Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) Appeals Subcommittee Agenda NOTICE IS GIVEN that the next meeting of the Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) Appeals Subcommittee will be held in Mauao Room, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga on: Thursday 1 July 2021 COMMENCING AT 1pm

Fiona McTavish Chief Executive, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana 23 June 2021

 

Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) Appeals Subcommittee

Membership

Chairperson	Cr Andrew von Dadelszen
Member
All members must hold current RMA Commissioner Accreditation	Cr Matemoana McDonald
Ex Officio	Chairman Doug Leeder
Quorum	Two members, consisting of the number of members
Meeting frequency	As required

Purpose and Role

To guide the resolution of any Environment Court appeals on Proposed Plan Change 13 to the Regional Natural Resources Plan.

Power to Act

·                To make all decisions necessary to fulfil the role and scope of the committee subject to the limitations imposed for the duration of Environment Court Appeals on Proposed Plan Change 13 to the Regional Natural Resources Plan unless discharged earlier by the Strategy and Policy Committee.

·                The Chief Executive has delegated the authority to resolve Environment Court appeals on Proposed Plan Change 13 to the Regional Natural Resources Plan to, subject to the direction of the Appeals Subcommittee. The Chief Executive has delegated the authority to staff according to the Chief Executive Delegations Manual, subject to the direction of the Appeals Subcommittee and Council’s legal advisors. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall include senior planning staff resolving appeals consistent with direction received from the Appeals Subcommittee.

·                The Strategy and Policy Committee Chair has delegated authority to appoint replacement members to the Appeals Subcommittee if necessary.

Power to Recommend

Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) Appeals Subcommittee recommends and reports to the Strategy and Policy Committee.

 

Governance Commitment

mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata - our environment and our people go hand-in-hand.

 

 

We provide excellent governance when, individually and collectively, we:

·        Trust and respect each other

·        Stay strategic and focused

·        Are courageous and challenge the status quo in all we do

·        Listen to our stakeholders and value their input

·        Listen to each other to understand various perspectives

·        Act as a team who can challenge, change and add value

·        Continually evaluate what we do

 

 

TREAD LIGHTLY, THINK DEEPLY,
ACT WISELY, SPEAK KINDLY.

Recommendations in reports are not to be construed as Council policy until adopted by Council.

Agenda

1.       Apologies

2.       Declaration of Conflicts of Interest

3.       Public Excluded Section

Resolution to exclude the public

Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting as set out below:

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

Item No.	Subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Grounds under Section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution	When the item can be released into the public
3.1	Plan Change 13 - Update on Environment Court	Withholding the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege; Withholding the information is necessary to enable any local authority holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(g); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(i).	To remain in public excluded.

Information Only

3.1      Plan Change 13 - Update on Environment Court

4.       Readmit the Public