Regional Council

Open Minutes

Commencing:             Wednesday 27 April 2022, 9.00 am

Venue:                         Regional House Chambers, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110

Chairperson:               Chairman Doug Leeder

Deputy Chairperson:  Deputy Chairperson Jane Nees

Members:                    Cr Andrew von Dadelszen

Cr Matemoana McDonald

Cr David Love

Cr Norm Bruning

Cr Bill Clark

Cr Stuart Crosby

Cr Kevin Winters

Cr Lyall Thurston

Cr Toi Kai Rākau Iti

Cr Stacey Rose

Cr Paula Thompson

In Attendance:            Fiona McTavish – Chief Executive, Mat Taylor – General Manager Corporate, Namouta Poutasi – General Manager Strategy & Science, Sarah Omundsen – General Manager Regulatory Services, Chris Ingle – General Manager Integrated Catchments; Karen Aspey - Director, People & Leadership, Kataraina O’Brien – Director Strategic Engagement, Jessica Easton – Mark Le Comte – Principal Advisor Finance, Tone Nerdrum Smith – Committee Advisor

Apologies:                  Cr Te Taru White, Cr Stacey Rose – Early departure, and Cr Bill Clark and Cr Toi Kai Rākau Iti – both late arrival

1.     Opening Karakia

A karakia was provided by Cr Thurston.

2.     Apologies

Resolved

That the Regional Council:

1 Accepts the apologies from Cr Te Taru White – whole meeting, Cr Stacey Rose – Early departure, and Cr Bill Clark and Cr Toi Kai Rākau Iti – both late arrival tendered at the meeting.

Leeder/von Dadelszen

CARRIED

3.     Declaration of Conflicts of Interest

Cr Stuart Crosby: Feedback on Quayside Group draft Statements of Intent (Public Excluded Item) as a Quayside Holdings Ltd Director.

4.     Public Excluded Section

Resolved

Resolution to exclude the public

1       Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting as set out below:

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:

Item No.	Subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Grounds under Section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution	When the item can be released into the public
4.1	Managed Retreat Programme	Withholding the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons.	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(a).	To remain in public excluded.
4.2	Feedback on Quayside Group draft Statements of Intent	Withholding the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(b)(ii).	On the Chief Executive's approval.

Leeder/von Dadelszen

CARRIED

9.38am – the meeting closed.

Confirmed 23 June 2022                             

Chairman Doug Leeder

Chairperson, Regional Council