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

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

 

Receipt of Action Sheet (Item 5.1)

Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor; Glenn Johnson, Compliance Specialist and Darryl Jones, Economist

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.

 

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

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.

 

Northland Inc Limited Directors: Review of remuneration (Item 6.2)

Report from Emmanouela Galanou, Economic Policy Advisor and Darryl Jones, Economist

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:

·         An outline of the process of the directors’ remuneration review be presented at the Joint Regional Economic Development Committee Meeting on 10 December 2021.

 

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

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:

·         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).

·         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.

 

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 9.50am.