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Resolutions
That Council:
1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the
criteria contained in Council’s adopted policy on significance and 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 due to the nature and
significance of the issue to be considered and decided.
Hawke’s Bay Land And Water Strategy
2. Adopts the Hawke’s Bay Land and Water Management Strategy as
amended by feedback received at the Environmental Management Committee.
3. Endorses the second Regional Land and Water Symposium event to be
held on Wednesday 30 November 2011 as the key engagement event.
4. Conveys its appreciation to the members of the External Reference
Group for the time and energy they have committed to the development of the
Strategy over the last 12 months.
Update on Taharua Strategy Feedback and Project
Review
5. Notes the public feedback received on the ‘Taharua and Upper
Mohaka Draft Strategy’.
6. Notes the van Voorthuysen report’s conclusion that “notification
of a Taharua-upper Mohaka Plan Change by end 2011 is unrealistic”.
7. Notes the complexity of the planning environment with respect to
managing land uses for water quality enhancement purposes.
8. Agrees that staff continue to compile the information required in
order to prepare a robust statutory plan change and associated section 32
evaluation.
9. Agrees that for future Environmental Management Committee
meetings, staff will present updates outlining progress on significant work
streams and that at the February 2012 meeting a comprehensive programme for
completion of a robust statutory plan change is prepared for the Committee’s
consideration.
Regional Policy Statement “Built Environment” Plan Change Update
10. Agrees to defer the adoption of a ‘Built Environment’ Change to
the Regional Policy Statement (RPS) until after a meeting of the
Environmental Management Committee scheduled following the Asset Management
and Biosecurity Committee meeting on 16 November 2011.
Plan
Change Process For Heretaunga Zone - Integrated Catchment Management
11. Agrees that a plan change to review the allocation limits and
minimum flows for the Karamu Stream be delayed to enable an integrated
catchment approach to the Heretaunga Zone.
12. Instructs staff to work with stakeholders and consent holders of
consents which expire in 2013 to find a mutually acceptable arrangement that
would enable the consents to be processed on a non-notified basis.
13. Instructs
staff to hold a scoping workshop for Integrated Management of the Heretaunga
Zone.
von Dadelszen/Kirton
CARRIED
Air Quality Plan Change
Councillor Remmerswaal moved an amendment to 14.2, which
Councillor Gilbertson seconded proforma, to: Agrees
in-principle that Change 2 becomes operative from 1 January 2014’.
Remmerswaal/Gilbertson
0 for: 8 Against: 1 (Remmerswaal)
Abstained
LOST
14. Subject to the Environment Court issuing a Consent Order settling
the appeal by Solid Energy NZ Limited:
14.1 Agrees
in-principle to approve Change 2 (Air Quality) to the Regional Resource
Management Plan in accordance with Clause 17 Schedule 1 of RMA; and
14.2 Agrees
in-principle that Change 2 becomes operative from 1 January 2012.
15. Receives
the information about PM10 concentration trends within the Napier
and Hastings Airsheds.
von
Dadelszen/Kirton
Councillor Remmerswaal Abstained
CARRIED
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