Minutes of a meeting of the

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

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

Held in the via Zoom on Friday 11 March 2022, commencing at 9.30a.m.

 

Present:              Tasman District Councillor K Maling (Chairperson), T Tuffnell, [CA1] Nelson City Councillor B McGurk, T Skinner (Deputy Chairperson), Independent Member T Mehmood and Industry Representative (non-voting) P Wilson

In Attendance:    Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Tasman District Group Manager Community Infrastructure (R Kirby), General Manager Regional Services (N Clarke), Governance Adviser (C Anderson), Governance Support Officer (A Bryce-Neumann).  

Apologies :          Nil

 

 

1.       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      26 November 2021

Document number M19115, agenda pages 6 - 10 refer.

Resolved RSBU/2022/001

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held on 26 November 2021, as a true and correct record.

Skinner/Tuffnell                                                                            Carried

  

6.       Chairperson's Report

Document number R26716

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

 

7.       Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit General Managers Quarterly Report

Document number R26676, agenda pages 10 - 24 refer.

 

General Manager Regional Service, Nathan Clarke, presented the report and noted that overall, operations were running well in the Red Traffic Light system. He answered questions in relation to the biosolids consent, capacity to deliver capital works, Green Acres Golf course and health and safety particularly around near misses.

Resolved RSBU/2022/002

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.    Receives the report Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit General Managers Quarterly Report (R26676).

Skinner/Tuffnell                                                                            Carried

 

8.       Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Business Plan Feedback report.

Document number R26681, agenda pages 25 - 42 refer.

Resolved RSBU/2022/003

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.    Receives the report Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Business Plan Feedback report.  (R26681) and its attachment (A2728794); and

2.    Approves the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2022/2023 Business plan (A2728794) subject to minor changes approved by the Chairperson; and 

3.    Recommends the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Business Plan 2022/23 (A2728794) be presented to the Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council.

McGurk/Skinner                                                                            Carried

 

9.       Exclusion of the Public

 

Resolved RSBU/2022/004

 

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:  

McGurk/Skinner                                                                            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

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Meeting - Confidential Minutes - 26 November 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)(b)(ii)

     To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information

·    Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

2

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Solar Power Update Power Purchase Agreement 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)(b)(ii)

        To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information

·      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 10.09a.m. and resumed in public session at 10.53a.m.

10.     Restatements

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

2

          Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Solar Power Update Power Purchase Agreement report

 

4.     Agrees report (R26680), attachments (A2847427, A2847426, A2847425, A2847428 and A2487429) and decision remain in confidential at this time.

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.54a.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 13 May 2022

 

Resolved RSBU/2022/008

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held on 11 March 2022, as a true and correct record.

 

   

 [CA1]Councillor  T Tuffnell is not listed as a member in infocouncil as able to motion/second?