HAURAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WATER AND WASTES
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WATER AND WASTES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WILLIAM STREET, PAEROA ON TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2002 COMMENCING AT 10.05 A.M.
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PRESENT |
Cr S Baker (Chairperson), His Worship the Mayor BJ Morrison (until 10.50 am), Crs Carmine, Munro, Trembath, Wightman, B Clarkin (Ngati Hako), R Corlett (Federated Farmers), T Nicholls (Te Ruunanga A Iwi O Ngati Tamatera) |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Messrs K Thompson (District Engineer), B Somers (Utilities Manager) and Ms R Jamieson (Council Secretary) |
T Nicholls opened the meeting with a Karakia timatanga.
APOLOGIES
RESOLVED
THAT the apologies of O Morgan be received and sustained.
CCWW02/28 Carmine/Trembath CARRIED
LATE ITEMS
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 none.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
RESOLVED
THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Consultative Committee Water and Wastes held on Tuesday 3 September 2002 be taken as read and confirmed.
CCWW02/29 Carmine/Corlett CARRIED
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
It was asked if the apologies of O Morgan could be included in last month’s minutes.
REPORTS
UTILITIES MANAGER’S REPORT (42.000.017/43.000.017)
A report from the Utilities Manager was attached.
RESOLVED
THAT the report be received.
CCWW02/30 Wightman/Corlett CARRIED
Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy (44.000.021)
Mr Robert Brodnax from Environment Waikato attended the meeting to discuss the Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy for the Waikato Region.
The strategy covered the following points:
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Waste minimisation strategyv
The big picturev
Waste management in the Waikato regionv
How this strategy was preparedv
Targetsv
The programmes – Information gathering programmes, Creating incentive for waste minimisation, Issue – fostering awarenessv
Where to from here?A question and answer session followed.
There was concern regarding the disposal of used tyres and silage wrap.
Mr Brodnax commented that there was a programme being investigated currently for the disposal of tyres. Progress was also being made regarding silage wrap disposal.
The Utilities Manager commented that individual local authorities tended to lack the resources to develop, implement and evaluate waste reduction programmes. Any help with this would be welcomed.
Comment was made that waste disposal was a real problem. We now lived in a disposal society where things were made to be thrown away.
Mr Brodnax commented that hopefully something could be done to turn this around.
His Worship commented that an attitudinal change was the key.
His Worship left the meeting at 10.50 am.
Mr Brodnax advised that a television campaign was being undertaken.
Another issue of concern was the plastic packaging used by manufacturers on consumer goods.
Turua Sewerage AEE (42.003.017)
The Utilities Manager advised that through the consultation process with Ngati Maru had raised some potential issues that were being worked through to find a resolution.
Site Visits
At the conclusion of the meeting site visits would be made to the Paeroa and Turua sewage treatment plants.
GENERAL BUSINESS
There were no general business.
LATE ITEMS
There were no late items.
The meeting closed at 11.05 am.
CONFIRMED
S Baker
Chairperson
November 2002