Minutes of District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee Meeting

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee Meeting

Ngā Miniti
Minutes

Kua Tae ā-tinana:
Present:

Chair: Councillor Alwyn Corban

Councillors: Marcus Buddo (Deputy Chair), Michael Fowler, and Kevin Watkins

Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee appointees: Tipene Cottrell

Kua Tatū:
In attendance:

Group Manager: Planning & Regulatory Services - John O’Shaughnessy

Environmental Policy Manager - Rowan Wallis

Team Leader Environmental Health/Liquor – Tony Stothart

Licensing Inspector – Janine Green

Environmental Planner – Policy – Junior Tuakana

Democracy and Governance Advisor – Caitlyn Dine

Tipene Cottrell opening the meeting with a karakia.

1. Apologies – Ngā Whakapāhatanga

Councillor Buddo/Councillor Fowler

That apologies for absence from Elizabeth Waiwiri-Hunt be accepted.

CARRIED

Leave of Absence had previously been granted to Jonathan Stockley and Councillor Nixon.

2. Conflicts of Interest - He Ngākau Kōnatunatu

Councillor Corban declared a conflict of interest in relation to Agenda Item 4 and left the table when this Item was addressed.

3. Confirmation of Minutes - Te Whakamana i Ngā Miniti

Councillor Watkins/Councillor Corban

That the minutes of the District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee Meeting held Wednesday 10 April 2024 be confirmed as an accurate record.

CARRIED

Alcohol Licensing Fees Bylaw 2024

(Document 24/113)

Having declared a conflict of interest the Chairman Councillor Corban left the table and vacated the Chair for discussion of this item.

Councillor Buddo assumed the Chair.

Licensing Inspector, Janine Green, spoke to the report, presented a powerpoint presentation (CG-17-13-00041) and responded to questions from the Subcommittee.

Mayor Hazlehurst/Councillor Watkins

A) That the District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee receive the report titled Alcohol Licensing Fees Bylaw 2024 dated 29 May 2024.

B) That the Committee ratify:

i. The development of an alcohol licensing fees bylaw.

AND

ii. Approve Option One: Spread the shortfall across all licence types evenly with a 100% cost recovery model.

CARRIED

Councillor Corban returned to the table and resumed the Chair.

5.	Class 4 venue and TAB venue policy review
	(Document 24/177) Environmental Planner – Policy, Junior Tuakana, spoke to the report, presented a powerpoint presentation (CG-17-13-00042) and responded to questions from the Subcommittee. It was noted that the number in paragraph 4.18 of the report should read 276 not 273. Mr Tuakana referred the Subcommittee to the minutes from the meeting on Tuesday 1 December 2020 when the subcommittee last made a decision on the Class 4 Venue and TAB Venue Policy (as attached CG-17-13-00043).
	Councillor Watkins/Tipene Cottrell A) That the District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee receive the report titled Class 4 venue and TAB venue policy review dated 29 May 2024. Class 4 venue policy B) That the subcommittee recommend to Council that the Class 4 venue policy be retained in its current form and no changes be made. TAB venue policy C) That the subcommittee recommend to Council that the TAB venue policy be retained in its current form with changes being limited to updating the name of the Racing Industry Act 2020. D) That the subcommittee recommend to Council that no further consultation be undertaken given the decision to endorse the current versions of the policies without amendment or replacement. CARRIED
	Attachments 1 DP&B Subcommittee - Minutes 1 Dec 2020 - Class 4 Venue and TAB Venue Policy Resolutions (CG-17-13-00043)

Review of Environmental Policy Workstream

(Document 24/191

Group Manager: Planning & Regulatory Services, John O’Shaughnessy and Environmental Policy Manager, Rowan Wallis, spoke to the report and responded to questions from the Subcommittee.

Councillor Buddo/Mayor Hazlehurst

A) That the District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee receive the report titled Review of Environmental Policy Workstream dated 29 May 2024.

B) That the Subcommittee ratify the Workstream Priorities for the Environmental Policy team and recommend that it be adopted by Council as its environmental and district plan priorities.

CARRIED

7. Minor Items - Ngā Take Iti

There were no additional business items.

8. Urgent Items - Ngā Take Whakahihiri

There were no extraordinary business items.

The meeting closed at 1.59pm

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