Infrastructure Committee Meeting Minutes - Unconfirmed

4 May 2022

 

   MINUTES OF Far North District Council
Infrastructure Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE
Council Chamber, Memorial Avenue, Kaikohe
ON
Wednesday, 4 May 2022 AT 9:31 am

 

PRESENT:              Chairperson Felicity Foy, Deputy Mayor Ann Court, Cr Dave Collard (late), Cr Rachel Smith, Cr Kelly Stratford (late), Cr John Vujcich, Member Adele Gardner

IN ATTENDANCE: William J Taylor, MBE (General Manager Corporate Services), Andy Finch (General Manager Infrastructure and Asset Management), Darren Edwards (General Manager Strategic Planning and Policy)

STAFF PRESENT: Glenn Rainham, Marlema Baker, Bernard Peterson (NTA), Andy Brown (NTA), Dawn Spence (NTA), Keith Kent, Helen Ronaldson.

 

1            Karakia TimatAnga – Opening Prayer

Chair Felicity Foy commenced the meeting and opened with a karakia

2            Ngā Whakapāha Me Ngā Pānga Mema / Apologies and Declarations of Interest

2.1         Apologies and Declarations of interest

Resolution  2022/14

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr Rachel Smith

The the Infrastructure Committee receive apologies from His Worship the Mayor for absence and Crs Dave Collard and Kelly Stratford for lateness.

Carried

3            Ngā Tono Kōrero / Deputation

·           Bernard Petersen and Andy Brown (Northland Transporatation Alliance) - Unsealed Road CoE update (A3694333)

4            Confirmation of Previous Minutes

4.1         Confirmation of Previous Minutes

Agenda item 4.1 document number A3670131, pages 14 - 19 refers

Resolution  2022/15

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Member Adele Gardner

That the Infrastructure Committee confirm that the minutes of the meeting held 23 March 2022 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Abstained:       Cr Rachel Smith

Carried

5            Reports

5.1         Boat Ramp Study Delivery Plan

Agenda item 5.1 document number A3666234, pages 20 - 32 refers

Resolution  2022/16

Moved:       Deputy Mayor Ann Court

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

Moved:       Deputy Mayor Ann Court

Seconded:  Cr Rachel Smith

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         receives the report “Boat Ramp Study Delivery Plan” dated January 2022 (Revised March 2022).

Carried

Suspension of Standing Orders

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr Rachel Smith

A motion was moved that the Infrastructure Committee suspend Standing Orders to pose Questions to Staff (SO 20.3) and Questions for Clarification (SO 20.4).

carried

Resumption of Standing Orders

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

A motion was moved that Council resume Standing Orders.

carried

Resolution  2022/17

Moved:       Deputy Mayor Ann Court

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Infrastructure Committee:

b)      approves $ 25,000 of operational expenditure for 2023/2024 for an engineering feasibility study at Russell car park and for supporting the scoping and costing of Floating Jetties

c)      approves $ 34,650 capital expenditure for 2023/2024 for FNDC local share for a future TIF funding application for boat ramp safety guides

d)      recommends that Council consider the matter of $5m annually, to be approved for strategic property purchases related to maritime infrastructure to be included in the capital programme commencing 2023/2024, and that an options paper on funding be prepared and an economic impact statement.

Abstained:       Cr Rachel Smith

Carried

Meeting adjourned 10:53 am – resumed 11:10 am

6            Information Reports

6.1         Bridge Programme, Strategy & Condition Update

Agenda item 6.1 document number A3649891, pages 33 - 46 refers

Resolution  2022/18

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Deputy Mayor Ann Court

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report Bridge Programme, Strategy & Condition Update.

Carried

6.2         Hihi Wastewater Treatment Plant

Agenda item 6.2 document number A3660381, pages 47 - 51 refers

Resolution  2022/19

Moved:       Cr Kelly Stratford

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report Hihi Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Against:           Cr Rachel Smith

Carried

 

6.3         Capacity Modelling Update

Agenda item 6.3 document number A3664082, pages 52 - 54 refers

Resolution  2022/20

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Deputy Mayor Ann Court

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report Capacity Modelling Update.

Carried

 

6.4         Infrastructure and Asset Management (IAM) Monthly Business Report for February 2022

Agenda item 6.4 document number A3664130, pages 55 - 235 refers

Resolution  2022/21

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr Kelly Stratford

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report Infrastructure and Asset Management (IAM) Monthly Business Report for February 2022.

Carried

 

6.5         FNDC Submissions to Taumata Arowai Proposed Drinking Water Standards and Rules

Agenda item 6.5 document number A3666148, pages 236 - 239 refers

Resolution  2022/22

Moved:       Cr Kelly Stratford

Seconded:  Cr Dave Collard

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report ‘FNDC Submissions to Taumata Arowai Proposed Drinking Water Standards and Rules’.

Carried

 

6.6         Infrastructure Committee Action Sheet Update April 2022

Agenda item 6.6 document number A3672100, pages 240 - 240 refers

Resolution  2022/23

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

That the Infrastructure Committee receive the report Action Sheet Update April 2022.

Carried

7            Te  Wāhanga Tūmatati / Public Excluded

RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC

Resolution  2022/24

Moved:       Cr Kelly Stratford

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

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

7.1 - Confirmation of Previous Minutes - Public Excluded

s7(2)(h) - the withholding of the information is necessary to enable Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

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

7.2 - Far North Cycle Trail Route Development

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

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

Carried

 

7.3         Confirmation of Information and Decisions to be released in Public

Resolution  2022/25

Moved:       Chairperson Felicity Foy

Seconded:  Cr John Vujcich

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:

·         Item 7.1 Confirmation of Previous Minutes – Public Excluded.

·         Item 7.2 Far North Cycle Trail Route Development

Carried

8            Karakia Whakamutunga – Closing Prayer

Chair Felicity Foy closed the meeting with a karakia

9            tE kAPINGA hUI / Meeting Close

The meeting closed at 1:00 pm.

 

The minutes of this meeting will be confirmed at the Infrastructure Committee Meeting held on 15 June 2022.

 

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CHAIRPERSON