Development Contributions Subcommittee

MINUTES

 

Unconfirmed Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Development Contributions Subcommittee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Friday 02 September 2016, commencing at 1.00 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Richard Thomson

 

Members

Jinty MacTavish

 

 

Chris Staynes

Kate Wilson

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Gavin Logie (Acting Chief Group Financial Officer), Alan Worthington (Resource Consents Manager) and Nic Jepson (Development Contributions Officer)

 

Governance Support Officer      Jennifer Lapham

 

 

 

1       Public Forum

There was no Public Forum.   

 

2       Apologies

Moved (Cr Richard Thomson/Jinty MacTavish): that the Committee

 

Accepts  the apology from Cr Benson-Pope.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

3       Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Cr Jinty MacTavish/Cr Richard Thomson): that the Committee

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration

 

Motion carried (DCS/2016/001)

 

 

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.

 

Cr Staynes declared an interest in the Emerson's Brewery request and advised he would withdraw from this item.

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Cr Richard Thomson/Cr Kate Wilson): 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:

 

General subject of the matter to be considered

Reasons for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

 

Reason for Confidentiality

C1  Remission - 471 Princes Street

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

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).

 

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.

Matters discussed in this report are between the applicant and the DCC, these are to remain confidential.

C2  Development Contributions Remission - 471 Princes Street

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

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).

 

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.

Matters discussed in this report are between the applicant and the DCC, these are to remain confidential.

C3  Development Contributions Remission - 20 Burwood Avenue

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

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).

 

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.

Matters discussed in this report are between the applicant and the DCC, these are to remain confidential.

C4  Development Contributions Remission - New Emerson's Brewery

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

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).

 

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.

Matters discussed in this report are between the applicant and the DCC, these are to remain confidential.

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 (DCS/2016/002)

I also move that Mr Bill Brown be permitted to remain at this meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of his knowledge of 471 Princes Street Remission request.  This knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matter to be discussed, is relevant to that matter because Mr Brown wishes to speak to his application.

I also move that Chris O'Leary (Brewery Manager) be permitted to remain at this meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of his knowledge of remission request by Emerson's.  This knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matter to be discussed, is relevant to that matter because Mr Brown wishes to speak to his application.

 

 

 

The meeting went into non-public  at 1.05 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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