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OPEN AGENDA

I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

SPECIALIST HEARINGS SUBCOMMITTEE

will be held as follows:

DATE: Tuesday, 6 October 2009
TIME: 9.30 am
VENUE: Committee Room, Level 15
  Civic Administration Building
  1 Greys Avenue
  Auckland
Denise McKenzie
DEMOCRACY ADVISOR

Members:

Mr G Hill
Mr L Simmons
Mr C Stewart

  1. Top APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON

    The subcommittee needs to appoint a chairperson for this meeting of the Specialist Hearings subcommittee.

  2. Top APOLOGIES

    An apology has been received from Conway Stewart.

  3. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    The minutes of the Specialist Hearings Subcommittee meeting held on Tuesday, 8 September 2009 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

  4. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
    "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
    (a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
    (b) The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open to the public,-
      (i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
      (ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting."
    Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
    "Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
    (a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
      (i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
      (ii) The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
    (b) no resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion."

  5. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    A period of time (approximately 20 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 5 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

    At the close of the agenda no requests to speak had been received.

  6. Top SECTION 357B COSTS OBJECTION FOR RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION AT 24 GREENLANE EAST ROAD, GREENLANE

    Dave Serjeant  
    Independent Planning Consultant 17 July 2009

    Reporting on an objection to costs pursuant to section 357B(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991. The charges are in relation to a notified resource consent application to establish a health care facility in a Residential 5 zone at 24 Greenlane East Road.

    Recommending that the application be dismissed for the following reasons:

    1. the charges are only to cover costs incurred through the processing of the proposal;
    2. the costs incurred are a direct result of charges generated to assess an application which will provide benefit only to private individuals and not the wider community; and
    3. the fees are considered reasonable and an accurate reflection of the level of input required for an application of this nature and complexity.
    [ATTACHMENT 6] Pages 1-58

  7. Top SECTION 357B COSTS OBJECTION FOR RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION AT 60 COLLEGE HILL, FREEMAN'S BAY

    Robert Andrews  
    Appeals Manager 11 September 2009

    Reporting on an objection to costs pursuant to section 357B(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991. The charges are in relation to a non notified discretionary land use consent for additions and alteration to an existing building and the establishment of an office in the residential one zone at 60 College Hill Freeman's Bay.

    Recommending that the application be dismissed for the following reasons:

    1. The charges invoiced by Council cover only the reasonable costs, primarily incurred from processing since 14 May 2009. The Council made it known to the applicant from that date that standard processing charges will apply.
    2. A number of the costs are not additional charges but fixed and therefore beyond the discretion of the committee to remove.
    3. The costs incurred are only a result of charges from assessing the application that provides benefit only to the applicant and not the wider community.
    4. The fees generated are reasonable and of a cost normally anticipated for an application of this nature.
    [ATTACHMENT 7] Pages 59-116