MINUTES OF THE KĀpiti Coast District Council
Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee Meeting
HELD IN THE
Council Chamber, Ground Floor, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
ON
Thursday, 13 February 2025 AT 9:33 am

PRESENT:              Cr Sophie Handford, Cr Liz Koh, Mayor Janet Holborow, Deputy Mayor Lawrence Kirby, Cr Glen Cooper, Cr Martin Halliday, Cr Rob Kofoed, Cr Jocelyn Prvanov, Cr Shelly Warwick, Cr Nigel Wilson, Cr Kathy Spiers, Mr Huriwai Paki (via Zoom)

IN ATTENDANCE: Ms Kris Pervan, Mr Darren Edwards, Mr Sean Mallon, Ms Morag Taimalietane, Ms Gina Anderson-Lister, Ms Oriwia Mason, Ms Sarah Wattie (via Zoom), Mr Glen Olsen, Mr Richard Mansell, Mr Bede Laracy, Mr Michael Moore (via Zoom), Ms Anna Smith, Mr Evan Dubisky, Ms Maria Cameron

WHAKAPĀHA |       Ms Kim Tahiwi, Mr Cam Butler

APOLOGIES:

LEAVE OF               Nil

ABSENCE:

1          NAU MAI | Welcome

The Chair, Sophie Handford, welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Cr Jocelyn Prvanov joined the meeting at 9:34am.

2          KARAKIA A TE KAUNIHERA | Council Blessing

Chair Sophie Handford read the Council blessing.

3          WHAKAPĀHA | Apologies

Apology

Committee Resolution  SOF2025/1

Moved:       Cr Sophie Handford

Seconder:  Cr Shelly Warwick

That the apologies received from Ms Kim Tahiwi, Mr Cam Butler be accepted.

Carried

4          TE TAUĀKĪ O TE WHAITAKE KI NGĀ MEA O TE RĀRANGI TAKE | Declarations of Interest Relating to Items on the Agenda 

No declarations of interest were raised at this meeting.

Cr Martin Halliday joined the meeting at 9:35am.

5          He Wā Kōrero ki te Marea mō ngā Mea e Hāngai ana ki te Rārangi Take | Public Speaking Time for Items Relating to the Agenda

Ms Isabel Maloret, on behalf of CALM, spoke to Item 9.1 Notice of Motion – Councillor Glen Cooper and answered questions from elected members.

Mr Jeff Ashby spoke to Item 9.1 Notice of Motion – Councillor Glen Cooper and answered questions from elected members.

Mr Steven Tomlinson spoke to Item 9.1 Notice of Motion – Councillor Glen Cooper.

6          Ngā Teputeihana | Deputations

There were no deputations at this meeting.

7          Ngā Take a ngā Mema | Members’ Business

(a)                 No leaves of absence were requested at this meeting.

(b)                 No matters of an urgent nature were raised at this meeting.

Mr Michael Moore joined the meeting via Zoom at 10:01am.

Item 9.1 Notice of Motion – Councillor Glen Cooper was moved forward to this point in the meeting.

9.1         Notice of Motion - Councillor Glen Cooper

Cr Glen Cooper introduced the motion and answered questions from elected members.

Committee Resolution  SOF2025/2

Moved:       Cr Glen Cooper

Seconder:  Cr Nigel Wilson

That the Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee requests the Chief Executive bring a report to a subsequent Council meeting considering whether the Kapiti Coast Risk Assessment Report, authored by Dr Willem De Lange, should be directly referenced on Land Information Memoranda (LIMs) for properties on the Kapiti Coast, under the relevant hazard sections.

Carried

Cr Liz Koh abstained from voting on this motion.

The meeting adjourned at 10:22am and resumed at 10:37am.

8          He Kōrero Hou | Updates

8.1         2025 Strategy, Operations & Finance Work Programme

Chair Sophie Handford prefaced the update by advising that a report will be brought to the next meeting of the Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee. Ms Kris Pervan, Group Manager Strategy & Growth, spoke to the information in the presentation and answered questions from elected members.

Committee Resolution  SOF2025/3

Moved:       Cr Sophie Handford

Seconder:  Cr Liz Koh

That the Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee:

A.     Discuss the priorities for the Committee to consider through to July 2025.

B.     Note that the final work programme setting out the upcoming reports and focus for Committee decisions will be tabled for approval at the March 2025 Committee meeting.

Carried

Cr Glen Cooper left the meeting at 11:09am and returned at 11:50am.

9          Pūrongo | Reports

Item - 9.1 Notice of Motion - Councillor Glen Cooper - was moved to another part of the minutes.

10        Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

10.1       Confirmation of Minutes

Committee Resolution  SOF2025/4

Moved:       Cr Nigel Wilson

Seconder:  Cr Sophie Handford

That the minutes of the Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee meeting of 14 November 2024 and 5 December 2024 be accepted as true and correct records.

Carried

11        TE WHAKAŪNGA O NGĀ ĀMIKI KĀORE E WĀTEA KI TE MAREA | Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes

12        PURONGO KĀORE E WĀTEA KI TE MAREA | Public Excluded Reports

Resolution to Exclude the Public

Public Excluded Resolution  SOF2025/5

Moved:       Cr Sophie Handford

Seconder:  Cr Shelly Warwick

That, pursuant to Section 48 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the public now be excluded from the meeting for the reasons given below, while the following matters are considered.

The general subject matter 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 are as follows:

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48 for the passing of this resolution

11.1 - Confirmation of Minutes

Section 7(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

Section 48(1)(a)(i) - the public conduct of the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under section 6 or section 7

Carried

 

The Rautaki, Whakahaere, me te Ahumoni | Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee meeting went into public excluded session at 12:07pm.

 

Committee Resolution  SOF2025/6

Moved:       Cr Sophie Handford

Seconder:  Cr Liz Koh

That the Rautaki, Whakahaere, me te Ahumoni | Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee moves out of a public excluded meeting.

Carried

 

 

The Rautaki, Whakahaere, me te Ahumoni | Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee came out of public excluded session at 12:07pm.

 

 

The Rautaki, Whakahaere, me te Ahumoni | Strategy, Operations and Finance Committee meeting closed at 12:08pm.

 

 

 

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