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Council Information Session/Workshop

Agenda

 

 

Notice of Information Session/Workshop Te Pānui o te Hui:

A Council Information Session/Workshop will be held on:

 

Date:                                    Tuesday 8 April 2025

Time:                                    12.00 pm – 2.30 pm

Venue:                                 Council Chambers, Civic Offices,
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch

 

 

Membership Ngā Mema

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Members

Mayor Phil Mauger

Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter

Councillor Kelly Barber

Councillor Melanie Coker

Councillor Celeste Donovan

Councillor Tyrone Fields

Councillor James Gough

Councillor Tyla Harrison-Hunt

Councillor Victoria Henstock

Councillor Yani Johanson

Councillor Aaron Keown

Councillor Sam MacDonald

Councillor Jake McLellan

Councillor Andrei Moore

Councillor Mark Peters

Councillor Tim Scandrett

Councillor Sara Templeton

 

 

4 April 2025

 

 

 

Principal Advisor

Mary Richardson

Chief Executive

Tel: 941 8999

mary.richardson@ccc.govt.nz

 

 

Note: This forum has no decision-making powers and is purely for information sharing. To find upcoming meetings, watch a recording after the meeting date, or view copies of meeting Agendas and Notes, go to: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/meetings-agendas-and-minutes/

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS NGĀ IHIRANGI

 1.      Apologies Ngā Whakapāha.............................................. 3

Information Session/Workshop Items

2.       Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai............. 5

12.00 pm – 1.00 pm

Presenters: Allan Prangnell  - Chief Executive, Taumata Arowai and Jim Graham – Chief Science Advisor, Taumata Arowai

 

3.       Local Alcohol Policy - Engagement Findings and Draft Policy..................................................................... 7

1.00 pm – 2.30 pm

Presenter: Tom Lee - Principal Advisor, Policy

  

 

 

 

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha

Apologies will be recorded at the meeting.


 

2.     Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai

Reference Te Tohutoro:

25/558928

Presenter(s) Te Kaipāhō :

Allan Prangnell  - Chief Executive – Taumata Arowai
Jim Graham – Chief Science Advisor – Taumata Arowai

 

1. Detail Te Whakamahuki

 

Purpose and Origin

Taumata Arowai will provide an update on the groundwater research project currently underway.

Timing

This information session is expected to last for 60 minutes.

Outcome Sought

Update to Council.

 

 

ELT Consideration

N/A

 

 

Next Steps

N/A

 

 

Key points / Background

In late 2023, Christchurch City Council began working with Taumata Arowai on a project to gain a better understanding of the presence of viruses in Canterbury groundwater.

Christchurch City Council’s drinking water supply abstracts groundwater from a number of wells within the city’s boundaries and as such the virus rules that Taumata Arowai develops have the potential to impact the operation and/or compliance of the Christchurch City supply.

An understanding of the presence of viruses in Canterbury groundwater, informed by research will provide information for the preparation of new virus rules.

Useful Links

 

N/A

 

 

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

There are no attachments to this coversheet.

 

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Author

Tim Drennan - Manager Service Excellence

Approved By

Gavin Hutchison - Acting Head of Three Waters

 

 

 

3.     Local Alcohol Policy - Engagement Findings and Draft Policy

Reference Te Tohutoro:

25/283093

Presenter(s) Te Kaipāhō :

Tom Lee, Principal Advisor Policy

 

1. Detail Te Whakamahuki

 

Purpose and Origin

·    Purpose: To inform the Council of:

o  the findings of early engagement with the community and other stakeholders on possible policy options for a draft Local Alcohol Policy (LAP), and

o  the content and settings of a draft LAP, which staff have developed for consideration by the Council at its meeting on 16 April.

·    Origin: Staff-generated presentation, produced in support of work to discharge the following Council Resolutions:

o  CNCL/2024/00072 of 5 June 2024:

§ (3) Directs staff to commence work on development of a Local Alcohol Policy and report to Council on progress before the end of 2024.

o  CNCL/2025/00165 of 5 February 2025:

§ (3) Directs staff to continue work on the development of a draft Local Alcohol Policy to enable the Council to consider adopting a final version before the local elections in October 2025.

§ (4) Directs staff to undertake pre-consultation engagement to inform the development of a draft Local Alcohol Policy.

Timing

This information session is expected to last for 60 minutes.

Outcome Sought

The Mayor and Councillors are aware of the content and settings of the proposed draft LAP and underpinning rationale before deciding at its meeting on 16 April whether to approve the draft policy for consultation.

ELT Consideration

The LAP Steering Group endorsed the proposed draft LAP.

Next Steps

Council, 16 April: The Mayor and Councillors will be asked to approve the draft LAP for consultation using the Special Consultative Procedure.

Key points / Background

·    The Council decided to start work to develop a LAP in June 2024, following legislative changes that simplified the LAP process, concerns about alcohol-related harm being raised by the community, and expressions of support from NZ Police and Te Whatu Ora.

·    To inform our understanding, we carried out extensive research and analysis, drawing on local, regional and national data, including statistics provided by the Police, Te Whatu Ora, and our Alcohol Licensing Team.

·    Following this work, we developed five possible policy options a LAP could include, as well as one additional non-LAP option.

·    We tested these options with the community, industry representatives and statutory consultees, via a survey. It was completed by 3,478 individuals and 107 organisations between mid-February and early March 2025.

·    The findings of our survey showed support in the community for controlling the availability of alcohol using some of the tools that can be included in a LAP.

·    By combining these findings with our qualitative data and research, we’ve been able to refine our initial possible options into the policy proposals in our draft LAP.

Useful Links

·    Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

·    https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/policies/health-policies/draft-local-alcohol-policy

 

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

There are no attachments to this coversheet.

 

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Authors

Philip Henderson - Senior Policy Analyst

Thomas Lee - Principal Policy Advisor

Sharna O'Neil - Policy Analyst

Approved By

David Griffiths - Head of Strategic Policy & Resilience

John Higgins - General Manager Strategy, Planning & Regulatory Services