Council

Meeting agenda

Apologies

Confirmation of Minutes
Wednesday 25 August 2010

Public Participation

Announcements by the Mayor

Presentation of APW Award

Petitions

Conflict of Interest Declarations

General Business

Report 1.
Creation of Easements over Reserve – Bing Lucas Drive, Tawa

Report 2.
Sportsfields Upgrades

Report 3.
Executing Permanent Forest Sink Initiatives

Report 4.
Government Proposal on Weathertight Homes

Reports from Committees – Part A – Committee Decisions requiring Council approval.

Report 5.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 2 September 2010
• Traffic Resolutions (*)

Report 6.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010
• Establishment of a New Council Controlled Trading Organisation to Manage the Merged Operations of the St James Theatre Charitable Trust and the Wellington Convention Centre (*)

Report 7.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010
• Parking Policy Implementation – Sunday Time Limits (*)
• Proposed Speed Limit Reduction: Courtenay Place, Manners Street, Inglewood Place and Several Adjoining Streets, Te Aro (*)

Report 8.
Regulatory Processes Committee
Meeting of Wednesday 8 September 2010
• Airspace Road stopping and Disposal Under the Public Works Act 1981, Adjoining 1-15 Pipitea Street, Thorndon (*)

Please note that items marked with an asterisk (*) have recommendations which the relevant Committee has the delegated authority to approve. These are included in the Part B section of the agenda.

Reports from Committee - Part B – Committee decisions for Council to note.

Report 9.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 2 September 2010
• Submission to the Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy
• Traffic Resolutions
• Local Government Conference 2010 – Report Back
• New Zealand Walking Conference 2010 – Report Back
• Strategy and Policy Committee Forward Programme

Report 10.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010
• Establishment of a New Council Controlled Trading Organisation to Manage the Merged Operations of the St James Theatre Charitable Trust and the Wellington Convention Centre

Report 11.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010
• Attendance at the Gifting of Pou Whenua to Harrogate - Report Back
• Parking Policy Implementation – Review of Sunday Time Limits in the Central Area
• Proposed Speed Limit Reduction: Courtenay Place, Manners Street, Inglewood Place and Several Adjoining Streets, Te Aro
• Draft Carbon Management Policy
• Heritage Grants

Report 12.
Regulatory Processes Committee
Meeting of Wednesday 8 September 2010
• Airspace Road stopping and Disposal Under the Public Works Act 1981, Adjoining 1-15 Pipitea Street, Thorndon

Questions

The following items are scheduled to be taken following the exclusion of the public

Public Excluded Reports from Committees – Part A – Committee Decisions requiring Council approval.

Report 13.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010
• Revocation of Previous Resolutions Relating to Inner City Land

Report 14.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010
• Acquisition of Inner City land for road and Revocation of Previous Resolution

Public Excluded Reports from Committee - Part B – Committee decisions for Council to note.

Report 15.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010
• Revocation of Previous Resolutions Relating to Inner City Land

Report 16.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010
• Acquisition of Inner City land for road and Revocation of Previous Resolution

Report 17.
Regulatory Processes Committee
Meeting of Wednesday 8 September 2010
• District Plan Change 43 – Heritage Review
• District Plan Change 74 – Telecommunication Structures
• District Plan Change 30 – Rezoning

Resolution to Exclude the Public

THAT Council:

1. Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, resolve that the public be excluded from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

Report 13 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010

Grounds: Section 48(1) (a) that public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

Reason: Section 7(2)(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Report 14 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010

Grounds: Section 48(1) (a) that public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

Reason: Section 7(2)(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Report 15 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 9 September 2010

Grounds: Section 48(1) (a) that public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

Reason: Section 7(2)(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Report 16 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 16 September 2010

Grounds: Section 48(1) (a) that public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

Reason: Section 7(2)(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Report 17 - Regulatory Processes Committee, Meeting of Wednesday 8 September 2010

Grounds: Section 48(1) (a) that public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

Reason: Section 7(2) (g) maintain legal professional privilege.
Section 7(2) (i) to enable the Council to carry out negotiations without prejudice or disadvantage

Reports

Report 1 (466Kb PDF)

Report 2 (92Kb PDF)

Report 3 (57Kb PDF)

Report 4 (71Kb PDF)

Report 4 - appendix (357Kb PDF)

Report 5 (69Kb PDF)

Report 6 (31Kb PDF)

Report 7 (41Kb PDF)

Report 7 - appendix 1 (1236Kb PDF)

Report 8 (33Kb PDF)

Report 9 (32Kb PDF)

Report 10 (32Kb PDF)

Report 11 (44Kb PDF)

Report 12 (30Kb PDF)

Minutes - tabled information reference 132/10C(A) (270Kb PDF)