MINUTES OF A meeting of the Regional Council

Date:                          Wednesday 19 September 2012

Time:                          9.30am

Venue:

Council Chamber Hawke's Bay Regional Council 159 Dalton Street NAPIER

Present:                     A J Dick

T Gilbertson

E McGregor

L Remmerswaal

K Rose

C Scott

E von Dadelszen

F Wilson  - Chairman

In Attendance:          M Mohi – Chairman – Maori Committee

P Drury – Group Manager Corporate Services

M Adye – Group Manager Asset Management

EA Lambert – Group Manager Strategic Development

L Hooper – Acting Administration Manager

1. Welcome/Prayer/Apologies/Notices

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting, and then Councillor Rose offered the prayer.

It was noted that Councillor Kirton was on leave, and therefore absent.

Councillor Rose gave notice that Mr Dalziel was retiring from the Animal Health Board.

RC21/12    Resolution

That the Council Chairman writes a letter to Mr Dalziel, thanking him for his contributions and extending Council’s best wishes for his retirement.

Rose/Remmerswaal

CARRIED

Councillor Remmerswaal gave notice that, at a public meeting held last night, a motion was put forward to extend the period of consultation on the Tukituki Choices document.

Councillor McGregor gave notice that the function for the Black Sticks hockey teams last night, which he attended on behalf of the Chairman, was well attended and successful.

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

There were no conflict of interest declarations.

3. Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting Held on 15 August 2012

RC22/12

Resolution Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting held on Wednesday, 15 August 2012, a copy having been circulated prior to the meeting, were taken as read and confirmed as a true and accurate record as amended. Rose/von Dadelszen CARRIED

4.       Matters Arising From Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting Held on Wednesday 15 August 2012

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

5.

Negotiations Associated With Maungaharuru Tangitu Treaty Settlement

RC23/12

Resolution

That Council excludes the public from this section of the meeting, being Agenda Item 5 Negotiations Associated with Maungaharuru Tangitu Treaty Settlement with the general subject of the item to be considered while the public is excluded; the reasons for passing the resolution and the specific grounds under Section 48 (1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution being as follows:

GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED	REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION	GROUNDS UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION
Negotiations Associated with Maungaharuru Tangitu Treaty Settlement	7(2)(i) That the public conduct of this agenda item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).	The Council is specified, in the First Schedule to this Act, as a body to which the Act applies.

Scott/McGregor

CARRIED

The meeting went into public excluded session at 09.45am and out of public excluded session at 10.55am

Closure:

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 10.55am on Wednesday, 19 September 2012.

Signed as a true and correct record.

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