Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee Meeting Minutes

28 November 2018

 

   MINUTES OF Far North District Council
Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE
Te Ahu, Corner Matthews Avenue and South Road, Kaitaia
ON
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 AT 10:34 am

 

PRESENT:                   Cr Tania McInnes (Deputy Mayor), Mayor John Carter (HWTM), Cr Ann Court, Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen, Cr John Vujcich, Cr Kelly Stratford

IN ATTENDANCE:                Cr Mate Radich – from 10.59 am, Cr Felicity Foy – from 11.24 am,

STAFF PRESENT:     Shaun Clarke (Chief Executive Officer), Samantha Edmonds (General Manager Corporate Services), Andy Finch (General Manager Infrastructure and Asset Management), Jaime Dyhrberg (Executive Officer), Glenn Rainham (Alliances Manager), Kate Barnes (Governance Support Team Leader), Kim Hammond (Meetings Administrator), Maryn Ashby (Meetings Administrator)

1            Apologies and Declarations of Interest

Committee Resolution  2018/1

Moved:       Mayor John Carter

Seconded:  Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen

That apologies from Cr Dave Hookway and Cr Sally Macauley be received and accepted.

Carried

 

2            Deputation

 

3            Confirmation of Previous Minutes

3.1         Confirmation of Previous Minutes

Committee Resolution  2018/2

Moved:       Cr Ann Court

Seconded:  Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen

That the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee confirm the minutes of the meeting held 26 July 2018 as a true and correct record.

Carried

 

4            Strategic Planning and Policy Group

4.2         Iwi / Hapū / Māori Relationship Agreements Status Report

Committee Resolution  2018/3

Moved:       Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee receives the Iwi / Hapῡ / Māori Relationships Agreements Status Report.

Carried

 

4.1         Te Runanga O Whaingaroa Memorandum of Understanding

Motion

Moved:       Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee makes the following recommendation to Council:

a)    That Council agrees to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Te Rῡnanga O Whaingaroa.

Amendment

Moved:       Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

That Council agrees to engage directly between the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee and the Te Runanga O Whaingaroa in the advancement of the draft Memorandum of Understanding

The amendment became the substantive motion

Committee Resolution  2018/4

Moved:      Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:          Cr John Vujcich

That Council agrees to engage directly between the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee and the Te Runanga O Whaingaroa in the advancement of the draft Memorandum of Understanding.

Carried

 

 

4.3         Sustainable District Strategy

Committee Resolution  2018/5

Moved:       Cr John Vujcich

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Committee approve the proposed change in scope to the Sustainable District Strategy Project.

Carried

 

At 11:20 a.m., Mayor John Carter left the meeting. At 11:25 a.m., Mayor John Carter returned to the meeting.

 

4.4         Strategic Relationships

motion  2018/6

Moved:       Cr Kelly Stratford

Seconded:  Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen

That the Committee approve the list of strategic stakeholders and partners as being strategically important to Council and request that staff commence the necessary planning to grow and strengthen the quality of these relationships.

LOST

Amendment

Moved:       Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Committee

a)    approve the initial list of strategic stakeholders and partners as being strategically important to Council

b)    delegate authority to the Chair and Cr John Vujcich to meet with staff to further discuss and add stakeholders  and partners to the list

c)    request that an information only report comes back to the Committee

The amendment became the substantive motion

Resolution  2018/7

That the Committee

a)    approve the initial list of strategic stakeholders and partners as being strategically important to Council

b)    delegate authority to the Chair and Cr John Vujcich to meet with staff to further discuss and add stakeholders  and partners to the list

c)    request that an information only report comes back to the Committee

Carried

Against:           Cr Ann Court

 

5            Corporate Services Group

5.1         Elected Members’ Engagement in Meetings, Workshops, and Development Opportunities July - October 2018

Committee Resolution  2018/8

Moved:       Cr Tania McInnes

Seconded:  Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen

That the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee:

a)    receive the report

b)    alterations be made to better reflect Councillors activities and reporting style

Carried

 

6            Public Excluded

RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC

Recommendation

That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject matter 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 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48 for the passing of this resolution

S.1 - CEO KPI Quarterly Performance Report - Quarter 1

s7(2)(a) - the withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons

s48(1)(a)(i) - the public conduct of the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under section 6 or section 7

 

 

 

 

6            Meeting Close

The meeting closed at 12.25 pm.

 

The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Governance and Strategic Relationships Committee meeting held on 28 March 2018.

 

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CHAIRPERSON