Team

Technical Team Meeting
Inspections
Date: 15/09/2016 Time: 4:00pm Location: Meeting Room 1 level 6
Meeting protocols; Unless you are expecting and urgent call please leave all cell phones on your desk.
Attendance: Gary Cosford, Brett Payne, Dean Turner, Patrick Scholfield, Nigel Mogford,
Brett Watson, Mike Trigger, Laurie Hubbard, Mark Bell, John Tearle.
Minute Taker: Bill Brouwer, Senior Building Control Officer/ Supervisor
Apology’s: N/A.
AGENDA
1. Technical presentation: Action
cleared
2. General business:
• BB: Christmas leave time to look at getting your applications in. the compliance clock stops
from the 20th Dec to the 10th Jan, Patrick would like every to at least have a min 2-week
break.
• BB: Team technical meetings are now to be once every two weeks with the increased work
load.
• BB: Senior’s ½ day meeting is this Friday 16th.
• BB: On September 22nd Debby, Steve and Maurice are to head down to Christchurch to
the Contractor Solutions Team, to get them up to speed with the TGA system and help with
the work load increase. Discussions interrupted by Item 5 below.
3. Customer service: Deferred due

to agenda
item 5
4. Actions from previous meeting Deferred due

to agenda
• Action 1 – item 5
• Result –
DISCUSSION TOPICS
5. Bella Vista Homes – Issues & Concerns (Nigel / Patrick)
• This was an unscheduled agenda item. Patrick Scholfield, PS, Nigel Mogford, NM, Brett
Watson, BW, Laurie Hubbard, LH, Mike Trigger, MT, Mark Bell, MB, and Jamie Pitt, JP,
interrupted this team leader’s staff meeting;
• PS opened with a brief discussion on workplace violence and harassment in the workplace
and how it happens in different forms. PS gave two examples: verbal and physical abuse
and stated sometimes it can come from Contractor’s.
• PS then tabled Mr. Daniel Cancian, DC, c/o Bella Vista Homes, BVH, and went on to give a
brief history on DC’s personal background;
• PS referred to DC’s background as “Colourful” and stated that DC had a recent criminal
record, and went on to state that DC had recently been released from prison for murder,
and was a known violent criminal;
• PS asked all staff’s in attendance if we were aware of these “facts”. All staff in attendance
nodded yes, they had heard this hearsay;
• BW then weighed in on the conversation, and gave brief supporting statements on how the
TCC takes all cases of work place violence & harassment very seriously, especially
towards its employees, and they will investigate fully any and all cases brought forward;
• PS interjected and stated that there was a recent altercation involving several members of
the Senior staff, namely NM, LH, MT whereby DC c/o BVH had verbally threatened NM, LH
and MT and physically assaulted MT by pushing MT into LH hitting LH in her chest causing
contusions;
• PS stated since this incident, they have implemented a new policy to have two (2)
inspector’s attend any/ all Inspections for BVH’s moving forward indefinitely, as a safety
precaution to protect TCC staff from this ‘known felon’;
• BB asked permission to speak. PS nodded yes. BB asked given the serious allegations
being stated, was the Police called and the incident reported? PS stated not as of yet.
• NM then requested permission to speak. PS gestured yes thereby giving NM the floor.
NM went on to make several statements reinforcing all of PS statements as noted above;
• NM then proceeded to query this team leader, namely Bill Brouwer, BB, and all team
members present, as to whether DC had made any threats against them, past or present,
and whether any members present feel unsafe inspecting BVH’s work.
• BB articulated to NM that as far as he was aware, no complaints had been brought forward
by any team members, and none of them had any issues with BVH, that the relationship
had always been cordial and professional;
• MB requested permission to speak. NM gestured yes. MB questioned both PS and NM
statements above and stated it doesn’t matter if DC had a previous criminal record in
another country, he has done his hard time in China, paid his dues to society, and his past
has nothing to do with NZ and inspections today.
• MB further stated for the record he has never had any issues or concerns of the sort raised
today with BVH’s;
• JP then chimed in. JP stated he too has never has any issues or concerns as raised as
noted above, and went on to state that BVH’s and their employees and sub-contractors
have always complied with his requests;
• Round table discussions ensued by all team members present, resulting in all staff’s
present stating for the record that they have not ever felt threatened, nor been threatened
by BVH’s or its employees;
• NM then interjected and said “‘OK” and just wanted us all to know that DC had threatened
him with that he should not make these inspections personal and that if Council officers
were to make issues personal, then he would. NM then reiterated DC’s recent assault and
threats on both MT and LH was the reasons for Senior Management concerns;
• BW’s made some closing remarks about the TCC’s commitment to have a safe working
environment for its officers, both in the office and on-sites;
• PS then closed and thanked everybody for their time and reiterated the two (2) inspector
policy until further notice. END.
6. Courtesy Calls (Bill) Deferred due

to agenda
item 5
7. Sumps – Types 1 & 2 (Jamie) Deferred due
to agenda
item 5
8. Inspections – Photos (Bill) Deferred due

to agenda
item 5
9. GoGet Photos – Text & Corrections (Jamie) Deferred due
to agenda
item 5
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Technical Team Meeting

Date: 15/09/2016 Time: 4:00pm Location: Meeting Room 1 level 6

Minute Taker: Bill Brouwer, Senior Building Control Officer/ Supervisor

3. Customer service: Deferred due

4. Actions from previous meeting Deferred due

5. Bella Vista Homes – Issues & Concerns (Nigel / Patrick)

6. Courtesy Calls (Bill) Deferred due

8. Inspections – Photos (Bill) Deferred due

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