Council

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council held in the Council Chamber, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 15 April 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m.

 

PRESENT

 

Mayor

Mayor Jules Radich

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Cherry Lucas

 

 

Members

Cr Bill Acklin

Cr Sophie Barker

 

Cr David Benson-Pope

Cr Christine Garey

 

Cr Kevin Gilbert

Cr Carmen Houlahan

 

Cr Mandy Mayhem

Cr Jim O’Malley

 

Cr Lee Vandervis

Cr Steve Walker

 

Cr Brent Weatherall

Cr Andrew Whiley

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Sandy Graham (Chief Executive Officer), Robert West (General Manager Corporate Services), Scott MacLean (General Manager Climate and City Growth), and Paul Henderson (Acting General Manager Customer & Regulatory), Jackie Harrison (Manager Governance), Hayden McAuliffe (Financial Services Manager); Jeanine Benson (Group Manager Transport); Abbey Chamberlain (Senior Transport Planner); Helen Chapman (Senior Transport Planner); Jinty MacTavish (Principal Policy Advisor Sustainability); Chris Henderson (Group Manager Waste and Environmental Solutions) and Karen Gadomski (Waste Planning Advisor)

 

Governance Support Officer                  Lynne Adamson

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

There was an apology from Cr Marie Laufiso.

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Council:

             Accepts the apology from Cr Marie Laufiso.

Motion carried (CNL/2025/085)

 

 

2          Confirmation of agenda

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Council:

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.

 

Motion carried (CNL/2025/086)

 

3          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.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Council:

 

a)         Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register; and

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

c)         Notes the proposed management plan for the Executive Leadership Team’s Interests.

Motion carried (CNL/2025/087)

   

Reports

4          DCC Submission on ORC Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-2035

 

A report from Transport sought Council approval for a Dunedin City Council (DCC) submission ( on the draft Otago Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) 2025-2035.

The General Manager Climate and City Growth (Scott MacLean), the Group Manager Transport (Jeanine Benson) and the Senior Transport Planner (Abbey Chamberlain) and (Senior Transport Planner (Helen Chapman) spoke to the report and responded to questions.

 

Cr Jim O’Malley entered the meeting at 9.37 am.

Cr Carmen Houlahan left the meeting at 9.47 am and returned at 9.49 am.

 

 

There was an indepth discussion on the submission with changes requested.  It was agreed the revised submission would be presented to the 30 April Council meeting for approval.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Council:

 

a)         Notes the draft submission on the draft Otago Regional Public Transport Plan  2025-2035.

b)        Authorises the Chief Executive to make any minor editorial changes to the submission as required and resubmit the submission to 30 April 2025 Council meeting.

Motion carried (CNL/2025/088) with Cr Lee Vandervis recording his vote against

 

5          DCC Emissions Management and Reduction Plan & Zero Carbon implementation plan 2024/25 - Q1/2 reporting

 

A report from the Sustainability Group presented the DCC’s organisational emissions (for sources with data available) for the period July 2024 – December 2024 , and progress reporting for actions in the DCC Emissions Management and Reduction Plan and Zero Carbon implementation plan 2024/25 over the same period.

The General Manager, Climate and City Growth (Scott MacLean) and the Principal Policy Advisor Sustainability (Jinty MacTavish) spoke to the report and responded to questions.

 

Cr Steve Walker left the meeting at 10.12 am and returned at 10.14 am.

Cr Carmen Houlahan left the meeting at 10.19 am and returned at 10.21 am.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Council:

 

a)         Notes DCC’s Q1/2 2024/25 organisational emissions, and

b)        Notes the Q1/2 2024/25 reporting for the DCC Emissions Management and Reduction Plan, and the Zero Carbon implementation plan 2024/25.

Motion carried (CNL/2025/089)

 

Moved Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Jim O’Malley:

 

That the Council:

 

Adjourns the meeting for 5 minutes.

 

Motion carried

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.49 am and reconvened at 10.58 am.

 

6          Pilot for a construction and demolition resource recovery system

 

A report from Waste and Environmental Solutions provided an update on a proposed pilot for a construction and demolition resource recovery system in Dunedin. It noted that the proposal was established by the Environmental Innovation Centre, in partnership with industry, to service Dunedin construction and waste sectors.  Approval was sought for a financial contribution towards the feasibility study. 

The General Manager, Climate and City Growth (Scott MacLean), Group Manager Waste and Environmental Solutions (Chris Henderson) and Waste Planning Advisor (Karen Gadomski) spoke to the report and responded to questions.

 

During discussion Cr Bill Acklin left the meeting at 11.56 am and returned at 12.07 pm.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Council:

 

a)         Supports in principle the proposed pilot construction and demolition resource recovery system.

b)        Approves the allocation of $33,000 from 2024/2025 waste levy funding to support the feasibility stage of the pilot project.

c)         Notes the outcomes of the feasibility study will be reported back to Council to consider whether to support and provide funding for the full pilot project.

Division

The Council voted by division

 

For:                 Crs Bill Acklin, David Benson-Pope, Christine Garey, Kevin Gilbert, Carmen Houlahan, Mandy Mayhem, Jim O'Malley, Steve Walker, Brent Weatherall, Andrew Whiley and Mayor Jules Radich (11).

Against:         Crs Sophie Barker, Cherry Lucas and Lee Vandervis (3).

Abstained:   Nil

 

The division was declared CARRIED by 11 votes to 3

 

Motion carried (CNL/2025/090)

 

Cr Andrew Whiley left the meeting at 12.15 pm and returned at 12.17 pm.

 

7          Financial Report - Period ended 28 February 2025

 

A report from Finance provided the financial results for the period ended 28 February 2025 and the financial position as at that date.

The Financial Services Manager (Hayden McAuliffe) spoke to the report and responded to questions.

 

 

Moved (Cr Cherry Lucas/Cr Kevin Gilbert):

That the Council:

 

a)         Notes the Financial Performance for the period ended 28 February 2025 and the Financial Position as at that date.

Motion carried (CNL/2025/091)

 

 

Resolution to Exclude the Public

Moved (Mayor Jules Radich/Cr Bill Acklin):

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:

 

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  BIS Report

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.

 

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/2025/092)

 

 

The meeting moved into confidential at 12.35 pm and concluded at 1.34 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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MAYOR