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Te Komiti mō te Tūnuku, mō
te Manawaroa me te Tūāhanga / Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the
Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee held in the Reception
Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 3 April
2025 at 10.05am.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Chairperson
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Cr Andrew
Baker
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Cr Christine Fletcher,
QSO
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Members
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Cr Josephine
Bartley
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Mayor Wayne
Brown
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Via electronic
link
From 10.07am,
Item 5.1
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Cr Angela
Dalton
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Via electronic
link
From 10.08am,
Item 5.1
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Cr Chris Darby
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Cr Julie
Fairey
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Via electronic
link
From 10.07am,
Item 5.1
Until 12.37pm,
Item 8
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Cr Alf
Filipaina, MNZM
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Cr Lotu Fuli
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Cr Shane
Henderson
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Cr Richard
Hills
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Cr Mike Lee
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Via electronic
link
From 10.07am,
Item 5.1
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Cr Daniel
Newman, JP
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From 10.24am,
Item 5.1
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Houkura Member
Pongarauhine Renata
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Cr Greg Sayers
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From 10.12am,
Item 5.1
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Deputy Mayor
Desley Simpson, JP
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From 11.59am,
Item 8
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Cr Sharon
Stewart, QSM
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Cr Wayne
Walker
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Cr John Watson
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Cr Maurice
Williamson
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Until 5.13pm,
Item C1
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Members
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Houkura Member
Billy Brown
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Cr Kerrin
Leoni
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Cr Ken Turner
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO
PRESENT
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Melissa Powell, Chair
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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
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Terence Harpur, Deputy Chair
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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
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John Gillon,
Chair
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Kaipatiki
Local Board
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Danielle Grant, Deputy Chair
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Kaipatiki Local Board
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Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee
03 April 2025
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1 Ngā
Tamōtanga | Apologies
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Resolution number TICCC/2025/28
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson C Fletcher:
That the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure
Committee:
a)
whakaae / accept
the apologies from members:
Absence
Cr K Leoni – council
business
Cr K Turner
Lateness
Deputy Mayor D Simpson – council
business
Early departure
Cr J Fairey
CARRIED
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Note: A
subsequent apology was received from Cr C Fletcher for early departure.
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Electronic
Attendance
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/29
MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Cr L
Fuli:
That the
Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee:
a)
whakaae / approve
electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:
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Mayor W Brown (SO 3.3.3
a))
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Cr J Fairey (SO 3.3.3
a))
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Cr M Lee (SO 3.3.3 a))
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Houkura Member B Brown
(SO 3.3.3 a))
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Cr A Dalton (SO 3.3.3
b))
CARRIED
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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
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: North Shore Takapuna Golf Limited - Examination of options for
expanding the floodwater storage capacity of Takapuna Golf Course to deliver
detention volumes
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David Haines
and Ryan Patently provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the
item. 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 J Fairey joined the meeting at 10.07am.
Mayor W
Brown joined the meeting at 10.07am.
Cr M Lee joined the meeting at 10.07am.
Cr A Dalton joined the meeting at 10.08am.
Cr G Sayers entered the meeting at 10.12am.
Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 10.24am.
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/31
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Cr R Hills:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the public input address from North Shore Takapuna Golf Limited;
and
b) whakamihi
/ thank David Haines and Ryan Patently for attending the meeting.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 3 April 2025, Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee, Item 5.1 - Public Input: Takapuna Golf
Limited - Examination of options for expanding the floodwater storage
capacity of Takapuna Golf Course to deliver detention volumes, presentation
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5.2
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Public
Input: Milford Residents Association - Support for the proposed flood
mitigation for Wairau Blue-Green Network Business Case
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Debbie
Dunsford, Norma Bott and Frances Hay provided a PowerPoint presentation in
support of the item. 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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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/32
MOVED by Cr R Hills,
seconded by Cr C Darby:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the public input address from the Milford Residents Association;
and whakamihi / thank Debbie Dunsford, Norma Bott and Frances Hay for attending the meeting.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 3 April 2025, Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee, Item 5.2 - Public Input: Milford Residents
Association - Support for the proposed flood mitigation for Wairau Blue-Green
Network Business Case, presentation
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6 Ngā
Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input
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6.1
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Local
Board Input: Kaipatiki Local Board and Devonport-Takapuna Local Board -
Flood Mitigation Wairau Valley
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A joint presentation
was provided in support of the item. A copy is attached to the agenda
and is available on the Auckland Council website.
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Cr W
Walker left the meeting at 11.27am.
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/33
MOVED by Cr C Darby,
seconded by Cr R Hills:
That
the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the joint Local Board Input address from Kaipatiki Local Board and
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board regarding flood mitigation in Wairau Valley
b) whakamihi / thank Local
Board Chairs John Gillon and Melissa Powell, and Deputy Chairs Danielle Grant
JP and Terence Harpur for attending the meeting.
CARRIED
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7 Ngā Pakihi
Autaia | Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
The meeting adjourned at 12.37pm and
reconvened at 1.10pm.
Mayor W Brown, Cr C Darby, Cr R Hills, Cr D
Newman, Houkura Member P Renata and Cr G Sayers were not present.
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9
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Auckland
Transport Update - April 2025
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A
presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy is attached to
the agenda and is available on the Auckland Council website.
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Cr C Darby
returned to the meeting at 1.11pm.
Cr R Hills returned to the meeting at 1.11pm.
Houkura Member P Renata returned to the meeting at 1.12pm.
Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 1.12pm.
Mayor W Brown rejoined to the meeting at 1.14pm.
Cr G Sayers returned to the meeting at 1.51pm.
Cr M Williamson left the meeting at 2.09pm.
Cr M Williamson returned to the meeting at 2.20pm.
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/35
MOVED by Chairperson
A Baker, seconded by Cr G Sayers:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the April 2025 update from Auckland Transport’s Chief
Executive on the performance of the organisation.
CARRIED
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10
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Time
of Use Charging Programme
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A PowerPoint
presentation was given in support of the item. 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 J
Bartley left the meeting at 3.22pm.
Cr D Newman left the meeting at 3.22pm.
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/36
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Cr C Darby:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the government has released the Land Transport Management
(Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill which, if enacted, would enable the
council to initiate a Time of Use Charging scheme.
b) tuhi
tīpoka / note that the Bill also enables New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi to initiate a Time of Use Charging scheme if Council decides not
to propose a scheme.
c) tuhi
tīpoka / note that the council submission on the Bill is separate to any
future decision making by the council on the initiation of a Time of Use
Charging scheme.
d) whakaae
/ approve the attached Council Group submission on the Land Transport
Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill.
e) tāpae
/ delegate approval of the final submission, including any updates arising
from this meeting or minor refinements, to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the
Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee and a member of Houkura
– Independent Māori Statutory Board.
f) whakaae
/ agree that Council Group representatives present to the Select Committee.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.8.6, the following
councillors requested that their dissenting votes be recorded as follows:
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Cr M Lee
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Cr W Walker
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Cr J Watson
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Attachments
a 3 April 2025, Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee, Item 10 - Time of Use Charging Programme,
presentation
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11
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Making
Space for Water – Wairau Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2 Business Case
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A PowerPoint
presentation was given in support of the item. 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 recommendation, adding new clause d), as a
Chair’s recommendation.
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Cr J
Bartley returned to the meeting at 3.34pm.
Deputy Mayor D Simpson left the meeting and joined via electronic link at 3.49pm.
Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 3.53pm.
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MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Cr R Hills:
That
the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure
Committee:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the information contained in this report, on the Wairau
Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2 Initiate Business Case scope enables
transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of
the meeting.
b) tuhi
tīpoka / note that the confidential report contains information that
could prejudice the council's commercial position with suppliers and
commercially confidential information.
c) tuhi tīpoka / note that future business
cases to enable realisation of these projects will come to committee as
funding becomes available.
d) tono
/ request that Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience undertake a technical
assessment of Takapuna Golf’s proposal and ensure the feasibility and
cost benefit ratio of the proposal are included as part of the delivery
business case to this committee in 2026.
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At 3.57pm, it
was
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Extension of Meeting Time
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/38
MOVED by
Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr S Henderson:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) whakaae /
agree under standing order 1.1.3 that an extension of time until 6pm be
granted to allow the business of the meeting to be completed.
CARRIED
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Deputy Chairperson C
Fletcher left the meeting at 4.01pm.
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MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Cr R Hills:
That the Transport,
Resilience and Infrastructure Committee:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the information contained in this report, on the Wairau
Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2 Initiate Business Case scope enables
transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of
the meeting.
b) tuhi
tīpoka / note that the confidential report contains information that
could prejudice the council's commercial position with suppliers and
commercially confidential information.
c) tuhi tīpoka / note that future business
cases to enable realisation of these projects will come to committee as
funding becomes available.
d) tono
/ request that Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience undertake a technical
assessment of Takapuna Golf’s proposal and ensure the feasibility and
cost benefit ratio of the proposal are included as part of the delivery
business case to this committee in 2026.
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MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr J Watson,
an amendment by way of addition:
That
the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure
Committee:
d) tono
/ request that Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience undertake a technical
assessment of Takapuna Golf’s proposal, and any other serious proposals
not previously considered, and ensure the feasibility and cost benefit ratio
of the proposal are included as part of the delivery business case to this
committee in 2026.
The motion was declared LOST on voices.
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The original motion was put.
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/39
MOVED by Chairperson
A Baker, seconded by Cr R Hills:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the information contained in this report, on the Wairau
Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2 Initiate Business Case scope enables
transparency on the topic due for discussion in the public excluded part of
the meeting.
b) tuhi
tīpoka / note that the confidential report contains information that
could prejudice the council's commercial position with suppliers and
commercially confidential information.
c) tuhi tīpoka / note that future business
cases to enable realisation of these projects will come to committee as
funding becomes available.
d) tono
/ request that Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience undertake a technical
assessment of Takapuna Golf’s proposal and ensure the feasibility and
cost benefit ratio of the proposal are included as part of the delivery
business case to this committee in 2026.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 3 April 2025, Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure
Committee, Item 11 - Making Space for Water – Wairau Blue-Green Network
Stage 1 and 2 Business Case, presentation
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Summary
of Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee information memoranda,
workshops and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 3 April 2025
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/40
MOVED by Cr W Walker,
seconded by Cr L Fuli:
That
the Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the progress on the forward work programme appended as
Attachment A of the agenda report.
b) whiwhi
/ receive the Summary of Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee
information memoranda and briefings – 3 April 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.
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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 TICCC/2025/41
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr L Fuli:
That the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure
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:
Making Space for Water – Wairau Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2
Business Case
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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.
In
particular, the report contains information related to the purchase of land
required for the blue green network
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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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4.54pm 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.
5.44pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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C1
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CONFIDENTIAL:
Making Space for Water – Wairau Blue-Green Network Stage 1 and 2
Business Case
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Resolution
number TICCC/2025/42
MOVED by Cr R Hills,
seconded by Cr C Darby:
f) whakaū
/ confirm that the agenda report, attachments of the agenda report, and
resolutions will remain confidential until reasons for confidentiality no
longer exist.
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5.44pm 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 Transport, Resilience and
Infrastructure Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................