THAT THE CITY COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:
1. Having taken into account the relevant consideration contained in section 90(3) (b) and section 90(2) & (7) of the Local Government Act 1999 (SA), this meeting of the City Community Services and Culture Committee dated 3 September 2024 resolves that it is necessary and appropriate to act in a meeting closed to the public as the consideration of Item 10.1 [Park Lands Community Buildings (Sport and Recreation) Policy and Investment Plan] listed on the Agenda in a meeting open to the public would on balance be contrary to the public interest.
Grounds and Basis
This Item is commercial information of a confidential nature (not being a trade secret) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting business, prejudice the commercial position of the council and prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information and confer a commercial advantage on a third party.
The disclosure of information in this report may adversely impact project viability, prejudice the ability to undertake/participate in future negotiations on the proposal and prejudice the Council’s commercial position and opportunity for Council to participate in future like considerations or discussions.
Public Interest
The Committee is satisfied that the principle that the meeting be conducted in a place open to the public has been outweighed in the circumstances because the disclosure of this information may severely prejudice Council’s ability to discuss/participate or influence a proposal for the benefit of the Council and the community in this matter and in relation to other contract negotiations.
2. Pursuant to section 90(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 (SA) (the Act), this meeting of the City Community Services and Culture Committee dated 3 September 2024 orders that the public (with the exception of members of Corporation staff and any person permitted to remain) be excluded from this meeting to enable this meeting to receive, discuss or consider in confidence Item 10.1 [Park Lands Community Buildings (Sport and Recreation) Policy and Investment Plan] listed in the Agenda, on the grounds that such item of business, contains information and matters of a kind referred to in section 90(3) (b) of the Act.