abstraction rate from the Patea River during the low flow period. One incident was recorded as a result and a letter requiring an explanation was issued. The subsequent response was accepted. During the year, SDC demonstrated a good level of both environmental and administrative performance. This report includes recommendations for the 2015-2016 year. page i Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the
general rates increases have been at or below the rate of inflation for the past few years. The Council’s balance sheet remains very strong, with no public debt. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts and achievements of council staff during the year, ably governed by a team of Councillors providing clear direction, consistent with our mission. David MacLeod Basil Chamberlain Chairman Chief Executive page
the rest of this Agenda Item: The final option to be adopted for the repair/reinstatement and update of Yarrow Stadium The availability of the facilities for a multitude of users and sports at an affordable cost The Revenue and Financing Policy for Yarrow Stadium The incidence of rates for industrial and commercial ratepayers in the New Plymouth and North Taranaki constituencies The incidence of rates for the Patea Ward of the South Taranaki District. 6.
budgeting for a 1.5% rates rise in the 2013/2014 year on the back of a zero percent rates rise in 2012/2013. This was assisted by improved dividends from Port Taranaki Ltd, which is 100% owned by the Council on behalf of the people of the region. The Council is firmly committed to continued public ownership of the port. Financially, the Council continued its strong financial performance. Operating expenditure was 1.3% below budget. On the resource management front, the Council had a busy year
performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under review. Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely provision of …
site. Inspection visits typically comprised of: a visual inspection of the production bore, abstraction pipework monitoring equipment and associated infrastructure; and obtaining manual measurements of groundwater levels in the production and monitoring bores and retrieving electronic data. To monitor the exercising of consent 7470-1.2, abstraction volume and rate data are recorded electronically at the site by a data logging system and transferred to the Council via telemetry,
Taranaki Regional Council – Pre-Election Report – July 2019 4 Monitoring, using rat footprint tracking and a possum bite-mark index, show catch rates have dropped; rats went from 33 per cent to 19 percent in the past year, while the urban New Plymouth possum index has fallen from 25.6 to 1.4 per cent in the past four years. These results strongly suggest the rapidly growing trapping network in urban New Plymouth backyards, parks and reserves is having an impact,
through the refinement of methods and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the region’s resources. 1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Trust, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under review. Environmental performance is concerned …
submitters who wish to present their submission, to consider all of the submissions received and make recommendations on all of the submissions. 8. As a result of the decisions made, the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan will be finalised, audited and presented for adoption at the Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 18 May 2021. It is proposed to set the rates for 2021/2022 at the same Ordinary Meeting. Options 9. At this stage of the process, there is only one viable option being the consideration
The $20m 'shovel-ready' grant to the Yarrow Stadium repair and refurbishment project is great news for the region and its ratepayers, who can expect a reduction of just over 40% in their Yarrow Stadium rates from July 2021. Works were put on hold during the lockdown while we conducted a thorough review of the project in the light of changing circumstances. The review gave us a clearer understanding of the stadium's prospects. Work on the project began ramping up again shortly after the