30 July 2021
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee Minutes
Meeting held in the Council Chamber
36 Water Street, Whangārei
on Friday 30 July 2021, commencing at 10.05am
Tuhinga/Present:
Councillor Terry Archer (NRC)
Councillor Justin Blaikie (NRC)
Councillor Anna Curnow (KDC) - Remotely
Councillor David Clendon (FNDC)
Councillor Peter Wethey (KDC)
I Tae Mai/In Attendance:
Full Meeting
Ben Lee (NRC)
Darryl Jones (NRC)
Emmanouela Galanou (NRC)
Bill Lee (FNDC)
Vaughan Cooper (NIC)
The Group Manager – Strategy, Governance and Engagement declared the meeting open at 10.05 am and welcomed everyone to the first meeting of the Joint Regional Economic Development Committee.
Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping (Item 1.0)
There were no new housekeeping items to be made aware of.
Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 2.0)
Moved (Blaikie /Wethey) That the apologies from Councillor John Vujcich (FNDC) for non-attendance be received. Carried |
Ngā Whakapuakanga/Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Item 3.0)
The Group Manager – Strategy, Governance and Engagement advised members of the Joint Regional Economic Development Committee to make declarations item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist |
1. That the report ‘Election of Chair’ by Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist and dated 7 July 2021, be received. 2. That in the event more than one nomination for Chair is received, “System A” as specified in Clause 25 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act, be used for the election of the Chair. Carried Secretarial Note: The Group Manager – Strategy, Governance and Engagement called for nominations for election of the office of Chair. Moved (Wethey/Archer) Carried
Secretarial Note: · Councillor Justin Blaikie assumed the chair from the Group Manager – Strategy, Governance and Engagement. · The Chair then presided over the remainder of the committee meeting. |
Annual Work Plan 2021/22 (Item 4.6) Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist |
1. That the report ‘Annual Work Plan 2021/22’ by Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist and dated 8 July 2021, be received. Carried Moved (Clendon/Curnow) 2. That the Joint Regional Economic Development Committee agrees to the Annual Work Plan as set out in Attachment 1 pertaining to Item 4.6 of the 30 July 2021 Joint Regional Economic Development Committee agenda subject to the amendment of the September date to 30 September 2021 instead of 23 September 2021. Carried
Secretarial Note: It was requested that strategic items be up front in the workshop agendas. |
Whakamutunga (Conclusion)
The meeting concluded at 11.03 am.