Minutes of a meeting of the

Community and Recreation Committee

Te Kōmiti Hapori / Hākinakina

Held via Zoom on Thursday 3 March 2022, commencing at 9.04a.m.

 

Present:              Cr T Skinner (Chairperson), Y Bowater (Deputy Chairperson), T Brand (Deputy Chairperson), Councillors M Courtney, K Fulton, M Lawrey, B McGurk, G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens, R Sanson and J Edgar

In Attendance:    Chief Executive (P Dougherty), Group Manager Community Services (A White), Kaihautū (P Lee), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne), Governance Adviser (K McLean), Governance Support Officer (A Bryce-Neumann) and Youth Councillors (Z McComb and J Ivamy)

Apologies:           Her Worship the Mayor R Reese and Councillor P Rainey  

 

 

A Karakia Timatanga was given.

1.       Apologies

Resolved CAR/2022/001

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.        Receives and accepts the apologies from Her Worship the Mayor R Reese and Councillor P Rainey.

Edgar/Courtney                                                                            Carried

 

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

The order of business was changed and Item 9. Was discussed first to accommodate officers availability.

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      2 December 2021

Document number M19136, agenda pages 7 - 16 refer.

Resolved CAR/2022/002

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Community and Recreation Committee, held on 2 December 2021, as a true and correct record.

McGurk/Brand                                                                              Carried

  

6.       Chairperson's Report

Document number R26649

There was no chairperson’s report.

 

7.       Youth Council Update

Document number R26648

Youth Councillors James Ivamy and Zoltan McComb provided a verbal update about Youth Council activities, highlighting the Youth Council induction, Key Performance Indicators document, social media upgrade (Facebook/Instagram) and new members.

8.       Community and Recreation - Fees and Charges for 2022/23

Document number R26587, agenda pages 17 - 34 refer.

Manager Parks and Facilities, Rosie Bartlett, presented the report and noted minor formatting errors. She summarised the report and answered questions about the lending periods, fees, cemeteries, community venues, toilets and Founders Heritage Park. 

Resolved CAR/2022/003

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Receives the report Community and Recreation - Fees and Charges for 2022/23 (R26587) and its attachments  (Attachment1 Changes above CPI - 2022/23 (A2766500) and Attachment 2 New fees - 2022/23 (A2766498); and

2.    Approves the changes to fees and charges as per attachments (A2766500, A2766498).

McGurk/O'Neill-Stevens                                                                 Carried

 

9.       Renaming of the Modellers Pond Area - Tahunanui Beach Reserve

Document number R26599, agenda pages 35 - 41 refer.

Andrew Petheram, Principle Parks and Activities Planner, presented the report and answered questions.

The Committee raised concerns about the membership of the Hearings Panel – Other that would make the final decision regarding the gifted name for the Modellers Pond area, noting the option to use independent commissioners. Chief Executive, Pat Dougherty, confirmed that he would seek advice to ensure that the membership of the Panel was appropriately appointed. 

Kaihautū, Pania Lee, answered questions about tikanga and Maori customary practice regarding naming. She noted that the Naming Policy was being reviewed and that a different process had been taken in this instance due to it being a site not an object.

Resolved CAR/2022/004

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Receives the report Renaming of the Modellers Pond Area - Tahunanui Beach Reserve (R26599); and

2.    Accepts the gift of the name ‘Te Pā Harakeke’ for the new area of reserve on Tahunanui Beach Reserve, previously known as the ‘The Modellers Pond’; and

3.    Supports the name ‘Te Pā Harakeke’ for the new area of reserve on Tahunanui Beach Reserve, previously known as the ‘The Modellers Pond’; and

4.    Thanks Council kaumātua for gifting the name ‘Te Pā Harakeke’.

Sanson/Lawrey                                                                             Carried

10.     Request for Assistance from the Nelson Giants for Trafalgar Centre Hire

Document number R26618, agenda pages 42 - 66 refer.

Manager Parks and Facilities, Rosie Bartlett, presented the report, noting minor formatting errors, and answered questions.

Group Manager Community Services, Andrew White, advised on the approach taken to bring this to Committee for decision, noting that the Nelson Giants had made a formal request and that Council needed to respond to that request, and that this fell within the terms of the Nelson Regional Development Agency Facility Hire Fund.

Resolved CAR/2022/005

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Receives the report Request for Assistance from the Nelson Giants for Trafalgar Centre Hire (R26618) and its attachments (A2829571 and A2829461) and

2.    Approves referring the request from the Giants to waive the Venue Hire fund to Nelson Regional Development Agency for consideration through the Venue Hire Fund.

Courtney/Sanson                                                                          Carried

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.02a.m. until 10.14a.m.

11.     Netsky & Friends / Bay Dreams South 2022 Review

Document number R26515, agenda pages 67 - 75 refer.

Team Leader Events, Axel de Maupeou, presented the report and answered questions about waste minimisation, attendance numbers, organisation, venue and on-site camping.

Resolved CAR/2022/006

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Receives the report Netsky & Friends / Bay Dreams South 2022 Review (R26515); and

2.    Notes Bay Dreams South Ltd will enter contract negotiations with Council to continue to host the 2023 Bay Dreams South Festival in Nelson.

McGurk/Fulton                                                                              Carried

12.     Community and Recreation Quarterly Report Quarter 2

Document number R26509, agenda pages 76 - 114 refer.

Mark Preston-Thomas presented the report and answered questions about unemployment in Nelson, education, training and projects.

Resolved CAR/2022/007

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Receives the report Community and Recreation Quarterly Report Quarter 2 (R26509) and its attachments (A2810027, A2826747).

McGurk/O'Neill-Stevens                                                                 Carried

       

13.     Exclusion of the Public

         

          Prior to moving into the confidential session, the Chairperson asked that all present for the confidential session confirm that they were in a confidential space where they could not be overseen or overheard. All confirmed this was the case at 10.44a.m.

Resolved CAR/2022/008

 

That the Community and Recreation 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:

Noonan/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

Community and Recreation Committee Meeting - Confidential Minutes - 2 December 2021

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)

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person

2

Community and Recreation Committee Status Report - Confidential

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

The meeting went into confidential session at 10.44am and resumed in public session at 10.49a.m.

 

A Karakia Whakamutunga was given.

 

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.50a.m.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 12 April 2022.

 

Resolved CAR/2022/012

 

That the Community and Recreation Committee

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Community and Recreation Committee, held on 3 March 2022, as a true and correct record.

McGurk/Brand                                                                              Carried