 12 to 15 June 2018.
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The Group Manager Ara Toi (Nick Dixon) and Director City
of Literature (Nicky Page) spoke to the report and responded to
questions.
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Moved (Cr Christine Garey/Cr Rachel
Elder):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the report on the
UCCN Annual Meeting 2018.
Motion carried (COM/2018/046)
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7 Community
and Culture Non-Financial Activity Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September
2018
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A report from
Community and Planning and Ara Toi provided an update on key city, community,
arts and culture outcomes for the quarter ended 30 September 2018.
The report noted
some highlights for the quarter which included Otepoti Youth Vision; and
being a finalised in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful awards in the Most
Beautiful City category 2018.
The Group Manager
Community and Planning (Nicola Pinfold), Group Manager Ara Toi (Nick Dixon)
and Manager Events and Community Development spoke to the report and
responded to questions.
The Library
Services Manager (Bernie Hawke) was commended for recently being awarded a
LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa)
Fellowship. The award recognised Mr Hawke’s leadership and
contributions to the New Zealand Library profession, Otago/Southland Regional
Libraries and to Dunedin Public Libraries. Mr Hawke was also congratulated
on the work he undertook to secure the City of Literature status for Dunedin.
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Moved (Cr Christine Garey/Cr Jim
O'Malley):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the
Community and Culture Non-Financial Activity Report for the Quarter ended 30
September 2018.
Motion carried (COM/2018/047)
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8 Dunedin
City Council Submission on Healthy Homes Standards Discussion Document
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A report from Property and
Community and Planning provided a draft submission on the Healthy Homes
Standards Discussion Document to the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development for consideration and approval.
The report noted that the draft
submission supported the requirement for landlords to provide simple,
reasonable improvements to rental homes to achieve the objective of warm, dry
rental homes.
Improvements
would have a one-off financial implication of $1.5M - $2.0M on the Dunedin
City Council Community Housing Portfolio, to be spread over a three to five
year period.
The Housing
Manager (Alana Reid) and Manager Events and Community Development (Joy Gunn)
spoke to the report and responded to questions on the draft submission.
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Doug Hall):
That the Committee:
a) Approves the
submission on the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act Discussion Document.
b) Notes the financial
impact for the Council’s Community Housing Portfolio.
The
Committee voted by division
For: Crs
David Benson-Pope, Dave Cull, Rachel Elder, Christine Garey, Doug Hall, Marie
Laufiso, Mike Lord, Jim O'Malley, Damian Newell, Chris Staynes, Conrad
Stedman, Andrew Whiley, Kate Wilson and Aaron Hawkins (14).
Against: Cr Lee Vandervis (1).
The
division was declared CARRIED by 14 votes to 1
Motion carried (COM/2018/048)
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9 Residential
Tenancy Act Reform Submission
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A report from Property and
Community and Planning requested consideration and approval of a draft
submission to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development on the proposed
reform of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA).
The report noted that the draft
submission was in support of the modernisation of the Residential Tenancy Act
and recommended to the Ministry that local authority providers were included
in the public housing exemptions.
It also noted that there
would be a further opportunity to submit comments on the proposed bill at Select
Committee stage as it passed through the House in 2019.
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The Housing Manager (Alana Reid) and Manager Events and
Community Development (Joy Gunn) spoke to the report and responded to
questions.
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Moved (Cr Kate Wilson/Cr David
Benson-Pope):
That the Committee:
a) Approves the
draft submission to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development on the
reform of the Residential Tenancy Act.
b) Notes the feed-back from
the discussion document will be included in a new bill or amendment to go
before the House in late 2019.
Motion carried (COM/2018/049)
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10 Items
for Consideration by the Chair
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Obtain feedback from cultural organisations on the provision of
providing a bus service as discussed under Item 5 – the Otago Museum
Report.
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Public Forum – obtain feedback on consideration of
additional outdoor spaces e.g. beaches in the Fresh Air Project.
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The meeting concluded at 2.50 pm
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CHAIRPERSON