MINUTES
OF Far North District Council
Extraordinary Council
Meeting
HELD AT THE Virtually
via Microsoft Teams
ON Tuesday, 15 March
2022 AT 11:30
am
PRESENT: Mayor
John Carter (HWTM), Cr Ann Court, Cr David Clendon, Cr Felicity Foy, Cr Mate
Radich, Cr Rachel Smith, Cr Kelly Stratford, Cr Moko Tepania, Cr John Vujcich
IN
ATTENDANCE: Adele Gardner (Te Hiku Community Board Chairperson), Belinda
Ward (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board), Shaun Clarke (Chief Executive
Officer), William J Taylor, MBE (General Manager Corporate Services), Dean
Myburgh (General Manager District Services), Andy Finch (General Manager
Infrastructure and Asset Management), Darren Edwards (General Manager Strategic
Planning and Policy)
STAFF
PRESENT: enter names
GUESTS Andy
Nock, Chris Galbraith, Jennifer Hart (Far North Holdings Limited)
1 Karakia
Timatanga / Opening Prayer
His Worship the Mayor commenced the meeting.
2 NGā WHAKAPāHA ME NGā PāNGA MEMA / Apologies
and Declarations of Interest
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2.1 Apologies
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Resolution
2022/15
Moved: Mayor
John Carter
Seconded: Cr
Kelly Stratford
That the apologies from Cr Dave Collard be accepted and
a leave of absence granted.
Carried
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3 ngā
tono kōrero / Deputation
Nil
4 NGĀ
KŌRERO A TE KOROMATUA / MAYORAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nil
5 te
wāhanga tūmataiti / Public Excluded
RESOLUTION TO
EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC
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Resolution
2022/16
Moved: Mayor
John Carter
Seconded: Cr Ann
Court
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:
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General subject of each matter to be
considered
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Reason for passing this resolution in
relation to each matter
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Ground(s) under section 48 for the
passing of this resolution
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5.1 - Confirmation of Previous Minutes
- Public Excluded
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s7(2)(a) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of
deceased natural persons
s7(2)(b)(ii) - the withholding of the information
is necessary to protect information where the making available of the
information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial
position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the
information
s7(2)(f)(i) - free and frank expression of
opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local
authority
s7(2)(g) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to maintain legal professional privilege
s7(2)(h) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to enable Council to carry out, without prejudice or
disadvantage, commercial activities
s7(2)(i) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to enable Council to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)
s7(2)(j) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to prevent the disclosure or use of official information for
improper gain or improper advantage
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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
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5.2 - Paihia Waterfront Storm
Mitigation Project
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s7(2)(i) - the withholding of the information is
necessary to enable Council to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)
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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
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In Favour: Crs
John Carter, Ann Court, David Clendon, Felicity Foy, Rachel Smith, Moko
Tepania and John Vujcich
Against: Crs
Mate Radich and Kelly Stratford
Carried
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5.5 Confirmation
of information and decisions to be released in Public
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Resolution 2022/18
Moved: Mayor John Carter
Seconded: Cr Kelly Stratford
That Council
confirms the information and decisions contained in the part of the meeting
held with public excluded not be restated in public meeting as follows:
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Item 5.2 Paihia
Waterfront Storm Mitigation Project.
In Favour: Crs
John Carter, Ann Court, David Clendon, Felicity Foy, Mate Radich, Rachel
Smith, Kelly Stratford, Moko Tepania and John Vujcich
Against: Nil
Carried
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6 Karakia
Whakamutunga / Closing Prayer
Cr Moko Tepania
closed the meeting wiith a karakia.
7 Meeting
Close
The meeting closed at 1:26 pm.
The minutes of this meeting will be confirmed at the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 7 April 2022.
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CHAIRPERSON