I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:

Date:                      

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Friday, 1 September 2017

12.30pm

Room 1, Level 26
135 Albert Street
Auckland

 

Rural Advisory Panel

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson

Bill Cashmore

Deputy Mayor and Franklin Ward Councillor

Deputy Chairperson

Greg Sayers

Rodney Ward Councillor

Members

Marie Appleton

Rural Women NZ

 

Alan Cole

Franklin Local Board Member

 

Trish Fordyce

NZ Forest Owners Association

 

Richard Gardner

Federated Farmers

 

Neil Henderson

Waitākere Ranges Local Board Member

 

Vance Hodgson

Horticulture NZ

 

Steve Levet

Rural Contractors NZ

 

Andrew Maclean

Federated Farmers

 

Greg McCracken

Fonterra

 

Andrew McKenzie

Beef and Lamb NZ

 

Helen Moodie

Dairy NZ

 

Leeann Morgan

Young Farmers

 

Roger Parton

Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Association

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Peter Spencer

NZ Forest Owners Association

 

Brenda Steele

Rodney Local Board Chairperson

 

Bronwen Turner

Western Rural Property Owners

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association

 

Glenn Wilcox

Independent Māori Statutory Board Member

 

(Quorum 10 members)

 

Maryke Fouche

Governance Advisor

29 August 2017

 

Contact Telephone: 021523459

Email: maryke.fouche@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 


 

 


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ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                        PAGE

1          Welcome and Apologies (12.30pm)                                                                             5

2          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                   5

3          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                               5

4          Additional Items for Consideration                                                                             5

5          Auckland Plan Refresh Update (12.45pm)                                                                  7

6          National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry (1.15pm)                     11

7          Ness Valley Floods (1.45pm)                                                                                      13

8          Structure Planning Programme for 2017-2018 (2.00pm)                                         15

9          Manukau Harbour Modelling (2.45pm)                                                                      17 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items 

 

 


1          Apologies

 

An apology from Chairperson B Cashmore has been received.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 7 July 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

 

 

4          Additional Items for Consideration

 

 

 

 


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Auckland Plan Refresh Update

 

File No.: CP2017/18024

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       To share the early engagement summary report and present the strategic framework and development strategy.

Executive summary

2.       On 1 August 2017 the Planning Committee approved in principle a draft strategic framework for the refreshed Auckland Plan.

3.       Alec Tang, Principal Specialist Corp Sustainability, will provide a high level overview of the draft strategic framework and discuss how previous feedback from the Rural Advisory Panel is being integrated into the refresh.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the Auckland Plan Refresh presentation and thank Alec Tang for his attendance.

 

 

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Auckland Plan Refresh Proposed Strategic Framework

9

    

Signatories

Author

Maryke Fouche – Democracy Services Graduate

Authoriser

Warren Maclennan – Manager Planning – North/West

 


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National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry

 

File No.: CP2017/18025

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       Marilyn Ford, Auckland Council Planner, will be present to provide a presentation on the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry. 

Executive summary

2.       A short presentation introducing the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry will be provided. The presentation will include when the NES comes into force, what it covers, and key differences between the NES and Unitary Plan provisions, and possible approaches for integration/removal of conflict between the Unitary Plan and NES regulations. 

3.       Rural Advisory Panel forestry representative Trish Fordyce will provide comments after the presentation.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the NES Plantation Forestry presentation and thank Marilyn Ford for her attendance.

b)      thank Trish Fordyce for her comments.  

 

 

Attachments

A presentation will be provided prior to the meeting or will be tabled at the meeting.

Signatories

Author

Maryke Fouche – Democracy Services Graduate

Authoriser

Warren Maclennan – Manager Planning – North/West

 


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Ness Valley Floods

 

File No.: CP2017/18240

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       Healthy Waters Operations South Team Manager Andrew Skelton will be present to address the panel regarding the Ness Valley floods.

Executive summary

2.       On the 7th and 8th of March, Ness Valley residents suffered severe flooding resulting in hundreds of forestry logs, silt and debris scattered over 3km of lifestyle properties.

3.       The presentation will cover the effects, response clean up and learnings from the incident.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the presentation and thank Andrew Skelton for his attendance. 

 

 

Attachments

A presentation will be provided prior to the meeting or will be tabled at the meeting.      

Signatories

Author

Maryke Fouche – Democracy Services Graduate

Authoriser

Warren Maclennan – Manager Planning – North/West

 


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Structure Planning Programme for 2017-2018

 

File No.: CP2017/18026

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       To provide the Panel with an overview of the Structure Planning Programme for 2017-2018.

Executive summary

2.       Lead Planner Craig Cairncross will give a short presentation on the Structure Planning Programme for 2017-2018.

3.       The presentation will cover the four structure plan areas which have been approved to proceed, key issues affecting areas in the Southern Structure Plan, an overview of the structure planning programme, and next steps in this process.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the presentation and thank Craig Cairncross for his attendance.

 

 

Attachments

A presentation will be provided prior to the meeting or will be tabled at the meeting.     

Signatories

Author

Maryke Fouche – Democracy Services Graduate

Authoriser

Warren Maclennan – Manager Planning – North/West

 


Rural Advisory Panel

01 September 2017

 

 

Manukau Harbour Modelling

 

File No.: CP2017/18241

 

  

 

Purpose

1.       Watercare Sustainability Manager Roseline Klein will be present to address the panel regarding Manukau Harbour modelling.

 

Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      receive the presentation and thank Roseline Klein for her attendance.

 

 

Attachments

A presentation will be provided prior to the meeting or will be tabled at the meeting.    

Signatories

Author

Maryke Fouche – Democracy Services Graduate

Authoriser

Warren Maclennan – Manager Planning – North/West