Minutes of a meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee

Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Thursday 27 July 2017, commencing at 9.00am

 

Present:              Her Worship the Mayor R Reese (Co-Chairperson), Councillor B McGurk (Co-Chairperson), Councillors L Acland, I Barker, B Dahlberg, K Fulton, and S Walker, and Ms G Paine

In Attendance:   Councillor P Matheson, Group Manager Strategy and Environment (C Barton), Group Manager Community Services (C Ward), Senior Strategic Adviser (N McDonald), Manager Consents and Compliance (M Bishop), Manager Building (M Brown), Team Leader Regulatory (B Edwards), Senior Infrastructure Planner (L Gibellini), Manager Environment (M Heale), Team Leader Science and Environment (J Martin), Environmental Programmes Adviser (S Moore-Lavo), Manager Communications (P Shattock), Strategy and Environment Analyst (B Wayman), Team Leader Building Consents (C Wood), Administration Adviser (L Canton), and Youth Councillors B Rumsey and J Morgan

Apologies:           Nil

 

 

1.       Apologies

There were no apologies. 

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

There was no change to the order of business.

3.       Interests

There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.

4.       Public Forum 

There was no public forum.

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      25 May 2017

Document number M2616, agenda pages 7 - 12 refer.

Resolved PR/2017/030

That the Committee

Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee, held on 25 May 2017, as a true and correct record.

Her Worship the Mayor/McGurk                                                  Carried

  

6.       Status Report - Planning and Regulatory Committee - 27 July 2017

Document number R8080, agenda pages 13 - 16 refer.

Resolved PR/2017/031

That the Committee

Receives the Status Report Planning and Regulatory Committee 27 July 2017 (R8080) and its attachment (A1736802).

Walker/Paine                                                                              Carried

 

7.       Co-Chairperson's Report

Document number R8070, agenda pages 17 - 20 refer.

Her Worship the Mayor, Rachel Reese presented the report.

Resolved PR/2017/032

That the Committee

Receives the Co-Chairperson's Report (R8070); and

Refers to Council all powers of the Planning and Regulatory Committee relating to the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust applications for further funding from the provision set aside in the Annual Plan 2017/18.

Her Worship the Mayor/Barker                                                    Carried

  

8.       Co-Chairperson's Report

Document number R8111, agenda pages 21 - 22 refer.

Co-chairperson Councillor McGurk presented the report.

Resolved PR/2017/033

That the Committee

Receives the Co-Chairperson's Report (R8111) and notes the contents.

Her Worship the Mayor/McGurk                                                  Carried

 

9.       Strategy and Environment Report for 1 April - 30 June 2017

Document number R7917, agenda pages 23 - 91 refer.

Manager Environment, Matt Heale, Team Leader Regulatory, Brent Edwards, Manager Consents and Compliance, Mandy Bishop, and Team Leader Building Consents, Chris Wood, presented the report.  They provided updates and together with Senior Infrastructure Planner, Lisa Gibellini, answered questions.

Attendance:  Mrs Paine left the meeting from 9.36am to 9.37am.

Resolved PR/2017/034

That the Committee

Receives the report Strategy and Environment Report for 1 April - 30 June 2017 (R7917) and its attachments (A1774079, A1786088, A1784621, A1791943, A1777407 and A1791962).

Fulton/Barker                                                                             Carried

 

Resolved PR/2017/035

That the Committee

Approves the Nelson City Council Dog Control Activity Report 2016-2017 in Attachment 1 to Report R7917 (A1786088); and

Approves the Nelson District Licensing Committee Annual Report 2016-2017 in Attachment 2 to Report R7917 (A1784621); and

Accepts the Nelson Plan Overview of Workshop Recommendations and Direction in Attachment 5 to Report R7917 (A 1777407).

Barker/Fulton                                                                             Carried

 

10.     Voice Nelson - Warrant of Fitness for Rental Housing

Document number R8063, agenda pages 92 - 94 refer.

Manager Building, Martin Brown, and Team Leader Building Consents, Chris Wood, presented the report.

 

Resolved PR/2017/036

That the Committee

Receives the report Voice Nelson - Warrant of Fitness for Rental Housing (R8063).

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

 

Resolved PR/2017/037

That the Committee

Requests a report be brought to the Committee in June 2018 providing any update on Central Government or Local Government adoption of a Warrant of Fitness Scheme for Rental Housing.

Walker/Barker                                                                            Carried

 

11.     Draft Terms of Reference for the Co-ordination Group for the Waimea Inlet

Document number R7743, agenda pages 95 - 105 refer.

Environmental Programmes Adviser, Susan Moore-Lavo, presented the report.  She advised that Tasman District Council had approved the terms of reference but had overlooked adding a revision date.    

The committee expressed a preference to amend the terms of reference in line with the officer recommendation to include a three yearly revision clause. 

Her Worship the Mayor noted that Councillor Dahlberg had expressed an interest in being Council’s representative on the Co-ordination Group.

Resolved PR/2017/038

That the Committee

Receives the report Draft Terms of Reference for the Co-ordination Group for the Waimea Inlet (R7743) and its attachment (A1779297).

Her Worship the Mayor/Walker                                                    Carried

 

Recommendation to Council PR/2017/039

That the Council

Agrees to adopt the terms of reference (A1779297) for the Co-ordination Group for the Waimea Inlet with an amendment to add a revision clause; and

Appoints Councillor Dahlberg as Nelson City Council’s representative on the Co-ordination Group for the Waimea Inlet.

Her Worship the Mayor/Barker                                                    Carried

 

12.     Proposal for Top of the South Conservation Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding

Document number R7765, agenda pages 106 - 119 refer.

Environmental Programmes Adviser, Susan Moore-Lavo, presented the report and provided updates.

Resolved PR/2017/040

That the Committee

Receives the report Proposal for Top of the South Conservation Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding (R7765) and its attachment (A1777693).

McGurk/Her Worship the Mayor                                                  Carried

 

 

 

Recommendation to Council PR/2017/041

That the Council

Approves that Nelson City Council signs the Memorandum of Understanding (A1777693) between partners in the Kotahitanga mō te Taio Alliance; and that Her Worship the Mayor be delegated the authority to sign on Council’s behalf.

McGurk/Her Worship the Mayor                                                  Carried

Attendance:  Councillor Acland left the meeting at 9.50am.

 

13.     NPS-UDC Quarterly Monitoring Report March 2017

Document number R7967, agenda pages 120 - 138 refer.

Strategy and Environment Analyst, Brylee Wayman presented the report. 

Resolved PR/2017/042

That the Committee

Receives the report NPS-UDC Quarterly Monitoring Report March 2017 (R7967) and its attachment (A1779576)

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

    

 

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 9.56am.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

 

 

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