Notice of Committee Meeting – Thursday, 24 November 2016
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MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL TELEPHONE (0064) 3 520 7400 PO BOX 443 FACSIMILE (0064) 3 520 7496 BLENHEIM 7240 EMAIL [email protected] NEW ZEALAND WEB www.marlborough.govt.nz 18 November 2016 Record No: 16221688 File Ref: D050-001-E01 Ask For: Nicole Chauval Notice of Committee Meeting – Thursday, 24 November 2016 A meeting of the Environment Committee will be held in the Council Chambers, District Council Administration Building, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim on Thursday, 24 November 2016 commencing at 9.00 am. BUSINESS As per Agenda attached. MARK WHEELER CHIEF EXECUTIVE Meeting of the ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE to be held in the Council Chambers, District Administration Building, Seymour Street, on THURSDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2016 commencing at 9.00 am Committee Clr D D Oddie (Chairperson) Clr G A Hope (Deputy) Clr J A Arbuckle Clr T E Hook Clr C J Brooks Clr L M Shenfield Clr N P Taylor Mayor J C Leggett Mr E R Beech (Rural representative) Mr R Smith (Iwi representative) Departmental Head Mr H Versteegh (Manager, Regulatory Department) Staff Nicole Chauval (Committee Secretary) In Public Page 1. Confirmation of Sub-committee Business ......................................................................................1 2. Councillor Portfolios ....................................................................................................................... 2 3. State of the Environment Surface Water Quality Monitoring Report 2016 ....................................3 4. Our Marine Environment 2016 ....................................................................................................... 8 5. The Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards - Update and Appointment of Council Representative to Trust ................................................................................................................ 15 6. Te Whanau Hou - Grovetown Lagoon Incorporated Society .......................................................17 7. Soil Properties in the Wairau Valley - Technical Report ..............................................................18 8. National Wilding Conifer Programme Update ..............................................................................20 9. Review of the Regional Pest Management Strategy 2012 ..........................................................22 10. Road Name Request – KAD Developments 2015 Limited ..........................................................23 11. Road Name Request – DeLuxe Properties Limited .....................................................................27 12. Appointment of Hearings Commissioners ....................................................................................41 13. Delegation under Section 459 of the Local Government Act 1974 ..............................................50 14. Industrial Discharge Monitoring Report ........................................................................................ 51 15. Cleanfill and Quarry Monitoring Report ........................................................................................ 54 16. Winery Solid Waste Update ......................................................................................................... 60 17. Dog Owner Satisfaction Survey Results ......................................................................................62 18. Forestry Monitoring Report .......................................................................................................... 66 19. Aids to Navigation ........................................................................................................................ 75 20. Marine Farm Light Audits ............................................................................................................. 76 21. Information Package .................................................................................................................... 77 1. Confirmation of Sub-committee Business RECOMMENDED That the following approvals granted by the Swimming Pools Sub-committee under delegated authority (Environment Committee Minute R.13/14.166) be confirmed: W Cairn & K Lange & J Davies - 210A Alabama Road, RD 4, Blenheim – exemption to install a Coverstar safety pool cover as confirmed by the installer (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). D & R DeLuca and Flaxmere Trustees Ltd - 90 Jeffries Road, RD 3, Blenheim – exemption to install a Coverstar safety pool cover as confirmed by the installer (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). P & A O’Reagan - 55 Staces Road, Grovetown, Blenheim - exemption to install door locks on the patio door and security stays on the window opening into pool area (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). G Coates & J Hunter – 28 Boyce Street, Renwick – exemption to install a Coverstar safety pool cover as confirmed by the installer (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). P & H McManaway – 3264 Queen Charlotte Drive, Picton – approval to use a hard top spa pool cover with four tab locks on an unfenced spa pool (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). M Wilson, S Herd and R Wilson – 176 Ben Morven Road, RD 2, Blenheim – exemption to install a Coverstar safety pool cover as confirmed by the installer (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). D & S Cameron – 17 Edgewater Place, Rarangi – exemption to install a Coverstar safety pool cover as confirmed by the installer (exemption pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987). Environment - 24 November 2016 - Page 1 2. Councillor Portfolios (Report prepared by Clr Oddie) D050-001-E01 Purpose 1. The purpose of the report is to consider the appointment of Councillors to portfolios for the various activity areas managed by the Environment Committee. Background 2. During the previous term of the Council, Councillors were given more responsibility for operations and functions. In this regard each of the standing committees created portfolios for Committee members. It has been considered that the continuation of elected member portfolio holders will provide a level of value for this term of the Council. 3. The role of the portfolio holders are: To act as Council spokesperson for the nominated activity area at Committee and Council meetings. To provide governance leadership and direction for the activity area. To maintain liaison with the community. 4. Staff have a responsibility to liaise with the portfolio holder to keep them informed about current issues and activities. Comments 5. The scope of the Environment Committee encompasses all of Council’s Regulatory Department functions with the exception of the preparation of the Council’s Resource Management Plans. 6. Under the current department structure activities are broadly managed under the following activity groupings: Environmental Science and Monitoring (including Biosecurity) Resource Consents Building Control Compliance (including Animal Control) Environmental Health Harbour Control SUMMARY 7. Following previous elections elected member portfolio holders be continued to provide a level of value for this term of the Council and that Councillors be assigned portfolios under the various activity areas managed by the Environment Committee. RECOMMENDED That the portfolios for the Environment Committee be confirmed as per the schedule below. Jamie Arbuckle.................. Lead Animal Control with Clrs Shenfield and Taylor Cynthia Brooks .................. Resource Consents Lead Hearings with Clrs Oddie, Shenfield, Taylor & Arbuckle Ross Beech ........................ Biosecurity Trevor Hook ....................... Environmental Protection (Compliance) Gerald Hope ....................... Lead Environmental Science & Monitoring David Oddie ....................... Harbours Climate Change Hearings Laressa Shenfield ............. Building Control Animal Control Sub-committee Hearings Nadine Taylor .................... Animal Control Sub-committee with Clrs Arbuckle & Shenfield Hearings Environmental Health Environment - 24 November 2016 - Page 2 3. State of the Environment Surface Water Quality Monitoring Report 2016 (also refer separate attachment) (Report prepared by Steffi Henkel) E375-001-003-03 Purpose 1. To present the ‘State of the Environment Surface Water Quality Monitoring Report 2016’ (attached separately). 2. Steffi Henkel will provide a short presentation (10 minutes). Background 3. The presented report is one of a series of annual reports on the state of the environment of the Marlborough District. The focus of this report is the state of surface water quality in the region’s rivers and streams. 4. Monthly measurements of chemical and physical parameters at 35 sites are summarised using a Water Quality Index. The calculation of the Index is based on the exceedance of guideline values and combines the data of the last three years (2013-2015). 5. To determine changes in water quality, Seasonal Kendall Trend Analysis was applied to the last five years and, where possible, to the last nine years of data. Summary of Results 6. The Goulter River has recently been added to the programme. It is one of the very few large tributaries of the Wairau River that remains mostly unmodified by human activity. Although we do not as yet have a full three year data set, a preliminary Water Quality Index was calculated and the result shows that ‘excellent’