Council
MINUTES
Confirmed minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council held in the Council Chamber, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 28 March 2017, commencing at 1.00 pm
PRESENT
Mayor |
Mayor Dave Cull |
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Deputy Mayor |
Cr Chris Staynes |
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Members |
Cr David Benson-Pope |
Cr Rachel Elder |
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Cr Christine Garey |
Cr Doug Hall |
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Cr Aaron Hawkins |
Cr Marie Laufiso |
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Cr Mike Lord |
Cr Damian Newell |
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Cr Jim O'Malley |
Cr Conrad Stedman |
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Cr Lee Vandervis |
Cr Andrew Whiley |
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Cr Kate Wilson |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Sandy Graham (General Manager Strategy and Governance), John Christie (Director Enterprise Dunedin), Graham McKerracher (Manager, Council Communications and Marketing), Simon Pickford (General Manager Community Services), Richard Saunders (Acting General Manager Infrastructure and Networks), Andrea Jones (Communications Team Leader), Bill Frewen (Senior Policy Analyst), Nicola Pinfold (Group Manager Community and Planning), Maria Ioannou (Corporate Policy Manager) and Ryan Craig (Destination Dunedin Manager) |
Governance Support Officer Pam Jordan
Rev Dr Tokerau Joseph, First Church of Otago, opened the meeting with a prayer.
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Sharon Hyndman addressed the meeting concerning the increased tourism popularity of Baldwin Street since she had lived there over the previous 27 years, and the difficulties this caused for residents. She had been approached by media several times and emphasised what a great place Dunedin was, however the increasing popularity of Baldwin Street as an attraction brought major issues. These included vehicle access (people trying to drive to the top and having difficulty turning and parking, using residents' driveways etc), pedestrian access (busloads of tourists wandering over the street, footpaths and steps could not accommodate the amount of foot traffic, dangerous behaviour with regard to taking photos, sitting on the street etc), and inadequate communication and inconvenience to residents with regard to the Jaffa Race. Ms Hyndman suggested improvements such as more signage at the bottom of the street and on North Road, resident only vehicle access, wider pedestrian paths, resident only parking at the bottom of the street, tourist operators being requested to reinforce the concept of private property, and more rubbish bins. |
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David Ross addressed the meeting concerning a variety of issues. These included: a) The preponderance of candidates in STV elections and the desirability of returning to first past the post. b) The Council spending too much time on national issues such as oil exploration. c) Ethical investing for the Waipori Fund resulting in a failure of duty of care to obtain the best return. d) Councillors not being dealt with at meetings in an even-handed manner. e) Staff over-emphasising problems in reports, leading the Council to make particular decisions. f) The need to rein in Delta. g) No justification for the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival funding to continue now that the company was leaving Dunedin. h) The number of variations to the District Plan. i) Parking issues – it was not up to the Council to subsidise developers for parking. j) ID Fashion Week should not receive business development funding. k) A recycle day should be held several times a year. |
An apology was received from Cr Aaron Hawkins for possible early departure.
Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
Accepts the apology from Cr Aaron Hawkins for possible early departure.
Motion carried
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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 Wilson advised that she would be declaring an interest in item C4 in the non-public part of the meeting and not participating.
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
a) Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register attached as Attachment A of the report; and b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests. Motion carried (CNL/2017/057)
Following discussion on whether the entire Elected Members' Interest Register was required for each meeting or just recent changes, the General Manager Strategy and Governance advised that the Audit and Risk Subcommittee would consider this matter further at its April meeting.
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 21 February 2017 as a correct record.
In response to a question Mayor Cull advised that he would circulate the response he had received from the Prime Minister to the letter about the hospital notice of motion sent following the previous meeting.
Motion carried (CNL/2017/058) Cr Vandervis recorded his vote against |
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Economic Development Committee meeting held on 13 March 2017. |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis):
That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Waikouaiti Coast Community Board meeting held on 8 March 2017. Motion carried (CNL/2017/063) |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 9 March 2017.
Motion carried (CNL/2017/064) |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Strath Taieri Community Board meeting held on 2 February 2017.
Motion carried (CNL/2017/065) |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Strath Taieri Community Board meeting held on 9 March 2017. Motion carried (CNL/2017/066) |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board meeting held on 15 March 2017. Motion carried (CNL/2017/067) |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: a) Notes the minutes of the West Harbour Community Board meeting held on 8 February 2017. Motion carried (CNL/2017/068) |
Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
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:
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.
That Ms Bridget Irving, Gallaway Cook Allan, be permitted to remain at this meeting after the public has been excluded because of her knowledge of Item C4. This knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed, is relevant because she is providing legal advice to the Council.
Motion carried (CNL/2017/074) |
The meeting moved into confidential at 3.22 pm.