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Minutes of a meeting of the

Saxton Field Hearings Panel

Te Kōmiti o Saxton

Held in the Nelson City Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Friday 14 June 2024, commencing at 9.31a.m. - to Deliberate on feedback to the amendment to Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan

 

Present:              D Shaw (Chairperson), Nelson City Councillors C Rollo and T Skinner and Tasman District Councillors G Daikee and B Dowler

In Attendance:    Councillor M Anderson, Nelson City Council Group Manager Community Services (A White), Tasman District Council Group Manager Community Infrastructure (R Kirby), Senior Governance Adviser (A Andrews) and Governance Adviser (A Bryce)

Apologies :          Nil

 

 

1.       Apologies

          There were no 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      7 June 2024

Resolved SAX/2024/002

 

That the Saxton Field Hearings Panel

1.        Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Saxton Field Hearings Panel, held on 7 June 2024, as a true and correct record.

 

Dowler/Rollo Carried

 

6.       Deliberations on submissions in relation to proposed amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan (alcohol advertising)

Document number R28537, agenda pages 8 - 138 refer.

Principal Parks and Facilities Activity Planner spoke to the report and highlighted the purpose of the report and changes he has made based on feedback from the previous meeting. He answered questions on feedback from Te Whatu Ora, alcohol sponsorship on players’ clothing, impact of the amendment to the policy and existing clauses covering panel’s expectations.

Councillor Daikee moved, seconded by Mr Shaw, an amended officer’s recommendation with additional reference to include of 4.8.1.3. Councillor Daikee explained the purpose of this motion was to accommodate low alcohol beverages in the venue during international games.

“…, and the following additional expectation 4.8.1.3: “Where temporary advertising of alcohol is permitted, a move to zero or low alcohol products (meaning beer, wine and mead with an alcohol content less than 1.15% ethanol by volume) will be encouraged”,…”

 

The meeting was adjourned from 10:01a.m. until 10.11a.m.

 

 

That the Saxton Field Hearings Panel

1.     Receives the report Deliberations on submissions in relation to proposed amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan (alcohol advertising) (R28537 and its attachments (196698121-57978 and 196698121-57920); and

2.     Agrees having considered the written and oral submissions,         that the proposed amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve         Management Plan as set out in Attachment 2 (196698121-        57920) of Report R28537, and the following additional         expectation 4.8.1.3: “Where temporary advertising of alcohol         is permitted, a move to zero or low alcohol products         (meaning beer, wine and mead with an alcohol content less         than 1.15% ethanol by volume) will be encouraged”, provide         appropriate wording for the alcohol policy in the Saxton Field         Reserve Management Plan.

Daikee/Shaw                                                                                    Lost

Recommendation to the Joint Committee

 

 

That the Joint Committee of Tasman District and Nelson City Councils

1.     Adopts in accordance with Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977, and Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2002, the amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan as set out in Attachment 2 (196698121-57920) of Report R28537 together with an additional expectation 4.8.1.3: “Where temporary advertising of alcohol is permitted, a move to zero or low alcohol products (meaning beer, wine and mead with an alcohol content less than 1.15% ethanol by volume) will be encouraged”; and

2.     Notes the recommendation from Te Whatu Ora and Alcohol Healthwatch that the councils consider updating the Nelson Tasman Regional Alcohol Strategy 2006; and

3.     Notes the recommendation from Alcohol Healthwatch that the         councils advocate for policy change that enables local         government to better reduce alcohol marketing exposure in         their environments.

Daikee/Shaw                                                                                    Lost

 

 

The members discussed requesting the mayors of each council to write to New Zealand Cricket expressing the desire to retain international cricket within the region.

Councillor Rollo moved, seconded by councillor Skinner the officer’s recommendation to include a request to the Mayors.

 

 

Resolved SAX/2024/003

 

That the Hearings Panel

1.    Receives the report Deliberations on submissions in relation to proposed amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan (alcohol advertising) (R28537) and its attachments (196698121-57978 and 196698121-57920); and

2.    Agrees having considered the written and oral submissions, that the proposed amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan as set out in Attachment 2 (196698121-57920) of Report R28537 provide appropriate wording for the alcohol policy in the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan.

Rollo/Skinner                                                                                Carried

Recommendation to the Joint Committee

Resolved SAX/2024/004

That the Joint Committee of Tasman District and Nelson City Councils

1.    Adopts in accordance with Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977, and Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2002, the amendments to the Saxton Field Reserve Management Plan as set out in Attachment 2 (196698121-57920) of Report R28537; and

2.    Notes the recommendation from Te Whatu Ora and Alcohol Healthwatch that the councils consider updating the Nelson Tasman Regional Alcohol Strategy 2006; and

3.    Notes the recommendation from Alcohol Healthwatch that the councils advocate for policy change that enables local government to better reduce alcohol marketing exposure in their environments.

4.   Requests both Mayors from Tasman District and Nelson City Councils write a letter to New Zealand Cricket expressing the desire to retain international cricket within the region.

Rollo/Skinner                                                                                Carried

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.21a.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 06 August 2024.

 

 

That the minutes of the Saxton Field Committee meeting held on Friday, 14 June 2024, be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.