Information Session/Workshop - Council

Notes

Date:                                    Tuesday 1 April 2025

Time:                                   9.30 am - 3.30 pm

Venue:                                 Council Chambers, Civic Offices,
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8305479561
Meeting ID: 830 547 9561

Present

Chairperson Deputy Chairperson Members

Mayor Phil Mauger Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter Councillor Kelly Barber Councillor Melanie Coker Councillor Celeste Donovan Councillor Tyrone Fields Councillor James Gough Councillor Tyla Harrison-Hunt Councillor Victoria Henstock Councillor Yani Johanson Councillor Aaron Keown Councillor Sam MacDonald Councillor Jake McLellan Councillor Andrei Moore Councillor Mark Peters Councillor Tim Scandrett Councillor Sara Templeton

Principal Advisor

Mary Richardson

Chief Executive

Tel: 941 8999

mary.richardson@ccc.govt.nz

The agenda was dealt with in the following order.

Meeting started at 9:30am.

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha  

Councillor MacDonald is an apology.

Councillor Moore attended by zoom. Councillor Moore did not return after the morning tea break.

Councillor Gough left at 9:57am and returned at 1:32pm.

Councillor Johanson is an apology for the sessions after lunch.

Councillor Scandrett is an apology for the sessions after lunch.

Councillor Harrison-Hunt is an apology from 2:30pm.

Public admitted at 10:26am.

3.   Council staff survey results 2025
	Presented by Lucy Yousef - Organisational Capability Partner and Aimee Martin - Senior Research Analyst · Every question increased by two percent or more. · Staff to provide specific question breakdown, including which questions have changed, to Councillors. · Staff will provide staff turnover information to Councillors. · Staff responded to Councillor questions.

Morning tea break started at 10:47am. Meeting restarted at 11:16am.

4.   Water Management Committee 2024 Review and next steps

Presented by Cameron Smith – Senior Strategy Manager, Environment Canterbury and Craig Pauling - Chair, Environment Canterbury · Existing zone committees or something similar staying in place is a discussion between mana whenua, regional and local territorial authorities. · There has been no consultation outside zone committees. Once the structure is decided, that will determine and outside consultation. · Staff to provide information on what Council resources are needed for these committees. · Draft report is online. · Discussion with Councillors.

5.   Council submission on the Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill

Presented by Hugh Wilson - Senior Policy Planner – Transport and Helaina Gregg - Principal Policy Advisor · This legislation was signalled in the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024. · Staff will circulate draft submission for feedback. · Councillor Templeton has asked to recommend wording change from scheme regions to scheme districts. · Councillor Fields would like exemptions for people where it is not practical (for example those who live in Akaroa). · Staff have asked for clarification whether representatives would be staff or elected members. · Staff responded to Councillor questions.

Lunch break started at 12:24pm. Meeting resumed at 1:32pm.

6.   CNZ - Strategic Framework (Brand, Destination Management Plans and Economic Ambition) - One Year Review

Presented by Alison Adams - Chief Executive ChristchurchNZ and Lauren Quaintance - Chair of ChristchurchNZ Holdings Ltd. · Public presentation is on the strategic framework · Councillor Donovan requested to hear about more opportunities in the freedom camping and camping space. · Councillor Keown asked about the T-shirts, which can be purchased online. CNZ will send this link to Councillors after the information session. · Staff responded to Councillor questions.

Public excluded at 1:59pm.

Meeting concluded at 3:27pm.