Minutes of a meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit
Held in Rūma Waimārama, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
On Friday 6 March 2020, commencing at 1.00p.m.
Present: Nelson City Councillors T Skinner (Deputy Chairperson), B McGurk, Tasman District Councillor T Tuffnell and Mssrs B Silcock and P Wilson
In Attendance: Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Acting General Manager NRSBU (D Clifford) and Governance Adviser (J Brandt)
Apologies : Tasman District Councillor K Maling
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That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 1. Receives and accepts the apology from Tasman District Councillor K Maling. |
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
There was no change 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 13 December 2019
Document number M6641, agenda pages 5 - 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 13 December 2019, as a true and correct record. |
6. Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Quarterly Report
Document number R15856, agenda pages 9 - 18 refer.
Acting General Manager Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, Don Clifford, presented the report and tabled the Bell Island Resource Consent Decision (A2355075) and its attachment (A2355076).
Mr Clifford answered questions regarding Health and Safety improvements. The Board requested more detail for future reports indicating progress and timeframes.
Odour management complaints were discussed. It was noted that meetings with complainants had occurred and mitigation measures were being looked into, including the use of weather stations and the recruitment of a new odour monitor to replace the retired monitor. It was noted that the cause for odour complaints pre-Christmas had been identified as unrelated to the sewerage plant.
The Bell Island resource consents decision received on 21 February 2020 was discussed and it was noted that consent conditions were mostly as anticipated. Financial implications of additional conditions were discussed and that work was underway to gauge costs and revise the Business Plan 2020/21 accordingly. It was noted that an additional meeting may be required to approve the revised Business Plan in order to meet Nelson City and Tasman District Councils’ timelines.
In discussing the financial reports, it was noted that maintenance costs were tracking over budget.
The Deputy Chairperson expressed thanks on behalf of the Board to Don Clifford for the dedication he had brought to the role of Acting General Manager NRSBU.
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General subject of each matter to be considered |
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Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Meeting – Confidential Minutes - 13 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 confidential session at 2.09p.m. and resumed in public session at 2.11p.m.
The only business transacted in confidential session was to confirm the minutes. In accordance with the Local Government Official Information Meetings Act, no reason for withholding this information from the public exists therefore this business has been recorded in the open minutes.
8. Confirmation of Minutes
8.1 13 December 2019
Document number M6643, agenda pages 3 - 4 refer.
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Resolved NRSBU/2020/005 |
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That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 1. Confirms the minutes of part of the meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held with the public excluded on 13 December 2019, as a true and correct record. |
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Tuffnell/Skinner Carried |
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9. Re-admittance of the Public
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Resolved NRSBU/2020/006 |
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1. Re-admits the public to the meeting. |
There being no further business the meeting ended at 2.11p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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