Council meetings 2012
Agendas are available at least two working days prior to the meetings. Meeting minutes are posted after they are approved at a subsequent Council meeting.
All agendas and meeting minutes are available in PDF format. To view these documents you will need software that opens PDF files. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
A note about Council agendas
Council publishes the agenda header, a list of items to be discussed at each meeting, so that anyone who might have an interest in discussions will have a reasonable idea of the agenda's scope.
Full agendas are often hundreds of pages long with sometimes heavy graphic content, making their electronic files massive in size and prohibitive to download. Sometimes agenda attachments are not available in electronic form. Print copies are available at Nelson Public Libraries, Council reception, and for pickup prior to Council meetings. Copies can be obtained on request by contacting an Administration Adviser on +64 3 546 0200.
Meeting date | Meeting time | Meeting topic | Public forum start time | Agenda | Minutes |
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31 Jan | 9am | Community Services | 9am | Agenda (117KB PDF) | Minutes (56KB PDF) |
2 Feb | 9am | Infrastructure | 9am | Agenda (101KB PDF) | Minutes (47KB PDF) |
21 Feb | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (157KB PDF) | Minutes (54KB PDF) |
23 Feb | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (991KB PDF) | Minutes (41KB PDF) |
7 Mar | 9am | CE Report | Postponed to 30 Mar | Minutes | |
13 Mar | 9am | Community Services | 9am | Agenda (95KB PDF) | Minutes (41KB PDF) |
15 Mar | 9am | Infrastructure | 9am | Agenda (75KB PDF) | Minutes (65KB PDF) |
30 Mar | 9am | CE Report | Agenda (87KB PDF) | Minutes (137KB PDF) | |
3 Apr | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (76KB PDF) | Minutes (51KB PDF) |
5Apr | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (74KB PDF) | Minutes (67KB PDF) |
24 Apr | 9am | Community Services | 9am | Agenda (492KB PDF) | Minutes (42KB PDF) |
26 Apr | 9am | Infrastructure | Agenda (729KB PDF) | Minutes (171KB PDF) | |
15 May | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (79KB PDF) | Minutes (223KB PDF) |
16 May | 9am | Special - CE Recruitment | Agenda (65KB PDF) | Minutes (123KB PDF) | |
17 May | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (75KB PDF) | Minutes (167KB PDF) |
5 Jun | 9am | Community Services | 9am | Agenda (76KB PDF) | Minutes (165KB PDF) |
6 Jun | 9am | CE Report | Agenda (69KB PDF) | Minutes (152KB PDF) | |
7 Jun | 9am | Infrastructure | 9am | Agenda (1.3MB PDF) | Minutes (181KB PDF) |
14-19 June | 2pm - 14 Jun 9am other dates |
LTP Submission hearings | Agenda (48KB PDF) | Minutes (341KB PDF) | |
26 Jun | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (115KB PDF) | Minutes (164KB PDF) |
26 Jun | 1 pm | Policy and Planning | 1 pm | Agenda (118KB PDF) | Minutes (214KB PDF) |
27-29 Jun | 9am | LTP Submission consideration |
Agenda (22KB PDF) | Minutes (202KB PDF) | |
19 Jul | 9am | Community Services and Infrastructure. Adoption of the LTP. | 9am | Agenda (214KB PDF) | Minutes (261KB PDF) |
7 Aug | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (53KB PDF) | Minutes (71KB PDF) |
9 Aug | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (50KB PDF) | Minutes (74KB PDF) |
21 Aug | 9am | Extraordinary meeting - Earthquake Prone Buildings | 9am | Agenda (86KB PDF) | Minutes (37KB PDF) |
28 Aug | 9am | Community Services | 9am | Agenda (81KB PDF) | Minutes (74KB PDF) |
30 Aug | meeting cancelled | Infrastructure | meeting cancelled | meeting cancelled | meeting cancelled |
04 Sep | 9am | Extraordinary meeting - Earthquake Prone Buildings | 9am | Agenda (29KB PDF) | Minutes (44KB PDF) |
10 Sep | 9am | Community Assistance Funding Hearings | Agenda (164KB PDF) | Minutes (129KB PDF) | |
18 Sep | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (2.6MB PDF) | Minutes (60KB PDF) |
20 Sep | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (558KB PDF) | Minutes (162KB PDF) |
24 Sep | 9am | Dog Control Policy & Bylaw review Submission Hearings | 9am | Agenda (141KB PDF) | Minutes (45KB PDF) |
9 Oct | meeting cancelled | Community Services | meeting cancelled | meeting cancelled | meeting cancelled |
11 Oct | 9am | Infrastructure | 9am | Agenda (112KB PDF) Late Items (604KB PDF) |
Minutes (60KB PDF) |
25 Oct | 9am | Council - CE recruitment | 9am | Agenda (69KB PDF) | Minutes (31KB PDF) |
26 Oct | 9am | Framing our Future Committee | 9am | Agenda (624KB PDF) | |
30 Oct | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (103KB PDF) | Minutes (83KB PDF) |
1 Nov | 9am | Draft Parking Policy and Bylaw Submission Deliberations | 9am | Agenda (81KB PDF) | Minutes (28KB PDF) |
1 Nov | 10am | Policy and Planning | 10am | Agenda (100KB PDF) | Minutes (68KB PDF) |
6 Nov | 9am | Draft Dog Control Policy and Bylaw Submission Deliberations | 9am | Agenda (128KB PDF) | |
13 Nov | 9am | Audit, Risk and Finance Committee | 9am | Agenda (164KB PDF) | |
20 Nov | 9am | Community Services + Infrastructure late items. | 9am | Agenda (199KB PDF) Agenda for late items (170KB PDF) Agenda for additional late items (50KB PDF) |
Minutes (119KB PDF) |
22 Nov | 9am | Infrastructure - Cancelled due to lack of business. Small number of infrastructure items will be discussed at 20 Nov meeting. | 9am | Cancelled | Cancelled |
11 Dec | 9am | Governance | 9am | Agenda (99KB PDF) | Minutes (105KB PDF) |
13 Dec | 9am | Policy and Planning | 9am | Agenda (71KB PDF) | Minutes (81KB PDF) |
Public forum
A public forum is held at the beginning of Council meetings. For meetings with a starting time of 9am, the public forum is at 9am. For meetings starting at 1pm, the public forum is at 1pm.
Anyone wishing to speak at this public forum is requested to give prior notice to an Administration Adviser, on +64 3 546 0200.
Hearings Panel
Resource consent applications are heard by the Hearings Panel. When there is a perceived or real Council interest, or when provided for by statute, the Hearings Panel defers to an independent commissioner to decide on the resource consent application. As such, hearings are held when needed, not on a regular schedule.
Hearings Panel meetings are scheduled fortnightly in order to review applications in a timely manner. If there are no applications, meetings are cancelled.
Find out more about the Hearings Panel and view agendas.
Prior year agendas and minutes
See the links to the right under 'Related Links' for prior year agendas and minutes.