1. Welcome/Prayer/Apologies/Notices
The Chairman
welcomed everyone to the meeting and Mr Mohi offered a Karakia.
Cr Dick advised
that he has to leave at 4pm.
2. Conflict of Interest Declarations
Cr Debbie Hewitt
declared a conflict of interest as a Trustee of the Cranford Foundation and so
will not take part in deliberations and decision making in relation to
submitter 623 - Cranford Hospice (John Buck).
There were no further
conflict of interest declarations.
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The procedural item was taken as read.
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RC51/18
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Resolutions
That Council:
1. Agrees that the decisions to be made on issues submitted on “Facing
Our Future 2018-28” are made after the provisions included in
sections 83 and 85 of the Local Government Act 2002 have been followed.
2. Receives and considers the verbal and written submissions.
Belford/Bailey
CARRIED
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council commenced hearing the verbal
submissions.
9.10am – Submitter 305, Fred
Robinson
9.15am – Submitter 620, Peter
Hubscher
9.20am – Submitter 307, Art Hooper
9.35am – Submitter 692, Federated
Farmers Hawke’s Bay Branch (Jim Galloway and Will Foley)
9.55am – Submitter 617, Bruce &
Gillian Wilton (Seascape Environment Society Incorporated)
10.05am – Submitter 631, Tutira B7
and B19 Ahuwhenua Trust (Henare Ratima)
10.18am – Submitter 586, Rex
McIntyre
10.29am – Submitter 605, Ahuriri
Estuary Protection Society Inc - Sue MacDonald
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The meeting
adjourned at 10:35am and reconvened at 10:50am.
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the verbal
submissions.
10:50am – Submitter 718 –
Peter Lester
11:00am – Submitter 607 –
Chris Bain
11:05am – Submitter 138 – Tim
Gilbertson
11:11am – Submitter 708 –
Garth Eyles
11:20am – Submitter 669 –
Chris Ryan
11:25am – Submitter 589 –
Guthrie-Smith Trust (David Allen)
11.30am – Submitter 681 –
Gren Christie
11.36am – Submitter 682 –
Sharleen Baird
11.42am – Submitter 367 – NZ
Forest & Bird (Tom Kay)
11.53am – Submitter 320, Hawke’s
Bay Maori Tourism Charitable Trust (Toro Waaka and Peter Eden)
12.05pm – Submitter 569 – Ngāti Pārau Hapū
Trust (Te Kaha Hawaikirangi)
12.13pm – Submitter 485 –
Waiohiki Marae Board of Trustees (Hinewai Hawaikirangi) at
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The meeting
adjourned at 12.21pm and reconvened at 12.54pm.
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the
verbal submissions.
12.55pm – Submitter 577 –
Bruno Chambers
1.01pm – Submitter 521, Meg Rose
1.07pm – Submitter 699 – Te
Taiwhenua O Heretaunga (Marei Apatu)
1.20pm – Submitter 567 –
Robyn Gwynn
1.25pm – Submitter 470 –
Michael Halliday
1.31pm – Submitter 64 – Fred
Dryburgh
1.35pm – Submitter 365 –
Jeremy Dunningham
1.40pm – Submitter 211 –
Ngati Pahauwera Development Trust (Robin Hape)
Mike Mohi left the meeting at 1.50pm
1.53pm – Submitter 623 –
Cranford Hospice (John Buck)
2.04pm – Submitter 688 –
Sustaining Hawke’s Bay Trust (Tony Smith)
Mike Mohi returned to the meeting at 2.06pm
2.14pm – Submitter 698 – Te
Taiao Hawke’s Bay Environment Forum (Terry Kelly)
2.24pm – Submitter 672 –
Donna Huata
2.30pm – Submitter 535 –
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (Nick Jones)
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The meeting
adjourned at 2.40pm and reconvened at 3pm.
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the
verbal submissions.
2.58pm – Submitter 381 –
Coastguard Eastern Region (Sunny Peters)
3.04pm – Submitter 344 –
Perry Spiller
3.08pm – Submitter 498 –
Denis Bell
3.15pm – Submitter 570 – James
Hunter
3.21pm – Submitter 579 –
Murray Cammock
3.29pm – Submitter 690, Central
Hawke’s Bay District Council (Mayor Alex Walker)
3.40pm – Submitter 333 –
Richard Karn
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The meeting adjourned at 3.47pm.
The meeting reconvened at 9.00am on Wednesday 23 May 2018
Present: R Graham - Chairman
P Bailey
R Barker
P Beaven
T Belford
A J Dick
D Hewitt
N Kirton – from
9:27am
F Wilson
In Attendance: A Tapine – Napier City Council
J Palmer –
Chief Executive
E Lambert –
Group Manager External Relations
J Ellerm –
Group Manager Corporate Services
A Roets – Governance
Administration Assistant
Submitters –
noted in order of appearance
1.
Welcome/Prayer/Apologies/Notices
The Chairman welcomed
everyone to the meeting and Apiata Tapine offered a Karakia.
It was noted that Cr
Neil Kirton was not in attendance.
2. Conflict of Interest Declarations
There were no
Conflict of Interest declarations.
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the
verbal submissions.
9.10am – Submitter 709, Te Reinga
Marae Trust (Apiata Tapine)
9.25am – Submitter 715, Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust (Shayne Walker)
Cr Neil Kirton arrived at 9:27am.
9.37am – Submitter 684, HB Winegrowers
Association (Liz Read)
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The meeting adjourned at 9.51am and reconvened at 10.20am
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the
verbal submissions.
10.20am – Submitter 121, Ian Cairns
10.32am – Submitter 679, HB Tourism
(George Hickton, Kim Thorp, Megan Harris, Hinewai Hiwaikirangi, Hamish Prins)
11.27am the
Chair invited speakers from the floor to address the Council. Those who spoke
included:
- Lawrence
Yule, Member of Parliament for Tukituki
- Katie Nimon,
Nimon & Sons
- Steph
Kennard, Napier City Business Association
- Steve,
Retailer
- Margaret
Gwynn
- Fiona
Rawlins and Rayma Jenkins
- Susan
McDade, Hastings City Business Association
- Marilyn
Scott
- Kim Davis
and James Beck
- Sally
Jackson, General Manager, A&P Society
- Alex Walker,
CHBDC Mayor on behalf of region’s mayors
- Peter
Holley, Mission Estate
- Mark Aspden, Sport Hawke’s Bay
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The meeting adjourned at 12.28pm and reconvened at 12:59pm
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3.
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2018-28
Long Term Plan Submissions Hearing Process
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The Council recommenced hearing the
verbal submissions.
12.59pm – Submitter 548, Phillip
Schofield
1.06pm – Submitter 555, Wairoa
District Council (Steve May, CE)
1.20pm – Submitter 572, Business
Hawke’s Bay (Carolyn Neville)
1.32pm – Submitter 575, Gisborne
Rail Action Group (Gillian Ward)
1.46pm – Submitter 706, Wairoa
Taiwhenua (Ngati Kahungunu) (Katarina Kawana & Bill Blake)
1.59pm – Submitter 144, Iain
McGibbon
2.12pm – Submitter 713, Hastings
District Council (John O’Shaughnessy)
2.23pm – Submitter 539, Sarah
Taylor
2.33pm – Submitter 544, Ann Maloney
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The meeting adjourned at 2.48 pm.
The meeting reconvened at 9.05am on Thursday 24 May 2018
Present: R Graham - Chairman
P Bailey
R Barker
P Beaven
T Belford
A J Dick (9.15am - 2.30pm))
D Hewitt
N Kirton
F Wilson
In Attendance: J Palmer – Chief Executive
T Skerman –
Interim Group Manager Strategic Planning
E Lambert –
Group Manager External Relations
J Ellerm –
Group Manager Corporate Services
I Maxwell –
Group Manager Resource Management
L Hooper – Principal
Governance Advisor
A Tapine –
NCC Councillor (until 11am)
1. Welcome/Prayer/Apologies/Notices
The Chairman welcomed
everyone back to the meeting and Apiata Tapine offered a karakia.
The Chairman thanked
Apiata Tapine, who he had invited to attend in Mike Mohi’s (the Māori Committee Chairman) stead, in
order to offer a tangata whenua perspective for council’s consideration
where appropriate.
The Chairman expressed
his thanks to the councillors, members of the community and staff for their
input to the consultation and submission processes. Councillors reiterated
their thanks to everyone involved.
Apologies for
lateness were extended by Cr Dick, and for absence from Mike Mohi.
2. Conflict of Interest Declarations
Cr Debbie Hewitt
declared a conflict of interest as a Trustee of the Cranford Foundation and so
will not take part in decision making in relation to submitter 623 - Cranford
Hospice (John Buck). Apiata Tapine declared his interest in Te Reinga Marae
(submitter 709).
There were no further
conflict of interest declarations.
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6.
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Financial Overview
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The item was taken as read, having been
prepared to provide councillors with a baseline overview of the financials,
and introduced by James Palmer who highlighted:
Cr Dick arrived at 9.15am
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Huge team effort across the organisation,
significant increase in efforts to ensure engagement with the community and
provide adequate information to give Council a strong foundation to base
decisions on
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Council proposing to increase rates to fund
doing substantially more, new and different activities, in addition to
current levels of activity, to protect and enhance the environment –
with funding from borrowing, a more aggressive investment strategy and
emphasis on user pays to limit the ratepayer burden
·
Jessica Ellerm explained that the item
provides the level of support and field staff resourcing included in the
budgets forecast as well as an overview of the operational investigations and
reviews carried out
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It was suggested that payment plan options be
proactively communicated to the ratepayers (359 to be provided specific
response)
·
Additional resources and decentralising field
staff including accommodation options at Guppy Road, Central Hawke’s
Bay and Wairoa
·
Each $200,000 increase to General Rates funded
budgets represents 1% increase
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RC52/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives
and notes the “Financial Overview” staff report.
2. Requests
that the Corporate and Strategic Committee undertakes a review of the process
of the development, communication, public consultation and deliberation of
the 2018-28 long term plan and reports to Council on the findings for further
consideration and possible action.
Barker/Wilson
CARRIED
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7.
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Regulation Group of Activities
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Mrs Liz Lambert introduced the item, acknowledging the submission
points raised in relation to Regulation and highlighting the additional
resource required to address increased community expectations and government
regulatory requirements with discussions traversing:
·
New legislation effective 1 May via the NES
for Plantation Forestry one example of increasing regulatory responsibilities
for the Council
·
Recovery of monitoring costs from consent
holders, including TLAs, with details of changes to charges and cost
recoveries to be approved by Council as part of the LTP adoption process at
the end of June
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RC53/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. In communicating Council’s decisions on the submissions and
2018-28 Long Term Plan, thanks all submitters for taking the time to lodge
submissions and participate in the consultation process, the “Regulation Group of Activities” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to “Regulation” and any comments made by
Council officers.
3. Agrees to a 2.9% increase in rates for 2018-19 to cover increased
costs in Regulation (planning, consents, compliance and science) as consulted
on through Facing Our Future 2018-28
Barker/Bailey
CARRIED
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8.
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Land Water and Biodiversity - Incentives
to Change
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Mr Iain Maxwell introduced the item, which outlines the key themes
from the submissions made on the proposals consulted on with discussions
covering:
·
Social and cultural impact assessments being
carried out on consequences of changing economy coming out of changing
landscapes and land uses, particularly reforestation
·
there will be rules and criteria for
landowners to meet when applying for grants or subsidies, with other options
for assistance being provided by way of technical advice
·
Financials for the proposals include the additional
staff resource costs
·
Efforts being made to achieve having
landowners, the community and councils taking collective responsibility for
addressing environmental issues
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RC54/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Land Water and Biodiversity -
Incentives to Change” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the
“incentives to change’ proposal and any comments made by Council
officers.
3. Agrees to include borrowing of $35M over 10 years in the 2018-28
Long Term Plan, to provide incentives to change in the form of interest free
loans for Farm Plans and subsidies for riparian and reforestation as consulted on through Facing Our Future 2018-28
4. In
making this decision Council takes all steps to ensure that productive farm
land remains in production, maintaining the local economy, and that planting
programmes are targeted to those lands which pose the greater risk of erosion;
and that social and economic interests of the areas concerned are well
measured and considered before final decisions are made on HBRC planting
programmes.
Barker/Belford
CARRIED
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9.
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Land Water and Biodiversity -
Partnerships for Change
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Mr Iain Maxwell introduced the item, outlining the key themes from
the submissions and highlighting the adaptive flexibility of the proposals
over time with discussions including:
·
Future farming trust (FTT) to be a Community
initiative led by the farmers and growers themselves, with expectation that
FTT will be self-sufficient in future, with the initial council involvement
to get the initiative up and running (Trust set up costs and working capital
for establishing initiatives)
·
Leverage of funding from others including
Predator Free 2050
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financial allocation of $200k for Biodiversity
endowment fund, $200k for HBRC operational spend and balance is biosecurity related
expenditure
·
concerns from submissions around the future
farming proposal, relating to duplication of effort with sector programmes
already in place and the perception that the trust would be “telling
farmers what to do” and suggestion that the HBRC FFT initiative
has a catchment or sub-catchment focus on land use change rather than a
technical/technology farming practice focus, ensure against duplication in
the design of FFT
·
trust deed can be written such that the
Council retains a position on the Board indefinitely so has visibility of the
Trust’s accounts and activities, similar to the Biodiversity Trust Deed
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RC55/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives
and notes the “Land Water and Biodiversity - Partnerships for
Change” staff report.
2. Considers
the submission points made relating to the “Partnerships for
Change’ proposal and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Agrees
to fund the biodiversity and biosecurity initiatives as consulted on through
Facing Our Future 2018-28.
Belford/Kirton
CARRIED
4. Agrees
to fund the ‘Future Farming’ initiative as consulted on through
Facing Our Future 2018-28
Belford/Kirton
For: Barker, Bailey, Beaven,
Belford, Kirton, Graham
Against: Dick, Hewitt, Wilson
CARRIED
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The meeting
adjourned at 11.00am and reconvened at 11.21am, with Apiata Tapine having left
the meeting
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10.
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Civil Defence
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Mr Ian Macdonald introduced the item, which was taken as read, with
discussion including:
·
Efficiencies achieved by single rate collection
model have been applied to a capacity gap within the group to provide better
service to the community
·
Each TLA responsible for response as a
lifelines (essential services, e.g. drinking water) provider in terms of
internal capability and individual councils will continue to rate to fund its
internal capacity in this area
·
NCC will still rate to fund maintenance of its
network of sirens
·
TLAs have reduced the amount rated for CD and
have reallocated the balance still being collected to other emergency
management activities
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RC56/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Civil Defence” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Civil
Defence” proposal and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Agrees to take full responsibility for collecting a single regional
rate for Civil Defence as consulted on through Facing Our Future 2018-28.
Graham/Barker
For: Dick, Barker, Bailey, Graham
Against: Hewitt, Beaven, Wilson,
Belford, Kirton
LOST
Councillor Barker moved a procedural
motion, seconded by Councillor Bailey; being:
That the debate on item 10 is adjourned
until after Council considers item 19.
Barker/Bailey
CARRIED
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11.
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Working with Tāngata Whenua
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Mrs Liz Lambert briefly summarised the
item, highlighting the purpose for the additional expenditure proposed being for
council to build internal capacity and capability for tangata whenua
engagement, with discussions traversing:
·
Iwi /hapu management plans and the processes
for how those are considered and/or catered for within the RRMP
·
Increased remuneration for RPC tangata whenua
is provided within existing budgets in the draft LTP
·
Issue of advisory to tangata whenua to RPC being
internal within HBRC is to be considered through the RPC performance review
and ongoing discussions, so is budgeted as status quo for 2018-19
·
Iwi/hapu management plans are very location
specific, and taken into account when looking at plan changes as an
identification of the cultural values associated with that area
·
View that with statutory requirements upon
HBRC the resourcing proposed is the bare minimum required to begin building capacity
and falls well short of what is needed in the longer term
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RC57/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Working with Tāngata Whenua”
staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Working
with Tāngata Whenua” proposal and any comments made by Council
officers.
3. Agrees to spend an additional $384,000 in year 1 of the LTP to
grow capacity and partnerships for co-governance and co-management with Tāngata Whenua to better meet
Council’s obligations (Option 2 as consulted on through Facing Our
Future 2018-28).
Dick/Graham
CARRIED
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13.
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Sustainable Homes
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The item was taken as read, with queries and discussions
traversing:
·
Residential water storage tanks and whether these
may be used for drinking water, either in emergency situations or with
adequate treatment
·
Costs of administering the programme are to be
recovered by an administrative charge to those who take up the subsidy or
grant
·
Building code implications for requiring new
residential builds to include anything beyond what the Building Act requires
and that may be possible through HBRC rules and consent conditions setting
additional requirements.
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RC58/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Sustainable Homes” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the
“Sustainable Homes’ proposal and any comments made by Council
officers.
3. Agrees to include borrowing of up to $13 million over 10 years in
the 2018-28 Long Term Plan, to provide 1300 financial assistance packages as
consulted on through Facing Our Future 2018-28
4. Requests that HBRC staff work with the TLAs in the region to
coordinate the respective efforts with the objective of achieving the best
outcomes to improve the quality of homes through a joint effort by the respective
councils.
Barker/Bailey
CARRIED
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15.
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Regional Assets Group of Activities
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Mr James Palmer explained that the
rationale for this council’s contribution to fish passage work with
Waikato Regional Council is in relation to pumping stations, not physical
structures as past council work, and is the most prudent option to benefit
from a collective national body of work.
The rationale for the staff
recommendation in relation to the renourishment of Westshore is in line with
the recommendations coming out of the coastal hazards work.
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RC59/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Regional Assets” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the
“Regional Assets Group of Activities” and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Agrees that $25,000 funding (General Rate) is included in the
2018-19 and 2019-20 budgets (Total $50,000), (Project 322 Coastal Processes)
to obtain a coastal permit to discharge sand at Westshore Beach for the
purpose of re-nourishment.
4. Agrees that $30,000 funding (Targetted Rate) is included in the
2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets (Total $90,000), (Project 288 HP
Scheme), to support Waikato Regional Council to carry out the fish passage
initiative.
Barker/Beaven
CARRIED
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The meeting
adjourned at 12.32pm and reconvened at 1.00pm
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12.
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Hawke's Bay Tourism
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Discussions traversed:
·
LTP proposed reducing funding by $300,000 each
year for the first 3 years of the LTP
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HB Tourism proposed that the first reduction
is made but then funding is retained at that level for the next two years
while the Tourism sector investigates other sources of funding
·
Yrs 4-10 funding levels would remain same as
per figures in consultation document
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RC60/18
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Resolutions
That the
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Hawke’s Bay Tourism”
staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Hawke’s
Bay Tourism” proposal and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Confirms its proposal, as consulted on in the Facing our Future 2018-28 Long Term
Plan consultation document, to support HB Tourism
at a rate of $1.52m for the 2018-19 year
4. Confirms that the rate of $1.52m will be retained
for the first three years of the LTP, with subsequent funding levels to be
reviewed through the 2021-2031 Long Term Plan process.
5. Agrees to adjust the rating split to become more weighted to the
commercial sector, as consulted on in the Facing
our Future 2018-28 Long Term Plan consultation document.
6. Requests that HB Tourism examine levels of
accommodation in private homes achieved through hosting websites to recommend
to HBRC possible differentiated rating levels for accommodation providers
based on occupancy rates.
7. Requests that HBRC staff work with HB
Tourism to investigate the possibility of introducing a bed tax via enabling
legislation to support the activities of HB Tourism.
8. Invites HB Tourism to better support Māori
tourism in Hawke’s Bay.
9. Encourages HB Tourism to actively promote
the Living Wage initiative amongst its members.
Beaven/Belford
CARRIED
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Item - 13.
Sustainable Homes - was considered immediately following item 11.
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14.
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Local Government Funding Agency - LGFA
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James Palmer and Jessica Ellerm explained
the details of the options for joining the LGFA, terms of the agreements,
associated risks and liabilities and potential interest savings as well as
opportunity costs.
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RC61/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Local Government Funding Agency” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Local Government Funding Agency” proposal
and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Agrees
to join the LGFA as an un-rated guarantor as consulted on through Facing Our
Future 2018-28.
Bailey/Beaven
CARRIED
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Item - 15. Regional
Assets Group of Activities - was considered immediately following item 13.
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16.
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Integrated Catchment Management Group of
Activities
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The item was taken as read, with
discussions about the regional parks and open spaces full work programme,
with submitter proposal for a regional park at Tutira having merit for
consideration in future.
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RC62/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Integrated
Catchment Management” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Integrated Catchment Management” group
of activities and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Makes
no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
Beaven/Barker
CARRIED
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17.
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Strategic Planning Group of Activities
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The item was taken as read, with discussions and queries covering:
·
Business Hawke’s Bay funded $100,000 per
annum included in LTP forecast budgets to continue until new model agreed
between parties
·
Climate change a strategic issue for Council,
addressed through activities right across council’s activities and so
not specifically budgeted into a separate line item
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RC63/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Strategic
Planning” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the Strategic Planning group of activities and
any comments made by Council officers.
3. Makes
no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
Barker/Kirton
CARRIED
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18.
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Corporate Services Group of Activities
- including Rates Affordability
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The item, a summary of submission points received, was taken as
read with discussions including:
·
To assist those on fixed incomes, staff will
proactively communicate payment plan options and contacting submitters
directly if they submitted on the topic of rates affordability
·
Process of communicating council’s
decisions to submitters and the general public through direct contact, rates
newsletter, and media
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RC64/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Corporate
Services Group of Activities” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to “Corporate Services Group of Activities”
and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Makes
no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
Barker/Bailey
CARRIED
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10.
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Civil Defence
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Ian Macdonald introduced amended
recommendations which attempt to address concerns previously expressed when
the item was debated earlier in the day, for councillors’ consideration.
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RC65/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Civil Defence” staff report.
2. Considers the submission points made relating to the “Civil
Defence” proposal and any comments made by Council officers.
3. Agrees to take full responsibility for collecting a single
regional rate for Civil Defence as consulted on through Facing Our Future
2018-28 subject to:
3.1 the
HBRC 2018-19 rates invoice clearly stating that there is a saving on TLA rates
to off-set this increased regional Civil Defence Emergency Management rate,
and
3.2 requesting
that each TLA advises their ratepayers that, as a consequence of the HBRC
rates decision on Civil Defence, their TLA rates have been reduced and how
that has been accounted for.
Kirton/Barker
Against: Hewitt, Wilson
CARRIED
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19.
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Submissions Requesting Financial
Assistance / Grants
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Discussions and queries covered:
·
Suggestion that requests for worthy
initiatives, however not core HBRC business and not provided for in budgets
consulted on through LTP
Alan Dick was excused at 2.25pm
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Business HB and Toimata (Enviroschools)
funding included in budgets as consulted on
·
Coastguard partnership potential with
synergies with Port, Harbourmaster and science activities and whether
consideration be given for agreement at $10k per year. Staff interest
primarily in marine pollution response and harbourmaster functions, however
vessel not particularly suitable for science activities; and in relation to
Harbourmaster functions as opposed to Port related, although marine pollution
incidents tend to mainly occur within the areas of the Port and inner
harbour.
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Council to continue to make environmental,
landscape in-kind contributions to marae and other developments that align
with its core functions rather than contribute financially to building
projects. Suggested there could be potential for these types of developments
(e.g. marae) to apply for sustainable homes subsidies or grants.
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RC66/18
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Resolutions
That the Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
1. Receives and notes the “Submissions
Requesting Financial Assistance / Grants” staff report.
2. Considers the submissions requesting financial
assistance and/or grants and any comments made by
Council officers.
3. Grants the request made by Coastguard
Eastern Region (381) and contributes $10,000
per year for three years, to be funded from Community Partnerships budgets
and amends the 2018-28 Long Term Plan accordingly.
Belford/Kirton
CARRIED
4. Receives the request made by Waiohiki Marae Board of Trustees (485) and makes no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
5. Receives the request made by Cranford
Hospice (623) and makes no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
6. Confirms
the funding budgeted for Business Hawke’s
Bay (572) and makes
no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
7. Confirms the funding budgeted for Toimata
Foundation (702) and makes
no change to the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
Belford/Kirton
CARRIED
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20.
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Staff Internal Submission to the
2018-28 Long Term Plan
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Queries and discussions covered:
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In relation to the funding provision for an
oil and gas plan change, a decision is pending on the way forward given
Central Government’s recent policy announcements advising no new
exploration permits will be granted – and is retained in the LTP
budgets in order to not pre-empt decisions still to be made
·
In relation to groundwater research, signalled
potential deep bore investigations on the Heretaunga Plains four years ago
have been superseded by the SkyTEM capital set aside to undertake
investigations
·
Biodiversity capital figures initially provided
to Council contained an error which was subsequently picked up by staff
relates to the split of capital and operational expenditure extending through
the full 10 years of the long term plan – to be funded through cost
savings, not from the general rate
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RC67/18
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Resolutions
That Council:
1. Agrees that the decisions to be made on the issues submitted to
the 2018-28 Long Term Plan are made after the provisions included in section 82(a)(3) of the Local Government Act 2002
have been followed.
2. Receives and considers the “Staff Internal Submission to the
2018-28 Long Term Plan” report.
3. Approves:
3.1 the carry forward in project 192 of $89,000 from 2017-18 to
2018-19 to cover costs associated with preparation of the oil and gas
regulation plan change should this continue.
3.2. the carry forward in project 350 of $135,000 of expenditure from
2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover costs associated with the Lake Tutira hot spot
work
3.3 the carry forward of $210,000 from 2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover the
costs associated with the bus service ticketing system. Noting that
this is to be funded through internal loan funding
3.4 the carry forward of $380,000 from 2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover
costs associated with drilling of groundwater monitoring bores along with a
contribution to the SkyTEM aquifer survey. Noting that this is to be funded
through internal loan funding.
3.5 the carry forward of $90,000 from 2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover
costs associated with the Papakiri Flow and Water Quality Site. Noting that
this is to be funded through internal loan funding
3.6 the carry forward of building capital expenditure of $90,000 from
2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover building costs going forward
3.7 the carry forward of $500,000 in project 913 from 2017-18 to 2018-19 to cover costs
associated with the IRIS project. Noting that external loan funding to
fund this capital has been drawn down in the 2017-18 year
3.8 the carry forward of $50,000 in computer
hardware from 2017-18 to
2018-19 to cover costs associated with data storage.
Noting that this is funded through the depreciation reserve
3.9 the additional cost of $100,000 in project 196 in the 2018-19 year
of the LTP to cover costs for submission to the tribunal funded from reducing
expenditure in other areas of the business or rate increase
3.10 the
amendment to the draft LTP to include $100,000 of extra biodiversity capital
expenditure each year from years 2 to 10.
Barker/Beaven
CARRIED
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A late item was
tabled, in relation to a submission (606 Fenton Wilson) lodged, which requested
support for the construction of a stock effluent disposal facility in Wairoa.
Resolutions
That the
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council:
RC68/18 1. Receives and considers the submission points raised and the comments
made by Submitter 606 Fenton Wilson, and Council officers.
2. Refers
the submission to the Regional Transport Committee for consideration and
development through the Regional Transport Plan processes.
Graham/Bailey
CARRIED
Closure:
There
being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 2.52pm on
Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
Signed
as a true and correct record.
DATE: ................................................ CHAIRMAN:
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