Kōmiti Mahi Āta Torotoro Rawa /

Strategic Procurement Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Strategic Procurement Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 at 10.01am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Greg Sayers

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr John Watson

 

Members

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

Until 12.16pm, Item C2

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

Until 12.20pm, Item C2

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

From 10.02am, Item 1

 

IMSB Member Karen Wilson

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

 

Mayor Phil Goff

 

 

 

 

 

 


Strategic Procurement Committee

08 June 2021

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Cr T Mulholland joined the meeting at 10.02am.

Resolution number STR/2021/16

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)           accept the apology from Mayor P Goff for absence on council business, Cr C Casey for early departure on council business, and Cr A Filipaina for absence.

CARRIED

Note:   subsequently, an apology for absence on council business was received by Deputy Mayor Cr B Cashmore.

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Cr L Cooper subsequently declared an interest in Item C3 - CONFIDENTIAL: Supplier recommendation for legal services contracts.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number STR/2021/17

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Cr C Casey:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)           confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 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

Summary of Strategic Procurement Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 8 June 2021

 

Resolution number STR/2021/18

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by IMSB Member K Wilson:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

Supplier recommendations for Auckland regional inorganic collection service

 

Resolution number STR/2021/19

MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information contained in this report, on supplier recommendations for the inorganic services contracts, enables transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of the meeting

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

CARRIED

 

 

 

10

Enhanced tree and vegetation maintenance around electricity network

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number STR/2021/20

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information contained in this report, on enhanced tree and vegetation maintenance around the electricity network, enables transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of the meeting.

b)      note that the confidential report contains information that, if made public, could prejudice the council’s position in future negotiations with suppliers.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 June 2021, Strategic Procurement Committee, Item 10 - Enhanced tree and vegetation maintenance around electricity network - PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

 

 

11

Supplier recommendation for legal services contracts

 

A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number STR/2021/21

MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

a)      note the information contained in this report, on Ngā Ratonga Ture / Legal Services engaging in contracts with legal providers for external legal services, enables transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of the meeting.

b)      note that the confidential report contains information that could prejudice the council’s position in future negotiations with suppliers.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 June 2021, Strategic Procurement Committee, Item 11 - Supplier recommendation for legal services contracts - PowerPoint Presentation

 

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

13        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number STR/2021/22

MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

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: Supplier recommendations for Auckland regional inorganic collection 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 information that could prejudice the council's position with potential suppliers.

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: Enhanced tree and vegetation maintenance around electricity network

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 information that could prejudice the council's position with potential suppliers.

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: Supplier recommendation for legal services contracts

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 information that could prejudice the council's position with potential suppliers.

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

 

 

 

11.41am          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.

 

12.45pm          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Supplier recommendations for Auckland regional inorganic collection service

 

Resolution number STR/2021/23

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

d)         confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report, attachments or             resolutions, until the reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Enhanced tree and vegetation maintenance around electricity network

 

Resolution number STR/2021/24

MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

c)         confirm that the agenda report, attachments of the agenda report, and resolutions             will remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

 

C3

CONFIDENTIAL: Supplier recommendation for legal services contracts

 

Resolution number STR/2021/25

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Strategic Procurement Committee:

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.45pm                                             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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