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 04 August 2020, commencing at 3:23pm.
PRESENT
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Chairperson |
Cr David Benson-Pope |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Sophie Barker |
Cr Steve Walker |
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Members |
Cr Rachel Elder |
Cr Christine Garey |
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Cr Doug Hall |
Mayor Aaron Hawkins |
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Cr Carmen Houlahan |
Cr Marie Laufiso |
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Cr Mike Lord |
Cr Jim O'Malley |
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Cr Chris Staynes |
Cr Lee Vandervis |
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Cr Andrew Whiley |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sandy Graham (Acting Chief Executive Officer), Simon Pickford (General Manager Community Services), Robert West (Acting General Manager City Services), John Christie (Director Enterprise Dunedin), Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure Services), Nicola Pinfold (Group Manager Community and Planning), Anna Johnson (Manager City Development), Nathan Stocker (Policy Planner), Clare Sullivan (Team Leader Civic), Adrian Blair (Group Manager Customer and Regulatory Services) and Ros MacGill (Manager Compliance Solutions) |
Governance Support Officer Rebecca Murray
There was no Public Forum.
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Committee:
Confirms the agenda with the following addition or alteration:
that standing order 21.4 Option C be adopted in relation to moving and seconding and speaking to amendments.
Motion carried (PLA/2020/016) |
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 (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Steve Walker): That the Committee:
a) Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register as updated at the Infrastructure Services Committee meeting held on 3 August 2020; and b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests. Motion carried (PLA/2020/017) |
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The report provided an update on the current progress of the Dunedin Heritage Fund (DHF), the results and actions from the recent fund review programme and a summary of the grants allocated in the 2019-2020 financial year. The Group Manager Community and Planning (Nicola Pinfold) and the Manager City Development (Anna Johnson) spoke to the report and responded to members questions. |
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Moved (Cr Lee Vandervis/Cr David Benson-Pope): That the Committee:
a) Notes the Dunedin Heritage Fund Activity Report 2019-2020. Motion carried (PLA/2020/018) |
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6 Planning and Environment Activity Report for the two Quarters Ending 30 June 2020 |
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The report updated the Committee on activities including city development, resource consents, building services, alcohol licensing, environmental health, animal control and parking enforcement for the six months ending 30 June 2020. The Group Manager Community and Planning (Nicola Pinfold), the Group Manager Customer and Regulatory Services (Adrian Blair), the Manager Compliance Solutions (Ros MacGill) and the Policy Planner (Nathan Stocker) and spoke to the report and responded to members questions. |
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Christine Garey): That the Committee:
a) Notes the Planning and Environment Activity Report for the six months ending 30 June 2020. Motion carried (PLA/2020/019) |
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The report updated councillors on the recently gazetted National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD) which replaced the existing policy. The Manager City Planning (Anna Johnson) and the Policy Planner (Nathan Stocker) spoke to the report and responded to members questions. Mayor Aaron Hawkins and Cr Jim O’Malley left the meeting at 3.53 pm. Cr Andrew Whiley left the meeting at 3.54 pm. |
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Moved (Cr David Benson-Pope/Cr Mike Lord): That the Committee:
a) Notes the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 dated July 2020. b) Notes the next steps and timeframes for meeting requirements under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Motion carried (PLA/2020/020) |
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Items for consideration by the Chair:
Cr Garey advised that at a previous meeting, research was requested to be undertaken into the numbers of parking spaces available for use in private car park buildings, and she requested an update be provided.
Cr Vandervis noting new developments in Bath Street has requested partial pedestrianisation options for this area. Cr Benson-Pope requested an update on design work on Bond Street. |
The meeting concluded at 4.07 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON