Councillors will deliberate on 260 submissions, written and oral, that have been received on a range of proposals on May 30 and 31 after which the final annual plan will be adopted.
Mr Fuller spoke against a proposal to raise pensioner housing rents by linking them to the the gross amount of pensions. He prefered the status quo where rents are linked to 27 per cent of net pensions. In most cases the proposed changes would result in rent increases of between $19 and $25 a week.
"We're not complaining about rental reviews - we just had a 9.8 per cent rental increase and I haven't heard any complaints about that increase," Mr Fuller said.
"But keep it to the net because we have no control over how the taxation is going to be applied and what future politicians are going to do. Turning it from the net to gross takes it out of their control."
Mr Fuller said the bigger concern was the potential sale of council's 275 pensioner housing units.
He said tenants were not opposed to council selling some or all of its pensioner housing, but said council needed to ensure rents and security of tenancy were protected, which he said could be achieved through covenants.
"The tenants are proud that these are their homes. They do the grounds and there is a great community spirit. As leaders of the community, why break that? What's the purpose of the council if it is not to build a community spirt?
"Don't abandon something that is good. Stay part of it. Form a trust. Some councils in New Zealand remain a participant of the trust."
Charlie Anderson asked about the levels of anxiety among tenants concerned about the possible sale of council's pensioner housing.
"They do not want a sale because of the uncertainty and that builds up anxiety.
"Senior people want to know what their destiny is. There needs to be some assurance from council that the 27 per cent net is the guideline that they are going to organise their future on.
"If something's not broke don't fix it.
Mayor Hamish McDouall thanked Mr Fuller and said his submission reminded him of Bertrand Russell who said: "As people get older they don't want knowledge they want certainty."
To which Mr Fuller replied: "But nobody wants to hear our knowledge."
Several others made submissions on pensioner housing proposals including Grey Power whose spokesman Graham Adams also sought protection of current tenants' rights should council sell its houses.
Mr Adams said Grey Power did not oppose selling council's pensioner housing adding that professional organisations could improve conditions for tenants.
Other submissions heard on Tuesday included the roofing of the city velodrome, rejuvenation of Castlecliff, town centre regeneration, and the Wakefield Street bridge.
The hearings are being live-streamed by council.