Community and Recreation Committee
Te Kōmiti Hapori / Hākinakina
Held via Zoom on Thursday 16 September 2021, commencing at 9.04a.m.
Present: Councillor T Skinner (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors T Brand (via Zoom), M Courtney, J Edgar, M Lawrey, B McGurk, G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens and R Sanson
In Attendance: Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Group Manager Community Services (A White), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne), Governance Adviser (J Brandt) and Youth Councillors (I Kennard, J Harrison)
Apologies: Councillors K Fulton and P Rainey (attendance); Her Worship the Mayor R Reese and Councillor R Sanson (lateness)
Opening Prayer
1. Apologies
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.
4.1. Nelson Rotary Clubs - Whare Haumaru Project Update
Document number R26219
5.1 5 August 2021
Document number M18846, agenda pages 8 - 15 refer.
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That the Community and Recreation Committee 1. Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Community and Recreation Committee, held on 5 August 2021, as a true and correct record. |
Document number R26214
7. Adoption of the Community Partnerships Activity Management Plan 2021-31
Document number R25891, agenda pages 16 - 50 refer.
Manager Community Partnerships, Mark Preston-Thomas, presented the report.
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That the Community and Recreation Committee 1. Receives the report Adoption of the Community Partnerships Activity Management Plan 2021-31 (R25891) and its attachment (A2654351). |
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Recommendation to Council CAR/2021/057 |
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1. Adopts the Community Partnerships Activity Management Plan 2021-2031 (A2654351). |
8. Adoption of the Arts, Heritage and Events Activity Management Plan 2021-31
Document number R25892, agenda pages 51 - 96 refer.
Team Leader Arts and Heritage, Sarah Newman-Watt, presented the report. She answered questions about the arts strategy review.
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Recommendation to Council CAR/2021/059 |
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1. Adopts the Arts, Heritage and Events Activity Management Plan 2021-2031 to reflect the Long Term Plan 2021 – 31 (A2657126). |
9. Adoption of the Parks and Reserves Activity Management Plan 2021-31
Document number R25945, agenda pages 97 - 113 refer.
Manager Parks and Facilities, Rosie Bartlett, Parks and Facilities Activity Planner, Carol Stewart, and Team Leader Parks and Facilities Activity Management, Paul Harrington, presented the report. It was noted that Long Term Plan decisions had resulted in very few changes to the Activity Management Plan.
Ms Bartlett answered a question about security lighting at Saxton Field.
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Recommendation to Council CAR/2021/061 |
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1. Adopts the revised Parks and Reserves Activity Management Plan 2021-31 to reflect the Long Term Plan 2021 -31 (A2414207). |
The meeting was adjourned from 9.57a.m. until 10.10a.m., during which time Her Worship the Mayor joined the meeting.
10. Seafarers Memorial Jetty - Transfer of Asset to Council
Document number R24835, agenda pages 114 - 121 refer.
Principal Parks and Facilities Activity Planner, Andrew Petheram, presented the report, supported by Group Manager Environmental Management, Clare Barton and Group Manager Community Services.
Attendance: Councillor Lawrey joined the meeting at 10.16a.m.
Committee Members discussed the report and raised a number of questions. It was noted that additional information was needed.
Her Worship the Mayor foreshadowed that she would move a motion, seconded by the Deputy Mayor, to leave the matter to lie once all questions had been answered.
It was noted that the Seafarers Memorial Jetty was an asset valued by the community, and that all necessary steps would be taken to ensure the transfer was a success.
The meeting was adjourned from 11.30a.m. until 11.42a.m., during which time Councillor Sanson joined the meeting.
11. Community and Recreation Quarterly Report to 30 June 2021
Document number R26185, agenda pages 122 - 187 refer.
Manager Parks and Facilities, Rosie Bartlett, Manager Community Partnerships, Mark Preston-Thomas, and Manager Libraries, Sarina Barron, gave a PowerPoint presentation (A2687771) of Community and Recreation Achievements from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Group Manager Community Services, Andrew White, Property Asset Planner, Ronnie Pace, and answered questions about earthquake strengthening of the Refinery building and Parks and Facilities Activity Planner, Jane Loughnan, answered questions about earthquake strengthening of the Hounsell Circle bus shelter.
It was noted that a number of project sheets in attachment 1 of the report did not fall under the Community and Recreation Committee’s areas of responsibility, namely Upper Trafalgar Street Improvements – Closure (1319), Central Library Redevelopment (2226) and Champion Drive Connection – Velodrome to Saxton Drive (3243).
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Recommendation to Council CAR/2021/064 |
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1. Notes the unbudgeted grant income of $460,000 from the successful Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment application towards the Montgomery Toilet Upgrade (paragraphs 8.21 to 8.26 of report R26185); and 2. Agrees to bring forward $100,000 budgeted for 2024/25 of the Long Term Plan 2021-31 for the Montgomery Toilet Upgrade, to enable design, consents and consultation to occur in 2021/22. |
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General subject of each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter |
Particular interests protected (where applicable) |
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The Bishop Suter Trust - Trustee Rotation and Remuneration 2021/22
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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)(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 12.53p.m. and resumed in public session at 1.32p.m.
13. Restatements
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: The Bishop Suter Trust - Trustee Rotation and Remuneration 2021/22 |
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That the Community and Recreation Committee 5. Agrees that the decisions only be made publicly available once the 2021 Bishop Suter Trust Annual General Meeting has taken place. |
There being no further business the meeting ended at 1.32p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 2 December 2021:
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Resolved |
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That the Community and Recreation Committee 1. Confirms the amended minutes of the meeting of the Community and Recreation Committee, held on 16 September 2021, as a true and correct record. |