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Kia ora Stefan,

 

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to our Official
Information team for actioning.

 

Apologies for any delays.

 

Kind regards,

Jacob Elliott

Kanohi Kitea Ratonga Kiritaki |

Customer Services Representative

 

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Upper Hutt City Council
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From: Stefan Brown <[FOI #28516 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:19 AM
To: AskUs <[Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Traffic Modeling Information and
costs associated with Plan Change 49

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

I am still awaiting the now long over due traffic modeling information as
per my previous requests, that being the recent Abley traffic modeling
data around the so called southern growth area. Could you please get this
to me asap as you indicated you would.

I am also now wanting to know the complete breakdown of costs associated
with Plan Change 49, including council staff time costs, and the costs of
the commissioners to prepare their report, as well as the costs of any
legal advice received throughout the process, with a summary of what those
legal costs relate to.

Yours faithfully,

Stefan Brown

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Mōrena Stefan

 

My sincere apologies regarding the Abley traffic modelling data and
southern growth area request (our reference 1737), the release is being
reviewed for sign off and I hope to be able to get this to you next week.

 

I acknowledge receipt of your new request dated 25/09/2024 for information
on the costs associated with Plan Change 49. Our reference for this
request is 1775.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 23 October 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries or any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.

Ngā mihi

 

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[1]Upper Hutt City Council
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From: Stefan Brown <[6][FOI #28516 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:19 AM
To: AskUs <[7][Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Traffic Modeling Information and
costs associated with Plan Change 49

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

I am still awaiting the now long over due traffic modeling information as
per my previous requests, that being the recent Abley traffic modeling
data around the so called southern growth area. Could you please get this
to me asap as you indicated you would.

I am also now wanting to know the complete breakdown of costs associated
with Plan Change 49, including council staff time costs, and the costs of
the commissioners to prepare their report, as well as the costs of any
legal advice received throughout the process, with a summary of what those
legal costs relate to.

Yours faithfully,

Stefan Brown

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Tēnā koe Stefan

 

You made an official information request on 25 September 2024 for “the
complete breakdown of costs associated with Plan Change 49, including
council staff time costs, and the costs of the commissioners to prepare
their report, as well as the costs of any legal advice received throughout
the process, with a summary of what those legal costs relate to”.

 

Council officers did not record the amount of time that was spent working
on Plan Change 49 and we are unable to quantify the time costs. This part
of your request is refused under section 17(e) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) because the
information does not exist.

 

The total cost of commissioners was $188,388 (GST exclusive). This
includes both Plan Change 49 and Variation 1.

 

The total cost of external legal advice obtained was $23,043.00 (GST
exclusive). This includes both Plan Change 49 and Variation 1.

 

Your request for a summary of what those legal costs relates to is
withheld under section 7(g) of the Act to maintain legal professional
privilege.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Siobhan

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
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