Minutes of a meeting of the Nelson City Council

Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Thursday 4 May 2017, commencing at 9.06am

 

Present:              Her Worship the Mayor R Reese (Chairperson), Councillors L Acland, I Barker, M Courtney, B Dahlberg, K Fulton, M Lawrey, P Matheson, B McGurk, G Noonan, M Rutledge, T Skinner and S Walker

In Attendance:   Chief Executive (C Hadley), Group Manager Corporate Services (N Harrison), Acting Group Managers Infrastructure (S Davies and P Anderson), Manager Communications (P Shattock), Administration Adviser (E-J Ruthven) and youth councillors (J Ripley and J Stallard)

 

 

Opening Prayer

Councillor Skinner gave the opening prayer.

1.       Apologies

There were no apologies.

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

Her Worship the Mayor advised changes to the order of business.

Her Worship the Mayor also advised of two late items, one each for the public and public excluded parts of the meeting, and that resolutions needed to be passed for the items to be considered:

2.1      Commercial Subcommittee - 27 April 2017 - minutes

Resolved CL/2017/092

That the Council

Considers the public excluded item regarding Commercial Subcommittee – 27 April 2017 minutes at this meeting as a major item not on the agenda, pursuant to Section 46A(7)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, to enable a timely decision to be made.

Courtney/Rutledge                                                                     Carried

2.2      Commercial Subcommittee - 27 April 2017 – public excluded minutes

Resolved CL/2017/093

That the Council

Considers the public excluded item regarding Commercial Subcommittee 27 April 2017 minutes at this meeting as a major item not on the agenda, pursuant to Section 46A(7)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, to enable a timely decision to be made.

Courtney/Rutledge                                                                     Carried

 

3.       Interests

There were no updates to the Interests Register.

Councillor Barker declared an interest in relation to items 11 and 16.1 of the public agenda.  No further interests with items on the agenda were declared.

4.       Public Forum

4.1      Steve Cross - Nelson Residents’ Association

Steve Cross spoke about the wording of resolutions in relation to late items on agendas, and public attendance at workshops.  He noted the principles of transparency and openness underpinning the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

4.2      Kerry Neal

           Kerry Neal spoke about the draft Elected Members’ Code of Conduct and provided comments on a number of points.  He tabled a copy of his comments (A1755317).

Attachments

1    A1755317 - Kerry Neal - Public Forum - Tabled document

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      23 March 2017

Document number M2440, agenda pages 15 - 63 refer.

It was noted that the following clause relating to the item Modellers Pond review of funding should be removed from the minutes at page 33 of the agenda:

Establishes a Project Group consisting of Councillors Skinner, Walker and Rutledge, and one member of the Nelson Society of Modellers; and

It was suggested that the following sentence should be inserted into the minutes in relation to the item Draft City Amenity Bylaw Proposed for Consultation (continued), following the sentence on page 47 of the agenda “There was a discussion regarding the potential consequences should the motion fail”:

Councillors were advised that, should the motion fail, the bylaw process would come to a stop.

Resolved CL/2017/094

That the Council

Confirms the amended minutes of the meeting of the Council, held on 23 March 2017, as a true and correct record.

Barker/Courtney                                                                         Carried

 

5.2      13 April 2017

Document number M2500, agenda pages 64 - 66 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/095

That the Council

Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Council, held on 13 April 2017, as a true and correct record.

Her Worship the Mayor/Walker                                                    Carried

6.       Status Report - Council - 4 May 2017

Document number R7545, agenda pages 67 - 76 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/096

That the Council

Receives the Status Report Council 4 May 2017 (R7545) and its attachment (A1168168).

McGurk/Skinner                                                                         Carried

7.       Mayor's Report

Document number R7209, agenda pages 77 - 85 refer.

Her Worship the Mayor advised that items 3.1 and 8 of the Mayor’s Report would be considered at a later point in the meeting.

Resolved CL/2017/097

That the Council

Receives the Mayor's Report (R7209) and its attachment (A1752164).

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

7.1      Elected Members at Nelson Market

Resolved CL/2017/098

That the Council

Agrees that elected members attend the Nelson Market during the 2016-2019 triennium when there are matters of high public interest underway, on a Saturday from 8am-1pm, with assistance from an officer at a budget of up to $900 per year.

Noonan/Rutledge                                                                       Carried

7.2      Proposed LGNZ Remit 2016

Attendance:  Councillor Acland left the meeting at 10.00am.

Councillors discussed the proposed Local Government New Zealand remit from Gisborne District Council and a variety of views were expressed.

Resolved CL/2017/099

That the Council

Supports Gisborne District Council’s proposed remit to Local Government New Zealand as set out in Attachment 1 (A1752164) and asks the Mayor to advise Gisborne District Council accordingly.

Her Worship the Mayor/Fulton                                                    Carried

Attendance: Councillor Acland returned to the meeting at 10.11am.

7.3      Mayor’s Discretionary Fund – Performance of ‘Shot Bro!’

The meeting considered item 3.1 of the Mayor’s Report.

At Her Worship the Mayor’s invitation, Councillor Noonan spoke about the effects of suicide and the importance of raising awareness of mental health issues.

Attendance:  The meeting adjourned for morning tea from 10.17am to 10.45am.

8.       Elected Member Travel and Training Budget and Criteria

Document number R6596, agenda pages 86 - 95 refer.

Administration Adviser, Shailey Burgess, presented the report and answered questions.

It was agreed that the wording of the Elected Members Travel and Training Criteria 2016-2019 should be amended so that item 1 under the heading ‘Travel and training Funding Pool’ would read:

1.   To make up funding shortfall in the instance that an individual members’ budget has been spent and they are facing extenuating circumstances or they undertake a new role and additional training or travel is warranted.

Resolved CL/2017/100

That the Council

Receives the report Elected Member Travel and Training Budget and Criteria (R6596) and its attachments (A1743623 and A1743884); and

Adopts the amended Elected Members Travel and Training Criteria 2016-19 (A1743623); and

Confirms the individual councillor travel and training budget at $5,000 for the 2016-19 triennium.

Barker/Dahlberg                                                                         Carried

9.       Elected Members' Code of Conduct

Document number R7558, agenda pages 96 - 129 refer.

Administration Adviser, E-J Ruthven, presented the report.  She explained the following amendments to be made to the draft Code of Conduct:

·         Replace the word ‘investigator’s’ with the word ‘Panel’s’ in the final sentence of page 123, so that it read “On receiving the Panel’s preliminary assessment the Chief Executive will:”

·         Replace the words ‘an investigator’ with ‘the Panel’ in the first sentence of page 124, so that it read “where the Panel determines that a complaint is frivolous or without substance…”

·         Re-word the first sentence under Step 5 on page 125 to read “If the subject of a complaint is found to be material and of a sufficiently serious nature, the Panel will inform the Chief Executive…” and remove the words ‘Where the breach is of a sufficiently serious nature” from the second sentence under Step 5 on page 125.

Ms Ruthven and Manager Communications, Paul Shattock, answered questions. 

Attendance:  Councillor Matheson left the meeting at 11.13am.

During discussion, the following changes to the draft Code of Conduct were suggested:

·         Page 109  - final sentence be re-worded to read “Members are encouraged to inform Council’s Communications Team of any media statements or responses given in traditional media (print and broadcast) formats”;

·         Page 104, under the heading ‘Scope’ – separate the bullet point regarding Chief Executive and staff into two bullet points; and

·         Page 113, under the heading ‘Ethical behaviour’ – replace the word ‘interests’ with the word ‘gifts’ in the final bullet point.

Attendance:  Councillor Matheson returned to the meeting at 11.39am.

Following discussion, it was agreed that the draft Code of Conduct would be left to lie on the table until later in the meeting.

Attendance:  The meeting was adjourned from 11.51am to 11.59am.

10.      Mayor’s Report (continued)

The meeting returned to consider item 8 of the Mayor’s Report.

Paul Bell, external adviser to the Chief Executive Employment Committee, joined the meeting via phone link.

Her Worship the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Rutledge, moved the remaining clauses of the recommendation in the Mayor’s report, with the inclusion of Councillor Noonan’s name in the clause creating a Chief Executive Recruitment Group.

Resolved CL/2017/101

That the Council

Revokes the following parts of its resolution (CL/2017/041) regarding the Recruitment Process for Chief Executive passed on 23 March 2017 as follows:

That the Council

Creates a Chief Executive Recruitment Subcommittee, comprising the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Cr Acland, Cr Dahlberg and Cr Noonan, and

Delegates authority to the Chief Executive Recruitment Subcommittee to select a tenderer at its meeting no later than 16 May 2017; and

Approves the Chief Executive Recruitment Subcommittee Terms of Reference (A1720208), noting the addition of an Iwi Representative to the list of Subcommittee Members.

and

Creates a Chief Executive Recruitment Group, compromising the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Cr Acland, Cr Dahlberg, Cr Noonan and a representative from iwi; and

Delegates authority to the elected members of the Chief Executive Recruitment Group to select a tenderer for Recruitment Services no later than 16 May 2017; and

Delegates the Chief Executive Recruitment Group to work with the selected tenderer to undertake the Chief Executive Recruitment Process; and

Notes that the Chief Executive Recruitment Group has no powers to decide the appointment process and the outcome of their undertaking will be a recommendation to Council; and

Notes that the final candidates will be interviewed by Council and the decision of the preferred candidate will be made by Council.

Her Worship the Mayor/Rutledge                                                Carried

11.     Exclusion of the Public

Her Worship the Mayor explained that:

·         Paul Bell, external advisor to the Chief Executive Employment Committee, would be in attendance via phone link for Items 7 (Review – Contracts and Local Authorities (Members Interests) Act and 14 (Extraordinary Chief Executive Employment Committee Minutes – 21 April 2017) of the Public Excluded agenda to answer questions; and

·         Mark Rawson, of the Nelson Regional Development Agency, would be in attendance for Item 6 (Sporting Event Funding – New Zealand Netball Super Club Championships) of the Public Excluded agenda to answer questions; and

accordingly, the following resolution was required to be passed:

Resolved CL/2017/102

That the Council

Confirms, in accordance with section 48(5) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, that:

·         Paul Bell attend via phone link after the public have been excluded, for Items 7 and 14 of the Public Excluded agenda (Review – Contracts and Local Authorities (Members Interests) Act and Extraordinary Chief Executive Employment Committee Minutes – 21 April 2017), as he has knowledge that will assist the Council; and

·         Mark Rawson remain after the public have been excluded, for Item 6 of the Public Excluded agenda (Sporting Event Funding – New Zealand Netball Super Club Championships), as he has knowledge that will assist the Council; and

Notes, in accordance with section 48(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, that the knowledge that:

·         Paul Bell possesses relates to a review regarding to the Contracts and Local Authorities (Members Interests) Act and the Chief Executive Employment Committee; and

·          Mark Rawson possesses relates to the proposed New Zealand Netball Super Club Championships.

Noonan/Matheson                                                                      Carried

 

Resolved CL/2017/103

That the Council

Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

Noonan/Matheson                                                                      Carried

Item

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interests protected (where applicable)

1

Review - Contracts and Local Authorities (Members Interests) Act

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person

2

Extraordinary Chief Executive Employment Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  21 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

3

Sporting Event Funding - New Zealand Netball Super Club Championships

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

The meeting went into public excluded session at 12.19pm and resumed in public session at 12.51pm. 

12.     Re-admittance of the Public

Resolved CL/2017/104

That the Council

Re-admits the public to the meeting.

Barker/Courtney                                                                         Carried

Attendance:  The meeting adjourned for lunch from 12.52pm to 1.28pm, during which time Councillors Acland, Noonan and Skinner left the meeting.

13.     Elected Members' Code of Conduct (continued)

Attendance:  Councillors Noonan and Skinner returned to the meeting at 1.30pm.

An extract from the Mayor’s Report to Council on 15 December 2016, relating to Nelson City Council’s values, was tabled (A1755305).

Resolved CL/2017/105

That the Council

Receives the report Elected Members’ Code of Conduct (R7558) and its attachment (A1745031); and

Leaves the matter to lie on the table until a future Council meeting.

Her Worship the Mayor/Walker                                                    Carried

Attachments

1    A1755305 - Extract from Mayor's Report 15 December 2016 - Values

14.     Freedom Camping Site Assessment proposed for Consultation

Document number R7576, agenda pages 130 - 223 refer.

External consultant, David Hammond, and Property Parks and Facilities Asset Manager, Andrew Petheram, presented the report.

Mr Hammond and Mr Petheram noted the following amendments to the Freedom Camping Site Assessment (A1748801):

·         Page 192 and page 223 (appended map) – Norgate Reserve – prohibit all freedom camping in this reserve;

·         Page 173 and page 223 (appended map) – Glenduan Reserve – prohibit all freedom camping in this reserve;

·         Page 223 (appended map)– amend to indicate that freedom camping is prohibited in Millers Acre carpark;

·         Page 223 (appended map) – amend to indicate that freedom camping is prohibited in ANZAC Memorial Park carpark (Haven Road)

Mr Hammond and Mr Petheram answered questions regarding a number of issues relating to freedom camping.

Attendance:  Councillor Matheson left the meeting at 2.05pm, Councillor Noonan left the meeting from 2.17pm to 2.23pm, and Councillor McGurk left the meeting from 2.31pm to 2.34pm.

Resolved CL/2017/106

That the Council

Receives the report Freedom Camping Site Assessment proposed for Consultation (R7576) and its attachments (A1748801 and A1752318).

Her Worship the Mayor/Walker                                                    Carried

Councillors considered the Freedom Camping Site Assessment (A1748801) page by page and agreed to the following amendments:

·         Paddy’s Knob – amend to limit freedom camping in self-contained vehicles to a maximum of four vehicles;

·         Isel Park (Main Road Stoke Carpark) – amend to allow freedom camping to a maximum of three self-contained vehicles;

·         The inclusion of an appropriate restriction on self-contained vehicles camping on central business district streets overnight;

·         Additional amendments to the schedules to reflect the previous changes made;

·         Clarification of the wording on page 219 regarding animals on site;

·         Agreement that each sign should specify the maximum number of self-contained vehicles allowed at any location.

Attendance: Councillor Acland returned to the meeting at 2.58pm, and Councillor Fulton left the meeting from 3.05pm to 3.09pm.

Mr Hammond and Mr Petheram answered further questions regarding freedom camping in inner city carparks and the Maitai or Brook Campgrounds.

Attendance:  Councillor Acland left the meeting at 3.18pm.

Councillor Fulton, seconded by Councillor Courtney, moved

That the Council

Confirms the direction of the draft Site Assessment (A1748801) and accompanying schedules (as amended); and

Requests officers to explore utilising Nelson City Council campgrounds as sites for freedom camping in non-self-contained vehicles.

Attendance:  Councillor Acland returned to the meeting at 3.31pm.

It was agreed that the motion would be taken in parts.

The first clause of the motion was put and a division was called.

Councillor Acland

Aye

Councillor Barker

Aye

Councillor Courtney

Aye

Councillor Dahlberg

Aye

Councillor Fulton

Aye

Councillor Lawrey

Aye

Councillor McGurk

Aye

Councillor Matheson

Apology

Councillor Noonan

Aye

Councillor Rutledge

Aye

Councillor Skinner

Aye

Councillor Walker

Aye

Her Worship the Mayor

Aye

The motion was carried, 12 – 0.

Resolved CL/2017/107

That the Council

Confirms the direction of the draft Site Assessment (A1748801) and accompanying schedules (as amended).

Fulton/Courtney                                                                         Carried

The second clause of the motion was put and a division was called.

Councillor Acland

Aye

Councillor Barker

No

Councillor Courtney

Aye

Councillor Dahlberg

No

Councillor Fulton

Aye

Councillor Lawrey

Aye

Councillor McGurk

Aye

Councillor Matheson

Apology

Councillor Noonan

No

Councillor Rutledge

No

Councillor Skinner

No

Councillor Walker

No

Her Worship the Mayor

Aye

The motion was lost, 6-6.

 

Attendance:  The meeting adjourned from 3.43pm to 3.49pm, during which time Councillors Acland, Fulton, Lawrey, McGurk, and Noonan left the meeting.

15.     Sports and Recreation Committee - 4 April 2017

Document number M2475, agenda pages 245 - 250 refer.

Attendance:  Councillors Acland, Fulton and Noonan returned to the meeting at 3.51pm.

Resolved CL/2017/108

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Sports and Recreation Committee, held on 4 April 2017.

Skinner/Rutledge                                                                       Carried

15.1    Network Tasman Easements - Railway Reserve, Nelson Airport and Highview Reserve

Attendance:  Councillor McGurk returned to the meeting at 3.52pm.

Attendance:  Councillor Barker declared an interest and sat back from the table for the duration of this item.

Resolved CL/2017/109

That the Council

Grants the easement in gross, meaning granting the easement to Nelson City Council rather than to property, in favour of Network Tasman Limited over the area shown on the plan marked “A” (Attachment One, A1725409) of the Railway Reserve with all legal costs associated with the easement over Railway Reserve to be met by Proper Snack Foods Limited; and

Grants the easement in gross, meaning granting the easement to Nelson City Council rather than to property, in favour of Network Tasman Limited over the area shown on the plan marked “B” (Attachment Two, A1730653) of the Nelson Airport with all legal costs associated with the easement over the Airport to be met by Nelson Airport as tenant; and

Grants the easements in gross, meaning granting the easement to Nelson City Council rather than to property, in favour of Network Tasman Limited over the area on the plan marked “C” (Attachment Three, A1725412) of the Highview Reserve with all legal costs associated with the easements over Highview Reserve to be met by KB Quarries Limited; and

In relation to Highview Reserve, asks the Chief Executive to liaise with the landowner, and ascertain if undergrounding of the lines is possible, to report to Council 4 May 2017; and

Confirms the easements be agreed to under section 48(1) (d) of the Reserves Act 1977, acting pursuant to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation.      

Skinner/Courtney                                                                       Carried

16.     Network Tasman Easements - Update regarding Highview Reserve

Document number R7612, agenda pages 224 - 226 refer.

Attendance:  Councillor Barker declared an interest and sat back from the table for the duration of this item.

Resolved CL/2017/110

That the Council

Receives the report Network Tasman Easements - Update regarding Highview Reserve (R7612).

Rutledge/Dahlberg                                                                     Carried

Reports From Committees

17.     Planning and Regulatory Committee - 23 March 2017

Document number M2438, agenda pages 227 - 228 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/111

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee, held on 23 March 2017.

McGurk/Her Worship the Mayor                                                  Carried

18.     Extension of Meeting Time

Resolved CL/2017/112

That the Council

Extends the meeting time beyond six hours, pursuant to Standing Order 3.3.7.

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

19.     Regional Transport Committee - 27 March 2017

Document number M2457, agenda pages 229 - 234 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/113

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Regional Transport Committee, held on 27 March 2017.

Noonan/Rutledge                                                                       Carried

20.     Joint Committee - 28 March 2017

Document number M2449, agenda pages 235 - 239 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/114

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Joint Committee, held on 28 March 2017.

Her Worship the Mayor/Barker                                                    Carried

21.     Works and Infrastructure Committee - 30 March 2017

Document number M2465, agenda pages 240 - 244 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/115

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Works and Infrastructure Committee, held on 30 March 2017.

Walker/Dahlberg                                                                        Carried

22.     Community Services Committee - 6 April 2017

Document number M2486, agenda pages 251 - 257 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/116

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Community Services Committee, held on 6 April 2017.

Noonan/Courtney                                                                       Carried

23.     Joint Shareholders Committee - 11 April 2017

Document number M2493, agenda pages 258 - 263 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/117

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Joint Shareholders Committee, held on 11 April 2017.

Barker/Her Worship the Mayor                                                    Carried

24.     Civil Defence Emergency Management Group - 11 April 2017

Document number M2497, agenda pages 264 - 269 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/118

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, held on 11 April 2017.

Her Worship the Mayor/Walker                                                    Carried

25.     Planning and Regulatory Committee - 13 April 2017

Document number M2503, agenda pages 270 - 273 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/119

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee, held on 13 April 2017.

McGurk/Her Worship the Mayor                                                  Carried

26.     Governance Committee - 20 April 2017

Document number M2508, agenda pages 274 - 281 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/120

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Governance Committee, held on 20 April 2017.

Barker/Dahlberg                                                                         Carried

26.1    The Bishop Suter Trust Half Yearly Report to 31 December 2017 and Draft Statement of Intent 2017/18

Resolved CL/2017/121

That the Council

Provides the following feedback to the Bishop Suter Trust on its draft Statement of Intent:

·   Seeks clarification in relation to how the collection can be developed within the physical (storage) and financial (insurance) constraints.

Barker/Dahlberg                                                                         Carried

27.     Chief Executive Employment Committee - 21 April 2017

Document number M2516, agenda pages 282 - 284 refer.

Resolved CL/2017/122

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Chief Executive Employment Committee, held on 21 April 2017.

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

28.     Commercial Subcommittee - 27 April 2017

Document number M2531, late item M545, pages 5-10 refers.

Resolved CL/2017/123

That the Council

Receives the unconfirmed minutes of a meeting of the Commercial Subcommittee, held on 27 April 2017.

Barker/Courtney                                                                         Carried

28.1    Forestry Advisory Group

Resolved CL/2017/124

That the Council

Establishes the Forestry Advisory Group; and

Confirms the members of the Forestry Advisory Group are the Chair of the Commercial Subcommittee, Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Luke Acland, an independent external forestry expert (Mr Peter Gorman), and two Council officers of which one will be the Group Manager Infrastructure.

Barker/Courtney                                                                         Carried

 

29.     Exclusion of the Public

Resolved CL/2017/125

That the Council

Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

Dahlberg/Rutledge                                                                     Carried

 

Item

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interests protected (where applicable)

1

Council Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  23 March 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(g)

     To maintain legal professional privilege.

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

·    Section 7(2)(j)

     To prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage.

2

Public Excluded Status Report - Council  - 4 May 2017

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(g)

     To maintain legal professional privilege

·   Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

3

Commercial Lease - Isel Twilight Market

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)

4

Joint Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  28 March 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(b)(ii)

     To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

5

Works and Infrastructure Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  30 March 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

6

Sports and Recreation Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  4 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

7

Joint Shareholders Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  11 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

8

Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  11 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

9

Governance Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  20 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

10

Commercial Subcommittee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  27 April 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

·    Section 7(2)(j)

     To prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage.

The meeting went into public excluded session at 4.05pm and resumed in public session at 5.31pm. 

30.     Re-admittance of the Public

Resolved CL/2017/126

That the Council

Re-admits the public to the meeting.

Her Worship the Mayor/Barker                                                    Carried

 

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 5.32pm.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

 

 

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