Minutes of a meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit
Held in the Council Chamber, Tasman District Council, 189 Queen Street, Richmond
On Friday 13 December 2019, commencing at 1.30p.m.
Present: Tasman District Councillor K Maling (Chairperson), Nelson City Councillor T Skinner (Deputy Chairperson), Tasman District Councillor T Tuffnell and Messrs B Silcock and P Wilson
In Attendance: Acting General Manager Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (D Clifford), Nelson City Council Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Tasman District Council Manager Engineering Services (R Kirby) and Nelson City Council Governance Adviser (J Brandt)
Apologies: Councillor McGurk and Mr F Hippolite
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That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 1. Receives and accepts apologies from Nelson City Councillor B McGurk and Mr F Hippolite.
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2. Confirmation of Order of Business
No changes to the order of business.
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
There was no public forum.
5.1 4 December 2019
Document number M6606, agenda pages 6 - 8 refer.
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That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 1. Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held on 4 December 2019, as a true and correct record. |
6. Chairperson's Report
There was no Chairperson’s report.
7. Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Quarterly Report
Document number R13692, agenda pages 9 - 42 refer.
Acting General Manager Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU), Don Clifford, presented the report and answered questions regarding operational management and odour management at Bells Island. The Board gave feedback regarding the content and presentation of information for future quarterly reports.
The Bell Island consent application and subsequent hearing was discussed. It was noted that the decision, which was expected in March 2020, may require further changes to be made to the NRSBU business plan 2020/21. It was further noted that the Councils may request changes to the plan in 2020 as part of their Annual Plan processes.
It was decided not to go ahead with the recommendation to council to adopt the plan at this time for the above reasons, and a recommendation was added to request a further revised draft to come to the board at the first NRSBU meeting in 2020.
The Board expressed its thanks to the Alliance Group, Nelson Pine Industries and the ENZA site companies for minimising effects on the wastewater treatment system by coordinating shutdown processes for their machinery over the Christmas period.
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Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes - 4 December 2019 |
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) |
The meeting went into public excluded session at 2.36p.m. and resumed in public session at 2.54p.m.
There being no further business the meeting ended at 2.56p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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