Tira Hautū / Governing Body

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 30 March 2023 at 10.06am and reconvened on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 2.01pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Mayor

Wayne Brown

 

Councillors

Cr Andrew Baker

via electronic link

 

Cr Josephine Bartley

From 10.16am, Item 6

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

From 10.25am

 

Cr Julie Fairey

Until 10.09am, Item 6

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 10.29am, Confidential

 

Cr Lotu Fuli

 

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

From 10.10am, Item 6

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

via electronic link

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

From 11.07am, Confidential

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 10.08am, Item 6

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

From 10.08am, Item 6

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Governing Body

30 March 2023

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number GB/2023/45

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         accept the apology from

Lateness

Cr C Darby – on council business

Cr G Sayers – on council business

Deputy Mayor D Simpson – on counciil business

CARRIED

Note:   An apology had been received for Deputy Mayor D Simpson for lateness on council business, however the meeting had been adjourned before Deputy Mayor D Simpson could attend.

 

 

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

Cr Julie Fairey declared an interest in Items 6 and C1: City Rail Link Limited Project Funding Request.

 

 

 

 

3          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input section.

 

 

 

 

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input section.

 

 

 

 

5          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

 

6

City Rail Link Limited Project Funding Request

 

Cr J Fairey had declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

 

Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 10.08am.

Cr M Williamson entered the meeting at 10.08am.

Cr C Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.09am.

Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.10am.

Cr J Bartley entered the meeting at 10.16am.

 

Resolution number GB/2023/46

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the information about the updated funding request outlined in this report

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that a report on the confidential section of the agenda seeks decisions regarding an updated funding commitment for the City Rail Link (CRL) project.

c)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the report is confidential due to information relating to commercial negotiations.

CARRIED

 

 

 

7          Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

8          Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number GB/2023/47

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Governing Body:

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:  City Rail Link Limited Project Funding Request

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)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

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

The report seeks decisions that also need to be agreed by the Crown as joint Sponsors of City Rail Link Limited.

The report includes information that would impact commercial negotiations if public knowledge.

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

 

 

10.24am          The public was excluded.

 

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL:  Adjournment of Meeting

 

Resolution number GB/2023/48

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr A Dalton:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         whakaae / agree to adjourn the meeting until  Tuesday 4 April 2023 at 2.00pm to be held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland.

 

 

 

The meeting reconvened in the confidential section on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 2.01pm.

 


 

 

Confidential minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 2.01pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Mayor

Wayne Brown

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

From 2.02pm, Item C1

Councillors

Cr Andrew Baker

 

 

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

From 2.22pm, Item C1

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 2.06pm, Item C1

 

Cr Lotu Fuli

 

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

Via electronic link

 

Cr Greg Sayers

Via electronic link

From 2.05pm, Item C1

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 2.10pm, Item C1

 

Cr John Watson

From 2.06pm, Item C1

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL:  City Rail Link Limited Project Funding Request

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2023/50

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr L Fuli:  

That the Governing Body:

j)        whakaae / agree that the decisions, report and attachments remain confidential until the need for confidentiality no longer exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.03pm                                               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 Governing Body HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................