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3 March 2025 |
MINUTES OF Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Strategy and Policy Committee Meeting
No. SPC25-2
HELD IN THE Council Chambers, 1484
Cameron Road, Tauranga
ON Monday, 3 March 2025 On conclusion of
the Council meeting
starting at 12.30pm
1 Present
Mayor J Denyer, Cr M Grainger, Cr T Coxhead, Cr G Dally, Cr M Murray-Benge, Cr L Rae, Deputy Mayor J Scrimgeour, Cr A Sole, Cr D Thwaites and Cr A Wichers.
J Holyoake (Chief Executive Officer), R Davie (Deputy CEO/General Manager Strategy and Community), A Henderson (General Manager Corporate Services), C Crow (General Manager Infrastructure Group), H Wi Repa (Governance Systems Advisor), E Watton (Strategic Policy and Planning Programme Director), P Watson (Reserves and Facilities Manager), R Gallagher (Acting Policy and Planning Manager), J Crummer (Senior Recreation Planner), R Garrett (Governance Manager) and R Leahy (Senior Governance Advisor).
1 member of the public.
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Resolution SPC25-2.1 Moved: Cr A Sole Seconded: Deputy Mayor J Scrimgeour That the apology for absence from Cr A Henry be accepted. |
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The Committee considered a report from the Senior Recreation Planner. An overview of the report was provided. Staff responded to pātai as below: · Council partnered with Pirirakau on Hūharua Park, therefore it was more practical to align resourcing for a review of the park’s Reserve Management Plan with Pirirākau’s timeframes. · The reserves that may change to/from the Kaimai Ward as part of the Representation Review would be reviewed under the Kaimai Reserve Management Plan. · One of the main classifications of reserves in the District was recreational reserve. In cases where there was a recreation reserve with archaeological features such as a pā site then that part of the reserve would be given equal weighting to a historic reserve. · Approximately $2 million was spent on the 109 Clarke Road section and approximately $500,000 was spent on resource consent and development costs. The valuation for the four lots came in at approximately $3.2-3.3 million. · Generic policy encouraged the use of native plants, this did not exclude the use of non-native plants. It was more appropriate to plant native species that were indigenous to New Zealand to provide natural environments where suitable. · Landing Reserves were subject to the Harbour Boards Dry Land Endowment Revesting Act and were not classified as a reserve under the Reserves Act. · It was unclear the backstory behind the name of Jack Lloyd Reserve. It was noted that the naming was part of the original transaction for the land. · It was unclear whether stormwater would be included in the Local Waters Done Well legislation. · The reserve near Wairoa bridge used to be Road Reserve but was now Local Purpose Esplanade and Road Reserve. Once the Takitimu North Link was built, it may be an appropriate time to address the area to make it a more passive recreational area.
The Committee requested the following be included in the consultation document: · Acknowledgment of the Te Puna Quarry Park Society’s desire for a sealed road to the amphitheatre. |
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Resolution SPC25-2.2 Moved: Cr M Grainger Seconded: Cr M Murray-Benge 1. That the Senior Recreation Planner’s report dated 3 March 2025 titled ‘Proposed Draft Kaimai Reserve Management Plan’ be received. 2. That the report relates to an issue that is considered to be of medium significance in terms of Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy. 3. That the pre-engagement undertaken from 22 October to 12 November 2024 fulfils the requirements of Section 41(5) of the Reserves Act 1977. 4. That the Strategy and Policy Committee approves the release of the proposed draft Kaimai Reserve Management Plan (attached to this report as Attachment 1 and 2) and consultation document (attached to this report as Attachment 3) for community consultation pursuant to Section 41(6) of the Reserves Act 1977 from 11 March to 11 May 2025. 5. That the Chief Executive Officer to be delegated authority to make such minor editorial changes as may be required prior to consultation. |
The Meeting closed at 2.04pm.
Confirmed as a true and correct record by Council on 8 April 2025.