Minutes of a meeting of the

Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit

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

Held in the via Zoom on Friday 27 May 2022, commencing at 9.35a.m.

 

Present:             Nelson City Councillor J Edgar (Chairperson), Nelson City Councillor M Courtney, S Bryant, Tasman District Councillor T Walker (Deputy Chairperson) and Iwi Representative A Stephens

In Attendance:    Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), General Manager Regional Services (N Clarke), Tasman District M Schruer, Governance Adviser (T Kruger) and Assistant Governance Adviser (A Bryce-Neumann)

Apologies :         Nil

 

 

1.       Apologies

                                                                                    

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

           There was no change to 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      25 March 2022

Document number M19362, agenda pages 6 - 10 refer.

Resolved RLBU/2022/008

 

That the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit

1.      Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit, held on 25 March 2022, as a true and correct record.

Edgar/Bryant                                                                           Carried

 

6.       Chairperson's Report

There was no chairperson’s report.

7.       Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit General Managers Update Report.

Document number R26894, agenda pages 10 - 20 refer.

General Manager Regional Services, Nathan Clarke, presented the report and answered questions on the Landfill, Geotechnical, disposing of batteries, Consent and Health and Safety.

Mr Clarke advised that he is working on the Joint Waste Minimisation Waste plan for Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council. The updated report will be presented where the Year ended and will present a recommendation.

Mr Clarke, advised that they were looking to employ full time Waste Management Officer for Tasman District Council to work alongside Nelson City Council Group Managers.  General Manager Infrastructure, Alec Louverdis confirmed that a report will be brought back to the committees outlining the timeline.  

 

Resolved RLBU/2022/008

 

That the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit

1.    Receives the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit General Managers Update Report.  (R26894); and

2.    Notes that a report to approve projected carryovers from 2021/22 to 2022/23 will be presented to the first Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Board Meeting in 2022/23.

Bryant/Courtney                                                                       Carried

8.       Exclusion of the Public

 

Resolved RLBU/2022/009

 

That the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill 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:  

 

Walker/Stephens                                                                      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 Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Meeting - Confidential Minutes - 25 March 2022

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)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)

 

 

2

Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Gas Management Update 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

The meeting went into confidential session at 10.24a.m. and resumed in public session at 11.02a.m.

 

9.       Restatements

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

1

CONFIDENTIAL: Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Gas Management Update report

 

Agrees report (R26896) and decision remain in confidential at this time.

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 11.03a.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 15 July 2022.

 

Resolved RLBU/2022/010

 

That the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit

1.      Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit, held on 27 May 2022, as a true and correct record.

Edgar/Bryant                                                                           Carried