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Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

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

Held in the via Zoom on Wednesday 26 April 2023, commencing at 1.01p.m.

 

Present:              Tasman District Councillor K Maling (Chairperson), Nelson City Councillor T Skinner (Deputy Chairperson), Tasman District Councillor B Dowler, Nelson City Councillor K Paki Paki, Independent Member T Mehmood and Māori Representative B Hemi

In Attendance:    NCC Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne) and Governance Adviser (K Libeau)

Apology:             An apology has been received from Industry Representative (non-voting) P Wilson

1        Apologies

Resolved RSBU/2023/008

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.        Receives and accepts the apology from P Wilson.

Skinner/Dowler                                                                             Carried

 

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

There were no changes 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.       Exclusion of the Public

Resolved RSBU/2023/009

 

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:

Paki Paki/Dowler                                                                           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 Rabbit Island Land Disposal System Consent Application 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 48(1)(d)

     That the exclusion of the public from the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting is necessary to enable the local authority to deliberate in private on its decision or recommendation in any proceedings to which this paragraph applies.

Section 48(2)

Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) applies to -

(a) Any proceedings before a local authority where -

(i) A right of appeal lies to any Court or tribunal against the final decision of  the local authority in those proceedings; or

(ii) The local authority is required, by any enactment, to make a recommendation in respect of the matter that is the subject of those proceedings; and

c) Any proceedings of a local authority in relation to any application or objection under the Marine Farming Act 1971.

The meeting went into confidential session 1.04 p.m. and resumed in public session at 1.32 p.m.

 

6.       Restatements

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

1

CONFIDENTIAL: Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Rabbit Island Land Disposal System Consent Application Report

 

3.     Agrees that Report (R27651), attachments (1995708647-27) and (1995708647-29) and the decision be made publicly available following the successful resolution of the consent conditions, or the lodgement of an appeal.

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 1.33p.m.

 

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 5 May 2023

Resolved RSBU/2023/013

 

That the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

1.    Confirms the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, held on 26 April 2023, as a true and correct record.

Paki Paki/Dowler                                                                           Carried