Joint Regional Economic Development
Committee
30 September 2021
Joint Regional
Economic Development Committee Minutes
Meeting held remotely via Zoom
on Thursday 30 September 2021, commencing at 10.00am
Tuhinga/Present:
Chairperson, Councillor Justin Blaikie
Councillor Terry Archer
Councillor Anna Curnow
Councillor Peter Wethey
Councillor John Vujcich
I
Tae Mai/In Attendance:
Full Meeting
Economist (NRC)
Economic Policy Advisor (NRC)
Manager Te Hono (FNDC)
Chair of the board of directors (Northland Inc)
General Manager (Northland Inc)
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.00am.
Secretarial Note: Due to the current Covid-19
restrictions and the meeting being conducted fully remotely, proceedings were
livestreamed in order to be open to the public.
Ngā
whakapahā/Apologies (Item
1.0)
Secretarial Note: There were no formal apologies received
from Councillor David Clendon. In anticipation that the absent elected member
would join the meeting, this motion was not moved.
Confirmation of Minutes - 30 July 2021 (Item 4.1)
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor
and Darryl Jones, Economist
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Moved (Archer/Curnow)
That the minutes of the Joint
Regional Economic Development Committee meeting held on 30 July 2021 be
confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
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Receipt of Action Sheet (Item 5.1)
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy
Advisor; Glenn Johnson, Compliance Specialist and Darryl Jones, Economist
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Move (Blaikie/Vujcich)
That the action sheet be
received.
Carried
Secretarial Note: It was requested that the Action
Sheet be updated to include a date on the Investment and Growth Reserve
funding opportunities action.
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Northland Inc Limited Statement of Intent
2022-2025: Letter of Expectations discussion
(Item 6.1)
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor
and Darryl Jones, Economist
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Moved
(Curnow/Wethey)
That the report ‘Northland
Inc Limited Statement of Intent 2022-2025: Letter of Expectations discussion’
by Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist and
dated 13 September 2021, be received.
Carried
Secretarial Note: That any
development of high-level regional outcomes by Northland Inc be done in
conjunction with mana whenua, and in consideration of high-level outcomes
already used by other organisations.
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Northland Inc Limited
Directors: Review of remuneration (Item 6.2)
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor
and Darryl Jones, Economist
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Moved
(Archer/Curnow)
1. That
the report ‘Northland Inc Limited Directors: Review of
remuneration’ by Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl
Jones, Economist and dated 21 September 2021, be received.
2. That
the Joint Committee approve the decision to review the remuneration paid to
the directors of Northland Inc Limited.
3. That
the Joint Committee approve the allocation of up to $2,000 (excluding GST)
from the Investment and Growth Reserve to cover costs associated with the
review.
Carried
Secretarial Note:
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An outline of the process of the directors’
remuneration review be presented at the Joint Regional Economic Development
Committee Meeting on 10 December 2021.
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Investment and Growth
Reserve: Allocation of funding for Regional Economic Development Strategy (Item 6.3)
Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor
and Darryl Jones, Economist
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Moved
(Vujcich/Wethey)
1. That
the report ‘Investment and Growth Reserve: Allocation of funding for
Regional Economic Development Strategy’ by Emmanouela Galanou, Economic
Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist and dated 21 September 2021, be
received.
2. That
$80,000 (excluding GST) be allocated as Enabling Investment funding from the
Investment and Growth Reserve to Northland Inc Limited as a co-funding
contribution for the preparation of a regional economic development strategy.
3.
That the allocation of this funding for the preparation of the regional
economic development strategy is inconsistent with the Investment and Growth
Reserve (IGR) criteria but is considered as a one-off allocation to support
the long term growth of the Northland economy including strategic investments
from the IGR.
Carried
Secretarial Note:
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It was requested that a recommendation be included to
reflect the inconsistency between the Investment and Growth Reserve criteria
and the allocation of funding to the regional economic development strategy
and consideration of a one-off allocation (decision 3 above).
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It was requested that a flowchart be created to show lines
of accountability for the strategy, and that a mechanism to allow the Joint
Regional Economic Development Committee to report back to the elected members
be incorporated into the programme.
·
When considering the timetable, staff need to ensure that
the elected members of the Joint Committee have adequate time to seek
feedback from elected members of their respective councils.
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Whakamutunga (Conclusion)
The meeting concluded at 9.50am.