1                                                    4 May 2021

HUTT CITY COUNCIL

 

Komiti Hanganga|Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee

 

Minutes of a meeting held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road,

Lower Hutt on

 Tuesday 4 May 2021 commencing at 2.00pm

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Cr D Hislop (Chair)

Mayor C Barry (from 2.04pm)

 

Cr A Mitchell (Deputy Chair)

Cr L Sutton

 

Cr N Shaw

Cr B Dyer

 

Cr K Brown

 

 

APOLOGIES:                  Cr D Bassett

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE:       Ms J Miller, Chief Executive (part meeting)

Ms H Oram, Director Environment and Sustainability

Mr D Kerite, Head of Regulatory Services

Mr D Bentley, Environmental Health Manager

Ms J Schuitema, Team Leader Animal Services (part meeting)

Mr P Duffin, Senior Environmental Investigations Officer

Ms T Lealofi, Democracy Advisor

 

 

 

PUBLIC BUSINESS

 

 

1.       APOLOGIES 

Resolved: (Cr Hislop/Cr Mitchell)                                         Minute No. IARCC 21201

“That the apology received from Cr Bassett be accepted and leave of absence be granted.”

2.       PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

3.       CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS        

          Cr Dyer declared a conflict of interest relating to item 4 under the heading Resource Consents. He took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

4.

Regulatory Matters (21/590)

Report No. IARCC2021/2/97 by the Head of Regulatory Services

 

Cr Dyer declared a conflict of interest and took no part in the discussion or voting on the matter.

The Director Environment and Sustainability advised of the newly appointed roles in the Environment and Sustainability team due to the current organisational design.

The Head of Regulatory Services advised the noise monitoring report for the Wainuiomata Cleanfill had been reviewed. He said there had been a breach regarding the noise limit.

The Environmental Health Manager elaborated on the report. He noted correspondence was received by the Independent Noise consultant who had identified a three decibel breach above the resource consent limit. He highlighted the usage of the bulldozer was the main concern on the Cleanfill site. He explained the usage of the bulldozer had caused noise issues by exceeding the time limit.

Mayor Barry joined the meeting at 2.04pm.

The Head of Regulatory Services advised they had been in contact with the consent holder of the Cleanfill to seek a solution regarding the operation of the bulldozer. He noted the permitted use of the bulldozer was up to 17 decibels for construction work. He further advised the consent holder would need to work through the conditions of the  resource consent process and notify affected residents.

In response to a question from a member, the Environmental Health Manager advised the minimum time was 15 minutes prior to exceeding the noise limit.

In response to a question from a member, the Team Leader Animal Services gave an update on the process prior to seizing dogs. She said contact would be made with dog owners to provide options on registration payments if non-compliant. She confirmed that Council’s Animal Control Services Team would remove dogs off a property with support of enforcement if the situation was difficult.

In response to a question from a member, the Team Leader Animal Services highlighted the Amnesty Month in April 2020. She explained this could be reviewed for non-compliant dogs to get micro-chipped.

Cr Brown commended the Animal Services team for their work towards the Les Dalton Dog Park in Wainuiomata.

In response to a question from a member, the Head of Regulatory Services advised that architects and design teams had attended a session to gain a better understanding of what was required and how to prepare building consent applications.

 

 

In response to a question from a member regarding Appearance Industries Bylaw operations, the Environmental Health Manager advised the first workshop was scheduled on 12 May 2021, followed by a second workshop in late May 2021 and a final workshop was scheduled in June 2021.

The Chair noted the importance of providing guidance to the operators to gain a better understanding of their responsibilities.

 

Resolved: (Cr Hislop/Cr Shaw)                                            Minute No. IARCC 21202                                                                                        

“That the Committee receives and notes the information.”

           Cr Dyer abstained from voting on the matter.

5.       QUESTIONS   

         

          There were no questions.

 

 

There being no further business the Chair declared the meeting closed at 2.29pm.

 

 

 

 

 

D Hislop

CHAIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMED as a true and correct record

Dated this 1st day of June 2021