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KEY COUNCIL PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIESKey Council Plans, Policies and StrategiesThe following key Policies,Strategies and Plans have allcontributed to the preparationof this LTCCP. They have beendeveloped in conjunction withthe community and havebeen important in developingCommunity Outcomes forthe district. For example, thecommunity feedback collectedthrough consultation workshopsand meetings on variousplans and policies were usedto prepare some of the basesupporting information for ourinitial Community Outcomesconsultation.In effect, the CommunityOutcomes process forced Councilto take a stocktake of how thevarious policies related to andcontributed to the community’sviews on where the Waikatodistrict should be going.As the Community Outcomeswere developed, the key plansand policies were referred toand updated as required. Themost recent Community Plans,for example, link all projectsto the appropriate CommunityOutcome, and as we reviewthe older Community Plans, thesame approach will be taken.Community Plans are in effectproject-based mini strategic plansat a local level. The impacts ofthese Plans and the direction setby the individual communitieshave been incorporated into theLTCCP.The District Plan governs landuse in the district. The LTCCPfactors the impact of the currentand proposed District Plans andtheir implications for demand andgrowth into our work programmesand in determining the future lookand feel of the district.The State of the EnvironmentReport, Walkway Strategy,Conservation Strategy, Reservesand Recreation Strategy, and Artsand Heritage Policies have allbeen core documents that haveinfl uenced Council’s selection ofprojects and strategic direction inthe LTCCP.District PlanThe District Plan contains theCouncil’s objectives, policies andrules regarding land use in theWaikato district. The OperativeDistrict Plan (notifi ed in 1992and mostly operative in 1995) hasbeen under review since 2002 anda new proposed District Plan wasnotifi ed in September 2004. Thehearing of submissions started inNovember 2005 and is expectedto continue until mid-2006.Community PlansOver the past few years, Councilhas been consulting withcommunities within the district,and developing Community Plans.These plans capture the sharedvision of the community, andoutline the key issues and projectsfacing that community over thenext 6-10 years.The Plans provide a clear focusfor Community Boards andCommittees to progress keyissues within their area. Theyalso provide local input intoCouncil’s decision-making processand contain community views,not necessarily Council views.Nevertheless, Council fi nds theCommunity Plans an invaluabletool in assessing the priorities oflocal communities.20 THE ROAD AHEAD - LONG-TERM COUNCIL COMMUNITY PLAN 2006-2016