Minutes of a meeting of the

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

Te Rōpū ā-Rohe Para, Whakatū / Te Tai o Aorere

Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House,, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Friday 11 June 2021, commencing at 9.37a.m.

 

Present:               Tasman District Councillor K Maling (Chairperson), Nelson City Councillors B McGurk, Tasman District Councillor T Tuffnell, Independent Member B Silcock and Industry Representative (non-voting) P Wilson

In Attendance:     Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Tasman District Council Engineering Services Manager (R Kirby), General Manager Regional Sewerage and Landfill (N Clarke) and Governance Adviser (J Brandt)

Apologies :          Nil

 

 

1.             Apologies

            There were no apologies

 

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       14 May 2021

Document number M17644, agenda pages 6 - 8 refer.

Resolved NRSBU/2021/011

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.     Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held on 14 May 2021, as a true and correct record.

Skinner/McGurk                                                                               Carried

  

6.       Chairperson's Report

Document number R25934

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

 

7.       Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit General Manager’s Report to 30 April 2021

Document number R25906, agenda pages 9 - 20 refer.

General Manager Regional Sewerage and Landfill, Nathan Clarke, presented the report. He answered questions about the Rabbit Island Biosolids consent application, the consultation process and engagement with iwi.

Mr Clarke answered questions about electricity costs, alternatives being explored to keep costs down, as well as the resignation of the Activity Engineer Regional Services.

Members requested that a Safe Work Observation site visit be scheduled for Members to visit the asset at Bells Island.

Resolved NRSBU/2021/012

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.     Receives the report Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit General Manager’s Report to 30 April 2021 (R25906).

Tuffnell/Skinner                                                                                Carried

 

 

8.       Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2020/21 Capital/Renewals Expenditure and Carryover Update

Document number R25911, agenda pages 21 - 25 refer.

Operations Manager Regional Services, Brad Nixon, presented the report. He answered questions about the capital works and renewals programme and the need for carryovers.

Resolved NRSBU/2021/013

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.     Receives the report Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2020/21 Capital/Renewals Expenditure and Carryover Update (R25911); and

2.     Notes that a report to approve projected carryovers from 2020/21 to 2021/22 will be presented to the first Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Board Meeting in the financial year 2021/22.

Skinner/Tuffnell                                                                                Carried

       

9.       Exclusion of the Public

Resolved NRSBU/2021/014

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

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:

Skinner/McGurk                                                                               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

Saxton Road Pumpstation Site Report

 

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)

The meeting went into confidential session at 10.29a.m. and resumed in public session at 10.46a.m.

 

10.     Restatements

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

1

CONFIDENTIAL: Saxton Road Pumpstation Site Report

 

3.     Agrees that this decision be made publicly available once the purchase has been completed; and

4.     Agrees that Report R25921 and attachment         (A2669212)     remain confidential at this time.

  

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.46a.m.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

 

 

                                                         Chairperson                                 Date