Agenda

Agenda:

Apologies

Public Participation

Announcements by the Mayor

Petitions

Conflict of Interest Declarations

General Business

Report 1.
Approval of Proposed District Plan Change 51: Amendments to Financial contributions provisions

Report 2.
Approval of Proposed District Plan Change 63: General Minor Amendments to District Plan Text and Maps

Report 3.
Council Comments on Local Government New Zealand’s Alternate Affordable Housing Bill

Reports from Committees – Part A – Committee Decisions requiring Council approval.

Report 4.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 10 April 2008
• Ratifications of Wellington Inner City Bypass Obligations

Report 5.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 17 April 2008
• Carbon Credit Opportunities and Liabilities on Council Land

Report 6. To Be Circulated
Strategy and Policy Committee
Extraordinary Meeting of Wednesday 30 April 2008
• Elected Members Remuneration: 2008/09

This paper is contained in the agenda of the Strategy and Policy Committee extraordinary meeting. The resolutions from the Committee will be presented to Council for approval.

Reports from Committee - Part B – Committee decisions for Council to note.

Report 7.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 10 April 2008
• Wellington Broadband Project
• SaferRoads Newtown and Berhampore
• Approval of Name for New Road: Mervyn Kemp Drive

Report 8.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 17 April 2008
• Report on Attendance at the ‘Local Actions – Local Solutions’ Climate Change Sessions - in Denpasar, Indonesia December 2007
• Report Back on the Ministerial Forum - Youth Councils
• Approval for the Granting of an Easement through the Hataitai Bus Tunnel
• Bus Priority Plan Update and Trialling Taxi Use of Bus Lanes

Report 9. To Be Circulated
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 24 April 2008
• Draft Centres Policy
• Submission on the Proposed Greater Wellington Regional Council Pest Management Strategy
• Submission on the Proposed Coastal Policy Statement 2008
• Crossways

These papers are contained in the agenda of the Strategy and Policy Committee. The resolutions from the Committee will be presented to Council for approval.

Questions

The following items are scheduled to be taken after the exclusion of the public

Public Excluded Reports from Committee – Part A - Committee Decisions requiring Council approval.

Report 10.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 10 April 2008
• Purchase of Inner City Land

Report 11.
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 17 April 2008
• Public Works Act Issues

Report 12. To Be Circulated
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 24 April 2008
• Proposed Land Exchange

This paper is contained in the agenda of the Strategy and Policy Committee. The resolutions from the Committee will be presented to Council for approval.

Public Excluded Reports from Committee - Part B – Committee decisions for Council to note.

Report 13. To Be Circulated
Strategy and Policy Committee
Meeting of Thursday 24 April 2008
• Review of Infill Housing

These papers are contained in the agenda of the Strategy and Policy Committee. The resolutions from the Committee will be presented to Council for approval.

Resolution to Exclude the Public

THAT Council:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

Report 10 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 10 April 2008

Grounds: Section 48(1)(a) That public conduct of this item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7

Reason: Section 7.2(b)(ii) To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the applicant who supplied or who is subject of the information.

Section 7.2(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Section 7.2(i) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiation).

Report 11 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 17 April 2008

Grounds: Section 48(1)(a) That public conduct of this item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7

Reason: Section 7(2)(i) To enable the Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations of a commercial nature.

Section 7.2(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Report 12 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 24 April 2008

Grounds: Section 48(1)(a) That public conduct of this item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7

Reason: Section 7.2(b)(ii) To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

Reason: Section 7.2(h) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

Reason: Section 7.2(i) Enable any local authority holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiation).

Report 13 - Strategy and Policy Committee, Meeting of Thursday 24 April 2008

Grounds: Section 48(1)(a) That public conduct of this item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7

Reason: Section 7.2(j) Prevent disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage.

Minutes:

Minutes (148Kb PDF)

Minutes - appendix 1 (71Kb PDF)

Minutes - appendix 2 (1099Kb PDF)

Minutes - appendix 3 (26Kb PDF)

Reports:

Report 1 (102Kb PDF)

Report 2 (1137Kb PDF)

Report 3 (74Kb PDF)

Report 3 - Appendix (123Kb PDF)

Report 4 (38Kb PDF)

Report 5 (36Kb PDF)

Report 5 - Appendix (26Kb PDF)

Report 7 (47Kb PDF)

Report 8 (43Kb PDF)

Information and recommendations contained in all agendas and reports are recommendations only and are not to be construed, in any way, as Council policy until adopted. Minutes are unconfirmed until confirmed at a subsequent meeting.