Agenda of Regional Council Meeting

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 30 May 2018

Subject: Recommendations from the Regional Planning Committee

Reason for Report

1. The following matters were considered by the Regional Planning Committee meeting on 2 May 2018 and are now presented for Council’s consideration and approval.

Reports Received

2. Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee Terms of Reference for Adoption provided a marked-up revision of the Terms of Reference to the Committee for approval, subject to some matters being deferred until after the first statutory review of the performance of the Regional Planning Committee.

3. HB RPC Act 2015, Schedule S.10(2)(A) Review provided the scope and processes for the review to be undertaken by appointing bodies.

4. TANK Plan Change Pathways Part 2 highlighted the intended ‘next steps’ in preparing and delivering the TANK plan change to the RPC, following on from Item 11 ‘Pathway to draft TANK Plan Change Adoption by RPC’ presented 21 March 2018; and recommended a process for how the TANK Group’s recommendations might be conveyed to the RPC.

5. RMA Planning Projects update and RRMP Effectiveness Review follow-up provided an outline and update of the Council’s various resource management projects currently underway as well as a brief follow-up in relation to the timetabling of Regional Resource Management Plan (RRMP) effectiveness review reporting actions arising from the Committee’s meeting on 21 March 2018.

6. May 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update reported on proposals forwarded to the Regional Council and assessed by staff acting under delegated authority as part of the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project.

Decision Making Process

7. These matters have all been specifically considered at the Committee level.

Recommendations

The Regional Planning Committee recommends that Council:

1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision.

List of Candidate Outstanding Water Bodies in Hawke’s Bay – Cultural and Spiritual Value Set

2. Agrees that the following list of candidate outstanding water bodies will be subject to a secondary analysis for the cultural and spiritual value set for potential incorporation in the outstanding water body plan change:

2.1. Te Whanganui ā Orotu (Ahuriri Estuary)

2.2. Porangahau River

2.3. Upper Mōhaka River

2.4. Karamu River

2.5. Lake Waikaremoana

2.6. Lake Waikareiti

2.7. Ngaruroro River

2.8. Taruarau River

2.9. Ruakituri River

2.10. Lake Whakakī

2.11. Mangahauanga Stream

2.12. Wairoa River

2.13. Heretaunga aquifer

2.14. Ruataniwha aquifer

2.15. Lake Whatuma

2.16. Tukituki River

2.17. Waipawa River

2.18. Lake Tūtira (including Papakiri and Waikōau/Arapawani streams)

2.19. Makirikiri River

2.20. Waipunga River

2.21. Aropaoanui River.

Reports Received

3. Notes that the following reports were provided to the Regional Planning Committee.

3.1. Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee Terms of Reference for Adoption (Resolved: That the item is left to lie on the table, for referral of a version with minor technical amendments agreed by the Co-Chairs and Deputy Co-Chairs to a workshop session for all Committee members to attend.)

3.2. HB RPC Act 2015, Schedule S.10(2)(A) Review (resolved: Confirms, subject to amendments made at the meeting, the letter from the RPC Co-Chairs to the tangata whenua appointing bodies seeking their written feedback on the performance of the Regional Planning Committee; and Notes the timeline for feedback during the review process, with the next item on the review to be brought to the Regional Planning Committee meeting on 1 August 2018.)

3.3. TANK Plan Change Pathways Part 2 (resolved: 1. Receives and notes the “TANK Plan Change Pathways Part 2” staff report, particularly: formal handover of the Draft Plan Change from TANK members to RPC; and attendance at two workshops and a field trip to become familiar with the key components of the Draft Plan Change (prior to consideration of the content); and 2. Recognises the option to refer matters back to the TANK Group for further advice/recommendation prior to recommending a TANK plan change to Council for public notification as a proposed plan.)

3.4. Dr Anthony Cole Presentation - Economic Theory and Accounting methods to support the goal of Māori Cultural survival

3.5. RMA Planning Projects update and RRMP Effectiveness Review follow-up

3.6. May 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update

Authored by: Approved by:

Leeanne Hooper

Governance Manager

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 30 May 2018

Subject: Affixing of Common Seal

Reason for Report

1. The Common Seal of the Council has been affixed to the following documents and signed by the Chairman or Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive or a Group Manager.

Seal No.

Date

1.1

Leasehold Land Sales

1.1.1 Lot 1

DP 17786

CT K3/58

- Transfer

1.1.2 Lot 94

DP 10121

CT C3/1182

- Transfer

1.1.3 Lot 36

DP 10632

CT B3/801

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

- Transfer

1.1.4 Lot 52

DP 13039

CT E2/122

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

1.1.5 Lot 54

DP 12226

CT D2/159

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

- Transfer

1.1.6 Lot 155

DP 6598

CT C2/356

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

4219

4220

4221

4222

4225

4226

4228

4227

20 April 2018

1 May 2018

14 May 2018

22 May 2018

16 May 2018

1.2

1.2.1 J. Barber

(Delegations under Resource Management Act 1991; Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941; Land Drainage Act 1908 and Civil Defence Act 1983 (s.60-64); Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (s.86-91) and Local Government Act 2002 (s.174)

1.2.2 R. Makin

J. Barber

(Delegations under Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941; Land Drainage Act 1908; Civil Defence Act 1983 (s.60-64); Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (s.86-91)and Local Government Act 2002 (s.174))

4224

4223

4224

8 May 2018

1 May 2018

8 May 2018

2. As a result of sales, the current numbers of Leasehold properties owned by Council are:

2.1. 2 cross lease properties were sold, with 81 remaining on Council’s books

2.2. 2 single leasehold properties were sold, with 121 remaining on Council’s books.

Decision Making Process

3. Council is required to make every decision in accordance with the provisions of Sections 77, 78, 80, 81 and 82 of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within these sections of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded the following:

3.1 Sections 97 and 88 of the Act do not apply

3.2 Council can exercise its discretion under Section 79(1)(a) and 82(3) of the Act and make a decision on this issue without conferring directly with the community or others due to the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided

3.3 That the decision to apply the Common Seal reflects previous policy or other decisions of Council which (where applicable) will have been subject to the Act’s required decision making process.

Recommendations

That Council:

1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision.

2. Confirms the action to affix the Common Seal.

Authored by:

Trudy Kilkolly

Financial Accountant

Diane Wisely

Executive Assistant

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager
Corporate Services

James Palmer

Chief Executive

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 30 May 2018

SUBJECT: Significant HBRC Staff Projects and Activities through June 2018

Reason for Report

1. The table below is provided for Councillors’ information, to inform them of significant issues and activities over the next couple of months.

Project	Team /Section	Description	Activity Status Update
2018-2028 Long Term Plan	Governance & Project Leader	Submissions	1. Submissions closed on 23 April and the Council meeting for the hearing of submissions and deliberations on the Draft Long Term Plan was held on 22-24 May. 2. 569 submissions were received and approximately 60 individuals and groups made verbal presentations to Council.
Hawke’s Bay Drinking Water	Policy	Joint Working Group	3. Meetings on a monthly basis 4. Providing secretarial and technical support to the JWG, through: a) monitoring of the Action Plan and White Paper to ensure actions are being progressed b) acting as ‘link’ between JWG and other related projects, such as TANK. 5. On behalf of the TANK group, the JWG has engaged a contractor (Good Earth Matters) to develop draft rules, objectives and policies on drinking water safety for the TANK plan change. Good Earth Matters are due to report back to the JWG with a draft end of May, for consideration at the May TANK meeting.
	Governance	HB Drinking Water Governance Joint Committee	6. Second Joint Committee meeting took place on 10 May and considered the work of the JWG to date and other related issues. 7. Garth Cowie appointed as Chair of the JC and the JWG.
TANK	Groundwater Science	Heretaunga groundwater age and tracer study	8. This report is now published and available at: https://herbi.hbrc.govt.nz/site/pub/extlit/GNS_Heretaunga_Water_Age_and_Tracers_2018_SR2017-33.Heretaunga_Plains_Final.pdf?Web=1
TANK	Groundwater Science	Heretaunga Plains groundwater flow model	9. Modelling to inform TANK decisions is completed. Reporting is well underway, with the following anticipated timeframes for delivery: a. MODFLOW Heretaunga Plains uncertainty analysis and contaminant transport (completed) b. SOURCE Ngaruroro storage modelling (completed) c. MODFLOW 1 – Groundwater model development (31 May) d. SOURCE 1 – Surface water model development (31 May) e. Addendum to fish habitat modelling (June) f. MODFLOW Methods for applied uncertainty analysis (July) g. MODFLOW 2 – Groundwater scenario modelling (July) h. SOURCE 2 – Surface water scenario modelling (July) i. Heretaunga springs (July) j. Irrigation demand and recharge – Heretaunga Plains (July) k. Irrigation demand and recharge – Upper TANK catchments (July)
TANK cont’d	Water Quality & Ecology		10. Modelling for optimal shading architecture to help design riparian planting configurations has yielded predictions. A mapping approach will be used to use these predictions and determine what style of planting configuration should provide effective shade in the Heretaunga drainage scheme. 11. Monitoring options for tracking progress towards water quality limits are being developed for the TANK plan 12. 1 round of Karamu faecal source tracking has been undertaken, which yielded primarily avian sources 13. Continuing with documentation to support proposed estuarine water quality goals on a regional and national basis. 14. Review of storm water and sediment draft rules.
TANK cont’d	Policy	Stakeholder Engagement for Policy Development	15. Next TANK Group meeting is 31 May. 16. Recap and briefings were presented to Regional Planning Committee meetings on 21 March and 2 May, outlining matters that RPC will be presented as a result of the TANK Group’s discussions. Following handover of the TANK Group’s recommendations to the RPC in mod 2018, next steps will involve a series of briefing workshops for RPC members about the TANK Group’s recommendations and content of the draft plan change. 17. A memorandum was sent to Ngaruroro & Clive Rivers WCO Special Tribunal in mid-May. Memo served to update Tribunal on HBRC’s TANK work programme.
State of the Environment	Land Science	Sediment modelling	18. Ongoing sediment and erosion scenario modelling
		Wetland monitoring	19. 12 wetland monitoring sites set up in the TANK area and monitoring commencing
		High river flow sediment measurements to calibrate erosion modelling	20. ISCO sediment samplers beginning to be deployed across main river outlets to record sediment concentrations during high flow events
	Air Quality	Napier hazardous air pollutant monitoring	21. Sampling will be completed at Marewa Park in May 2018. Analysis and reporting by GNS is due for completion in September 2018.
	Hydrology	Additional low flow monitoring devices	22. 2 additional flow monitoring devices will be installed in the Tutaekuri-Waimate and the Karamu rivers to provide better precision for low flow monitoring
		Completing Awanui stopbank flow site	23. Reconfiguration of stopbanks at this site requires modification to flow monitoring, with sufficient time to bed equipment in before summer low flows start
Environmental Hotspots	Water Quality & Ecology		24. Multibeam analysis for the Wairoa Hard completed April 2018. Report due October 2018. 25. HBMaC Roadmap to be launched 8 June 2018. 26. Better strategies for tubeworm removal being scoped. 27. Hydrological and groundwater investigations being scoped/contracted for Ahuriri catchment. 28. Water quality report card produced for Whakaki Lake, which identified it as having amongst the highest TLI (Trophic Level Index) of any monitored lake in New Zealand. i.e. most eutrophic. 29. Working with the Whakaki community to confirm details for the Freshwater Improvement Fund application, which has been delayed for 12 months to allow council to obtain the necessary consents. 30. The air curtain in Waikopiro has been switched off for the season. It does not need to be on during winter when the lake mixes itself naturally. We had mixed results this season, with no cyanobacterial blooms but a major fish kill. Concern around the oxygen dynamic in this lake remains for the coming season. The presence of grass carp in the lake, and hence no aquatic vegetation, may complicate air curtain performance with regards to oxygen patterns.
Environmental Hotspots	Land Science		31. Point Source (land stability) project establishing baseline land condition across all hotspots
PC6 Implementation	Land Science & Land Management		32. 553 landholders in Tukituki have meet their requirement to have an FEMP. We estimate there are a further 150-200 on the waiting list of providers. The LMT will be working with providers and the compliance team to communicate to providers who don’t have a plan. 33. Several members of the LMT & the new FEMP Project Manager will be attending a meeting in Auckland to consider building great consistency with the FEMP process across the country. 34. Continue to Collecting data from 10 wetland monitoring sites established across Tukituki Catchment in 2017. 35. Priority sub-catchment water quality runs continue in the Tukipo sub-catchment 36. Compiling water quality results and reporting for Porangahau/Maharakeke and Kahahakuri sub-catchments
Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy 2120	Asset Management	Developing coastal hazard options and solutions for priority cells, along with funding considerations for consultation	37. A workshop is programmed for June to develop signal and trigger points for the various pathways. Trigger points are when certain actions are required to be taken on each pathway.
Engineering	Asset Management	Esk Valley and Mangaone Floods	38. A flood report is being prepared for the Esk flood.
		Gisborne District Council Stopbank upgrade	39. The calibration and design report is nearing completion. Further modelling and analysis is required to answer consent application requirements.
		Consent Evaluation and stormwater analysis	40. Continue to assist HBRC Consents section with advice for subdivision consents including Awatoto Industrial, Iona Triangle, Howard St.
		Awanui Stopbank Construction – Left Bank	41. Construction completed now in the maintenance phase.
		Glazebrook Dam	42. Begin a dam-break study as part of a feasibility study for flow augmentation of the HP streams.
		Nuhaka River Road	43. Contract let to realign part of the Nuhaka River to enable road to be re-opened. Working with Wairoa District Council.
	Open Spaces	WAL - Pakowhai Regional Park Carpark Closure	44. Pakowhai Regional Park carpark will be closed from late May 2018 to December 2018 while the WAL Pakowhai Rd roundabout is constructed. A temporary carpark is being established downstream of the Chesterhope Bridge off Farndon Rd. Staff are working with HDC staff to review options for a carpark upgrade while the carpark is closed.
		Plant Thru Winter	45. Plant thru winter community planting programme started.
Land Management		RLS	46. The majority of RLS projects will be checked, signed off and funds paid over June making it a particularly busy time for the team. As well approximately 35,000 plants will be delivered to depots in HB over the next 2 weeks for delivery to landholders involved in the Riparian Planting Program. Finally many willow and poplar pole orders will be delivered to landholders over June. 47. The Beef & Lamb Environmental Strategy & Implementation was released on May 15 and can be found https://beeflambnz.com/environment-strategy
Biosecurity	Biodiversity		48. Business launch of HB biodiversity Foundation, Final presentations to Council LTPs, complete setting up of HB Biodiversity Website
Biosecurity cont’d	Animal pest management		49. Complete discussions with PF 2050 regarding Predator Free Hawkes Bay 50. Preparation for the Regional Pest Management Plan including preparing material for submitters to the RPMP and hearings committee.
	Cape to City		51. A range of activities across work streams including the trap checking, early childhood education teacher training day and Hapu Hikoi to Poutiri Ao o Tane. 52. Finalising 17-18 research programme reports
	Plant pest		53. Continuing urban Woolly nightshade programme. 54. Completing the annual phragmites work programme and reporting to MPI on that work programme 55. Ongoing work on Yellow Bristle Grass awareness programme in Wairoa
Resource Consents		Applications processing/pending	56. Te Mata Mushrooms Air discharge remains on hold pending application for related consents required from HDC. 57. HBRC Gravel extraction Ngaruroro Tukituki, Waipawa and Tutaekuri. Further information has been requested and is to be provided before the end of May (date to be extended). 58. PanPac coastal discharge. A prehearing was held on 20 March and Environment Court mediation was held on 3 May and is to resume on 7 June. 59. Landcorp Ahuriri stormwater discharge application. On hold while parties discuss this and related NCC stormwater discharge consent applications. A request for further information has been sent. 60. Port of Napier wharf extension and dredging application. Notified and 42 submissions lodged. Prehearing meetings to be held June. Hearing tentatively set for August. 61. Clifton coastal protection works application. Hearing set for 6 June. 62. NCC stormwater discharge consent applications lodged. A request for further information has been sent.
Resource Use		Te Mata Mushrooms	63. The enforcement process is continuing in the Environment Court in relation to continued offensive and objectionable odour being discharged beyond the boundary. The matter is before the Court with no date set for final resolution yet.
Science		Ecosystem Health indices	64. A pilot project on developing ecosystem health indices is underway with Cawthron Research Institute and MfE (co-funding a council data collection exercise).
Science cont’d		Riparian Habitat and Deposited Sediment indices	65. HBRC is leading an EMAR project (Environmental Monitoring and Reporting) looking at developing nationally consistent indices to use for riparian habitat and deposited sediment. Candidate indices were confirmed at a recent SWIM meeting (Surface Water Integrated Management) and should be used across the country this summer.
		Shallow Lakes	66. A report has been drafted which provides a high level assessment of four of Hawke’s Bay’s shallow lakes (Poukawa, Whatuma, Oingo and Runanga).
Transport Planning	Transport	Draft Regional Land Transport Plan: 2018 Review	67. Targeted consultation with transport stakeholder groups has now closed. The draft Plan has been reviewed against the Government Policy Statement for Land Transport, and some changes made. Significant further safety works on SH2 and 5 have been added to the Plan and local councils are awaiting further detail on increases to funding for their road safety projects. The proposed plan will be considered by the Regional Transport Committee on 1 June.

Decision Making Process

2. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That Council receives and notes the Significant HBRC Staff Projects and Activities through June 2018 report.

Authored by:

Paul Barrett

Principal Consents Planner

Drew Broadley

Communications Manager

Steve Cave

Team Leader Open Spaces

Gary Clode

Acting Group Manager Regional Assets

Desiree Cull

Programme Leader

Te Kaha Hawaikirangi

Environmental Officer

Mark Heaney

Manager Client Services

Nathan Heath

Acting Manager Land Management

Dr Andy Hicks

Team Leader/Principal Scientist - Water Quality and Ecology

Leeanne Hooper

Governance Manager

Gavin Ide

Manager, Strategy and Policy

Dr Kathleen Kozyniak

Principal Scientist Climate and Air

Campbell Leckie

Manager Land Services

Dr Barry Lynch

Team Leader Principal Scientist Land Science

Anna Madarasz-Smith

Senior Scientist - Coastal Quality

Malcolm Miller

Manager Consents

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Dr Jeff Smith

Team Leader/Principal Scientist – Hydrology/Hydrogeology

Dr Stephen Swabey

Manager Science

Thomas Wilding

Senior Scientist

Wayne Wright

Manager Resource Use

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

Iain Maxwell

Group Manager Resource Management

Tom Skerman

Group Manager Strategic Development

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

⇩1	1 April 2018 Letter of Expectation to HBRIC Ltd
⇩2	HBRIC Ltd Draft 2018-19 Statement of Intent

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