Agenda of Maori Committee - 4 December 2012

Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Maori Committee

Date: Tuesday 4 December 2012

Time: 10.00am

Venue:

Kohupatiki Marae

Farndon Road

CLIVE

Agenda

Item Subject Page

1. Welcome/Notices/Apologies

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

3. Short Term Replacements

4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Maori Committee held on 30 October 2012

5. Matters Arising from Minutes of the Maori Committee held on 30 October 2012

6. Call for General Business Items

7. Action Items from Maori Committee meetings

Information or Performance Monitoring

8. Ngati Hori Management Plan - Verbal Presentation - 10.45a.m.

9. Operation Patiki Findings - 11.15a.m.

10. CE Verbal Update on Current Issues - 11.45a.m.

11. Regional Open Spaces

12. Statutory Advocacy Update

13. General Business

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Maori Committee

Tuesday 04 December 2012

SUBJECT: Short Term Replacements

REASON FOR REPORT:

1. Council has made allowance in the terms of reference of the Committee for short term replacements to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot stand.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Maori Committee agree:

That ______________ be appointed as member/s of the Maori Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Tuesday, 4 December 2012 as short term replacements(s) on the Committee for ________________

Viv Moule

Human Resources Manager

Andrew Newman

Chief Executive

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Maori Committee

Tuesday 04 December 2012

SUBJECT: Regional Open Spaces

Reason for Report

1. This report advises of a proposal that all open space areas owned or administered by HBRC to which the public have access for recreational use are managed under a regional park framework.

2. Under this framework all open space areas will be classified on the basis of their core values, with individual management plans for each area aimed at maintaining and enhancing these core values.

3. The Regional Parks Network Plan sets out:

3.1. The framework under which the open space areas are proposed to be managed,

3.2. The network wide objectives

3.3. The core values associated with each of those areas

3.4. The proposed policies under which the network will be managed to meet the vision and objectives for the network, and Individual Park Plans for confirmed Regional Parks

4. Attached is a draft Part 1 (of 4) of the Regional Park Network Plan.

5. Council endorsement for this approach is being sought through the Environment and Services Committee.

Background

6. At its November 2011 meeting, Council instructed staff to undertake a review of opportunities associated with open spaces for public access within the region as a resource for public enjoyment including recommendations for improving the use of current facilities and spaces, and linkages between these, that would provide for the opportunities identified.

7. The draft Parks Network Plan is intended to be an overarching document which provides for HBRC to take a considered approach to the use and development of its open space lands for public recreation and enjoyment. It will provide clear and defendable policies to enable decision making on the appropriate use of each open space area, thus minimising potential conflict between different public uses, and/or public use and biodiversity, production, flood protection, environmental or investment goals for the land.

8. Within the framework set out in the draft Parks Network Plan, management plans for each open space area will be developed or reviewed. The table below sets out the open space areas currently owned or administered by HBRC together with their proposed park classification and the status of their management plan.

Name	Proposed primary classification criteria	Management plan review date
Pekapeka wetland	Conservation	Last plan expired June 2010. New draft in progress.
Pakowhai Country Park	Recreation	No current plan. Drafting of new plan to commence 2013 / 2014
Waitangi Wetlands (Tutaekuri, Ngaruroro estuary and Muddy Creek Wetlands)	Conservation / Recreation	Current plan expires June 2013. Draft new plan to commence 2013 / 2014
Tukituki estuary	Conservation / Recreation	Current plan expires June 2013. Suggest include in Waitangi Wetlands.
Tutira Country Park	Conservation / Recreation	Current plan expires June 2014. Draft new plan to commence 2014.
Waihapua Forest Park	Investment (Recreation - potential)	None (suggest include in Tutira Regional Park as a special management zone).
Tangoio Soil Conservation Reserve	Investment (Recreation – potential)	As above
Herertaunga Plains river Scheme land	Flood control (Recreation)	N/A (RPNP recreation policy to apply)
Upper Tukituki river Scheme land	Flood control (Recreation)	N/A (RPNP recreation policy to apply)
Pathways other than on river Scheme land	Recreation	N/A (RPNP recreation policy to apply)
Central Hawke’s Bay forest blocks	Investment (Recreation - potential)	No current plan (Suggest drafting a basic IPP for these areas to direct and manage recreation activity and development if/when public use is facilitated)

9. Staff have discussed the draft network plan with Department of Conservation. They advise that the draft network plan does not provide any barriers to achieve a more collaborative working relationship between HBRC and the Department, and believe that the clear framework set out in the draft will be an advantage in providing certainty over the future use of the areas.

10. Staff will hold discussions with other relevant stakeholders as part of the review or development of the management plan for each of the individual open space areas.

Decision Making Process

11. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within this section of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Maori Committee :

1. Receives the report on Regional Open Spaces, together with the Regional Parks Network Plan.

2. Notes that Part 2 (Policies & Objectives) and Part 3 (Individual Park Plans) of the Regional Park Network Plan are yet to be completed.

Steve Cave

Environmental Manager Operations

Mike Adye

Group Manager Asset Management

Attachment/s

1 View

Regional Park Network Plan - Part 1

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Maori Committee

Tuesday 04 December 2012

SUBJECT: Statutory Advocacy Update

Reason for Report

1. This paper reports on proposals forwarded to the Regional Council and assessed by staff acting under delegated authority as part of the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project between 1 October to 30 November 2012.

2. The Statutory Advocacy project (‘Project 196’) centres on resource management-related proposals upon which the Regional Council has an opportunity to make comments or to lodge a submission. These include, but are not limited to:

2.1. resource consent applications publicly notified by a territorial authority

2.2. district plan reviews or district plan changes released by a territorial authority

2.3. private plan change requests publicly notified by a territorial authority

2.4. notices of requirements for designations in district plans

2.5. non-statutory strategies, structure plans, registrations, etc prepared by territorial authorities, government ministries or other agencies involved in resource management.

3. In all cases, the Regional Council is not the decision-maker, applicant nor proponent. In the Statutory Advocacy project, the Regional Council is purely an agency with an opportunity to make comments or lodge submissions on others’ proposals. The Council’s position in relation to such proposals is informed by the Council’s own Plans, Policies and Strategies, plus its land ownership or asset management interests.

4. The summary plus accompanying map outlines those proposals that the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project is currently actively engaged in.

DECISION MAKING PROCESS

5. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within this section of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the Maori Committee receives the Statutory Advocacy Update report.

Esther-Amy Bate

Planner

Helen Codlin

Group Manager

Strategic Development

Attachment/s

1 View	Statutory Advocacy Update
2 View	Statutory Advocacy Map

Statutory Advocacy Update

Attachment 1

Statutory Advocacy Update (as at 20 November 2012)

Received	TLA	Map Ref	Activity	Applicant/ Agency	Status	Current Situation
10 September 2012	NCC	4	Stormwater Bylaw 2012 Draft Bylaw to enable NCC to inspect and control stormwater quality from individual premises discharging into NCC’s stormwater network.	NCC	Notified by NCC using LGA special consultative process (hearing pending)	20 November 2012 · Submission was lodged supporting in part draft Bylaw. Submission suggested amendments to Draft Bylaw to remove ambiguities and potential confusion about how Bylaw relates to HBRC’s role under RMA as regulator of discharges to land/air/water. Submission also noted that Bylaw is only one tool of many that can be used to improve manner in which stormwater is managed in Napier City. · Hearing is scheduled for 21 November 2012.
12 August 2011	NCC	3	Proposed Plan Change 7 – Jervoistown The purpose of the plan change is to create a new zone with new policies and rules for Jervoistown. The plan change seeks to counteract the effects of adhoc development within Jervoistown.	NCC	Notified by NCC (hearing pending)	20 November 2012 · Pending hearing by NCC on submissions. Hearing is scheduled for 28 November 2012. 15 August 2012 · Submission period closed 22 June 2012. · In general the Council is supportive of the broad intention of the plan change however notes that servicing constraints are a limiting factor. In particular a high water table contributing to the cross contamination of wastewater and stormwater, at capacity stormwater drains and cross boundary runoff and flooding. · Council staff noted that Jervoistown is not included in the preferred settlement pattern included in the Heretaunga Plains Urban Development Strategy. 11 May 2012 · Formal notification of Plan Change 7.
24 May 2010	NCC	2	Resource Consent - Subdivision The application seeks to subdivide an area of land currently zoned as main rural on 66 Franklin Road, Bay View into 6 lots and undertake earthworks.	Brian Nicholls	Notified by NCC Restricted Discretionary (hearing pending)	20 November 2012 · No further update. Pending hearing by NCC. · Previously HBRC lodged a submission opposing proposal unless all 6 lots were fully serviced. HBRC staff have had discussions since lodging submission with NCC and applicant. Discussions focused on stormwater and wastewater design options for the proposed subdivision.
23 August 2010	NCC	1	Resource Consent – Subdivision The application seeks to subdivide 58 McElwee Street, Jervoistown Certificate of Tile HBM2/1351 into two separate lots.	Mr B. Joseph Consultant – Consult Plus Ltd	Notified by NCC Restricted Discretionary (subject to appeal)	20 November 2012 · No further update. Application on hold pending hearing by NCC re Plan Change 7. · Previously HBRC lodged submission opposing proposal. NCC declined consent and applicant appealed NCC’s decision. HBRC joined appeal proceedings as an interested party. HBRC’s interests primarily relate to stormwater management and disposal.

Item	Topic	Councillor / Staff
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.