PSG Meeting 9th March

MINUTES of the Meeting of the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint Political Steering Group held at the Thames War Memorial Civic Centre, 200 Mary Street, Thames at 3.30 pm on Monday, 9 March 2009

PRESENT:

APOLOGIES

Mayor P Barriball - Thames-Coromandel District Council

Toko Renata – Hauraki Whaanui

Betty Williams – Hauraki Whaanui

Councillor Paula Southgate – Environment Waikato

Councillor Simon Friar – Environment Waikato

Deputy Mayor A Catran - Thames-Coromandel District Council

Alison Henry - Department of Conservation

ATTENDANCE:

Thames-Coromandel District Council

Katherine Palmer (Strategic Policy Manager)

Peter Wishart (Strategic Relationships Manager)

Ruth Buckingham (Senior Strategic Planner)

Darla Blake (Community Relations Manager)

Hauraki Whaanui Kaitakawaenga

Honey Renata

Mike Baker

Environment Waikato

Ursula Lehr

Mathew Vare

Peter Singleton

Emily O'Donnell

1.0	Opening
The Mayor welcomed Members of the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint Political Steering Group and staff in attendance.

2.0	Apologies
Apologies were received from Councillor Adrian Catran for business reasons and from Alison Henry.
Moved /Seconded Southgate/Friar
3.0	Minutes from previous meeting – 16 February 2009.
Resolved That the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint Political Steering Group 1. Confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held 16 February 2009.
Moved /Seconded Barriball/Williams
4.0	Report and recommendations from Blueprint Draft Preferred Future Workshop 1 and 2
To confirm outcomes of Political Steering Group (PSG) workshop 1 and 2. Discussion points Prior to the formal Blueprint Political Steering Group Meeting, a workshop was held with the main topic being Defining our Objectives. Discussion focused on the terminology used in the report around ‘allocation’ of space and technical officers were instructed to discuss more appropriate wording. Resolved That the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint Political Steering Group 1. Receive the report. 2. Confirms that the draft long-term outcome statements appropriately reflect the discussion had at its 16 February 2009 workshop. 3. Confirms that the draft long-term outcome statements will set the direction of the Blueprint preferred future. 4. Confirms the direction provided on developing a Blueprint framework at its 9 March 2009 workshop. 5. Instructs technical officers to proceed with developing a draft Blueprint Preferred Future which reflects the draft long-term outcome statements and the direction provided for consideration at its next meeting.
Moved /Seconded Southgate/Friar
Mike Baker closed the meeting with a Karakia.
Meeting closed at 3.45pm