Environment
and Climate Committee
Areas of Responsibility:
·
Building control matters, including
earthquake-prone buildings and the fencing of swimming pools
·
Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust
·
Bylaws, within the areas of
responsibility
·
Climate Change policy, monitoring
and review
·
Climate change impact and strategy
overview - mitigation, adaptation and resiliency
·
Climate change reserve fund use
·
Environmental programmes including
(but not limited to) warmer, healthier homes, energy efficiency, environmental
education, and eco-building advice
·
Environmental regulatory and
non-regulatory matters including (but not limited to) animals and dogs,
amusement devices, alcohol licensing (except where delegated to the Alcohol
Regulatory and Licensing Authority), food premises, gambling, sugar-sweetened
beverages and smokefree environments, and other public health issues
·
Environmental science monitoring
and reporting including (but not limited to) air quality, water quality, water
quantity, land management, biodiversity, biosecurity (marine, freshwater and
terrestrial), pest and weed management, and coastal and marine science
·
Environmental Science programmes
including (but not limited to) Nelson Nature and Healthy Streams
·
Hazardous substances and
contaminated land
·
Maritime and Harbour Safety and
Control
·
Planning documents or policies,
including (but not limited to) the Land Development Manual
·
Policies and strategies relating to
compliance, monitoring and enforcement
·
Policies and strategies related to
resource management matters
·
Pollution control
·
Regulatory enforcement and
monitoring
·
The Regional Policy Statement,
District and Regional Plans, including the Nelson Plan
·
Urban Greening Plan
Delegations:
The committee has all of the responsibilities, powers,
functions and duties of Council in relation to governance matters within its
areas of responsibility, except where they have been retained by Council, or
have been referred to other committees, subcommittees or subordinate
decision-making bodies.
The exercise of Council’s responsibilities, powers,
functions and duties in relation to governance matters includes (but is not
limited to):
·
Monitoring Council’s
performance for the committee’s areas of responsibility, including
legislative responsibilities and compliance requirements
·
Developing, monitoring and
reviewing strategies, policies and plans, with final versions to be recommended
to Council for approval
·
Developing and approving draft
Activity Management Plans in principle, for inclusion in the draft Long Term
Plan
·
Reviewing and determining whether a
bylaw or amendment, revocation or replacement of a bylaw is appropriate
·
Undertaking community engagement,
including all steps relating to Special Consultative Procedures or other formal
consultation processes other than final approval
·
Approving submissions to external
bodies or organisations, and on legislation and regulatory proposals
·
Approval of increases in fees and
charges over the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Powers to Recommend to Council:
In the following situations the committee may consider
matters within the areas of responsibility but make recommendations to Council
only (in accordance with sections 5.1.3 - 5.1.5 of the Delegations Register):
·
Matters that, under the Local
Government Act 2002, the operation of law or other legislation, Council is
unable to delegate
·
The purchase or disposal of land or
property relating to the areas of responsibility, other than in accordance with
the Long Term Plan or Annual Plan
·
Unbudgeted expenditure relating to
the areas of responsibility, not included in the Long Term Plan or Annual Plan
·
Approval of notification of any
statutory resource management plan, including the Nelson Plan or any Plan
Changes
·
Decisions regarding significant
assets
·
Actions relating to climate change
not otherwise included in the Annual Plan or Long Term Plan
·
Approval of final versions of
strategies, policies and plans
