MINUTES OF Central
HAwkes Bay District Council
Community Development Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chamber, 28-32
Ruataniwha Street, Waipawa
ON Thursday, 15 August 2019 AT the conclusion of the Risk and Audit Meeting
PRESENT: Cr Kelly Annand (Chairperson)
Mayor Alex Walker
Cr Ian Sharp (Deputy Mayor)
Cr Tim Aitken
Cr Gerard Minehan
Dr Roger Maaka
IN ATTENDANCE: Joshua Lloyd (Group Manager, Community Infrastructure and Development)
Monique Davidson (CEO)
Bronda Smith (Group Manager, Corporate Support and Services)
Doug Tate (Group Manager, Customer and Community Partnerships)
Nicola Bousfield (People and Capability Manager)
None
2 Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
None
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Moved: Cr Ian Sharp Seconded: Cr Tim Aitken THAT the following standing orders are suspended for the duration of the meeting: · 20.2 Time limits on speakers · 20.5 Members may speak only once · 20.6 Limits on number of speakers And that Option C under section 21 General procedures for speaking and moving motions be used for the meeting. Standing orders are recommended to be suspended to enable members to engage in discussion in a free and frank manner.
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Moved: Cr Ian Sharp Seconded: Cr Gerard Minehan That the minutes of the Community Development Committee Meeting held on 28 March 2019 as circulated, be confirmed as true and correct.
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Correct Dr Maaka’s Title in the attendance list.
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PURPOSE To purpose of this report is to update the Committee of Community Development on activities for monitoring and review purposes.
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The following items were discussed as part of the Community Development Committee Update:
· Community Wellbeing Strategy
· Community Funding
· Emergency Management
· Community and Social Housing
· Economic Development
· Libraries
Cr Aitken offered his congratulations on external funding the council is receiving for economic development projects.
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PURPOSE The purpose of this report is for the community Development Committee to receive an update from the chairperson on the committee’s activities.
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Cr Sharp raised that without Cr Annand’s energy and passion much of the great work of the committee would not have happened. He commended the Council on its improved social conscience and its continued focus in this area.
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Mayor Walker raised concern that there was a need for review of the language and content in the land use diversification and forestry sections of the plan. Officers agreed that some of the language needed to be amended. Cr Aitken raised that in the land use diversification section that there is a need to understand what an increase in farm numbers will mean to the community going forward. Cr Tennent raised that there is a red meat action plan in place to improve production in sheep and beef industry which needs to be stated in document. Cr Annand asked how officers intended to continue to give the document life such as through regularly reporting. Officers confirmed that the next step is to put in place a framework for ongoing reporting and oversight. Cr Sharp raised that Council will only ever be facilitators in these projects and that commerce would take the lead which would ensure that the document remains as a living document. The document will be amended and will be put forward to the next Council meeting on the 29th August. |
Mayor Walker raised that the budget and timing for this review was in less than other section 17a reviews that the council has undertaken. Officers confirmed this was because officers would be providing the inputs and consultants would only be analysing this data.
Mayor Walker and Cr Minehan highlighted that there were inconsistencies between the report and other data available around having a social housing provider in Central Hawke’s Bay and whether the retirement housing activity is self-funding or not.
Officers confirmed that although it is currently written into policy that it needs to be self-funding, that in future it may not be able to be maintained.
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PURPOSE The matter for consideration by the Council is to adopt the Libraries Strategic Framework.
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Moved: Mayor Alex Walker Seconded: Cr Gerard Minehan That having considered all matters raised in the report: a) That the Community Development Committee recommends to Council to adopt the Libraries Strategic Framework 2019 – 2024.
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Mayor Walker highlighted that it was exciting to capture what libraries mean and the impact they have on people’s lives.
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This is the final meeting of the Community Development Committee for the Council term. |
Councillor Annand closed the meeting with a speech.
The Meeting closed at 12.38pm
The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Council meeting held on 29 August 2019.
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CHAIRPERSON