Council meeting agenda
26 February 2020

1. Apologies
   No apologies were received prior to the publication of the agenda.

2. Attendance
   Staff present will be identified.

3. Confirmation of agenda
   Note: Any additions must be approved by resolution with an explanation as to why they cannot be delayed until a future meeting.

4. Conflict of interest
   Members are reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

5. Public forum
   Requests to speak should be made to the Committee Secretary on 0800 474 082 or liz.spector@orc.govt.nz at least 24 hours prior to the meeting; however, this requirement may be waived by the Chairperson. No such requests were received prior to distribution of the agenda.

6. Presentations
   There are no presentations scheduled for this meeting.

7. Confirmation of minutes
   The Council will consider minutes of previous council meetings as a true and accurate record.
   7.1 Minutes of previous council meetings

• 7.1.1 Minutes of the 22 January 2020 council meeting
  The Council will consider the minutes of the 22 January 2020 council meeting as a true and accurate record, with or without changes.
• 7.1.2 Minutes of the 12 February 2020 council meeting
  The Council will consider the minutes of the 12 February 2020 council meeting as a true and accurate record, with or without changes.

8. Actions
   Status of council resolutions.

9. Chairperson's and chief executive's reports
   9.1 Chairperson's report
   9.2 Chief executive's report

10. Matters for decision

10.1 Proposed change to the regional public transport plan
To seek Council direction on amending the RPTP to enable a Lake Wakatipu ferry service trial.

• Attachment 1: RPTP variation submissions
• Attachment 2: Hearing panel member recommendation report
• Attachment 3: RPTP variation hearing record
• Attachment 4: RPTP significance policy

10.2 Navigation safety bylaw update 2020
To consider options for an updated Otago Regional Council navigation safety bylaw with a view to endorsing a preferred option for public consultation.

• Attachment 1: Proposed amendment to ORC navigation safety bylaw 2019: statement of proposal
• Attachment 2: ORC navigation safety bylaw 2019 - changes
• Attachment 3: Proposal to reverse transfer of powers

10.3 Taumata Arowai - the water services regulator bill submission
To seek Council endorsement to submit on Taumata Arowai - the Water Services Regulator Bill.

• Attachment 1: Draft submission on the Taumata Arowai Bill
• Attachment 2: Background context for Taumata Arowai

10.4 Eco fund decision panel - March 2020
To inform the timelines of the March 2020 funding round of the Eco Fund and the requirement that three councillors are selected for the Eco Fund decision panel prior to the funding round.

• Attachment 1: Eco Fund decision panel terms of reference

10.5 Request for ministerial call-in
To consider requesting the Minister for the Environment call in Plan Change 7 – Water Permits, and Plan Change 8 – Discharge Management under section 142 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

• Attachment 1: Letter to Minister Parker re Water Permits Plan Change
  • Letter attachment: Assessment of WPPC against s142(3) criteria for call-in
• Attachment 2: Letter to Minister Parker re Omnibus Plan Change
  • Letter attachment: Assessment of Omnibus Plan Change against s142(3) criteria

11. Matters for noting

11.1 Otago: UN regional centre of expertise for sustainability
To note the confirmation of Otago as a United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on education for sustainable development and noting ORC's continued partnership.

11.2 Proposed programme of strategic plan workshops for 2020
To set out the purpose and scope for a review of the Otago Regional Council Strategic Plan.

12. Report back from councillors
    Councillors may update the members on council-related business undertaken since the previous council meeting.

13. Resolution to exclude the public
    That the public be excluded from consideration of the following items:

• Minutes of the 11 December 2019 public excluded council meeting
• Minutes of the 22 January 2020 public excluded council meeting
• Minutes of the 29 January 2020 public excluded council meeting

13.1 Public excluded reason and grounds

14. Closure