Council
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council held in the Council Chamber, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 29 January 2019, commencing at 9.00 am
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 Kate Wilson |
IN ATTENDANCE |
Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Sandy Graham (General Manager City Services), Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure Services), Simon Pickford (General Manager Community Services), Dave Tombs (General Manager Finance and Commercial), John Christie (Director, Enterprise Dunedin), Sharon Bodeker (Team Leader Civic), Gavin Logie (Financial Controller), Carolyn Allan (Senior Management Accountant), Graham McKerracher (Manager, Council Communications and Marketing), Maria Ioannou (Corporate Policy Manager), Scott Campbell (Policy Analyst) |
Governance Support Officer Lynne Adamson
Rt Revd Steven Benford, Anglican Bishop of Dunedin opened the meeting with a prayer.
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John Flavell was unable to attend the meeting. |
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
Accepts the apology from Cr Andrew Whiley for part of the meeting, noting that he would attend via audioconference for Item C4.
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Councillor Newell entered the meeting at 9.29 am.
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.
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
a) Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register; and b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests. Motion carried (CNL/2019/003) |
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Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
a) Notes the Executive Leadership Team's Interest Register. Motion carried (CNL/2019/004) |
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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 11 December 2018 as a correct record.
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9 DCC Submission: Draft Aotearoa New Zealand Government Tourism Strategy |
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A report from Community and Planning provided a draft submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on the draft Aotearoa New Zealand Government Tourism Strategy (Tourism Strategy). The submission outlined the DCC’s tourism role and strategic objectives and provided general comments on the draft Tourism Strategy. The Director Enterprise Dunedin (John Christie) and General Manager City Services (Sandy Graham) spoke to the report and responded to questions. Following discussion, it was agreed that the item be laid on the table to be uplifted at the Council Annual Plan meeting to enable proposed changes be incorporated into the document and recirculated for approval.
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Moved (Cr Doug Hall/Cr Marie Laufiso): That the Council:
a) Lay the item on the table to be uplifted during the Council Annual Plan meeting. |
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:
That Bancorp Treasury Executive Advisor, Earl White be permitted to attend the meeting to speak to Item C3 to provide assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed. That Martin Jenkins representative, Patrick McVeigh be permitted to attend the meeting to speak to Item C4 as the writer of the report and to provide assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed. 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 (CNL/2019/009) |
The meeting moved into confidential at 11.00 am and concluded at 1.38 pm.
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MAYOR