Agenda of Regional Council Meeting

Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Date: Wednesday 29 August 2018

Time: 10.15am

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

Agenda

Item Subject Page

1. Welcome/Apologies/Notices

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

3. Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting held on 25 July 2018

4. Follow-up Items from Previous Regional Council Meetings 3

5. Call for Items of Business Not on the Agenda 9

Decision Items

6. Cr Peter Beaven Notice of Motion: Technical and Administrative Support for the Regional Planning Committee 11

7. Setting of the Rates for the 2018-19 Financial Year 13

8. Financial Report for 12 months ended 30 June 2018 including Adoption of the Draft 2017-18 Annual Report for Audit 51

9. Affixing of Common Seal 71

Information or Performance Monitoring

10. Local Government Members (2018-19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018 73

11. Report from 7 August Māori Committee 123

12. Significant HBRC Staff Projects and Activities through September 2018 125

13. Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda 131

Decision Items (Public Excluded)

14. Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting held on 25 July 2018 133

15. Napier Port Capital Structure 135

16. Napier Port Project Update 137

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Subject: Call for Items of Business Not on the Agenda

Reason for Report

1. Standing order 9.12 states:

“A meeting may deal with an item of business that is not on the agenda where the meeting resolves to deal with that item and the Chairperson provides the following information during the public part of the meeting:

(a) the reason the item is not on the agenda; and

(b) the reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.

Items not on the agenda may be brought before the meeting through a report from either the Chief Executive or the Chairperson.

Please note that nothing in this standing order removes the requirement to meet the provisions of Part 6, LGA 2002 with regard to consultation and decision making.”

2. In addition, standing order 9.13 allows “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

1. That Council accepts the following “Items of Business Not on the Agenda” for discussion as Item 13:

1.1. Urgent items of Business (supported by tabled CE or Chairpersons’ report)

Item Name

Reason not on Agenda

Reason discussion cannot be delayed

1.2. Minor items for discussion only

Item	Topic	Councillor / Staff
1.
2.
3.

Leeanne Hooper

PRINCIPAL ADVISOR GOVERNANCE

James Palmer

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Subject: Setting of the Rates for the 2018-19 Financial Year

Reason for Report

1. To enable Council to resolve to set the rates for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Commentary

2. The Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Section 23 sets out the procedure for setting rates, with the main considerations being that rates must:

2.1. be set by a resolution of the local authority

2.2. relate to a financial year

2.3. be set in accordance with relevant provisions of the local authority’s Long Term Plan and the Funding Impact Statement for the relevant financial year.

3. The Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, sections 13 and 14 (General Rate) section 15 (Uniform Annual General Charge) and sections 16, 17 and 18 (Targeted Rates) explains how each such rate is to be set.

4. Council approved the 2018-19 level of rates to be collected and calculation factors in the Funding Impact Statement, as consulted on through the LTP special consultative procedure, when it adopted the 2018-28 Long Term Plan on 27 June 2018. Following that resolution of Council, the rate requirements have been calculated for the 2018-19 financial year as outlined in the attachments to this paper.

5. The recommendations (which become resolutions when CARRIED) and attached rates information from the Long Term Plan have been reviewed by Philip Jones of PJ Associates, and Council’s lawyers Sainsbury Logan & Williams have provided a legal opinion (attached) on whether the resolutions as drafted comply with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 and the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.

Decision Making Process

6. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded:

6.1. The rates for 2018-19 were included in the 2018‑28 Long Term Plan and have been consulted on through a special consultative procedure.

6.2. Council has no option but to set the rates for each financial year in order to ensure that the services the Council provides are fully funded.

6.3. Persons affected by the decision in this paper are the ratepayers of the Hawke’s Bay region.

6.4. The decision is not inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

Recommendations

That Hawke’s Bay Regional Council:

1. Agrees that the decisions to be made on the setting and assessing of rates cover information in the Funding Impact Statement for the 2018-19 year as included in the 2018-28 Long Term Plan as required by Sections 93 and 95 of the Local Government Act 2002.

2. Resolves the setting of rates for the 2018-19 financial year and sets the following rates under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, on rating units in the region for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2018 and ending on 30 June 2019. These rates are set in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 2018-28 Long Term Plan and Funding Impact Statement for the 2018-19 financial year.

2.1. A general rate is set under sections 13, and 131 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 on land value as set out in Attachment 1, and this attachment forms part of this resolution.

2.2. A uniform annual general charge is set per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit under section 15(1)(b) of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 as set out in Attachment 1, and this attachment forms part of this resolution.

2.3. The following differential targeted rates are set under sections 16,17 & 18 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 as set out in Attachment 1, and this attachment forms part of this resolution including:

2.3.1. Subsidised Public Transport

2.3.2. Heretaunga Plains Flood Control Scheme

2.3.3. Upper Tukituki Catchment Control Scheme

2.3.4. Central & Southern Area Rivers & Streams

2.3.5. Wairoa River and Streams Scheme

2.3.6. Various Stream and Drainage Schemes

2.3.7. Sustainable Homes – Financial Assistance

2.3.8. Sustainable Home Scheme

2.3.9. Economic Development

2.4. The following uniform targeted rates are set under section 16 & 17 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 as set out in Attachment 1, and this attachment forms part of this resolution:

2.4.1. Plant Pest Strategy

2.4.2. Regional Animal Pest Management Strategy

2.4.3. Sustainable Land Management

2.4.4. Pest Control – Forestry

2.4.5. Coastal Hazard

2.4.6. CDEM- Emergency Management

3. Agrees that the due date for payment of rates as set by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 and ending on 30 June 2019 be 1 October 2018.

4. Agrees that, under sections 57 and 58(1)(a) of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, a fixed 10% penalty will be applied to unpaid current rates as at 1 February 2019 and shall be calculated by multiplying the outstanding rates by 10% and then adding that penalty sum to the amount outstanding as at 1 February 2019.

5. Agrees that the rates set for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2018 and ending on 30 June 2019, as set out in Attachment 1, are inclusive of GST.

6. Agrees that in the rating resolution for the next financial year from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 Council intends to resolve to apply a further fixed 10% penalty to all unpaid rates as at the latter of 1 July 2019 or the date that is five working days after the date on which the resolution is passed; and that the penalty shall be calculated by multiplying the outstanding rates (including penalties) by 10% and then adding that penalty sum to the amount outstanding.

Authored by:

Trudy Kilkolly

Principal Accountant Rates and Revenue

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager Corporate Services

Attachment/s

⇩1	Rates Information from HBRC 2018-28 Long Term Plan
⇩2	Setting of rates 2018-2019

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

SUBJECT: Financial Report for 12 months ended 30 June 2018 including Adoption of the Draft 2017-18 Annual Report for Audit

Reason for Report

1. This paper provides the draft 30 June 2018 Annual Report for adoption before forwarding to Audit New Zealand. It also provides a financial overview with explanations for variances from budget.

2017-18 Council Financial Overview

2. The financial overview for the 2017-18 year is attached and set out in a similar format as Council receives during the year. The emphasis in this report is to provide explanations for variances (actual compared to reforecast) as:

Section A: Operating Account and Scheme Reserves

Section B: Balance Sheet

Section C: Capital Activity Summary.

3. This overview does not form part of the published 2017-18 Annual Report and is for governance purposes only.

Draft 2017-18 Annual Report Document

4. The Annual Report (attached under separate cover) includes all of the available information for the Council financial statements. There are a couple of matters outstanding that have yet to be included in the Annual Report:

4.1. HBRIC valuation – Councils investment in HBRIC Limited is due to be revalued for the 2017-18 year and is awaiting confirmation from HBRIC of their revaluation of Napier Port

4.2. Group Consolidation – Once audited financial statements from HBRIC have been received, consolidated group figures can be added to the Annual Report.

Audit

5. The draft Annual Report will, on confirmation by Council at this meeting, be forwarded to Audit New Zealand for the audit process to be finalised.

6. The final audited Annual Report will be tabled for adoption at Council’s October meeting subsequent to being discussed at the Finance Audit and Risk Sub-committee on Wednesday 19 September 2018.

General Funded Operating - End of Year Position

7. Council's General Funded Operating result for the year ended 30 June 2018, subject to the final audit sign off is a deficit of $569,000. When this is compared to the reforecast end of year deficit of $583,000, the result is a favourable variance from reforecast of $14,000. Explanations for variances are detailed in Attachment 1.

Operations Group Profit on External Work

8. The Operations Group carries out work for Council’s flood and drainage schemes and for external parties. A profit is earned on the work for external parties and Council resolves to what extent this profit is held within Council for funding of groups of activities and also to what extent the Operations Group is able to retain a portion of the profit for any extraordinary items that are required to be funded to ensure the integrity of the Group’s activities going forward.

9. Profit on external work for 2017-18 is $141,000 (against a budget of $111,000). It has been proposed that the Operations Group retain $30,000 for funding capital items necessary for us to undertake our contractual obligations through the 2018-19 season. These include a trailered high capacity water blaster for assisting with decontamination when entering and exiting M Bovis infected farms and an additional weed spraying unit with remote spray real for increased plant pest spraying capabilities

10. This profit is proposed to be transferred to Council’s operating cash balances.

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:

11.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset

11.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation

11.3. The decision does not fall within the definition of Council’s policy on significance

11.4. The persons directly affected by this decision are staff and governors of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, and indirectly all the ratepayers of the Region

11.5. The Annual Report is required under Section 98 of the Local Government Act 2002

11.6. The decision is not inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

Recommendations

That Council:

1. Receives and notes the “Financial Report for 12 months ended 30 June 2018 including Adoption of the Draft 2017-18 Annual Report for Audit” staff report.

2. Confirms the Annual Report is required under Section 98 of the Local Government Act 2002, and requires that Council exercises its discretion and makes decisions on the related issues.

3. Adopts the Draft Annual Report for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, subject to any adjustments required by Council, for the purposes of audit, with a view to Council adopting the final report at its meeting on 24 October 2018.

4. Resolves that $111,000 profit on external work undertaken by Council's Operations Group during the year ended 30 June 2018 be transferred to Council’s cash operating balances available to fund general funded operating expenditure and that $30,000 is retained by the Operations Group as retained earnings.

Authored by:

Manton Collings

Chief Financial Officer

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager Corporate Services

Attachment/s

⇩1	Financial Reporting for Year End 30 June 2018
⇨2	2017-18 Annual Report 1st draft		Under Separate Cover

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

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.

Seal No.

Date

1.1

Leasehold Land Sales

1.1.1 Lot 194

DP 11967

CT D1/84

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

1.1.2 Lot 2

DP 12772

CT E1/772

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

1.1.3 Lot 6

DP 4318

CT 54/229

- Transfer

1.1.4 Lot 244

DP 6421

CT E2/1437

- Transfer

1.1.5 Lot 5

DP 13037

CT E2/1159

- Agreement for Sale and Purchase

4249

4250

4251

4252

4253

3 August 2018

9 August 2018

15 August 2018

1.2

1.21 J. Dreyer

(Delegations under the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1994 (Section 33G(a))

4248

25 July 2018

2. As a result of sales, the current numbers of Leasehold properties owned by Council are:

2.1. 1 cross lease properties were sold, with 78 remaining on Council’s books

2.2. 2 single leasehold properties were sold, with 112 remaining on Council’s books.

Decision Making Process

3. 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.

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.

Authored by:

Trudy Kilkolly

Principal Accountant (Rates and Revenue)

Diane Wisely

Executive Assistant

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager Corporate Services

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Subject: Local Government Members (2018-19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018

Reason for Report

1. The Remuneration Authority (the Authority) has released the Local Government Members (2018/19) Determination 2018 (Attachment 1) outlining the elected member remuneration and allowances for the 2018-19 financial year.

2. This paper covers the changes stipulated by the Authority for both remuneration and allowances and also discusses the current remuneration for the Chair of the Māori Committee.

Elected Member Remuneration and Allowances

3. Each year the Authority determines the remuneration for elected members. The split of payment for positions of additional duties remains consistent with the Council decisions made in April 2016.

4. The Local Government Members (2018-19) Determination 2018 states the new rates for the 2018-19 year are:

Role	2018-19 (New)	2017-18 (Current)	% increase
Chairperson	$123,153	$115,336	6.8%*
Deputy Chairperson	$64,588	$62,889	2.7%
Committee Chairperson	$64,588	$62,889	2.7%
Councillor	$51,670	$50,311	2.7%

5. *Please note that the new Chairperson salary will be reduced to allow for the private use of any Council provided vehicle. The quantum of the reduction is dependent on value of the vehicle and the amount of private use allowed. This will be worked through with the Chairman.

6. All of these payments are to be made effective from the 1 July 2018

7. The Authority has informed Council of some updates to the elected member allowances and fees, summarised following.

Allowance	2018-19 (New)	2017-18 (Current)
Mileage Allowance	No change	$0.73 per km
Mileage Allowance – Electric Vehicle	No change	$0.81 per km
Mileage Distance on Higher Rate	No change	10,000 kms per year
Mileage Allowance (after higher rate distance)	No change	$0.37 per km
Threshold time on daily travel	8 hours in a 24 hour period	N/A
Travel Time Allowances	No change	$37.50 per hour (after the first hour of eligible travel only)
Communication Allowance	No change	Limited to $1,190 per year

8. This paper proposes that Council amends its policy (Attachment 2) on Elected Members Allowances and Expenses (Section 4.5) to reflect changes above. Note that this policy was previously required to be submitted to the Authority, however this is no longer a requirement.

Remuneration for the Chair of the Maori Committee and the Co-Chair of the Regional Planning Committee

9. The Council has previously resolved that the remuneration for the Chair of the Maori Committee would be set at the same level as the payment to Councillors who carry out additional duties.

Decision Making Process

10. 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.

Recommendation

That the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council receives and notes the “Local Government Members (2018-19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018” report.

Authored by:

Melissa des Landes

Corporate Accountant

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager Corporate Services

Attachment/s

⇩1	Councillor Policy - Elected Members Allowances and Expenses - August 2018
⇩2	Remuneration Authority 2018-19 Local Authorities Determination 2018

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 29 August 2018

SUBJECT: Significant HBRC Staff Projects and Activities through September 2018

Reason for Report

1. The table below is provided for Councillors’ information, to inform them of significant issues and activities over the next couple of months.

Project	Team /Section	Description	Activity Status Update
HBRC Representation Review	Governance	Review of Council’s representation arrangements for 2019 local government elections	1. Initial proposal notified 4 August, and submissions period closes 17 September. 2. If submissions received, will be heard at 3 October C&S meeting; if no submissions Council to resolve final arrangements 26 September for referral to Local Government Commission for determination
Ngaruroro WCO application hearings	Policy	WCO Special Tribunal hearings	1. Special Tribunal and EPA have re-notified the WCO application. Tribunal is yet to announce its ‘next steps’. 2. WCO co-applicants will circulate a Version 3 of the draft Order by 14 September 2018, after they have completed consultation with other stakeholders and considered the TANK Group’s report.
Hawke’s Bay Drinking Water	Policy	Joint Working Group	3. Meets monthly to. a) monitor the Action Plan & White Paper to ensure actions are progressed b) act as ‘link’ between JWG and other related projects, such as TANK. 4. Recently, have been discussing draft objectives, policies and rules for drinking water safety to recommend for possible incorporation into the TANK plan change.
	Governance	HB DW Governance Joint Committee	5. Next Joint Committee meeting scheduled 7 November
TANK	Groundwater Science	Heretaunga Plains groundwater and surface water modelling	6. TANK modelling is completed and remaining reports scheduled for delivery end of August. Attention is now on project planning for Ruataniwha work.
	Water Quality & Ecology		7. Continue working on illustrated guide for riparian planting, some discussion with Dairy NZ about integrating with earlier riparian planting guide already in place for Hawkes Bay (which was primarily designed in reference to biodiversity and overland flow, and did not have shading considerations factored into it). 8. Reviewing water quality monitoring needs for TANK plan change implementation
TANK cont’d	Marine and Coast		9. Reviewing marine and coast monitoring needs for TANK plan change implementation. 10. Continuing work through Hotspot to provide information on Ahuriri environmental flows.
	Policy	Stakeholder Engagement for Policy Development	11. Final TANK Group meeting was held on 26 July followed by a ‘thank you’ event on 9 August. 12. A programme of workshops is being developed for RPC to work through remaining relevant matters for draft PC9 and associated documents such as the s32 report and draft implementation plan.
State of the Environment	Air Quality	Napier hazardous air pollutant monitoring	13. Sampling at Marewa Park is complete. Analysis and reporting by GNS is due in September 2018.
State of the Environment	Hydrology	Additional low flow monitoring devices	14. 2 additional flow monitoring devices will be installed in the Tutaekuri-Waimate and the Karamu rivers to provide better precision for low flow monitoring
	Marine and Coast		15. Work on data management to support 5 year SOE reporting.
Freshwater Improvement Fund projects	Water Quality & Ecology		16. Strong indication of community support for the Whakaki FIF, now in process of finalising consent application to obtain affected party approvals from key stakeholders 17. Air curtain has been turned on due to weak stratification forming.
Freshwater Improvement Fund projects	Marine and Coast		18. Further invasive tubeworm removals started August and continue through September. 19. Stage 1 SOURCE Modeling for Ahuriri near completion. 20. Programme planning for catchment works in Ahuriri. 21. Work contracted for Ahuriri hydrology investigations and gaps analysis. 22. Habitat investigations and sediment sourcing work underway.
Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy 2120	Asset Management	Developing coastal hazard options and solutions for priority cells, along with funding considerations for consultation	23. Discussion on project manager and design options for Stage 4. Modelling to begin for the first stage of the coastal cell pathways options. 24. Begin outlining requirements for consent for offshore sand disposal at Westshore as per chosen pathway.
Engineering	Asset Management	Esk Valley, Mangaone, Tutaekuri Floods	25. Flood report is being finalised for the Esk flood, and will include comments on Rissington. Investigation into river control work on Waipawa at Pendle Hill, and Ngaruroro at Rail Bridge.
Engineering con’t	Asset Management	Gisborne District Council	26. Hearing in Gisborne on Sept. 19-20. This is for proposed stopbank upgrade. 27. Investigate operation of Awapuni floodgate in terms of fish passage vs. opening time. 28. Investigate bridge crossing at Whatatutu.
		Consent Evaluation and stormwater analysis	29. Continue to assist HBRC Consents section with advice for subdivision consents.
		Ngaruroro River	30. Investigate 7km of new stopbank by private landowners.
		Nuhaka River Road	31. Contract let to realign part of the Nuhaka River to enable road to be re-opened. Working with Wairoa District Council. Permission received from Iwi, DOC and F&G. Construction late September 2018
		Westshore beach renourishment	32. Main 2018 re-nourishment programme scheduled for October 2018. Survey and contract to begin in September.
		Coastal Strategy	33. Begin stage 4 to examine technical design and costings, priorities and assessment of environmental effects.
	Open Spaces	WAL - Pakowhai Regional Park Carpark Closure	34. Pakowhai Regional Park carpark is closed while the WAL Pakowhai Rd roundabout is constructed. A temporary carpark is established downstream of the Chesterhope Bridge off Farndon Rd. New carpark plan finalized. Joint HDC / HBRC project to refresh carpark.
		Hawea Park / Karamu Stream Diversion	35. Continue working with hapu on legal entity to form a trust for joint land ownership. Bulk earthworks complete and grassed with bank planting to be completed in September. Draft park management plan to begin as draft to work with hapu.
		Plant Thru Winter	36. Plant thru winter community planting programme completed.
Compliance		Te Mata Mushrooms	37. Te Mata Mushrooms pleaded guilty to 2 charges of discharging offensive odour, they were fined $26,000 and ordered to lodge a consent application to Hastings District Council that will trigger their resource consent application to HBRC being heard.
Science	Water Quality and Ecology	Ecosystem Health indices	38. A pilot project on developing ecosystem health indices is underway with Cawthron Research Institute and MfE (co-funding a council data collection exercise). All samples have now been collected and data sits with Cawthron.
	Marine and Coast	HBMaC	39. Continued work on implementation of the HBMaC work streams.
Resource Consents		Application processes	40. Te Mata Mushrooms Air discharge remains on hold pending application for related consents required from HDC. A deadline for this to be lodged has been set by the Court. 41. HBRC gravel extraction Ngaruroro Tukituki, Waipawa and Tutaekuri. Further information has been requested and is to be provided (date has been extended). 42. PanPac coastal discharge. Mediation concluded on June 8 and agreement on conditions, Trust and duration was reached with all but one party. This is be heard / finalised by the Environment Court. Likely to be October / November. 43. There are four resource consent applications in process for discharging stormwater and drainage water into the Ahuriri Estuary. Landcorp farm discharge consent is on hold pending application by NCC for the Onehunga Road pump station. NCC have two other discharge consents lodged for stormwater discharges from the West Shore tidal gates and from Lagoon Farm. These are on hold. 44. Port of Napier wharf extension and dredging application. Notified and 42 submissions lodged. Prehearing meetings were be held in June. Hearing commences 21^st August. 45. Clifton coastal protection works. Hearing held on 6 June. Decision granting the activity was issued on 4 July.
Catchment Services	Biodiversity	Regional Biodiversity Foundation	46. Project manager is building membership database and expanding its functionality to capture event management and better template, producing framework for site selection including mapping all council functions that may influence an ecosystem prioritisation site and undertaking site selection.
	Animal pest management	Regional Pest Management Plan	47. Preparing draft, completing CBA requirements, preparing report assessing that draft plan meets s71 & s72 of the Biosecurity Act, drafting Hearing Panel report and writing a staff report outlining key changes as directed by the RPMP Hearing Panel.
	Predator Free Hawkes Bay		48. Preparation for beginning PF 2050 milestones (project planning for 4000ha Poutiri Ao o Tane extension, equipment purchasing) 49. Finalising OMV funding for predator Free Mahia. 50. Finalising Air New Zealand trust agreement to support environmental education within the region. 51. National research meeting to align PF 2050 projects
	Plant pest		52. Ensure Privet list is at a minimum 53. Begin Chilean Needlegrass landowner meetings prior to start of seeding season (180 Landowners) 54. Begin Nasella tussock control

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.

Recommendation

That Council receives and notes the Significant HBRC Staff Projects and Activities through August 2018 report.

Authored by:

Gary Clode

Acting Group Manager Regional Assets

Dr Andy Hicks

Team Leader/Principal Scientist Water Quality and Ecology

Leeanne Hooper

Principal Advisor Governance

Gavin Ide

Manager Policy and Planning

Dr Kathleen Kozyniak

Principal Scientist (Air)

Campbell Leckie

Manager Catchment Services

Malcolm Miller

Manager Consents

Dr Jeff Smith

Team Leader/Principal Scientist – Hydrology/Hydrogeology

Dr Stephen Swabey

Manager Science

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager Regulation

Iain Maxwell

Group Manager Integrated Catchment Management

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED	REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION	GROUNDS UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION
Napier Port Project Update	7(2)(i) That the public conduct of this agenda item would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).	The Council is specified, in the First Schedule to this Act, as a body to which the Act applies.