PALMERSTON NORTH CITY
COUNCIL
Extraordinary
Planning and Strategy Committee MEETING
19 March 2018
MEETING NOTICE
Pursuant to Clause 21 of Schedule 7 of
the Local Government Act 2002, I hereby requisition an extraordinary meeting of
the Planning and Strategy Committee to be held at 1.00pm on Monday, 19 March
2018 in the Council Chamber, first floor, Civic Administration Building, 32 The
Square, Palmerston North, to consider the business stated below.
CHAIRPERSON
Order of Business
1. Apologies
2. Notification of Additional Items
Pursuant to Sections 46A(7) and
46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, to
receive the Chairperson’s explanation that specified item(s), which do
not appear on the Agenda of this meeting and/or the meeting to be held with the
public excluded, will be discussed.
Any additions in accordance with
Section 46A(7) must be approved by resolution with an explanation as to why
they cannot be delayed until a future meeting.
Any additions in accordance with
Section 46A(7A) may be received or referred to a subsequent meeting for further
discussion. No resolution, decision or recommendation can be made in
respect of a minor item.
3. Submissions
- Animals and Bees Bylaw Page 7
4. Summary
of Submissions - Palmerston North Animals and Bees Bylaw Page 103
Memorandum,
dated 2 March 2018 from the Policy Analyst, Ann-Marie Mori.
5. Exclusion
of Public
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To be moved:
“That the
public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this
meeting listed in the table below.
The general subject
of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for
passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds
under Section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:
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General
subject of each matter to be considered
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Reason for
passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Ground(s)
under Section 48(1) for passing this resolution
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This resolution is made in reliance on Section
48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
and the particular interest or interests protected by Section 6 or Section 7
of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the
relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public as stated in the
above table.
Also that the
persons listed below be permitted to remain after the public has been
excluded for the reasons stated.
Chief Executive
(Heather Shotter), Chief Financial Officer (Grant Elliott), General Manager,
City Enterprises (Ray McIndoe), General Manager, City Future (Sheryl Bryant),
General Manager, City Networks (Ray Swadel), General Manager, Customer
Services (Peter Eathorne), General Manager, Libraries and Community Services
(Debbie Duncan), Human Resources Manager (Wayne Wilson) and Communications
and Marketing Manager (or their representative (name)) because of their
knowledge and ability to provide the meeting with advice on matters both from
an organisation-wide context (being members of the Council’s Management
Team) and also from their specific role within the Council.
Legal Counsel
(John Annabell), because of his knowledge and ability to provide the meeting
with legal and procedural advice.
Governance and
Support Team Leader (Kyle Whitfield) and Committee Administrators (Penny
Odell, Carly Chang and Rachel Corser), because of their knowledge and ability
to provide the meeting with procedural advice and record the proceedings of
the meeting.
[Add Council
Officers], because of their
knowledge and ability to assist the meeting in speaking to their report and
answering questions, noting that such officer will be present at the meeting
only for the item that relate to their respective report.
[Add Third
Parties], because of their knowledge and ability
to assist the meeting in speaking to their report/s [or other matters as
specified] and answering questions, noting that such person/s will be present
at the meeting only for the items that relate to their respective report/s
[or matters as specified].
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PALMERSTON NORTH CITY
COUNCIL
Submission From
Consultation
TO: Planning and Strategy Committee
MEETING DATE: 19 March 2018
TITLE: Submissions - Animals and Bees Bylaw
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RECOMMENDATION(S) TO Planning and Strategy Committee
1. That the Planning and Strategy Committee hear and receive the oral and written submissions.
2. That the Committee note the Procedure for Hearing of Submissions,
as described in the procedure sheet.
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Submitters
wishing to be heard in support of their submission
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Submitter Number
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Submitter
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1
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The NZ Companion Animal Council
Inc.
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10
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Jennifer Olsson
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25
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Nathan Cross
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37
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Carina Hickey & Jack Register
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38
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Marilyn Bulloch
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42
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Geoff & Penny Haworth
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48
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Rhonda Findlay
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54
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Manawatu Alley Cat Trust
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55
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Hokowhitu Community Cats
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56
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Dr Caroline Roche
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SUBMITTERS NOT WISHING TO BE HEARD
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Submitter Number
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Submitter
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2
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Nicola Death
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3
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Phil Taylor
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4
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Danny Auger
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5
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Yvonne Petri
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6
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Mia Lennox
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7
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Bianca Ravelich
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8
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Madeleine Gray
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9
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Natalie
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11
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Jillene Durham
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12
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Aidan Wright
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13
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Emily
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14
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Tania
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15
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Ginny Manderson
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16
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Rebecca Obrien
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17
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Katherine Mcgruer
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18
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Scott
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19
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Claire Kelly
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20
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Tabitha
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21
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Daniel Carrick
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22
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Linda Moore
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23
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Caroline Persson
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24
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Veronica J McEwen
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26
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Neil Sanderson
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27
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Rosie Rochester
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28
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Pip Chrystall
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29
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Vanja Pavarno
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30
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Royal Forest & Bird
Protection Society of New Zealand Inc
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31
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Christine Muckersie
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32
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Joy Wood
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33
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Cushla Tutaki
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34
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John Clarkson
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35
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Sue Moore
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36
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Joan Ashton
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39
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Karla J Pedersen
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40
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Margo Lawrence
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41
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Lisa Whitfield
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43
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Angela Ritchie
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44
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Merete Hipp
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45
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James Stevens
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46
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Darren Brothwell
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47
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Feline Rights New
Zealand
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49
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Mary Legg
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50
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Llyvonne Barber
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51
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Royal New Zealand SPCA
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52
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Garth Piesse
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53
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Horizons Regional
Council
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Attachments
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1.
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Animals and Bees Bylaw Submissions ⇩ 
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2.
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Procedure Sheet ⇩ 
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PALMERSTON NORTH CITY
COUNCIL
Memorandum
TO: Planning and Strategy Committee
MEETING DATE: 19 March 2018
TITLE: Summary of Submissions - Palmerston North Animals and Bees Bylaw
DATE: 2 March 2018
AUTHOR/S: Ann-Marie Mori, Policy Analyst, City Future
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
TO COMMITTEE
1. That
the summary of submissions to the draft Palmerston North Animals and Bees
Bylaw 2017 is received.
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1. ISSUE
This
memorandum presents a summary of the submissions that were received by the
Palmerston North City Council in response to its consultation on the draft
Animals and Bees Bylaw 2017 (Appendix 1). A summary of informal comments
received through a series of issue-specific posts on Council’s Facebook
page are included in Appendix 2.
The
Consultation Document, including the draft Animals and Bees Bylaw, was released
to the public for comment on 11 November 2017. Written submissions closed
on 21 December 2017 and 56 submissions were received by the closing
date. Ten submitters have indicated they wish to speak to their
submissions.
2. BACKGROUND
The draft
Animals and Bees Bylaw relates to local requirements for keeping a range of
different animals, including stock, pigs, cats, poultry and bees.
Appendix 1 is
presented in a table that groups the issues raised by submitters according to
the part of the bylaw that reflects each of the animals covered. An
additional ‘general’ section is included for issues relating to the
bylaw overall, such as comments made on administration and enforcement of the
bylaw. For each issue, the table shows the reference numbers of the
submissions received which made comments on that issue. The opinions or
comments of submitters are summarised in the third column.
The section of
the draft bylaw about cats (Part 4), and particularly on the clauses relating
to mandatory de-sexing and micro-chipping, attracted the most
submissions. In general, submissions have indicated more support than
opposition for these proposed changes.
Other key
themes to note are:
· Concerns about the
affordability of cat microchipping and desexing procedures;
· Concerns about
Council’s ability to enforce the proposed changes relating to mandatory
cat de-sexing and micro-chipping;
· Suggestions for
other ‘cat control’ measures to be introduced into the bylaw e.g.
bells on cat collars, curfews and containment (e.g. restricting cats indoors);
· Consideration to be
given to animal welfare as a goal of the bylaw;
· A mixed level of
support for the proposed changes to the bylaw section on keeping roosters.
Submissions
were received on all parts of the draft bylaw. Many of the submissions
made multiple points on the topics contained within the draft bylaw.
3. NEXT
STEPS
Deliberations
on submissions are scheduled to be held during the Planning and Strategy
Committee meeting on 7 May 2018. At that meeting, an officer report will
be presented outlining recommendations in respect of the draft Animals and Bees
Bylaw 2018. It is anticipated that the Committee will make
recommendations to the Council in respect of the draft Bylaw, for adoption by
the Council on 28 May 2018.
4. Compliance
and administration
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Does the
Committee have delegated authority to decide?
If Yes quote
relevant clause(s) from Delegations Manual 169
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Yes
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Are the
decisions significant?
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No
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If they are significant
do they affect land or a body of water?
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No
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Can this
decision only be made through a 10 Year Plan?
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No
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Does this
decision require consultation through the Special Consultative procedure?
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No
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Is there
funding in the current Annual Plan for these actions?
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Yes
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Are the
recommendations inconsistent with any of Council’s policies or plans?
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No
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Attachments
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Appendix 1 - Summary of submissions on the
draft Animals and Bees Bylaw ⇩ 
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2.
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Appendix 2 - Informal feeback received
through Council's Facebook Page ⇩
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Ann-Marie Mori
Policy Analyst
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