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2025/26 Annual Budget - Deliberations
Memorandum, presented by
Scott Mancer, Manager – Finance, Cameron McKay, Chief Financial Officer
and Chris Dyhrberg Chief Infrastructure Officer
Councillor Rachel Bowen entered
the meeting at 9:44am.
The meeting adjourned at 11.00am
The meeting resumed at 11.22am
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Operating Budgets
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion A: Reduce the internal Marketing budget
(from within overheads) by $200K, noting that this will mean a reduction in
the level of service.
The motion was lost 4 votes to 12. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Vaughan Dennison, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald,
Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Orphée Mickalad, and
Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood.
RESOLVED
Reduce the catering budget by $100K.
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Clause 80.1-25 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being
as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan,
Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor
On Motion C (a): Reduce the Economic Events budget by $50k
The motion was lost 4 votes to 12. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay,
Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson and Orphée
Mickalad.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor
On Motion C (b): Reduce the Community and Commemorative Events budget by $100K,
by holding some events every second year and reducing scale of some events
(excluding ANZAC and Remembrance Day).
The motion was lost 5 votes to 11. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor and
William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb,
Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Orphée Mickalad, and Kaydee
Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion D: Amend the Te Manawa Museum operating
grant to same level as 2024/25 amount plus inflation.
The motion was lost 3 votes to 13. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Leonie Hapeta, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Billy Meehan
On Motion E: Reduce the Climate Change and
Sustainability budget by $267K The motion was lost 3 votes to 13. The voting being as follows:
For: Councillors
Vaughan Dennison, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad,
and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Mark Arnott.
RESOLVED
That Council work with Canine Friends Pet Therapy charity
to develop a discount scheme for their dog registrations (if appropriate).
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Clause 80.2-25 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being
as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith)
and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor,
William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved
Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood.
RESOLVED
That the Professional
services budget is kept to the draft Annual Budget 2025/26 level of $14.1M.
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Clause 80.3-25 above
was carried 11 votes to 5, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith)
and Councillors Mark Arnott, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Roly Fitzgerald,
Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen
Naylor and William Wood.
Against:
Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Lew Findlay, Patrick Handcock and Kaydee
Zabelin.
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Moved William
Wood, seconded Karen Naylor
On Motion H: Amend
Strategic Priority Grant funding increase to Year 24/25 amount plus
inflation. ($1,661,703 this year – change to $1,701,583 for 25/26)
($166,452 reduction from draft Annual Budget)
The motion was
lost 3 votes to 13. The voting being as follows:
For: Councillors
Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Orphée
Mickalad, and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
1. That Council
instruct the Chief Executive to prepare a draft Annual Budget 2025/26 for
consideration and adoption by the Council at its meeting on 4 June 2025 and
that it incorporates the operating budget changes agreed above and the following:
a. An
increase of $372K in the operating expense budget for Transport (Roading) for
the maintenance of street trees offset in part by a $223k reduction in the
operating expense budget for Active Communities (Sportsfields and Local
Reserves) (Attachment 3).
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Clause 80.4-25 above was
carried 15 votes to 1, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and
Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillor William Wood.
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The meeting adjourned at
1.00pm
The meeting resumed at
2.05pm
Councillor Leonie Hapeta was
not present when the meeting resumed at 2:05pm
Operating Programmes
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor
On Motion I: Remove Programme 1539 - City
Ambassadors - $75K
The motion was lost 3 votes to 12. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Orphée Mickalad, and
Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion J: Defer Programme 1949 - Civic &
Cultural Precinct ($82K) to the 2026/2027 Annual Budget
The motion was lost 4 votes to 11. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Lew Findlay, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Roly Fitzgerald,
Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan and Orphée Mickalad.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion K: Remove Programme 1180 - Focus Group
research - $20K
The motion was lost 6 votes to 9. The voting being as
follows:
For: Councillors
Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, Karen Naylor and William Wood
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb,
Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Lorna Johnson, and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood.
RESOLVED
Defer $250K of Programme 1520 - Digital Transformation to 2026/27.
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Clause
80.5-25 above was carried 8 votes to 7, the voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors
Mark Arnott, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The
Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Lew
Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved Lorna Johnson,
seconded Rachel Bowen.
RESOLVED
That Council create
a new operating programme for funding
of $7,500 to MaLGRA for 2025/26 to enable them to retain a space in Hancock
Community House.
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Clause 80.6-25 above was
carried 10 votes to 5, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay,
Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Mark Arnott,
Vaughan Dennison, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad and Karen Naylor.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Rachel Bowen
On Motion N: That Council create a new operating programme to
provide civic support for the Palmerston North Boys High School Hockey Turf
project of $33.5K in 2025/26 and refer $33.5K per year to 2026/27 and 2027/28
annual budget processes.
The motion was lost 7 votes
to 7. The voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith)
and Councillors Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Patrick Handcock,
Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, and William Wood
Against:
Councillors Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and Kaydee Zabelin.
Note:
Councillor Debi Marshall-Lobb declared a
conflict of interest, withdrew from the discussion and sat in the
gallery.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Brent Barrett.
RESOLVED
That Council create a new operating programme to provide
civic support for Massey’s Te Waimana o Turitea Botanical Gardens
project – of $50K in 2025/26 and refer $50K per year to 2026/27 and
2027/28 annual budget processes.
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Clause 80.7-25 above
was carried 8 votes to 7, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan
Dennison, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock and Orphée Mickalad.
Against:
Councillors Mark Arnott,
Lew Findlay, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Karen Naylor, William Wood and
Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Orphée Mickalad.
RESOLVED
That Council create a new operating programme to provide
support for Manawatū Rugby in Community Rugby and towards Cyclones and
Turbos teams of $25K in 2025/26 and refer $25K per year to 2026/27 and
2027/28 annual budget processes.
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Clause 80.8-25 above was
carried 10 votes to 5, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan and Orphée
Mickalad.
Against:
Councillors Brent Barrett,
Patrick Handcock, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Rachel Bowen.
RESOLVED
That Council create an operating programme to fund the
costs of Te Ahu a Turanga gateway carpark at $20,000 in 2025/26, and refer
ongoing management costs to the 2026/27 annual budget and 2027 Long-term
Plan.
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Clause 80.9-25 above was carried 13 votes to 2, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan,
Orphée Mickalad and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Karen Naylor and William Wood.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded William Wood.
RESOLVED
2a. That Council create a new
operating programme of $90,000 for the investigation of bus and vehicle
pickups and drop offs off-road zone and other options in large green
space-road reserve on Featherston Street opposite Boys High and direct the
Chief Executive to report back on the findings of the investigations and
potential options to inform future annual budgets.
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Clause 80.10-25 above was carried 12 votes to 3, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor
(Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett,
Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Billy Meehan,
Orphée Mickalad, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson and
Karen Naylor.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Orphée Mickalad.
RESOLVED
1. That Council
instruct the Chief Executive to prepare a draft Annual Budget 2025/26 for
consideration and adoption by the Council at its meeting on 4 June 2025 and
that it incorporates the following:
b. Operating
programmes (including carry forwards relating to Programme 1520 –
Digital Transformation and Programme 2346 - Organisation-wide system
replacement or new systems initiatives) as outlined in Annual Budget 2025/26
– Schedule of Proposed Operating Programmes (Attachment 4); with
amendments as agreed above, and any related resolution(s) from Item 7.
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Clause 80.11-25 above was carried 13 votes to 2, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb,
Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly
Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Karen Naylor and William Wood.
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The meeting adjourned at
3.10pm
The meeting resumed at
3.25pm
Councillor Leonie Hapeta
returned to the meeting at 3.25pm.
Capital New
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
Reduce Council’s planned capital new spend on vehicles and plant
by $677K by:
a) reducing Programme 99 - New Vehicles by $157K (Was $322K –
change to $161K);
b) deferring Programme 2449 - Fleet upgrade to alternative fuel ($357K) to the
2026/2027 AB;
c) deferring Programme e 1875 - Upgrade to Electric Vehicles ($163K) to the
2026/2027 Annual Budget.
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Clause 80.12-25 above was carried 11 votes to 5, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor
(Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison,
Roly Fitzgerald, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen
Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors
Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
b. Deferring Programme 1853 - Development of existing reserves ($85K)
to the 2026/2027 Annual Budget;
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Clause 80.13-25 above was carried 9 votes to 7, the
voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Vaughan
Dennison, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor,
William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett,
Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock and Lorna
Johnson.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
c. Deferring Programme 1846 - Walkway Extensions ($189K) to the
2026/2027 Annual Budget;
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Clause 80.14-25 above was carried 11 votes to 5, the
voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Vaughan
Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan,
Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett,
Rachel Bowen, Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
d. Deferring Programme 1847 - Esplanade New ($61K) to the
2026/2027 Annual Budget.
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Clause 80.15-25 above was carried 13 votes to 3, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Patrick Handcock,
Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen
Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Brent Barrett, Lew Findlay and Roly
Fitzgerald.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
Defer Programme 902 – Seismic Strength Council Building
($2.042M) to the 2026/2027 Annual Budget
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Clause 80.16-25 above was carried 9 votes to 7, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor
(Grant Smith) and Councillors Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay,
Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors
Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Leonie Hapeta and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved Karen Naylor,
seconded William Wood
On
Motion U:
Defer Programme 2335 - Stoney Creek Road ($1M) to the 2026/2027
Annual Budget.
The
motion was lost 7 votes to 9. The voting being as follows:
For: Councillors
Vaughan Dennison, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan,
Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald,
Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved Karen Naylor,
seconded Kaydee Zabelin
On
Motion V:
Defer Programme 1194 – CET Arena Masterplan ($8.528M) to the 2026/2027
Annual Budget.
The
motion was lost 3 votes to 13. The voting being as follows:
For: Councillors
Brent Barrett, Karen Naylor and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark
Arnott, , Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald,
Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, and William Wood.
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Moved Karen Naylor,
seconded Billy Meehan
On the Motion W: Defer Programme
2456 – Cliff Road ($1.862M) to the 2026/2027 Annual Budget;
and
Defer Te Motu O Poutoa project by one year by deferring
Programme 1895 – TMOP ($5.651M) and Programme 2239 - TMOP design
($1.104) to the 2026/2027 Annual Budget.
The
motion was lost 6 votes to 10. The voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors Mark Arnott, Leonie Hapeta, Billy
Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and William
Wood
Against:
The
Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel
Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock,
Lorna Johnson and Kaydee Zabelin.
Councillor Billy Meehan
left the meeting at 4.32pm
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Moved Karen Naylor,
seconded William Wood
On
Motion X:
Remove Programme 2499 - Smart Cities Budget - $51K
The
motion was lost 4 votes to 11. The voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors
Orphée Mickalad, Karen
Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant
Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel
Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock,
Leonie Hapeta and Lorna Johnson.
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Councillor Billy Meehan
returned to the meeting at 4.38pm
Amendment for recommendation
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Moved Vaughan Dennison,
seconded Leonie Hapeta.
Amend Programme 2231 -
Public Transport - additional bus shelters to $400K
700K.
The amendment was passed 9
vote to 7, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Leonie Hapeta, Billy
Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and William Wood.
Against:
Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Lorna Johnson and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
Amend Programme 2231 - Public Transport - additional bus shelters to $700K.
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Clause 80.17-25 above was carried 12 votes to 3, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Mark Arnott,
Brent Barrett, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood
and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Rachel Bowen, Lorna Johnson and Billy Meehan.
Note:
Councillor Debi
Marshal Lobb did not vote.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
5. That
Council refer a budget of $700,000 for Programme 2231 – City Wide
Public Transport – Additional Bus Shelters to the Annual Budget 2026/27
process.
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Clause 80.18-25 above was carried 15 votes to 1, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna
Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and
Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillor Roly Fitzgerald.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Patrick Handcock.
RESOLVED
3. That Council
adopt Option 1 – Maintain the status quo with no changes to the
existing layout for left hand turning lanes onto Rangitikei Street from
Featherston Street, at no cost
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Clause 80.19-25 above was
carried 10 votes to 6, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Roly Fitzgerald,
Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and
Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Mark Arnott,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan and William Wood.
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Moved
Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
That the meeting time be
extended to 7pm.
Clause 80-25 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor
(Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett,
Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick
Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad,
Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
That Council agree the proposed capital new programme
budget reductions set out in the tabled item to the meeting of 14 May 2025,
excepting Programmes 1846, 1847 and 902 (already dealt with) and 2452, 1099
(excluded).
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Clause 80.20-25 above was carried 16 votes to 0,
the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson,
Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi
Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
1. That Council instruct the Chief Executive to
prepare a draft Annual Budget 2025/26 for consideration and adoption by the
Council at its meeting on 4 June 2025 and that it incorporates the following:
c. Capital new programmes including carry forwards
and amendments as outlined in Annual Budget 2025/26 – Schedule of
Proposed Capital New Programmes (Attachment 5) with amendments as agreed
above.
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Clause 80.21-25 above was carried 15 votes to 1, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson,
Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillor Karen Naylor.
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The meeting adjourned at 5.05pm.
The meeting resumed at 5.15pm.
Capital Growth
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
That Council agree the proposed capital growth programme
budget reductions set out in the tabled item to the meeting of 14 May 2025.
1. That Council
instruct the Chief Executive to prepare a draft Annual Budget 2025/26 for
consideration and adoption by the Council at its meeting on 4 June 2025 and
that it incorporates the following:
d. Capital
growth programmes including carry forwards and amendments as outlined in
Annual Budget 2025/26 – Schedule of Proposed Capital Growth Programmes
(Attachment 6); with amendments as agreed
above.
9. That Council agree
the proposed capital growth programme budget reductions set out in the tabled
item to the meeting of 14 May 2025.
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Clause 80.22-25 above was
carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor,
William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Capital Renewals
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Moved William Wood, seconded Karen Naylor.
RESOLVED
Reduce Programme 1879 - Council Vehicles by $500k (Was $1791K –
change to $1291K).
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Clause 80.23-25 above was carried 14 votes to 2, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion AC: Reduce Programme 281 - CAB renewals by
102k.
The motion was lost 6 votes to 10. The voting being as
follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith), and Councillors Mark Arnott,
Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor and William Wood.
Against:
Councillors Debi
Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay,
Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson and Kaydee
Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On Motion AD: Defer
$610k from Programme 1127 - Shade House & Bonsai Display to 2027/28.
The motion was lost 3 votes to 13. The voting being as
follows:
For:
Councillors Mark Arnott, Karen Naylor and William
Wood.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith),
and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan
Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta,
Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, and Kaydee
Zabelin.
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Moved Karen Naylor, seconded William Wood
On the
motion Tabled item Capital Renewals: That Council agree the
proposed capital renewal programme budget reductions set out in the tabled
item to the meeting of 14 May 2025.
The motion was
lost 2 votes to 14. The voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors Karen Naylor and Orphée Mickalad.
Against:
The Mayor (Grant Smith),
and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel
Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock,
Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
1. That Council instruct the
Chief Executive to prepare a draft Annual Budget 2025/26 for consideration
and adoption by the Council at its meeting on 4 June 2025 and that it
incorporates the following:
e. Capital
renewal programmes including carry forwards and amendments as outlined in
Annual Budget 2025/26 – Schedule of Proposed Capital Renewal Programmes
(Attachment 7); with amendments as agreed above.
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Clause 80.24-25 above was
carried 14 votes to 2, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Orphée Mickalad, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Billy Meehan
and Karen Naylor.
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Rates
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Moved Lorna Johnson, seconded Brent Barrett
On
motion Alternative 4(a):
That the Uniform Annual General Charge be
$200.
The motion
was lost 8 votes to 8. The voting being as follows:
For:
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Brent Barrett,
Rachel Bowen, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan,
and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against
The Mayor (Grant
Smith) and Councillors Mark Arnott, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Leonie
Hapeta, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, and William Wood
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Vaughan Dennison.
RESOLVED
4. That the draft
Annual Budget 2025/26 include the following rating assumptions:
(a)That the Uniform Annual General Charge be $300.
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Clause 80.25-25 above was
carried 13 votes to 3, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Leonie Hapeta, Billy Meehan, Orphée
Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
Against:
Councillors Brent Barrett,
Patrick Handcock and Lorna Johnson.
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Moved Brent Barrett, seconded Vaughan Dennison.
RESOLVED
4. That the draft
Annual Budget 2025/26 include the following rating assumptions:
b. That differential surcharges be changed for the FM
group of semi-rural properties (0.2 to 5 ha) to
make the discount (compared with the MS group) be 45%.
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Clause 80.26-25 above was
carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan
Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta,
Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William
Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Amendment for
recommendation 4b
Moved William Wood,
seconded Lorna Johnson
4b That differential surcharges be
changed for the FM group of semi-rural properties (0.2 to 5 ha) to make the
discount (compared with the MS group) be 42.5% for the 2025/26 year, with a proposal for further
movement to 40% being referred to the 2026/27 annual budget process 45%.
The amendment
was passed 15 votes for and 1 against. The voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, , Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison,
Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson,
Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee
Zabelin.
Against
Councillor Brent Barrett
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
4. That the draft
Annual Budget 2025/26 include the following rating assumptions:
c. Targeted rates
for services adjusted as necessary to reflect changes to the budgets for the
activities concerned.
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Clause 80.27-25 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the
voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor,
William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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Moved Grant Smith, seconded Debi Marshall-Lobb.
RESOLVED
6. That Council
note that the priority for Programme 1003 – Whakarongo Intersection
Safety Upgrades as set in the 2024-34 Long-Term Plan has been changed and is
now intended to enable greenfield residential subdivision development, as set
out in Attachment 8.
7. That Council note
that where assumptions change as a result of external funding application
decisions, Officers will report to Council. The categories of programmes to
which this applies are:
a. NZTA funding
requests as outlined in section 2.4.2
b. Better Off
Funded programmes as outlined in Attachment 5
c. Multi-Cultural
Facility as outlined in section 2.4.2
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Clause 80.28-25 above was
carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:
For:
The Mayor (Grant Smith) and
Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen,
Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Leonie
Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor,
William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.
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