HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL
MINUTES
OF A MEETING OF THE Economic
Development & Urban Affairs Committee HELD
IN THE Council
Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East,
Hastings ON
Tuesday, 26 September 2017 AT 1.05pm
Present: Chair: Councillor Harvey
Acting Mayor Hazlehurst
Councillors
Dixon, Heaps, Lyons, Nixon (Deputy Chair), O’Keefe, Redstone, and Watkins
IN
ATTENDANCE: Chief Executive (Mr R McLeod)
Group Manager:
Economic Growth and Organisational Improvement (Mr C Cameron)
Strategic
Projects Manager (Mr R Oosterkamp)
Economic
Development Manager (Mr L Neville)
Project Manager
– Strategic (Mr S Faulknor)
Marketing and
Communications Manager (Ms J Mackay)
Parks and
Property Services Manager (Mr C Hosford)
Committee
Secretary (Mrs C Hunt)
1. Apologies
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Councillor Dixon/Councillor Redstone
That an
apology for absence from Councillor Barber and an apology for lateness from
Councillor Heaps be accepted.
CARRIED
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Leave of Absence
had previously been granted to Councillor Travers and Councillor Poulain.
2. Conflicts
of Interest
There were no
declarations of conflicts of interest.
3. Confirmation
of Minutes
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At the meeting a query was raised in
regard to the proposed annual maintenance budget of $48,000 per annum in
regard to Item 6 - Proposed Construction of Lyndhurst Noise Attenuation Bund. At
that meeting the Acting Chief Executive had instructed officers to review the
funding allocation and to ensure that the reduced budget amount be included
in the Draft 2018/2028 Long Term Plan.
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Councillor Kerr/Acting Mayor Hazlehurst
That the
minutes of the Economic Development & Urban Affairs Committee Meeting held Tuesday
2 May 2017 be confirmed as a true and correct record and be adopted, except
for the minute relating to Item 6 “Proposed
Construction of Lyndhurst Noise Attenuation Bund” which will be
confirmed at the Economic Development & Urban Affairs meeting on 5
December 2017, once the amounts in the resolution have been confirmed.
CARRIED
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Economic Development Activities for the Quarter
Ending 26 September 2017
(Document 17/865)
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The Economic Development Manager, Mr
Neville spoke to his report and responded to questions. Mr Neville
would report back at a future meeting on the need and shortages of trades in
industry.
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Councillor Lyons/Councillor Redstone
A) That
the report of the Economic Development Manager titled “Economic
Development Activities for the Quarter Ending 26 September 2017”
dated 26/09/2017 be received.
With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of
the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of
communities in a way that is most cost-effective for households and business.
CARRIED
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Status Update on Urban Development
(Document 17/891)
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The Project Manager – Strategic, Mr
Faulknor displayed a powerpoint presentation (STR-16-06-15-17-73) providing
an overview of the current and future greenfield areas.
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Councillor Heaps joined the meeting at
1.30pm.
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It was
agreed that Officers would include a wider perspective on new residential and
industrial land available for development in the district in future reports.
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Councillor
Dixon/Councillor Kerr
A) That
the report of the Project Manager - Strategic titled “Status
Update on Urban Development” dated 26/09/2017 be
received.
With the reasons for this decision being that enabling
the supply of greenfield residential and industrial sections to meeting the
current and future market demand contributes to meeting the current and
future needs of communities for good quality local infrastructure and local
public services by applying robust project and
program management process.
CARRIED
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Marketing Communications Update
(Document 17/910)
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The Chief Executive joined the meeting
at 1.42pm
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It was noted at the meeting that it would
be beneficial to have a Hastings link on the website to promote and attract
people to Hastings. Council could consider a funding allocation in the
Long Term Plan to enable this to happen.
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Councillor Lyons/Councillor Watkins
A) That the
report of the Marketing & Communications Manager titled “Marketing
Communications Update” dated 26/09/2017 be
received.
With the reason for this decision being that effective and
efficient delivery of marketing and communications services contributes to
meeting the current and future needs of communities in a way that is cost
effective for households and business.
CARRIED
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7. Additional Business Items
There were no additional business items.
8. Extraordinary
Business Items
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Hastings City Vibrancy Plan Progress
Update – The Parks and Property Services
Manager, Mr Hosford advised that it was proposed to go ahead with the CBD
street upgrades as per direction from Council.
Key actions centred around the Police
Station and Eastbourne Street development had been put on hold which would
mean that approximately $500,000 of the targeted rate could be reset to allow
the Karamu Road projects to be advanced in the next 6-12 months.
Officers would prepare a report on the
recommended proposals to the 26 October 2017 Council meeting.
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The meeting closed at 2.10pm
Confirmed:
Chairman:
Date:
Hastings District
Council