There were no apologies.

Pursuant to Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the Chairman called for late items to be accepted. There were no late items.

HC00/40 Carmine/Gordon CARRIED

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

The applicants BH and MJ Wigmore have applied for a landuse consent to set up a carriers depot on Hauraki Road, Turua. The applicant currently operates a carriers depot in Turua township. The site is located on the east side of Hauraki Road, 0.5km north of the northern limit of Turua township (Rata Street) and 1.5km south of Ngataipua Road. The legal description of the site is Pt Lot DP 16376 Blk X 1 Thames SD.

The hearing commenced on 21 October 1999 and was adjourned to enable Mr Wigmore to carry out consultation with Ngati Maru and to further address the road entrance issues.

The hearing has been reconvened to allow the Committee to make a final decision on the application.

A copy of the report and submissions were attached.

A reconvened hearing had been scheduled for 8.30 am. The hearing commenced at 8.35 am.

Mr Wigmore (applicant) and Mr Sayer (submitter) attended the meeting for the benefit of the hearing.

Cr Tregidga asked the applicant if he had any further evidence to present on behalf of his application.

Mr Wigmore advised that he had made an offer to the General Manager, Mr Laurenson to widen the road at a cost of 1.2 million dollars and this offer was rejected.

The General Manager advised that if Mr Wigmore had made this offer he had not taken it seriously and apologised for this.

The Planning & Environmental Services Manager advised that the applicant could only address the two issues on which he had been requested to provide further information - Iwi consultation and road access.

Cr Tregidga outlined the formal procedure of the hearing for the applicant’s benefit. He also advised that the previous hearing in October 1999 had been adjourned to give the applicant the opportunity to address two major issues, Iwi consultation and road access.

Mr Wigmore was asked whether, if consent was granted to the application, subject to a condition that he widen the road, he would proceed to implement the consent. Mr Wigmore advised that he would not, now.

The hearing closed at 9.55 am.

The Committee advised that its decision was reserved until it had considered all the evidence presented and all other relevant matters.

The meeting adjourned at 8.57 am until 9.03 am.

After considering all the evidence the Committee decided:

RESOLVED

THAT pursuant to Section 105 of the Resource Management Act, Hauraki District Council decline consent to this discretionary activity Land Use application to establish a carriers depot on Hauraki Road on PT Lot DP 16376 Blk X 1 Thames SD for the following reasons:

1.    The information provided shows that the effect of vehicle movements entering and leaving the site will be detrimental to traffic on Hauraki Road (policy 2, objective 7 of 5.1.3) and:

• That the applicant has not proposed any mitigation measures.

• Suitable mitigation measures (diagram 4) cannot be achieved without considerable works on Hauraki Road, including possible widening of the legal road reserve involving purchasing land from adjacent property owners (who have already objected to the proposal)

2.    There will be adverse effects on adjacent properties.

3.    The applicant did not provide sufficient information to completely evaluate the effects after being requested to provide further information, in particular on Iwi consultation and road access.

Mr Wigmore tabled a submission containing some information that did not address the issues he had been requested to address, this submission was therefore not taken into consideration by the Committee in reaching its decision.

HC00/41 Tregidga/Gordon CARRIED

Attached was a report from the District Licensing Inspector regarding an application for a General Manager’s Certificate by Beverley Anne Allen of Waihi.

RESOLVED

THAT pursuant to Sections 121 and 122 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1991, that a General Managers certificate be granted to Beverley Anne Allen as per the following prescribed format.

Subject to the requirements of the Act relating to fees, and to the provisions of the Act relating to the suspension and cancellation of Manager’s Certificates, this certificate shall continue in force.

(a) Until the close of the period of 1 year commencing with the date of its issue; or

(b) If an application for the renewal of the certificate is duly made, until the application is determined; or

(c) If the certificate is renewed, until the close of the period for which it is renewed.

HC00/42 Carmine/Gordon CARRIED

Attached was a report from the District Licensing Inspector regarding an application for a Club Manager’s Certificate by Lloyd Riccardi Johnson.

RESOLVED

THAT pursuant to Section 121 and 122 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1991, that a Club Managers certificate be granted to Lloyd Riccardi Johnson as per the following prescribed format.

Subject to the requirements of the Act relating to fees, and to the provisions of the Act relating to the suspension and cancellation of Manager’s Certificates, this certificate shall continue in force.

(a)    Until the close of the period of 1 year commencing with the date of its issue; or

(b)    If an application for the renewal of the certificate is duly made, until the application is determined

(c)    If the certificate is renewed, until the close of the period for which it is renewed.

HC00/43 Gordon/Carmine CARRIED

Attached was a report from the District Licensing Inspector regarding an application for a General Manager’s Certificate by Dawn Marie Smith of Waihi.

RESOLVED

THAT pursuant to Sections 121 and 122 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1991, that a General Managers certificate be granted to Dawn Marie Smith as per the following prescribed format.

Subject to the requirements of the Act relating to fees, and to the provisions of the Act relating to the suspension and cancellation of Manager’s Certificates, this certificate shall continue in force.

(a) Until the close of the period of 1 year commencing with the date of its issue; or

(b) If an application for the renewal of the certificate is duly made, until the application is determined; or

(c)    If the certificate is renewed, until the close of the period for which it is renewed.

HC00/44 Tregidga/Carmine CARRIED

The meeting closed at 9.35 am.

CONFIRMED

J Tregidga

August 2000