MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF THE HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 126-148 OXFORD STREET, LEVIN ON
WEDNESDAY, 5 AUGUST 2009 COMMENCING AT 4:15 PM
PRESENT
His Worship the Mayor, Mr B J Duffy (Chair)
Cr D A Allan
Cr D J Colling
Cr G G Good
Cr L E McMeeken
Cr A M Hunt
Cr P K Keenan
Cr N D H Murray
Cr A D Rush
Cr R N Shaw
IN ATTENDANCE
Mr D G Ward (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr B H Austin (Manager - Community Assets)
Mr D M Clapperton (Strategic & Corporate Services Manager)(until 6.00 pm)
Mr D Law (Finance Manager)
Mr M R Tregonning (Property Officer)
Mr P J T Shore (Facilities Assets Manager)
Mr D McCorkindale (Project Manager - District Plan Review)(until 5.00 pm)
Mr R R Nicholson (Acting Infrastructure Assets Manager)(until 4.40 pm)
Mrs K J Corkill (Meeting Secretary)
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
Ms C Carlyle (Group Support Officer)
Mr R F Little
Mr A Cameron (Brookfields, Lawyers) (from 7.15-8.25 pm)
MEDIA IN ATTENDANCE
Mr S Bell (“Chronicle”)(until 6.05 pm)
Ms B Torrie (“Manawatu Standard”)(until 6.05 pm)
Ms S Gil ies (“Horowhenua Mail”)
Item-1757 Report Properties categorisation CONFIDENTIAL
File No
3981
Purpose
To obtain Council agreement for the disposal of a number of Council owned or managed
properties on the basis of relative low community worth as identified by applying the “Bopat”
matrix formula as developed and workshopped by Council’s Property team for adoption by
Council.
Provide Council with a list of properties that have been grouped according to the action
required for disposal.
(Extract from the In-committee Minutes)
Resolved
(Good / Shaw)
“THAT Report 3981 be received.”
Mr Shore spoke to this report using a PowerPoint presentation to identify each property and
its location. It was noted that the Foxton/Foxton Beach properties identified had been
approved for disposal by the Foxton Community Board.
Resolved
(McMeeken / Good)
“THAT this matter or decision be recognised as significant in terms of s76 of the Local
Government Act 2002.”
Resolved
(McMeeken / Good)
“THAT the Horowhenua District Council hereby resolves to sell seven (7) properties listed in
Group 1:
Group One
i)
82 Oxford Street, Levin
ii)
Strip on Johnston Street, Foxton
iii)
Main Street Service Lane, Foxton
iv)
Depot House, Hokio Beach Road, Levin
v)
Former Trafalgar Street drainage reserve, Levin
vi)
Adjacent to Boys Brigade, Foxton Beach
vii)
Durham Carpark, Levin.”
Cr Hunt recorded her vote against this motion.
Resolved
(McMeeken / Good)
“THAT the Horowhenua District Council authorises officers to undertake marketing and sale
of twelve (12) Group 2 properties:
Group Two - Properties able to be marketed
i)
Albert Road Former Tip Site, Tokomaru
ii)
Unformed Part of Brown Street, Shannon
iii)
Unformed Part of Brown Street, Shannon South
iv)
Part of Buckley Road, Shannon
v)
Part of Buckley Road, Shannon
vi)
Part of Buckley Road, Shannon
vii)
Part of George Street, Shannon
viii)
Part of George Street, Shannon
ix)
27 Futter Street, Foxton
x)
Cambridge Street Industrial Site
xi)
Tararua Road Industrial Levin
xii)
Leasehold Land 8 Montgomery Street, Levin.”