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Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Front page If calling, please ask for Democratic Services Environment Committee Thursday 10 September 2020, 9.30am Via Zoom meeting Members Cr Gaylor (Chair) Cr Connelly (Deputy Chair) Cr Blakeley Cr Brash Cr Hughes Cr Kirk-Burnnand Cr Laban Cr Lamason Cr Lee Cr Nash Cr Ponter Cr Staples Cr van Lier Barbie Barton Recommendations in reports are not to be construed as Council policy until adopted by Council 1 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Agenda Environment Committee Thursday 10 September 2020, 9.30am Via Zoom meeting Public Business No. Item Report Page 1. Apologies 2. Conflict of interest declarations 3. Public participation 4. Confirmation of the Public minutes of the 20.263 3 Environment Committee meeting on 6 August 2020 5. Update on progress of action items from previous 20.311 6 meetings - September 2020 6. Review of the Wellington Region Navigation and 20.312 11 Safety Bylaws 2009 7. Regional Flood Protection Asset Management 20.306 83 report 2019/20 8. National Resource Management Direction focusing 20.316 94 on Action for Healthy Waterways and the influence of our submission 9. Floodplain Management Plan implementation 20.275 186 annual report to June 2020 10. Flood Hazard Modelling Standard 20.315 207 11. Whaitua programme briefing Oral item 2 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Confirmation of the Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on 6 August... Please note these minutes remain unconfirmed until the Environment Committee meeting on 10 September 2020. Report 20.263 Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on Thursday 6 August 2020 Council Chamber, Greater Wellington Regional Council Level 2, 15 Walter Street, Te Aro, Wellington at 9.30am. Members Present Councillor Gaylor (Chair) Councillor Connelly (Deputy Chair) Councillor Blakeley Councillor Brash Councillor Hughes Councillor Kirk-Burnnand Councillor Laban (Zoom, until 10.08am) Councillor Lamason Councillor Lee (Zoom) Councillor Nash Councillor Ponter Councillor Staples Councillor van Lier (by Zoom) Members participating at this meeting by Zoom counted for the purpose of quorum, in accordance with clause 25B of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2002. Karakia timatanga The Committee Chair invited Councillor Connelly to open the meeting with a karakia timatanga – Nau mai e ngā hua. Public Business 1 Apologies Moved: Cr Lamason / Cr Brash 3 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Confirmation of the Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on 6 August... That the Committee accepts the apology for absence from Barbie Barton. The motion was carried. 2 Declarations of conflicts of interest There were no declarations of conflict of interest. 3 Public participation There was no public participation. 4 Confirmation of the Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on 11 June 2020 – Report 20.205 Moved: Cr Staples / Cr Lamason That the Committee confirms the Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on 11 June 2020 – Report 20.205 The motion was carried. 5 Update on progress of action items from previous meetings – Report 20.256 [For information] Al Cross, General Manager Environment Management, spoke to the report. 6 Whaitua update – Oral report Tim Sharp, Programme Manager – Whaitua, updated the Committee on the progress of the work of the Whaitua Te Whanganui-a-Tara Committee (Whaitua Committee). Mr Sharp advised that the Whaitua Committee is currently in phase three of the Whaitua project (deliberation and prioritisation). Mr Sharp explained that the Whaitua Committee is determined to take a holistic view of water management and look at all the options for interventions, such as education, investment and governance. The Whaitua Committee is committed to a bicultural approach, and this is reflected in the four kawa/principles that guide the Whaitua Committee. The Whaitua Committee identified 16 issues, which it will make recommendations on. The identified issues will require a mix of responses – setting limits in the Regional Plan, advice and education, and investment. The two mana whenua authorities involved in this Whaitua have been working together through Te Kahui Taiao (a working group) to agree on their goals for the project and whaitua more generally. Noted: The Committee requested that an update on the progress of the Whaitua Te Whanganui-a-Tara be provided at each Committee meeting. Councillor Laban left the meeting at 10.08am, at the conclusion of the above item. 4 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Confirmation of the Public minutes of the Environment Committee meeting on 6 August... The Chair advised the Committee that the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management had been released the previous day, and requested that it be discussed. 7 National Direction – Government announcements on Action for Healthy Waterways reforms – Oral report Matt Hickman, Manager, Environmental Policy, provided a summary to the Committee of the reforms package including the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFM), the National Environmental Standard for Freshwater (NESFW), and new RMA (Stock Exclusion) Regulations. Mr Hickman advised the Committee that the these new provisions were gazetted by the Government on 5 August 2020, and largely come into force on 3 September 2020. Mr Hickman advised that Council was able to influence these provisions through its submission. The NPSFM itself requires mana whenua to be heavily involved in setting vision and direction for freshwater management under Te Mana o te Wai, merging well with Council’s current whaitua process design and freshwater management recommendations in existing Whaitua Implementation Programmes. The NPSFM also sets out the prioritisation of water use: • Health and wellbeing of water bodies • Essential needs of people • All other uses. Noted: The Committee requested that a written summary of the National Policy Statement, including the wins that Greater Wellington achieved, be circulated to members; and a further paper be prepared to highlight implications for Greater Wellington’s implementation. Karakia whakamutunga The Committee Chair invited Councillor Connelly to close the meeting with a proverb – Kia hora te marino. The meeting closed at 10.10am. Councillor P Gaylor Chair Date: 5 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Update on progress of action items from previous meetings - September 2020 Environment Committee 11 September 2020 Report 20.311 For Information UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF ACTION ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS – SEPTEMBER 2020 Te take mō te pūrongo Purpose 1. To update the Environment Committee (the Committee) on the progress of action items arising from previous Committee meetings. Te horopaki Context 2. Items raised at the Committee’s previous meetings, which require action by officers, are listed in Attachment 1 – Action items from previous Environment Committee meetings. For all action items, the current status and a brief comment is provided on progress to date. Ngā hua ahumoni Financial implications 3. There are no financial implications from this report, but there may be implications arising from the actions listed. Ngā tūāoma e whai ake nei Next steps 4. All completed items will be removed from the action items table for the next report. Items not completed will continue to be progressed. Any new items will be added, following this Committee meeting, and circulated to the relevant business group/s for action. Ngā āpitihanga Attachment Number Title 1 Action items from previous Environment Committee meetings 6 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Update on progress of action items from previous meetings - September 2020 Ngā kaiwaitohu Signatories Writer Al Cross – Kaiwhakahaere Matua mo te Taiao / General Manager Environment Management Luke Troy – Kaiwhakahaere Matua Rautaki ./ General Manager Strategy 7 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Update on progress of action items from previous meetings - September 2020 He whakarāpopoto i ngā huritaonga Summary of considerations Fit with Council’s roles or with Committee’s terms of reference The action items are of an administrative nature and support the functioning of the Committee. Implications for Māori There are no direct implications for Māori arising from this report. Contribution to Annual Plan / Long Term Plan / Other key strategies and policies Action items contribute to Council’s or Greater Wellington’s related strategies, policies and plans to the extent identified in Attachment 1. Internal consultation There was no additional internal consultation in preparing this report and updating the action items. Risks and impacts - legal / health and safety etc. There are no known risks or impacts. 8 Environment Committee 10 September 2020, order paper - Update on progress of action items from previous meetings - September 2020 Attachment 1 to Report 20.311 Action items from previous Environment Committee meetings Meeting Action Status and comment date 13 Strategic Priorities for the Environment Status February Committee – Report 20.20 Completed. 2020 Resolution Comment That the committee considers the proposed strategic priorities for the A workshop was held with the 2019-22 triennium at a March 2020 Committee on 6 August 2020. workshop. 13 Regional water quality in the Status February Wellington Region Ongoing 2020 Resolution Comment Requests officers to report to the next