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Nic
Peet introduced the item, which has arisen from the funding agreement with
Central Government for flood resilience work and the specifics of the
delivery of the Mangarau
Stream works in Havelock North.
Susie
Young added background information in relation to the Mangarau Stream being
part of the Hastings District Council stormwater network which will deliver
the work.
Chris Comber outlined the rating
options proposed for Council to consider, including the period over which to
rate for the costs. Discussions covered:
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How
the scheme is designed and run is for Hastings District Council to decide,
HBRC’s only function in this is to provide the ‘grant’ for
HDC to carry out the work.
Tania
Hopmans joined the meeting online at 11.16am
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Normally
grants are funded from operational expenditure for 1 year however this is in
line with funding over the 3 years that the work is being delivered.
· It is understood that HDC has
engaged an external consultant to carry out the community engagement part of
the process.
· The grant will be paid out as
reimbursement of costs incurred and claimed from HBRC and the Government as
part of the NIWE contract.
· The next steps for HBRC will be
consultation on the additional $2.5M for NIWE and how that is funded.
· Only HBRC oversight will be as the
consenting and regulatory authority.
· HBRC, as the entity that signed the
contract, must guarantee that funding for the local share is available but
not where that comes from. The government will not release its share without
the local share being guaranteed.
· Ultimately the work is to move the
community from 2C to 1.
· The detention dams in Havelock North
are consented by HBRC and must meet the compliance requirements of those
resource consents. HDC has submitted an action plan to HBRC for maintenance
works.
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The rating
options have been developed to be closest to the way HDC rates for their
stormwater.
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