Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Date: Wednesday 28 August 2019
Time: 9.00am
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Venue:
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Council Chamber
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
159 Dalton Street
NAPIER
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Agenda
Item Subject Page
1. Welcome/Apologies/Notices
2. Conflict
of Interest Declarations
3. Confirmation of
Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting held on 31 July 2019
4. Follow-up Items
from Previous Regional Council Meetings 3
5. Call for Minor
Items of Business Not on the Agenda 7
6. Significant
Council Staff Activities through September 2019 9
Decision Items
7. Report and
Recommendations from the Environment and Services Committee 19
8. Affixing of Common
Seal 21
Information or Performance Monitoring
9. Report from the 6
August 2019 Māori Committee Meeting 23
10. Staff Report from the Regional
Planning Committee 25
11. Discussion of Minor Items Not
on the Agenda 27
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Follow-up Items from
Previous Regional Council Meetings
Reason for Report
1. On the list attached are
items raised at Council Meetings that staff have followed up on. All items
indicate who is responsible for follow up, and a brief status comment. Once the
items have been report to Council they will be removed from the list.
2. Also attached is a list of
LGOIMA requests that have been received since the last Council meeting.
Decision Making Process
3. Staff have assess 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.
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Recommendation
That the Council receives and notes the “Follow-up
Items from Previous Meetings” staff report.
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Authored by:
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Leeanne
Hooper
Principal Advisor Governance
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Approved by:
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James Palmer
Chief Executive
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Attachment/s
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Follow-ups
for August 2019 Council meeting
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Follow-ups
for August 2019 Council meeting
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Attachment 1
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HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Call for Minor Items of
Business Not on the Agenda
Reason
for Report
1. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council standing order 9.13
allows:
1.1. “A meeting may discuss an
item that is not on the agenda only if it is a minor matter relating to the
general business of the meeting and the Chairperson explains at the beginning
of the public part of the meeting that the item will be discussed. However, the
meeting may not make a resolution, decision or recommendation about the item,
except to refer it to a subsequent meeting for further discussion.”
Recommendations
2. That Council accepts the following “Minor Items of Business Not on the
Agenda” for discussion as Item 11:
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Item
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Topic
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Raised
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1.
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2.
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3.
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Leeanne Hooper
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR GOVERNANCE
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James Palmer
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL
COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
SUBJECT: Significant Council Staff Activities through
September 2019
Reason
for Report
1. The following commentary is provided for
Councillors’ information, to inform them of significant issues and
activities coming up over the next couple of months.
Significant Work Streams
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NPSFM Plan Changes
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Group/Section
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Team(s)
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Strategic Planning
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Policy
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Progressing outstanding water bodies plan change (PC7)
to notification
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1. Proposed
plan to be adopted and notified before 31 August 2019
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Progressing TANK plan change (PC9) to notification
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2. 18
September RPC meeting to recommend adoption for notification to 25 September
Council meeting
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Hotspots
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Group/Section
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Team(s)
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Integrated Catchment Management
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Catchment management
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All
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3. The
Catchment Management Team have been actively investigating options for
scaling up the willow and poplar pole nursery and the riparian planting
program. The recruitment of Lyn Fippard as procurement coordinator will help
significantly in supporting this expansion going forward.
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Marine and Coast/ Catchment Management
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Ahuriri
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4. Additional
invasive tubeworm removals have been undertaken in the Ahuriri. Works
group developed a floating barge that has speed the work up considerably.
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Asset management
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Engineering
Env Science
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Tutira
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5. Bridge
and gauging structure – Gauging structure installed. Planned
commencement of bridge installation works last week of August.
6. Tutira
Sediment Plan – Detailed Hydrological, hydraulic and geotechnical
design report reviewed and minor amendments to the design required. Expect
final design report at the end of August.
7. Draft
assessment of Environmental Effects for Southern Outlet being reviewed
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Env Sci
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Whakaki
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8. Sediment
core identified a layer of historic aquatic vegetation bed in lake
9. Mesocosm
experiment to be installed in Whakaki to test whether aquatic vegetation will
regrow if water clarity improves
10. Exploring
options for independent review of Rahui channel weir
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Ngaruroro River
& Clive River Water Conservation Order (WCO) application
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Group/Section
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Team(s)
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Strategic Planning
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Policy
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Ngaruroro Water Conservation Order application- Special
Tribunal proceedings
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11. Stage 2
of the hearing closed 8 March 2019. The Applicants have submitted their
written closing statement.
12. Special
Tribunal is yet to confirm and announce its next procedural steps &
timings.
13. No
change since last update to Council 31 July 2019.
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Significant Team Activities
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Integrated
Catchment Management Group
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Project
description
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Activity
Status Update
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Section
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Team
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Environmental Science
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Land Science
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LiDAR
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14. Contract
for regional LiDAR has been submitted for tender and placed on GETS. Awaiting
proposals from contractors.
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Riparian Monitoring
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15. With 30%
of sites already having being surveyed in the Tukituki Catchment for our
riparian monitoring programme, staff will continue to process collected data
and prepare for the next round of field work in September. 87 sites in
Tukituki, 300 sites in total regionally.
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Wetland Inventory
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16. Completion
of work on the wetland inventory during September. New database identifying
location and types of wetland across the region available to whole of
council.
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Sediment monitoring
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17. 10 ISCO
automatic sediment samplers being ordered and site set up to begin. Eventually
having 25 samplers region wide to detect long term changes in sediment loads.
Four currently installed with the 5th due in September.
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S-Map
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18. Final
and complete version of S-map completing entire region from September.
Available on-line to the public from 1st September
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Marine and Coast
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19. HBRC and
HBMaC have been successful in gaining funding from the Sustainable Seas
National Science Challenge for Phase 1 of a case study into Enabling
Ecosystem Based Management of the marine environment – Hawke’s
Bay. The $75k funding will develop conceptual models and systems maps
for the cumulative impacts on the HB marine area.
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Hydrology/ Hydrogeology
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SkyTEM preparation
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20. Project
planning continues, to ensure the airborne surveys are completed in summer
2020. Contracts are in progress with service providers, and the Tenders
Committee is considering a request for non-competitive procurement of:
- Airborne surveys
- Data management, analysis and modelling
- Project management
21. A
funding agreement is being progressed with the MBIE Provincial Development
Unit, to capture terms and conditions for the Provincial Growth Fund
contribution to the SkyTEM project.
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Groundwater Science and monitoring
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22. Telemetry
has been installed on new monitoring bores at Ongaonga and Tikokino, which
provides real-time groundwater level data at these towns.
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Water quality and ecology
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TANK
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23. WQE
objectives and limits report for plan change finalised
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Riparian shade
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24. Riparian
planting brochure to be completed in August
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Collaborative Monitoring Partnerships
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25. Exploring
options to facilitate community water quality sampling
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Tukituki
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26. Fine
resolution water quality sampling in Mangaonuku subcatchment is beginning
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Biosecurity/ Biodiversity
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Predator Free Hawkes Bay
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27. Whakatipu
Mahia signup of landowners continues
28. Work on
area 1A & 1B of Mahia Peninsula continues
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Biodiversity priority ecosystems
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29. Beginning
planning for delivery of first three priority ecosystem sites for 19-20
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Plant pests
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30. Seeing
Chilean needle grass landowners to discuss management plans before the start
of the spraying season
31. Organising
and starting Wilding pine control programmes
32. Nassella
tussock control programme starting
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Animal pests
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33. Regional annual rook control programme starts
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Catchment Management
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All
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34. The
Catchment Managers are meeting to discuss options for scaling up of the
Erosion Control Scheme and Riparian Planting Program..
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Southern
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35. Porangahau
Hui on 20 August at Rongomaraeroa Marae. Hui hosted by Ngati Kere and
hapū of Porangahau is for HBRC, CHBDC and DOC to listen to local
concerns about the state of the local waterways.
It is also an opportunity for the two
councils and DOC to introduce themselves, their roles and interactions, and
who the key contacts are from each organisation for the various work
programmes or projects.
36. In the
week of 26 August, HBRC are holding two sub-catchment meetings in Waipawa to
discuss the requirements for Land Use Resource consents under the rules of
the Tukituki Catchment Management Plan (PC6).
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Central
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37. Two
Catchment advisors have had a targeted mail out to a selected group 35
landowners in the SedNet priority area. This will be followed up by personal
contact before moving to other mail outs and contacts across the priority
area.
38. Work to
plan an increase to poplar and willow supply is underway over the next two
months, to fill demand and contract obligations in 3-4 year’s time.
39. Tutira
Governance Group meeting on August 21st will meet to discuss
project milestones and contingencies for the FIF project.
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Northern Team
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40. Interviews
have been held for the Project Managers position for the Hill Country Erosion
Fund – we are waiting to hear back from the preferred applicant. We
were impressed with the standard of applicants for this position.
41. We are
working on options for building the momentum of the Erosion Control Scheme in
Northern HB as with new staff and other issues to be dealt with we are
struggling to get more on-ground presence.
42.
Progressing work on the Whakaki Freshwater Water Improvement Fund continues
to be challenging. The Whakaki Lake Trust has asked for a review of the
impacts of the project from an ecological and engineering perspective and we
are continuing to negotiate the terms of reference for the Cultural Impact
Assessment with Whakaki marae
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Regulation Group
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Section
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Team(s)
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Consents
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Consents
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Large/ significant application Processes
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43. Te Mata
Mushrooms HDC related consents received 150 submissions. HBRC -
HDC joint hearing was held on 31 July – 2 August. Hearing has been
adjourned to allow the applicant to come back with a details of what can be
done on site to fully enclose the activity as soon as possible. Hearing to
reconvene if necessary around the end of September.
44. The
applications lodged with HBRC & CHBDC for mushroom composting on a Mt
Herbert Road Waipukurau site are on hold awaiting provision of more
information.
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45. Following
major consents on hold:
· HBRC
gravel extraction Ngaruroro Tukituki, Waipawa and Tutaekuri.
· Landcorp
and NCC consents for discharging stormwater and drainage water into the
Ahuriri Estuary
· Ruataniwha Tranche
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· Michael Glazebrook
Trust. Water storage and Augmentation Scheme proposal. To take water from the
Ngaruroro River at times of high flow to fill dams with the purpose of
augmenting the Ngaruroro River and the Karamu Stream Catchment.
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46. Wairoa
District Council waste water discharge replacement consent application in
process. The application was notified on 10th August with the
submission period closing on 13th September. A hearings panel will
need to be appointed.
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47. Takes
from the Heretaunga Plains unconfined aquifer (approx. 200 lodged)
expire 31 May and will be processed as a group, as requested by
applicants. Report on the individual and combined stream depletion effects
now received. Notification decision pending.
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48. CHB
issues and options and solutions report provided to the Environment Court at
the end of June. HBRC provided 2 months to respond. This is being prepared.
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Strategic Planning
Group
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Section /
Team(s)
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Policy & Planning
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Statutory Advocacy
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49. Staff to
prepare further advice on upcoming proposals from Central Government
including Essential Freshwater as and when they arise.
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Policy & Planning
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Heretaunga Plains Urban Development Strategy & NPS
for Urban Development Capacity
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50. HPUDS
Implementation Working Group (IWG) meeting anticipated mid-2019, HDC
coordinating.
51. Quarterly
reporting on urban development metrics as required by the NPS for Urban
Development Capacity is ongoing.
52. No
change since last report to Council 31 July 2019.
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Transport
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Transport Planning
Public Transport
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53. Working
with NZTA and other HB councils to commence updating the HB traffic model and
develop a network operating plan, as first stages of the HB Transport Study.
54. Staff
are working on initial proposals for public transport improvements to reduce
carbon emissions from private transport. These will be presented to the
Regional Transport Committee for feedback in early September, followed by
consideration by council.
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Asset Management Group
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Project description
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Activity Status Update
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Section
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Team(s)
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Regional Assets
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Engineering
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Northern
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55. Nuhaka
River Road – river realignment –design completed, contractor
engaged and start date of November agreed, subject to suitable ground
conditions.
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Central
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56. Level of
service, Heretaunga Plains Rivers hydrodynamic modelling – examining
effects of increased water levels on shear stress on berms and structures.
57. Rating
schemes review –project planning underway.
58. Clive
Dredging – Channel survey completed. Channel Design completed. Consents
planner engaged. Working through land/sea discharge options in unison with
science team, consents planner and Heron Construction (our ECI).
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Southern
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59. Upper
Tukituki Scheme analysis of options for changes to rating system is currently
underway. Consultant recommends increasing proportion of rates paid by
urban and indirect benefit. This is part of overall scheme reviews.
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Schemes
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Gravel Management
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60. New proposed Maraekakaho River Access Road – consent
submitted to HDC.
61. Global
consent for gravel extraction drafted, notified and in consultation to
finalise details.
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Drainage
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62. Eel
management review and new COP drafted with interagency taskforce working
group.
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Open Spaces
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Te Mata Park
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63. New
parcel of Jacks land purchased by Trust. Open Spaces team offering assistance
with planting advice, pest control, track design and maintenance input and
fencing options as part of the Jacks Land Development Sub-Committee. External
funding application to ECCT completed for 16/08/2019.
Advice and oversight of track improvements
on Chamber’s Walk from Tauroa carpark.
64. HBRC
Works Group staff delivering 4 days a week service to the Trust, up from 3
days a week.
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Hawea Historical Park / Karamu Stream Diversion
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65. Draft
park management plan prepared and under review. Management committee formed
with monthly meetings underway. Work on the Koru wetland complete with a
planting day to occur on 31 August 2019. Car park and track to summit of the
mound currently in design phase.
66. Trust
Deed lodged with Māori Land Court – hearing held on December 5.
Decision from court remains outstanding.
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Waitangi Regional Park
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67. Waitangi
Regional Park Stage 2 – draft plan complete. Consultation with Atea a
Rangi Educational Trust and a heritage landscape consultant regarding William
Colenso history referencing complete.
68. Construction
of Marquee area with access track and overflow car park due to begin in early
September.
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NZCT Priority Project Waimarama Road Safety Project
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69. Meeting
with HDC, final plan is ready to go, to complete safer off-road section
between existing off-road sections parallel to road, for all trail users. HDC
to complete iwi consultation regarding Archaeological Authority application
and submit. One final easement is with lawyers and final negotiations
regarding alignment with Te Mata Estate are progressing.
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Cycle Networks
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New Zealand Cycle Trail Business Case Hawke’s Bay
Trails 2018-2023
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70. Bay View
Whirinaki Extn: Finalising funding, presented to Pan Pac and working with
affected land owners to confirm final route.
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NZCT Priority Project Ahuriri Underpass Flooding Safety
Issues
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71. Working
with NZTA around solutions – seawall plan is being finalised by OPUS
for Southern End. Detour for Northern End using Watchman Rd while feasibly
study takes place. Confirming how this is to be funding and timeline for
building.
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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.
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Recommendation
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
receives and notes the “Significant HBRC Activities through
September 2019” report.
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Authored by:
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Paul Barrett
Principal Consents Planner
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Genevieve
Bennett
Project Manager HB Biodiversity Strategy
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Karina
Campbell
Senior Project Manager
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David Carruth
Manager Regional Assets
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Desiree Cull
Strategy and Projects Leader
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Ceri Edmonds
Manager Policy and Planning
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Russel
Engelke
Team Leader Open Spaces
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Dean Evans
Catchment Manager Tukituki/Southern Coasts
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Keiko Hashiba
Terrestrial Ecologist
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Nathan Heath
Catchment Manager (Wairoa/Mohaka)
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Dr Andy Hicks
Team Leader/Principal Scientist Water
Quality and Ecology
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Gavin Ide
Principal Advisor Strategic Planning
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Dr Kathleen
Kozyniak
Principal Scientist (Air)
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Campbell
Leckie
Manager Catchment Services
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Dr Barry
Lynch
Team Leader/Principal Scientist (Land
Science)
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Anna
Madarasz-Smith
Team Leader/Principal Scientist Marine and
Coast
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Malcolm
Miller
Manager Consents
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Mark Mitchell
Team Leader/Principal Advisor,
Biosecurity/Biodiversity
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Keith Peacock
Team Leader (Compliance)
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Brendan
Powell
Catchment Manager (Central)
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Anne
Redgrave
Transport Manager
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Dr Jeff Smith
Team Leader/Principal Scientist –
Hydrology/Hydrogeology
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Jolene
Townshend
Senior Advisor Integrated Catchment
Management
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Approved by:
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Liz Lambert
Group Manager Regulation
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Iain Maxwell
Group Manager Integrated Catchment
Management
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Tom Skerman
Group Manager Strategic Planning
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Chris
Dolley
Group Manager Asset Management
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Attachment/s
There are no
attachments for this report.
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Report and
Recommendations from the Environment and Services Committee
Reason for Report
1. The following matters were considered by the Environment and
Services Committee meeting on 7 August 2019 and the recommendations agreed are
now presented for Council’s consideration alongside any additional
commentary the Chair, Councillor Tom Belford, may wish to provide.
2. The Future Farming Charitable Trust Funding Deed item
presented the draft Deed for review and recommendation to Council for approval
and signing – for the funding to be provided to the Future Farming
Charitable Trust. The Committee resolved:
2.1. Approves the terms of the Funding Deed as proposed and requests that
staff provide the Funding Deed to the inaugural meeting of the Future Farming
Charitable Trust for consideration and acceptance ahead of final approval by
Council.
2.2. Recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council approves the Future Farming Charitable Trust Funding Deed as proposed.
3. The 2014-2018 State of the Environment Summary Report item
provided the summary report on the state and trends of
different aspects of the region’s environment.
4. The Mahaanui Kurataiao Presentation item was presented
by representatives of Mahaanui Kurataiao and
presented discussions about the potential to set up an
environmental management advisory service here in Hawke’s Bay.
5. The Youth Environment Council Presentation by students from
Hastings Girls’ high school covered the Youth
perspectives on Climate Change, raising awareness, and encouraging behaviour
change.
6. The Climate Change – A Regional Response item, delivered the first of a regular
update on actions being taken by staff in the wake of the Council’s
declaration of a climate emergency, resulting in the Committee resolving:
6.1. receives the “Climate
Change Adaptation: A Regional Response” report and requests that
future reports be framed around a campaign to gain community commitment to
achieving the Council’s 2040 goal of being carbon neutral.
7. The 2019 Market Research Results item provided an overview of
the results of Council’s two yearly survey of Hawke’s Bay residents.
8. The Airborne Electromagnetic (SkyTEM) Surveys of Hawke's Bay Aquifer
Systems item updated the committee on the programmed airborne
electromagnetic surveys of Hawke’s Bay’s major aquifer systems
scheduled to start in summer 2019-20.
9. The August 2019 Hotspots Update standing
item provided the Committee with an update on the Hotspots environmental
projects.
Decision Making
Process
10. These
items were specifically considered by the Environment and Services Committee on
19 June 2019 and are now the subject of the following recommendations to
Council.
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Recommendations
The
Environment and Services Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1 Receives and notes the “Report and Recommendations from
the Environment and Services Committee”
2 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
these matters without conferring directly with the community and persons
likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decisions.
Future Farming Charitable Trust Funding Deed
3 Approves the Future Farming Charitable Trust Funding Deed as
proposed.
Reports Received
4 Notes that the following reports were provided to the Environment
and Services Committee.
4.1 2014-2018 State of
the Environment Summary Report
4.2 Mahaanui Kurataiao
Presentation
4.3 Climate Change
– A Regional Response
4.4 2019 Market
Research Results
4.5 Youth Environment
Council Presentation
4.6 Airborne
Electromagnetic (SkyTEM) Surveys of Hawke's Bay Aquifer Systems
4.7 August 2019
Hotspots Update.
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Authored by:
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Leeanne
Hooper
Team Leader Governance
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Approved by:
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James Palmer
Chief Executive
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Attachment/s
There are no
attachments for this report.
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL
COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
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.
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Seal No.
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Date
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1.1
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Leasehold
Land Sales
1.1.1 Lot 19
DP 9788
CT HBE2-360
- Agreement
for Sale and Purchase
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4348
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13/8/19
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1.2
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Staff
Warrants
1.2.1 Resource Management Plan Change 5 Land and
Freshwater Management.
(Delegations
under Resource Management Act 1991; Civil Defence Act 1983 (s.60-64);
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (s.86-91) and Local Government
Act 2002 (s.174)
1.2.5 W.Leef
(Delegations
under the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1994 (Section 33G(a))
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4347
4346
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7/8/19
1/8/19
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2. The Common Seal
is used twice during a Leasehold Land Sale, once on the Sale and Purchase
Agreement and once on the Land Transfer document. More often than not,
there is a delay between the second issue (Land Transfer document) of the
Common Seal per property. This delay could result in the second issue of
the Seal not appearing until the following month.
3. When reporting
each month, it may appear there are more Common Seals issued than properties
sold. This month shows the Common Seal being used X times, but only X
property sale. This is due to the timing issue noted above, as one Common
Seal was for a Land Transfer from last month. The listed sales in the
table reflect the true movement of leasehold properties.
4. As a result of
sales, the current numbers of Leasehold properties owned by Council are:
4.1. 0 cross lease
properties were sold, with 72 remaining on Council’s books
4.2. 1 single
leasehold property was sold, with 94 remaining on Council’s books.
Decision Making Process
5. 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:
2.1 Sections 97 and 88 of the Act do not apply
2.2 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
2.3 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.
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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 under Sections 79(1)(a) and
82(3) of the Local Government Act 2002 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.
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Authored by:
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Trudy
Kilkolly
Principal Accountant Rates and Revenue
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Diane Wisely
Executive Assistant
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Approved by:
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Jessica
Ellerm
Group Manager Corporate Services
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James Palmer
Chief Executive
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Attachment/s
There are no
attachments for this report.
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Report from the 6
August 2019 Māori Committee Meeting
Reason for Report
1. This item
provides the opportunity for the Māori Committee Chairman to provide
detailed context and feedback in relation to the discussions that took place at
the Māori Committee meeting at Pukimokimoki Marae on 6
August 2019.
2. The Committee
members acknowledged Mike Mohi’s decision to step down from the Committee
after 18 years of service, and that he has made significant and valuable
contributions to advance issues for tangata whenua in his capacity as a member
and Chair of the Māori Committee.
Agenda Items
3. The Verbal Updates on Current Issues and activities from the
HBRC Chair, Cr Rex Graham covered progress on Napier Port minority share float,
economic development in Wairoa, the Kahutia nursery project with Hawke’s
Bay Regional Prison, progress of the TANK plan change process, and upcoming
local government elections.
4. Regular updates from taiwhenua representatives covered a
meeting to be held in Porangahau on 20 August to discuss issues and
concerns relating to water quality and rubbish dumping, an archaeological site
at Cape Kidnappers, the Science Wānanga programme in schools, discussions with Napier City Council
about protection of cultural sites and Ahuriri Estuary, wastewater discharges
into the Wairoa River, and raised concerns about spraying around Urupa.
5. A presentation from Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd, a charitable
resource and environmental management advisory company established in 2007 by
six Papatipu Rūnanga to assist and improve the recognition and protection
of tāngata whenua values in their takiwā gave profile to the
potential import/adaptation of the model to Hawke’s Bay.
6. A regular Statutory Advocacy update from the HBRC policy team
was provided.
7. Te Pou Whakarae – Māori Partnerships covered discussions around the opportunity to consider
how the Regional Planning and Māori committees might be re-structured to consider wider korero not
currently being considered by the Regional Planning Committee.
Decision Making
Process
8. 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.
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Recommendation
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council receives and notes the “Report from the 6 August 2019 Māori
Committee Meeting”.
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Authored by:
Approved by:
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Joella Brown
Maori Engagement Coordinator
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Pieri
Munro
Te
Pou Whakarae
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Attachment/s
There are no
attachments for this report.
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL
COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Staff Report from the
Regional Planning Committee
Reason for Report
1. The following matters were on the agenda for consideration by the
Regional Planning Committee meeting on 14 August 2019, however due to there
being no quorum the meeting did not take place.
Agenda Items
2. The Proposed TANK Plan Change 9 – Agree Amendments for
Notification – item sought the
Committee’s agreement to the content of the draft TANK Plan Change
version 9.2 so as to provide staff direction for preparing proposed Plan Change
9 to enable the Committee to make decisions about notification at their 18
September 2019 meeting.
3. The item
provided the findings of the sub-group appointed by the 3 July RPC meeting,
including recommendations for further amendments, and encompassed all additions
and amendments to Version 9.1 of the Plan as reported on at the 3 July meeting.
The latest draft version of the supporting section 32 report was also provided,
attached to the item.
4. The topics
resulting from the directions by the RPC and detailed in the agenda item for
the committee’s consideration included:
4.1. Heretaunga
Plain’s groundwater allocation limit
4.2. Policy
direction for flow maintenance provisions
4.3. Assessment of
TANK Plan Change in relation to Outstanding Waterbodies PC7.
5. Committee
Members in attendance discussed a table of matters for further consideration
prepared by the RPC’s Technical Advisors. As a result of this staff
were directed to further engage with the RPC sub-group available at short
notice (comprising with no less than one or more of the RPC technical advisors)
to clarify and further develop a number of specific issues with the objective,
but not an imperative, to agree final recommendations on those issues ahead of
a pre-notification decision at the next RPC meeting on 18 September.
6. The Decision Making Under Part 2 of the Resource Management Act
information item provided an overview, as requested by the 3 July RPC meeting,
of committee members’ obligations as Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA or
the Act) decision-makers in the context of reviewing and amending regional
plans and the Regional Policy Statement and including:
6.1. Further
analysis of the weightings given to each part, and how the requirements to
“recognise and provide for”, “have particular regard to”
and “take into account” in terms of sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Act
respectively have been interpreted and applied
6.2. weighting to be given to higher order planning documents
6.3. a brief analysis of the matters decision makers must take into
consideration, particularly in relation to Māori interests and values,
when making plan change decisions under the National Policy Statement for
Freshwater Management 2014
6.4. How these obligations were reflected in the TANK process.
7. A public
excluded workshop was held with the RPC prior to the meeting to discuss the
paper.
8. Resource Management Policy Project August 2019 Updates and Statutory
Advocacy August Update – information items
provide updates on the various resource management and
statutory advocacy projects currently underway.
Decision
Making Process
9. 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.
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Recommendations
That Hawke’s Bay Regional Council receives and notes
the “Staff Report from the Regional Planning Committee”.
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Authored by:
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Ceri Edmonds
Manager Policy and Planning
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Leeanne
Hooper
Team Leader Governance
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Approved by:
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Tom Skerman
Group Manager Strategic Planning
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James Palmer
Chief Executive
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Attachment/s
There are no
attachments for this report.
HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL
COUNCIL
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Subject: Discussion of Minor
Items Not on the Agenda
Reason for Report
1. This document has been prepared to assist
Councillors note the Minor Items of Business Not on the
Agenda to be discussed as determined earlier in Agenda
Item 5.
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