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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE
Held on Monday 18 August 1997
in the No 2 Committee Room, Civic Offices
at 9.30 am
| PRESENT: |
Christchurch City Council Councillors Oscar Alpers (Chairman) |
| Banks Peninsula District Council Councillor Jim Hopkins |
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| Canterbury Regional Council Councillors Neil Cherry, Sir Hamish Hay and Diana Shand. |
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| Hurunui District Council Councillor Alice Stielow |
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| Selwyn District Council Councillor Annette Foster |
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| Waimakariri District Council Councillor Beverly Shepherd-Wright |
| 1. | INTRODUCTION |
Members were welcomed to the meeting by John Dryden, Environmental Policy and Planning Manager.
| 2. | ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON |
Nominations were called for the position of Chairperson to the Joint Committee. Councillor Evans nominated Councillor Alpers and this was seconded by Sir Hamish Hay.
There being no further nominations, Councillor Alpers was declared to be elected to the position of Chairperson to the Joint Standing Committee.
| 3. | DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON |
Given the make-up of the Committee, some sharing of the leadership role was suggested through the appointment of a Deputy Chairperson. Councillor Cherry nominated Diana Shand and this was seconded by Councillor Evans.
There being no further nominations, Councillor Shand was declared elected Deputy Chairperson of the Committee.
Councillor Alpers assumed the chair.
| 4. | APOLOGIES |
Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Councillor David Close (Christchurch City Council).
| 5. | MINUTES OF MEETING OF 1 OCTOBER 1997 |
The minutes of the joint meeting, as previously circulated, were received.
| 6. | MEMBERSHIP OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY JOINT COMMITTEE |
Consideration was given to the revised membership formula, as detailed in the report.
Moved Councillor Alpers, seconded Councillor Evans "That the representation of the Joint Committee be three from each of the Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council, and one each from Banks Peninsula, Hurunui, Selwyn and Waimakariri District Councils".
Carried
| 7. | CONSTITUTION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE |
A draft constitution for the Committee, as had been amended following the October 1996 meeting, was considered.
Moved Councillor Alpers, seconded Councillor Foster "That the attached constitution be recommended to the constituent authorities for adoption, subject to the following amendments:
(i) Schedule A, clause 9 be altered by the inclusion of the word "rate".
(ii) Clause 6 be amended by the addition of:
(b) The Committee shall appoint the deputy chairperson who shall be a representative of the Canterbury Regional Council.
(iii) The inclusion of a study area map as an attachment to the constitution."
Carried
| 8. | TIMING OF WORK OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE |
Members discussed the resolution of the City Council in respect of the meeting timetable and public consultation phase.
Moved Councillor Evans, seconded Councillor Alpers "That it be noted the proposed programme of the Joint Committee is unlikely to conflict with the Christchurch City Council's wishes in respect to the City Plan hearings".
Carried
It was pointed out that the constitution provided for the City Council to fund only portion of the Committee's operations and as such the ownership of the Committee was shared amongst the constituent councils.
Moved Councillor Hopkins, seconded Councillor Foster "That the proposed timetable for the August 1997-December 1998 programme as scheduled, be adopted, but the City Council be formally advised that the City Council's proposed restrictions on meetings, is not the view of this Committee".
Carried
| 9. | WORK PROGRAMME UPDATES |
VISIT TO AUCKLAND
Ivan Thomson advised that the purpose of visiting local authorities in Auckland was:
An information exchange.
To look at the growth issues.
Find out about the growth forum.
Some of the information obtained included:
Waitakere City
- High growth, limited opportunities for expansion, poor quality infill.
- Public transport nodes.
- Charettes.
Rodney District
- Financial contributions, asset management planning.
- Population target, not time frames.
Manakau City
- Low density housing to frame growth areas.
- Public land purchase ahead of development.
- East Tamaki growth area.
Some Conclusions
- Need for exchanges, metro political forum suggested.
- Our process and methods are on the right track.
- Christchurch in a fortunate position.
- Consultation is essential but expensive.
Members discussed the information obtained particularly that related to the consultation process and the marketing aspect of proposals.
The Chairman suggested that a report was needed on the options for the public consultation process and the cost of this, in order that allocation can be made for the process in the budget.
GIS INFORMATION PRESENTATION
Laurie McCallum and Wayne Stiven, through a series of overhead transparencies, gave an illustration of the different resources available in the study area.
The maps shown represented:
APPROACH TO THE PREPARATION OF A LONG TERM URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Max Barber, consultant, outlined the key issues contained within the reports attached to the agenda on this matter.
Report 1 - Approach to the Preparation of a Long Term urban Development Strategy
The report was based on the work done by the group last year, but since that time the study area had been slightly widened to include that of Banks Peninsula, Darfield and Oxford.
The time frame identified was 25 to 30 years and was a separate process to that of the proposed City and District Plans. An increase in population of 80,000 (25%).
Attention was drawn to the flowchart on page 12 of the report, which identified the process to be followed. The evaluation phase was split, providing an opportunity for public comment, before the process moved on to a more detailed stage.
In the discussion that followed Councillor Shand raised the need for the involvement of other transport orientated authorities than just Transit NZ.
Councillor Hay questioned as to who constitutes the community advisory groups.
A schedule of those persons who had been written to was tabled, Councillor Shepherd-Wright commenting that there was need for other rural people that should be involved and that this should be a matter to be addressed at the next meeting.
Moved Councillor Alpers, seconded Councillor Hopkins "That the approach to the preparation of a long term urban development strategy (report 1) be adopted as a basis for the preparation of the urban development strategy, subject to the word `urgent' being replaced with the word `strategic' on page 1 - Introduction - 1.1 Background."
Carried
Report 2 - Analysis of Environmental Stock
Max Barber, consultant, referred to the executive summary contained with the report, advising that the GIS presentation was an exhibition of the elements of environmental stock in the study area.
There were two gaps identified to be addressed:
Earthquake risk
Effect of intensification of development in inner Christchurch
The critical stock of more importance has been mapped and was shown on the accompanying maps, figure 1 to figure 7.
Moved Councillor Hopkins, seconded Councillor Alpers "That the analysis of environmental stock (report 2 - Executive Summary) be received'.
Carried
| 10. | IMMEDIATE WORK PROGRAMME |
The programme identified the several key steps needing to be set in place covering:
Initiation of a series of joint workshops
Implementation of a consultation strategy
Preparation of an overview of strategic policies
It was seen that an early start on the workshops is desirable if the proposed programme is to have a realistic chance of being implemented.
Moved Councillor Alpers, seconded Councillor Evans:
"1. That the Joint Committee agree to the programme of meetings in October and December this year.
2. That the Joint Committee participate in a series of workshops to be held in September and November this year, for the purpose of developing a vision statement and identification of urban development options for subsequent assessment.
3. That the Joint Committee determine the nature of participation by external stakeholders in the proposed workshop."
Carried
It was agreed that workshop no 1 be held on the morning of 18 September 1997 commencing at 9.30 am.
| 11. | PROPOSED BUDGET |
It was agreed that consideration of the proposed budget be held over to the next meeting to allow time for discussion.
The meeting concluded at 12 noon.