Economic Development Committee
MINUTES
Confirmed minutes of an ordinary
meeting of the Economic Development Committee held in the Edinburgh Room,
Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Monday 18 July 2016, commencing at 1.03
pm
PRESENT
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr John Bezett
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Members
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Cr David Benson-Pope
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Cr Hilary Calvert
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Cr Doug Hall
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Cr Aaron Hawkins
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Cr Jinty MacTavish
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Cr Andrew Noone
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Cr Neville Peat
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Cr Richard Thomson
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Cr Lee Vandervis
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Cr Kate Wilson
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IN ATTENDANCE
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John Christie (Director
Enterprise Dunedin), Simon Pickford (General Manager, Services and
Development), Fraser Liggett (Economic Development Programme Manager), Kristy
Rusher (Manager, Civic and Legal) and Sarah Bedford (Communications Advisor)
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Governance Support Officer Wendy
Collard
1 Public
Forum
There was no Public Forum.
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2 Apologies
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Moved (Deputy
Chairperson John Bezett/Cr Aaron Hawkins): that the Committee
Accepts the apologies
from Mayor Dave Cull and Councillors Mike Lord, Chris Staynes and Andrew
Whiley.
Motion carried (ED/2016/004)
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4 Declarations
of interest
Members were reminded of the need to stand
aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an
elected representative and any private or other external interest they might
have.
There were no declarations of interests made
or conflicts of interest declared.
Part A Reports
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5 Business
Satisfaction Survey Results
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A report from Enterprise Dunedin provided an update on the
three business surveys that had been undertaken to assess 'business friendly
interactions' with customers of Enterprise Dunedin, Building Control and
Environmental Health and Liquor Licensing. The report noted that
Resource Consents were included in the last survey.
It also noted that the survey data had been used for the
purpose of continuous improvement which would improve service outcomes for
business customers.
The General Manager, Services and Development (Simon
Pickford) and the Economic Development Programme Manager spoke to the report
and responded to questions on the selection of survey recipients, the
response rate and the Case Management Service.
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Aaron
Hawkins): that the Committee
a) Notes the
Business Satisfaction Survey Results report.
Motion carried (ED/2016/006)
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Part B Reports
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6 Notification
of Agenda Items for Consideration by the Chair
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There were no items
identified.
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Resolution to exclude the public
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Moved (Cr John Bezett/Cr Aaron Hawkins):
that the Committee
Pursuant
to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the
proceedings of this meeting namely:
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General subject of the matter to be considered
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Reasons
for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Ground(s) under
section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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Reason for
Confidentiality
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C1
Delegation Approval For The Gig City Living Hub
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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)(i)
The
withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations).
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S48(1)(a)
The public conduct of the part of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good
reason for withholding exists under section 7.
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DCC staff are currently
engaging suppliers regarding sponsorship opportunities for the Gig Hub and
wish to finalise these arrangements before this information is made public.
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This resolution is made in
reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, and the particular interest or interests protected by
Section 6 or Section 7 of that Act, or Section 6 or Section 7 or Section 9 of
the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be
prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the
proceedings of the meeting in public are as shown above after each item.
Motion carried (ED/2016/007)
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The meeting moved into confidential
at 1.21 pm and resumed in public at 1.35 pm.
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7 - C1 DELEGATION
APPROVAL FOR THE GIG CITY LIVING HUB
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The Delegation approval for the Gig City Living Hub was
considered in the confidential section of the meeting. It was agreed
that the report would be released due to public interest in the living hub.
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Moved (Cr Lee Vandervis/Cr Hilary
Calvert): that the Committee
a)
Agrees that Item C1 – Delegation Approval for the Gig
City Living Hub report be released to the public following the conclusion of
the meeting.
Motion carried (ED/2016/008)
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The meeting concluded at 1.37 pm.
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C H A I R P E R S O N
