Dear Sir/Madam

 

Attached is an acknowledgement of your recent Official Information
Request.

 

Kind regards

Corporate Information 

Hutt City Council

 

Hi Matt

 

I refer to your requests below.

 

That paper is still public excluded and so withheld for the reasons given
at the meeting, which you will recall related to s7(2)(b)(ii) and 7(2)(i)
LGOIMA which relate to unreasonably prejudicing the commercial position of
the person who is the subject of the information and enabling Council to
carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations. We do not
consider there are reasons in the public interest that favour release
here.  You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman. 

  

As discussed in the public section of the meeting, the primary concern for
Council is that is currently in negotiations with the Event Centre
operator with regard to its draft business plan (including the projected
underwrite).  For clarity, this relates to the underwrite for the second
year of operating and not the first year. 

 

Regards

Brad

Bradley Cato
General Counsel

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Matthew Young" <[FOI #10526 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:16 PM
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Hutt City Council" <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Events Centre Underwrite Budget
2019/20

Dear Hutt City Council,

Can I please be provided with the paper considered by the Community Plan
Committee on 11 June 2019 under public excluded titled 'BUDGET UPDATES
2019/20 - COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITE'

Can I also please be advised of the following information:

1. What is the budgeted figure for the Events Centre underwrite in
Council's 2019/20 budget?

2. What is the level of confidence officers have in this figure?

3. Noting that this figure was public within Council's 2018/19 budget, and
further information was provided in the agenda of the Finance and
Performance Committee of 8 May 2019, what has changed since these times
which means the figure now needs to be kept secret?

4. Is it true that the rationale for this item being public excluded is
related to negative publicity the underwrite has previously received?

Yours faithfully,
Matt Young

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Hi Matt

I've followed those questions up and understand the negotiations are still on-going at the moment with no fixed timeframe. I don't know the answer to the other 2 questions yet.

On a side note, we are getting requests relating to requests now, ie. Requests about information requests. Do you have any issues with your details (name and emails on the requests) being released as part of these?

Regards
Brad

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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-------- Original message --------
From: Matthew Young <[FOI #10526 email]>
Date: 14/06/19 11:21 AM (GMT+12:00)
To: Bradley Cato <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Events Centre Underwrite Budget 2019/20 [#44661B]

Hi Brad,

Thanks for your response.
Can you please confirm;

1. The timeframe for conclusion of the negotiations.
2. That the requested information will be made available at the conclusion of negotitations.
3. Where the requested information will be made available

Regards,
Matt Young

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Hi Matt

I refer to your requests below.

That paper is still public excluded and so withheld for the reasons given
at the meeting, which you will recall related to s7(2)(b)(ii) and 7(2)(i)
LGOIMA which relate to unreasonably prejudicing the commercial position of
the person who is the subject of the information and enabling Council to
carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations. We do not
consider there are reasons in the public interest that favour release
here. You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman.

As discussed in the public section of the meeting, the primary concern for
Council is that is currently in negotiations with the Event Centre
operator with regard to its draft business plan (including the projected
underwrite). For clarity, this relates to the underwrite for the second
year of operating and not the first year.

Regards

Brad

Bradley Cato
General Counsel

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6880, M 027 542 8175, W [1]www.huttcity.govt.nz

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

Attached is an acknowledgement of your recent Official Information
Request.

 

Kind regards

Corporate Information 

Hutt City Council

 

Hello Matthew.  In regard to your OIR regarding the Events Centre, the
following information is provided:

 

1.       We can confirm the negotiations have now been concluded.

 

2.       The budgeted figure for the Events Centre underwrite in Council’s
2019/2020 budget is being withheld as it is necessary to protect the
information as making it available would be likely to unreasonably
prejudice the commercial position of the Events Centre pursuant to
s7(2)(b)(ii).

 

3.       We cannot disclose the budgeted operating results for the
2019-2020 financial year as that is information held under an obligation
of confidence pursuant to s7(2)(c)(i). Further as it is necessary to
protect the information as making it available would be likely to
unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the Events Centre under
s7(2)(b)(ii). For these reasons the expected deficit with the Event’s
Centre Operator’s business plan is withheld.

 

You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman.

 

Regards

 

 

Mary Hewett
Executive Assistant to GM City & Community Services

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
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-----Original Message-----

From: Matthew Young
[[3]mailto:[FYI request #10526 email]]

Sent: Friday, 26 July 2019 11:06 AM

To: Bradley Cato

Subject: Re: Official Information request - Events Centre Underwrite
Budget 2019/20 [#44661B]

 

Hi Brad,

 

Can you please confirm again the status of negotiations given that we are
well into a new financial year (the year within which the business plan in
question is operational).

Can you also please now answer questions 1 and 2 from my original email as
listed below:

 

1. What is the budgeted figure for the Events Centre underwrite in
Council's 2019/20 budget?

2. What is the level of confidence officers have in this figure?

 

With the addition of:

 

3. What is the expected deficit within the Events Centre Operator's
business plan for the 2019-20 financial year?

 

And lastly I have no issue with my name being associated with any requests
I have made.

 

Thanks,

Matthew Young

 

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Hello. I'm on annual leave and back in the office on Tuesday 1 October.

Until 6 September anything for Matt Reid can be directed straight to Matt - [email address]

From 9 September all enquiries can be directed to Alannah Laban - [email address]

Regards

Mary

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Hi Matthew. The advice that I have received from our legal counsel is that the emails relating to the decision to refuse this request are to be withheld in their entirety. They are all subject to legal privilege and accordingly are withheld under section 7(2)(g) of LGOIMA.

You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman.

Regards

Mary Hewett
Executive Assistant to GM City & Community Services

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Young [mailto:[FOI #10526 email]]
Sent: Monday, 23 September 2019 4:48 PM
To: Mary Hewett
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Events Centre Underwrite Budget 2019/20 [#44661B]

Dear Mary Hewett,

Can I please be provided with all Council communications involved in making the decision to refuse this request.

Thanks,
Matthew Young

-----Original Message-----

Hello Matthew. In regard to your OIR regarding the Events Centre, the
following information is provided:

1. We can confirm the negotiations have now been concluded.

2. The budgeted figure for the Events Centre underwrite in Council’s
2019/2020 budget is being withheld as it is necessary to protect the
information as making it available would be likely to unreasonably
prejudice the commercial position of the Events Centre pursuant to
s7(2)(b)(ii).

3. We cannot disclose the budgeted operating results for the
2019-2020 financial year as that is information held under an obligation
of confidence pursuant to s7(2)(c)(i). Further as it is necessary to
protect the information as making it available would be likely to
unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the Events Centre under
s7(2)(b)(ii). For these reasons the expected deficit with the Event’s
Centre Operator’s business plan is withheld.

You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman.

Regards

Mary Hewett
Executive Assistant to GM City & Community Services

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6997, M 027 706 7212, W [1]www.huttcity.govt.nz

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