Policy and Regulatory Committee
Report of a meeting
held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road,
Lower Hutt on
Monday 26 November 2018 commencing at 5.30pm
PRESENT: Cr MJ Cousins (Chair) Cr C Barry
Deputy Mayor D Bassett Cr L Bridson
Cr J Briggs Cr S Edwards (Deputy Chair)
Cr T Lewis Cr M Lulich
Cr C Milne Cr L Sutton
Mayor WR Wallace
APOLOGIES: There were no apologies.
IN ATTENDANCE: Mr T Stallinger, Chief Executive
Ms K Kelly, General Manager, City Transformation
Mr B Kibblewhite, General Manager, Corporate Services
Mr B Hodgins, Strategic Advisor, City and Community Services
Ms W Moore, Divisional Manager, Strategy and Planning (part meeting)
Ms H Oram, Divisional Manager, Environmental Consents (part meeting)
Mr G Stuart, Divisional Manager, Regulatory Services and Emergency Management (part meeting)
Mr B Cato, General Counsel (part meeting)
Mr D Simmons, Traffic Asset Manager (part meeting)
Mr J Pritchard, Principal Research and Policy Advisor (part meeting)
Mr J Scherzer, Sustainability and Resilience Manager (part meeting)
Mr D Burt, Senior Advisor Sustainability and Resilience (part meeting)
Ms L Kingsbeer, Activator (part meeting)
Ms H Cornelius, Property Services Manager, Urban Plus Limited
Mr L Dalton, Regional Manager Animal Services (part meeting)
Ms O Miller, Policy Advisor (part meeting)
Mr S Cooper, Policy Advisor (part meeting)
Mr J Hoyle, Communications and Marketing Advisor
Ms S Haniel, Committee Advisor
PUBLIC BUSINESS
1. APOLOGIES
There were no apologies.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Comments are recorded under the item to which they relate.
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Resolved: (Cr Cousins/Mayor Wallace) Minute No. PRC 18501 “That in terms of Standing Order 10.4, precedence be accorded to item 4 f) dealing with Lower Hutt Homelessness – Homelessness Strategy Report.” The item is recorded in the order in which it was listed on the order paper.” |
3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS
Crs Cousins, Bridson and Edwards declared a conflict of interest in item 4 d) Establishment of the Alcohol Hearings Subcommittee and took no part in discussion or voting on the matter.
4. Recommendations to Council - 11 December 2018
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Speaking under public comment, Ms B Jensen, Mr C Arps, Mr P Mahowa and Ms C Lawrence representing the Hutt City Youth Council, agreed with the officer’s recommendations in the report. They queried why carbon targets were excluded from closed landfills. They further queried whether Council could incentivise the community to use electric vehicles and hybrids. In response to questions from members, Ms Jensen said that use of public transport and cycling was promoted when members of parliament used those forms of transport. She further said that the Hutt City Youth Council would talk to Greater Wellington Regional Council about having bike parks at train stations. Speaking under public comment, Mr M Young said that he supported the recommendations in the officer’s report and the issue was a priority for the City. He queried why carbon targets were excluded from closed landfills. The Sustainability and Resilience Manager elaborated on the report. He said that old landfills were not included in the carbon targets because there was no apparent gas capture system for them and therefore no means of operational control. However, officers would ask consultants about systems for accurate measurement of emissions and gas capture systems for the sites. The Chief Executive said that if landfills were excluded from Council’s emissions data, Council would meet its emissions targets without having to change anything. However, the better approach was to include emissions Council had some control over. In response to questions from members, the Sustainability and Resilience Manager said that the costs of replacing gas heating with electric heating were not known yet. However, to get emissions down to zero by 2050 would necessitate removing all natural gas heating from Council properties. He further said that New Zealand had signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, and central government had a bill in progress for carbon targets. Furthermore, Council had a liability for its landfill emissions, and the recommendations in his report took risk management into account. MOVED: (Cr Cousins/Mayor Wallace) That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) recommends to set an organisational target of “Hutt City Council reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, by no later than 2050”; (ii) notes that in order to put Hutt City Council onto a low-carbon pathway, Hutt City Council will need to make changes to its operations, including: (a) preventing the installation of high-carbon-emitting technology (eg, natural gas for heating) at any existing facilities at the time of renewal, or new facilities not already under construction, and utilising lower carbon emitting options instead; (b) increasingly electrifying its vehicle fleet; and (c) having more regard to climate change objectives in its procurement decisions; (iii) agrees that officers will provide advice on recommended intermediate targets, and specific and measurable performance measures for Council activity areas and associated business units, such as existing buildings and facilities, the vehicle fleet, procurement, and waste management, toward achieving the target and any other relevant associated environmental objectives; (iv) agrees that officers will provide advice on the indicative cost of displacing natural gas as a heating energy source with a lower carbon emitting option for key Council infrastructure, in line with the organisational target; (v) requests that officers report to the Policy and Regulatory Committee annually, on Council progress toward the target; (vi) requests that officers will investigate how best to reflect the target in relevant accountability documents, to enable periodic reporting against this target and/or relevant key performance indicators; (vii) agrees that Council’s organisational target should also apply to its wholly-owned or partly-owned Council Controlled Organisations, ie the Hutt City Community Facilities Trust, Urban Plus Ltd, Seaview Marina Ltd and Wellington Water Ltd; (viii) requests that officers propose specific and measurable performance measures, in line with the target, for its wholly-owned and partly-owned Council-Controlled Organisations, with a view to reflect these in the organisations’ next Statements of Intent; (ix) invites other councils to consider adopting the same organisational target, including for their relevant wholly-owned or partly-owned council-controlled organisations; (x) notes that if a New Zealand net Zero by 2050 target as proposed by the New Zealand Government is passed via the Zero Carbon Bill in 2019, then this will become the de-facto Lower Hutt community-wide emissions target; and (xi) agrees that officers will scope the development of a Lower Hutt Climate and Resilience Plan to identify relevant objectives and prioritised community-focused actions, to assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the proposed New Zealand net Zero by 2050 target. Mayor Wallace expressed support for the recommendations noting that Council should work toward the targets. However, if central government made changes to the zero carbon bill, Council would be able to update its targets accordingly. Cr Lulich expressed support for the recommendations noting Council needed to consider future generations. He added that Council should review its Climate Resilience Plan in 2019. Cr Milne said that central government had not yet produced a carbon emissions bill, therefore Council was trying to comply with legislation that did not yet exist. He supported the recommendations except for the goal of zero emissions by 2050. He added that Council should support a target once central government’s bill had been passed into law. Cr Bridson expressed support for the recommendations because they were the best course of action for the City. She disagreed with Cr Milne’s assertion that Council should wait until the bill became law before putting carbon targets into place. She added that there would be a cost if no action was taken. Cr Edwards expressed support for the recommendations. He said that Council would be unlikely to be able to subsidise electric vehicles for people who could not afford them yet. However, Council and the Hutt Valley District Health Board could cooperate to purchase electric vehicles using economies of scale. Cr Briggs considered that the recommendations did not go far enough and the targets should include emissions from closed landfills. AMENDMENT MOVED: (Cr Briggs/Cr Barry) That the Committee recommends that Council agrees to parts (i) to (xi), with a new part (xii) to read as follows: “(xii) agrees to include: (a) the City’s landfills, including those landfills that are closed; and (b) Council’s carbon footprint in relation to its carbon target.” The amendment was declared LOST on a show of hands. Cr Milne said that it would be useful to have more information, for example, how green waste emissions would be classed if they emanated from private properties rather than landfill. Cr Barry said that he would like to see more data on the cost and practicality of measuring emissions from old landfill sites. The meeting by agreement of the majority of members amended the original motion with the agreement of the mover and seconder to read a new part (xii) as follows: “(xii) asks officers to report back on the feasibility of including old landfills, where practicable, in the organisational target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, by no later than 2050.” The Chair put the motion to the vote in separate parts. Both parts were declared CARRIED on the voices. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Cr Cousins/Mayor Wallace) Minute No. PRC 18502 “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) sets an organisational target of “Hutt City Council reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, by no later than 2050; (ii) notes that in order to put Hutt City Council onto a low-carbon pathway, Hutt City Council will need to make changes to its operations, including: (a) preventing the installation of high-carbon-emitting technology (eg, natural gas for heating) at any existing facilities at the time of renewal, or new facilities not already under construction, and utilising lower carbon emitting options instead; (b) increasingly electrifying its vehicle fleet; (c) having more regard to climate change objectives in its procurement decisions; (iii) agrees that officers will provide advice on recommended intermediate targets, and specific and measurable performance measures for Council activity areas and associated business units, such as existing buildings and facilities, the vehicle fleet, procurement, and waste management, toward achieving the target and any other relevant associated environmental objectives; (iv) agrees that officers will provide advice on the indicative cost of displacing natural gas as a heating energy source with a lower carbon emitting option for key Council infrastructure, in line with the organisational target; (v) requests that officers report to the Policy and Regulatory Committee annually, on Council progress toward the target; (vi) requests that officers will investigate how best to reflect the target in relevant accountability documents, to enable periodic reporting against this target and/or relevant key performance indicators; (vii) agrees that Council’s organisational target should also apply to its wholly-owned or partly-owned Council Controlled Organisations, ie the Hutt City Community Facilities Trust, Urban Plus Ltd, Seaview Marina Ltd, and Wellington Water Ltd; (viii) requests that officers propose specific and measurable performance measures, in line with the target, for its wholly-owned and partly-owned Council Controlled Organisations, with a view to reflect these in the organisations’ next Statements of Intent; (ix) invites other councils to consider adopting the same organisational target, including for their relevant wholly-owned or partly-owned Council Controlled Organisations; (x) notes that if a New Zealand net Zero by 2050 target as proposed by the New Zealand Government is passed via the Zero Carbon Bill in 2019, then this will become the de-facto Lower Hutt community-wide emissions target; (xi) agrees that officers will scope the development of a Lower Hutt Climate and Resilience Plan to identify relevant objectives and prioritised community focused actions, to assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the proposed New Zealand net Zero by 2050 target; and (xii) asks officers to report back on the feasibility of including old landfills, where practicable, in the organisational target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, by no later than 2050.” |
Cr Milne requested that his dissenting vote be recorded against part (i) above.
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The Strategic Advisor, City and Community Services elaborated on the report. He said that the preferred supplier was from Europe and costs would be $6.50 per elector plus a little extra for overheads. This cost would be substantially more than the recent Wainuiomata By-election cost of $3.50 per elector. Cr Briggs said that online voting was a tool that would become prominent in time and Council should set money aside once the results of the trial and costs were known. Mayor Wallace said that online voting would become the norm and Council should adopt it once the results from the trial and any issues had been identified. Cr Barry expressed support for online voting with its associated costs and that Council should take a leadership role in the matter. Deputy Mayor Bassett said that cost and democracy were both important factors to consider. His preference was for polling booths where people were assured of being able to vote in absolute privacy. The Chair said that postal voting was not as popular as it once was. Most communities on the Western Hills did not have a post box and to post a vote required a drive of about four kilometres. She further said that having polling booths open in the community for two to three weeks prior to polling day had been successful in by-elections in Australia and the USA. She further said that she supported online voting, however, she did not consider that it would replace polling booths. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Cr Cousins/Cr Sutton) Minute No. PRC 18503 “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) notes the information in the report; (ii) agrees to take no further action, effectively agreeing not to participate in the online trial for the 2019 triennial local elections, on the basis that the tight timeframe for implementing the trial poses a relatively high cost in order to adequately manage risk; and (iii) requests officers to report back to the new Council in 2020 on the online trial, should it proceed, so that the new Council can consider introducing online voting for the 2022 triennial local elections.” |
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The Property Services Manager, Urban Plus Limited elaborated on the report. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Cr Milne/Cr Lulich) Minute No. PRC 18504 “That the Committee recommends that Council agrees to sell the property known as Lot (ACC) 145 DP 25070, situated at the end of Bushey Way as shown shaded yellow attached as Appendix 1 to the report, to the owners of the adjacent property at 26 Bushey Way.” |
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Establishment of the Alcohol Hearings Subcommittee (18/1748) |
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Crs Cousins, Bridson and Edwards declared a confict of interest and took no part in discussion or voting on the matter. Mayor Wallace assumed the Chair. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Mayor Wallace/Cr Lulich) Minute No. PRC 18505 “That the Committee recommends that Council approves the establishment of an Alcohol Hearings Subcommittee comprising Deputy Mayor Bassett (Chair), Cr Milne, Cr Sutton, Cr Barry (alternate) and Cr Barratt (alternate) for the purpose of hearing submissions on the pre-consultation to decide whether an Alcohol Fees Bylaw is needed and then make recommendations to Council.”
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Cr Cousins resumed the Chair. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Mayor Wallace/Cr Bridson) Minute No. PRC 18506 “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) notes the work that has been done to date to implement the smokefree outdoor pavement dining clause of the Smokefree Outdoor Public Places Policy; (ii) agrees that Council includes a condition to the contract for businesses leasing public land from Council for the purposes of outdoor pavement dining that requires these businesses to: (a) display smokefree signage supplied by Council; and (b) not have ashtrays or other devices for collecting cigarette litter on or near tables or seating areas; (iii) implements time-limited incentives (to a maximum of two years) to businesses leasing public land from Council, for the purposes of outdoor pavement dining through reducing or removing the charge for leasing that land; (iv) agrees that where Council assists a business owner to establish outdoor pavement dining for the premise, that assistance is provided on the condition that the outdoor dining area: (a) is actively promoted as a smokefree area; (b) does not have ashtrays or other devices for collecting cigarette litter on or near tables or seating; and (v) agrees that Council will communicate with businesses about the new requirement and that Council will provide smokefree signage, as led by Healthy Families Lower Hutt.” |
For the reason that implementation of the smokefree outdoor pavement dining aspect of the Smokefree Outdoor Public Places Policy has been challenging. Some businesses who offer outdoor pavement dining are reluctant to display smokefree signage and remove ashtrays.
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Lower Hutt Homelessness - Homelessness Strategy report (18/1779) |
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Speaking under public comment, Ms Keri Brown said that her primary focus was children in regard to the issue of homelessness. She said that there was not full data about the number of children affected by homelessness and she asked that Council include children in its strategy. Speaking under public comment, Ms Katie Brown said that during the 2018 Long Term Planning meetings, Council had made a commitment to appoint herself and Keri Brown, on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group. However, they had not been contacted about being on the group. She queried why Urban Plus Ltd was not included in the homelessness strategy, and asked if there had been any research on vacant homes in the City. Ms Katie Brown noted that she would be able to be involved during the consultation process, and that her sister, Ms Keri Brown would be able to attend some of the homelessness workshops due to her membership on the Wainuiomata Community Board. Speaking under public comment, Mr M Kibblewhite said that he was Principal of Arakura School. He said one of his main concerns was housing for children so that they did not become unnecessarily transient. Such transience led to children moving between schools, missing out on education and having associated health issues. In response to questions from members, Mr Kibblewhite said that he was aware of reports that families were doubling up in homes in Wainuiomata. He further said that there were less affordable homes for families in Wainuiomata. Speaking under public comment, Ms N Gray said that she had become homeless at a time when she was pregnant and had an eight year old child. She tried to find emergency housing, however, there was nothing available for single mums. She stayed in motels and with different family and friends. Her son became moody and angry and her new born contracted meningitis due to over-crowding. She thanked Council for working on the homelessness issue. In response to a question from a member, Ms Gray said that Council could help give mums and their children a place to go, and that she would still be homeless now if people had not helped her. Speaking under public comment, Ms J Milne representing the Common Unity Project, said that she worked with homeless people. Currently there was a dad and his son living in their van. They get ticketed for not having a car registration or warrant and had thousands of dollars of fines that they were unable to pay. She added that there was a population of people in Lower Hutt who were electing to go to jail because they would be housed and fed there. In response to a question from a member, Ms Milne said that she supported cross agency support and for Council to be part of that. Speaking under public comment, Ms B Jensen, Mr C Arps, Mr P Mahowa and Ms C Lawrence, representing the Hutt City Youth Council, said that housing and homelessness should be two separate strategies because for some people, home was not a safe place. Speaking under public comment, Mr M Young said that homelessness was an acute problem and would not improve in the short term. He further said that the Homelessness Strategy did not have a timeline, and requested whether a timeline could be added to the strategy. He noted that officers were doing work on homelessness with agencies and that he could contact the Divisional Manager Community Projects and Relationships for further information. Speaking under public comment, Ms A Vailima, representing Tuatahi Housing, said that hidden homelessness was when people lived in overcroweded homes or used sheds as homes. Tuatahi’s focus was on housing the most vulnerable in society, namely children and wahine. She further said that the demand for housing in Wainuiomata was from those outside the suburb who could afford the prices, therefore, fewer homes were available for those who lived in the area. The Principal Policy Advisor elaborated on the report. He added that lack of housing supply was one of the main structural reasons for homelessness and this was addressed in the report. However, the priorities concerned homelessness needs. He said that Council had a wider work on housing which would include Urban Plus Ltd. There was currently no recent data about vacant homes. However, officers would be assessing the issue as part of the housing strategy work if this went ahead. Officers planned to report back to the Committee in March 2019 with a timeline and actions for implementing of the work. In response to questions from members, the Principal Policy Advisor said that officers had consulted widely on the engagement and would continue to consult widely on the issue. Officers would report back to the Committee with the results of consultation in March next year. Moved: (Cr Cousins/Mayor Wallace) “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) agrees to the proposed strategic approach to homelessness: Summary Working together to end homelessness: Ending homelessness doesn’t mean that no-one will lose their home again. It means that we have a response in-place to prevent homelessness whenever possible and that if homelessness occurs, it is rare, brief, and non-recurring. Guiding principles Housing is a basic human right: everyone has the right to housing that is habitable, affordable, suitable, and secure. Person centred: to give people control and enable them to set their own aims and goals for the future. Culturally appropriate: an approach and service delivery that meets the needs of all our people. Collaborative action: working together and taking action. Priorities 1. Preventing homelessness 2. Improving the supply of suitable accommodation and support for people experiencing homelessness 3. Ending rough sleeping - help people who are street homeless or living in their cars move into and retain settled accommodation 4. Increasing the supply of affordable homes to rent and buy 5. Improving data on homelessness in Lower Hutt; (ii) agrees that officers consult on the strategic approach and priorities; (iii) agrees to officers continuing working with partners to develop actions and options for the role of Council in contributing to the response to homelessness; and (iv) agrees to the development of a housing strategy to address housing needs in Lower Hutt.” Mayor Wallace said that this was the beginning of a detailed process and Council had the opportunity to bring the agencies collaboratively together on the issue. Housing for women and children should be a priority for Council. Cr Lulich said that the strategy was a good starting point and concurred that homelessness was an issue for the City. He supported the strategy and the officers’ work on the project. Cr Briggs said that Council needed to focus on people who were most vulnerable, children and young people. He added that more research and engagement was required and noted that the Committee would see the results of consultation in March 2019. Cr Barry said that he supported the recommendations. However, he said that Council’s social housing provider, Urban Plus Ltd, would have turned Ms Gray away if she had approached them at her time of need. He added that the role of Urban Plus Ltd needed to be discussed. He further said that there should be two positions available on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group for two community representatives. AMENDMENT MOVED: (Cr Barry/Cr Briggs) “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) agrees to the proposed strategic approach to homelessness: Summary Working together to end homelessness: Ending homelessness doesn’t mean that no-one will lose their home again. It means that we have a response in-place to prevent homelessness whenever possible and that if homelessness occurs, it is rare, brief, and non-recurring. Guiding principles Housing is a basic human right: everyone has the right to housing that is habitable, affordable, suitable, and secure. Person centred: to give people control and enable them to set their own aims and goals for the future. Culturally appropriate: an approach and service delivery that meets the needs of all our people. Collaborative action: working together and taking action. Priorities 1. Preventing homelessness 2. Improving the supply of suitable accommodation and support for people experiencing homelessness 3. Ending rough sleeping - help people who are street homeless or living in their cars move into and retain settled accommodation 4. Increasing the supply of affordable homes to rent and buy 5. Improving data on homelessness in Lower Hutt (ii) agrees that officers consult on the strategic approach and priorities; (iii) agrees to officers continuing working with partners to develop actions and options for the role of Council in contributing to the response to homelessness; (iv) agrees to the development of a housing strategy to address housing needs in Lower Hutt; and (v) makes available two positions on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group for two community representatives.” The amendment was declared CARRIED on a show of hands. The Chair said that she had concerns about having members of the public on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group, because it could limit them in being able to submit to Council in the event of a hearing on the matter. Furthermore, the officers were undertaking the work successfully under the current Homelessness Strategy Working Group. Cr Bridson said that she supported having people on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group because they could bring expertise that Council may need. Cr Sutton said that officers were able to bring sufficient expertise to the Homelessness Strategy Working Group. Cr Briggs said that solving homelessness was a partnership process and there should be community input at all stages of the process. Cr Milne said that if additional expertise was required at the Homelessness Strategy Working Group, officers could invite experts to make presentations to the group. He requested that officers report back to the Committee with information on how Council could increase housing supply. Cr Lewis said that officers had built successful relationships with other agencies. She noted that community representatives on working groups did make submissions to Council on their area of interest. Deputy Mayor Bassett said that any external appointees to the Homelessness Strategy Working Group should have city wide know how and experience. The Chair requested that officers recommend appropriate people with a city wide perspective to be on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group. The meeting was adjourned at 7.35pm and reconvened at 7.41pm. |
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RECOMMENDED: (Cr Cousins/Mayor Wallace) Minute No. PRC 18507 “That the Committee recommends that Council: (i) agrees to the proposed strategic approach to homelessness: Summary Working together to end homelessness: Ending homelessness doesn’t mean that no-one will lose their home again. It means that we have a response in-place to prevent homelessness whenever possible and that if homelessness occurs, it is rare, brief, and non-recurring. Guiding principles Housing is a basic human right: everyone has the right to housing that is habitable, affordable, suitable, and secure. Person centred: to give people control and enable them to set their own aims and goals for the future. Culturally appropriate: an approach and service delivery that meets the needs of all our people. Collaborative action: working together and taking action. Priorities 1. Preventing homelessness 2. Improving the supply of suitable accommodation and support for people experiencing homelessness 3. Ending rough sleeping - help people who are street homeless or living in their cars move into and retain settled accommodation 4. Increasing the supply of affordable homes to rent and buy 5. Improving data on homelessness in Lower Hutt (ii) agrees that officers consult on the strategic approach and priorities; (iii) agrees to officers continuing working with partners to develop actions and options for the role of Council in contributing to the response to homelessness; (iv) agrees to the development of a housing strategy to address housing needs in Lower Hutt; and (v) makes available two positions on the Homelessness Strategy Working Group for two community representatives.” |
For the reasons:
Officers have engaged with a range of partners on the proposed approach and priorities and there is agreement that a more effective response to homelessness in the city is needed. This should include addressing the immediate homelessness needs as well as the critical housing supply issue. Officers have been discussing Council’s role in responding to homelessness alongside its Government, local government, and third-sector organisation partners. Such an approach fits with taking coordinated action on homelessness and would see Council working with its partners at both governance and practical levels.
Contributing to the response to homelessness will assist Council with its work to “empower brighter futures for those most in need in the city” and deliver the integrated vision and key strategies. Suitable housing supply is needed to address homelessness. This has been a key message from both the research and the strategy development work. Officers are therefore recommending that Council agrees to develop a housing strategy to address housing needs.
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Dog Control Activities Report 2017/18 (18/1750) Report No. PRC2018/5/308 by the Regional Manager Animal Services |
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The Regional Manager Animal Services elaborated on the report. |
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Resolved: (Cr Edwards/Cr Barry) Minute No. PRC 18508 “That the Committee notes the contents of the report.” |
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General Manager's Report (18/1655) Report No. PRC2018/5/309 by the General Manager City Transformation |
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The General Manager City Transformation elaborated on the report. |
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Resolved: (Deputy Mayor Bassett/Cr Bridson) Minute No. PRC 18509 “That the Committee notes the contents of this report.” |
7. Information Item
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Policy and Regulatory Committee Work Programme (18/1728) Report No. PRC2018/5/141 by the Committee Advisor |
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The Committee Advisor elaborated on the report. |
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Resolved: (Cr Cousins/Cr Edwards) Minute No. PRC 18510 “That the programme be noted and received.” |
8. QUESTIONS
There were no questions.
9. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
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Resolved: (Cr Cousins/Deputy Mayor Bassett) Minute No. PRC 18511
“That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting, namely: 10. Purchase of Land – Lowry Bay (18/1658) 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:
This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as specified in Column (B) above.” |
The Chair noted that this was the final Policy and Regulatory Committee meeting for the Committee Advisor thanked her for her work and wished her well in her future employment. Deputy Mayor Bassett thanked the Chair for her expertise in chairing the meeting given the complexity of the issues.
Cr MJ Cousins
CHAIR
CONFIRMED as a true and correct record
Dated this 11th day of December 2018