Regional
Economic Development Service Delivery Working Party
8 March 2021
Regional
Economic Development Service Delivery Working Party Minutes
Meeting held via Microsoft Teams
on Monday 8 March 2021, commencing
at 2.30 pm
Present:
Chairperson, Councillor Justin
Blaikie
NRC Councillor Colin Kitchen
KDC Councillor Anna Curnow
KDC Councillor Peter Wethey
FNDC Councillor John Vujcich
FNDC Councillor David Clendon
In Attendance:
Full Meeting
Ben Lee, NRC
Darryl Jones, NRC
Emmanouela Galanou (NRC)
Bill Lee (FNDC)
The Chair
declared the meeting open at 2.30 pm.
Apologies (Ngā
whakapahā) (Item 1.0)
There were no apologies.
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Northland Inc. Limited: Statement of Intent
2021–2024 - Draft received from Northland Inc. (Item 4.1)
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Presented by: Darryl
Jones, Economist, Northland Regional Council
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Agreed action points:
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The working party agreed to send in written comments for Darryl
Jones and Emmanouela Galanou to collate and provide a common set in
preparation for the meeting on 23 March 2021.
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Schedule of meetings
for the Regional Economic Development Service Delivery Working Party (Item 4.2)
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Presented by: Darryl
Jones, Economist, Northland Regional Council
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Agreed action points:
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The working party agreed to meet on Friday 9 April 2021 and
Friday 7 May 2021.
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Northland Inc.
Limited - Extending Regional Reach (Item 4.3)
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Presented by: Darryl
Jones, Economist, Northland Regional Council
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Agreed action points:
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The working party agreed to delay discussion on the report to a
further meeting with Vaughan Cooper from Northland Inc. in attendance.
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Business with Public
Excluded (Item 5.0)
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Recommendations
1.
That the public be excluded from the proceedings of this meeting to
consider confidential matters.
2.
That the general subject of the matters to be considered whilst the
public is excluded, the reasons for passing this resolution in relation to
this matter, and the specific grounds under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution, are as
follows:
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Item No.
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Item Issue
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Reasons/Grounds
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5.1
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Northland
Inc. Limited: Appointment of Directors - Selection of applicants to
interview
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The public
conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of
information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy
of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a).
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5.2
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Ngāwhā
Innovation and Education Centre - Support for Northland Inc. involvement
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The public
conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of
information, the withholding of which is necessary to enable council to
carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities
s7(2)(h) and the withholding of which is necessary to enable council to
carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations) s7(2)(i).
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Conclusion
The meeting concluded at 4 pm.