Minutes of a meeting of the Joint Committee

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

On Tuesday 16 March 2021, commencing at 9.32a.m.

Present:             Her Worship the Mayor of Nelson R Reese (Co-Chairperson), His Worship the Mayor of Tasman T King (Chairperson), Tasman District Councillors B Dowler, C MacKenzie, K Maling, D Ogilvie, T Tuffnell, A Turley, T Walker, and Nelson City Councillors Y Bowater, M Courtney, J Edgar, K Fulton, B McGurk, G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens, P Rainey and T Skinner

In Attendance:    Tasman District Council Chief Executive (J Dowding), Engineering Services Manager (R Kirby), Corporate and Governance Services Manager (M Drummond), Nelson City Council Group Manager Community Services (A White), Group Manager Corporate Services (N Harrison), and Governance Adviser (J Brandt)

Apologies:          Tasman District Councillors C Butler, C Hill and D Wensley; T Tuffnell for early departure, and

                         Nelson City Councillors M Lawrey, T Brand, and R Sanson; G Noonan for early departure

A Karakia Timatanga was given.

His Worship Mayor T King chaired the meeting.

1.        Apologies

Resolved JC/2021/001
	That the Joint Committee 1. Receives and accepts the apologies for attendance from Tasman District Councillors C Butler, C Hill and D Wensley, and Nelson City Councillors M Lawrey, T Brand and R Sanson, and for early departure from Nelson City Councillor G Noonan and Tasman District Councillor T Tuffnell.
Courtney/Turley Carried

2.        Confirmation of Order of Business

There was no change to the order of business.

3.        Interests

There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.

4.        Public Forum

There was no public forum.

5.        Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      10 November 2020

Document number M15253, agenda pages 5 - 10 refer.

Resolved JC/2021/002
	That the Joint Committee of Tasman District and Nelson City Councils 1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee of Tasman District and Nelson City Councils, held on 10 November 2020, as a true and correct record.
McGurk/Maling Carried

6.        Chairperson's Report

           There was no Chairperson’s report.

7.        Nelson Regional Development Agency Six Monthly Strategic Presentation

Toni Power, Acting Chief Executive and Sarah-Jane Weir, Acting Chair of the Nelson Regional Development Agency (NRDA) gave their six monthly strategic presentation (A2593621). They spoke about highlights and challenges in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, and plans for the next 3-5 years. Ms Powers and Ms Weir answered questions about the regional housing shortage, the shortage of horticulture workers, initiatives to address these shortages; the provincial growth fund restructure; climate change and resilience; eco tourism and ecological restoration work; and overall regional economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

Attachments 1    A2593621 - Nelson Regional Development Agency Six Monthly Strategic Presentation 16Mar2021

8         Port Nelson Ltd six monthly strategic presentation

Board Chair, Geoff Dangerfield, and Port Nelson CEO, Hugh Morrison, gave a PowerPoint presentation (A2593737). Mr Dangerfield answered questions about the extreme volatility in shipping movements. Mr Morrison answered questions about the Port’s financial performance, wine exports, international markets and net carbon.
	Attachments 1    A2593737 - Port Nelson Ltd Six Monthly Strategic Presentation 16Mar2021

The meeting was adjourned from 10.40a.m. to 10.45a.m.

9.        Exclusion of the Public

Nelson Airport Ltd Board of Directors Chairperson, Paul Steere, and Interim Chief Executive, Andy Wotton, were in attendance for Item 2 (Nelson Airport Ltd six month strategic presentation) of the Confidential agenda to answer questions and, accordingly, the following resolution was required to be passed:

Resolved JC/2021/003
	That the Joint Committee 1. Confirms, in accordance with sections 48(5) and 48(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, that Paul Steere and Andy Wotton remain after the public has been excluded, for Item 2 of the confidential agenda (Nelson Airport Ltd six month strategic presentation), as they have knowledge that will assist the meeting.
McGurk/Edgar Carried
Resolved JC/2021/004
	That the Joint Committee 1. Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting. 2. 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:
Her Worship the Mayor/Bowater 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	Joint Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  10 November 2020	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)
2	Nelson Airport Limited six month strategic presentation	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 ·    Section 7(2)(h)      To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

The meeting went into confidential session at 10.46a.m. and resumed in public session at 11.41a.m. at which time His Worship T King and Councillor P Rainey left meeting.

Her Worship Mayor R Reese assumed the chairing of the meeting.

10       Tasman Bays Heritage Trust - Six Month Strategic Presentation

Chair of the Tasman Bays Heritage Trust, Olivia Hall, and Chief Executive of the Nelson Provincial Museum, Lucinda Blackley-Jimson, gave a PowerPoint presentation (A2593654). Ms Blackley-Jimson spoke about the Museum’s strategic goals and upcoming exhibitions. Attendance: Councillor T Tuffnell left the meeting at 11.55a.m. Ms Blackley-Jimson answered questions about targeting young audiences and taking exhibitions to more rural locations.

Attachments 1    A2593654 - Tasman Bays Heritage Trust - Six Month Strategic Presentation 16Mar2021

A Karakia Whakamutunga was given.

There being no further business the meeting ended at 12.01p.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

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