MINUTES OF A
meeting of the Regional Planning Committee
Date: Wednesday 19 August 2020
Time: 1.30pm
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Venue:
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Council Chamber
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
159 Dalton Street
NAPIER
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Present: J Maihi-Carroll – Co Chair Mana Ahuriri Trust
Cr R Graham – Co Chair (via Zoom)
Cr R Barker –
Deputy Co Chair
K Brown – Te Kopere o te Iwi Hineuru
Cr W Foley
Cr C Foss
T Hopmans -Maungaharuru Tangitū Trust (via Zoom)
T Huata – Ngati Pahauwera Development and Tiaki
Trusts (via Zoom)
N Kirikiri – Te Toi Kura O Waikaremoana (via Zoom)
Cr N Kirton
L Munroe –
Deputy Co Chair Heretaunga
Tamatea Settlement Trust
Cr H Ormsby
P Paku – Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust
A Tapine – Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust (via Zoom)
Cr J van Beek
Cr M Williams
In Attendance: J Palmer – Chief Executive
C Edmonds –
Acting Group Manager Strategic Planning
P Munro – Te
Pou Whakarae Māori Partnerships
T W Munro –
Māori Engagement Coordinator
A Roets –
Governance Administration Assistant
B Harper – Senior
Planner
Dr K Kozyniak –
Principal Scientist (Air)
Dr J Smith – Manager
Science
E Robotham – Policy
Planner
N Nicholson – Policy
Planner
R Ellison – Wakataurua
Ltd, Tangata Whenua Advisor (via
Zoom)
J Lawrence –
Group Manager Office of the CE & Chair
1. Karakia /Welcome/ Apologies/Notices
The Co-Chair,
Joinella Maihi-Carrol welcomed everyone to the meeting following which Kaurana
Brown led the group in offering a karakia.
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RPC18/20
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Resolution
That the apologies for absence from Councillor Charles Lambert and
Mike Mohi be accepted.
Ormsby/Williams
CARRIED
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2. Conflict
of Interest Declarations
There were no
conflicts of interest declared.
3. Confirmation
of Minutes of the Regional Planning Committee meeting held on 3 June 2020
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RPC19/20
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Resolution
Minutes of the Regional Planning Committee meeting held on
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, a copy having been circulated prior to the meeting,
were taken as read and confirmed as a true and correct record.
van
Beek/Williams
CARRIED
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3a Confirmation of Minutes of the Extraordinary Regional Planning
Committee meeting held on 22 July 2020
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RPC20/20
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Resolution
Minutes of the Extraordinary Regional Planning Committee meeting held
on Wednesday, 22 July 2020, a copy having been circulated prior to the
meeting, were taken as read and confirmed and confirmed as a true and correct
record.
Ormsby/Brown
CARRIED
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4.
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Call for Minor Items Not on the Agenda
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There were no minor items raised.
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6.
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Outdoor Burning
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Belinda Harper and Dr Kathleen Kozyniak presented an overview of
outdoor burning complaints, monitoring and modelling information and
potential health effects caused by outdoor burning in Hawke’s
Bay. Discussions traversed:
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Smoke complaints largely due to the
region’s productive horticultural industry during winter months, and
permitted year round in HB currently
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Global Air Quality Guidelines suggest PM2.5
health effects may be happening over timeframes as short as 1
hour
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PM10 concentrations and the number
of exceedances have declined over time with maximum concentrations recently
plateaued at 55ug/m3
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Current RRMP rules are outdated and need to be
reviewed to address outdoor burning
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Five principle options presented for RPC
consideration
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If the option to amend the RRMP is chosen then further consideration
to a range of options, methods and their respective benefits and costs as per
section 32 of the RMA would need to be undertaken prior to any plan change
being publicly notified
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A comprehensive review of the RRMP is
scheduled to begin in 2021, which will include the review all provisions that
manage discharges to air in accordance with the NZ National Environmental Standards
for Air Quality and the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
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Agreed to be part of RRMP review, however in
the meantime staff will invite industry parties to work with HBRC to further
investigate non-regulatory methods, such as information and education
campaigns to help the community, industry and orchardists to understand the health
effects resulting from discharging contaminants into the air.
Karauna Brown left the meeting at
3.40pm
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RPC21/20
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Resolutions
1. That the Regional Planning Committee receives and considers the
“Air Quality Plan Change Options” staff
report.
2. The Regional Planning Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay
Regional Council:
2.1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the
criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement
Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on
this issue without conferring directly with the community or persons likely
to have an interest in the decision.
2.2. Notes that there will be legal, administrative and resourcing
costs associated with all options. No specific budget has been assigned in
the 2020/21 Annual Plan for this project.
2.3. Supports Option 1, being that the issue of outdoor burning
restrictions be addressed as part of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Resource
Management Plan review scheduled to commence in 2021.
2.4. Directs staff to report back to the Regional Planning Committee
later in 2020 on details of a process to give effect to the Committee’s
preferred option.
Kirton/van
Beek
Abstained: Barker, Graham, Huata
Against: Kirikiri
CARRIED
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The meeting adjourned at 3.45pm and reconvened at 4.20pm.
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5.
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TANK Plan Change Hearing Commissioners and Panel Appointments
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Ceri Edmonds, Acting Group Manager Strategic Planning, introduced
the item which was taken as read.
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Agreed to appoint 5 Hearing Commissioners with
3 Reserves in accordance with the staff recommendations, for a panel with a
sufficient mix of scientific and cultural expertise
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Planning advice will be provided by HBRC staff
as having been intimately involved in the Plan Change and submissions
processes and the Panel can seek additional independent advice if they so
choose.
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RPC22/20
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Resolutions
1. That the Regional Planning Committee receives and considers the
“TANK Plan Change Hearing Commissioners and Panel Appointments” staff report.
2. The
Regional Planning Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional
Council:
2.1. For
the Proposed TANK Plan hearings, appoints the following five people as
Commissioners.
2.1.1. Commissioner
A: Andrew Fenemore *Chair Certificate
2.1.2. Commissioner
B: Greg Ryder *Chair Certificate
2.1.3. Commissioner
C: Rauru Kirikiri
2.1.4. Commissioner
D: Sheena Tepania *Chair Certificate
2.1.5 Commissioner E: Dr Roger Maaka
2.2. For
the Proposed TANK Plan hearings, agrees that the following three people are
Reserve Commissioners:
2.2.1. Commissioner
E: Richard Allibone
2.2.2. Commissioner
F: Antoine Coffin
2.2.3. Commissioner
G: Mark Farnsworth *Chair Certificate
Williams/Ormsby
CARRIED
2.3. Delegates
authority to the Proposed TANK Plan Hearing Panel to hear and issue decisions
on the Council’s behalf relating to submissions received on the
Proposed TANK Plan Change.
Williams/Barker
CARRIED
3. Delegates authority to the Chief Executive or his nominee to
undertake all the necessary operational and logistical arrangements to
establish the Panel, including replacing a commissioner should they become
unavailable, and support it in carrying out its functions in a timely and
cost-efficient manner.
Williams/van
Beek
CARRIED
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8.
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Tukituki Plan Change 6A
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Ceri Edmonds introduced the item, which
advises of the Minister for the Environment’s decision to not allow the
proposed plan change to be progressed through the Streamlined Planning
Process and recommends that the Proposed Plan change is withdrawn in favour
of developing a longer term solution to nitrogen management through the upcoming
Regional Resource Management Plan (RRMP) review.
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RPC23/20
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Resolutions
1. That the Regional Planning Committee receives and considers the
“Tukituki Plan Change 6A” staff report.
2. The Regional Planning Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay
Regional Council:
2.1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the
criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement
Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on
this issue without conferring directly with the community or persons likely
to have an interest in the decision.
2.2. Withdraws Proposed Plan Change 6A (Tukituki Catchment Table
5.9.1D) because the Streamlined Planning Process pathway is no longer
available for use.
2.3. Advises all those people and organisations
who provided pre-notification responses of the withdrawal of the proposed
plan change.
2.4. Makes provision in the Draft Long Term Plan 2021-2031 to commence
the review of nitrogen management in Year 1 2021-22.
Barker/van
Beek
CARRIED
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Cr Rick Barker left the meeting at 4.39pm and the quorum was lost,
with the following items not considered.
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9.
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Resource Management Policy Projects
August 2020 Update
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10.
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August 2020 Statutory Advocacy Update
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12.
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Our Hawke's Bay Environment 2013-18
Key Issues Report
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Pieri Munro offered a karakia to close the
meeting.
Closure:
There
being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 4.41pm on
Wednesday, 19 August 2020.
Signed
as a true and correct record.
DATE: ................................................ CHAIRMAN:
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