Palmerston North City Council

 

Minutes of the Infrastructure Committee Meeting Part I Public, held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 32 The Square, Palmerston North on 11 December 2019, commencing at 9.00am

Members

Present:

Councillor Vaughan Dennison (in the Chair), The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Lew Findlay QSM, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

Non Members:

Councillors Renee Dingwall, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta and Lorna Johnson.

Apologies:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) (for early departure on Council business).

 

The Mayor (Grant Smith) was not present when the meeting resumed at 11.36am. He entered the meeting again at 11.42am during consideration of clause 3. He was not present for clause 2.   

1-19

Apologies

 

Moved Vaughan Dennison, seconded Leonie Hapeta.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1.   That the Committee receive the apologies.

 

Clause 1-19 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Renee Dingwall, Lew Findlay QSM, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

The meeting adjourned at 9.02am.

The meeting resumed at 11.36am.

When the meeting resumed The Mayor (Grant Smith) was not present.

   

2-19

Public Participation at Meetings

Memorandum, presented by Natalya Kushnirenko, Democracy & Governance Administrator.

 

Moved Vaughan Dennison, seconded Susan Baty.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1.   That the Infrastructure Committee set aside a public comment section of not more than 30 minutes at the commencement of each ordinary meeting of the Committee to provide members of the community the opportunity to comment.

 

Clause 2-19 above was carried 15 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Renee Dingwall, Lew Findlay QSM, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

 

3-19

Public Comment

 

Mr Blair Alabaster and Ms Amanda Linsley made public comment regarding changes to Spearhead Manawatu.

The Mayor (Grant Smith) entered the meeting again at 11.42am.

 

Moved Vaughan Dennison, seconded Susan Baty.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1.   That the public comment be received for information.

 

Clause 3-19 above was carried 15 votes to 0, with 1 abstention, the voting being as follows:

For:

Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Renee Dingwall, Lew Findlay QSM, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

Abstained:

The Mayor (Grant Smith).

 

4-19

Papaioea Place Redevelopment 6-Monthly Update

Memorandum, presented by Bryce Hosking, Manager - Property.

 

Moved Vaughan Dennison, seconded Susan Baty.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1.   That the memorandum dated 7 November 2019 and titled `Papaioea Place Redevelopment 6-Monthly Update’ be received for information.

 

Clause 4-19 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Renee Dingwall, Lew Findlay QSM, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

 

 

 

 

5-19

Committee Work Schedule

 

Moved Vaughan Dennison, seconded Susan Baty.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1.   That the Infrastructure Committee receive its Work Schedule dated December 2019.

 

Clause 5-19 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Renee Dingwall, Lew Findlay QSM, Patrick Handcock ONZM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

      

The meeting finished at 11.55am

 

Confirmed 4 March 2020

 

 

 

Chairperson