Economic Development Committee
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting
of the Economic Development Committee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal
Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Monday 01 November 2021, commencing at 10.00
am
PRESENT
Chairperson
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Cr Chris Staynes
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Rachel Elder
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Cr Andrew Whiley
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Members
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Cr Sophie Barker
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Cr Christine Garey
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Cr Doug Hall
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Mayor Aaron Hawkins
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Cr Carmen Houlahan
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Cr Marie Laufiso
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Cr Jim O'Malley
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Cr Jules Radich
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Cr Steve Walker
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Sandy Graham (Chief Executive
Officer), John Christie (Manager Enterprise Dunedin), Fraser Liggett
(Economic Development Programme Manager), Malcolm Anderson (City Marketing
Manager), John Gallaher (Chairperson, Grow Dunedin Partnership), Barbara
Bridger (Grow Dunedin Partnership), Mike Collins (Grow Dunedin Partnership)
and Dr Megan Gibbons (Grow Dunedin Partnership)
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Governance Support Officer Wendy
Collard
1 Public
Forum
There was no Public Forum.
2 Apologies
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Apologies have been received from Crs David
Benson-Pope (on Council business), Mike Lord and Lee Vandervis.
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Moved (Cr
Chris Staynes/Cr Christine Garey):
That the Committee:
Accepts the
apologies from Crs David Benson-Pope (on Council business), Mike Lord and Lee
Vandervis.
Motion carried
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3 Confirmation
of agenda
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Rachel
Elder):
That the Committee:
Confirms the agenda
without addition or alteration.
Motion carried
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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.
Crs Barker and Laufiso provided an
update to their Register of Interests.
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Andrew
Whiley):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register; and
b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members'
Interests.
Motion carried
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5 Confirmation
of Minutes
5.1 Economic Development
Committee meeting - 10 August 2021
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Andrew
Whiley):
That the Committee:
a) Confirms the minutes
of the Economic Development Committee meeting held on 10 August 2021 as a
correct record.
Motion carried (ED/2021/014)
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Part A Reports
6 Economic
Development Committee Forward Work Programme
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A report from Corporate
Policy provided for the Economic Development Committee forward work programme
for the 2021-2022 year.
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Rachel
Elder):
That the Committee:
a) Notes
the Economic Development Committee
forward work programme.
Motion carried
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7 Economic
Development Strategy Update 2021
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Cr Carmen Houlahan left the
meeting at 10:47 am and returned at 10:49 am.
Cr Doug Hall left the meeting
at 10:59 am and returned at 11:01 am.
A report prepared by the Grow
Dunedin Partnership provided an update on the progress of the actions of the
Economic Development Strategy (Strategy) 2013-23.
Mr John Gallaher, Ms Barbara
Bridger, Mr Mike Collins, and Dr Megan Gibbons spoke to the report and
responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Andrew
Whiley):
That the Committee:
Notes the Grow
Dunedin Partnership report “Dunedin’s Economic Development
Strategy – Reflections to 2021”.
Motion carried
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8 Economic
Development Activity Report for the period to 30 September 2021
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Cr Carmen Houlahan and Cr
Rachel Elder left the meeting at 11.45 am and returned at 11.47 am.
Cr Andrew Whiley left the
meeting at 11:58 am and returned at 12:00 p.m..
A report from Enterprise
Dunedin provided an update on progress towards achieving levels of service
for the Economic Development activity for the period 1 July 2021 to 30
September 2021.
The Chief Executive Officer
(Sandy Graham), the Manager, Enterprise Dunedin (John Christie), the Economic
Development Programme Manager (Fraser Liggett) and the City Marketing Manager
(Malcolm Anderson) spoke to the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Steve
Walker):
That the Committee:
a) Notes
the update report on the Economic
Development activity.
Motion carried
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9 Items
for Consideration by the Chair
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There were no items for consideration.
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The meeting concluded at 12.10 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON