Hearings Committee

 

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Hearings Committee held in the Via Audio Visual Link, on Thursday 03 February 2022, commencing at 11.00 am - 71 & 79 Doon Street, Mosgiel

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Cr David Benson-Pope

 

 

 

Cr Sophie Barker

Cr Steve Walker

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Gavin Logie (Chief Financial Officer), Nic Jepson (Senior Planner, Resource Consent), Galina Reinhardt (Development Contributions Officer) and Tom Lucas (Director, Rationale)

 

Governance Support Officer                  Wendy Collard

 

1          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.

1          Declarations of Interest

 

 

Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Sophie Barker):

That the Committee:

 

a)     Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register; and

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

Motion carried

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Cr Steve Walker/Cr Sophie Barker):

That the Committee:

 

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  Development Contributions Remission - 71 and 75 Doon Street Mosgiel

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.

Matters discussed in the report are between the applicant and the Council; these are to remain confidential..

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.

That applicant and Tom Lucas (Director, Rationale) be permitted to remain at the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of Items C1.  This knowledge, which would be of assistance in relation to the matters discussed, was relevant because they would be reporting on the item under consideration.

 

 Motion carried (HEAR/2022/001)

 

The meeting moved into non public at 11.01 am and concluded at 11.45 am.

 

 

 

                                      

CHAIRPERSON