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Policy and Planning Committee
20 February 2025
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1 Ngā
Tamōtanga | Apologies
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Resolution number PEPCC/2025/1
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Dalton, seconded
by Cr A Baker:
That the Policy and Planning Committee:
a)
whakaae / accept
the apologies from members:
Lateness
Mayor W Brown
– on council business
Cr C Darby
Early departure
Mayor W Brown
– on council business
Cr C Darby
Cr C Fletcher
Cr S Stewart – on council business
Cr M Williamson – on council business
CARRIED
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Electronic
Attendance
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/2
MOVED by Cr L Fuli, seconded by Cr J Fairey:
That the Policy and Planning Committee:
a)
whakaae / approve
electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:
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Cr A Filipaina (SO
3.3.3 b))
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Cr G Sayers (SO 3.3.3 b))
·
Deputy Mayor D Simpson
(SO 3.3.3 b))
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Cr S Stewart (SO 3.3.3 a))
· Cr M Williamson (SO 3.3.3 a))
CARRIED
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Note: An
apology was subsequently received from Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson for early
departure on council business.
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Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.01am.
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai
Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Te Whakaū i
ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes
Cr M Williamson joined the meeting at
10.02am.
Cr S Stewart joined the meeting at 10.02am.
Deputy Mayor D Simpson joined the
meeting at 10.02am.
Cr A Filipaina joined the meeting at
10.02am.
Cr G Sayers joined the meeting at 10.02am.
Te Mihi | Acknowledgement
The meeting
acknowledged the concerning events that had recently occurred at the Te Atatu
Peninsula Library during a Rainbow Pride event.
Cr W Walker entered the meeting at
10.04am.
Cr J Watson entered the meeting at
10.05am.
Chairperson R Hills left the meeting at
10.06am.
Deputy Chairperson A Dalton assumed the
chair at 10.06am.
4 Ngā
Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
5 Ngā
Kōrero a te Marea
| Public Input
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5.1
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Public
Input: I Love Avondale
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A document was tabled in support of the
item. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes
attachment.
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Cr C
Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.17am.
Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 10.20am.
Chairperson R Hills returned to the meeting at 10.31am.
Note: the
Chairperson requested the Deputy Chairperson to continue chairing this item.
Cr C Darby
entered the meeting at 10.47am.
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/4
MOVED by Cr K Leoni,
seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Dalton:
That
the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the public input from Jacklyn Bonnici from I Love Avondale and community
representatives regarding recent
works undertaken regarding the future use of the Avondale racecourse whenua.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 February 2025, Policy and Planning
Committee, Item 5.1 - Public Input: I Love Avondale - presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 10.51am and
reconvened at 11.03am.
Cr K Leoni and Cr K Turner were not
present.
Chairperson R Hills resumed the chair at 11.03am.
6 Ngā
Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input
There was no
local board input.
7 Ngā Pakihi
Autaia | Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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8
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Aquatic
network review: Key findings and next steps
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A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Mayor W Brown entered the meeting
at 11.11am.
Cr K Turner returned to the meeting at 11.11am.
Cr K Leoni returned to the meeting at 11.13am.
Cr K Turner left the meeting at 11.49am.
Cr D Newman left the meeting at 11.53pm.
Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 12.06pm.
Houkura Member T Henare left the meeting at 12.07pm.
Houkura Member T Henare returned to the meeting at 12.18pm.
Cr M Lee left the meeting at 12.29pm.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation, adding new clauses c), d) and e) as
a chairperson’s recommendation.
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/5
MOVED by Chairperson
R Hills, seconded by Cr J Fairey:
That
the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the key findings of the Auckland aquatic network review (refer
Attachment A to the agenda report) as follows:
i) Swimming
is in the top five most popular physical activities amongst Aucklanders
ii) Council
provision is crucial to ensure Aucklanders have access to a wide range of
aquatic services. Private and school pools mainly deliver learn-to-swim
services
iii) Council
aquatic facilities are highly valued by Aucklanders: they are the third most
used type of community facility with a 95 per cent customer satisfaction rate
iv) Performance varies across the council network,
with many well-utilised aquatic facilities, and some ageing and low performing facilities (i.e. high cost and low visitation). Significant investment is required to maintain the
existing network and to upgrade assets to be more sustainable
v) There are current gaps in provision, resulting
in some Aucklanders missing out on aquatic services. Communities in the
following local board areas are identified as facing access barriers to
aquatic services: Henderson-Massey, Franklin, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Papakura
and Whau. They are identified as the communities of greatest need; they do
not always align with areas of highest deprivation
vi) Provision gaps will widen as an additional
500,000 people are projected to live in Auckland over the next 30 years,
leading to gaps in the Albert-Eden, Henderson-Massey, Howick, Manurewa,
Ōrakei and Whau local board areas. A future provision gap is also
expected in Drury (in the Franklin local board area)
vii) Demand is mainly driven by lane swimming and
leisure water services. There
are sufficient fit for purpose facilities (for example 50m pools) to meet
demand for aquatic training and competition now and in the future. However,
aquatic sport codes have identified that access improvements are required
viii) Council provision is not keeping up with
adopted provision metrics of
35,000 to 50,000 people per aquatic facility in the Community Facilities Network Plan 2015. Council only invested in two aquatic centres
over the last 15 years, during which the population increased by 300,000.
Four destination aquatic facilities are in the planning pipeline over the
next 30 years for areas with existing provision gaps (i.e. Whau, Howick,
Henderson-Massey and Drury)
ix) Given
the significant investment required to continue delivering aquatic services
to Aucklanders, the council’s
approach to planning and investment in the aquatic network needs to better
align with its strategic and operational environment
b)
tono / request staff to develop an aquatic network
programme business case to investigate a multi-pronged approach to delivering
aquatic services in the future and report back to the local boards and the
relevant committee of council in early 2026
c)
tono / request
staff to engage with local boards at key stages of the development of the
aquatic programme business case
d)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that this programme business case does not impact the work on individual
aquatic facilities that is funded through the Auckland Council Long-term Plan
2024-2034
e)
āhukahuka / acknowledge that local boards are the governors and
decision makers of individual aquatic facilities which are part of the
regional network and serve sub-regional catchments.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 February 2025, Policy and Planning
Committee, Item 8 - Aquatic network review: Key findings and next steps,
presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 12.40pm and
reconvened at 1.14pm.
Cr G Sayers, Cr S Stewart, Cr K Turner and
Cr M Williamson were not present.
Cr M Lee returned to the meeting at
1.15pm
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9
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Auckland
Unitary Plan - Private Plan Change Request - Heights Road (9, 33 and 49
Heights Road), Pukekohe
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A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Cr G Sayers returned to the
meeting at 1.15pm.
Mayor W Brown retired from the meeting at 1.23pm.
Cr K Turner returned to the meeting at 1.23pm.
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MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Chairperson R
Hills:
That the Policy
and Planning Committee:
a) whakaae
/ agree not to reject the private plan change request under clause 25(4) of
Schedule 1 of the RMA as there are no grounds of rejection available, on the
basis that:
i) the private
plan change request is not frivolous. The applicant has provided supporting
technical information, and the private plan change has a resource management
purpose
ii) the
private plan change request is not vexatious, and the applicant is not acting
in bad faith by lodging the private plan change request
iii) the
substance of the private plan change request has not been considered within
the last two years
iv) having
regard to relevant caselaw, a coarse level of assessment of the private plan
change request does not indicate that it is not in accordance with sound
resource management practice
v) a
preliminary assessment indicates the private plan change request will not
make the Auckland Unitary Plan inconsistent with Part 5 of the Resource
Management Act
vi) the
provisions of the Auckland Unitary Plan subject to the private plan change
request have been operative for at least two years.
b) whakaae
/ accept the private plan change request by GBar Properties Limited to rezone
5.35 hectares of land at 9, 33 and 49 Heights Road, Pukekohe as detailed in
Attachments A, B, and C to the agenda report, pursuant to clause 25(2)(b) of
Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 for the following reasons:
i) Accepting
the private plan change request will enable a range of matters to be
considered on their merits during a public participatory process.
ii) It
is not appropriate to adopt the private plan change request as this is not an
area the council has placed a high priority on in respect of pursuing urban
zonings at this time.
iii) Following
other plan changes that have recently been processed in this area there is an
increasing base of knowledge about potential infrastructure timing and
effects.
iv) It
is not appropriate to deal with the private plan change as if it was a
resource consent application. While zoned Future Urban Zone, part of the site
is already used for industrial activities, and rezoning cannot occur by way
of a resource consent.
c) tāpae
/ delegate authority to the Manager Central South Planning to undertake the
required notification and other statutory processes associated with
processing the private plan change request.
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Cr J Bartley left the meeting at
1.40pm.
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MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr L Fuli, an
amendment by way of addition:
That the Policy and Planning Committee:
d) tautapa / delegate authority to the Chair and
Deputy Chair of the Policy and Planning Committee, and a Member of Houkura
– Independent Māori Statutory Board, to approve a council
submission on Private Plan Change - Heights Road, Pukekohe to ensure the
capacity and funding and financing of the infrastructure required to support
the development is appropriately addressed.
A division was called for, voting on which was as
follows:
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For
Cr C Darby
Cr L Fuli
Cr K Leoni
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Against
Houkura Member E Ashby
Cr A Baker
Deputy Chairperson A Dalton
Cr J Fairey
Cr A Filipaina
Cr C Fletcher
Houkura Member T Henare
Cr S Henderson
Chairperson R Hills
Cr M Lee
Cr D Newman
Cr G Sayers
Deputy Mayor D Simpson
Cr K Turner
Cr W Walker
Cr J Watson
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Abstained
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The motion was declared lost by 3 votes to 16.
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The original
motion was put.
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/6
MOVED by
Cr A Baker, seconded by Chairperson R Hills:
That the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) whakaae
/ agree not to reject the private plan change request under clause 25(4) of
Schedule 1 of the RMA as there are no grounds of rejection available, on the
basis that:
i) the private
plan change request is not frivolous. The applicant has provided supporting
technical information, and the private plan change has a resource management
purpose
ii) the private plan change request is
not vexatious, and the applicant is not acting in bad faith by lodging the
private plan change request
iii) the substance of the private plan change
request has not been considered within the last two years
iv) having regard to relevant caselaw, a
coarse level of assessment of the private plan change request does not
indicate that it is not in accordance with sound resource management practice
v) a preliminary assessment indicates
the private plan change request will not make the Auckland Unitary Plan
inconsistent with Part 5 of the Resource Management Act
vi) the provisions of the Auckland Unitary
Plan subject to the private plan change request have been operative for at
least two years.
b) whakaae
/ accept the private plan change request by GBar Properties Limited to rezone
5.35 hectares of land at 9, 33 and 49 Heights Road, Pukekohe as detailed in
Attachments A, B, and C to the agenda report, pursuant to clause 25(2)(b) of
Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 for the following reasons:
i) Accepting the private plan
change request will enable a range of matters to be considered on their
merits during a public participatory process.
ii) It is not appropriate to adopt the
private plan change request as this is not an area the council has placed a
high priority on in respect of pursuing urban zonings at this time.
iii) Following other plan changes that have
recently been processed in this area there is an increasing base of knowledge
about potential infrastructure timing and effects.
iv) It is not appropriate to deal with the
private plan change as if it was a resource consent application. While zoned
Future Urban Zone, part of the site is already used for industrial
activities, and rezoning cannot occur by way of a resource consent.
c) tāpae
/ delegate authority to the Manager Central South Planning to undertake the
required notification and other statutory processes associated with
processing the private plan change request.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20 February 2025, Policy and Planning
Committee, Item 9 - Auckland Unitary Plan - Private Plan Change Request -
Heights Road (9, 33 and 49 Heights Road), Pukekohe, presentation
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Cr C Darby retired from the meeting at
1.44pm.
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Auckland
Unitary Plan - Private Plan Change Application 84-100 Hobsonville Road -
Hobsonville Grove
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A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendations, adding new clause c), as a
chairperson’s recommendation.
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Cr C Fletcher left the meeting at
1.53pm.
Houkura Member T Henare retired from the meeting at 1.55pm.
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/7
MOVED by Chairperson
R Hills, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Dalton:
That
the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) whakaae / agree not to reject the private plan
change request under clause 25(4) of Schedule 1 of the Resource
Management Act 1991 on the
basis that:
i) the private plan
change request is not frivolous. The applicant has provided sufficient supporting technical
information, and the private plan change request has a resource management
purpose
ii) the private plan change request is not
vexatious, and the applicant is not acting in bad faith by lodging the
private plan change request
iii) the substance of the private
plan change request
has not been considered within
the last two years and no fast-track
applications have been made with respect to the land
iv) having regard to relevant case law, a coarse level of assessment of the private plan change request (see Attachment B) does not indicate that
it is not in accordance with sound resource management practice. Whether the
objectives of the private plan change request are the most appropriate way of
achieving the promotion of sustainable resource management can be tested
through the submissions and hearings process
v) a preliminary assessment indicates that the private
plan change request will not make
the AUP inconsistent with Part 5 of the RMA
vi) the provisions of the AUP subject to the private
plan change request have been operative for at least
two years.
b) whakaae / accept
the private plan
change request from Austino
New Zealand Limited to rezone 10.7 hectares of land at 84 and 100 Hobsonville
Road, West Harbour, as detailed in Attachment A of this agenda report, and
pursuant to clause 25(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991
(‘RMA’) for the following reasons:
i) accepting the private plan change request will
enable a range of matters to be considered on their merits during a public
participatory process.
ii) it is inappropriate to adopt the private plan
change request. The council has no immediate intentions to rezone this
area for urban development. A
council plan change
is not currently on the
work programme. However,
council staff are preparing an update to the Whenuapai Structure Plan. This
is not yet completed, nor is it a statutory document
iii) following other plan changes that have
recently been processed in this area, there is an increasing base of
knowledge about potential infrastructure timing and effects
iv) the grounds to reject a private plan change
request under clauses 25(4) and (4A) are limited and no ground is met by this
plan change request
v) it is not appropriate to deal with the private
plan change as if it was a resource consent application. This is because the current Future Urban and Open Space –
Informal Recreation zones that apply
to the land are not
suitable for residential and business – light industry
subdivision and development.
c)
tāpae / delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy
Chair of the Policy and Planning Committee, and a Member of Houkura –
Independent Māori Statutory Board, to approve a council submission on
Private Plan Change - Hobsonville Grove seeking to have the private
plan change request declined unless Council’s concerns around the
following matters are appropriately addressed:
i)
development is not
enabled until there has been provision of infrastructure (e.g. through
strengthening the objectives, policies and precinct provisions included in
the private plan change) to address stormwater and flooding issues, transport
issues and alignment with the Whenuapai Structure Plan 2016
ii)
amendments are made
to the private plan change provisions to ensure that people are not exposed
to unacceptable levels of noise from the anticipated arterial road(s)
iii)
public open space
issues, including addressing the proposed loss of open space at 84
Hobsonville Road and the lack of provisions in the precinct to deliver open
space that are fit for purpose
iv)
the location of the
Neighbourhood Centre should be relocated as it does not front an arterial
route and the location is inconsistent with the Whenuapai Structure Plan
v)
amendments are made
to the private plan change to ensure that there is an appropriate amendments
are made to the private plan change to ensure that there is an appropriate
separation and interface between land to be rezoned Business - Light Industry
zone and land anticipated to be zoned for residential purposes to the west of
84 Hobsonville Road.
d) tāpae / delegate authority to the Manager
Planning – Regional, North, West and Islands to undertake the required
notification and other statutory processes associated with processing the
private plan change request.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.8.6, the following
members requested that their dissenting votes be recorded as follows:
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Cr A Baker
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Cr S Henderson
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Attachments
a 20 February 2025, Policy and Planning
Committee, Item 10 - Auckland Unitary Plan - Private Plan Change Application
84-100 Hobsonville Road - Hobsonville Grove, presentation
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Summary
of Policy and Planning Committee information memoranda, workshops and
briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 20 February 2025
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/9
MOVED by Chairperson
R Hills, seconded by Deputy Chairperson A Dalton:
That
the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the forward work programme
appended as Attachment A of the agenda report
b) whiwhi
/ receive the Summary of Policy and Planning Committee information memoranda,
workshops and briefings – 20 February 2025.
CARRIED
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13 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
Deputy Mayor Cr D Simpson retired from
the meeting at 2.01pm.
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14 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i
te Marea | Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/10
MOVED by Chairperson R Hills, seconded by Cr W
Walker:
That the Policy and Planning Committee:
a) whakaae
/ agree to 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:
Delegation of authority to the Chief Executive
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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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.
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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 sensitive information regarding a potential
land acquisition opportunity.
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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.
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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
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2.01pm 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.
2.45pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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C1
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CONFIDENTIAL:
Delegation of authority to the Chief Executive
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Resolution
number PEPCC/2025/11
MOVED by Cr W Walker,
seconded by Cr J Watson:
That the Policy and Planning
Committee:
d) whakaae
/ agree the report, attachments and resolutions will remain confidential
until reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.
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2.45pm 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 Policy and Planning Committee
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
