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Council
12 February 2025
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1 Apologies
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/1
MOVED by
Mayor Wanden, seconded Cr Allan:
That an
apology from Councillor Jonathan Procter be received and accepted.
Carried
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2 Public Participation
The following
members of the public attended the meeting and spoke on the items listed:
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Name
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Agenda Item
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Viv Bold
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7.1 Esplanade
Reserve Reclassification and Licence to Occupy
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Cr Young
joined the meeting at 11.05am.
3 Late Items
There were no late items
4 Declaration of Interest
Cr Hori te Pa
declared conflict of interest in relation to item 7.1.
Members are
reminded of their obligation to declare any conflicts of interest in writing
they might have in respect of the items on this Agenda.
5 Confirmation
of Minutes
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/2
MOVED by
Mayor Wanden, seconded Cr Young:
That the
minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, be
confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/3
MOVED by
Mayor Wanden, seconded Cr Jennings:
That the
minutes of the meeting of the Public Excluded Meeting of Council held on
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
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6 Elected
Members Reports
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6.1
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Mayoral Report
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This report updated Council on community events and functions, and
Council-related meetings that the Mayor attended from 20 November 2024 to 31
January 2025, and to provide an update on items of interest.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/4
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Jennings:
A. That Report Mayoral Report be received and noted.
Carried
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7 Reports
for Decision
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7.1
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Esplanade Reserve
Reclassification and Licence to Occupy
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Councillor N Hori Te Pa declared a conflict of interest
in relation to item 7.1 and did not take part in debate or discussion of this
item.
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This
report sought Council approval to reclassify the Muhunoa Road West Esplanade
Reserve as a recreation reserve and to grant a licence to Grenadier Limited
for the purpose of establishing a golf course on a portion of the reserve.
This report follows the close of the public submission period, during which
no submissions were received.
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/5
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Brannigan:
That Report
25/1 Esplanade Reserve Reclassification and Licence to Occupy be received.
That this
matter or decision is recognised as not significant in terms of S76 of the
Local Government Act.
Carried
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PROCEDURAL MOTION
MOVED by Cr Boyle, seconded Cr
Brannigan:
That the matter currently
under consideration lie on the table until written feedback from Iwi has been
received
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For:
Councillors:
Rogan Boyle
Justin Tamihana
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Against:
Councillors:
David Allan
Mike Barker
Ross Brannigan
Clint Grimstone
Sam Jennings
Paul Olsen
Bernie Wanden
Alan Young
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Cr Nina Hori Te Pa had declared conflict of interest and
took no part in the debate or voting.
Cr Jonathan Procter was absent.
The division was declared lost by 2 votes to 8.
LOST
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/6
MOVED by Cr Barker, seconded
Cr Jennings:
That Council
resolves to reclassify the Muhunoa Road West Esplanade Reserve as a Local
Purpose Recreation Reserve.
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For:
Councillors:
David Allan
Mike Barker
Ross Brannigan
Clint Grimstone
Sam Jennings
Paul Olsen
Bernie Wanden
Alan Young
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Against:
Councillors:
Rogan Boyle
Justin Tamihana
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Cr Nina Hori Te Pa had declared conflict of interest and
took no part in the debate or voting.
Cr Jonathan Procter was absent.
The division was declared carried by 8 votes to 2
.Carried
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MOVED by Cr Brannigan,
seconded Cr Jennings:
That Council
resolves to grant a licence to Grenadier Limited for the establishment of a
golf course, based on the following key terms:
· Licence Term: 99 years (33+33+33).
· Public
Access: A defined public walkway connecting Muhunoa Road West to the beach,
to be developed and maintained by Grenadier Limited.
· Environmental and Cultural Protections: Conditions to safeguard
environmental and cultural values
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During debate the following amendments were considered:
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Amendment MOVED Cr Tamihana,
seconded Cr Boyle
That the licence term be
amended from 99 years (33+33+33) to 45 years (15+15+15)
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For:
Councillors:
Mike Barker
Rogan Boyle
Justin Tamihana
Alan Young
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Against:
Councillors:
David Allan
Ross Brannigan
Clint Grimstone
Sam Jennings
Paul Olsen
Bernie Wanden
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Cr Nina Hori Te Pa had declared conflict of interest and
took no part in the debate or voting.
Cr Jonathan Procter was absent.
The division was declared lost by 4 votes to 6.
LOST
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An additional amendment was proposed which failed for want
of a seconder.
A further amendment was considered:
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Resolution Number CO/2025/7
Amendment MOVED by Cr
Tamihana, seconded Cr Boyle:
That the words “as per
the consenting conditions and the MoU the developer has agreed with mana
whenua” be added after “cultural values”
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For:
Councillors:
David Allan
Mike Barker
Rogan Boyle
Ross Brannigan
Clint Grimstone
Sam Jennings
Paul Olsen
Justin Tamihana
Bernie Wanden
Alan Young
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Against:
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Cr Nina Hori Te Pa had declared conflict on interest and
took no part in the debate or voting.
Cr Jonathan Procter was absent.
The division was declared carried by 10 votes to 0
.Carried
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The recommendation as amended was put
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Resolution Number CO/2025/8
MOVED by Cr Brannigan,
seconded Cr Jennings:
D. That Council resolves to grant a licence to Grenadier Limited for
the establishment of a golf course, based on the following key terms:
· Licence Term: 99 years (33+33+33).
· Public
Access: A defined public walkway connecting Muhunoa Road West to the beach,
to be developed and maintained by Grenadier Limited.
· Environmental
and Cultural Protections: Conditions to safeguard environmental and cultural
values as per the consenting conditions and the MoU the developer
has agreed with mana whenua.
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For:
Councillors:
David Allan
Mike Barker
Ross Brannigan
Clint Grimstone
Sam Jennings
Paul Olsen
Bernie Wanden
Alan Young
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Against:
Councillors:
Rogan Boyle
Justin Tamihana
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Cr Nina Hori Te Pa had declared conflict of interest and
took no part in the debate or voting.
Cr Jonathan Procter was absent.
The division was declared carried by 8 votes to 2.
Carried
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Resolution Number CO/2025/9
MOVED by Cr Young, seconded Cr
Brannigan:
E. That Council delegates authority to the Chief Executive to
negotiate and finalise the licence fee in accordance with the independent
valuation.
Carried
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7.2
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Fee for Local Waters
Service Connections and Disconnections
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This
report sought confirmation in the inclusion of the fee for Local Waters
Service Connections/Disconnections in the Fees and Charges for 2025/26.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/10
MOVED by Cr Allan, seconded Cr
Jennings:
A. That Report 25/37 Fee for Local Waters Service Connections and
Disconnections be received and noted.
B. That Council confirm the inclusion of the fee for Local Waters
Service Connections and Disconnections in the Fees and Charges for 2025/26.
Carried
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7.3
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Shannon Community
Development Trust - Appointment of Trustee
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The
purpose of this report sought Council’s direction on appointing a
replacement Trustee for the Shannon Community Development Trust.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/11
MOVED by Cr Olsen, seconded Cr
Barker:
A. That Report 25/38 Shannon Community Development Trust -
Appointment of Trustee be received.
B. That this matter or decision is recognised as not significant in
terms of S76 of the Local Government Act.
Carried
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/12
MOVED by Cr Olsen, seconded Cr
Allan:
C. That the Horowhenua District Council appoints James Disney as a
Trustee of the Shannon Community Development Trust.
Carried
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8 Reports
for Noting
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8.1
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Horowhenua District
Council Organisation Performance Report February 2025
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This
report presents the Horowhenua District Council Organisation Performance
Report for February 2025.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/13
MOVED by Cr Allan, seconded Cr
Jennings:
A. That Report Horowhenua District Council Organisation Performance
Report February 2025 be received and noted.
Carried
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8.2
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Elected Member
Attendance Statistics - 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024
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This
report noted Elected Members’ attendance statistics from 1 July 2024 to
31 December 2024.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/14
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Allan:
A. That Report 25/16 Elected Member Attendance Statistics - 1 July
2024 to 31 December 2024 be received and noted.
Carried
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8.3
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Long Term Plan 2024-44
Monitoring Report February 2025
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This report
presented Council the ongoing monitoring report, which reflects the progress
of those actions and recommendations from the Long Term Plan 2024 - 44.
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Resolution Number CO/2025/15
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Allan:
A. That Report 25/17 Long Term Plan 2024-44 Monitoring Report
February 2025 be received and noted.
Carried
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8.4
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Council Resolution and
Actions Monitoring Report February 2025
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This
report presented Council the updated monitoring report covering resolutions
and requested actions from previous meetings of Council.
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Resolution
Number CO/2025/16
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Allan:
A. That Report 25/20 Council Resolution and Actions Monitoring Report
February 2025 be received and noted.
Carried
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9 Proceedings
of Committees
There were no
proceedings of committees.
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10 Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution Number CO/2025/17
MOVED by Mayor Wanden,
seconded Cr Allan:
That the public be excluded from the
following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
The general subject of each matter to
be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this
resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section
48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for
the passing of this resolution follows.
This resolution is made in reliance on
section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or
section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole
or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Council
Resolution and Actions Monitoring Report February 2025
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Reason:
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The
public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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Interests:
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s7(2)(b)(ii)
- The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information
where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably
to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is
the subject of the information.
s7(2)(h)
- The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local
authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial
activities.
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Grounds:
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s48(1)(a)
The
public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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Plain English Reason:
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These
actions relate to potential or actual sales of property, and contract negotiations.
The public release of these actions at this time may affect sales prices or
disclose negotiation points..
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The text of
these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the
meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
Carried
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12:54 pm The public were
excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential
items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not
publicly available.
1:08 pm There being no further business, the Chairperson declared the
meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF Council HELD ON
DATE: .26 March 2025..........................
CHAIRPERSON:
