Minutes of a meeting of the Environment and Climate Committee
Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
On Wednesday 17 February 2021, commencing at 9.07a.m.
Present: Councillor K Fulton (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors B McGurk (Deputy Chairperson), Y Bowater, T Brand, M Courtney (Deputy Chairperson), J Edgar (via Zoom), M Lawrey, G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens (via Zoom and in person), P Rainey, R Sanson and T Skinner
In Attendance: Chief Executive (P Dougherty), Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Group Manager Strategy and Communications (N McDonald), Governance Adviser (E Stephenson) and Governance Support (P Boutle)
Apology: Ms G Paine
1. Apologies
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That the Environment and Climate Committee 1. Receives and accepts an apology from Ms G Paine. |
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
There was no change to the order of business.
Councillor Fulton advised of an update to the Interests Register, in that she became a Trustee of the Brook Waimarama Community Gardens in December 2020. No interests with items on the agenda were declared.
4. Public Forum (via Zoom)
Attendance: Councillor Skinner entered the meeting at 9.12a.m.
Attendance: Her Worship the Mayor Reese entered the meeting at 9.16a.m.
5.1 1 December 2020
Document number M15310, agenda pages 8 - 17 refer.
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That the Environment and Climate Committee 1. Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Environment and Climate Committee, held on 1 December 2020, as a true and correct record. |
7. Environmental Management Activity Management Plan - Levels of Service
Document number R21449, agenda pages 18 - 25 refer.
Two documents were tabled providing the current levels of service and the proposed levels for comparison (A2574569 and A12051681).
Group Manager Environmental Management, Clare Barton, noted that an extra clause had been added to the recommendations, which had been omitted from the agenda. Ms Barton summarised the proposed levels of service and the rationale used in setting them. Along with Manager Consents and Compliance, Mandy Bishop, Manager Environmental Planning, Maxine Day and Principal Adviser Environmental Management, Jane Budge, Ms Barton answered questions regarding service levels, monitoring, legislation changes, measuring and reporting, regional council responsibilities and frequency of review. She noted that community outcomes had been set through the Long Term Plan process and this was only part of Council’s environmental reporting.
Further questions were answered regarding legislation on environmental outcomes reporting, macroinvertebrate community index (MCI) levels, air quality and noise control breaches, food safety legislation, the City Centre Programme, consent processing fees, the parking review and parking and noise control.
The meeting was adjourned from 10.26a.m. until 10.27a.m.
The meeting was adjourned from 10.31a.m. until 10.46a.m., during which time Councillor Noonan left the meeting.
8. 2021 Environmental Management Fees and Charges review
Document number R21403, agenda pages 26 - 99 refer.
Manager Consents and Compliance, Mandy Bishop, and Principal Adviser Environmental Management, Jane Budge, spoke to the report. They answered questions regarding the rationale for the proposed fees and charges and it was agreed that officers would work on a holistic approach on green/sustainable building incentives and engagement on the proposed increase in commercial fees
Attendance: Councillor Edgar left the meeting at 11.10a.m.
The meeting was adjourned from 11.17a.m. until 11.19a.m.
Attendance: Councillor O’Neill-Stevens left the meeting at 11.22a.m. and Councillor Noonan returned to the meeting at 11.23a.m.
Attendance: Councillor Rainey left the meeting at 11.26a.m.
Document number R21465, agenda pages 100 - 110 refer.
Environmental Programmes Adviser, Richard Frizzell, and Team Leader Science and Environment, Leigh Marshall, spoke to the report, noting the review would begin as soon as possible. They advised that officers were compiling a table of pests, and answered questions on pest control in the Nelson and Tasman regions, in particular regarding Taiwan Cherry.
Attendance: Councillor O'Neill-Stevens returned to the meeting at 11.37a.m.
10. Submission to the Marlborough Environment Plan - Variations 1 and 1A
Document number R22605, agenda pages 111 - 117 refer.
Manager Environmental Planning, Maxine Day, presented the report and answered questions regarding space for aquaculture. Following discussion it was agreed that there would be a minor change to the submission to make it clear that Nelson City Council had not formed a view on aquaculture at this stage, with the wording to be approved by the Chairperson.
11. Environmental Management Quarterly Report - 1 October 2020 - 31 December 2020
Document number R22560, agenda pages 118 - 152 refer.
Group Manager Environmental Management, Clare Barton, answered questions regarding the Spatial Plan timeline, coastal inundation information availability, native forestry, litter trap trials, and a permanent location for the Pop Up Park.
Attendance: Councillor Rainey returned to the meeting at 12.13p.m.
Further questions were answered regarding Jobs for Nature funding, an explanation on the changes to LIM notations and the draft Emissions Reductions Action Plan.
There being no further business the meeting ended at 12.32p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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