Napier People and Places Committee
Open Minutes
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Meeting Date: |
Thursday 24 September 2020 |
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Time: |
10am-10.10am |
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Venue |
Large Exhibition Hall Napier
War Memorial Centre
Livestreamed via Zoom on Council’s Facebook page |
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Present |
Mayor Wise, Councillor Boag (In the Chair), Deputy Mayor Brosnan, Councillors Browne, Chrystal, Crown, Mawson, McGrath, Price, Simpson, Tapine [from 10.02am], Taylor and Wright |
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In Attendance |
Interim Chief Executive, Director Corporate Services, Director Community Services, Director City Strategy, Manager Communications and Marketing, Manager Community Strategies, Manager Business & Tourism, Community Funding Advisor, General Curator National Aquarium |
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Administration |
Governance Team |
Apologies
Nil
Conflicts of interest
Nil
Public forum
Nil
Announcements by the Mayor
The Mayor acknowledged Councillor Browne’s birthday.
Announcements by the Chairperson
Nil
Announcements by the management
Nil
Confirmation of minutes
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That the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 July 2020 were taken as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
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Napier People and Places Committee - 24 September 2020 - Open Minutes
1. Aquarium STAPP Covid Recovery Funding
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Type of Report: |
Contractual |
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Legal Reference: |
N/A |
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Document ID: |
963081 |
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Reporting Officer/s & Unit: |
Rachel Haydon, General Manager, National Aquarium of New Zealand |
1.1 Purpose of Report
This report is to seek Council agreement to the terms of a funding agreement between Napier City Council (NCC) and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for a grant offered from Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme (STAPP) funding.
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The Manager Business & Tourism spoke to the report, providing a brief overview and noted that the loan will be on favourable interest rate terms, payable over five years, and the funding support will help maintain aquarium operations. In response to questions from Councillors, the following points were clarified: · Council officers are confident that the criteria and obligations in the funding agreement can be met as the application focussed on achievable objectives around developing the asset as well as the team. · Other tourism facilities successful in receiving similar grants include AJ Hackett Bungy NZ, Te Puia, as well as the Art Deco Trust. In granting this funding, central government have demonstrated that they recognise the National Aquarium of New Zealand as a strategic asset for the country.
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The Napier People and Places Committee: a. Approve to agree to the terms of the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme (STAPP) funding agreement with MBIE. b. Approve to accept the funding in line with the agreement $300k 20/21 $200k 21/22 c. Delegate authority to the Director Corporate Services the negotiation of the loan agreement should Council wish to take this up. d. Delegate authority to the Director Community Services to sign the funding agreement and if required make any minor changes as required by MBIE (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment).
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Napier People and Places Committee - 24 September 2020 - Open Minutes
PUBLIC EXCLUDED ITEMS
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That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting, namely: 1. Offsite Kiwi Facility Lease 2. Grants Allocation Sub Committee 2020/21 - Distribution of Funds
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The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public was excluded, the reasons 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 were as follows:
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General subject of each matter to be considered. |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter. |
Ground(s) under section 48(1) to the passing of this resolution. |
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1. Offsite Kiwi Facility Lease |
7(2)(i) Enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
48(1)A That the public conduct
of the whole or 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: |
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2. Grants Allocation SubCommittee 2020/21 - Distribution of Funds |
7(2)(c)(i) Protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied |
48(1)A That the public conduct
of the whole or 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: |
The meeting adjourned at 10.10am to allow the open Prosperous Napier Committee meeting to proceed, and reconvened at 11.07am.
The meeting moved into committee at 11.07am.
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Approved and adopted as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
Chairperson .........................................................................................................................
Date of approval .................................................................................................................. |