1 July 2021 |
MINUTES
OF Central HAwkes Bay District Council
Strategy and Wellbeing Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chamber, 28-32
Ruataniwha Street, Waipawa
ON Thursday, 1 July 2021 AT 9.00am
PRESENT: Mayor Alex Walker (Apology)
Deputy Mayor (Chair) Kelly Annand
Cr Jerry Greer
Dr Roger Maaka
Cr Kate Taylor
Cr Exham Wichman (Apology)
Cr Tim Aitken
Cr Brent Muggeridge
Cr Gerard Minehan
Cr Pip Burne
IN ATTENDANCE: Monique Davidson (Chief Executive)
Doug Tate (Group Manager, Customer and Community Partnerships)
Joshua Lloyd (Group Manager, Community Infrastructure and Development)
Brent Chamberlain (Chief Financial Officer)
Caitlyn Dine (Governance and Support Officer)
Mayor Walker apology noted.
Councillor Wichman apology noted.
2 Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
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Moved: Cr Gerard Minehan Seconded: Cr Jerry Greer That the minutes of the Strategy and Wellbeing Committee Meeting held on 6 May 2021 as circulated, be confirmed as true and correct. |
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to present to the Committee the Strategy and Wellbeing Resolution Monitoring Report. This report seeks to ensure the Committee has visibility over work that is progressing, following resolutions from Committee.
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Moved: Cr Gerard Minehan Seconded: Cr Pip Burne That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted. |
Mrs Davidson presented this report.
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is for the Strategy and Wellbeing Committee to receive a report on the progress of key committee priorities.
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Moved: Cr Kate Taylor Seconded: Cr Gerard Minehan That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted. |
Mrs Davidson presented this report, followed on with a presentation from Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Mrs Wiggins then spoke to the May Solid Waste Dashboard.
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to inform the Strategy and Wellbeing Committee of the event funded by the Community Pride and Vibrancy Fund namely the Charlie Chaplin, Silent Movie held at Russell Park on Friday 2 April 2021, in accordance with Councils Community Funding Policy.
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Moved: Cr Kate Taylor Seconded: Cr Pip Burne That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted. |
Mrs Cover presented this report alongside David Selfe from The Old Dairy Factory Events.
Mrs Cover presented this report alongside Michelle Goodman who is part of the Between the Lines Committee.
Mrs Leaf presented this report. Councillor Burne noted a conflict of interest as she is part of the CHB Community Trust.
PURPOSE The matter for consideration by the Council is the adoption of the reviewed Smokefree and Vapefree Policy.
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Moved: Cr Jerry Greer Seconded: Cr Kate Taylor That having considered all matters raised in the report: a) That the reviewed Smokefree and Vapefree Policy, as attached, is adopted. |
Mrs Harrison presented this report.
Mrs Harrison presented this report.
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is for Council to consider its position in relation to the 2021 LGNZ AGM Remits.
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1. That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted. 2. Remit 1: That LGNZ advocate that the provisions that were added to the RMA, that restricted tree protection, be repealed urgently and that this change be carried through into new resource management legislation, thereby restoring the right to councils to adopt and enforce locally appropriate policies to protect trees in their district. That LGNZ advocate to use the current RMA reform process to ensure these changes are carried through into new legislation. 3. Remit 2: That LGNZ request the Valuer General amend the relevant legislation to allow for Local Government to address the growing disparities between the rating valuation of forestry land and other land uses. 4. Remit 3: That Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) advocate to central government for provision of funding to enable Councils to engage in civics education for high school children. 5. Remit 4: That the power the Chief Executive has under the Local Government Act (42, 2 (da)) for “facilitating and fostering representative and substantial elector participation in elections and polls held under the Local Electoral Act 2001" be removed and placed with the Electoral Commission. 6. Remit 5: That LGNZ works with central government in a) developing consistent emission inventory standards for use by local and regional authorities, and b) setting science- based emissions reduction targets to support delivery on our National Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement and on our nationwide emissions budgets being established by government via advice from the Climate Change Commission. 7. Remit 6: That LGNZ works with the Government to: · Conduct an urgent review of the Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) Accommodation Supplement (AS) system zones in partnership with Territorial Authorities. · Schedule a two yearly review of the WINZ AS system zones in partnership with Territorial Authorities ongoing. 8. Remit 7: That LGNZ works with Government to obtain legal protection/indemnity from the Crown in favour of all Councils, and/or to implement a warranty scheme, for any civil liability claim brought against a Council with regards to building consent functions carried out by Consentium (a division of Kāinga Ora), as any such costs should not be borne by ratepayers. Amendment Moved: Cr Gerard Minehan Seconded: Cr Tim Aitken That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted with the removal of Remit 1. Carried
Moved: Cr Kate Taylor Seconded: Cr Tim Aitken That Councils position on Remit 1 be considered at the discretion of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor after further investigation on what this would mean for Central Hawke’s Bay. Carried |
Mrs Davidson presented this report.
Moved: Cr Gerard Minehan Seconded: Cr Pip Burne THAT the next meeting of the Central Hawke's Bay District Council Strategy and Wellbeing Committee be held on 26 August 2021. |
The Meeting closed at 11:01am.
The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Strategy and Wellbeing Committee Meeting held on 26 August 2021.
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CHAIRPERSON