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Planning and Environment Committee
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting
of the Planning and Environment Committee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal
Chambers, , The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 16 October 2018, commencing at
2.57 pm (or at the conclusion of the previous meeting, whichever is later)
PRESENT
Chairperson
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Cr David Benson-Pope
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Damian Newell
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Cr Conrad Stedman
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Members
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Mayor Dave Cull
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Cr Rachel Elder
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Cr Christine Garey
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Cr Doug Hall
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Cr Aaron Hawkins
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Cr Marie Laufiso
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Cr Mike Lord
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Cr Jim O'Malley
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Cr Chris Staynes
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Cr Lee Vandervis
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Cr Andrew Whiley
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Cr Kate Wilson
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Simon Pickford (General Manager
Community Services), Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), John Christie
(Director, Enterprise Dunedin), Dave Tombs (General Manager Finance and
Commercial), Adrian Blair (Group Manager Customer and Regulatory Services),
Kevin Mechen (Secretary, District Licensing Committee), Nicola Pinfold (Group
Manager Community and Planning); Andrea Jones (Communications Team Leader) and
Colin Weatherall (Chairperson, District Licensing Committee)
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Governance Support Officer Lynne
Adamson
1 Public
Forum
There was no Public Forum.
3 Confirmation
of agenda
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Aaron
Hawkins):
That the Committee:
Confirms the agenda with
the following alteration:
- In
regard to Standing Order 2.1, Option C be adopted in relation to moving and
seconding and speaking to amendments.
Motion carried (PLA/2018/007)
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4 Declarations
of interest
Members were reminded of the need to stand
aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an
elected representative and any private or other external interest they might
have.
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Moved (Chairperson David Benson-Pope/Cr
Mike Lord):
That the Committee:
a)
Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register subject to
the changes notified at the Infrastructure Services and Networks Committee
meeting; and
b) Confirms the proposed
management plan for Elected Members' Interests.
Motion carried (PLA/2018/008)
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Part A Reports
5 Annual
Report to Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
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A report from Customer and Regulatory
Services provided an update on the proceedings and operations of the Dunedin
District Licensing Committee (DLC) for the year ending 30 June 2018.
The report included statistics on the applications processed by the Committee
over the twelve-month period and appended the annual report to the Alcohol
Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA).
The Chair of the District
Licensing Committee (Colin Weatherall) was invited to the table alongside the
Secretary, District Licensing Committee (Kevin Mechen) to speak to the report
and respond to questions. Mr Weatherall spoke of the challenges and
commented on the success of Easter weekend 2018 and the Ed Sheeran concerts.
The District Licensing
Committee was congratulated on the success with imposed one way door policies
and closing times and the work they undertook to ensure Easter weekend
enhanced the visitor experience to the city. .
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Kate
Wilson):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Annual Report
to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority.
Motion carried (PLA/2018/009)
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6 Animal
Services Annual Report to the Department of Internal Affairs
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A report from Customer and
Regulatory Services appended the annual report to the Department of Internal
Affairs.
The report noted that under Section
10A of the Dog Control Act 1996 territorial authorities were required to
publicly report each year on:
· The
administration of their dog control policy and their dog control practices
(section 10A (1)); and
· A
variety of dog control related statistics (section 10A (2)).
The Group Manager Customer and Regulatory Services (Adrian
Blair) spoke to the report and responded to questions on the education
provided to schools and methods to enhance knowledge and understanding of
treatment of dogs.
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Conrad
Stedman):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Animal
Services annual report to the Department of Internal Affairs.
Motion carried (PLA/2018/010)
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7 Planning
and Environment Non-Financial Activity Report for the Quarter Ended 30
September 2018
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A report from Community and
Planning and Customer and Regulatory Services provided an update on
activities including city development, resource consents, building services,
alcohol licensing, environmental health, animal control and parking
enforcement.
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The Group Manager Community and Planning (Nicola Pinfold)
and Group Manager Customer and Regulatory Services (Adrian Blair) spoke to
the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Kate
Wilson):
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Planning and
Environment Non-Financial Activity Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2018.
Motion carried (PLA/2018/011)
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8 Items
for Consideration by the Chair
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There were no items
identified for consideration by the Chair.
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The meeting concluded at 3.28 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON