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Simon
Bendall spoke to his project managers report, highlighting the following
matters:
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Completing Stage 3
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Mr Bendall noted the
dates that each Partner Council would receive the Joint Committee’s
recommendations supporting the outcome of the Assessment Panels Work.
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There was discussion
with Joint Committee members regarding any support that TAG may provide
through this Council reporting process.
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Mr Bendall asked the
Iwi members of the Joint Committee how the reporting and approvals process
could be supported back through each of their respective organisations. Mr
Paku and Ms Huata advised that they would report the outcome of today back
through their organisations. Ms Hopmans noted that it would be useful for TAG
to offer a presentation to her organisation highlighting the outcomes and how
the cultural values were taken into account.
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It was requested that
TAG advise members of both Assessment Panels when the meetings of each
Partner Council is and that they be invited/encouraged to attend.
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Chairman request
copies of the Cultural Values Report by Aramanu Ropiha and final report and
recommendations to be sent to Maungaharuru Tangitū Trust.
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Commencing Stage 4:
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Funding has been
identified for Stage 4 in the draft LTP for each Partner Council, however
this funding, if approved, will not be available until the new financial year
commencing 1 July 2018
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Due to extra work not
anticipated, budgets for the current finical year have been exceeded.
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TAG have a preference
to “pause” on engaging any further external advice in support of
Stage 4 until after 30 June 2018.
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Funding decisions:
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Mr Bendall noted that
a range of work on the funding model approach had been developed and debated
by Partner Councils, however some key questions remained unresolved,
including:
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Share of
responsibilities between Councils for collecting rates in support of physical
work programmes identified by the Strategy
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Share of
responsibilities between Councils for seeking resource consents and
implementing works
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Detailed functioning
of the Contributory Fund, particularly how targeted rates will be applied
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The public/private
benefit assessment for each physical works programme, and the resulting
apportionment of costs
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The point of raising
these questions in this meeting is to provide further opportunity for open
discussion on these and any other critical questions Joint Committee members
may identify. This would assist TAG to refine these questions and work
on recommendations to resolve them over the coming months.
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Committee Members
noted that there are a range of possible funding options available that need
to be explored – TAG to investigate and advise what the options might
look like and revert back to the Joint Committee to consider
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An expert from the
National Science Challenges program indicated she is interested in running a
session on what the triggers are and what they might look like. Members of
both Assessment Panels have indicated that they will be interested in this
discussion. Cr Beaven proposed to proceed without delay to have the session
and take advantage of the opportunity that has been presented to us and get
the work on triggers done.
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Simon Bendall invited
members from the Joint Committee and other TAG members to join him at a
workshop of the Wellington Region Climate Change Group, where he will be
presenting a paper with regard to the process of this Strategy and how we got
started. This workshop will be held on 16 March 2018 in Wellington.
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Central Government
Regional Development Fund – needs to have further discussions in how we
want to engage with the Government on support with funding. Need to engage
with Government with specific goals in mind.
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