Supplementary Agenda of Council

Notice of Meeting:

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council will be held on:

Date: Tuesday 1 October 2019

Time: 1.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin

Sue Bidrose

Chief Executive Officer

Council

SUPPLEMENTARY AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Mayor	Mayor Dave Cull
Deputy Mayor	Cr Chris Staynes
Members	Cr David Benson-Pope	Cr Rachel Elder
	Cr Christine Garey	Cr Doug Hall
	Cr Aaron Hawkins	Cr Marie Laufiso
	Cr Mike Lord	Cr Damian Newell
	Cr Jim O'Malley	Cr Conrad Stedman
	Cr Lee Vandervis	Cr Andrew Whiley
	Cr Kate Wilson

Senior Officer Sue Bidrose, Chief Executive Officer

Governance Support Officer Lynne Adamson

Lynne Adamson

Governance Support Officer

Telephone: 03 477 4000

Lynne.Adamson@dcc.govt.nz

www.dunedin.govt.nz

Note: Reports and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as Council policy until adopted.

Council

1 October 2019

Reports

DCC Submission on Ministry for the Environment Proposed Priority Product and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines

Department: Waste and Environmental Solutions

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 This report seeks Council approval for the Dunedin City Council (DCC) submission (Attachment A) to the Ministry for the Environment (the Ministry) on Proposed Product Stewardship and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines.

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Council:

a) Approves the draft Dunedin City Council submission on the Proposed Product Stewardship and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines.

BACKGROUND

2 The Waste Minimisation Act (WMA) was ratified in 2008. Part 2 of the WMA addresses both Priority Products and Product Stewardship Schemes (voluntary and regulated).

3 Previous consultations on products for product stewardship schemes have taken place in 2005, 2009, and 2014 when the government proposed priority product stewardship guidelines. During this time only 14 Voluntary Product Stewardship Schemes have been accredited and established. These schemes have experienced both successes and challenges.

4 In 2018 the Territorial Authority Forum released the Local Government Waste Management Manifesto. This document sets out waste priorities for New Zealand which included; Mandatory (regulated) Product Stewardship for tyres, e-waste, agricultural chemicals and plastics, and the introduction of container deposit legislation for packaging. The waste Manifesto was presented by way of a remit to Local Government New Zealand later that year and was adopted with 96% support. A further remit which called for a Mandated Product Stewardship scheme for tyres was adopted with 99% support.

5 To date the Minister has not declared any products as Priority Products for the development of a Regulated Priority Product Stewardship Scheme.

6 The Ministry opened consultation on the proposed Priority Product and Priority Product Stewardship Guidelines on 9 August 2019 (Attachment B). Consultation closes 4 October 2019.

DISCUSSION

7 The Ministry is undertaking a two staged consultation process with stage one being the release of the consultation document in order to update their information and gauge current views. The second stage of consultation will work through the detailed design of priority stewardship schemes, and at this stage select stakeholders will be engaged in a co-design process.

8 The Ministry describes a well-designed priority product stewardship scheme as being able to transition from low-recovery rates and limited markets to high-recovery rates and enhanced onshore processing in the longer term.

9 The Ministry has adopted a Circular Economy model for waste management which aims to move away from the current Linear (take – make - dispose) practice to encourage greater waste reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and safe disposal (harm reduction). In a Circular Economy model, everything people use to live, work, and play is designed to be reused, repaired, or safely returned to the environment, so the materials they are made of are never wasted.

10 The Ministry has identified six products or product groups that have been proposed for classification as Priority Products. These have been assessed as having the potential to cause harm to people or the environment, or increased benefits from reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery or treatment of the product. These are;

· Tyres

· Electrical and electronic products

· Agrichemicals and their containers

· Refrigerants and other synthetic greenhouse gases

· Farm plastics

· Packaging

11 This is the first time Priority Product consultation has included packaging for consideration in the development of a Regulated Product Stewardship Scheme.

12 Waste and Environmental Solutions staff have received an early draft of the Waste Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ) submission on the Proposed Product Stewardship and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines. Salient points from this submission have been incorporated into the DCC submission for completeness and to acknowledge the wider sector perspective.

OPTIONS

Option One – Recommended Option

13 Approve the Dunedin City Council submission on the Proposed Product Stewardship and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines.

Advantages

· Aligns with the DCC’s Environment Strategy, Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and net carbon zero 2030 goal

Disadvantages

· There are no identified disadvantages for this option

Option Two – Status Quo

14 Do not submit on the Proposed Product Stewardship and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines.

Advantages

· There are no identified advantages for this option

Disadvantages

· Does not align with the DCC’s Environment Strategy, Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and net carbon zero 2030 goal

NEXT STEPS

15 If the Council approves the draft submission it will be sent to the Ministry for the Environment for consideration by 4 October 2019.

Signatories

Author:

Catherine Irvine - Solid Waste Manager

Authoriser:

Chris Henderson - Group Manager Waste and Environmental Solutions

Simon Drew - General Manager Infrastructure Services

Attachments

	Title	Page
⇩a	Draft Submission	9
⇩b	Proposed Priority Product and Priority Product Stewardship Scheme Guidelines Consultation Document 2019	18

SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS

Fit with purpose of Local Government

This decision enables democratic local decision making and action by, and on behalf of communities.

This decision promotes the environmental well-being of communities in the present and for the future.

Fit with strategic framework

	Contributes	Detracts	Not applicable
Social Wellbeing Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Economic Development Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Environment Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Arts and Culture Strategy	☐	☐	☒
3 Waters Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Spatial Plan	☐	☐	☒
Integrated Transport Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Parks and Recreation Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Other strategic projects/policies/plans	☒	☐	☐

The development of Accredited Product Stewardship Schemes will assist the community by giving them more options to reduce, reuse and recycle in the future.

Māori Impact Statement

The submission is supportive of the principals of kaitiakitanga.

Sustainability

The submission supports waste minimisation, reuse, recycling, and material recovery.

LTP/Annual Plan / Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy

There are no known implications.

Financial considerations

There are no financial implications.

Significance

This decision is considered to be of low significance in terms of the Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

Engagement – external

Engagement has taken place with Community Board Chairs, Ministry for the Environment via the National Resource Recovery Group, and wider waste sector via the industry representative body WasteMINZ.

Engagement - internal

Policy Team were consulted in preparing this submission.

Risks: Legal / Health and Safety etc.

There are no identified legal or health and safety risks.

Conflict of Interest

There are no known conflicts of interest.

Community Boards

There are no implications for Community Boards.

Council

1 October 2019

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Council

1 October 2019

Project China - Activity Highlights: November 2018 to July 2019

Department: Enterprise Dunedin

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 The purpose of this report is to update council on project china activities that have occurred between november 2018 - july 2019, and proposed activities for the remainder of the 2019/2020 financial year.

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Council:

a) Notes this Project China – activity highlights report: November 2018 to July 2019.

BACKGROUND

2 Project China is a key action under the Economic Development Strategy 2013 – 2023. This activity sits under the theme “Linkages beyond our borders” and is intended to identify two-way trade and investment opportunities between Dunedin, Shanghai and other Chinese cities.

3 Project China activity can be summarised under four headings:

a) Political credibility - critical to progress cooperation, investment and engagement either directly or indirectly (i.e. on behalf of institutions such as the University or Polytechnic or businesses such as tourism) with China institutions.

b) Planning and identification of opportunities – through the development and agreement of bilateral agreements ie Memorandum of Understanding, between Dunedin and China.

c) Assurance - particularly for students and parents in the field of international education.

d) Transactional support – for Dunedin based institutions, companies and agents.

DISCUSSION

4 The relationship with Shanghai is one of mutual trust and respect which has been developed over the past 20 years. This enduring relationship has opened many ‘doors’ for business and education.

5 While Shanghai remains the primary focus for Project China, the project has evolved to include relationships with other cities such as Beijing, Wuxi, Chengdu, Qingyuan, Qingdao and Zhengzhou.

6 This report summarises Project China activities undertaken over the nine-month period from November 2018 – July 2019 including;

a) Civic engagement

b) Education and study tours

c) Science and technology collaboration

d) Business and investment

e) Film alliances

f) Tourism promotion

OPTIONS

7 As this is a report for noting, there are no options.

NEXT STEPS

8 The attached report will inform Project China activities and priorities for 2019/20. These plans will continue to be developed in conjunction with Grow Dunedin Partners, particularly the University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and Otago Chamber of Commerce as well as other city stakeholders over the next few months.

9 Further updates on Project China activity will be provided to the incoming Council via the relevant Committee through the Enterprise Dunedin activity report.

Signatories

Author:

Hui Zhang - China Project Coordinator

Fraser Liggett - Economic Development Programme Manager

Authoriser:

John Christie - Director Enterprise Dunedin

Attachments

	Title	Page
⇩a	Project China - Activity Highlights: November 2018 to July 2019	78

SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS

Fit with purpose of Local Government

This report promotes the economic well-being of communities in the present and for the future.

Fit with strategic framework

	Contributes	Detracts	Not applicable
Social Wellbeing Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Economic Development Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Environment Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Arts and Culture Strategy	☐	☐	☒
3 Waters Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Spatial Plan	☐	☐	☒
Integrated Transport Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Parks and Recreation Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Other strategic projects/policies/plans	☐	☐	☐