Komiti Mahi Āta Torotoro Rawa /

Strategic Procurement Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Strategic Procurement Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 4 April 2018 at 9.35am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Ross Clow

 

Members

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Penny Hulse

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

 

 

 


Strategic Procurement Committee

04 April 2018

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number STR/2018/12

MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson R Clow:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor Phil Goff for absence, and from Cr Alf Filipaina for early departure on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number STR/2018/13

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 7 March 2018, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.


 

 

 

9

All of Government Recruitment Renewal 

 

Resolution number STR/2018/14

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Chairperson BC Cashmore:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information in this report enables transparency for external recruitment services due for discussion and approval in the public excluded part of the meeting. 

b)      note that the confidential report contains commercially sensitive information.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

10

Procurement plan for overflow planning services

 

Resolution number STR/2018/15

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr P Hulse:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information in this report enables transparency for overflow planning services due for discussion and approval in the public excluded part of the meeting.

b)      note that the confidential report contains information that could prejudice council's position with suppliers.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

11

Auckland Council Infrastructure as a Service

 

Resolution number STR/2018/16

MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson R Clow:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information in this report enables transparency for data centre services due for discussion and approval in the public excluded part of the meeting.

b)      note that the confidential report contains information that could prejudice council's position with suppliers.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

 

12

Information report – 4 April 2018

 

Resolution number STR/2018/17

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr C Casey:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      receive the information report – 4 April 2018.

CARRIED

  

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

14        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number STR/2018/18

MOVED by Chairperson BC Cashmore, seconded by Deputy Chairperson R Clow:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

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 follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       CONFIDENTIAL: All of Government Recruitment Renewal 

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains comercially sensitive information.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

 

 

C2       CONFIDENTIAL: Procurement Plan for Overflow Planning Services

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(b)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would disclose a trade secret.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

In particular, the report contains information about council’s strategy for procuring Auckland’s overflow services. If released council’s position with suppliers may be prejudiced.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C3       CONFIDENTIAL: Auckland Council Infrastructure as a Service

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains Councils proposed appraoch to directly negotiate with an incumbent supplier. Release of this information would impact Councils ability to effectively negotiate.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

10.15am          The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

11.21am          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: All of Government Recruitment Renewal 

 

Resolution number STR/2018/12

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

Restatement

d)         confirm that the resolutions and report remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Procurement Plan for Overflow Planning Services

 

Resolution number STR/2018/13

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr L Cooper

Restatement

e)         confirm that the resolutions, report and attachments remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

C3

CONFIDENTIAL: Auckland Council Infrastructure as a Service

 

Resolution number STR/2018/14

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Deputy Chairperson R Clow:  

Restatement

d)         confirm that the resolutions and report remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

  

 

 

 

11.21 am                                            The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Strategic Procurement Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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