Agenda of Rural Advisory Panel

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

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Friday, 6 July 2018

12.30pm

Room 1, Level 26
135 Albert Street
Auckland

Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua/ Rural Advisory Panel

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Deputy Mayor and Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson	Cr 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	Waitakere 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 Member
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association
	Glenn Wilcox	Independent Māori Statutory Board Member

(Quorum 10 members)

Sandra Gordon

Senior Governance Advisor

28 June 2018

Contact Telephone: (09 301 0101

Email: Sandra.Gordon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Apologies 5

2 Declaration of Interest 5

3 Confirmation of Minutes 5

4 Extraordinary Business 5

5 Auckland Plan 2050 - Closing The Loop 7

6 Feedback on 10-year Budget 45

7 Mayoral Presentation for the 10-year Budget 2018-2018 65

8 Update on the Auckland Unitary Plan Rural Subdivision Appeals 67

9 Review and update of Low Carbon Auckland through delivery of an Auckland Climate Action Plan 69

10 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

1 Apologies

An apology from Chairperson BC 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, 4 May 2018 as a true and correct record.

4 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.”

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Auckland Plan 2050 - Closing The Loop

File No.: CP2018/11348

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To provide an update on the completion of the Auckland Plan including the key changes to finalise the Plan.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. The Auckland Plan 2050 was adopted by the Planning Committee on 5 June 2018, setting the direction for how Auckland will grow and develop over the next 30 years. The final plan is the culmination of many months of work and extensive engagement with stakeholders and partners.

3. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your input into the development of the Auckland Plan 2050. In particular, your feedback during the engagement phases, the preparation and presentation of your feedback to the combined Planning and Finance and Performance committees during the formal consultation, and your attendance at the May 2018 workshops.

4. A summary of all feedback received through the consultation phase and the key changes made to finalise the plan has been prepared and is attached.

5. The final Auckland Plan 2050 website is being updated and will be available by August 2018.

6. The plan has been developed with, and on behalf of, all Aucklanders and Auckland has a shared responsibility for implementation. Staff will now develop an implementation approach which will build on existing programmes and ensure new elements introduced in the Auckland Plan 2050 are planned for.

7. The Rural Advisory Panel members will be invited to a launch event for the Auckland Plan 2050 to be held on 9 August 2018.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) receive the report from Denise O’Shaughnessy, Manager Strategic Advice.

b) thank Murray Cameron for his presentation.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Consultation Phase - Summary	9

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Denise O’Shaughnessy - Manager Strategic Advice
Authoriser	Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

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Feedback on 10-year Budget

File No.: CP2018/11313

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To update advisory panel members on how their feedback was incorporated into Auckland Council’s 10-year budget.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. Advisory panels were asked for feedback on council’s 10-year budget.

3. The attached memo (Attachment A) and Final Update Report (Attachment B) summarise the feedback received from Council’s consultation process.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) note the contents of the memo and update report to advisory panel members.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Memo to Advisory Panels. 18 June 2018	47
b ⇩	Final Update Report - 10-year budget and Auckland Plan	49

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Sandra Gordon - Senior Governance Advisor
Authoriser	Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

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Mayoral Presentation for the 10-year Budget 2018-2018

File No.: CP2018/10341

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. Mayor Phil Goff will be present to address the panel regarding the 10-year Budget 2018-2018.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. The presentation will cover the Mayor’s vision for Auckland and details of significance for the Rural Advisory Panel.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) receive the presentation and thank Mayor Phil Goff for his attendance.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Sandra Gordon - Senior Governance Advisor
Authoriser	Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

Rural Advisory Panel

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Update on the Auckland Unitary Plan Rural Subdivision Appeals

File No.: CP2018/11291

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To update the Rural Advisory Panel on the Auckland Unitary Plan rural subdivision appeals.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. The Environment Court hearings of appeals on rural subdivision to the Auckland Unitary Plan (operative in part) occurred over 10 days from 18 March 2018. The Environment Court issued its decision on the appeals on 12 June 2018.

3. The Court decision largely allowed the appeals and substituted the Independent Hearing Panel (IHP) recommendations for the council decisions with some minor exceptions.

4. The Court has not accepted the provisions proposed by some of the appellants that were a more enabling variation of the IHP provisions.

5. Overall the Court’s decision promotes a much more generous regulatory incentive rural subdivision regime, compared to that in the Council’s decision version of the Auckland Unitary Plan. One reason is that the IHP provisions enable subdivision opportunities for the protection of indigenous vegetation and wetlands, where they meet the factors for identification of Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) in schedule 3, and in addition to those identified SEAs in the Auckland Unitary Pan.

6. The IHP provisions also enable subdivision opportunities by establishing revegetation planting on sites without existing indigenous vegetation, whereas the Council’s provisions only allowed such revegetation planting to occur contiguous to existing SEA vegetation.

7. In addition, IHP provisions are more generous because of the smaller eligible feature size thresholds (e.g. 2ha as opposed to 5ha of ‘bush’ for the first lot), and the greater number of sites able to be created both in-situ and able to be transferred.

8. The Council’s planning and legal teams are currently considering the decision and the opportunity exists to lodge on appeal to the High Courts, up until 3 July 2018.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) receive the information.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Peter Vari - Team Leader Planning
Authoriser	Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

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Review and update of Low Carbon Auckland through delivery of an Auckland Climate Action Plan

File No.: CP2018/11489

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To seek input from the Rural Advisory Panel into the development of an Auckland Climate Action Plan, addressing both mitigation (emissions reduction) and preparing for the impacts of climate change (adaptation).

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. In February 2018, the Environment and Community Committee committed Council to leading the development of an integrated climate change action plan, addressing both the rising emissions in the region and the impacts of our changing climate (ENV/2018/11, Attachment A). Development of the plan is being facilitated by Auckland Council, working with public, private and voluntary sectors and drawing in expertise as appropriate.

3. The integrated climate action plan will build on learning from Low Carbon Auckland: Auckland’s Energy Resilience and Low Carbon Action Plan (see Attachment B for the most recent update report for the action plan) but will also look to deliver a major step change to address new and emerging national and international priorities (e.g. the Paris Agreement, recommendations of New Zealand’s Climate Adaptation Technical Working Group and New Zealand government’s intention to set a target of net zero emissions by 2050).

4. The plan will also build on new evidence to inform decision making, such as the NIWA climate projections report for Auckland (Attachment C) and our updated greenhouse gas emissions inventory, both released late last year (Attachment B).

5. The impacts of climate change (and associated policies) will affect different sectors, demographics and geographies in different ways. It is therefore essential that insights from the Council’s Advisory Panels are informing the plan from its inception stage.

6. Council, through the Chief Sustainability Office, are currently early in the process of development of the Auckland Climate Action Plan, building evidence to underpin action development. Engaging with the Council’s Advisory Panels one of the first steps in understanding priorities at a demographic and sector level to ensure that these are considered throughout.

7. The Chief Sustainability Office will provide the Advisory Panel with an update on key inputs for the Auckland Climate Action Plan, such as the NIWA climate projections report for Auckland (Attachment C) as well as increasing drivers for action locally, nationally and internationally.

8. The Advisory Panel’s thoughts will also be sought on the following key questions:

· Which climate risks and vulnerabilities have been noticed / are of most concern to you and your communities?

· What needs to change to deliver a low carbon, resilient Auckland?

· What are your communities’ future priorities in relation to climate change?

· What is the best way to engage with Auckland’s rural communities on the Auckland Climate Action Plan?

· How does the Advisory Panel want to be kept updated?

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) receive the presentation on the Auckland Climate Action Plan.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Environment and Community Committee resolution ENV/2018/11 and supporting information	71
b ⇩	2017 Low Carbon Auckland Update Report	87
c ⇩	NIWA Climate Projections Report for Auckland	101