Customer & Regulatory Committee

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Customer & Regulatory Services Committee held in the Council Chamber, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 07 March 2023, commencing at 2.30 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Cr Carmen Houlahan

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Andrew Whiley

 

Members

Cr Bill Acklin

Cr Sophie Barker

 

Cr David Benson-Pope

Cr Christine Garey

 

Cr Kevin Gilbert

Cr Marie Laufiso

 

Cr Cherry Lucas

Cr Mandy Mayhem

 

Cr Jim O'Malley

Mayor Jules Radich

 

Cr Lee Vandervis

Cr Steve Walker

 

Cr Brent Weatherall

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Sandy Graham (Chief Executive Officer), Claire Austin, (General Manager Customer and Regulatory); John Christie (Manager Enterprise Dunedin), Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure and Development) and Michael Tannock, (Transport Network Team Leader) and Clare Sullivan (Principal Committee Advisor)

 

Governance Support Officer                  Jennifer Lapham

 

 

1          Opening

The meeting was opened with a karakia timatanga.

2          Public Forum

There was no public forum.

 

3          Apologies

             There were no apologies.

 

4          Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

Moved (Cr Carmen Houlahan/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Committee:

 

a)     Notes the  Interest Register; and

b)     Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests.

Motion carried (CSCCC/2023/001)

 

Part A Reports

5          Customer and Regulatory Committee Forward Work Programme - March 2023

 

A report from Civic provided an update on the Customer and Regulatory Committee forward work programme for March 2023.

 

The General Manager Customer and Regulatory (Claire Austin) spoke to the report and responded to questions.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Marie Laufiso):

That the Committee:

 

a)     Notes the Customer and Regulatory Committee forward work programme.

Motion carried (CSCCC/2023/002)

 

6          Proposed Road Stopping: Napier Street

 

A report from Transport advised that the owners of 5 Napier Street Dunedin had applied to have a section of legal road adjoining their property stopped and amalgamated with their adjoining property.

 

The General Manager Infrastructure and Development, Simon Drew and Transport Network Team Leader Michael Tannock responded to questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Lee Vandervis/Cr Steve Walker):

That the Committee:

 

a)     Approves public notification of the Council’s intention to stop a portion of legal road adjacent to 5 Napier Street Dunedin subject to the applicant agreeing to:

i)          Paying the Council the non refundable fee for processing the road stopping.

ii)         Paying the Council the actual costs incurred for the road stopping, regardless of whether or not the stopping reaches a conclusion, and the market value of the stopped road, assessed by the Council’s valuer.

iii)        Amalgamating the stopped portion of road with the titles of the adjacent land that is owned by the applicant, being the land contained within Records of Title OT285/227.

iv)       Accepting the application of the standards contained within the Dunedin City Council Code for Subdivision and Development to the stopped road.

v)        Registering any easements over the stopped portion of road in favour of utility companies.

Motion carried (CSCCC/2023/003)

 

7          Proposed Road Stopping: Whites Road, Seacliff

 

A report from Transport advised that the owner of 61 Whites Road, Seacliff, had applied to have a section of unformed legal road within their property, stopped.

 

The General Manager Infrastructure and Development, Simon Drew and Transport Network Team Leader, Michael Tannock responded to questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Steve Walker/Cr Christine Garey):

That the Committee:

 

a)     Approves public notification of the Council’s intention to stop a portion of legal road at 61 Whites Road, Seacliff, subject to the applicant agreeing to:

i)          Paying the Council the non refundable fee for processing the road stopping. 

ii)         Paying the Council the actual costs incurred for the stopping, regardless of whether or not the stopping reaches a conclusion, and  the market value of the stopped road, assessed by the Council’s valuer.

iii)        Amalgamating the stopped portion of road with the titles of the adjacent land that is owned by the applicant, being the land contained within Record of Title OT263/276.

iv)       Accepting the application of the standards contained within the Dunedin City Council Code for Subdivision and Development to the stopped road.

v)        Registering any easements over the stopped portion of road in favour of utility companies (if required by the utility company).

Motion carried (CSCCC/2023/004)

 

8          Karakia Whakamutunga

 

The meeting closed with a Karakia Whakamuntunga.

 

 

 

 

 

The meeting concluded at 2.40 pm .

 

 

 

 

 

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