Membership
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Chairperson
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Commission Chair Anne Tolley
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Members
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Quorum
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Half of the members physically present, where the
number of members (including vacancies) is even; and a majority
of the members physically present, where the number of members (including
vacancies) is odd.
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Meeting
frequency
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As required
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Role
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To ensure the effective and
efficient governance of the City
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To enable leadership of the City
including advocacy and facilitation on behalf of the community.
Scope
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Oversee the work of all
committees and subcommittees.
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Exercise all non-delegable and
non-delegated functions and powers of the Council.
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The powers Council is legally prohibited from delegating include:
o Power to make a
rate.
o Power to make a
bylaw.
o Power to borrow
money, or purchase or dispose of assets, other than in accordance with the
long-term plan.
o Power to adopt
a long-term plan, annual plan, or annual report
o Power to
appoint a chief executive.
o Power to adopt
policies required to be adopted and consulted on under the Local Government Act
2002 in association with the long-term plan or developed for the purpose of the
local governance statement.
o All final
decisions required to be made by resolution of the territorial
authority/Council pursuant to relevant legislation (for example: the approval
of the City Plan or City Plan changes as per section 34A Resource Management
Act 1991).
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Council has chosen not to delegate the following:
o Power to
compulsorily acquire land under the Public Works Act 1981.
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Make those decisions which are required by legislation to be made
by resolution of the local authority.
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Authorise all expenditure not delegated to officers, Committees
or other subordinate decision-making bodies of Council.
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Make appointments of members to the CCO Boards of
Directors/Trustees and representatives of Council to external organisations.
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Consider any matters referred from any of the Standing or Special
Committees, Joint Committees, Chief Executive or General Managers.
Procedural matters
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Delegation of Council powers to Council’s committees and
other subordinate decision-making bodies.
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Adoption of Standing Orders.
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Receipt of Joint Committee minutes.
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Approval of Special Orders.
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Employment of Chief Executive.
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Other Delegations of Council’s powers, duties and
responsibilities.
Regulatory matters
Administration,
monitoring and enforcement of all regulatory matters that have not otherwise
been delegated or that are referred to Council for determination (by a
committee, subordinate decision-making body, Chief Executive or relevant
General Manager).
11 Business
11.1 2021-2031
Long-term Plan - Hearings 14-18 June 2021
File
Number: A12615220
Author: Josh
Logan, Team Leader: Corporate Planning
Authoriser: Christine
Jones, General Manager: Strategy & Growth
1. To
receive and hear submissions from the public on the draft 2021-2031 Long-term
Plan.
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Recommendations
That the Council:
(a) Receives the written submissions
to the draft 2021-2031 Long-term Plan.
(b) Receives and accepts
submission numbers 1789-1813 that were received after submissions closed at
4pm on 7 June 2021.
(c) Receives verbal submissions
to the draft 2021-2031 Long-term Plan.
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Executive Summary
2. At its meeting of 4 May
2021, Council adopted the Consultation Document and supporting documents for
the proposed Long-term Plan 2021-2031 with the consultation period opening on 7
May 2021.
3. At the same meeting
Council adopted the Statement of Proposal: User Fees and Charges, Statement of
Proposal: Revenue and Finance Policy, Statement of Proposal: Development
Contributions Policy and Draft Policy for consultation using a Special
Consultative Procedure.
4. Previously at its meeting
29 March 2021, Council adopted the draft Community
Funding Policy 2021 for consultation as part of the draft Long-term Plan
2021-2031 process.
5. Public
consultation for the draft 2021-2031 Long-term Plan was undertaken between
7 May and 7 June 2021. The consultation document presented four key areas for consideration:
i. Building a great city now, for the
future
ii. Funding the investment priority areas
a. Targeted rates
b. Commercial differential
iii. Other consultation topics
a. Sale of Pitau Road Village and Hinau Street
village
b. Supporting community-led initiatives
c. Our civic administration building (Council
Building)
iv. Any other comments
Discussion
6. A full set of the submissions received for the LTP are part
of this Agenda. The submissions are collated into nine volumes (refer Appendix
1). The submissions and Hearings schedule are publicly available on the Tauranga
City Council website at: https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/council-documents/long-term-plans/long-term-plan-2021-31
7. A list of
the order of speakers is also attached to this agenda (Appendix 2).
This will be subject to change as speakers are confirmed and will be updated
for the hearings.
Late Submissions
8. The
LTP submission period closed at 4pm on 7 June 2021. A number of late
submissions have been received after this date. Submissions received after 7 June
and up until 8 June are deemed to be ‘late’. However, in
recognition of 7 June being a public holiday we have accepted and processed all
submissions received on 8 June 2021. Additionally, a number of submitters
requested an extension for providing their submission and these have been
included with other submissions appended to this agenda.
9. Any
submissions received after the 8 June 2021 will not be able to be included in
this agenda. Staff will contact these submitters directly to discuss their
options. Late submissions will be tabled prior deliberations but may not be
analysed alongside submissions received during the period.
Strategic / Statutory Context
10. Council
is required to have a Long-term Plan under s93 of the Local Government Act. As
part of this, it is required to utilise the Special Consultative Procedure
under s93 (5) of the Act.
Significance
11. The
Local Government Act 2002 requires an assessment of the significance of
matters, issues, proposals and decisions in this report against Council’s
Significance and Engagement Policy. Council acknowledges that in some
instances a matter, issue, proposal or decision may have a high degree of
importance to individuals, groups, or agencies affected by the report.
12. In
making this assessment, consideration has been given to the likely impact, and
likely consequences for:
(a) the current
and future social, economic, environmental, or cultural well-being of the
district or region
(b) any persons who are likely to be
particularly affected by, or interested in,
(c) the capacity of the local authority to
perform its role, and the financial and other costs of doing so.
13. In
accordance with the considerations above, criteria and thresholds in the
policy, it is considered that the Long-term Plan is of high
significance.
ENGAGEMENT
14. Taking
into consideration the above assessment, Long-term Plan is of high
significance, officers are of the opinion that no further engagement is
required prior to Council making a decision due to the special consultative
procedure having just concluded.
Next Steps
15. Deliberations
are scheduled to take place for the 2021-2031 Long-term Plan over 24-25 June
2021.
16. Council
are due to adopt the final draft LTP 2021-2031 on 26 July 2021.
Attachments
1. Long-term Plan
2021-2031 - Submissions - A12617410 ⇩ 
2. Long-term Plan Hearings
Schedule (as at 9 June 2021) - A12617457 ⇩
