WAITOMO DISTRICT COUNCIL MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE WAITOMO DISTRICT COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, QUEEN STREET, TE KUITI ON THURSDAY 7 JUNE 2012 AT 9.00AM PRESENT: Mayor Brian Hanna, Council Members Phil Brodie, Charles Digby, Allan Goddard, Pat Hickey, Lorrene Te Kanawa and Guy Whitaker IN ATTENDANCE: Eugene Ferreira, Planner ; John De Luca, Group Manager Community Services; Rebecca Whitehead, Manager Community Development and Kit Jeffries, Group Manager Corporate Services; Vibhuti Chopra, Consultant Planner and MEDIA AND PUBLIC: Janel Reardon (Waitomo News) 1. Council Prayer File 073/040 2. Hearing of Submissions to the Waitomo District Council Draft 2012/2022 Long Term Plan File 037/022/2 Council considered a business paper setting out the process for the hearing of submitters and heard Submitters as follows: Time Time Allocated Sub No. Submitter Name 9.00am Te Kuiti Meats Ltd Chris Cardno and Hylton Bayliss spoke in support of the Te Kuiti Meats written submission. Chris Cardno and Hylton Bayliss left the meeting at 9.10am Ross Alleman entered the meeting at 9.10am 9.10am RH Tregoweth Ltd Ross Alleman spoke in support of the RH Tregoweth Ltd written submission on the effect of the District Development rate Ross Alleman left the meeting at 9.15am Jim McIndoe entered the meeting at 9.15am Page 1 of 5 Doc 281090
9.15am Waitete Sawmills Ltd An apology was received from Waitete Sawmills Ltd 9.15am McIndoe Group Jim McIndoe spoke in support of the McIndoe Group s written submission on the effect of the District Development rate Jim McIndoe left the meeting at 9.20am Nicky Atkinson entered the meeting at 9.20am 9.20am Atkinson & Associates Nicky Atkinson tabled a handout and spoke in support of her written submission on the effect of the District Development rate Nicky Atkinson left the meeting at 9.30am Gordon Hewston entered the meeting at 9.45am 9.45am Tourism Holdings Ltd Gordon Hewston spoke in support of the THL written submission. John Ash entered the meeting at 10.00am 10.00am Te Kuiti New World An apology was received from Te Kuiti New World 10.00am Tere Waitomo Trust John Ash tabled a handout and spoke in support of the Tere Waitomo written submission and supplied information on the Waitomo Catchment Trust and its meeting to be held on 8 June 2012. Gordon Hewston and John Ash left the meeting at 10.15am John Robertson entered the meeting at 10.15 10.20am John Robertson John Robertson spoke in support of his written submission Bruce Tobeck entered the meeting at 10.30 Gerald Chambers entered the meeting at 10.40 John Robertson left the meeting at 10.50 10.50am Bruce Tobeck (Destination Waitomo) Bruce Tobeck tabled a handout and spoke in support of his written submission Wayne Gernhoefer entered the meeting at 10.55am Bruce Tobeck left the meeting at 11.00am Page 2 of 5 Doc 281090
11.00am G and J Chambers Gerald Chambers spoke in support of their written submission Gerald Chambers left the meeting at 11.15 Kahu Hohaia entered the meeting at 11.15am 11.15am W N Gernhoefer Wayne Gernhoefer spoke in support of his written submission Wayne Gernhoefer left the meeting at 11.20am 11.20am Kahu Hohaia Kahu Hohaia tabled plans and spoke in support of her written submission and expanded on the meaning of her statements. Kahu Hohaia left the meeting at 11.30 Bruce and Joan Fuller entered the meeting at 11.30 Keith Gundersen An apology was received from Keith Gundersen Opus Orchestra An apology was received from Opus Orchestra Bruce Fuller Bruce Fuller tabled a handout spoke in support of his written submission Monica Clark entered the meeting at 11.45 Bruce and Joan Fuller left the meeting at 11.50 11.50am Te Kuiti Plunket Monica Clark spoke in support of her written submission Monica Clark left the meeting at 11.55am 12.05pm NZ Historic Places Trust 12.15pm Lu An apology was received from NZ Historical Places Trust The Hearing adjourned for lunch at 12.05pm. The meeting reconvened at 1.00pm. Russell Aldridge and Sue & Roger Alcock entered the meeting at 1.00pm Page 3 of 5 Doc 281090
1.00pm Russell Aldridge Russell Aldridge tabled a handout and spoke in support of his written submission 1.05pm Sue Alcock Sue Alcock spoke in support of her written submission Russell Aldridge and Sue & Roger Alcock left the meeting at 1.10pm Kay Kristensen and Kay Warshaw entered the meeting at 1.10 1.10pm Population Health Kay Kristensen and Kay Warshaw spoke in support of the Population Health written submission with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation Kay Kristensen and Kay Warshaw left the meeting at 1.20 Matthew Cooper, Mike MaGuire and Dede Downs entered the meeting at 1.35pm A telephonic link was then set up with Roger Loveless of CCS Disability Action to enable the organisation to present their submission by way of telephonic conference. 1.30pm CCS Disability Action Roger Loveless spoke in support of the CCS Disability Action written submission via telephonic link 1.40pm Sport Waikato Matthew Cooper, Mike MaGuire and Dede Downs spoke in support of the Sport Waikato written submission with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation Matthew Cooper, Mike MaGuire and Dede Downs left the meeting at 2.00pm Chris Irons and Paul LeMaire entered the meeting at 2.00pm 2.00pm Federated Farmers Chris Irons and Paul LeMaire tabled a handout and spoke in support of the Federated Farmers written submission with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation Chris Irons and Paul LeMaire left the meeting at 2.35pm Stu Kneebone and Junine Stewart entered the meeting at 2.35pm Page 4 of 5 Doc 281090
2.35pm Waikato Regional Council Stu Kneebone and Junine Stewart spoke in support of the Waikato Regional Council written submission Stu Kneebone and Junine Stewart left the meeting at 2.50pm Janise Eketone entered the meeting at 3.05pm 3.05pm Maniapoto Maori Trust Board Janise Eketone spoke in support of the Maniapoto Trust Board written submission Janise Eketone left the meeting at 3.15pm Resolution 1 The business paper on Hearing of Submissions to the Draft 2012-2022 Long Term Plan be received. 2 The deliberations meeting be postponed to Wednesday 13 June 2012 3 Council accept the late submission from David Warder and include it for deliberation on 13 June 2012 4 Council note the verbal submissions made by the following Submitters: Te Kuiti Meats RH Tregoweth Ltd McIndoe Group Atkinson & Associates Tourism Holdings Ltd Tere Waitomo Trust Destination Waitomo (Bruce Tobeck) Gerald Chambers WN Gernhoefer John Robertson Kahu Hohaia Te Kuiti Plunket Bruce Fuller Russell Aldridge Sue Alcock Population Health CCS Disability Action Sport Waikato Federated Farmers Waikato Regional Council Maniapoto Maori Trust Board and refer the submissions for consideration as part of the Council s Deliberation Meeting on Wednesday 13 June 2012. Moved/Seconded Te Kanawa/Digby Carried There being no further business the meeting closed at 3.20pm Dated at Te Kuiti this 29 th day of June 2012. BRIAN HANNA MAYOR Page 5 of 5 Doc 281090