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Rural Advisory
Panel
04 April 2014
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1 Apologies
2 Confirmation of Minutes
3 Additional items for consideration, not on the agenda
· Approval process for rural events
· Tabled email to the Rural Advisory Panel regarding delivery of
service on unsealed rural roads
· Impact of legacy rules on the ability to get resource consents.
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Update on the Rural Broadband Initiative
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Craig Young, Head of Industry Relations,
Chorus Telecommunications provided a PowerPoint presentation.
A copy of the presentation has been
placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council
website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number RUR/2014/9
MOVED by Cr WB Cashmore, seconded by Cr MP Webster:
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) thank Craig Young for his
presentation on the Rural Broadband Initiative.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Craig
Young - Rural Broadband Initiative PowerPoint Presentation
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Implementation of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater
Management
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There were presentations by staff on the National Policy Statement
for Freshwater Management:
- Grant Barnes and Andrew Schollum –
overview / strategic direction
- Andrew Millar – policy response
- Viv Sherwood – operational response
A map and memo were tabled and a
PowerPoint presentation was provided.
Copies of the tabled documents and
presentation have been placed on the official minutes and can be viewed on
the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.
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Attachments
a Freshwater
maps
b Grant
Barnes memo NPS Freshwater Management - National Objectives Framework
c Andrew
Millar and Viv Sherwood PowerPoint Presentation
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Community and Environment Incentives
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Viv Sherwood provided a PowerPoint
presentation. A copy of the presentation has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
A recommendation regarding Community and
Environment Incentives will be made at the Panel’s 2 May 2014 meeting.
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Resolution number RUR/2014/10
MOVED by Member WB Cashmore, seconded by Member AQ Cole:
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) agree that the Community and Environment Incentives item
lie on the table until the 2 May 2014 meeting of the Panel.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Viv
Sherwood - Community and Environment presentation
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8 General
Business
The following items identified at Item 3 were briefly
discussed:
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Rural events – work is
being done regarding a standardised approval process, information will be coming
back to Crs Penny Webster and Bill Cashmore, which will then be taken to
Council. Work is being done towards improvement.
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Standard of service on
unsealed roads email – this is appropriate for consideration as part of the Long-Term
Plan (LTP) process. Auckland Transport will be requested to present to the
June meeting of the Panel about the contract process, how it is managed and
what the criteria is to seal or not seal rural roads.
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Impact of legacy rules
on the ability to get resource consents – the Panel has tried to ensure that
the Unitary Plan enables a variety of economic activities.
Next month topics:
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The Sea Change Project
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Aquaculture
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Best practice working
collaboratively (Chris Keenan)
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Sites of significance
to mana whenua (Glenn Wilcox and John Duguid)
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Resolution on Rural
Awards
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Sustainable catchments
programme (June meeting)
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Auckland Transport
rural roading (June meeting).
The next meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be
held on 2 May 2014.
3.58 pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
