Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - Thursday, 21 October 2021

Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes

21 October 2021

MINUTES OF Far North District Council
Extraordinary Council Meeting
HELD AT THE Virtually via Microsoft Teams
ON Thursday, 21 October 2021 AT 1.00 pm

PRESENT: Mayor John Carter (HWTM), Deputy Mayor Ann Court, Cr David Clendon, Cr Dave Collard, Cr Felicity Foy, Cr Mate Radich, Cr Rachel Smith, Cr Kelly Stratford, Cr Moko Tepania, Cr John Vujcich

IN ATTENDANCE: Mike Edmonds (Member), Adele Gardner (Te Hiku Community Board Chairperson), Belinda Ward (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board), Dale Ofsoske (Electoral Officer), William J Taylor, MBE (Chief Executive Officer, Acting), Dean Myburgh (General Manager District Services), Andy Finch (General Manager Infrastructure and Asset Management), Darren Edwards (General Manager Strategic Planning and Policy)

1 Karakia Timatanga / Opening Prayer

His Worship the Mayor commenced the meeting with a prayer.

2 NGā WHAKAPāHA ME NGā PāNGA MEMA / Apologies and Declarations of Interest

Nil

3 ngā tono kōrero / Deputation

Nil4

4 NGĀ KŌRERO A TE KOROMATUA / MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nil

5 Reports

5.1 Representation Review 2021 - Deliberation on Submissions

Agenda item 5.1 document number A3413095, pages 12 - 46 refers.

Resolution 2021/52

Moved: Mayor John Carter
Seconded: Deputy Mayor Ann Court

That Council:

a) note the 129 valid submissions received on the Representation Review Initial Proposal for the 2022 triennial local government elections;

b) in deliberating on submissions relating to the Representation Review Initial Proposal for the 2022 triennial local government elections makes the following amendments to its initial proposal:

In Favour: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Mate Radich, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

Against: Nil

Carried

4.1 One general ward and one Māori ward with at large voting

motion

Moved: Cr Moko Tepania
Seconded: Deputy Mayor Ann Court

That Council amend the initial proposal to establish one general ward and one Māori ward for the 2022 Election.

In Favour: Deputy Mayor Ann Court, Rachel Smith and Moko Tepania

Against: Mayor John Carter, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Mate Radich, Kelly Stratford and John Vujcich

lost 3/7

Motion

Moved: Cr Felicity Foy
Seconded: Cr Dave Collard

That Council amend the initial proposal to establish 3 Māori wards, following the general ward boundaries.

In Favour: Dave Collard and Felicity Foy

Against: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

Abstained: Mate Radich

lost 2/7

3.15 Do you agree with Council’s proposal to increase the number of councillors from nine to ten?

Motion

Moved: Cr Mate Radich
Seconded: Cr Kelly Stratford

That Council amend the initial proposal to 12 councillors:

i. 8 General

ii. 4 Māori

In Favour: Dave Collard, Mate Radich and Kelly Stratford

Against: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Felicity Foy, Rachel Smith, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

lost 3/7

Motion

Moved: Deputy Mayor Ann Court
Seconded: Cr Moko Tepania

That Council amend the initial proposal to 14 councillors:

i. 9 General

ii. 5 Māori

In Favour: Deputy Mayor Ann Court

Against: Mayor John Carter, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Mate Radich, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

lost 1/9

Motion

Moved: Cr Moko Tepania
Seconded: Cr John Vujcich

That Council amend the initial proposal to 20 councillors:

i. 12 General

ii. 8 Māori

In Favour: Deputy Mayor Ann Court, Rachel Smith, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

Against: Mayor John Carter, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Mate Radich and Kelly Stratford

lost 4/6

Motion

Moved: Cr Felicity Foy
Seconded: Mayor John Carter

That Council amend the initial proposal to 9 councillors:

i. 6 General

ii. 3 Māori

In Favour: Dave Collard, Felicity Foy and Mate Radich

Against: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

lost 3/7

At 2:35 pm, Cr Mate Radich left the meeting.

At 2:41 pm, Cr David Clendon left the meeting due to technical difficulties.

3.1 Do you support all of Awanui being included in the Whatuwhiwhi subdivision?

Motion

Moved: Cr Felicity Foy
Seconded: Cr Dave Collard

That Council amend the initial proposal to move all of Awanui to North Cape subdivision.

In Favour: Dave Collard, Felicity Foy and John Vujcich

Against: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford and Moko Tepania

lost 3/5

At 2:44 pm, Cr David Clendon returned to the meeting.

3.7 Do you support the establishment of a new Waipapa subdivision within the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward?

Resolution 2021/53

Moved: Mayor John Carter
Seconded: Cr Rachel Smith

That Council amend the initial proposal to adopt Option 1 - Alter Te Pēwhairangi-Whangaroa Community Board subdivision boundaries as follows:

a) Meshblocks 0044008 and 4010073 to be added to the Kerikeri Subdivision from the
Waipapa Subdivision.

In Favour: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

Against: Nil

Carried

Deputy Mayor Ann Court declared conflict of interest on item 3.8 in the agenda.

3.10 Do you support Maromākū and Waiomio moving to the Russell-Ōpua subdivision?

Resolution 2021/54

Moved: Cr Kelly Stratford
Seconded: Cr Rachel Smith

That Council amend the initial proposal to alter Te Pēwhairangi-Whangaroa Community Board subdivision boundaries as follows;

a) Meshblocks 0046100, 0046400, 0046700, 0046801, 0047801 to be added to the Kawakawa-Moerewa Subdivision from the Russell-Ōpua Subdivision.

to recognise Maromākū and Waiomio as communities of interest within the Kawakawa-Moerewa subdivision rather than the Russell-Ōpua subdivision and that Council note that it will be non-compliant with the +/- 10% rule but can be justified by not splitting communities of interest.

In Favour: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich

Against: Nil

Carried

3.11 Do you support renaming the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward to its Māori name, Te Pēwhairangi-Whangaroa?

Resolution 2021/55

Moved: Cr Rachel Smith

Seconded: Cr David Clendon

That Council amend the initial proposal and Te Pēwhairangi-Whangaroa be changed to Bay of Islands-Whangaroa (retain the existing ward name).

In Favour: Mayor John Carter, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, David Clendon, Dave Collard, Felicity Foy, Rachel Smith, Kelly Stratford and John Vujcich

Against: Moko Tepania

Carried

6 Karakia Whakamutunga / Closing Prayer

Cr Moko Tepania closed with a karakia.

7 Meeting Close

The meeting closed at 3:15 pm.

The minutes of this meeting will be confirmed at the Council Meeting held on 4 November 2021.

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CHAIRPERSON