Agenda of Corporate and Strategic Committee

Top 10 Risks as at May 2012

Attachment 1

Risk Issue 1

Water Quality

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React	Water quality
Mitigate
Opportunity		By 2012

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 2009)

· Water quality declining in a number of waterways; especially noticeable during periods of low flow.

· Little recognition by water users of value of water

· Climate change and land use intensification will increase pressure on water resource and water quality.

· Collaboration with CHBDC and Wairoa DC to improve Mahia Beach, Waipawa and Waipukurau sewage treatment

· Public perception from some sectors that proposed new irrigation dams will result in poorer water quality due to change to more intensive land use

· Urban runoff adversely impacting on water quality, particularly on Heretaunga Plains.

· Mohaka/Taharua land use/water quality project underway

· Assessment of water quality trends in Hawke’s Bay being provided at a national level by NIWA with little or no input from this Council.

· Riparian fencing and planting being encouraged through Council’s Regional Landcare Scheme and Fonterra’s Clean Streams Accord.

Risk mitigation approach

· Development of a regional water strategy

· Adaptive management approach to be taken in sensitive catchments and water short areas involving water users, their industry groups, environmental lobby, Iwi, Council

· Science input appropriately targeted to sensitive catchments and risk areas and possible development of new policy

· Continue to collaborate with CHBDC and Wairoa DC and celebrate achievements

· More holistic approach to Council involvement with primary sector being taken by Council with objective of reducing impact of sector on water quality.

· Establishment of web portal through which regional councils can communicate water quality trends.

· Put Hawke’s Bay water quality into a national context.

Mitigation actions completed

· Water Symposium held and reference group established to develop Land & Water Management Strategy

· Prefeasibility study for water harvesting in Ngaruroro catchment completed 30 June 2011. Project awaiting decision to move to full feasibility, subject to Council and Irrigation Acceleration fund approvals.

· Land and water strategy completed and adopted by Council in November and launched at 2^nd symposium.

Change since September 2011

· Dam feasibility study for Ruataniwha Water Storage programmed for completion June 2012. This study includes management of intensification of land use such that the risk to water quality is addressed.

· National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management came into effect on 1 July 2011. This requires regional councils to set water quality limits and timeframe targets in regional plans. Provision for this has been included in the draft LTP.

· Proactive approach continues to be taken on Taharua catchment to reduce farming impact on water quality. Draft strategy released in July 2011 with 40 responses received. Council currently considering extending geographical scope of this plan change to whole of Mohaka in response to NPS for freshwater management. Tukituki plan change must also address water quality issues.

· Waste water projects for CHB and Mahia Beach progressed. Resource consent for CHBDC projects notified January 2012. Submissions closed 29 February 2012. However CHBDC have subsequently stopped work on a land based treatment option. HBRC are continuing to work with CHBDC to seek a solution.

· Web portal establishment progressed.

Assessment – no change in risk to Council since last assessment. Is receiving on-going attention.

Risk Issue 2

Water Quantity

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React	Water quantity
Mitigate
Opportunity		Water quantity

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 2009)

· Surface water/ground water fully allocated in parts of region. (see map attached)

· Considerable investment in science required in future to underpin water allocation and RMA based approach

· NES for measurement of water takes, and ecological flows and water levels being developed by government.

· Process of assessing minimum river flows based on robust instream assessments and allocation limits to be reviewed for surface water and ground water.

· Water Initiatives Group established within Council to focus on water issues.

· Regional Plan change to meet Council obligation associated with NES initiated.

· Current water allocation process will become increasingly confrontational and litigious and adaptive management philosophy required.

Risk mitigation approach

· Development of a regional water strategy

· Council led initiative to investigate water harvesting opportunities, water metering and water use efficiency through rationing and rostering.

· Complete review of minimum river flows and allocation limits for ground water and surface water on a targeted catchment basis.

· Science input appropriately targeted to sensitive catchments and risk areas

Mitigation actions completed

· Two Water Symposiums held and well attended.

· Land and water strategy completed and adopted by Council.

Change since September 2011

· Considerable science work now ongoing with outputs due between May 2010 and June 2012

· Water focus group established

· Review of water allocation model being initiated.

· Feasibility study for water harvesting on Ruataniwha Plains being progressed with governance and stakeholder groups considering water allocation issues.

· National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management came into effect on 1 July 2011. This requires regional councils to set water quality limits/ timeframe targets and water allocation limits and minimum flows in regional plans. It also provides for the involvement of tangata whenua in freshwater planning and management.

· Cultural values & use report being developed by the two Taiwhenua in the Tukituki catchment to feed into the plan change for the Tukituki catchment.

· Tukituki Stakeholder Group and Regional & National Stakeholder Group established.

· Regional Water Demand Report currently being prepared to consider alongside water availability estimates.

Assessment – no further reduction in risk to Council

Risk Issue 3

Land Use Intensification

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React	Land use intensification
Mitigate			Land use intensification
Opportunity

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 2009)

· Media comment questions Council’s effectiveness in managing land use because of impacts of land use on water quality in parts of region

· Land use intensification is resulting in reduced water quality in region’s rivers. This is shown through Council’s SOE monitoring and reporting programme.

· Current RRMP focussed on point source discharges and some members of the public believe Council should regulate land use to deal with non point source discharges.

· Council land management staff able to influence land use practices through relationship and RLS subsidy.

· Council agree to a combined regulatory and collaborative approach using an adaptive management philosophy is most effective in achieving best practice approach by land owners.

· Council implementing science programme designed to understand actual risk and trends associated with land use intensification.

Risk mitigation approach

· Continue to work with primary sector industry groups and groups of farmers to encourage the use of best practice. Council recognises that it must be the champion of the challenge to accommodate land use intensification while protecting water quality.

· Council to identify sensitive catchments and work with communities associated with those catchments to achieve an adaptive management approach.

· Regulation to be developed associated with adaptive management approach, with standards agreed with community.

· Science input appropriately targeted to sensitive catchments and risk areas

· Planning commenced to use Ruataniwha water storage project to raise profile of intensification issues

· Put Hawke’s Bay water quality into a national context.

Mitigation actions completed

· Regional Landcare Scheme reviewed and level of administration reduced.

· Land and water strategy completed and adopted by Council.

Change since September 2011

· Pan sector primary sector group has been established.

· Dairy liaison group continue to meet but may be superseded by pan sector group. .

· Work with Taharua and Huatokitoki communities progressing with nutrient balance model being developed for Taharua. Proactive approach continues to be taken on Taharua catchment to reduce farming impact on water quality. Draft strategy released in July with 40 responses received.

· Land use intensification issues included as part of Ruataniwha water storage feasibility study.

· Tukituki plan change will cover water quality limits.

· Land Management team and programmes being restructured to increase focus on influencing uptake on good practice farming and reducing impact of land use on water quality.

Assessment – no change in risk to Council however remains a focus area of work.

Risk Issue 4

Co- Governance of Natural Resources

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate	Co-management
Opportunity			Co- Governance

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 2009)

· Management of natural resources is key area for cultural redress for Treaty Claimant groups in Hawke’s Bay

· It is a strategic goal of Council to improve relationships with tangata whenua and local Maori.

· Treaty settlements have potential to make Iwi significant players in Hawke’s Bay economy in the future.

· Cabinet has endorsed a Joint Regional Planning Committee as its preferred co-governance model for Hawke’s Bay (July 2010) to be discussed with the Treaty claimant groups.

· Council has resolved to establish a new Committee to undertake regional planning with the membership basis being equal representation of Councillors & Treaty Claimant representatives.

Improve relationship with tangata whenua and local Maori through range of involvement:

· Co governance – joint Committee of Council

o Involving each Treaty claimant Grouping

o Focussed on Regional Policy Statement, Regional Plan development

· Regular meetings Treaty Claim Groups

o Development of Deed of Commitment to relationship between HBRC & Treaty claimant groups

o Understanding of values important to tangata whenua.

· Capability and Capacity

o Hapu, rohe specific

o Understanding role of RC

o Water quality and other monitoring and reporting

o other resource monitoring

o Involvement in specific projects

· Current initiatives

o Finalisation of details of the Regional Planning Committee

o Financial support for Community Development Unit

o Support for hapu management plans

o Proactive encouragement of hapu involvement in water quality monitoring and data recording through Council website.

Mitigation actions completed

· Council has signed Deed of Settlement with Ngati Pahauwera.

· Regional Planning Committee established to undertake Council’s statutory resource management functions, with equal representation of Councillors & Treaty Claimant representatives.

· Nominations for Treaty Claimant representatives being considered by Council & Māori.

Change since September 2011

· Maungaharuru Tangitu Inc has signed Agreement in Principle with the Crown, discussions and negotiations progressing.

· Development of Deed of Commitment to underpin the long term relationship between Council and Treaty Claimant groups.

Assessment – no change in risk to Council since last assessment. Is receiving ongoing attention.

Risk Issue 5

Investment Portfolio

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate		Investment portfolio
Opportunity			By 2015

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 09)

· Council reliant on income from investments to meet operational costs.

· Some restriction on expenditure of income through Hawke’s Bay Endowment Land Act.

· Investment balance sheet seen as poorly geared and illiquid.

· Investments continually challenged by TLA’s and potentially at risk.

Risk mitigation approach

· The policy on the evaluation of investment opportunities completed and is being implemented.

· Investment Company to be established.

· A number of Investment opportunities have been approved that align to Council goals and for the benefit of the regional economy.

· Review mix and performance of investment portfolio and consider rationalisation of portfolio to proposed investment company being considered by Council.

Mitigation actions completed

· On 29 June 2011 Council approved the establishment of an Investment Company to support Council’s proposed investments in natural infrastructure which will assist with the drive to increase economic development in the region.

Change since September 2011

· Ruataniwha Water Storage Project Feasibility Study progressing. Ngaruroro Water Augmentation prefeasibility study completed.

· Additional opportunities being developed for consideration by Council as part of LTP 2012-22 development process.

· Establishment of HBRIC on 1 February 2012, with the first board meeting on 20 February 2012.

· Council has approved the realising of value from the Napier leasehold land portfolio by providing discounts to the lessees of this property. Furthermore, Council has instructed staff to report back on the terms and conditions achievable to sell the cash flows from the leasehold properties not sold to the lessees by 30 June 2012.

· In the longer term, Council has agreed to a strategy to increase its level of activity with funding coming from investment returns.

Assessment – risk to Council has the potential to increase as a result of increasing pressure on the portfolio.

Risk Issue 6a

Ruataniwha Dam Project

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React	Ruataniwha Dam project
Mitigate
Opportunity

Baseline Current situation and risk

· Feasibility work nearing completion

· Significant public expectation associated with success of project

· Upon completion of feasibility work, decision needs to be made whether or not to proceed with the project.

Risk mitigation approach

· Communication plan to manage dissemination of decision regarding future of project.

· Programme of work required to address any issues identified through the feasibility study work and reports.

· Involvement of HBRIC independent board members in assessing feasibility and risk management issues.

· Imminent appointment of institution financial advisors to assess commercial feasibility in detail.

· In house benefit cost modelling and price scenarios underway.

· A comprehensive scenarios report is being produced and will be available end of August for debate and comment from various stakeholder groups involved to date.

Mitigation actions completed

Change since September 2011

· New risk

Assessment –The outcome of the feasibility study work has a number of risks for Council.

Risk Issue 6b

Leasehold Land Portfolio

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate
Opportunity		Leasehold Land portfolio

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 09)

· Council reliant on income from investments to meet operational costs.

· Some restriction on the use of Napier leasehold income through Hawke’s Bay Endowment Land Act.

· Low returns on Napier Leasehold Land investment.

Risk mitigation approach

· Assessment of opportunities to sell down Napier Leasehold Land Portfolio to Lessees.

· Assessment of opportunities to sell the remaining cash flows (30 June 2012) of Napier Leasehold Land.

· Assessment of opportunities to sell Wellington Leasehold Property.

Mitigation actions completed

· On the 27^th July 2011 Council approved a range of discounts available to Lessees of Napier Leasehold property, this action being taken to encourage additional freeholding by lessees. These discounts apply for all leasehold transactions completed prior to 30 June 2012.

Change since September 2011

· Sales of Napier Leasehold property to Lessees from July 2011 to 30 April 2012 approximately $12.1 million representing over 160 properties sold. A further 40 leasehold properties are proceeding through valuation for freeholding.

· Decision by Council as part of the Long Term Plan 2012/22 finalisation that the Napier Leasehold land cash flows remaining at 30 June 2012 should be sold by the target date of 31^st December 2012.

· The target date for the selldown of Wellington Leasehold properties has been set in the Long Term Plan as 30 June 2013.

Risk Issue 6c

Regional Forestry Investments

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate	Regional Forestry
Opportunity			Regional Forestry by 2017

Baseline Situation & risk (March 2012)

· Land use in Hawke’s Bay includes approximately 750,000ha in hill country pastoral farming.

· Of this approximately 150,00ha is very steep and erodible with marginal farm returns. The erosion of this land has the potential to have an adverse environmental effect. Significant areas of steep hill country slipped in the April 2011 storm event, rendering those areas even less productive in farming terms than they had been prior to the storm.

· The carbon market provides an opportunity for Council to encourage afforestation of this sort of land. The proposition is that this is done using investment funds with a return on investment of at least 7%. However volatility in the carbon market creates financial risk.

· Ongoing land erosion has the potential to contribute to the environmental, economic, and biodiversity degradation.

· The current land use is unsustainable.

Risk Mitigation approach

· Afforesting a 15,000ha of steep erodible hill country over the next 10 years at a cost of approximately $2,000/ha. (i.e. $30,000,000).

· Establish a carbon trading strategy to understand and manage the risks associated with carbon trading.

· Obtain support for the project from the farming community.

· Ensure the proposal is sound from an investment point of view as well as from a farm economics point of view.

· Develop over time an improved understanding of the economic, biodiversity and environmental benefits of the project through specific monitoring and research.

Mitigation actions completed to date

· Concept completed and approved in principal by Council.

· Development of a carbon strategy commissioned and well advanced.

· Initial discussions held with farming community have received positive response.

· A number of individual farmers have expressed their interest in the concept.

Risk Issue 7

Natural Hazard Risks

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React		Natural Hazard	Natural Hazard
Mitigate		Natural Hazard	Natural Hazard
Opportunity

Baseline Situation & risk (March 2011)

· Hawke’s Bay at risk from a range of natural hazard events with potential to significantly affect the economic, environmental, social & cultural aspects of the community. These include:

o Tsunami

o Earthquake

o Flood

o Volcanic Ash fallout

o Coastal erosion & inundation

· Infrastructure assets administered by HBRC and fixed assets owned by HBRC are at risk from these hazards.

· Council as administering authority for HB Civil Defence Emergency Management Group will play a key role in response to any natural hazard event.

Risk Mitigation approach

· Administering authority for Hawke’s Bay CDEM Group, HBRC active in seeking to improve resourcing of CDEM in HB.

· HBRC have commitment to ongoing natural hazards and coastal hazard research and is recognised nationally as proactive in these areas.

· Staff involved in a number of national and local initiatives associated with natural hazards readiness, reduction and response planning.

· Working with HB planning group (including TLA and RC planners) to ensure common and thorough understanding of hazards and common strategy for risk reduction through planning mechanisms.

· HBRC has Disaster Damage Risk Management Plan including commercial insurance, disaster damage reserves and mutual insurance cover.

· Council has a business Continuance Plan setting out how Council will continue to do its business if staff are unable to access the office. The plan is regularly updated.

Mitigation actions completed

· Improved CDEM structure agreed and Group Manager CDEM commenced employment 5 Sept 2011.

· Joint Natural Hazard Strategy completed.

Change since September 2011

· Review of HBRC Disaster Damage Risk Management Plan commenced. Review outcome expected to be reported back to Council before September 2012.

· Change the Regional Policy Statement proposed in the Long Term Plan 2012-22 to improve policy direction on managing the effects of natural hazards on land use.

Risk Issue 8

Hazardous Activity Industry List (HAIL)

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate	HAIL
Opportunity

Baseline Situation and risk (Sept 2009)

· List prepared in 1996 and assessments and actions programmed on basis of risk

· List required to be made public following decision of Ombudsman 12 October 2009

· Residential and commercial sites on list but which have not been addressed as priorities to date advised

· Some sites are high priority due to potential public health risks.

Risk mitigation approach

· Respond to property owner concerns

· Implement programme of work to establish degree (if any) of contamination on site

· Focus on high priority site work programs in conjunction with TLAs

· New Contaminated level draft NES clarifies principle role is with TLA.

Mitigation actions completed

· The top priority sites in the Hawke’s Bay region that are known have been investigated.

Change since September 2011

· Continuing investigations of medium priority sites

· Formation of a Hawke’s Bay regional database in collaboration with TLAs progressing

· Continuing to work on unverified HAIL sites.

· Napier City Council have chosen to action Onekawa landfill issues through their own resources and will carry out any further sampling by directly liaising with Pattle Delamore Partners.

Assessment – Risk being effectively managed no further reduction in risk to Council since September 2009.

Risk Issue 9

Local Government Reform

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate
Opportunity		LG Reform	LG reform

Baseline Situation and approach (Sept 09)

· Regional councils widely criticised for failing in role as managers of NZ’s resources.

· Formation of Auckland “supercity” being progressed

· Local government amalgamation being proposed for local government in Hawke’s Bay.

· Low level of public understanding of Regional Council role.

· Regional councils as a group weak on coordination or collaboration.

Risk mitigation approach

· Focus on effectively undertaking regional council role.

· Greater collaboration and coordination between regional councils being delivered.

· Points of difference between Regional and territorial authorities being highlighted to national and local politicians and the public.

· Council to lead a well planned and effective effort to achieve collaboration between local authorities in specific areas.

· Gather information on the effectiveness of Unitary Councils in implementing regional council role.

Mitigation actions completed

· Mitigation actions ongoing.

Change since September 2011

· Chair and Chief Executive continue to be active in working with Central Government agencies and politicians to communicate the regional council value proposition in national resource management and economic development, including environmental, cultural, economic and social aspects.

· Regional Council role recognised in National Policy Statement for Fresh Water Management.

· Regional Planning Committee with equal representation of Treaty Claimant Groups reinforcing resource management role of HBRC.

· Shared services with TLA’s including CDEM.

· HBRC continue to develop very good profile – Government Ministers, Local central government politicians, Government Department CEs, (MAF, MfE, and DoC etc.) The relevance of regional councils continues to be demonstrated and promoted. There is now a much greater awareness of the value of regional councils by central government

· Substantial improvement across regional council sector in collaboration and coordination.

· Central Government have released “Better Local Government” document.

· Prosperity study to be funded and administered by HBRC and is scheduled for completion end October 2012.

Assessment – no significant change in risk to Council

Risk Issue 10

Operational Risks

Current and planned future position

	Immediate	Mid term	Long term
React
Mitigate	Operational risks
Opportunity

Baseline Current situation and risk

· Natural hazard impacts considered in infrastructure and asset design

· Business continuity plan regularly updated

· Financial controls in place and audited

· Integrity of infrastructure assets audited

· Disaster reserves and insurance provisions in place with robust overarching policy.

· Technical reports peer reviewed and systems reviewed

Risk mitigation approach

· Continuation of controls and systems for management of operational risks

· Implementation of new finance system, replacing 25 year old system complete

Mitigation actions completed

· Venture HB Tourism arm transferred to a new Regional Tourism Organisation and Economic arm amalgamated into HBRC.

Change since September 2011

· Review of Finance team’s capacity and resourcing completed which recommended increased management accounting support particularly given increased operational activity

· Review efficiency of other support services of Council (Information Services, Corporate Support and External Relations) has been completed.

· Efficiency exercise on legal expenditure has been completed.

· Approval for new Council website, intranet and data management system to be implemented over the next two years.

· Reorganisation of Comms delivery being worked through to ensure accurate, timely and relevant messaging to the public.

Assessment – remains a risk area for Council with management continuously monitored.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Corporate and Strategic Committee

Wednesday 16 May 2012

SUBJECT: Public Transport Update

Reason for Report

1. This agenda item provides the Committee with an update on Council’s public transport services, including trends since the previous update in January 2012. The report contains patronage graphs which are updated each month and provided to this Committee and the Regional Transport Committee.

General Information

2. The overall performance of the bus service continues to be positive, with good passenger growth and farebox recovery levels. March passenger trips reached a record high of 71,681, an increase of 12% on the previous record high in March last year. Total passenger trips for the first quarter of 2012 were 27% higher than the same period last year.

Total Passenger Trips

3. The following graph shows total passenger trips from February 2009 to March 2012.

Diagram 1 – Total Passenger Trips – February 2009 – March 2012

4. Since 2009 the total numbers of trips per year and monthly averages have trended steadily upwards, as follows:

Total Yearly Trips Monthly Average

2009 434,231 36,186

2010 512,657 42,721

2011 616,198 51,350

2012 (Jan-Mar) 174,419 58,049

Capacity

5. This graph shows the seat capacity utilised on a monthly basis from March 2011 to March 2012. The average utilised capacity for this period was 45%.

Diagram 2 – Capacity – March 2011 – March 2012

SuperGold Card Trips

6. The following graph shows the number of SuperGold cardholder trips made from March 2011 to March 2012. SuperGold cardholders continue to make very good use of this scheme.

Diagram 3 – SuperGold Card Trips – March 2011 – March 2012

Improvements to Bus Services

7. The increased services on Route 12 (Napier-Hastings) continue to be well patronised, with transport operator Go Bus Ltd reporting heavy loads at peak times.

8. Peak-time services on Route 20 (Hastings-Flaxmere) are also carrying heavy loads, often with standing room only.

9. The Route 15 Hopper service (Napier-Ahuriri-Westshore) continues to prove popular with Westshore/Ahuriri residents and visitors to the region. The initial 6-month trial period has been extended to allow a revised route and timetable to be trialled, prior to seeking Council approval to make the service permanent. The revised route and timetable will begin as soon as Napier City Council (the road controlling authority) has installed the new bus stops.

Diagram 4 – Total Passenger Numbers for Route 15 (Hopper) – October 2011 – March 2012

Infrastructure

Bus Stops

10. Transport officers are currently investigating stage 1 of a project to install goBay signage at all bus stops with an existing bus stop pole. All bus stops have been numbered and the design of the signage has been approved by NZTA. Stage 2 of the project would see bus stop poles and signage installed at all bus stops, in line with the adopted hierarchy of bus stops outlined in the Regional Public Transport Plan.

11. Staff are also investigating a ‘text-a-bus’ service. This is a relatively low-cost service that would enable passengers to text through the number of a bus stop and receive a quick response, via a text message, advising the scheduled time of the next bus. This information would be based on the scheduled timetable and not ‘real-time’. In order for this to proceed transport officers are seeking agreement from Napier City Council and Hastings District Council for the installation of the goBay signage.

11.1. Bikes on Buses Update

11.1.1. It is extremely pleasing to be able to advise that it is now proposed to install bike racks on buses on Council’s main route, route 12 (between Napier and Hastings), in the current financial year. It was anticipated that this would be done as part of a requirement in the new bus services contract in 2014 but staff have worked with Council’s bus operator, Go Bus, and have reached an agreement to implement this immediately. Staff are now waiting for the racks to be built and installed on the buses and hope these will be seen sometime mid year. Each rack will carry two bikes. There will be no cost to passengers to carry the bikes, which will be carried at the owners risk. The scheme has been very successful in Christchurch with large usage by peak hour commuters.

11.1.2. Council staff are working with the Hastings District Council iWays project team to determine the best sites and design for secure bike racks at key bus stop locations. At this stage sites at Clive, Eastbourne Street – Hastings and Havelock North have been suggested.

Other

12. A fare review is currently underway. With costs increasing by 3% per year it will be necessary to increase fares in order to meet our target of a 40% farebox recovery by 2014 (as stated in the Regional Public Transport Plan 2011-2014). Fares were last increased in 2009.

13. Transport officers are also investigating re-branding the Commuter Express in an attempt to raise the profile of the service and increase patronage.

Travel Plans

14. No response has been received to the letters sent to all Napier and Hastings primary schools at the end of 2011, inviting them to take part in the School Travel Plan programme.

Total Mobility Update

15. Below is a table showing details of Total Mobility client numbers and expenditure to date for the 2011/12 financial year.

Diagram 5 – Total Mobility Statistics – July 2011 to March 2012

Decision Making Process

16. 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 that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

1. That the Corporate and Strategic Committee receives the Public Transport Update.

Megan Welsby

Sustainable Transport Coordinator

Carol Gilbertson

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

Agenda Item	Action	Person Responsible	Due Date	Status Comment
10. Peter Winder Presentation – Shared Services Report	Update on opportunities under investigation and under way	AN/LL		Feedback from LTP submissions process to provide context for C&S paper for 18 July meeting - outlining Council’s options

1 View	Top 10 Risks as at May 2012
2 View	Top 10 Risks Register

GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED	REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION	GROUNDS UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION
Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes of the Corporate and Strategic Committee Meeting held 14 March 2012	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.

GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED	REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION	GROUNDS UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION
Ruataniwha Water Storage Project: Appointment of a Financial Services Provider; Additional Funding Requirements	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.

GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED	REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION	GROUNDS UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION
Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company Draft Statement of Intent (1.00pm)	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.

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