MINUTES MEETING TIME KĀPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL

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1 Minutes of a meeting of the Kapiti Coast District Council on Thursday 24 July 2014, commencing at am in Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Kapiti Coast District Council, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu. PRESENT ATTENDING Mayor R Church (Chair) Cr D Ammundsen Cr M Bell Cr M Cardiff Cr J Elliott Cr P Gaylor Cr K Gurunathan Cr J Holborow Cr T Lloyd Cr G Welsh Ms F Vining (Chair, Paraparaumu-Raumati Community Board) Mr J Cootes (Chair, Ōtaki Community Board from 11.19am) Mr P Edward (Alternate,Paekākāriki Community Board) Mr M Scott (Chair, Waikanae Community Board from 10.26am) Ms A-M Bukholt (Representative from Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti) Mr P Dougherty (Chief Executive) Mr S McArthur (Group Manager, Strategy and Partnerships) Ms A Law (Acting Group Manager, Community Services) Mr W Maxwell (Group Manager, Corporate Services) Mr S Mallon (Group Manager, Infrastructure Services) Ms S Foss (Acting Group Manager, Regulatory Services) Mr D Lew (Environmental Planning Manager) Mr M Hammond (Sports Facilities Coordinator) Mr P Stroud (Project Manager) Mr R Sowry (Chair, Kapiti Community Recreational Turf Trust) Ms S Williams (General Manager, Kapiti Sports Turf) Mr P Chemis (Independent Panel Chair, Buddle Findlay) Ms V Starbuck- Maffey (Democratic Services Team Leader / Minute Taker) The Mayor welcomed everyone to the meeting and read the Council blessing. KCDC 14/06/122 APOLOGIES AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST MOVED Gaylor/Bell) That apologies be accepted from Cr David Scott, and Jack McDonald (Chair, Paekākāriki Community Board) and from James Cootes (Chair, Ōtaki Community Board) for lateness. Cr Elliott declared an interest in item 11 which was noted. 1

2 The Mayor congratulated the community on the recent Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Excellence Award to Council for the Water Supply project. KCDC 14/06/123 PRESENTATION: KAPITI COAST COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL TRUST TRUST Roger Sowry Chair of the Turf Trust, and Sonia Williams General Manager requested financial assistance from Council to host two international hockey test matches in November (item 9 on today s agenda). Mr Sowry said the Trust was grateful for Council s past support. The Trust was doing well, and the facility was host to a number of events and tournaments with positive flow on effects to the local economy. It was expected that the November international tournaments would accrue around $80,000 worth of benefits to the community. Discussion included the following points: Naming rights had been given to Coastlands; It was likely that Japan would be the team participating in the international tests and livestreaming of the tests would help put the Kāpiti Coast name and branding on international stage. Teams would be bringing their own media and supporters; A number of local hotels had already been approached with regard to bookings and there should be adequate accommodation on the Coast for the influx of visitors; Although the Trust could see the benefit of carrying out a post-event cost/benefit evaluation it would not have the resources to do this itself. KCDC 14/06/124 PUBLIC SPEAKING TIME 1. Robert Binney, Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Ltd strongly endorsed moving forward with the Proposed District Plan (PDP). 2. Caleb Royal spoke about the PDP on behalf of the three District iwi (not in his capacity as Māori representative on the Regulatory Management Committee). The three iwi unanimously supported Option 4 for moving forward with the PDP as the most cost-effective and fairest option. Michael Scott arrived at 10.26am. 3. Mari Housiaux, President of the Friends of Te Hapua Dunes and Wetlands, spoke in support of Option 4 for progressing the PDP, agreeing with the previous speaker s remarks and noting the significant involvement of her group in the PDP process to date. In supporting Option 4 Ms Housiaux said they did have some concerns but believed there would be plenty of opportunities to address these as the process evolved. Cr Lloyd left the meeting at 10.28am and returned at 10.36am. 2

3 4. Julie Browne spoke about the PDP; she did not support any of the options but instead asked Council to defer making a decision on the matter until November 2014, as information-gathering needed to be carried out first in order to arrive at a robust decision. 5. John Le Harivel spoke to his submission (circulated) about a number of matters including the Code of Conduct report on today s agenda (item 11); the application of rules, including Code of Conduct rules, and sought an assurance from the Mayor that Cr Ammundsen would not be selected as a hearing commissioner for the PDP process due to her perceived bias. 6. Alex Metcalfe spoke about the PDP process and said that Option 4 was unworkably complex and there were other simpler, faster, and cheaper options. He asked Council to defer making a decision today until further consultation with the community had occurred. 7. Dale Evans spoke to his submission (circulated) about a number of matters including staff use of council cars and public parking spaces around the Civic Administration building; a staff discount card; confirmation that the Chief Executive did not receive a salary increase recently; the Code of Conduct matter on today s agenda; and dissatisfaction with the Mayor s behavior and responses during previous public speaking time addresses. 8. Nigel Wilson spoke about the Code of Conduct item on today s agenda (item 11). He believed that the process Council had undertaken was flawed because every Councillor had been involved in some way in the complaint investigation process and therefore would be conflicted when it came to voting on the panel recommendations today. The Council was putting itself at risk of a judicial review, when the issues could have been resolved informally. It was pointed out by a Councillor that informal discussions had been held and that Cr Elliott had indicated she was willing to apologise but later changed her mind, therefore leaving the Council with no choice but to continue with the more formal investigation option. Mr Wilson disagreed with this, saying the informal discussions had never occurred. In response to another question Mr Wilson confirmed that the process being followed today was one of the options open to Council but he reiterated it was a costly breach of natural justice. 9. Dean Raymond, a planning consultant with Cuttriss, spoke about the PDP and endorsed Option 4 as it gave additional scope for consultation with the community and kept the process moving forward. 10. The Rural Issues Group had been submitters to the PDP and a number of them wished to address Council on this matter. The first speaker was Marian Smith, who said that on balance the group supported Option 4 subject to Council engaging with rural submitters throughout the process and nullifying the effect of certain provisions. Some rules had had immediate effect and this was a sore point with the group as these rules constrained day to day management of rural properties. The group wanted to work constructively with Council and commended the work of the Independent Review Panel. James Cootes joined the meeting at 11.19am. 11. Rural Issues Group Jeff Thompson spoke about the PDP and was keen to see progress and outcomes achieved. 3

4 12. Rural Issues Group Don Wallace said he was encouraged by the change in Council officers attitude to finding equitable solutions and therefore was supporting Option Rural Issues Group - Egon Guttke commended Council on the independent review and supported Option 4, but referred to the ecological sites issue as a sticking point; those provisions should apply only to sites where the designation had not been challenged. 14. Rural Issues Group Alan Smith spoke about the PDP in support of Option 4, asking officers to work with the community to produce a District Plan that was workable and easy to understand, with regulation being treated only as a last resort. The meeting adjourned at 11.50am and was resumed at 12.11pm. KCDC 14/06/125 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES MOVED (Gurunathan/Holborow) That the minutes of the Council meeting on 5 June 2014 be accepted as a true and accurate record of that meeting. MOVED (Ammundsen/Gaylor) That the minutes of the Council meeting on 19 June 2014 be accepted as a true and accurate record of that meeting. KCDC 14/06/126 MEMBERS BUSINESS (a) Responses to Public Speaking Time The Mayor commented as follows: The concerns raised by the public speakers on the PDP would be addressed when the agenda item was discussed later in the meeting. A letter from Richard Mansell of Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd in support of Option 4 was tabled. To John Le Harivel Responses to questions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 would not be made now as there was a process in place and it would be injudicious to comment. In regard to question 6 the matter of the Collmog Bridge was complicated and, similarly, a process was in place that constrained comment at this time. Regarding question 7 it was agreed the community should be involved and that had been demonstrated this morning by speakers positive remarks. The PDP process would be as fair and unbiased as possible. In that respect the Mayor would not give an assurance that Cr Ammundsen would not be selected as a hearing commissioner as he did not believe 4

5 the community perceived her as biased and he had absolute faith that Cr Ammundsen would carry out her duties admirably. In response to question 8 the Mayor said that if someone lodged a complaint under the Code of Conduct against him he would expect the process to be carried out by the appropriate parties, not himself. To Dale Evans the questions regarding staff use of cars, parking spaces, and a discount card would be referred to the Chief Executive. The Mayor confirmed that at the Chief Executive s recent performance review no salary increase had been approved. In regard to Mr Evans allegations that the Mayor had stopped him speaking out at previous meetings the Mayor disagreed and clarified that he had sought to prevent Mr Evans from speaking in a way that was abusive or intimidating towards staff. To Nigel Wilson in response to a question from Cr Holborow about Mr Wilson s allegation of Councillor conflict of interest, the Mayor said that the Chief Executive had left the room to check on this point with legal representatives including the Chair of the Independent Panel Peter Chemis. This and other issues raised by Mr Wilson would be dealt with when the agenda item was discussed. The Mayor said he had personally consulted LGNZ who confirmed that the process underway today was the appropriate one to follow. (b) Leave of Absence MOVE (Gaylor/Bell) That leave of absence be granted to Cr Cardiff for the period 23 August to 1 September 2014 inclusive. MOVED (Ammundsen/Bell) That Cr Lloyd be granted a leave of absence for the period 6 August to 21 August 2014 inclusive. (c) Matters of an Urgent Nature there were none. KCDC 14/06/127 MAYOR S REPORT The Mayor referred to the recent LGNZ Conference where, in addition to receiving an Excellence Award, the Council had also submitted to the National Council AGM a remit on fluoridation which asked the support of LGNZ in urging central government to deal with this issue at that level, instead of leaving the decisions to local authorities. The remit was passed with strong support. The meeting agreed to change the order of the agenda where item 10 on the PDP would be dealt with next in view of the large number of people in the public gallery who were interested. 5

6 KCDC 14/06/128 PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND WAY FORWARD (SP ) Group Manager Strategy and Partnerships Stephen McArthur and Environmental Planning Manager Darryl Lew spoke to the report and gave a powerpoint presentation which recapped the process to date and outlined the independent panel s review report recommendations and options for the way forward. The independent panels and participants in the review processes were thanked for their work. Option 4 represented the most cost- and time-effective option. If Option 3 was adopted its implementation would take significantly longer. On an evidential basis and analysis it was concluded by peer reviewers that it was very likely that Option 4 would be reaffirmed at the end of November, so it was vital that this was signaled now. The Coastal Hazard report recommendations were summarized, and these included withdrawing the coastal hazard provisions, forming a coastal advisory group, and developing a coastal hazard research strategy. Council was also being asked to make a decision today about the composition of hearings panels but not about the membership at this point. With regard to the ecological sites rules Mr Lew explained he would be writing to submitters explaining what rules would take immediate effect. There was some discussion regarding the conflicted involvement of iwi as potential hearing commissioners given they had also been submitters. Councillors were reassured that any proposed commissioners would have to pass conflict of interest/bias tests. The process of panel qualification was rigorous. It was not considered that Councillors would be abdicating their governance responsibilities if they were in a minority on the hearing panels. The most effective hearing panels were those of mixed composition. All hearing commissioners whether elected members or independent now must be accredited through the Ministry for the Environment qualification. Cr Welsh left the meeting at 1pm and returned at 1.02pm. MOVED (Gaylor/Cardiff) That the Council, in relation to the report Independent Review of the Kapiti Coast Proposed District Plan (Attachment 2 to Report SP ): (a) endorse the Independent report; and (b) adopt its recommendations 1 to 6 being: 6

7 1. The Council proceed with the PDP on the basis of a modified process of hearing and making decisions which includes all elements set out in section 5.5 of this report. 2. A detailed implementation plan including resourcing and timetable is developed to progress the PDP in accordance with recommendation 1. A communications plan to keep the community informed would be a necessary part of the implementation. 3. The Council undertake a detailed review of the rules of the PDP having legal effect and clarify these provisions as soon as possible. 4. The Council resolve to withdraw from the PDP the coastal hazard management areas on the plan maps along with the associated policy section and rules, and clarify the parts of the operative district plan which provide stop-gap coverage relating to coastal hazards. 5. The Council develop an implementation plan to progress work on the coastal erosion hazard assessment, and other aspects of coastal hazard management. The implementation should build on the work already done and incorporate adequate and appropriate communication and consultation provisions, including a role for an advisory group as described in section 6.4 of this report. 6. At an appropriate time (or times) the Council proceeds with a variation (or variations) to include suitable and relevant policy, methods and rules in the PDP to address the district s coastal hazards in accordance with the NZCPS, the RPS and best practice; and (c) adopt Option 4 (continuation of the Proposed District Plan process) but reserve the ability to invoke Option 3 (withdraw the PDP) once further analysis of all submissions have been completed in November MOVED (Cardiff/Lloyd) That the Council, in relation to the report Coastal Erosion Hazard Assessment for the Kapiti Coast: review of the science and assessment undertaken for the Proposed Kapiti Coast District Plan (Attachment 1 to Report SP ): (a) endorse the Coastal report; and (b) adopt the report s recommendations in full. 7

8 MOVED (Gurunathan/Bell) That the Council endorse the formulation of a Coastal Advisory Group (CAG) with membership from key statutory agencies, neighbouring councils, submitters, coastal land owners and community representatives with an independent chair. That staff develop a draft terms of reference for the Coastal Advisory Group and identify the skills / attributes of potential group members for Council consideration. MOVED (Ammundsen/Bell) That Council endorse the appointment of an independent chair for the Proposed District Plan Hearings Panel. MOVED (Ammundsen/Bell) That Council endorse the appointment of a Proposed District Plan Hearings Panel comprising the following (maximum of five): Option 1 Option 2 Independent chairperson Independent commissioner Independent chairperson Independent commissioner 2 elected commissioners 3 elected commissioners 1 iwi commissioner MOVED (Ammundsen/Bell) That staff canvas independent commissioner s availability and suitability for positions on the Proposed District Plan Hearings Panel following Councils decision on panel composition and present suitable candidates to Council for its consideration and appointment. 8

9 MOVED (Gurunathan/Elliott) That Council a) agree to formally withdraw the following provisions of the Proposed District Plan, including all related objectives, policies, rules, map layers, definitions and references: Coastal Hazards Hazardous Facilities Priority Areas for Restoration. b) request staff to report back on the necessary steps to implement the withdrawal of the Proposed District Plan provisions. c) note that the elected members will be regularly updated on progress on the RMA process for withdrawing these provisions. MOVED (Ammundsen/Bell) That the Council endorse the Option 4 Implementation Plan (Attachment 6 to Report SP ) and staff update the Regulatory Management Committee and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti (TWOK). MOVED (Lloyd/Cardiff) That the Council acknowledges that the RMA timeframe for Proposed District Plan decisions will require an extension by invoking Sections 37 & 37A of the Resource Management Act and defer this decision until the 16 October 2014 Council Meeting. That Council formally express its gratitude to the members of the two independent review panels: Coastal Experts Panel comprising James Carley, Paul Komar, Paul Kench and Robert Davies; and the Independent Reviewers Sylvia Allan and Richard Fowler, for their thorough and professional reports. That Council formally express their appreciation to the people that took part in the independent review processes and subsequent invitations to provide comments on the draft reports. The meeting agreed to move to item 11 on the agenda on the Code of Conduct Complaint: Findings of Review Panel. 9

10 The meeting adjourned at 1.28pm and reconvened at 1.30pm. KCDC 14/06/129 CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLAINT: FINDINGS OF REVIEW PANEL Cr Elliott left the Council table and sat in the public gallery as she considered she had a conflict of interest. The Panel Chair Peter Chemis presented the Panel s findings. He said the Code of Conduct was a set of rules agreed to by Councillors about standards of behavior. Council had decided that a panel would be appointed with an independent chair to investigate the complaint fairly, meeting the rules of natural justice and reporting back to Council. It was up to the latter to decide on any sanctions. He addressed Mr Wilson s assertion during Public Speaking Time that Councillors had a conflict of interest by clarifying that there was no conflict of interest for Councillors as these were the Councillors rules. Whether a Councillor had been a complainant or a party, no one, including Cr Elliott, had a conflict of interest. He also clarified that the process presented there today had met the requirements of natural justice. The panel focused on the three issues in the complaint not other pattern of behavior issues which were presented by Councillors during the panel s investigations. The panel formed a preliminary view and shared these views with Cr Elliott in accordance with the rules of natural justice so that she was aware what the panel members were thinking before she met with them. The panel then prepared a draft report which was also provided to Cr Elliott who provided her comment; the report was then finalized and circulated to Councillors. Mr Chemis explained the panel s findings and recommendations in respect of each of the complaints. With regard to the between Cr Elliott and Cr Ammundsen the panel found that there was a breach of clause 5.1 of the Code but no sanction was recommended. Regarding the to the staff member the panel found there had been a breach of clause 5.3 and censure was recommended. Mr Chemis explained that staff have no voice and Council had health and safety and employment obligations to protect staff. The third complaint was not found to have breached the Code. It was acknowledged that the provisions of the Code also allowed members of the public to lay complaints about the behavior of Councillors. The range of sanctions included removing the Councillor from committee membership but the panel did not feel this was appropriate; however the Council could decide otherwise. A censure was a way of signaling what was an accepted mode of behavior for a Councillor. The views of Councillors were sought with the following points being made: It was important to protect Council employees; While political debate could be robust and passionate there were still standards applicable, including Councillors being respectful; 10

11 It was disappointing to be at this point when other options for resolution could have been negotiated informally; however Councillors had committed to the Code and also needed to be aware of the Council s obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act; There was some concern that this process would set a precedent and Council s time would be spent dealing with complaints; The question was asked whether any sanctions imposed today would in fact improve behavior? And it had been a costly process for the ratepayer. Compared with other controversial matters under investigation such as the Collmog Bridge and the Carley appointment this was trivial; Once a complaint with corroborating evidence was lodged it had to be dealt with according to the Code and was not a trivial matter; It was regrettable that the matter had come to this point; however legal advice had been obtained and the fairest and most logical path had been followed. The Mayor expressed support for Cr Bell in taking this initiative, realizing it was not an easy thing to do. As elected members Councillors were held to certain standards of behavior and these were expressed in the Code of Conduct; the complaint had been lodged in the belief that a pattern of undesirable behavior had been established and needed to be addressed. MOVED (Bell/Gaylor) That Council notes that a panel has investigated a complaint about breaches of the Code of Conduct by Cr Elliott. The Council accepts the finding of the panel that Cr Elliott has breached clauses 5.1 and 5.3 of the Code of Conduct, and censures Cr Elliott for breaching clause 5.3 of the Code. Cr Gurunathan and Cr Lloyd voted against the motion. Michael Scott, Fiona Vining and James Cootes left the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 2.03pm and reconvened at 2.35pm. Cr Bell returned to the meeting at 2.37pm. Cr Elliott returned to the meeting at 2.38pm. Cr Gurunathan returned to the meeting at 2.41pm. KCDC 14/06/130 CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY TEST MATCH (CS ) Alison Law Acting Group Manager Community Services and Mark Hammond Sports Facilities Coordinator spoke to this item. The source of the funding was confirmed; 11

12 Council had achieved savings on insurance premiums and it was proposed to use some of these savings. A funding agreement would be developed if financial assistance was approved today. If the events did not occur the funding would be returned to the Council. The additional funding of $5,000 was proposed to deal with event incidentals such as rubbish collection. Councillors agreed it would be beneficial to carry out a cost/benefit analysis after the events to have some hard data. Stratford District Council had carried out such an evaluation and their method could be obtained. Discussions had also been initiated with the Economic Development team. MOVED (Welsh/Holborow) That the Council approves the provision of a grant of $25,000 to the Kāpiti Community Recreational Turf Trust to help fund a proposed two international hockey test matches at the Kāpiti Turf in November That the Council approves a further $5,000 for specific incidental costs associated with the test matches. That the Council notes the funding to be used is from insurance savings of approximately $203,000 against the 2014/15 budget due to an improvement in premiums in the New Zealand re-insurance market. That staff report back to Council on the request to carry out an assessment of the economic benefits of the event. That there will be a debrief and report back to Council as soon as practicable after the event. UNANIMOUSLY KCDC 14/06/131 TOWN CENTRE AND CONNECTORS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT PRELIMINARY CONCEPT DESIGN (IS ) Project Manager Phil Stroud and Group Manager Infrastructure Services Sean Mallon spoke to the report, which described the next phase of public engagement for the Town Centre project (with a focus on Waikanae Town Centre). Responses from this would lead into a more detailed concept plan that would feed into the LTP process. The Waikanae Community Board had endorsed the concept. In response to a question about carparking provision it was indicated that this issue was signposted through the project and there would be ample opportunity to discuss requirements. Cr Gurunathan left the meeting at 3pm. Philip Edward left the meeting at 3.05pm. MOVED (Bell/Lloyd) That the Council accepts the attached Waikanae Preliminary Concept report (Appendix 1 to report IS ) and allows the next phase of 12

13 public engagement to commence for the Waikanae Town Centre Transformation project. KCDC 14/06/132 AMENDMENTS TO THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT DELEGATIONS (SP ) Group Manager Strategy and Partnerships Stephen McArthur spoke to the report explaining that its purpose was to ensure that council delegations were in alignment with recent restructuring changes. He noted that a further review was underway to clarify the legislative powers required by the Group Manager Community Services and this would be brought back to a future meeting. MOVED (Ammundsen/Welsh) That the Council adopts the amendment to the Resource Management Act 1991 Delegations, shown in Appendix A of Report SP , to include the new delegations to the position of Group Manager, Regulatory Services. That the Council notes that once approved, this amendment will be included in the existing 23 January 2014 Resource Management Act Delegations. KCDC 14/06/133 AMENDMENTS TO THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND DELEGATIONS ( TRIENNIUM) (Corp ) Democratic Services Team Leader Vyvien Starbuck-Maffey spoke to this report explaining that amendments to the Governance Structure and Delegations document were required in the wake of an organizational restructure, and to reflect changes in the Resource Management Act. MOVED (Holborow/Cardiff) That Council approves an amended Governance Structure and Delegations document as shown at Appendix 1 to Report Corp That Council authorises the Chief Executive to publish an updated Governance Statement. KCDC 14/06/134 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY BOARDS (Corp ) 13

14 The Chief Executive Pat Dougherty clarified that the two recommendations from the Waikanae Community Board were for noting; the first had already been actioned and the second sought to bring to Council s attention the Waikanae Community Board s Strategic Plan which would be part of the LTP process next year. MOVED (Bell/Gaylor) That Council receives Report Corp KCDC 14/06/135 RESOLUTION TO GO INTO PUBLIC EXCLUDED The meeting moved into public excluded session at 3.06pm. MOVED (Welsh/Lloyd) That the Council move into Public Excluded session. PUBLIC EXCLUDED RESOLUTION 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: Otaihanga Road Land Acquisition and Easement (CS ) Land Exchange and Easements for Paekākāriki Water Supply Project (IS ) Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes: 5 June 2014, 19 June 2014 The general subject of each matter to be considered, while the public are 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: 14

15 Easement and Land Acquisition Section 7(2)(b)(ii) would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information Easement and Land Exchange Agreement 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 negotiations). Section 7(2)(b)(ii) would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the 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 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. 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. 15

16 Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes: 5 June June 2014 Section 7(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons. Section 7(2)(f)(i) to enable the local authority holding the information 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. The meeting went into Public Excluded session at 3.06pm. The meeting came out of Public Excluded session at 3.21pm and was closed. Signed.. / / 2014 Mayor Ross Church, Chair 16