Council
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council held in the Edinburgh Room for the Mayor and Councillors and via Audio Visual Link for members of the public on Tuesday 28 September 2021, commencing at 10.03 am
PRESENT
Mayor |
Mayor Aaron Hawkins |
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Deputy Mayor |
Cr Christine Garey
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Members |
Cr Sophie Barker |
Cr David Benson-Pope |
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Cr Rachel Elder |
Cr Doug Hall |
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Cr Carmen Houlahan |
Cr Marie Laufiso |
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Cr Mike Lord |
Cr Jim O'Malley |
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Cr Jules Radich |
Cr Chris Staynes |
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Cr Lee Vandervis |
Cr Steve Walker |
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Cr Andrew Whiley |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sandy Graham (Chief Executive Officer), Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure and Development), Robert West (General Manager Corporate and Quality), Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure and Development), Claire Austin (General Manager Customer and Regulatory), Dr Glen Hazelton (Project Director Central City Plan), Josh Von Pein (Programme Manager – Major Projects), Anna Nilsen (Planning and Support Manager), Ros MacGill (Manager Compliance and Solutions), Tom Dyer (Group Manager 3 Waters), Jeanine Benson (Group Manager Transport) and Clare Sullivan (Manager Governance). |
Governance Support Officer Lynne Adamson
1.1 Central City Plan |
Mhairi MacKenzie Everitt spoke on behalf of the OUSA on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions. |
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1.2 Central City Plan |
Louise Mainvil, Health Promotion Advisor, Public Health South spoke on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions.
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey):
That the Council:
Extends the public forum.
Motion carried
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1.3 Central City Plan – Mary O’Brien |
Mary O’Brien, National Coordinator Street Accessibility Audit spoke on behalf of CCS Disability Action on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions.
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1.4 Central City Plan |
Malcolm Budd, District Chairman, NZ Automobile Assn spoke on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions. |
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1.5 Central City Plan |
Alan Race spoke on behalf of Urban Access on the Central City Plan and responded to questions.
Cr Carmen Houlahan left the meeting at 10.46 am and returned at 10.50 am. |
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1.6 Central City Plan |
Finn Campbell, Joel Clements and Pippa Chang, Generation Zero spoke on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions..
During questions Cr Doug Hall left the meeting at 10.59 am and returned at 11.08 am.
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1.7 Central City Plan |
Jo Millar, President, Grey Power spoke on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions.
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1.8 Central City Plan
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Chris Ford spoke on behalf of the Disabled Persons Assembly on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions.
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Cr Carmen Houlahan left the meeting at 11.21 am and returned at 11.23 am. Cr Christine Garey left the meeting at 11.22 am and returned at 11.25 am.
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1.9 Central City
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Alex King spoke on behalf of the Bus Users Group on the Central City Plan on the Central City Plan proposal and responded to questions. |
Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Steve Walker):
That the Council:
Adjourns for 10 minutes.
Motion carried
The meeting adjourned at 11.42 am and reconvened at 11.55 am.
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.
Motion carried |
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 Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 10 August 2021 as a correct record. Motion carried |
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 27 July 2021 as a correct record. Motion carried |
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 03 September 2021 as a correct record. Motion carried |
Cr Carmen Houlahan returned to the meeting at 11.57 am.
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Moved (Cr Jules Radich/Cr Steve Walker): That the Council:
Notes the minutes of the Saddle Hill Community Board meeting held on 10 June 2021. Motion carried |
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Moved (Cr Steve Walker/Cr Jules Radich): That the Council:
Notes the minutes of the West Harbour Community Board meeting held on 09 June 2021. Motion carried |
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Moved (Cr Carmen Houlahan/Cr Jules Radich): That the Council:
Notes the minutes of the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board meeting held on 28 July 2021. Motion carried |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Council:
Notes the minutes of the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 24 June 2021. Motion carried |
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Cr Doug Hall withdrew from this item. A report from the Project Management Office presented the Retail Quarter George Street Detailed Business Case (DBC) to Council. |
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The Chief Executive Officer (Sandy Graham); General Manager Infrastructure and Development (Simon Drew) and Project Director, Central City Plan (Dr Glen Hazelton) and Programme Manager – Major Projects (Josh Von Pein) spoke to the report and responded to questions.
There was a lengthy discussion on the business case and the options available.
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During discussion Cr Carmen Houlahan left the meeting at 12.05 pm and returned at 12.07 pm. Cr Christine Garey left at 12.41 pm and returned at 12.44 pm.
Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Mike Lord):
That the Council:
Adjourns the meeting until 1.45 pm.
Motion carried The meeting adjourned at 12.59 pm and reconvened at 1.46 pm. Cr Lee Vandervis returned to the meeting at 1.48 pm.
The discussion on the Central City Plan Retail Quarter Detailed Business case continued.
Moved (Cr Christine Garey/Cr Steve Walker)
That the Council:
Adjourns the meeting.
Motion carried
The meeting adjourned at 2.00 pm and reconvened at 2.02 pm.
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
a) Notes the findings of the Retail Quarter George Street Detailed Business Case. Division The Council voted by division:
For: Crs Sophie Barker, David Benson-Pope, Rachel Elder, Christine Garey, Marie Laufiso, Mike Lord, Jim O'Malley, Chris Staynes, Steve Walker, Andrew Whiley and Mayor Aaron Hawkins (11). Against: Crs Carmen Houlahan, Jules Radich and Lee Vandervis (3). Abstained: Nil
The division was declared CARRIED by 11 votes to 3
Motion carried (CNL/2021/174)
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council: b) Confirms a one-way design for the Retail Quarter George Street Upgrade project. Division
The Council voted by division:
For: Crs Sophie Barker, David Benson-Pope, Christine Garey, Marie Laufiso, Mike Lord, Jim O'Malley, Chris Staynes, Steve Walker and Mayor Aaron Hawkins (9). Against: Crs Rachel Elder, Carmen Houlahan, Jules Radich, Lee Vandervis and Andrew Whiley (5). Abstained: Nil
The division was declared CARRIED by 9 votes to 5
Motion carried (CNL/2021/175)
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council: c) Decides that the direction of travel on George Street is south bound. Division
The Council voted by division.
For: Crs Sophie Barker, David Benson-Pope, Rachel Elder, Christine Garey, Marie Laufiso, Mike Lord, Jim O'Malley, Jules Radich, Chris Staynes, Steve Walker and Mayor Aaron Hawkins (11). Against: Crs Carmen Houlahan and Lee Vandervis (2). Abstained: Cr Andrew Whiley (1).
The division was declared CARRIED by 11 votes to 2 with 1 abstention.
Motion carried (CNL/2021/176)
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey):
That the Council:
Extend the meeting beyond six hours.
Motion carried
That the Council:
Adjourn the meeting for 15 minutes.
Motion carried
The meeting adjourned at 3.58 pm and reconvened at 4.15 pm.
Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Christine Garey):
That the Council:
Moves Item 17 – Review of Keeping of Animals (excluding Dogs) and Birds Bylaw and Item 16 – 10 Year Plan Update – Amenity Requests to be taken before Item 14 – Three Waters Reform.
Motion carried
17 Review of Keeping of Animals (excluding Dogs) and Birds Bylaw |
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A report from Customer and Regulatory sought approval of a draft statement of proposal and revised draft of the Keeping of Animals (excluding dogs) and birds bylaw for broader public consultation and the appointment of members to the Regulatory Subcommittee. |
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The General Manager Customer and Regulatory (Claire Austin) and Manager Compliance Solutions (Ros MacGill) spoke to the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Steve Walker): That the Council:
a) Approves the draft Keeping of Animals Bylaw and the statement of proposal for consultation purposes, subject to any amendment. b) Agrees that the proposed draft Keeping of Animals Bylaw does not give rise to any implications under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 c) Appoints the following members to the Regulatory Subcommittee: Cr Andrew Whiley (Chair), Cr Sophie Barker and Cr Rachel Elder. d) Authorises the Chief Executive to make any minor editorial changes to the Bylaw and Statement of Proposal. Motion carried (CNL/2021/177) |
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A report from Property provided the results of a review of Council’s waiting list criteria for Community Housing based on feedback received during 10 year plan 2021-2031. |
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The Chief Executive Officer (Sandy Graham); General Manager Corporate and Quality (Robert West) and (Planning and Support Manager) Anna Nilsen spoke to the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council:
a) Decides to prioritise Council’s community housing for people aged 55 years and over, with limited assets and income; and those with urgent and/or physically accessible housing need b) Notes that the decision will be used to develop the waitlist criteria which will be included in the revised draft DCC Community Housing Policy. |
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An amendment was moved (Cr Jules Radich/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council: Remove the comma following the word over in resolution a to now read: Decides to prioritise Council’s community housing for people aged 55 years and over with limited assets and income; and those with urgent and/or physically accessible housing need. Motion carried
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The substantive motion was then moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Christine Garey): That the Council: a) Decides to prioritise Council’s community housing for people aged 55 years and over with limited assets and income and those with urgent and/or physically accessible housing need b) Notes that the decision will be used to develop the waitlist criteria which will be included in the revised draft DCC Community Housing Policy. Motion carried (CNL/2021/179) |
Cr Chris Staynes left the meeting at 5.58 pm.
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A report from Transport recommended approval for temporary road closures using the provisions of the Local Government Act 1974 for the following events: a) Special Rigs for Special Kids. b) Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon (date change). c) Opening of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Garden. |
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The Group Manager Transport (Jeanine Benson) spoke to the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr Lee Vandervis/Cr Rachel Elder): That the Council:
a) Resolves pursuant to Section 319, Section 342, and Schedule 10 clause 11(e) of the Local Government Act 1974, to close the roads detailed below: i) Special Rigs for Special Kids Closed 6:00am to 6:00pm Sunday 31 October 2021: · Midland Street from Otaki Street to Portsmouth Drive. · Otaki Street from Midland Street to Teviot Street. Closed for a short period of approximately 20 minutes during this time to allow the convoy to leave: · Teviot Street from Portsmouth Drive to Timaru Street.
ii) 2021 Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon Closed 8:00am to 1:00pm Sunday 7 November 2021: · Anzac Avenue, from Union St to SH88. · Butts Road, from Anzac Avenue to Dundas Street. · Logan Park Drive, from Anzac Avenue to Butts Road. · Dundas Street, from Harbour Terrace to Butts Road. · Minerva Street, from Anzac Avenue to Parry Street West · Parry Street West, from Minerva to end.
These roads will be progressively reopened as the tail end passes.
On the following roads road users will be escorted through when safe to do so: · Ward Street, from Anzac Avenue to Wickliffe Street (includes bridge). · Wickliffe Street, from Ward street to Fryatt Street. · Fryatt Street, from Wharf Street to Wickliffe Street. · Kitchener Street, from Wharf Street to Birch Street. · Roberts Street, from Wharf Street to Birch Street. · Birch Street, from Wharf Street to Roberts Street. iii) Opening of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Garden Closed 2:30 to 3:30pm 29 October 2021: · Albany Street between George Street and the upper section of Albany Street. · George and Albany Street intersection.
Motion carried (CNL/2021/180) |
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Mayor Aaron Hawkins spoke to his notice of motion in respect of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. |
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Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Cr Lee Vandervis): That the Council:
a) Supports the retention of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in Dunedin. b) Endorses any application by the NZSHF Trust to external funders or sponsors. c) Provides appropriate representation on any community-led steering group charged with planning its redevelopment and/or relocation; and d) Considers any future funding requirements through the relevant Annual Plan or Long Term Plan process. Division The Council voted by division:
For: Crs Sophie Barker, David Benson-Pope, Rachel Elder, Christine Garey, Doug Hall Carmen Houlahan, Marie Laufiso, Mike Lord, Jim O'Malley, Jules Radich, Lee Vandervis, Steve Walker, Andrew Whiley and Mayor Aaron Hawkins (14). Against: Nil Abstained: Nil
The division was declared CARRIED unanimously
Motion carried (CNL/2021/181) |
The meeting moved into confidential at 6.20pm and concluded at 6.33 pm.
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MAYOR