Complete agenda for October 2009 Council Meeting (pdf, 1610KB)

Northland Regional Council - 21 October 2009 Page 17 Item 6• Keir Volkerling, Ben Lee, Rob Lieffering – Aquaculture.• Regional Sustainable Development Forum/Workshop at Auckland RegionalCouncil.• Ministry for the Environment Seminar (Explaining the changes to the ResourceManagement (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009).• Andy Britton, Enterprise Northland.• Owen McShane.• Pouto 2F Trust.• Brett Murray, RAC Facilitator for Strategic Planning session.• Michelle and I attended a dinner reception to celebrate the 60th anniversary ofthe People’s Republic of China.• Ben Lee, Bob Cathcart and I attended a meeting with the Mangawhai HarbourRestoration Society (MHRS) to discuss issues surrounding mangroves and theplan MHRS has to dredge the upper reaches of the Mangawhai Harbour.MHRS also expressed their frustration and disappointment in the complete lackof progress which the Council has made in the long promised draft HarbourManagement Plan. It had been indicated to MHRS (via the Manager ofPlanning and Policy) in 2006 that the Council would be using MangawhaiHarbour as a template for harbour management and promised to work with theMHRS.MHRS have been patiently waiting for action.• Public meeting at Wellsford to discuss plans to try to change the Government’sboundary decision for the Super City.NETWORKING• Meetings, as requested, with residents and ratepayers;• Councillors;• Media.CORRESPONDENCEDuring the month I sent out the following correspondence:Date Addressed To Subject11 Sept Jim SmillieDirector NominationsNorthland Port Corporation17 Sept Hon Steven JoyceExtension of Northland RegionalMinister of TransportLand Transport Strategy17 Sept Kevin EvansChairpersonSubmission to the Draft NorthlandCommunity Plan (2009-2019)Northland Conservation Board21 Sept Cr Bill GuestKaipara District CouncilProposed District Plan for KaiparaDistrict Council