I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Environment and Community Committee will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Tuesday, 14
November 2017
9.30am
Reception
Lounge
Auckland Town Hall
301-305 Queen Street
Auckland
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Environment and Community Committee
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Cr Penny Hulse
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Alf Filipaina
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Members
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Member Renata Blair
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP
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IMSB Member James Brown
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Cr Dick Quax
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey
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Cr Greg Sayers
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Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore
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Cr Desley Simpson, JP
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Cr Ross Clow
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
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Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP
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Cr Wayne Walker
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Cr Chris Darby
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Cr John Watson
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO
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Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP
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Cr Richard Hills
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Cr Mike Lee
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(Quorum 11 members)
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Tam White
Senior Governance Advisor
9 November 2017
Contact Telephone: (09) 890 8156
Email: tam.white@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Terms of Reference
Responsibilities
This committee
deals with all strategy and policy decision-making that is not the
responsibility of another committee or the Governing Body. Key
responsibilities include:
·
Development
and monitoring of strategy, policy and action plans associated with environmental,
social, economic and cultural activities
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Natural
heritage
·
Parks
and reserves
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Economic
development
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Protection
and restoration of Auckland’s ecological health
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Climate
change
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The
Southern Initiative
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Waste
minimisation
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Libraries
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Acquisition
of property relating to the committee’s responsibilities and within
approved annual budgets
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Performing
the delegations made by the Governing Body to the former Parks, Recreation and
Heritage Forum and Regional Development and Operations Committee, under resolution
GB/2012/157 in relation to dogs
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Activities
of the following CCOs:
o ATEED
o RFA
Powers
(i) All
powers necessary to perform the committee’s responsibilities, including:
(a) approval
of a submission to an external body
(b) establishment
of working parties or steering groups.
(ii) The
committee has the powers to perform the responsibilities of another
committee, where it is necessary to make a decision prior to
the next meeting of that other committee.
(iii) The
committee does not have:
(a) the
power to establish subcommittees
(b) powers
that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)
Exclusion of
the public – who needs to leave the meeting
Members of
the public
All members of
the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a
resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will
assist the meeting.
Those who are
not members of the public
General
principles
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Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to
know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a
person to perform their role.
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Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must
leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to
perform their role.
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Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain
only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.
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In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.
Members of
the meeting
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The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if
the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the
meeting is a committee meeting).
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However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a
pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.
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All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a
committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain,
subject to any limitations in standing orders.
Independent Māori Statutory Board
·
Members of the Independent Māori
Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform
their role.
Staff
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All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior
management) remain.
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Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.
Local Board
members
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Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed
in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the
matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.
Council
Controlled Organisations
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Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain
only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council
Controlled Organisation
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Environment
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ITEM TABLE
OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 7
2 Declaration of
Interest 7
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 7
4 Petitions 7
5 Public Input 7
6 Local Board
Input 7
7 Extraordinary
Business 8
8 Notices of
Motion 8
9 Approval of the
Pacific Peoples and Rainbow Communities Advisory Panels' 2017-2018 Work
Programmes 9
10 Adoption of the proposed
Regional Pest Management Plan for public consultation 47
11 Safeswim Update 241
12 Councillor Wayne Walker
report on trip to Taiwan 243
13 Summary of Environment and
Community Committee information memos and briefings - 14 November 2017 245
14 Consideration of
Extraordinary Items
PUBLIC EXCLUDED
15 Procedural
Motion to Exclude the Public 335
C1 Acquisition of land for open
space - Hingaia 335
Apologies from
Cr C Fletcher and Chairperson P Hulse have 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
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That the Environment and Community Committee:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Monday, 6 November 2017, including the
confidential section, as a true and correct record.
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4 Petitions
At the close of
the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
5 Public Input
Standing Order
7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the
Governance Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day
prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting
Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet
the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes
is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes
speaking time for each speaker.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for public input had been received.
6 Local Board Input
Standing Order
6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that
Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this
time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson)
shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish
to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any
application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.
This right is
in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the
agenda.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.
7 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“An item
that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local
authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member
explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The
reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the
discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended)
states:
“Where an
item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed
at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor
matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member
explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or
recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to
a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
8 Notices of Motion
There were no
notices of motion.
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Approval of
the Pacific Peoples and Rainbow Communities Advisory Panels' 2017-2018 Work
Programmes
File No.: CP2017/22644
Purpose
1. To
approve the work programmes of the Pacific Peoples and Rainbow Communities
Advisory Panels for the 2017/2018 financial year.
Executive
Summary
2. The
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel have
respectively developed their 2017/2018 work programmes for the approval of the
Environment and Community Committee. The work programmes are
in Attachments A and B.
3. The
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel will focus on the following areas for the
2017/2018 financial year:
· increasing civic participation/leadership of Pacific peoples within
and outside the council
· contributing to the council’s diversity and inclusion strategy
· supporting the council’s health and well-being initiatives for
Pasifika
· providing advice on the council policies and strategies relating to
environment and sustainability
· affirming
Auckland’s international recognition as a vibrant Pacific city.
4. The
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel’s priorities for the term also include
affordable and quality housing for Pasifika, improvement of the
council’s existing community and economic development initiatives for
Pacific peoples, and increased civic participation of Pacific peoples. The
panel’s annual focus areas will be aligned with these priorities for the
term.
5. The
Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel conducted a series of community engagements,
which guided the panel’s priorities in the work programme. The findings
are in Attachment C. These priorities are:
· a safer Auckland for rainbow communities
· affordable and secure housing
· rainbow-friendly spaces, events and venues.
6. All
demographic advisory panels will provide advice on the following items:
· Auckland Plan Refresh
· The Long-term Plan 2018-2028.
7. Ralph
Elika, chair of the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel, and Jules Radford-Poupard
and John Kingi, co-chairs of the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel, will
present their panel’s work programmes to the committee.
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Recommendation/s
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) approve the work programmes of the Pacific Peoples and Rainbow
Communities Advisory Panels for the 2017/2018 financial year.
b) note that the lead officers of the advisory panels will update the
panels’ work programmes to track progress.
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Comments
8. On
10 November 2016 the mayor established six demographic advisory panels for the
2016-2019 term of the council. The role of the panels is to advise on the
council’s regional agendas and effective engagement with diverse
communities of Auckland. These panels are the:
· Disability Advisory Panel
· Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel
· Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
· Seniors Advisory Panel
· Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel
· Youth Advisory Panel.
9. Since
their establishment for the 2016-2019 term, the advisory panels have advised on
council’s policy development and engagement practices on
the following plans:
· Auckland Plan Refresh
· Tākaro – Investing in Play
· Investing in Aucklanders
· council’s engagement approach to the Long-term Plan 2018-2028
· Health and Hygiene Bylaw review.
10. The terms of reference for the demographic advisory panels require
each panel to develop a work programme to highlight the priorities areas on
which they will focus their advice. The work programmes define
the panels’ focus areas for the 2017/2018 financial year.
11. The
panels’ work programmes align with the Auckland Plan and the work
programme of the Environment and Community Committee.
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
priorities
12. The
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel has received information on the council’s
focus areas relevant to its communities since May 2017, which has informed the
development of its work programme. Information provided included an overview of
the council’s community services, community policies and council’s
engagement practices.
13. From
August to October 2017, the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel discussed its work
programme for the 2017/2018 financial year and decided the following
priorities:
· increasing civic participation/leadership of Pacific peoples within
and outside the council
· contributing to the council’s diversity and inclusion strategy
· supporting the council’s health and well-being initiatives for
Pasifika
· providing advice on the council policies and strategies relating to
environment and sustainability
· affirming
Auckland’s international recognition as a vibrant Pacific city.
14. Auckland
is the most diverse and vibrant Pacific city in the world. The council must
play a leadership role in effectively gathering the views and voices of Pacific
peoples. The panel will help the council to have more effective understanding
and engagement with the diverse Pacific communities of
Auckland.
15. The
council should consider the diversity of Pacific cultures as an asset by
recognising and celebrating the unique contribution of Pacific peoples to
Auckland. The panel will advise on exploring business development opportunities
with Pacific businesses, and the Southern Initiative
programmes.
16. The
panel believes that diversity and inclusion are assets to unlock
Auckland’s potential. The panel will advise on council’s diversity
initiatives to strengthen the council’s connections with Pacific
communities and organisations.
17. Health,
employment and education are fundamental to Pacific communities, particularly
for youth. The panel will advise on the council’s community and economic
development initiatives that will contribute to the well-being of Pacific
communities.
18. The panel
will focus its advice on council’s sustainability and environmental
strategies and initiatives to ensure better outcomes and connections for
Pasifika particularly younger Pasifika people.
19. The panel’s long-term focus for this term includes affordable and quality housing for Pasifika and improvement
of the council’s existing community and economic development initiatives
for Pacific peoples, and increased civic participation of the Pacific peoples.
20. The
panel’s advice on council agendas will be focused on the following principles:
· the panel will
support the council’s more coordinated approach to eliminate duplicated
activities and remove any unnecessary council processes
· the panel will offer
advice and support for potential collaboration with the Ministry for Pacific
Peoples and other Pacific business communities and for stronger partnerships
between central and local government and the private sector.
21. The
panel’s work programme is in Attachment A.
Rainbow Communities Advisory
Panel priorities
22. In
September 2017, the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel conducted a series of
community engagement activities – a hui, a survey and a series of
engagement sessions to find out what rainbow communities want to see in
Auckland. More than 200 rainbow community members contributed to the research
findings.
23. The
findings guided the panel to develop its work programme. The work programme is
in Attachment B and research findings are also attached as Attachment C.
24. The
panel’s priorities for the 2017/2018 financial year include:
· a safer Auckland for rainbow communities
· affordable and secure housing
· rainbow-friendly spaces, events and venues.
25. Violence,
stigma and discrimination towards rainbow communities are significant issues in
New Zealand. As a result, rainbow communities are negatively over-represented
in negative health and wellbeing statistics. Rainbow communities have strongly
expressed that “care needs to be shown by doing care, not by talk or
resolutions”. The panel will advise the council to take actions that
align with existing council initiatives and strategies to make Auckland a safer
place for our communities.
26. Rising rental
costs and house prices have a significant impact on rainbow youth as they make
up 40 per cent of youth homelessness statistics. Rejection by families, friends
and flatmates when coming out creates immediate housing needs. These factors
contribute to youth homelessness, rough sleeping and couch surfing. The panel
will advise the council on challenges and unique needs of rainbow communities
in council’s discussion and approach to affordable and secure housing.
27. Rainbow-friendly
public spaces, events and venues are important to enhance better social
well-being of the rainbow communities. The panel will advise the council on
their understanding on the term ‘rainbow-friendly’ and how to apply
council plans and policies for more inclusive spaces, events and council
facilities for rainbow communities.
Shared priorities across all
the panels
28. All
demographic panels will contribute to the Auckland Plan Refresh and the
Long-term Plan 2018-2028.
29. At
an integrated panel meeting in September, the panels offered their views on a
better Auckland with minimised barriers to full participation and social
equality. The panels will also offer their input into the council’s
approach to the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 and help the council to engage with
diverse communities for submissions.
Panels’ advice and
priorities through panel meetings
30. The
panels will provide strategic and engagement advice to the council through
their scheduled meetings. The panels will engage with the governing body
through the chief liaison and liaison councilors for the panels. The panel
chairs will present to relevant council committees on specific issues at the
request of committee chairs.
31. The work
programmes will help the panels track the progress of their advice and the
panels’ lead officers will update the work programmes. The panels will
revisit their priority areas at the end of this financial year to plan for the
next financial year.
Local
Board views and implications
32. The role of
the demographic advisory panels is to advise the governing body and staff on
regional issues. Local boards did not provide input into the panels’ work
programme development process.
Māori
impact statement
33. Inclusive
engagement approaches are key to shaping successful council plans. The advisory
panels with Māori membership advise the council on effective engagement with Māori iwi and hapū, particularly on council
initiatives relevant to physical land and environment-related agendas.
34. The
Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel has two members who identify themselves as
Māori and share their individual perspectives on each panel agenda item.
Implementation
35. The work
programmes are living documents which will be updated at each meeting to
reflect progress. The panels will review their work programmes at the end of
each financial year and update their priorities where necessary.
36. The committee
received and approved the work programmes for the other demographic advisory
panels in September and October 2017.
Attachments
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Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel work programme
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Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel work programme
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Rainbow Community Engagement Report
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Signatories
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Authors
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Austin Kim - Principal Advisor Panels
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Authorisers
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Marguerite Delbet - General Manager Democracy Services
Phil Wilson - Governance Director
Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Adoption of the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan
for public consultation
File No.: CP2017/23161
Purpose
1. To initiate a review of the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan (“the
proposed plan”) and approve the proposed Regional Pest
Management Plan for public consultation (see Attachment A for proposed plan,
and Attachment B for summary document).
Executive
summary
2. Auckland Council is currently reviewing its 2007 Regional
Pest Management Strategy, prepared by the former Auckland Regional Council. The
Regional Pest Management Strategy is the main statutory document implementing
the Biosecurity Act 1993 in the region. It provides a framework for the
management of plant, animal and pathogen pests in Auckland.
3. The
review is required to update the council’s approach to pest management
and to ensure compliance with the National Policy Direction on Pest Management
2015. In February 2017, the Environment and Community
Committee resolved that the council’s current strategy is inconsistent
with the national policy direction, and that the changes necessary to address
the inconsistencies could not be addressed by minor amendment to the current
Regional Pest Management Strategy.
4. The
council is required to initiate a review of the Regional Pest Management
Strategy by 17 December 2017, in order to ensure that the current plan does not
expire on that date. If the current plan were to expire,
council would lose its enforcement powers under the Biosecurity Act until such
time as a replacement plan became operative, which could be a period of
approximately one to two years (resolution ENV/2017/7).
5. The
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan is a draft plan. The term
‘proposal’ is required under the Biosecurity Act 1993. This
consultation on the proposed plan does not commit or bind the council to any
specific budget.
6. The
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan represents a significant increase from
potentially the current Long-term Plan budget of $88.8 million to a potential
budget of $307.2 million over 10 years. This additional investment will be
considered as part of the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 process. Adoption of the
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan for public consultation does not
predetermine any funding decisions that would be made through the Long-term
Plan budget setting process. Once Long-term Plan budgets have been
approved, the Regional Pest Management Plan will be adjusted.
7. Engagement
on the proposed plan has been underway since 2014 including consultation on a
public discussion document in 2015 and discussions with mana whenua,
stakeholders and elected members. A consultation summary document has been
prepared which outlines feedback received from stakeholders and partners
involved in engagement to date, and how the feedback has been addressed has
been included as Attachment C.
8. Programmes contained within the proposed plan have been drafted to
take account of common concerns raised through engagement, alongside technical
considerations explored through cost benefit analysis of available options (see
Attachment D – due to the size of this attachment : Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan - Cost Benefit Analyses [2,264 pages] an e-copy can be obtained from Democracy Services). A
hard copy is available for viewing by elected members on level 26, 135 Albert
Street, Auckland and will be available on level 2, Auckland Town Hall at the
Environment and Community Committee meeting on 14 November 2017)
9. The
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan provides for regionally coordinated
action aligned to protecting Auckland’s priority ecosystems and
threatened species. It also considers primary production and other aspects of
economic and cultural wellbeing. The proposed plan represents
a substantial increase in investment relative to the current strategy.
10. The proposed
Regional Pest Management Plan plan relies on a variety of implementation
mechanisms, including enforcement, delivery on council land, education and
behaviour change programmes. The main components of the proposed plan include
programmes for:
· managing
pests on parks
· kauri
dieback
· managing
pest spread to the Hauraki Gulf Islands
· on-island
control for Aotea / Great Barrier, Waiheke and Kawau Islands
· possums
· freshwater
biosecurity
· other programmes across the region.
These include eradication or containment of low incidence pest
plants at a regional level, management of pest animals such as deer and pest
cats in high value ecological areas, reducing the spread and impact of pest
plants or animals at a regional scale through regulation of pest plants and
animals trade and education.
11. To aid
considerations a cost allocation analysis, required by Clause 7 of the National
Policy Direction, is contained within Attachment E. This analysis looks at
which parties exacerbate pest problems (such as people who knowingly sell or
distribute pest plants), who benefits from pest management, and whether the
distribution of management costs is fair.
12. A schedule of
assessments against key provisions of the Biosecurity Act is contained within
Attachment F. The assessments demonstrate compliance with s100D(5) (review of
plans), s70 (proposal) and s71 (satisfaction on requirements) of the
Biosecurity Act. Public notification of the proposed plan and the receipt of
submissions is required in order to fully comply with the requirements of s72
(satisfaction with consultation).
13. The
Biosecurity Act requires the council to make decisions on these requirements
sequentially, which is reflected in the recommendations in this report. An
additional resolution is required in relation to the proposed conditions for
commercial transport operators moving people or goods within the Hauraki Gulf
Controlled Area. These are proposed for incorporation by reference in the
proposed plan, in accordance with s142N (consultation on incorporated material)
of the Biosecurity Act 1993.
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Recommendations
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) approve
the initiation of a proposal to revoke and replace the Auckland Regional Pest
Management Strategy 2007-2012.
b) adopt
the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan (Attachment A to the agenda
report) for public consultation, noting that public consultation will occur
concurrently with the special consultative procedure for the Long-term Plan
2018-2028.
c) determine
that it is satisfied that the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan complies
with s100D(5) and s70 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.
d) determine
that it is satisfied that the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan meets
the requirements of s71 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.
e) determine
that it is not satisfied that the consultation that has taken place to date
in relation to the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan complies with
s72(1) of the Biosecurity Act 1993.
f) approve
consultation on the Pest Free Warrant conditions for commercial transport
operators moving people or goods within the Hauraki Gulf Controlled Area,
which are proposed for incorporation by reference in the proposed Regional
Pest Management Plan, in accordance with s142N of the Biosecurity Act 1993
g) delegate
the responsibility for agreeing the consultation questions and any required
minor editorial changes to the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan
document (prior to consultation) to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the
Environment and Community Committee.
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Comments
Background
14. Auckland Council is currently reviewing its 2007 Regional Pest
Management Strategy, prepared by the former Auckland Regional Council. The
Regional Pest Management Strategy is the main statutory document implementing the
Biosecurity Act 1993 in the region; providing a framework for the management of
plant, animal and pathogen pests in Auckland.
15. The purpose
of the review is to update the council’s approach to pest management,
taking into account changes in pest species in the region, their distribution,
and issues arising from their control; along with community expectations and
available resources. It is also necessary to incorporate new provisions
resulting from the reform of the Biosecurity Act in 2012. Among other changes,
the Act now requires councils to comply with the national policy direction,
which was gazetted on 24 August 2015. Councils had 18 months from that date to
determine if their pest management plans are consistent with the national
policy direction.
16. On 14 February 2017, the Environment and Community Committee
resolved that the council’s current strategy is inconsistent with the
national policy direction, and that the changes necessary to address the
inconsistencies could not be addressed by minor amendment to the current
Regional Pest Management Strategy (resolution ENV/2017/7). As a consequence of this determination, the council is required to
initiate a review to address the inconsistency, in accordance with s100E(5)
(review post National Policy Direction) of the Biosecurity Act by 17 December
2017, in order to ensure that the current plan will not expire while council
completes the remaining steps in the Biosecurity Act regarding the proposed
plan. If the current plan were to expire, council would lose its enforcement
powers under the Biosecurity Act until such time as a replacement plan became
operative, which could be a period of approximately one to two years.
17. For
a proposal to be initiated, the council is required to have resolved by 17
December 2017 that it is satisfied a proposal (i.e. a proposed
plan) has been developed that complies with s70 and s100D(5) of the Biosecurity
Act. This report proposes to initiate a review by revoking and replacing the
Auckland Regional Pest Management Strategy 2007-2012 (recommendation a) with
the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan (recommendation b).
18. As
a result of the engagement process followed to date and the evaluation of
options, the scale of the proposed plan represents a substantial increase in
investment relative to the current strategy. Outcomes are aligned to protect
and enhance the natural environment in contrast with the environmental decline
that continues to occur under the current resourcing.
19. Having
resolved that it is satisfied that the proposal complies with these
requirements, the council may then take subsequent steps required for the
review. It will be able to consider whether it is satisfied that the proposal
meets the requirements of s71 and s72 of the Biosecurity Act (relating to
satisfaction on requirements and consultation).
20. Following
public consultation and the completion of the remaining steps in ss73 –
77 (steps involved in making a plan operative) of the Biosecurity Act, an
operative Regional Pest Management Plan will allow Auckland Council to exercise
the relevant advisory, service delivery, regulatory and funding provisions
available under the Biosecurity Act to deliver the specified objectives for
identified species using a range of programme types.
Summary of key programmes
21. The key aspects of the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan are
outlined in a summary document (see Attachment B). The main components of the
plan include:
22. Managing
pests on council parkland: The current level of pest management on council
parkland represents managed decline, and is not sufficient to prevent wide
scale canopy collapse in the long-term and the loss of ecological and amenity
values. Pest plants on council parkland are also highly visible, resulting in
frequent public complaints. The proposed programmes will enhance the
council’s investment in pest plant and animal control on parkland. They
will coordinate the efforts of the council, community groups, transport
corridor operators and private land owners through an enforcement approach to
ensure maximum biodiversity benefits are achieved through collective action.
23. Kauri
dieback: Ongoing spread of kauri dieback continues throughout the region,
but it is still not detected in the Hunua Ranges or the Hauraki Gulf islands
(with the exception of Aotea-Great Barrier). The proposed Regional Pest
Management Plan will implement regulatory controls and increased hygiene
measures to slow spread, particularly prioritising keeping kauri dieback out of
currently disease-free areas.
24. Managing pest spread to Hauraki Gulf Islands: The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan addresses human-assisted
spread of pests to Hauraki Gulf islands by extending the existing Pest-free
Warrant programme for transport operators to a regulatory approach. The
Pest-free Warrant is also extended, on a voluntary basis, to other high risk
businesses such as nurseries, building supplies and quarries, to reduce the
risk of their products containing stowaway pests when being moved to offshore
islands. Attachment G to this report contains the proposed Pest-free
Warrant conditions for commercial transport operators moving people or goods
within the Hauraki Gulf Controlled Area. The conditions are proposed for
incorporation by reference in the proposed plan, in accordance with s142N of
the Biosecurity Act 1993 (recommendation f). The Treasure
Islands awareness programme will be continued with an enhanced social science
evidence base and monitoring of effectiveness.
25. Aotea / Great Barrier: The proposed
Regional Pest Management Plan prioritises the outstanding natural values of
Aotea / Great Barrier through several programmes. Low incidence pest plants
will be responded to before they become widely established. Mammalian pests
will be managed at high biodiversity value sites while council works with mana
whenua, the Great Barrier Local Board, the Department of Conservation and the
local community to progress conversations around ways to achieve a mammalian
pest-free Aotea / Great Barrier in the future, taking into account diverse
community perspectives.
26. Waiheke
and Kawau islands: The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan includes the
eradication of rats, stoats and pigs on Waiheke and rats, possums, stoats and
wallabies from Kawau. It is proposed to fund both these eradications through a
strategic partnership model, with 70 per cent of operational expenditure funded
by partners such as philanthropists and corporate partners.
27. Possums:
The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan scales up existing possum control
efforts to cover the entire rural mainland to protect biodiversity and primary
production values.
28. Freshwater
pests: The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan addresses the current
absence of freshwater pest management in the region by implementing an
awareness and behaviour change programme to reduce further spread, along with
site-led management of freshwater pest plants and animals at two of the
region’s highest ecological priority lakes.
29. Whole
region: While many of the programmes in the proposed Regional Pest
Management Plan are targeted to defendable geography and sites of highest
biodiversity, some programmes are applied to the entire region, through a
variety of mechanisms including regulatory, awareness and behaviour change, and
council-delivered control. Regulatory programmes include preventing the sale of
existing pest plants and animals, along with 53 new plant species and 11 new
animal species. Council-delivered control programmes include eradication or
containment of low incidence pest plants, as well as management of pest animals
such as deer, goats and cats, prioritising protection of Biodiversity Focus
Areas. These regulatory or control based programmes are supported by a variety
of awareness and behavior change programmes aimed at reducing the risk of pest
spread and impact through activities such as gardening and pet ownership as
well as providing education and advice to individuals and communities in
response to enquiries and proactively to support community action.
Engagement
30. Engagement on the review of the Regional Pest Management Plan has
involved a three stage process, beginning with the presentation of an issues
and options paper to elected members, mana whenua and key stakeholders in 2014.
A public discussion document was then published in 2015, followed by a recent
period of engagement with elected members, mana whenua and demographic advisory
panels on the approaches contained within the proposed plan.
31. A consultation summary document has been prepared which outlines
comments received, the approach taken regarding each issue in the proposed
Regional Pest Management Plan, and the rationale. Programmes contained within
the proposed plan take account of common concerns raised through engagement,
alongside technical considerations explored through cost benefit analysis of
available options. For example, throughout engagement there has been a strong
message from the public, local boards and mana whenua about the need for
council to ‘walk the talk’ managing pest plants on council land,
and also concern over pests on transport corridors. This feedback has been
combined with technical considerations and cost benefit analysis to formulate
the parks site-led programme which manages pests on council parkland, and
facilitates coordinated action by neighbouring communities and transport
corridor operators around parkland through a targeted enforcement programme.
32. Some of the issues addressed in the Regional Pest Management Plan
have the potential to be of public interest, such as the approach to pest cat
management and the ban of sale of new pest plant and animal species. The
consultation summary outlines the feedback received in response to these issues
and how it has been addressed in the proposed plan. A communications and
engagement strategy is being prepared with corporate communications to ensure
the key messages in relation to these topics are well managed.
Financial implications
33. As the
programmes set out in the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan have financial
implications, the budget for implementing the plan will be confirmed through
the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 process. Consultation on the proposed plan and
Long-term Plan have been aligned to ensure that submitters can consider the
programmes in the proposed plan alongside wider council spending decisions,
such as how much money should be allocated to infrastructure, libraries, and
other public amenities. As part of the Long-term Plan engagement, methods of
funding, such as the potential for a targeted rate for possum control in rural
Auckland, will be considered.
34. As the final
level of funding available to implement the proposed Regional
Pest Management Plan will not be known until the Long-term Plan has been
adopted in June 2018, the summary document that accompanies the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan states that the programmes that
are included in the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan will
be subject to change, as a result of receipt of public submissions and the
amount of funding that is allocated to the proposed plan through the Long-term
Plan process. Any decision to reduce or amend the scope of the final plan will
be made following the adoption of the Long-term Plan in June 2018 and in light
of submissions made on the plan itself.
35. Depending on
the extent to which the final Regional Pest Management Plan differs
from the publicly notified proposed plan, further consultation may be required
in order to satisfy s72 of the Biosecurity Act. A decision on the need for any
further consultation would be made at the time council is presented the final
plan for approval (expected late 2018). The budget that would
be required to support the full suite of programmes contained within the
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan is set out in Table 1 below.
36. The
proposed Regional Pest Management Plan represents a potentially significant
increase in investment relative to the current investment in equivalent
activity. The current spend equates to $88.8 million over 10 years. The phased
costs for implementing the proposed plan total $307.2 million over 10 years,
representing an additional investment of $217.4 million over 10 years. This
additional investment is a component of the enhanced investment option for the
natural environment funding bid, which has been presented for consideration
through the Long-term Plan process. Adoption of the proposed plan for public
consultation does not pre-determine any funding decisions which might otherwise
be made through the Long-term Plan process.
Table 1. Budget comparison current spend
versus spend required to support the Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan
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Programme grouping
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Indicative* current spend over 10 years
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10 year spend required for implementation of the
proposed plan.
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Managing pest plants and animals on parkland
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$52m
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$142.44m
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Kauri dieback and Dutch elm disease
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$5m
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$51.48m
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Kawau mammal eradication
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$0
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$1.85m
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Waiheke mammal eradication
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$0.5m
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$5.91m
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Other Hauraki Gulf programmes
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$8.6m
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$36.44
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Regional possum control
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$7.1m
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$40.41m
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Freshwater pest programmes
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$0
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$5.53m
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Region wide pest plant and animal programmes
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$15.6m
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$22.58m
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Total over 10 years
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$88.8
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$307.15m
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* NB the current programmes do not align exactly with those in the
proposed plan, therefore the total current spend is indicative only,
representing programmes that are conceptually similar to those in the proposed
plan.
37. The National Policy Direction provides guidance on identifying the
groups of people who may benefit from a Regional Pest Management Plan, as well
as the parties who may exacerbate pest problems, either actively (e.g. by
selling a pest) or passively (e.g. by allowing a pest plant to grow
uncontrolled on their land). The National Policy Direction provides further
guidance on assessing the fairness of the distribution of costs among these
various parties. This includes costs borne by rate payers either as general or
targeted rates, as well as other types of costs that may be incurred, such as
the loss of income from being able to sell a pest. A cost allocation analysis
in accordance with Clause 7 of the National Policy Direction is contained
within Attachment E.
Statutory considerations
38. The National Policy Direction provides guidance on identifying the
groups of people who may benefit from a plan, as well as the parties who may
exacerbate pest problems, either actively (e.g. by selling a pest) or passively
(e.g. by allowing a pest plant to grow uncontrolled on their land). The
National Policy Direction provides further guidance on assessing the fairness
of the distribution of costs among these various parties. This includes costs
borne by rate payers either as general or targeted rates, as well as other
types of costs that may be incurred, such as the loss of income from being able
to sell a pest. A cost allocation analysis in accordance with Clause 7 of the
National Policy Direction is contained within Attachment E.
Statutory considerations
39. As described
earlier in this report, Auckland Council is required to resolve by 17 December
2017 that it is satisfied that the council has made a proposal that complies
with s100D(5) and s70 of the Biosecurity Act (recommendation c). Assessments
demonstrating compliance with these sections are contained within Attachment F
to this report.
40. Having
resolved that it is satisfied that the proposal complies with these
requirements, the council must then be satisfied that the proposal meets the
requirements of s71 and s72 of the Biosecurity Act. Assessments against these
sections are also contained within Attachment F demonstrating compliance with
s71 (recommendation d), and non-compliance with s72. It is considered that
public notification and the receipt of submissions is required in order to
fully satisfy the requirements of s72 of the Biosecurity Act (recommendation
e).
41. Following
committee endorsement of the consultation documents, consultation will be
undertaken during February and March 2018 to align with the Long-term Plan
process. The majority of engagement will be through Long-term Plan engagement
channels, in addition to targeted engagement with key stakeholders. The
engagement strategy, including consultation questions, is being developed with
the Citizen Engagement and Insights team, alongside Long-term Plan staff. These
will be agreed in consultation with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the
Environment and Community Committee (recommendation g).To ensure inclusive
engagement, the summary document will be translated into multiple languages.
Risks
42. There are
regulatory, reputational and environmental risks associated with the review of
the Regional Pest Management Plan.
43. Council is
required to initiate a review of the Regional Pest Management Strategy by 17
December 2017, in order to ensure that the current Regional
Pest Management Plan does not expire on that date. If
the current plan were to expire, council would not be able to undertake its
pest management activities under the Biosecurity Act until such time as a
replacement plan became operative, which could be a period of approximately one
to two years.
44. There is a
community expectation for a revised Regional Pest Management Plan, especially
given that the review has been delayed since 2012 to accommodate changes to the
Biosecurity Act. If the current plan were to expire, there
would be a reputational risk to council in being unable to meet this community
expectation. There would also be a reputation risk at an inter-agency level, as
council would be out of step with other regional councils.
45. Under the current state, biodiversity within the region is in
decline. In the mid to long-term this is likely to lead to loss of species and
ecosystems from the region. The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan seeks to
address the environmental risks generated by historic under investment in
biosecurity delivery through a prioritised suite of programmes targeting
protection of threatened species and high value sites.
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
46. Engagement
with local boards on the proposed Regional Pest Management
Plan commenced in 2014, and progressed further during 2017. In early
2017, local boards were offered a targeted workshop on the proposed plan to
discuss regional issues and issues relevant to their local board areas. Twenty
of the 21 local boards requested a workshop and these were held throughout
mid-2017. A paper was then presented to each local board, setting out the approaches
to be contained in the proposed plan in relation to key regional issues and
local board specific issues asking for formal local board feedback.
47. A schedule of feedback received from local boards throughout this
process is contained within Appendix B of the ‘Consultation
Summary’ (Attachment C to this report). Attachment C also addresses how
the local board feedback has been taken into account in the proposed plan.
48. A summary of
key local board feedback in relation to the main programmes addressed in this
report is below:
· Ten
local boards expressed an interest in the management of weeds on council land.
Nine of those were supportive of the proposed approach, while the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board were of the view that it does not go far enough to manage
pests on council parks.
· Ten
local boards expressed an interest in kauri dieback disease, nine of which were
supportive of the proposed approach. The Waitākere Ranges Local Board
identified the need for a specified approach for the Waitākere Ranges and
the need for a serious attempt to halt the spread of kauri dieback through more
investment on the ground.
· Twelve
local boards were supportive of the proposal for landscape scale progressive
containment to manage possums in rural Auckland, four local boards provided no
comment in relation to the proposal and three local boards provided neutral or
partially supportive comments. The Rodney and Waitākere Ranges Local
Boards opposed the use of a targeted rate across rural Auckland to support
possum management.
· The
Franklin Local Board requested increased public awareness around pathway
management for freshwater pest fish across the region.
· The
ban of sale of pest plants and animals received positive feedback from local
boards, with 17 of the 21 local boards supporting the proposal to phase out the
sale of 50 new pest plant species and 13 new animal pests in addition to those
already listed. Three local boards provided no feedback, and one local board
stated that while they support the proposal in principle, they do not wish to
provide definitive support without viewing the species list.
· All
21 local boards supported the approach to managing pest cats set out in the
proposed plan.
49. All of this
feedback has been taken into account in the development of the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan, considered alongside feedback
from other partners and stakeholders and the technical feasibility of the
feedback has been addressed through cost benefit analysis.
Māori
impact statement
50. Under
the Biosecurity Act a specific purpose of a regional pest management plan is to
provide for the ‘protection of the relationship between Māori and
their ancestral lands, waters, sites, wāhi tapu, and taonga, and to
protect those aspects from the adverse effects of pests’.
51. Staff
are working closely with mana whenua on the development and implementation of a
range of biosecurity programmes, providing opportunities for mana whenua to
exercise kaitiakitanga, through direct involvement in the protection of
culturally significant sites and taonga species. Māori
also carry out significant pest management through their primary sector
economic interests and as land owners and/or managers. While the proposed plan
does not specify operational delivery methods, the council will work with mana
whenua to explore opportunities for capacity building while implementing the
plan.
52. The
Local Government Act 2002 requires the council to recognise and respect the
Crown’s responsibilities under the Tiriti o
Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi. It also requires
councils to maintain and improve opportunities for Māori to contribute to
decision-making processes. This includes considering ways to enable Māori
to contribute. Engagement has been undertaken with interested mana
whenua in the Auckland region as described earlier in this report and will
continue through the public notification process.
53. Some
key topics raised during hui and kōrero with mana
whenua included management of the key pest species such as cats, rats, rabbits,
mustelids, deer, pigs, freshwater pest fish, widespread pest plants such as
woolly nightshade, emerging and future pest plants (including garden escapees),
and kauri dieback disease.
54. Wider issues
raised by mana whenua representatives included:
· the
importance of building the capacity of mana whenua to directly undertake pest
management in each rohe
· acknowledgement
that the council should control pests on its own land if asking public to do
the same on private land
· the
definition of pests versus resources (such as deer and pigs)
· the
need for coordination of all environmental outcomes across the region and
inter-regionally, and the alignment of the Regional Pest Management Plan
document with other plans, such as SeaChange
· the
need for more education around pests
· the
need to look holistically at rohe (regions)
· the
importance of community pest control by linking scattered projects
· the
need for the plan to be visionary and bicultural, reflecting Te Ao Māori,
Te Reo.
55. All of this
feedback has been taken into account in the development of the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan, considered alongside feedback
from other partners and stakeholders and the technical feasibility of the
feedback has been addressed through cost benefit analysis.
56. As was done
for the 2015 discussion document, all headings in the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan and supporting summary document
are being translated into Te Reo Māori, as are all names of native
species, and some key sections of text. Concepts from Te Ao Māori, such as
a holistic approach to pest management and recognition of matauranga Māori,
are also incorporated into the proposed plan. This will contribute to meeting
mana whenua expectations of a more bicultural document, and increase
accessibility of the consultation process to mana whenua and mataawaka.
57. Staff will
continue to engage with mana whenua as partners throughout the implementation
of the plan.
Implementation
58. Following
committee endorsement of the consultation documents, consultation will be
undertaken during February and March 2018 to align with the Long-term Plan
process. The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan may
be subject to change as a result of receipt of public submissions and the
amount of funding that is allocated to the proposed Regional
Pest Management Plan through the Long-term Plan process.
59. As described
in this report, the investment allocated to implement the final approved
Regional Pest Management Plan (expected December 2018) will be confirmed
through the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 process.
Attachments
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Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan (403 pages)
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Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan - Summary
Document (6 pages)
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Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan - Consultation
Summary (98 pages)
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Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan - Cost Benefit
Analyses
Due to the size of this attachment
: Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan -
Cost Benefit Analyses [2,264 pages] an e-copy
can be obtained from Democracy Services). A hard copy is available for
viewing by elected members on level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland and will
be available on level 2, Auckland Town Hall at the Environment and Community
Committee meeting on 14 November 2017
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Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan - Cost
Allocation Analysis (65 pages)
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Biosecurity Act 1993 Assessments (12 pages)
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227
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Proposed Pest Free Warrant conditions for
incorporation by reference (2 pages)
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Signatories
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Author
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Dr Imogen Bassett - Environmental Advisory Manager and
Regional Pest Management Plan Project Lead
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Authorisers
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Phil Brown – Biosecurity Manager
Barry Potter - Director Infrastructure and
Environmental Services
Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Safeswim Update
File No.: CP2017/23501
Purpose
1. To
receive an update on the refreshed Safeswim programme following its launch in
early November 2017.
Executive
summary
2. In
February 2017 meeting the Environment and Community Committee approved an
upgrade to the Safeswim programme to meet international best practice in time
for the 2017/2018 summer season.
3. The upgraded Safeswim programme went live on
3 November 2017. With the introduction of the upgraded Safeswim programme,
Auckland’s communities now have access to transparent
‘real-time’ information and forecasts on water quality and other
risks to health and safety at 84 of Auckland’s beaches.
4. From early November, signs pointing the public to the Safeswim
website will have been installed at the main approaches to the beaches in the
Safeswim programme, and surf clubs around the region will have begun to deploy
signs on beaches and beside lagoons advising the public of the current status
of water quality.
5. This summer, Aucklanders will be just a
click away from integrated beach safety information at
www.safeswim.org.nz.
6. Improving
water quality outcomes is a priority workstream for the Environment and
Community Committee. In September 2017, the Environment and Community Committee
received a presentation on council’s strategic approach to improving
Auckland’s water. This outlined the strategic context to the range of
actions council is planning to deliver better water quality outcomes in
partnership with the communities of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
7. The
Safeswim programme will support three main workstreams of Auckland’s
water quality work; regulatory, information gathering and forecasting and
community initiatives. The programme will deliver a key data set to inform
decision making for future investment in water quality improvement projects. It
will also serve as a barometer to the success of water quality improvement
programmes.
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Recommendation
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) receive
the verbal update on the refreshed Safeswim programme
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Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Mara Bebich - Stakeholder Manager, Infrastructure
& Environmental Services
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Councillor Wayne Walker report on trip to Taiwan
File No.: CP2017/23239
Purpose
1. Councillor Wayne Walker will provide a verbal update and PowerPoint
presentation to the Environment & Community Committee about his 12-day trip
to Taiwan.
Executive
summary
2. Councillor
Wayne Walker travelled to Taiwan on Tuesday 26 September and returned on Sunday
8 October. The trip was funded by ICLEI, New Taipei City, and some
personal funding from Councillor Walker.
3. He
gave presentations, at the invitation of the event organisers, to both the
Climate Change and City Transformation Forum in New Taipei City, as well as the
EcoMobility World Congress in Kaohsiung City.
4. Attendees
shared ideas, learnings and opportunities on subjects such as climate change,
carbon reduction, resilient cities, sustainable transport (including
significant learnings about ecomobility as an emerging transport planning
concept), energy transformation and renewable energy.
5. Councillor
Walker also met with the Deputy Mayors of Taipei City, New Taipei City, and
Taichung City (a Sister City of Auckland).
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Recommendation/s
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) receive the presentation from Councillor Wayne Walker, regarding
his 12-day trip to Taiwan.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Tam White - Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Summary of Environment and Community Committee
information memos and briefings - 14 November 2017
File No.: CP2017/23469
Purpose
1. To
note progress on the forward work programme - Attachment A.
2. To inform the committee of the final submission from Auckland
Council submitted to the Productivity Commission's Low
Emission Economy issues paper – Attachment B.
3. To
provide a public record of memos, workshop or briefing papers that have been
distributed for the Committee’s information since 17 October 2017.
Executive
summary
4. This
is regular information-only report which aims to provide public visibility of
information circulated to committee members via memo or other means, where no
decisions are required.
5. The
following papers/memo were circulated to members:
· 31
October 2017 – Memo re Monthly Global Engagement Activity update
6. The
workshop papers and any previous documents can be found on the Auckland Council
website at the following link: http://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/
· at
the top of the page, select meeting “Environment and Community
Committee” from the drop-down tab and click ‘View’;
· under
‘Attachments’, select either HTML or PDF version of the document
entitled ‘Extra Attachments’.
7. Note that, unlike an agenda decision report, staff
will not be present to answer questions about these items referred to in this
summary. Committee members should direct any questions to the authors.
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Recommendation/s
That the Environment and
Community Committee:
a) receive
the information report.
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Commission's low-emissions economy issues paper
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20171030-Global Activity Memo - Nov 2017 (Under
Separate Cover)
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Exclusion of the Public: Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987
That the Environment and Community Committee:
a) exclude
the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.
The general
subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the
reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific
grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.
This resolution
is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests
protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by
the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in
public, as follows:
C1 Acquisition
of land for open space - Hingaia
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Reason for
passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular
interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s)
under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
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The public
conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under
section 7.
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s7(2)(h) -
The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.
In particular,
the report identifies land the council seeks to acquire for open space
purposes.
s7(2)(i) -
The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority
to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial
and industrial negotiations).
In
particular, the report identifies land the council seeks to acquire for open
space purposes.
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s48(1)(a)
The public
conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under
section 7.
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