Agenda of Infrastructure Committee

Infrastructure Committee Minutes - 25 February 2021

Minutes of a meeting of the Infrastructure Committee

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

On Thursday 25 February 2021, commencing at 9.06a.m.

Present: Councillor B McGurk (Chairperson), Councillors Y Bowater, T Brand, M Courtney, J Edgar, K Fulton, M Lawrey, G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens (Deputy Chairperson), R Sanson and T Skinner

In Attendance: Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Governance Adviser (E Stephenson), Governance Support (P Boutle) and Youth Councillors (B Addison-Robinson and R Buckland)

Apologies : Her Worship the Mayor R Reese (on Council business), Councillor P Rainey.

Karakia Timatanga

An opening karakia was given.

Attendance: Councillor Skinner entered the meeting at 9.07a.m.

1 Apologies

Resolved IC/2021/001

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives and accepts the apologies from Her Worship the Mayor R Reese (on Council business) and from Councillor P Rainey for absence.

Courtney/Noonan Carried

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

4.1 Nelsust - Giving priority to cyclists on St Vincent Street

Kate Malcolm and Peter Olorenshaw spoke about giving priority to cyclists on St Vincent Street and tabled three maps (A2583666). They answered questions regarding their presentation.

Attendance: Councillors Fulton and Lawrey entered the meeting at 9.12a.m.

Attachments

1 A2583666 Nelsust speaking notes and tabled images

4.2 Laurie Christian - Kawai Street Innovative Street Interventions

Mr Christian spoke about the Kawai Street Innovative Street Interventions and summarised the results of his survey, which was tabled (A2578587).

Attachments

1 A2578587 - Kawai Street Development Survey

4.3 Nelson Residents Association – Sue Gardner - Trafalgar Street Bike Stand

Sue Gardner, accompanied by Kerry Neal, provided a list of questions regarding the Trafalgar Street Bike stand (A2582507). They answered questions regarding their presentation.

Attachments

1 A2582507 - NRA Trafalgar Street Bike Stand questions

4.4 Gaire Thompson - Trafalgar Street Bike Stand

Mr Thompson spoke about the Trafalgar Street Bike Stand. He said he felt there had been a lack of consultation, and he questioned the process undertaken. He explained concerns regarding health and safety issues and the effect on rates.

4.5 Bicycle Nelson Bays - Bevan Woodward - the new bike storage stands

Mr Woodward gave a PowerPoint presentation (A2582702) and spoke in support of the new bike stands, noting that the Montgomery bike stands was well used during the week and over the weekends and encouraging people to ride bikes. He tabled a guide on modal shift (A2584280) and answered questions.

Attachments

1 A2582702 - Bicycle Nelson Bays - Bevan Woodward PowerPoint presentation

2 A2584280 - Guide - Urban Mobility and Transport Shift

4.6 Caitlin Westgate - Nelson South Innovative Streets Project

Ms Westgate spoke in support of the Nelson South Innovative Streets Project, in particular in Kawai Street.

Attendance: Councillor Noonan left the meeting at 9.54a.m. (on Council business).

Ms Westgate spoke about the positive effects of the changes, and suggested that aesthetic tweaks would solve the issue for some people unhappy with the changes. Ms Westgate answered questions regarding engagement with the local community and feedback from other residents.

5. Confirmation of Minutes

5.1 19 November 2020

Document number M15274, agenda pages 7 - 14 refer.

Resolved IC/2021/002

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Infrastructure Committee, held on 19 November 2020, as a true and correct record.

Skinner/Courtney Carried

6. Chairperson's Report

Document number R22674

The Chair spoke to his tabled report (A2581944). He noted Nelson’s world class water supply system and thanked staff and contractors for their work on the testing and monitoring of this.

The Deputy Chair spoke to the Pride Crossing initiative and recommendation, noting that he had had conversations with members of the community, had organisational support from the City Development Team and that Nelson City Youth Council wanted to help lead this project.

Discussion took place on possible future changes driven by City Centre development work, signage, durability and cost of the project.

It was noted that this initiative had not been discussed with the City Centre Engagement Group, although the Deputy Chair noted that he had spoken to the Deputy Mayor on this matter. The Chair of the City Centre Engagement Group, Councillor Mel Courtney, expressed his unhappiness that this had not been discussed with him.

The meeting was adjourned from 10.22a.m. until 10.23a.m; and again from 10.25a.m. until 10.36a.m.

With the agreement of the mover and seconder, clause three was amended to allow further city centre engagement to take place before any works proceeded.

It was clarified that the project was intended to coincide with the anniversary of the introduction of the Homosexual Law Reform Act on 8 March 1985.

The motion was taken in parts.

Resolved IC/2021/003
	*That the Infrastructure Committee* *1. Receives the report Chairperson's Report (R22674).*
Edgar/Fulton Carried
Resolved IC/2021/004
	*That the Infrastructure Committee* *2. Notes the current testing and monitoring of Nelson City Council’s water supply.*
Edgar/Fulton Carried
Resolved IC/2021/005
	*That the Infrastructure Committee* *3. Approves the installation of a Progress Pride design on a central city raised courtesy crossing as a permanent feature*.
Edgar/Fulton Carried
Attachments 1 A2581944 - Infrastructure Committee Chairperson's Report 25 February 2021

The meeting was adjourned from 10.46a.m. until 10.57a.m.

7. Infrastructure Fees and Charges 2021-2022

Document number R22556, agenda pages 15 - 23 refer.

Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt, summarised the report.

Resolved IC/2021/006

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Infrastructure Fees and Charges 2021-2022 (R22556) and its attachment (A2325209); and

2. Approves subject to the Long Term plan consultation process on the Regional Landfill fees, an increase of 20% to Solid Waste charges at the Nelson Waste Recovery Centre as per Attachment (A2325209 of Report R22556), effective 1 July 2021; and

3. Approves changes to roading charges as per Attachment (A2325209 of Report R22556), effective 1 July 2021.

Sanson/Bowater Carried

8. Proposal for a new Wastewater Bylaw

Document number R21393, agenda pages 24 - 75 refer.

Manager Utilities, David Light, summarised the report.

It was noted that the consultation dates were not included in the recommendation and it was agreed that the dates be included in the minutes. Clause 3 of the resolution has been amended accordingly to include the words ‘commencing on Friday 26 February 2021 until Tuesday 27 April 2021’ for clarity.

Resolved IC/2021/007

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Proposal for a new Wastewater Bylaw (R21393) and its attachments (A2539883, A2539886); and

2. Determines that a bylaw is the most appropriate way to regulate, manage, and protect Council’s wastewater system, and the draft Wastewater Bylaw in Attachment 1 (A2539883) of Report R21393 is the most appropriate form of bylaw and does not give rise to any implications under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; and

3. Approves the commencement of a special consultative procedure on a proposal to make the draft Wastewater Bylaw in Attachment 1 (A2539883) of Report R21393, commencing on Friday 26 February 2021 until Tuesday 27 April 2021; and

4. Adopts the draft statement of proposal in Attachment 2 (A2539886) of Report R21393 for use in this special consultative procedure; and

5. Requests officers to give public notice of Council’s intention to make the draft Wastewater Bylaw in Attachment 1 of Report R21393, and to subsequently send a copy of this bylaw to the Minister of Health, in accordance with section 148 of the Local Government Act 2002; and

6. Approves the consultation approach (set out in Sections 7 and 8 of Report R21393) and agrees:

(a) the approach includes sufficient steps to ensure the Statement of Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public and will be publicised in a manner appropriate to its purpose and significance; and

(b) the approach will result in the Statement of Proposal being as widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis for consultation.

O'Neill-Stevens/Courtney Carried

9. Proposal for a new Water Supply Bylaw

Document number R22546, agenda pages 76 - 118 refer.

Senior Activity Engineer - Water Supply, Phil Ruffell, summarised the changes to the bylaw and answered questions regarding the consultation period and consultation with key users.

Attendance: Councillor Lawrey left the meeting at 11.10a.m.

Resolved IC/2021/008

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Proposal for a new Water Supply Bylaw (R22546) and its attachments (A2385695 and A2541286); and

2. Determines that a bylaw is the most appropriate way to regulate, manage, and protect Council’s Water Supply system, and the draft Water Supply Bylaw in Attachment 1 (A2385695) is the most appropriate form of bylaw and does not give rise to any implications under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; and

3. Approves the commencement of a special consultative procedure on the proposal to make the draft Water Supply Bylaw in Attachment 1 (A2385695), commencing on Friday 26 February 2021 until Tuesday 27 April 2021; and

4. Adopts the draft statement of proposal in Attachment 2 (A2541286) for use in this special consultative procedure; and

5. Approves the consultation approach (set out in Section 7 of Report R22546) and agrees:

(b) the approach will result in the Statement of Proposal being as widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis for consultation.

Courtney/Sanson Carried

10. Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan

Document number R21468, agenda pages 119 - 252 refer.

Attendance: Councillor Lawrey returned to the meeting at 11.12a.m.

Group Manager Infrastructure, Alec Louverdis, advised that it was a requirement that the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Business and Activity Management Plans be brought back to the Committee and that there had been no changes to the Plans.

General Manager Regional Sewerage and Landfill, Nathan Clarke answered questions regarding emissions factors, levies, landfill life, hospital fuel use, the Pioneer energy system and emissions reduction.

Attendance: Councillor Noonan returned to the meeting at 11.29a.m.

Resolved IC/2021/009

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan (R21468) and its Attachments (A2495934 and A2511191); and

2. Adopts the Draft Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill 2021/22 Business Plan (A2495934); and

3. Adopts the Draft 2021-31 Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Activity Management Plan (A2511191) as the version to inform the Long Term Plan 2021-31.

Skinner/Brand Carried

11. Infrastructure Quarterly Report

Document number R21488, agenda pages 253 - 316 refer.

Manager Capital Projects, Lois Plum, Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt, and Manager Utilities, David Light, summarised the report and answered questions on the matters covered in the report.

Resolved IC/2021/010

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Infrastructure Quarterly Report (R21488) and its attachments (A2411176, A2552565 and A2564719).

Skinner/Brand Carried

Karakia Whakamutunga

A closing karakia was given.

There being no further business the meeting ended at 12.09p.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

Chairperson Date

Item 7: Water Services Bill - Nelson City Council Submission

Infrastructure Committee

8 April 2021

REPORT R22661

Water Services Bill - Nelson City Council Submission

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To retrospectively approve the Nelson City Council’s submission to the Health Select Committee on the Water Services Bill consultation document.

2. Summary

2.1 The Government opened consultation on the Water Services Bill (the Bill) on 14 December 2020, with submissions closing on 2 March 2021.

2.2 A submission was prepared in consultation with the Infrastructure Committee Chairperson and submitted on behalf of Nelson City Council. Submissions from the Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) and Water NZ were reviewed to gauge the response from the wider water supply environment before preparing the submission. Retrospective approval of the submission is sought from this Committee.

3. Recommendation

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Water Services Bill - Nelson City Council Submission (R22661) and its attachment (A2574192); and

2. Approves retrospectively the Nelson City Council submission to the Health Select Committee on the Water Services Bill (A2574192 - Attachment one of Report R22661).

4. Background

4.1 The Havelock North drinking water contamination incident in August 2016 led to a central government inquiry into the causes of the failure. The inquiry recommended a comprehensive suite of reforms of the drinking water environment in New Zealand.

4.2 The first stage of the reforms was the creation in 2020 of a new standalone crown entity, Taumata Arowai, to regulate water services (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater) across the country.

4.3 The proposed Bill is the supporting legislation that sets the regulatory framework for the activities of Taumata Arowai.

5. Discussion

5.1 The main purpose of the Water Services Act, when it is passed into law, is to ensure that drinking water suppliers (excludes domestic self- supplies to single domestic dwellings) provide safe drinking water. To that end the primary focus of the Bill is on drinking water with only a small subpart covering monitoring and reporting on the environmental performance of wastewater and stormwater networks.

5.2 Generally, the Bill takes many of the components of the current Health Act 1956 and expands them with a much stronger focus on the roles and responsibilities of drinking water suppliers. There are also clear processes for the regulator to follow in monitoring the operations of drinking water suppliers and a range of actions the regulator may take if the various responsibilities are not being met. A copy of the Bill can be accessed at https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2020/0314/latest/d11645222e2.html

5.3 Current drinking water standards will remain in place until such time as the new regulator, Taumata Arowai, is in place and fully operational. Further consultation on any changes to the drinking water standards is expected to take place later in 2021.

5.4 The New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM – now known as Taituarā – Local Government Professionals Aotearoa) and Water New Zealand have both prepared submissions on the Bill. Council officers have reviewed both submissions and broadly support them both. There are however a small number of issues that officers believe are worthy of highlighting in a direct submission.

5.5 Full details of the submission are in Attachment 1. In summary, Council:

· Fully supports the intent of the Bill which seeks ‘to ensure that drinking water suppliers provide safe drinking water to consumers’.

· Makes submissions aimed at clarifying definitions.

· Makes submissions to confirm the regulator will apply a ‘reasonableness’ test to any requirements they make on drinking water suppliers.

· Makes submissions noting that some clauses relate to yet to be defined details and the implications of these cannot be evaluated at this stage.

· Makes a submission noting that compliance officers must have the appropriate qualifications and training given the extensive powers they will hold.

· Makes submissions aimed at reducing potential duplication of laboratory accreditation procedures and environmental performance measures for networks with other initiatives under different pieces of legislation.

6. Options

6.1 Two options are presented to the Committee - to either retrospectively support the submission or not to support the submission. Officers recommend Option one.

Option 1: Retrospectively approve the submission on the Water Services Bill to the Health Select Committee (recommended option)
Advantages	· Signals support for changes to the way Water Services are regulated across the country. · Supports the vision and goals of the Water Services Bill.
Risks and Disadvantages	· None.
Option 2: Do not retrospectively approve the submission on the Water Services Bill to the Health Select Committee
Advantages	· None.
Risks and Disadvantages	· Lack of clear position statement on Water Services regulatory proposals if the submission is withdrawn.

7. Next Steps

7.1 The Health Select Committee will prepare a report that summarises the submissions and will then make recommendations to the Minister on any changes to the Bill.

7.2 When Cabinet approves any changes to the Bill it will be returned to the House. The Bill is expected to be passed in the second half of 2021.

7.3 Taumata Arowai will not be fully operational until the Bill is passed. Current oversight of drinking water services will remain with the Ministry of Health in the interim.

7.4 The wider review of the provision of three water utilities services across the country is being carried out in parallel with the establishment of Taumata Arowai and the Water Services Bill. Council will receive updates as more information becomes available.

Author: Phil Ruffell, Senior Activity Engineer - Water Supply

Attachments

Attachment 1: A2574192 Water Services Bill - Nelson City Council Submission ⇩

Important considerations for decision making

1. Fit with Purpose of Local Government

The submission is aligned with the purpose of Local Government in enabling “democratic decision-making and action by, and on behalf of, communities” as it reflects the views of Council acting in its role as a drinking water supplier. The submission responds to Council’s broad role in ‘promoting the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the community’ by engaging with central government to ensure that water supply regulation is carried out efficiently (without duplication and waste of resources) and to the benefit of everyone in the community (by ensuring a ‘reasonableness’ test is applied to powers by appropriately qualified and trained compliance officers).

2. Consistency with Community Outcomes and Council Policy

The recommendations in this report support the following Nelson City Council Community Outcomes – “Our unique environment is healthy and protected”; “Our infrastructure is efficient, cost effective and meets current and future needs”; “Our communities are healthy, safe, inclusive and resilient” and “Our region is supported by an innovative and sustainable economy”.

3. Risk

The Bill has the potential to directly impact the current operation of the Council’s drinking water activity and Council’s wider role in supporting community well-being by increasing Council’s responsibility to monitor the delivery of drinking water across our region.

4. Financial impact

The Bill will change the regulatory environment for Council’s operations as a drinking water supplier. There will likely be an increased cost to customers connected to the network to meet the expected new operating and reporting requirements.

5. Degree of significance and level of engagement

This matter is of medium significance because it will directly impact Council’s drinking water supply activities. The Health Select Committee has opened engagement to the general public as well as drinking water suppliers. The Council submission supports the goal of the Bill which seeks ‘to ensure that drinking water suppliers provide safe drinking water to consumers’.

6. Climate Impact

The Bill does not directly address climate change issues.

7. Inclusion of Māori in the decision-making process

No engagement with Māori has been undertaken in preparing this report.

8. Delegations

The Infrastructure Committee has the following delegations to consider the submission to the Health Select Committee on the Water Services Bill

Areas of Responsibility:

· Water.

Delegations:

· Approving submissions to external bodies or organisations, and on legislation and regulatory proposals.

Item 8: Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan

Infrastructure Committee

8 April 2021

REPORT R21467

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To receive and adopt the Draft 2020/21 Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) Business Plan (Plan).

1.2 To receive and adopt the Draft 2021-31 NRSBU Activity Business Plan (AMP) and to make any amendments to the Long Term Plan 2021-31 (LTP).

2. Recommendation

That the Infrastructure Committee

1. Receives the report Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan (R21467) and its attachments (A2588684 and A2588602); and

2. Adopts the Draft Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2021/22 Business Plan (A2588602); and

3. Adopts the Draft 2021-31 Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Activity Management Plan (A2588684) as the version to populate the Long Term Plan 2021-31.

3. Background

3.1 The NRSBU was established by the Nelson City Council (NCC) and Tasman District Council (TDC) in July 2000. Its purpose is to manage and operate the wastewater treatment facilities at Bell Island and the associated reticulation network efficiently and in accordance with resource consent conditions and to meet the needs of its customers.

3.2 The five major customers are NCC, TDC, Turners and Growers, Alliance and Nelson Pine Industries.

3.3 The Memorandum of Understanding requires that the Draft Business Plan be presented annually to each Council by 31 December each year and allows for each Council to provide feedback on the draft Business Plan.

3.4 The NRSBU can only formally adopt the Draft Plan after receiving and considering comment from the two Councils and is then required to present the final Business Plan to the Councils by 20 March, for inclusion in each Council’s draft Long Term Plan.

3.5 The Draft Business Plan and Draft AMP was considered by the Board in September 2020 and submitted to each Council for comment.

3.6 The draft 2020/21 Business Plan was considered by the NCC Infrastructure Committee on the 19 November 2020, where they resolved as follows:

“Provides feedback to the General Manager of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit on the draft Nelson Regional Sewerage 2021/22 Business Plan (A2511235)”

3.7 That basis of the NCC feedback was:

3.7.1 With respect to opex – prioritise and smooth out the budget increases over the next 5 years; and

3.7.2 With respect to the capital and renewals programmes - to prioritise and spread out the capital programme over the next 10 years to ensure an achievable work programme and to ease any burden on the debt caps of the two Council’s.

3.8 The current 2021-31 Long Term Plan, currently out for consultation, includes the November 2020 NRSBU capital and operational figures in the Draft Plan and Draft AMP.

3.9 The Board considered feedback from both Council’s at their 12 March 2021 Board meeting where they resolved as follows:

“Approves the following two documents for presentation to Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council:

- the updated draft Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2021 – 2031 Activity Management Plan (A2588684); and

- the draft Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2021/2022 Business Plan (A2588602) which includes a revised capital works programme and associated operational cost reductions as requested by both Nelson City and Tasman District Councils”

Recommendation to Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council

That the Nelson City Council and Tasman District Councils

Approves the 2021/2022 Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Business Plan (A2588602) for inclusion in their Long Term Plans; and

Approves the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Activity Management Plan 2021-2031 (A2588684) for inclusion in their Long Term Plans.

4. Discussion

4.1 The Draft Plan and AMP are appended as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 respectively. The Draft Plan and Draft AMP are in alignment and hence treated as a single matter of business. The General Manager (GM) will be present at the meeting to answer any questions.

4.2 The revised documents have taken into account feedback from both Council’s, spreading out the capital/renewals programme specifically deferring $5M from the first five years to the last five years of the 10 year plan (reflected in the table below). The main capital items deferred include Best Island Irrigation, pump station storage and Best Island power supply upgrade. The revised programme is shown below.

4.3 The revised capital budgets will need to be reflected in the final adopted NCC LTP and these changes will be made through the Chief Executive’s report as part of the NCC LTP deliberations.

4.4 With respect to the request from NCC to the NRSBU to reduce operational expenditure, feedback from both Councils (following discussions between the respective Infrastructure/Finance officers and CEOs) was to put on hold any plans to bring contractual staff in-house and to proceed with the re-tendering of the operations and maintenance contract as a matter of urgency. This is on the basis that the current Opex budgets are already reflected in each Council’s LTPs. The only change will be to reflect the reduced opex resulting from the associated capital deferrals.

5. Options

5.1 The Committee has the option to adopt the Draft Business Plan and AMP or not adopt either. Officers recommend Option 1.

Option 1: Adopt the Draft Plan and Draft AMP. Officers recommend this option.
Advantages	· Gives effect to the Deed of Agreement and demonstrates support for the Business Unit. · Supports Council in meeting the requirements of the LGA.
Risks and Disadvantages	· Nil
Option 2: Do not adopt the Draft Plan and Draft AMP
Advantages	· Nil
Risks and Disadvantages	· Not adopting both will not demonstrate support for the Business Unit

6. Conclusion

6.1 The NRSBU Draft 2021/22 Business Plan and AMP has been approved by the NRSBU Board and released to the two Councils for comment. NCC (and TDC) has provided feedback to the General Manager and that feedback has been considered by the NRSBU Board.

6.2 The Draft Plan and Draft AMP are presented to the two Council’s for adoption.

7. Next steps

7.1 The next step is for the Committee to adopt the Draft Plan and Draft AMP and once adopted for the capital budgets to be updated in the NCC LTP.

Author: Alec Louverdis, Group Manager Infrastructure

Attachments

Attachment 1: A2588684 - NRSBU AMP 2021-31 ⇩

Attachment 2: A2588602 - NRSBU Business Plan March ⇩

Important considerations for decision making

1. Fit with Purpose of Local Government

The NRSBU is a joint committee constituted pursuant to the provisions of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2002. A regional sewerage unit contributes to the following Local Government well-beings of social, economic, environmental and cultural.

2. Consistency with Community Outcomes and Council Policy

The Plan supports the delivery of the following Council Community Outcomes:

• Our infrastructure is efficient, cost effective and meets current and future needs

• Our communities are healthy, safe, inclusive and resilient

3. Risk

The risk of not approving the Business Plan and AMP is that this could delay the NRSBU implementing its Business Plan for 2021/22 or council feeding the information into their LTP.

4. Financial impact

The NRSBU 2021/22 Business Plan and AMP has been included in the draft 2022-32 LTP and the changes by the General Manager to the capital programme will be reflected in the final figures before the adoption of the LTP.

5. Degree of significance and level of engagement

The NRSBU is a Joint Committee of the two Councils and its activities are included in the Long Term Plans and Annual Plans of each Council. Consultation is undertaken by both Councils in the preparation and adoption of these plans.

6. Climate Impact

A key feature of the draft NRSBU Business Plan is mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. This incudes a commitment to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the facility.

7. Inclusion of Māori in the decision making process

No engagement with iwi has been undertaken in preparing this report, but iwi have representation on the Board.

8. Delegations

The Infrastructure Committee has the following delegations to consider the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Plan:

Areas of responsibility:

· Wastewater, including Bell Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

Delegations:

· Developing, monitoring and reviewing strategies, policies and plans, with final versions to be recommended to Council for approval

Item 8: Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit - 2021/22 Business Plan and 2021-31 Activity Management Plan: Attachment 1

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