Environment and Climate Committee
Te Kōmiti Taiao / Āhuarangi
Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Thursday 11 August 2022, commencing at 1.06p.m.
Present: Cr K Fulton (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor Rachel Reese, Councillors T Brand, M Courtney (Deputy Chairperson), J Edgar, M Lawrey, B McGurk (Deputy Chairperson), G Noonan, R O'Neill-Stevens, P Rainey and T Skinner
In Attendance: Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Group Manager Community Services (A White), Group Manager Corporate Services (N Harrison), Group Manager Strategy and Communications (N McDonald), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne), Senior Governance Adviser (M Macfarlane) and Governance Adviser (T Kruger)
Apologies: Apologies had been received from Her Worship the Mayor Rachel Reese for lateness and Councillors Y Bowater and Ms G Paine for attendance.
Karakia and Mihi Timatanga
As Councillor Fulton was attending remotely she requested her Deputy Chair, Councillor Courtney, Chair the meeting. Councillor Courtney assumed the Chair.
1. Confirmation of Order of Business
Councillor Courtney advised that Public Forum would be considered as the first item on the agenda, the meeting would then be adjourned and reconvened after the reconvened Council meeting. He further noted that some items may be deferred due to time constraints.
2. Public Forum (Agenda Item 4)
2.1. New Zealand Deerstalkers Association - One day hunt of the Council owned Maitai and Roding Reserves
Document number R27103
The meeting adjourned at 1.29p.m. and reconvened at 3.00pm, at which time Councillors Fulton, Sanson and Skinner had tendered their apologies.
3. Apologies (Agenda Item 2)
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That the Environment and Climate Committee 1. Receives and accepts the apologies from Her Worship the Mayor Reese, Councillors J Edgar Y Bowater, K Fulton, R Sanson, T Skinner and Ms G Paine. |
4. Interests (Agenda Item 3)
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
5.1 16 June 2022
Document number M19549, agenda pages 8 - 18 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 16 June 2022, as a true and correct record. |
Document number R27125
7. Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust Activity Update
Document number R27025, agenda pages 19 - 20 refer.
8. National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity Exposure Draft (June 2022) - Nelson City Council Submission
Document number R27047, agenda pages 21 - 38 refer.
Manager Environmental Planning, Maxine Day, and Team Leader Biodiversity, Biosecurity, Land Management, Leigh Marshall, presented the report and answered questions on monitoring and overlapping policies, the difference in Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) created with landowners consent and the requirement that these SNAs now be mapped and included in plans.
9. Progress Update on Implementation of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development
Document number R27028, agenda pages 39 - 46 refer.
10. Nelson Climate Change Strategy - establishing an advisory group
Document number R27003, agenda pages 47 - 60 refer.
Manager Climate Change, Rachel Pemberton, presented the report.
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That the Environment and Climate Committee 1. Receives the report (R27003) and its attachment (789843239-48); and 2. Approves the establishment of the Climate Change Advisory Group; and 3. Approves the Terms of Reference for the Climate Change Advisory Group (789843239-48, attachment 1); and 4. Authorises the Climate Change Governance Oversight Group to develop a shortlist of potential Chair and members for the Advisory Group; and 5. Notes that a decision will be sought on the Chair and members of the Advisory Group at a subsequent Committee meeting; and 6. Agrees that governance oversight of the Nelson Climate Change Strategy will be provided by the Climate Change Governance Oversight Group, as set out in the Terms of Reference for that group (789843239-70). |
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter |
Particular interests protected (where applicable) |
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Environment and Climate Committee Meeting - Confidential Minutes - 16 June 2022 |
Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7. |
The withholding of the information is necessary: · Section 7(2)(a) To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person · Section 7(2)(i) To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
The meeting went into confidential session at 3.26p.m. and resumed in public session at 3.30p.m.
The only business transacted in confidential session was to confirm the minutes. In accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, no reason for withholding this information from the public exists, therefore this business has been recorded in the open minutes.
1. Confirmation of Minutes
1.1 16 June 2022
Document number M19551, agenda pages 3 - 6 refer.
Karakia Whakamutanga
There being no further business the meeting ended at 3.30pm.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 08 September 2022.
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That the Environment and Climate Committee 1. Confirms the amended minutes of the meeting of the Environment and Climate Committee, held on 11 August 2022, as a true and correct record. |